The Simpsons Classic Madness - round 3

The Game Room
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Man, this tournament is getting BRUTAL. Three of my favorite episodes ever (Dead Putting Society, which had a one of a kind WAYYYY over the top angry Homer which fortunately was never re-used again, Last Exit To Springfield, which crams an AMAZING amount of material into 22 minutes, and Homie the Klown which is just simply the funniest Simpsons episode ever written) have already been shot down, and I’m sure many of you are missing some of your favorites too.

Just an update on business. Justin_Bailey has volunteered to run a neglectorino classic tournament when this one finishes, with 64 more classic episodes, so go bug him if you want your favorites included next time around. I’ll do the Treehouse of Horror tournament come Octoberish. Tis The 15th Season was without a doubt the best Christmas episode, so we don’t even need to settle that one.

Okay, round 3 open. Get your votes in by next Tuesday night.

Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
    vs 13. Three Men & A Comic Book

  2. Krusty Gets Busted
    vs 3. Lisa’s Substitute
    Jean & Reiss Bracket

  3. Homer At the Bat
    vs 13. Mr. Plow

  4. Cape Feare
    vs 2. Marge vs the Monorail
    Mirkin Bracket

  5. Deep Space Homer
    vs 12. Homer: Bad Man

  6. Homer the Great
    vs 14. The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  7. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
    vs 5. Homer vs The 18th Amendment

  8. In Marge We Trust
    vs 6. You Only Move Twice

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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge

  2. Krusty Gets Busted
    Jean & Reiss Bracket

  3. Homer At the Bat

  4. Cape Feare
    Mirkin Bracket

  5. Homer: Bad Man

  6. The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  7. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer

  8. You Only Move Twice

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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:
13. Three Men & A Comic Book (tough choice!)
3. Lisa’s Substitute

Jean & Reiss Bracket
13. Mr. Plow
2. Marge vs the Monorail

Mirkin Bracket
8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
  2. You Only Move Twice
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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

vs 13. Three Men & A Comic Book
10. Krusty Gets Busted

Jean & Reiss Bracket

vs 13. Mr. Plow
vs 2. Marge vs the Monorail

Mirkin Bracket

  1. Deep Space Homer
  2. Homer the Great

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

vs 5. Homer vs The 18th Amendment
vs 6. You Only Move Twice

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Tough calls, here.

Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:
9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
10. Krusty Gets Busted

Jean & Reiss Bracket
13. Mr. Plow
6. Cape Feare
Mirkin Bracket
8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great
Oakley & Weinstein Bracket
5. Homer vs The 18th Amendment
6. You Only Move Twice

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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
  2. Lisa’s Substitute

Jean & Reiss Bracket

  1. Homer At the Bat
  2. Marge vs the Monorail

Mirkin Bracket

  1. Homer: Bad Man
  2. Homer the Great

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
    You Only Move Twice

Finally, a manageable list! My favorite of all time is here (You only Move Twice)! Nearly all tough calls…

Joe

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This one nearly killed me. When do these matchups start getting easier already?

Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket
13. Three Men & A Comic Book
3. Lisa’s Substitute

Jean & Reiss Bracket
13. Mr. Plow
6. Cape Feare

Mirkin Bracket
8. Deep Space Homer
2. Homer the Great

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
  2. You Only Move Twice
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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
  2. Lisa’s Substitute

Jean & Reiss Bracket

  1. Homer At the Bat
  2. Cape Feare

Mirkin Bracket

  1. Homer: Bad Man
  2. The Boy Who Knew Too Much

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
  2. In Marge We Trust
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Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
  2. Krusty Gets Busted

Jean & Reiss Bracket

  1. Mr. Plow
  2. Marge vs the Monorail

Mirkin Bracket

  1. Deep Space Homer
  2. Homer the Great

Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. Homer vs The 18th Amendment
  2. You Only Move Twice
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I didn’t get the chance to tally last night, so i’ll take votes through 5pm edt today.

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Results:

Groening, Brooks & Simon Bracket:

  1. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge - 6
    vs 13. Three Men & A Comic Book - 2

  2. Krusty Gets Busted - 4
    vs 3. Lisa’s Substitute - 4 (higher seed advances)
    Jean & Reiss Bracket

  3. Homer At the Bat - 3
    vs 13. Mr. Plow - 5

  4. Cape Feare - 4
    vs 2. Marge vs the Monorail - 4 (higher seed advances)
    Mirkin Bracket

  5. Deep Space Homer - 5
    vs 12. Homer: Bad Man - 3

2.** Homer the Great **- 6 (thank god a one joke episode didn’t end up winning the whole thing!)
vs 14. The Boy Who Knew Too Much - 2
Oakley & Weinstein Bracket

  1. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer - 5
    vs 5. Homer vs The 18th Amendment - 3

  2. In Marge We Trust - 1
    vs 6. You Only Move Twice - 7