# WTF? Was Up With The Simpsons Tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114 "2006-03-13T01:34:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/41 "2006-03-13T18:25:35Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > That was funny. > > I didn’t get to read the whole explanation under it, but didn’t it say something like “Caverns discovered by Carl’s Dad.”? Discovered in 1956 by Carl’s Dad. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/42 "2006-03-13T19:00:07Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > He might be the best of the bunch, since the drummer from Aerosmith wasn’t interested. Nor, apparantly, were those two sailors in the “Flaming Mo” episode. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/43 "2006-03-13T19:15:26Z")
I saw the “Carl’s Dad” gag at the beginning, and chuckled. But from then on, I cracked not even one single grin. There were some things that _could_ have been funny–for example, the particular way in which they were teasing Burns in the Tavern. The basic idea was funny. But something–the timing?–was just all off. For the most part, not even the basic ideas were funny. (I should note, however, that alot of people are saying there was something about the ram telling his story, but though I was sure I saw the entire episode, I have no recollection of this.) -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/44 "2006-03-13T19:31:37Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > (I should note, however, that alot of people are saying there was something about the ram telling his story, but though I was sure I saw the entire episode, I have no recollection of this.) [Ram shakes his head, revealing Lisa’s necklace] Lisa: [gasps] My pearl necklace! I must have lost it. And you were just bringing it back to me? [Ram bleats positively] Lisa: How did you find it? [Ram bleats, as if beginning a story] [A thought bubble opens, revealing the ram in a forest. He looks at a necklace on a tree branch and gives a surprised bleat. He hooks the necklace onto on of his horns. Thought bubble closes] > [@gotpasswords](#): > > What was the ending? I got as far as Skinner looking out the window and saying something like “What a load of… Krabapple and Moe?!” > > Then the clock turned to 20:30:00 and that was the end… [thought bubble closes, revealing Bart talking to Principal Skinner] Bart:…and that’s why I didn’t have time to study for my geography test. Skinner: Bart, do you expect me to believe that? That story is the biggest load of cr…Krabappel? Making out with Moe? [Skinner looks out his window, and indeed, this is what’s happening] Moe: But I thought you didn’t want to date a tavern owner. Krabappel: At this point, all I want’s a man with a healthy libido. Moe: Huh. Well, this is where it gets awkward again. [pan to reveal Rich Texan] Rich Texan: Yee-haw! Moe can’t catch a break! [taps his toe four times] One, two, three, four. [fires pistols] Can’t catch a break! One, two, three, four. Can’t catch a break! One, two, three, four. [Credits begin] And there’s some producers. One…two, three, four. Four producers. [sub]_Both excerpts transcribed by myself via TiVo® recording of The Simpsons episode #HABF06, “The Seemingly Never-Ending Story” written by Ian Maxtone-Graham…_[/sub] Wait a minute, did I just type what I thought I typed? I just realized that the person who the _Simpsons_ fan community considers to be the worst writer ever wrote this episode! Granted, he probably didn’t write the whole thing, but this is pretty good coming from him. Oh, yeah… [sub]_written by Ian Maxtone-Graham. ©2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp._[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/45 "2006-03-13T20:14:11Z")
An excellent episode! Best of the season. I laughed, I cried, I flashed back. ---
**Author:** ![Analogue\_Skywalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/46 "2006-03-13T20:35:01Z")
> [@Whammo](#): > > I would give my opinion but “Weather News” broke in TWICE lasting 10 minutes each time. 20 full minutes total for storms at the edge of the viewing audience. > > :mad: oh yes, I am from KCMO and was plagued by the same problems. I loved what I got to see though ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/47 "2006-03-13T20:36:39Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > What was the ending? I got as far as Skinner looking out the window and saying something like “What a load of… Krabapple and Moe?!” > > Then the clock turned to 20:30:00 and that was the end… :mad: _The Simpsons_ and _The Office_ are the two shows that always seem to randomly be a minute or two off with their start or end times. Really plays hell with us DVR viewers. Thanks for the recap, **mobo85**! ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/48 "2006-03-13T20:48:02Z")
