Rate/Review "The springfield files [Archive]

brentmoney

07-02-2002, 02:54 PM

Andy

07-02-2002, 02:57 PM

Good use of guest stars, good excuse for surreal situation (it's Mr. Burns).

flybrian

07-02-2002, 04:18 PM

Definetly a 5. Excellent X-files tie in, so many great jokes, a well-devloped plot that was followed through with, and Leonard Nimoy was great.
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HellBender

07-02-2002, 05:47 PM

Best Episode EVER!

Well, it's my favorite episode of all time... a big shiny 5/5!

Clarence

07-02-2002, 05:54 PM

Great episode , It's one of my favourites , 5/5! 9 thumbs up!

Robbie

07-02-2002, 06:19 PM

5/5. I've seen this episode a million times, and I never get sick of it.

Jessica Lovejoy

07-02-2002, 06:29 PM

The third best episode ever, for me. Great jokes, tons of memorable lines and a hilarious storyline to boot. Oddly enough, I'm not a fan of the X-Files by any means, but this is still one of my all time favourites. 5/5.

bartimus prime

07-02-2002, 10:00 PM

Love this episode, gets shown on our local channel a lot and I still can't get tired of it.

5/5 for me.

RaptorXLC

07-03-2002, 07:07 AM

I actually just saw the whole episode for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and I thought it was great. 5/5. It is one of the funniest episodes I've seen.

TheSageBean

07-03-2002, 08:19 AM

This episode is easily a 5/5. I liked the diet part.

Finkinstein

07-03-2002, 08:47 AM

I am gonna be different here and give it a 5/5

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Wiggle Puppy

07-03-2002, 09:17 AM

It's a good episode, maybe great. It's not one of my favorites, but it's a pretty good episode. I gave it a 4/5. Don't kill me for not giving it a five.

brentmoney

07-03-2002, 11:17 AM

On J"Re's the episode was listed in the WORST episode list..what were you thinking when you were watching that episode bud? I'm assuming he's the one that gave it a 1/5.

Cosmo Kramer

07-03-2002, 11:29 AM

How did You only move twice beat this excellent episode in the season 8 poll?

brentmoney

07-03-2002, 11:40 AM

You only move twice and The Springfield Files is a very, very HARD decision, maybe the hardest one ever. The Springfield Files is my 2nd fav ep, and You Only Move Twice is my 4th..so obviously I like The Springfield Files a little better...most people seem to prefer You Only Move Twice though.

Dr Zaius

07-03-2002, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Jessica Lovejoy
The third best episode ever, for me. Great jokes, tons of memorable lines and a hilarious storyline to boot. Oddly enough, I'm not a fan of the X-Files by any means, but this is still one of my all time favourites. 5/5.

what do you consider to be the top two?

my fave episode of all time, A-****ING-PLUS!!

Ryan

07-03-2002, 06:08 PM

Bart: And that is how much college will cost for maggie!
Homer: No! No! NOOOOOOOOO!

eric

07-03-2002, 08:19 PM

I still feel that this episode has the most hilarious first act in the history of The Simpsons.

5/5

Cosmo Kramer

07-03-2002, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Number One
I still feel that this episode has the most hilarious first act in the history of The Simpsons.

Easily, damn straight!!!!

brentmoney

07-05-2002, 09:43 AM

Hahahahaha, J'Re is afraid to admit he hates the episode everyone loves.

eric

07-06-2002, 03:01 PM

Actually, JRe didn't vote.

aussieboy14

07-06-2002, 03:45 PM

Jasper: Thank god its wednesday.

Miss Glick: Its Friday.

Jasper: Uh oh ( Hair sprouts from his body.) Little help here?

Mike Scully

07-10-2002, 10:56 AM

One of the most overrated episodes ever. Pretty funny/silly the first time or so, but there's nothing really interesting about the satire and storyline. It's hardly anywhere near the best episodes ever. 3/5

flareholymeteo

07-18-2002, 02:49 PM

Es uno de los episodoes mejores de todos los tiempos!! (It's one of the best episodes of all time!!)

Max Power

07-19-2002, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by flareholymeteo
Es uno de los episodoes mejores de todos los tiempos!! (It's one of the best episodes of all time!!)

