# The Simpsons have finally jumped the shark!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 31, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-have-finally-jumped-the-shark/165332 "2003-03-31T00:58:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-have-finally-jumped-the-shark/165332/21 "2003-03-31T20:14:17Z")

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[Simpsons geek]Was the guy who sold them the telescope the limo driver from the first or second season when Homer went alone to the Homecoming dance?  
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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:** [March 31, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-have-finally-jumped-the-shark/165332/22 "2003-03-31T22:58:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bup \*  
> \*\*[Simpsons geek]Was the guy who sold them the telescope the limo driver from the first or second season when Homer went alone to the Homecoming dance?  
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A surprisingly large number of Springfield businessmen have a smarmy, Charles Bronson tone to them. I don’t know if they’re all the same person, or just amazingly similar.

“Whoa! A fat, sarcastic _Star Trek_ fan. You must be a hit with the ladies.”

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-have-finally-jumped-the-shark/165332/23 "2003-03-31T23:14:19Z")

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Well, Springfield does have a sperm bank…

Best line of the night was in the KFC commercial. Evan “Joe Millionaire” Wallace said, “Ok, there’s 30 pieces of chicken, but I can only choose one?” And Jason Alexander said, “At least it’s not a life-changing decision!”

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**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-have-finally-jumped-the-shark/165332/24 "2003-03-31T23:34:13Z")

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Okay, as soon as my roommate and I saw that commercial, we both thought the same thing: re-do the Joe Millionaire series, but with Jason Alexander as the butler. In the first episode, he’ll explain it by saying, “Well, I got into a car accident, and I didn’t have any insurance . . .”

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