The Official Simpsons Griefing Thread

[The Pink Panther]

@CakeCutey, I have a better answer.

Does Homer still say "d'oh" in Current Year Simpsons?

Yeah. All the time.

Does Marge still do that "annoyed growl?"

Never.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I guess the "annoyed growl" is too much on Kavner's voice nowadays.

 

[Sayon]

They should have never left the 90s/early 2000s.

 

[Stab You in the Back]

I guess the "annoyed growl" is too much on Kavner's voice nowadays.

Speaking of too hard on someone's voice, when was the last time Homer screamed?

They even took out Homer's scream in the intro and replaced it with a "D'oh!" (when Marge hits him with the car)

 

[The Pink Panther]

Speaking of too hard on someone's voice, when was the last time Homer screamed?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVG4EfB0gxw
They even took out Homer's scream in the intro and replaced it with a "D'oh!" (when Marge hits him with the car)

It's been at least 15-20 years since Homer has had one of his great screams. He never does that anymore.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

It's been at least 15-20 years since Homer has had one of his great screams.

"Ooh, Ice-cream-ville!"

 

[Preferred Penne]

It's been at least 15-20 years since Homer has had one of his great screams. He never does that anymore.

They have plenty of stock footage of his screams. Why not use those?

 

[Dom Cruise]

They should have never left the 90s/early 2000s.

2002, the same year The X-Files ended, would have been the perfect time.

2002 was the last year of the 90s, once the Iraq war started in 2003 any remnants of the cultural era that gave us the Simpsons at it's best was officially over.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

any remnants of the cultural era that gave us the Simpsons at it's best was officially over

And of course, most of that culture died with 9/11. That "feel" you can get from that episode where they go to New York (the one with that crab juice vendor guy) seems to be long gone now.

 

[Ruin]

And of course, most of that culture died with 9/11. That "feel" you can get from that episode where they go to New York (the one with that crab juice vendor guy) seems to be long gone now.

Please wait by your car for parking officer Steve .... (other voice) Grabowski!

 

[Dom Cruise]

And of course, most of that culture died with 9/11. That "feel" you can get from that episode where they go to New York (the one with that crab juice vendor guy) seems to be long gone now.

Most of it but not all of it, there was still juuuuuuust enough of a holdover from the 90s in 2002, although that was the twilight of the twilight.

 

[Jub-Jub]

A Star is Burns

But football in the groin had a football in the groin.

I love everything that's related to Mr Burns in the episode, for example.

The Way We Was

I haven't seen much of the last 15 seasons or so, but this is by far the best of the Homer and Marge first meet episodes

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

They have plenty of stock footage of his screams. Why not use those?

Same reason they don't reuse their back catalogue of music- They don't realize they can be lazier than what they already are.

 

[TaimuRadiu]

Matt Groening demanded his name be taken off of the credits for Star is Burns, arguably one of the top 10 episodes of the series. To my knowledge, Groening has never written an episode by himself; anything credited to him also has either James L Brooks or Sam Simon on the writing credits.

That aside Simpsons truly died for me when the last of the original writing staff stopped writing for the series, either George Meyer or John Swartzwelder. Free John Swartzwelder.

 

[The Pink Panther]

arguably one of the top 10 episodes of the series

lol. Least favorite of season 6 for me. Story felt off.

 

[TaimuRadiu]

lol. Least favorite of season 6 for me. Story felt off.

Fair enough, but at least it wasn't what we have now

 

[Trilby]

And of course, most of that culture died with 9/11. That "feel" you can get from that episode where they go to New York (the one with that crab juice vendor guy) seems to be long gone now.

That is true, the America I knew died after 9/11.

 

[Dom Cruise]

That aside Simpsons truly died for me when the last of the original writing staff stopped writing for the series, either George Meyer or John Swartzwelder. Free John Swartzwelder.

When did that happen?

 

[The Pink Panther]

Fair enough, but at least it wasn't what we have now

Responding to your original post, John Swartzwelder didn't fall off the Simpsons until after the 14th season production line, the EABF line around 2002/3, with his last episode premiering in Season 15.

I would say the show started to REALLY fall off earlier when George Meyer fucked off around the Season 12 production line (CABF). So, 2000/1?

Edit: @Dom Cruise, this also answers your question.

 

[TaimuRadiu]

When did that happen?

Wikisimpsons tells me The Parent Rap (season 13) for Meyer, The Regina Monologues (15) for Swartzwelder, which sounds about right for Zombie Simpsons territory

Edit: late!