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#1
04-16-2002, 06:05 AM
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Who is Springfields Jar Jar Binks?
There have been many polls about people's favourite Simpson's character, however none (that I could find) on who we could best do without.
I like, and find funny, almost all the characters except...... BART!!!! I think he's an annoying unfunny little brat (I know he's supposed to be like this) with very few funny lines. Shows with him at the centre are my least favourite. So who is the weakest link? 
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#2
04-16-2002, 06:36 AM
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To me it has to be Lisa as the weakest link. I actually find it very difficult to watch episodes where she's the centre because she is far too often selfish, ignorant and condescending - even to her parents. She just gets on my nerves.
To me, Bart has some great lines...the ones that stick out in my mind are the ones where he takes on a British 'loveable chimney sweep' accent. "...the best in all westminster, yeah!"
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#3
04-16-2002, 07:15 AM
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I find the 'Marge' episodes to be generally less funny.....
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#5
04-16-2002, 07:49 AM
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Nobody comes close to being what he is. But I always enjoy when Ned Flanders get his-diddly-is.
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#6
04-16-2002, 11:31 AM
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He shits me? You Aussies confuse me.
I have to throw a second vote in there for Lisa. The only good episode about Lisa has been the summer vacation one, where they borrow Flanderseseses' beach house. But the only redeeming part about that was a heavy emphasis on Milhouse. What about Moe? Moe episodes suck.
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#7
04-16-2002, 11:49 AM
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Actually, most of the Simpson family is pretty annoying individually (much like the Seinfield cast). Spoiled bratty Bart, self-righteous Lisa, oafish Homer, preachy Marge. I find any episode that centers too much on any one character to be pretty dull. The genious of the Simpsons only happens when the characters play off of each other or the supporting characters. ie Homer asking Marge to pretend to be Apus wife. Lisa and Homer fighting over the BYOBBBQ (the second Bs a typo). And so on.
That said..characters I can do without altogether: Sideshow Mel. He never really adds anything. Patty and Selma Bouvier And whats with Lenny and Carl? Are they supposed to be all gay now or something?
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#8
04-16-2002, 03:31 PM
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Hans Moleman; he's just irritating.
Other irritating people who can stay: Comic Book Store Guy -- annoying because he's too damn realistic Patty & Selma -- ::shudder:: Wendel -- if you even know who he is, congratulations
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#9
04-16-2002, 04:52 PM
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#10
04-16-2002, 05:19 PM
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Wendel is not really a candidate, because he hasn't appeared on the show in years. Which pretty much points out the fallacy of the question: any character who doesn't really work does not get much play as time wears on.
But, if you must have a Springfield JJB, and you want to pick a consistently appearing major character, I think it might have to be Maggie. She hasn't really contributed anything to the humor for quite a while now, and I think it doesn't really make sense anymore (even as a gag) that she never talks. It might inject a new comic element to the show if the producers started to weave into the show a more interactive (i.e. talking) Maggie. Nevertheless, this may be a bit of a reach, because there have been some funny Maggie-centric episodes, or at least parts of episodes (the one where Homer bowled a 300 game comes to mind). The bigger problem with the show is a lack of consistency overall; the fairy tales episode was great, the Brazil episode rather lame. They need to make the show better beginning to end, rather than worry about one character.
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#11
04-16-2002, 11:19 PM
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I'll second the vote for Marge's sisters; I find them more irritating than funny. As for the others, I wouldn't consider them to be "classic TV characters" or anything, but they've all had their funny moments. (Same can be said for Patty and Selma, but that's beside the point.) However, if they were going to replace one character, I'd vote for ... the sixth of Apu's octuplets. That kid really annoys me!  -Dirty
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#12
04-16-2002, 11:27 PM
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I'll second the vote for Marge's sisters; I find them more irritating than funny. As for the others, I wouldn't consider them to be "classic TV characters" or anything, but they've all had their funny moments. (Same can be said for Patty and Selma, but that's beside the point.) However, if they were going to replace one character, I'd vote for ... the sixth of Apu's octuplets. That kid really annoys me! -Dirty
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#13
04-17-2002, 02:52 AM
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The sixth octuplet? Help me out, which one is that? I only particularly liked the one with the monacle anyways ("The Baron! Boo!"
 ).As for a JJB, I think it'd have to be the character which makes you cringe when seen on the screen, in the recognition that yes, you will have to suffer through another scene with that character. I'd throw my vote behind Agnes Skinner. I can't stand her, and get a larf out of how all the other characers (especially Seymour) seem to hate her too.
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#16
04-17-2002, 10:00 AM
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I agree...
When the show started, seemed to me like he was the focus of the show. But no kid I knew related to him, they just liked the show. The slingshot in his pocket is as lame as Lisa's friends said. He has gotten better!! Homer is the real money maker! DO THE BARTMAN!
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#17
04-17-2002, 10:54 AM
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Jesus, 15 replies and no one has mentioned Ralp Wiggum? I hate that frickin' kid. The one and only good line I can ever remember him having is "It tastes like...burning." Other than that he just gets on my last nerve, just like Chris from Family Guy. Way way too stupid to be funny.
Second place would go to Bart because he's rather annoying but he has had some pretty good lines and even a few good whole episodes.
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#19
04-17-2002, 12:46 PM
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Cisco, You're forgetting, "I fell on (broke?) my Wookie." or "I choo-choo, choose you." Classic, even if I can't remember it exactly.
For my money, Barney has to go. Very few good moments, including the plow king episode, but now he's apparently sober. The one-trick pony loses its trick.
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#20
04-17-2002, 01:33 PM
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I'm here to defend the honour of Hans Moleman.
