# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/41 "2007-05-21T18:25:24Z")
[QUOTE=Nutty Bunny] 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. [/QUOTE] I haven’t seen the South Park 24 parody – wasn’t aware they’d done one. But I did like this Simpsons 24 parody. The second episode (the Kent Brockman thing) didn’t really hold my attention, but I liked the first one. Definitely helps to be a 24 fan, though. I particularly liked the actual Jack Bauer cameo scenes, as well as the bit that went something like: “Lisa, there’s a mole at CTU. And I know who it is. And I’m about to reveal the mole’s identity to you, okay? Ready? The mole, who is working with the bullies, and whose name I know, is…” _Wham!_ Bart is knocked out by the mole. Nice little dig at one or two occurrences in the 24 universe. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/42 "2007-05-21T19:21:13Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] Nice little dig at one or two occurrences in the 24 universe. 😉 [/QUOTE] Was the smiley to indicate one or two occurrences _per episode_? ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/43 "2007-05-21T20:31:17Z")
Nobody laughed at Moe’s do-it-yourself dentistry? I thought that was very characteristic, and funny. Overall, the eps were better than we’ve seen recently. Not exceptional, but better than most lately. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/44 "2007-05-22T00:53:43Z")
I thought both were above average episodes, but the one thing that really did bug me about the second one is that they couldn’t make it through their historic 400th episode without featuring yet another cameo from yet another flavor-of-the-month rap star. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/45 "2007-05-22T02:23:18Z")
At the start of #399, did that caption read “Homer Simpson, devoted father of two”? Maybe Bart always calls Homer “Homer” rather than “Dad” for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/46 "2007-05-22T02:27:06Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Duality] At the start of #399, did that caption read “Homer Simpson, devoted father of two”? Maybe Bart always calls Homer “Homer” rather than “Dad” for a reason. [/QUOTE] Homer always forgets about Maggie. ---
**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 22, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/47 "2007-05-22T12:02:49Z")
Yeah, that was definitely a joke at Maggie’s expense. Hilarious, too. Bart Simpson Two months sober ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/48 "2007-05-22T13:26:07Z")
Anyone else notice the commercials for the “24” episode had Jack Bauer saying, “This is Jack Bauer, who the HECK are you”? Which, if course, is not what was in the episode. How typical is this? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/49 "2007-05-22T13:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=Not A Tame Lion] Nobody laughed at Moe’s do-it-yourself dentistry? I thought that was very characteristic, and funny. [/QUOTE] It was the twitching legs that cracked me up. ---
**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 22, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/50 "2007-05-22T14:59:27Z")
[QUOTE=USCDiver] Homer always forgets about Maggie. [/QUOTE] Homer: Oh… We always have one good kid and one lousy kid. Why can’t **both** our kids be good? Marge: We have **three** kids, Homer. Homer: Marge, the dog doesn’t count as a kid! ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/51 "2007-05-22T15:01:20Z")
In 400, as we have the POV running through the air vents, what was the point of showing Lisa’s teacher and Santa’s Little Helper together? I didn’t get that one. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/52 "2007-05-22T15:03:25Z")
[QUOTE=Merijeek] In 400, as we have the POV running through the air vents, what was the point of showing Lisa’s teacher and Santa’s Little Helper together? [/QUOTE] Looked like they were both passed out drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/53 "2007-05-22T15:20:28Z")
[QUOTE=Merijeek] In 400, as we have the POV running through the air vents, what was the point of showing Lisa’s teacher and Santa’s Little Helper together? [/QUOTE] I thought it was an insinuation of bestiality. Was there anything else to get? I thought the Moe-dentist joke was funny too, in part because I have my own set of tools at home that I do some periodic cleaning with. I also thought Homer at the dentist was great. . .with all the screaming, and then “that wasn’t so bad” after the kid jumps out the window. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/54 "2007-05-22T17:19:17Z")
You can’t go wrong with dentistry/screaming gags. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867/55 "2007-05-22T19:05:09Z")
[QUOTE=Not A Tame Lion] You can’t go wrong with dentistry/screaming gags. [/QUOTE] “And that’s the _tooth_!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-400th-episode-simpson-family-20-may-07-spoilers/404867.md?page=2)