Posted on 01/26/2005 7:40:49 AM PST by dilbert80
It better not be Groundskeeper Willie
Well, you could always pull out a file photo of Helen Thomas, that would prolly sink the bismark. LOL
Plus, Smithers went on a gay cruise (as in boat) vaction AND had a man-crush on Mr. Burns.
I find they had too much of a leftist spin to bother watching.
This is a reason why shows like this should be encoded with an "H" rating for V-Chip purposes. Let them air it BUT allow mothers and fathers to decide if shows with "H" content into the home.
Jumping the shark...bummer.
You are all wrong. It's..................................Comic book guy!
Prior to the 11th season, actress Maggie Roswell left the show after a contract dispute. She had reportedly been making only $1500 an episode, even after 10 years on the show. To add insult to injury, Roswell lived in Colorado and was being forced to commute to Los Angeles out of her own pocket.The network offered her a measly $150 extra per episode, which wasn't even enough to cover the cost of air-fares. Roswell balked. "I wasn't asking for what the other cast members make," she said. "I just wanted to recoup all the costs I had in travel. If they'd flown me in, I'd still be working."
Not Carl!!
TS
Ahem! Attempted child-murder only, thank you very much.
I dunno...he likes show tunes. Remember the kidnapping incident on the boat? The Pirates of Penzance?
On second thought, maybe he and Smithers....
with Milhouse again in the flower boy role.
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Adding on to my own post here...
PLUS (+)
Sideshow Bob wears a skirt, big jewelry and that weird hat thingee which resembles Marge's hair.
Yep. The more I think about it, the more I think it's Sideshow Bob and Smithers.
The Simpsons built the Fox network.
You're thinking of Sideshow Mel.
Go back to Stormfront with the other inbred morons, you filthy troll.
Unlike most shows, which would make a big propaganda deal out of one of the characters coming out of the closet, The Simpsons is pretty likely to milk it for laughs without grinding the viewers' faces into political correctness.
A typical instance of this method is the episode in which Homer becomes a gun nut, goes out and buys a pistol, and starts behaving like an absolute whacko. Bullets fly all over the house. He is so addicted to his pistol that he can't give it up, so Marge finally takes the kids and leaves him.
This would seem to be anti-gun propaganda. Except that Homer invites the local NRA group over to his house to discuss guns, and they all tell him that he's a nut who needs to learn about gun safety issues before he hurts someone. So the NRA is presented as sane and sensible--it's just Homer who is nuts.
In other words, they love to poke a finger in the eye of liberals AND conservatives, preferably at the same time.
The reason shows like Fraiser and Freinds had resurgences is probably because the original writers returned to finish the show off according to their vision, to go off on a high note.
The pattern for sit-coms was that a very talented writer would create a show and write several very good episodes, making a chance to solidify the characters and establish a loyal audience. Once the show is established as a hit, they move on to their next project, allowing for lesser writers and even the comic stars to take over.
Matt Groehning and James L. Brooks have certainly been distracted, but it was my impression that they have focussed their efforts back on The Simpsons and the show still sucks. By the way, it has had about 100 writers over its run. But as the show's ratings stay in the toilet, the most talented writers will want nothing to do with it.
Strange thing I learned just now:
"Sideshow Mel" (Dan Castellenata) is the regular guy; He plays about half of the adult men in the show. "Sideshow Bob" (Kelsey Grammar) appeared in only 8 episides.
Sideshow Mel?
Yes. You make yesterday's dumbest troll look smart.
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