Muy Fantastico! :D

King Lear

07-19-2002, 05:19 PM

4/5 a great combo of sci-fi and humour, the guest stars were actually very good.

mickmac_59

12-11-2007, 10:39 AM

A personal favourite. I was a big fan of the X Files so it was a joy to see Duchovny & Anderson taking the piss out of themselves. Definitely 5/5.

Kyoya Otori

12-11-2007, 12:20 PM

A hilarious episode, though for me the first act is far greater than the second and third acts. 4.5/5, rounded up to 5.

Moe Nopoly

12-11-2007, 08:20 PM

One of my favorite episodes and i really like the references to "X-files". Many funny moments. 5/5

Starman

01-04-2008, 12:24 AM

One of the first episodes I watched, therefore I love it for nostalgic reasons, and also for that fact that it's extremely hilarious. Seeing as my nostalgia for it is blocking out everything that might be weak about it, I can't really tell how good it really is. All I know is that I really love it.

A+

CousinMerl

01-04-2008, 01:57 AM

Definitely one of the high points of the eight season. It's a funny and interesting episode which also has a really good mystery plot with a funny solution. I have never been an X-Files fanatic, but I am a fan of science fiction so I really enjoyed the story and even the apperances of Scully and Mulder.

5/5

Kiyosuki

01-04-2008, 10:43 PM

It may have been a homage to the X-Files, but it was a good one. It also told it's own tale without using what it's being a homage to as a crutch too much, when 24 Minutes came out I heard a lot of comparisons between that and this and I don't really get the similarity. 24 Minutes was basically "24 Simpsons style". The point of the episode was to pay a fun homage to 24 using the Simpsons characters and...that's kind of it. It was a lot of fun yes, but it was a total recreation basically. Springfield Files on the other hand used a lot of the "feel" of the X Files and of course had Mulder and Scully make a cameo, but not so much that it became a recreation. It still had its own agenda to tell, which is all about media sensationalism using aliens (or what you thought was one).

I think it's a 4/5

goodfella

12-20-2008, 01:17 AM

Surprising , I haven't written anything on this yet. Oh well.

Bud-wei-ser. Bud-wei-ser. COORS! A+

Fox Executive

12-20-2008, 01:27 AM

Me neither, what a shame.
A+, just überbrilliant.

Kenan1

01-17-2009, 12:51 AM

This was one of my favorite episodes. I really enjoyed watching this episode.

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qwertyuio

01-17-2009, 04:53 PM

The perfect humorous episode. I can't stay more than a minute with this one without laughing. 10/10

Capt Hammer

01-17-2009, 05:14 PM

Its very good, but a bit overated, probably in my top 60. 4/5

Capt Hammer

01-17-2009, 05:20 PM

oops repeated post, please ignore

troymclure17

01-17-2009, 07:20 PM

One of the best episodes ever. Some great moments here: his jiggling is almost hypnotic, homer is a dope t-shirts sold out, alf and marvin the martian, human blimp sees flying saucer, etc. 6/5.

TheLarryDavisLoginExperinz

02-11-2009, 09:41 PM

Alien: I bring you love.
Lenny: It's bringing love, don't let it get away.
Carl: Break its legs.

Gatorsrule

04-02-2009, 12:06 AM

joe miller

06-08-2009, 12:40 PM

This is my favorite episode of the series! I love this episode soooo much! I've seen it more then most other episodes

teamB_macro

09-01-2009, 02:39 AM

I'm surprised no one mentioned one of the best gags in the episode, if not in The Simpsons history.

Agent Scully: Now we're going to run a few tests. This is a simple lie detector. I'll ask you a few yes or no questions, and you just answer truthfully. Do you understand?
Homer: Yes!
(The lie detector blows up.)

i have repeated this bit a hundred of times! am a great fan of x-files and simpsons and this ep just does it for me. now, ill watch that lie detector blowing up again bit.

Nauru-1

09-01-2009, 06:08 AM

Awesome episode. One of season 8's list of about five episodes that right near the top of the series. 5/5

bartyboy

09-01-2009, 04:54 PM

Overrated episode. 3/5.

