# Happy 400th episode Simpson family! 20 May '07 (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867 "2007-05-20T23:53:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/21 "2007-05-21T03:35:35Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Back in my day, TV stars couldn’t say booby, tushie, burp, fanny burp, water closet, underpants, dingle-dangle, Boston marriage, LBJ, Titicaca, hot dog, _or_ front lumps!" [/QUOTE] I just Wikipedia’ed the term [Boston Marriage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_marriage) and was mildly surprised to find that it is a real and contextually topical term. I sort of thought it might have been a made-up one, like when Milhouse objects to leaning over due to this leaving himself open to “Wedgies, Wet Willies, and the dreaded [url=[snpp.com - Virtual market | Domain name](http://www.snpp.com/guides/rear.admiral.html)]Rear Admiral\*”. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/22 "2007-05-21T04:23:19Z")
Kind of a let down. I liked a few bits here and there, but … _shrug_ it was “meh” overall. The 24 spoof was funnier than the second half. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/23 "2007-05-21T04:57:43Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] I figure he said “motherf\*\*\*er-” it’s the only superswear that fits in the sentence (“That hurt like a…”) Also, the drowned-out swear is four syllables long, as is that word. [/QUOTE] No, I’m pretty sure it’s that other word. The one that’s way, way worse. It’s so bad, you might never even have heard it. If you don’t know what it is, I’m certainly not going to be the one to take away your innocence. I really liked both episodes. I loved Krusty’s voice-over to the Itchy & Scratchy, and Grandpa’s list of things TV stars couldn’t say. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/24 "2007-05-21T06:29:54Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] No, I’m pretty sure it’s that other word. The one that’s way, way worse. [/QUOTE] Only when used as a noun. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/25 "2007-05-21T07:49:13Z")
Am I the only one who thought that Kent’s muffled outburst sounded like “circumcision”? It certainly couldn’t have been that, given the reaction, but that’s what the word sounded like to me. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/26 "2007-05-21T08:39:34Z")
There used to be a show in the '90s that was also called _The Simpsons_, except it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/27 "2007-05-21T11:35:03Z")
I thought some of the split screen stuff in the first one was priceless. One I noticed was of the back of someone’s (Skinner’s maybe?) pants as they stood up from a chair, and then just the empty chair after they got up. I really wish I had taped this episode so I could add it to the marathon next weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/28 "2007-05-21T12:05:14Z")
I thought they were both funny. I loved grandpa’s list. Fanny burp & front lumps. Loved it when Bart was kicking that giant tooth into Skinner’s mouth. And, to the best of my recollection, “if a dead fish had a baby with a homeless person, and the baby puked, and a dog ate the puke, this is what the dog’s rear end would smell like.” ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/29 "2007-05-21T12:06:15Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] I thought some of the split screen stuff in the first one was priceless. One I noticed was of the back of someone’s (Skinner’s maybe?) pants as they stood up from a chair, and then just the empty chair after they got up. [/QUOTE] Also, Bart driving the car with his butt. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/30 "2007-05-21T12:51:47Z")
Ned watching the video tapes: I’m e-mailing everyone to protest something that nobody saw and nobody cares about. Or some such nonsense. “Daddy, we think you need a new Mommy.” ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/31 "2007-05-21T12:58:59Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] It was a real Tracey Ullman short: “Family Portrait,” originally aired March 6, 1988. [/QUOTE] Indeed. And, I believe, the first instance of Homer strangling Bart. Ah, memories. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/32 "2007-05-21T13:02:29Z")
To quote Cartman, a character from a cartoon that is still funny- “lame”. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/33 "2007-05-21T14:01:33Z")
The first episode was really solid. The second one was merely passable. Overall, though, this was the best season of the Simpsons in years. We had some pretty good episodes this season. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/34 "2007-05-21T14:16:42Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] I loved Krusty’s voice-over to the Itchy & Scratchy [/QUOTE] Here here. > [@middleman](#): > > Overall, though, this was the best season of the Simpsons in years. We had some pretty good episodes this season. We did. I siad before that this was the best season in 10 years, and that leaves me feeling good about the direction of the show at this point. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/35 "2007-05-21T14:21:49Z")
Looking at an epguide, I’d say it was the best season since Season 10 or 11. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/36 "2007-05-21T15:28:02Z")
I liked, didn’t love both episdoes. My favorite part in either was Krusty’s narration of “Itchy n Scratchy” ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Holck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Matt\_Holck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matt_Holck)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/37 "2007-05-21T15:55:25Z")
yep “it’s not rocket surgery” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/38 "2007-05-21T16:10:24Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Also, Bart driving the car with his butt. [/QUOTE] Plus Otto on the railroad tracks with the train approaching. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/39 "2007-05-21T17:06:29Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] To quote Cartman, a character from a cartoon that is still funny- “lame”. [/QUOTE] When I was watching the 24 parody, I couldn’t help comparing it to the South Park parody. SP was much better. Every once in a while during the episode, I leaned over to my husband and said in a hushed voice: “Apple juice farts”. If I hadn’t seen the SP 24 parody, I would have like The Simpsons 24 parody. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/40 "2007-05-21T17:47:50Z")
[QUOTE=Gangster Octopus] I liked, didn’t love both episdoes. My favorite part in either was Krusty’s narration of “Itchy n Scratchy” [/QUOTE] “Oh, wait. He doesn’t know that yet.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867.md?page=3)