# I hope the Simpsons NEVER shows my second favorite episode again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321 "2001-09-13T13:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/21 "2001-09-14T19:54:54Z")
I will gladly bow to **Mr. Blue Sky** and **Tony** ’s (et al) recollections of the episode. I don’t know why I remembered it that way or maybe that’s just the impression I got from the line of people waiting for the observation deck. Did he shove somebody out of the way to get to the bathroom or something? That could be what made me think of it that way. Anyway, I am relieved to know it’s not the way I remembered it. ---
**Author:** ![ignatzmouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b2d939/32.png) [@ignatzmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignatzmouse)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/22 "2001-09-14T22:38:12Z")
So they destroyed the WTC. Are we going to allow them to retroactively erase its existence in the past? When we rebuild it, the WTC will be a symbol of pride and strength, and the worlds largest monument for all who died there. ---
**Author:** ![psychogumby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@psychogumby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychogumby)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/23 "2001-09-14T22:53:29Z")
Without sounding callous, i’m glad i’ve got this episode on tape. It is a very funny episode, although watching it will never be the same again. Whilst they pull that episode of The Simpsons, they may as well pull most episodes of Family Guy off the air too - we all know that Stewie is some sort of evil genius and future international terrorist! FWIW, I was watching some FG on tape last night and the first episode on the tape happened to be the one where Lois became an air hostess … it was kinda weird, I must say. That’s it, i’m off to find that Simpsons tape … gotta get the icky feelings out of my system. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/24 "2001-09-15T02:00:20Z")
I know there’s an episode with people waiting in line to jump off of some building, and I thought it was the WTC one. It may have been trimmed for time (an age old favorite censorship tool) when shown on re-runs. The sensible thing to do would be to go to one of those sites where tehy have complete scripts for each episode and check. Also, I agree that the episode should be shown. Intact. Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/25 "2001-09-15T02:10:44Z")
Are you thinking of the “escalator to nowhere,” **Tenebras**? That was in the monorail episode. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/26 "2001-09-15T02:11:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tenebras \* > \*\*I know there’s an episode with people waiting in line to jump off of some building, and I thought it was the WTC one. It may have been trimmed for time (an age old favorite censorship tool) when shown on re-runs. The sensible thing to do would be to go to one of those sites where tehy have complete scripts for each episode and check. > > Also, I agree that the episode should be shown. Intact. > > Tenebras \*\* To the archives! That would be “Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder” in which Homer bowls a perfect game, but is upset when he is no longer the flavor of the week. He goes to the top of the Springfield State Building where there’s a line of would-be jumpers. He jumps, but changes his mind in mid fall. Thankfully, Otto is bungee jumping and Homer grabs hold of him and manages to survive. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/27 "2001-09-15T02:54:17Z")
**Annie-Xmas** , your logic has swayed me. I’ll never watch that episode again, nor any episode that features Phil Hartman’s voice. Now, I’ll go take my mind off this disaster by watching a classic movie. I’ll just pop in my DVD of _Casablanca_ and… No, no, wait, Humphrey Bogart’s dead. I can’t watch _Casablanca_ anymore; it would be insensitive. That’s okay, I also have _American Movie_. Oh no, damn it, that guy’s uncle died after the movie was shot. Hey, wait…movies are “shot!” Just like JFK, Harvey Milk and James Brady were shot. So obviously I can’t watch any more movies at all. I’ll just sit here and play solitaire. Whoops, I just remembered Buffalo Bill was killed while playing cards. All right, I’ll just sit here alone in the house and rock back and forth. ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/28 "2001-09-15T03:24:15Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Fiver_ > **All right, I’ll just sit here alone in the house and rock back and forth.** Watch out because my sister’s friend’s brother’s friend’s uncle was killed while he was doing that. The cat did it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/29 "2001-09-15T12:54:44Z")
There’s an episode of Family Guy(sick show!!!) that has a whole bunch of New Yorkers invading Quahog for the Fall and Peter calls them all mean names, I wonder if they’ll cut this show? I hope not, I love the scene in the bar where quagmire goes up to a ‘woman’: Quagmire: “Hey lady(something like that, i can’t remember word for word), how 'bout you and me go for a ride?” Woman (in a manly voice): “Sure” Q:“Whoa! Transvestite!(starts to walk away)Hold on, pre-op or post-op?” ‘W’:“Pre-op” Q:Eew.(walks back to table)You’re right, Peter, this place sucks." 😃 classic. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/30 "2001-09-15T14:51:26Z")