The best line was when Burns forgets his password to the Panic Room and when it asks him for his birthplace he says “Pangea.” Not a lot of people are going to get that one. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/49 "2006-03-13T21:11:31Z")
Count me in the “best ep in a long time” crowd. Burns on the bus, freaking out the kids with every look, had me rolling. And Homer’s toupee was great, too. ---
**Author:** ![BigDummy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@BigDummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDummy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/50 "2006-03-13T21:15:15Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > The best line was when Burns forgets his password to the Panic Room and when it asks him for his birthplace he says “Pangea.” > > Not a lot of people are going to get that one. It tickled me somewhat that after that the new password for his panic room was emailed to him. I pretty much enjoyed the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/51 "2006-03-13T21:16:57Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > The best line was when Burns forgets his password to the Panic Room and when it asks him for his birthplace he says “Pangea.” “Your password has been e-mailed.” Sounds like I didn’t miss much by losing the last few seconds. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/52 "2006-03-13T21:28:50Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > The best line was when Burns forgets his password to the Panic Room and when it asks him for his birthplace he says “Pangea.” > > Not a lot of people are going to get that one. Including me! Am I worthy of enlightenment? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/53 "2006-03-13T21:35:30Z")
> [@randwill](#): > > Including me! Am I worthy of enlightenment? [Pangea was the original supercontinent](http://www-sst.unil.ch/research/plate_tecto/index_files/Pangea.gif) Jim ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/54 "2006-03-13T21:37:16Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > [Pangea was the original supercontinent](http://www-sst.unil.ch/research/plate_tecto/index_files/Pangea.gif) > > Jim And if Burns was born there, he would have to have been born millions of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/55 "2006-03-13T21:39:30Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > And if Burns was born there, he would have to have been born millions of years ago. That does clarify it doesn’t it? I might as well add in. The theory is that Pangea formed 300 million years ago. The name was coined by Alfred Wegener, chief proponent of Continental Drift in 1915. Jim ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/56 "2006-03-13T22:13:04Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Wait a minute, did I just type what I thought I typed? I just realized that the person who the _Simpsons_ fan community considers to be the worst writer ever wrote this episode! Granted, he probably didn’t write the whole thing, but this is pretty good coming from him. Oh, yeah… > > [sub]_written by Ian Maxtone-Graham. ©2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp._[/sub] Why do they consider him the worst writer ever? He wrote one of my favorite episodes: Tomacco! He also wrote the one where they go to New York, another classic. This one was good. I like it when they try something different. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/57 "2006-03-13T22:33:41Z")
An overall better episode than normal. I watched from beginning to end, not allowing the normal things like commercials allow me to find a new channel and stay there. Something The Simpson’s have not been able to do as well these last few years. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/58 "2006-03-13T22:35:07Z")
> [@carterba](#): > > Why do they consider him the worst writer ever? He wrote one of my favorite episodes: Tomacco! I’ve heard people like you existed, but I never believed it until now. ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/59 "2006-03-13T23:01:33Z")
> [@Raygun99](#): > > I’ve heard people like you existed, but I never believed it until now. You have insulted my honor, sir. I demand satisfaction. I challenge you to a duel! _glove slap_ I admit it’s a pretty crazy episode. I guess you either love it or you hate it. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114/60 "2006-03-13T23:04:17Z")
> [@carterba](#): > > You have insulted my honor, sir. I demand satisfaction. I challenge you to a duel! _glove slap_ > > I admit it’s a pretty crazy episode. I guess you either love it or you hate it. Well I thought those episodes where rather amusing. The driving with the boot, was personally funny. As a friend of mine actually tried that. The Tomacco episode was funny indeed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-up-with-the-simpsons-tonight/348114.md?page=4)