# Official Simpsons 12/14 Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 15, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040 "2003-12-15T02:01:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![greenphan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@greenphan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenphan)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040/21 "2003-12-15T16:14:23Z")

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I really got a kick out of the sign at the Springfield Heights shopping center: “Our prices discriminate because we can’t”.

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**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040/22 "2003-12-15T16:42:17Z")

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Was that the shopping center formerly known as The Squidport?

A little obvious at the end–would Homer get his comeuppance?? It’s December 14, what do you think?–but I liked it a lot. Priceless Lisa, Nelson, and Flanders lines.

And who else wants that golden barometer computer thingy? \<hands sheepishly go up all over the country\>

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040/23 "2003-12-15T17:17:12Z")

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> \*Originally posted by av8rmike \*  
> \*\*Has the show gotten a huge budget increase or something? Did they actually _make_ all those TV clips just for this show? Claymation is, to the best of my knowledge, expensive and time-consuming. \*\*

“The California Prunes” and “The Year Santa Got Lost” were animated by [Chiodo Brothers Productions](http://www.chiodobros.com/), probably most infamous for their work on _Killer Klowns from Outer Space_. Chiodo Bros. has worked with the show in the past, providing a _Davey and Goliath_ parody for the Emmy-award winning episode _Homr_.

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**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040/24 "2003-12-15T21:46:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mehitabel \*  
> **Was that the shopping center formerly known as The Squidport?**

I don’t think so, I don’t believe we’ve seen this mall before. It looked a lot like the Santana Row in San Jose, CA, which is an outdoor, faux downtown-esque place, filled with mostly high-end stores. I’m guessing LA probably has something similar. I wonder if they have a talking astrolabe store, I’ve always wanted one of those.

“Unloved by Al? Nooooooo!”

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-simpsons-12-14-thread/219040/25 "2003-12-16T05:27:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by fiddlesticks \*  
> \*\*I don’t think so, I don’t believe we’ve seen this mall before. It looked a lot like the Santana Row in San Jose, CA, which is an outdoor, faux downtown-esque place, filled with mostly high-end stores. I’m guessing LA probably has something similar. \*\*

3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

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