Granto

09-02-2009, 03:12 AM

Overrated episode. 3/5.

Couldn't put it better myself really.

It's good, has rather funny gags but the twist is a little tiresome and not being an X Files fan doesn't help the cause either.

3/5

Goon

09-02-2009, 12:59 PM

Great episode, only flaw is a weak plot. So 5/5 joke-wise but about 3/5 in plot. That means a 4/5 for the whole thing.

Uosdwis R. Jewoh

09-02-2009, 06:31 PM

5/5 absolutely great

Quazie89

09-18-2009, 04:03 AM

Oh, this is one of my favorite Simpson episodes ever! It's definitely in my top favorites. When I was younger, I remember whatching this episode every time it came on. My favorite scene is when Burns is walking that funny little walk down the street. It makes me smile everytime. So I guess I would rate this episode a 5/5!

joe miller

11-27-2009, 02:14 PM

This is my favorite episode of the series! I love this episode soooo much! I've seen it more then most other episodes

You know, I never really explained why I like it so much. I thin kit is a hilarious episode the whole way through. From the opening with Leonard Nimoy to the "Keep watching the skis! Duh, I mean skies" line, this episode is chock full of great gags.

I also really like characterization. Homer wasn't portrayed crazy, or at least, not as crazy as he would have felt in the Scully/Jean era. He was crazy because he thought he saw an alien, but he didn't try to force people to believe him, like he almost certainly would have done in the Scully/Jean eras.

It also had a very great idea for the plot. I like mystery/sci-fi stuff, and that was exactly what this episode was. Did Homer see an alien? When others see it, is it really an alien? The mystery aspect is remarkable.

I read somewhere that this episode was originally going to end on a mystery, with the viewers not knowing if it was an alien or not. That also would've been a great ending I think!

So, this episode is my favorite of the series. Might be a random choice but it is one of those episodes I can always watch and I know, no matter what, I will love it and be entertained. 5/5

Denis Dufek

02-28-2010, 01:09 PM

5/5 Easily!!! This is one of the best episodes ever, and definiately in my top 5. Mulder and Scully were great guest stars, the plot was filled with humor, and we got a hilarious ending, and the episode has SO much memorable moments.

Even the people who don't watch the Simpsons know the scene where Scully talkes Homer about lie detectour,and ask him does he understand...

He say's "Yes",and the rest is history!

Croatian

Čak i ljudi koji ne gledaju Simpsone znaju za scenu gdje Scully priča Homeru o detektoru laži,i pita ga da li razumije...

On kaže "Da",a ostalo je povijest!

cinco

05-12-2010, 04:46 AM

This episode is so good, even people who never saw an X-Files episode are naming it their number one favorite.

I'm not enthusiastic about this one anymore, but it is still enjoyable.
Maybe it's the wacky ending and the anti-climax that turn my overall taste a bit sour when watching this one for the plot.
But in the field of humor, it's still a winner.
A lot of LOL-moments and of course...

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I think 'haha' is a fine enough description.

So, overrated? Yes. (but still a classic)

Brodie

05-12-2010, 06:49 PM

A great episode, especially if you also love The X-Files. Easy 4.5/5

The Wiggs

05-14-2010, 06:50 PM

Great parody of the X-files. Great episode of the Simpsons. 5/5

joe miller

05-17-2010, 11:13 AM

This episode is so good, even people who never saw an X-Files episode are naming it their number one favorite.

i know you were talking about me, but no longer is that true. We watched X-Files earlier! It was good, and it really made me appreciate the episode even more than I did, knowing how the characters Mulder and Scully act in the show.

cinco

05-19-2010, 10:02 PM

i know you were talking about me, but no longer is that true. We watched X-Files earlier! It was good, and it really made me appreciate the episode even more than I did, knowing how the characters Mulder and Scully act in the show.

Haha, isn't it always a strange experience to first see the spoof and then the original?

tom cody

05-20-2010, 05:26 AM

5/5. My favourite of Season 8 and an episode in my top 15 all-time.

