We only had 8 votes in round 1. You can’t ALL be bitter over your favorite episode not making the tournament, can you? I mean, I lost a ton of my favorite episodes in round 1, but there are just as many good ones left in the game…do you really want Martin to win another election (Lisa the Substitute, 3 seed in the M/B/S bracket)?
Round 2 closes Friday night at 10PM EDT. Check mobo85’s episode guide if you need to figure out what some of these titles are.
Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket
Dead Putting Society
vs 9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
Old Money
vs 10. Krusty Gets Busted
Lisa’s Substitute
vs 11. Bart the Daredevil
Three Men & A Comic Book
vs 5. Bart The General Jean & Reiss Bracket
Last Exit To Springfield
vs 8. Homer At the Bat
Marge vs the Monorail
vs 10. A Streetcar Named Marge
Homer the Heretic
vs 6. Cape Feare
Mr. Plow
vs 12. Kamp Krusty Mirkin Bracket
Homie the Klown
vs 8. Deep Space Homer
Homer the Great
vs. Grampa Simpson vs Sexual Inadequacy
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
vs. 6. Bart Gets An Elephant
Who Shot Mr. Burns?
vs 12. Homer: Bad Man Oakley & Weinstein Bracket
El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
vs 8. Much Apu About Nothing
In Marge We Trust
vs 7. The City of New York vs Homer
22 Short Films About Springfield
vs 6. You Only Move Twice
Fewer matchups will definitely bring more votes in. So here goes (and down with Lisa’s Substitute!):
Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket
vs 9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
vs 10. Krusty Gets Busted
vs 11. Bart the Daredevil
vs 5. Bart The General
Jean & Reiss Bracket
vs 8. Homer At the Bat
2. Marge vs the Monorail
vs 6. Cape Feare
13. Mr. Plow (in a squeaker)
Mirkin Bracket
vs 8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great (Damn you! I love both episodes!)
14. The Boy Who Knew Too Much
13. Who Shot Mr. Burns?
Oakley & Weinstein Bracket
vs 8. Much Apu About Nothing
vs 7. The City of New York vs Homer
vs 6. You Only Move Twice
vs 5. Homer vs The 18th Amendment
The remaining matchups in the Oakley & Weinstein Bracket are just evil.
This is only reinforcing my enormous respect for the Oakstein team. There are still some hard, HARD choices in this one (Lisa’s Substitute vs. Bart the Daredevil - I mean, you think Sophie had problems?), but I hope the shorter list makes for more responses.
Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket
9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
10. Krusty Gets Busted
3. Lisa’s Substitute
13. Three Men & A Comic Book
Jean & Reiss Bracket
Last Exit To Springfield
Marge vs the Monorail
Cape Feare
Mr. Plow
Mirkin Bracket
8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great
6. Bart Gets An Elephant
12. Homer: Bad Man
Yeah, hopefully less to choose from means more people will vote. Especially since many of the matchups seem to be gimmes- but that means the later rounds will be even harder to choose. (That doesn’t mean there are some still difficult ones here- “Homie the Klown” vs. “Deep Space Homer” and “King Size Homer” vs. “Homer vs. The 18th Amendment” are very tough matchups.)
Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket
9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
10. Krusty Gets Busted
3. Lisa’s Substitute
13. Three Men & A Comic Book
Jean & Reiss Bracket
Last Exit To Springfield
Marge vs the Monorail
Cape Feare
Mr. Plow
Mirkin Bracket
8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great
6. Bart Gets An Elephant
12. Homer: Bad Man
I’m thinking about quitting this game in protest. After reviewing the list again, I realized the OP left out at least two of my personal five favorites: Raging Abe Simpson and Bart’s Inner Child. Bah.
I think it’s very much overlooked. The scene with Homer, the cliff and the trampoline is one of the funniest in the history of the series as far as I’m concerned.
No “Sideshow Bob’s Last Gleaming” either. We may need a second 64 for a Simpsons ultimate megabracket. By the time that’s done, it’ll be time to start the Treehouse Madness (I’m suggesting it be broken down by segment instead of by episode).
For sure–I think pretty much all Sideshow Bob episodes are brilliant, except for the more recent ones. The last really good one was Brother from Another Series.