Talking Simpsons - Principal Charming With Drew Mackie

Drew Waranis

In the "Lisa's Wedding" future Patty seems to have a grudge with Krabappel: https://frinkiac.com/meme/S06E19/1052033.jpg?b64lines=IEhFWSwgS1JBQkFQUEVMIFlPVSBHRVQgSU4KIFRIRSBXQVkgT0YgVEhBVCBCT1VRVUVUCiBJJ0xMIFNUVUZGIFRIQVQgU1VOIEhBVAogRE9XTiBZT1VSIE5FQ0suCgoKCgoKCgo= .

Elliot Long

I actually used to work at the same company as the drummer for Looking Glass. Weirdly enough, he is an engineer now. I met him at the company holiday party. Nice guy.

Drew Mackie

Thank you for complimenting my word-makingness.

Awesome episode, and a great discussion. Tho I believe I do have a correction… yes the character in “as good as it gets” says the line “I think of a man. And I take away reason and accountability”. But I believe Brooks took that line from an interview with John Updike (a well known misogynist). It is fitting coming out of Nicholson’s character being that he is truly a pig.

John Harrison

This was a good episode on both ends. Drew is a great addition to the conversation.

To Boldy Joe... Moore

Great podcast as always, guys! ^_^ I love, love, LOVE this episode. I remember it being the very first one I ever watched on Sky TV in the UK (no more renting/buying VHS versions for our family!) It was also the last episode broadcast on a Saturday evening in the one-episode-a-week schedule back then. The next week began the Sunday 6pm timeslot which became unmissable viewing for my family for years. Speaking of family, I think this was also the turning point for my dad on the show. Watching along with us, he was won over by how smart and full of references the show was, gearing it more towards an older audience with truly mature storytelling. This is truly classic Simpsons. Lots of broad jokes that kids will enjoy alongside well-crafted, emotional plots for adults (that kids can appreciate more as they get older). Thanks again for the podcast. It's so nice to see this show get the love it deserves.

John Barnes

Drew's notation of the aptness of "thrust" still stands, though.

John Barnes

Marge's talk of her sisters' celibacy is almost certainly a paraphrase of a famous quote from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" (Act 2, Scene 5, Line 125) "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/twelfthnight/page_110/

Graeme Black Robinson

I always read the cherry cordials as something Bart just came up with on the spot, or as a prank on Skinner. Why would Bart know what his aunt's favourite candy is and be able to recite it to Skinner without missing a beat? And considering Patty's apathy upon receiving them, I just assumed that Bart was wrong. And Henry, if you're ever in Toronto (once we start letting Americans cross the border again, I guess), the CN Tower has a revolving restaurant you can try. Great views of the city, not just because it's the tallest building in the country, but also because you can't see the ugliest building in the city, which is of course the CN Tower itself.

Andrew Bouvier

I love that Henry touched upon the "Geezum Crow" exclamation by Patty, (more commonly spelled Jeezum Crow and, sometimes, Jeesum Crow) because it feels very odd to me that Patty would say it. I'm from Vermont and it's relatively common to hear that here, but not much elsewhere, especially 30 years ago. As far as I can tell, and a few places seem to confirm this, Jeezum Crow is a saying that almost certainly originated in the early 20th century somewhere in either northern NY or Vermont (https://www.waywordradio.org/jeezum-crow/) as a way to essentially say "Jesus Christ" but without taking the lord's name in vein, which would have been very important to the predominantly Catholic population of this area. I know that the writer of this ep, David M. Stern is not from this region, so I have to wonder if one of the staff writers at the time doing the re-writes was, because it's very odd that they would know the expression otherwise. I also did a search on Frinkiac for all spelling variations, and the expression shows up at least once more, in an episode Bob and Henry will get to soon... Simpsons Tall Tales. It's said when the Homer-as-Paul-Bunyon baby is born by Abe.

Dylan

I only know the inchworm song from an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond where Robert sings it to a baby Also I never heard anybody say jeezum crow until I moved to Maine, I always figured it was a New England thing

PittyParty

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