El Duderino

05-21-2010, 12:08 AM

A wonderful episode acting as a great tie-in to the X Files and with great, funny references to Speed, Waterworld *shudders*, Happy Days and I particularly enjoyed the Shining reference 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy', all the characters singing Good Morning Sunshine at the end and of course Moe's killer-whale smuggling ring 'Who would've thought a whale could be so heavy! :LOL: 4/5

Bella Drape 'er

05-28-2010, 01:51 PM

A great mysterious episode.

The "alien" was very humourous and Simponsy.

Whilst the lie detector scene is an instant classic.

5/5

cinco

05-29-2010, 01:22 AM

A great mysterious episode.

The "alien" was very humourous and Simponsy.

Whilst the lie detector scene is an instant classic.

5/5

But it can't beat the lie detector-scene from Who Shot Mr. Burns part 2.
And although I liked the look from the alien, I still think the conclusion was a little too wacky and diminuished the overall mood they created throughout the episode.
I guess that was the purpose, but maybe they lost an interesting opportunity to give the episode a mysterious unsettling ending, typical for the X-Files.

Bartist

07-18-2011, 10:28 AM

One of the many things that makes this episode so phenomenal is that it packed enough comedy into the first two acts, such that when Nemoy closes the book and declares the end, you don't even realise there's still 10 minutes left. It's that good.

HMS pinafore

07-19-2011, 05:02 AM

It's the HMS pinafore's 200 post spectacular
So for this I thought I would put all my scepticism behind me and post a review on one of my alltime favorite episodes.
This is one of the best in the humor department with some of my favorite jokes( The Diet sign, All parts with Nemoy,Homer is a dope, the scary stories,"The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down" speed refrence,Lovejoys sermon, "It's bringing love, don't let it get away!", and every other line in the episode.

Also the end of this episode always put's a smile on my face
This then is worth the highest score possible, a 5/5

SpeedwaySquad

11-20-2011, 03:43 AM

I love the first act, it perfectly captures that Friday feeling and is actually pretty spooky with the music 'n' all. Also has some great gags. After that it starts to drag and it never really recovers. Also it has a pretty lame dig at Fox (again). Still some good gags though. B+/A- worthy - 4/5. Overrated but enjoyable nonetheless.

Blobulle

11-20-2011, 03:58 AM

Awesome episode, but the end is just a little wacky.
But still 5/5

Riviera

11-20-2011, 04:44 AM

I love this episode! The laughs are nearly nonstop, and the plot kept me interested as well. 5/5.

Bleedin' Gums Murphy

11-20-2011, 06:43 AM

SpeedwaySquad

11-20-2011, 08:10 AM

Which episodes would you rate as A + ?
Separate Vocations, Marge vs the Monorail, Lisa the Iconoclast, Secrets of a Successful Marriage, Homer Badman, Summer of 4 Ft. 2, and probably a few more I've forgotten about... though there's loads of episodes I really like that just miss the cut (Moaning Lisa, Lisa's Substitute, Lemon of Troy, Simpson and Delilah, Blood Feud etc).

Cam23

12-10-2011, 07:59 AM

This episode has always been in my bottom five favourite Simpsons eposodes.I remember being a bit surprised when I first saw it,because for me,it was the first episode where the humour kind of fell a bit flat.As usually happens with any Simpsons episode. has improved a lot on repeated viewings,but it's definately not one of my favourites.

Financial Panther

12-10-2011, 12:18 PM

I gave this a rewatch after it won the T tournament. I previously found it as an above average episode, 4/5. But then...holy cow! The episode is great. It's suspenseful, and gut-bustingly funny. My new favorite of season 8.

Stonecutter #47

01-11-2012, 12:53 PM

5/5 by far my favourite Simpsons episode as you can probably tell from my Avatar ;)

Even the subtle things like the creepy music made by the Orchestra on the Bus while Homer was walking home had me in hysterics. ''Don't be afraid..''

The Spruce Moose

01-11-2012, 12:59 PM

definitely in my Top 10. Probably in my Top 5. Maybe even Top 3 (although LETS, The Last Temptation of Homer, Secrets of a Successful Marriage, Cape Feare and Homer's Phobia all give it stiff competition, and that's just off the top of my head)