"...my life of constant pain..." from the Bleeding Gums death episode made me smile; he may not be a dynamo of comedy, but he's no Jar Jar Binks. In fact, there's no character on the Simpson's that makes me want to kick a child more than Jar Jar Binks, I don't think such total shite has an equal, or equivalent. I don't like really like Jay Sherman, and he showed up on the Simpson's. I suppose I could do without lunch lady Doris, but even she has her moments. I want to discover, one episode, where lunch lady Doris spiffs up and becomes Fat Tony's moll.
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#22
04-17-2002, 06:59 PM
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Ok Dante you need to back off the Frink. The Frink rules...specially with his natural delivery of the inevitable sci fi angles and cliches
"We must stop this for my conclusions find that the robots will amok in a orgy of blood and gore and the hurting in the next week or so" <Robot rises and begins to strangle one of the scientists> "Whoops forgot to carry the 2" My vote goes to Sober Barney. Drunk Barney was so much more good for the laugh in his very lush filled antics (who couldnt crack a smile as he admitted to making sweet sweet love to Moe's pool table) and who could ever forget his infamous line: "All I can remember about the last 3 months was giving a guest lecture at Villanova...or maybe it was a street corner." Ah Villanova...they will put anyone behind a podium nowadays I hear. Sober Barney...BAH!
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#23
04-18-2002, 08:45 AM
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Me speak bad English? Thats UNpossible! My cat's breath tastes like cat food. [Ralph]Principle Skinner and Mrs Crabapple were in the closet and they were making babies and then one of the babies looked at me. [Chief Wiggum] The baby looked at you!? Now leave poor ralph alone!  You have to keep lunch lady Doris, otherwise you would have never had this classic exhange: [Groundskeeper Willey]Lunch Lady Doris, ave ya eny grease?!! [Lunch Lady Doris](looks thoughtful) Yes..yes we do. [Groundskeeper Willey](rips off shirt) THEN GREASE ME UP WOMAN!! [Lunch Lady Doris]Okey dokey. Common you can't get rid of old Gil old Gils just about to hit his stride shut up Gil don't give them an excuse you just gotta keep old Gil! I'm glad we don't see Sideshow Bob anymore. The Cape Fear episode was funny and the episode where the guy who plays Frasiers brother played Sideshow Bobs brother was pretty funny, but I don't see much more from Bob.
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#24
04-18-2002, 01:55 PM
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Disco Stu - agreed, it was one quick (very funny) joke that shouldn't have been stretched into an actual character.
Sideshow Bob - I'm sick of Sideshow Bob, although the one where he ran for mayor was really funny. "Bob's Fraud Log" was pretty classic. Professor Frink - I really can't stand Prof. Frink. I hate the stupid extended Jerry Lewis "impression" that we're "treated" to every time he appears. Gil - Oh god do I hate Gil. I've heard that he's a reference to Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross before, all that means to me is that I now will NEVER see that film. Gil infuriates me. Sober Barney - Sober Barney is like a smart, calm Homer, or a kind and gentle Mr. Burns - totally defeats the purpose. As an aside, I've recently realized that Jimbo Jones is probably my favorite minor character. "Now my pants are chafing!"
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#25
04-18-2002, 05:04 PM
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Sideshow Bob, without a doubt.
and its: Skinner: Ralph Wiggam Ralph: I won, I won! Skinner: No Ralph, it means your failing English. Ralph: Me fail English, that's unpossible!
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#26
04-18-2002, 05:37 PM
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I really hate Krusty. I can't stand the episodes focused around him.
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#27
04-19-2002, 04:46 AM
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Back off on Frink Dante ... he's the best damn character in the show, him and Carl...
Frink: Unshrink you? Why that would require some kind of RE-Bigulator, which is a concept so crazy that makes me want to laugh out loud, GLAIVEN....  If there's one character that needs to be Shot its Mr "Ai stole dis fidel from ay blind monkay, but yu sur make me sic"
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#28
04-19-2002, 04:49 AM
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Has Dr. Hibbert done anything funny in the last decade?
What a one-trick pony.
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#29
04-19-2002, 01:19 PM
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The one Dr. Hibbert-centered show that was really good was the one with Hugo...Bart's evil/good separated siamese twin. Now THAT was a great episode.
Lisa: "Actually, they prefer to be called CONJOINED twins." Hibert: "And Hillbillys want to be called Sons of the Soil. But it ain't gonna happen."
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#30
04-19-2002, 01:59 PM
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Mandula Nahassapeemapetalon (sp?). All of the aforementioned characters (with the exception of sober Barney) has said at least one funny thing. Aside from her "Fried Green Tomatoes" line (which was more droll than funny) she has yet to make that distinction. Not ot mention that I haven't seen Sanjay since she appeared.
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#31
04-19-2002, 03:05 PM
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Seems like everyone's mentioned all the characters I hate with a passion (Ralph, Moe, Gil, Manjula, Disco Stu, Sideshow Bob) so I'll have to go with Cap'n McAllister (the Sea Captain).
Oh, and Sherri & Teri. Yeesh.
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#32
04-19-2002, 07:37 PM
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The Sea Captain kicks ass! I even found a web site of Cap'n McAllister quotes: http://www.snpp.com/guides/captain.html#11
Somce faves "You'll win her yet Arty...I mean ARRRGHH-ty" "Yarr, it's kind of you to deliver these copies of 'Jugs.' They'll keep my men from resorting to homosexuality... fer about 10 minutes. Harr, harr, harr." Marge: "No! We're not sending the lobster away to some snobby boarding school." McAllister: "Yarr, I understand. Its hard to let go. Tell me this then, do you have any spare change?"
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