Max Harvey wrote: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Sunshine \* > > **There is one part where Homer passes a line of people waiting to jump off the top of the building, which could be upsetting** > > Uh, there’s no “could be” about it. That scene should definitely be removed from airings in the near-future (years, possibly). Should we also avoid airing any and all movies and TV shows that make reference to the Stock Market Crash of 1929? The image of suddenly-bankrupt investors jumping off of skyscrapers is pretty much **standard** in all of those. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/31 "2001-09-15T14:53:29Z")
bobevilsquid wrote: > [@](#): > > Woman (in a manly voice): “Sure” > Q:“Whoa! Transvestite!(starts to walk away)Hold on, pre-op or post-op?” Tsk tsk tsk. Don’t those scriptwriters know the difference between a Transvestite and a Transsexual? ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/32 "2001-09-15T15:42:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tracer \* > \*\*bobevilsquid wrote: > > > [@](#): > > > > Woman (in a manly voice): “Sure” > > Q:“Whoa! Transvestite!(starts to walk away)Hold on, pre-op or post-op?” > > Tsk tsk tsk. Don’t those scriptwriters know the difference between a Transvestite and a Transsexual? \*\* Guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/33 "2001-09-16T23:17:28Z")
What makes you think that the producers, or the writers, or anyone associated with making the show, didn’t know the difference? All that that line proves is that the character didn’t know the difference. I don’t recall that character (only seen two episodes of _Family Guy_: Life’s tough without a TV), but he’s not portrayed as being the brightest bulb, is he? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/34 "2001-09-17T00:25:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*What makes you think that the producers, or the writers, or anyone associated with making the show, didn’t know the difference? All that that line proves is that the character didn’t know the difference. \*\* Exactly. And I also want to say that it is absolutely ridiculous to want to go back and censor any evidence that those towers ever existed. “Pretend it didn’t happen and it’ll go away” - isn’t that the mindset that got us into this mess? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/35 "2001-09-17T00:34:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*I don’t recall that character (only seen two episodes of _Family Guy_: Life’s tough without a TV), but he’s not portrayed as being the brightest bulb, is he? \*\* Well, Peter Griffin (the main character on the show) is extremely stupid, but I don’t know about Quagmire. He’s probably not too bright either, since he seems to be spending most of his life fulfilling what I imagine is a goal to have sex with every woman on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/36 "2001-09-18T00:55:25Z")
Thank you Mr. Blue Sky. I’m just lazy, I guess. Did you go to an archive site or just recall? If it’s a good one I’d like to get the address. Again, because i’m lazy. 🙂 Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/37 "2001-09-18T02:55:43Z")
I’m pretty sure he said transexual. I tend to notice when people get the two mixed up, and was watching that episode with a friend, so I know I would have pointed it out. I looked for scripts, but couldn’t find one easily. Oh, and I think the Simpsons ep was brilliant, and should be kept in tact, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/38 "2001-09-18T02:57:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tenebras \* > \*\*Thank you Mr. Blue Sky. I’m just lazy, I guess. Did you go to an archive site or just recall? If it’s a good one I’d like to get the address. Again, because i’m lazy. 🙂 > > Tenebras \*\* Well, on the web there’s [this](http://www.snpp.com/). Otherwise, I go to my tapes. I have every episode on tape. If you need a quote or scene, lemme know. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/39 "2001-09-18T03:05:47Z")
Censor it?? I can’t even think of a suitable _warning_ for it! “Warning: This program contains buildings that may be offensive to some viewers.” ---
**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321/40 "2001-09-18T04:56:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > All right, I’ll just sit here alone in the house and rock back and forth. Don’t knock it. That’s what I do most weekends, and it **can** be fun. For example, you see how many times you can rock yourself before you lose consciousness. Then having established a record, you try to break it. Rockbock [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-simpsons-never-shows-my-second-favorite-episode-again/81321.md?page=3)