The book has all of Homer's D'oh's in chronological order. I was laughing pretty good reading through and getting flashbacks and seeing the scene play out in my mind.
I also read a fair number of summaries from newer seasons. On the surface quite a few seemed like they could be solid episodes, one in particular where the Simpsons mortgage their home with a home equity LOC and end up broke and Flanders buys the house etc. Just looked it was called No Loan Again, Naturally.
The episode summary made it sound like a good heartwarming yet funny episode. Then I started reading the quotes.
There was one in particular with Grampa and it made me realize that every character has been so dumbed down and is basically a parody of their earlier selves from the series. It was Homer, Flanders and Grandpa and for whatever reason Grandpa was living with the Flandereses. They ask him about living with Ned and Abe replies "They feed me people food!!". Ugh. He's always been a bit senile but he's never been a full on ######. That is a Ralph line, not one for Abe.
Mr. Burns: This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you.
Smithers: You are noble and poetic in defeat, sir.
Homer: I want to share something with you - the three little sentences that will get you through life. Number one: 'cover for me.' Number two: 'Oh, good idea, boss.' Number three: 'It was like that when I got here.'
Someone on CP suggested it!! Thanks again!! Took about 2 weeks to get here I guess. OMG is it amazing. Very similar to the previous volumes of episode guides but this one has 20 seasons all in one guide and every episode gets 2 pages.
Just ordered the book last night. Killer deal. Thanks again Cecil
There was an episode a few seasons ago where Homer listed all the jobs he had to that point. For $27 fake internet dollars, can any of you Simpsons nerds recite them all without cheating?
Probably one of the funniest Simpsons gags was the American toilet in the Australia episode. Now the bit itself is funny but the best thing about it was the misinformation it spread.
For quite a few years myself, and according to the internet a whole ####load of other people, thought that toilets in the Southern Hemisphere really did flush counter-clockwise (or is it clockwise?). Perhaps that myth was around before the Simpsons but I've never heard of it except in reference to that episode.
The room at the embassy where the family get to stay is luxurious.
Homer: Oh, yeah, this is the life! Boy, next summer can you commit
some fraud in Orlando, Florida? Bart: I'm way ahead of you, Dad. Conover: [walking in] Kno-ock! Simpsons, I'd like you to meet our
ambassador, the honorable Avril Ward. Ward: Hello. Now, everything is all set for Bart's apology. Mr.
Conover will meet you at the parliament house at three p.m.
Questions? Bart: Yeah, do the toilets go backwards in here? Ward: No. To combat homesickness, we've installed a device that
makes them swirl the correct American way.
[he flushes the toilet]
[it swirls one way, then a machine kicks in and makes it swirl
the other way] Homer: [singing] Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing...[weeps]
There was an episode a few seasons ago where Homer listed all the jobs he had to that point. For $27 fake internet dollars, can any of you Simpsons nerds recite them all without cheating?
Boxer, mascot, astronaut, imitation Krusty, baby proofer, trucker, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carnie, mayor, grifter, bodyguard for the mayor, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E Mart clerk, homophobe and missionary.
Oh and he later becomes chief of police, but you don't find that out until later on in the episode.
Boxer, mascot, astronaut, imitation Krusty, baby proofer, trucker, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carnie, mayor, grifter, bodyguard for the mayor, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E Mart clerk, homophobe and missionary.
Oh and he later becomes chief of police, but you don't find that out until later on in the episode.
There are more than that. don't forget photographer, salesman, pin monkey, working at Krusty Burger, casino worker (dealer), working at the minature golf course, working at Costington's, musician, astronaut, fake Santa Clause, professional journalist, bartender, stock trader, limo driver, product tester, car salesman, talk show host, candle maker, working for the National Guard (or whatever it was, not once but twice), prison guard, manager for Lurleen Lumpkin, monorail conductor, train conductor, knife salesman, prisoner, working at the attack dog school, sugar salesman, Barney guarding job, volunteer fireman, cop, professional gambler, stay at home Mom, cafitera worker, Gulp-N-Blow, prank monkey, and I am sure there are many, many more. I'll add more later.
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