Ask Simpsons Questions Here (Jokes We Don't Get, Which Episode, etc.)

[Edgar Allan Moz]

Thanks for the help!

[cloneasaurus]

have there ever been any arrested development references in the show? AD referenced the show a couple of times, so just wondering if the show "responded" at any point

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Not to my knowledge...

[Comicshow MolemanBob]

What episode contained the first appearance of Nelson in which he is seen hanging out with Bart and Milhouse and he is considered a friend of there's (Or at least they are seen getting on together)

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

He is on their side in Lemon of Troy, but there might be even earlier episodes...

[handsome_devil]

What episode is "Bonfire of the Manatees"?

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Season 17 premiere with Marge swimming with manatees and Alec Baldwin as the manatee expert. Aside from the very end with Burns and Smithers it is lousy, but the entirely forgettable kind of lousy, not the excruciatingly painful so that you'll never forget lousy, imo...

[bomberswarm2]

Two Questions:
1. I think this is an episode,(ACTULLY its more likely to be a comic i think) but it might be something I somehow imagined. I remember an episode where Mr. Burns is taking a photo and giving out awards to people and he skips Homer and instead gives one to a monkey. So Homer gets mad and goes to Moes and he tries to get a beer and Moe throws him out for some-reason, so he is mad and goes to the Kwik-e-Mark and Apu uses the sign that says "We reserve the right to server any customer" to not server Homer. I can't rember nay more. Any help would be very good.
2. Is there an episode that mentions, references or parodies AFL (I mean Austrailan Rules football, not some random Arena Football Leauge or whatever it is).
Thanks.

[Prune Tracy]

For number 1, you may be thinking of Deep Space Homer, where a carbon rod wins the Employee of the Month or whatever award over Homer.

[bomberswarm2]

I checked that before I posted this question by watching the episode.
But as I can watch any ep with a click of a button, I am continously thinking that this is in a comic. It is hard to find a comic story discription, but I have all of those at a click of a button too...

[bomberswarm2]

For number 1, you may be thinking of Deep Space Homer, where a carbon rod wins the Employee of the Month or whatever award over Homer.

I checked that before I posted this question by watching the episode.
But as I can watch any ep with a click of a button, I am continously thinking that this is in a comic. It is hard to find a comic story discription, but I have all of those at a click of a button too...

[Financial Panther]

That's odd; I just noticed the link for this is in General Discussion, but the thread itself is in Episode Discussion.

Anyway, In "Frinkenstein," when Lisa is explaining the difference between the 20th and 21st centuries, what does she mean when she says "everybody's afraid"?

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

I assume it was a comment on either terrorism or just how crappy the country had become over the few years of the Bush regime at the time that episode came out...

[The Spectre]

So what's so funny about the name "Seattle" in "Homie the Clown"?

[handsome_devil]

Sea. At. Tle.

Get it?

[Bark Homer]

The joke is that Walla Walla, Keokuk, and (Rancho) Cucamonga are all well known for having funny names but Seattle isn't

Sort of a twist on the comedy rule of threes, the joke is that it's not a joke

[zirconia_ztolen]

who is pound foolish? David Silverman?

[Bark Homer]

Yes - http://www.snpp.com/guides/lisa-4.html

I don't know if he admitted it prior to the commentary for the 138th episode spectacular or not... I re-listened to it recently, and while they don't refer to him by name, they kinda take a shot at him for throwing a tantrum, which seems kind of mean to divulge if his identity was already public knowledge at that point

[Mounsey]

There was a DVD commentary where the closing credits have just begun to appear, and someone says something like, "Most of these people are dead now" and everyone laughs, and a second later Phil Hartman's name comes up and everyone goes silent. Does anyone remember which episode this was?

Some one asked this 8 years ago so I thought I would respond becuase it seemed thatno one answered it. Its a hidden commentary on the Marge vs Monorail episode which features Conan

[The Spectre]

... which brings us neatly to:

How do I access hidden commentaries on my computer? For "Lisa the Simpson" you're supposed to press the 6 on your remote when the picto-puzzle first appears, but the 6 key on my computer keyboard doesn't seem to have the same effect.

[yovanny25]

I'm trying to find out which episode this image is from

thanks.

[Financial Panther]

I think it's The Food Wife. ("When I'm sad, I make baseball bats.")

[yovanny25]

thanks, I'll give it a try.

[yovanny25]

FP you were absolutely right! thanks a lot.

[Financial Panther]

No problem.

[wesleyf66]

Hello. New here. Had a nagging question about an episode. What episode is it where Moe is said to be aging six years for every one because of his cow heart, and we see a picture of him and a cow on operating tables?

Thanks!

[Matlock]

Does anyone know what episode Mr Burns says "Smithers what is the typical gift for a peasant these days?" or something to that effect,its near the start of the episode, I think it might be written by John Frink, anyway yeah various Simpson characters are getting invites to something, each scene has them opening their invitations.Think it's roughly around seasons 10-13.

[FranklinGeorge]

Can someone tell me what happened to Dr. Nick?

[friz]

As you can see, what happened to Dr Nick is that he's Mr. Burns' assistant. He's in his early 40s, is unmarried, and currently resides in Springfield. Thanks for writing! We'll be right back.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

What you mean his apparent death in the movie? He's appeared in episodes since so...

EDIT: This really doesn't deserve its own thread if it is just that simple question, I'll put it in the q and a momentarily I suppose.