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**Dark Homer** · 11-24-2009, 03:49 PM

pranks and greens
rednecks and broomsticks
the good, the sad and the drugly
mypods and boomsticks
sex, pies and idiot scrapes

what is with the recent trend of "[A-PLOT] and [B-PLOT]" episode titles?

it gives the distinct impression that they think up the title before the story

it's starting to annoy me

**Green Man** · 11-24-2009, 04:00 PM

the writers think of a pun title and then write an episode around that title, if the main story can't have both things in the title they add a subplot

**WBadger** · 11-24-2009, 04:48 PM

why cant they go back to titles like bart does this or homer is that.

**Green Man** · 11-24-2009, 05:06 PM

I miss the ________ vs. _________ titles

**hughes** · 11-24-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Green Man

I miss the ________ vs. _________ titles

Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays

**Green Man** · 11-24-2009, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Animal

Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays

that was like... 5 seasons ago

**hughes** · 11-24-2009, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Green Man

that was like... 5 seasons ago

I know, I was using it as one of the problems that can arise from ____ vs ____ titles

**Mt. Doom** · 11-24-2009, 09:34 PM

They've always got The____Who_____Too Little, Much, etc.

**Orange Harrison** · 11-24-2009, 10:33 PM

Also, will they ever stop making episode titles out of "Mona Lisa"?

**Green Man** · 11-25-2009, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by Orange Harrison

Also, will they ever stop making episode titles out of "Mona Lisa"?

no. it's just too easy to make a pun out of that.

Man-A Lisa
Coma Lisa
Arizona Chiesa
Zona Lisa
Jonah, Lisa

**Jims** · 11-24-2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by WBadger

why cant they go back to titles like bart does this or homer is that.

Why not do both? Bring on "Homer Gets a New Job and Lisa Still Can't Make Friends".

**Orange Harrison** · 11-24-2009, 06:00 PM

I would like to some titles with the Seinfeld/Curb your Enthusiasm-style. Just "The *insert object or event related to the plot*"

**Uosdwis R. Jewoh** · 11-24-2009, 04:48 PM

i've already said i'm not a fan of the recent titles. i do think it is very possible that they think of the episode names first then create the story

**Semaj** · 11-24-2009, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jamie

it gives the distinct impression that they think up the title before the story

it's starting to annoy me

Same here. Their pun titles become less tolerable each passing season.

**HappyPalooza** · 11-24-2009, 06:22 PM

I agree with everything said in this thread. At first I thought, "this is the least of their problems anyway" but maybe if they stop making titles based around their puns they'll start thinking of plots for the show on their own and it will be great again. : )

**cinco** · 11-24-2009, 11:12 PM

The ... story ever told
Bart/Lisa gets a (Z, F, A-)
O Brother,...
The ... who ... too much/little
The Old Man and the...

**Mr Black** · 11-25-2009, 04:43 AM

Yep, the pun titles have been getting old for years.

Bring back "Homer gets drunk" and "Bart does something interesting"

**Nauru-1** · 11-25-2009, 11:07 AM

What bothers me about the episode titles nowadays is that they often don't feel natural and they seem to increasingly be using the same ones. That being said, the titles are the least of my worries.

**Ryan** · 11-25-2009, 11:08 PM

Simple, to-the-point titles like The Office has would be bland, but way fucking better than the puns.

"Lisa, the Drama Queen" = "New Friend"
"In the Name of the Grandfather" = "Ireland Trip"
"The Good, the Sad and the Drugly" = "Bart's Girlfriend" (...wait)

I really miss the "________ the ________" titles. Better times. I think the last non-pun title (excluding THOH, special episodes and "___vs____") was "Homer the Moe", nearly nine years ago. Shit...

**Charlie** · 11-25-2009, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by homer5000

I think the last non-pun title (excluding THOH, special episodes and "___vs____") was "Homer the Moe", nearly nine years ago. Shit...

Simpsons Christmas Stories.

**Green Man** · 11-26-2009, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ivan

Simpsons Christmas Stories.

isn't that a pun of simpsons bible stories?

**Ryan** · 11-26-2009, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by Ivan

Simpsons Christmas Stories.

Originally Posted by homer5000

I think the last non-pun title (excluding THOH, special episodes and "___vs____") was "Homer the Moe", nearly nine years ago. Shit...

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**Haoie** · 11-25-2009, 11:41 PM

Has anyone ever laughed at any of those titles?

Seems pretty implausable.

**The Sovereign** · 11-26-2009, 12:32 AM

only episode titles of any show i've ever laughed at is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

**General Jack D. Ripper** · 11-26-2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

only episode titles of any show i've ever laughed at is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Yeah, and that's more timing than anything.

**Moe Nopoly** · 11-26-2009, 12:43 AM

must admit, i didn't really notice this "and" trend before. The titles are mostly only mildly funny.

**Charlie** · 11-26-2009, 02:55 AM

I wouldn't really call it a 'special' episode. I mean, it has the standard opening, standard closing. It's just split into a few different stories. I believe that Simpsons Christmas Stories and Simpsons Bible Stories are the only 'trilogy' ones that don't even have a pun for a title (Wettest Stories Ever Told, Four Great Women and a Manicure, Love Springfieldian Style, etc)... I just dunno if I'd classify it as being anything other then a standard episode, especially considering they have wraparounds and all. That's just my reasoning anyway.

**Ryan** · 11-26-2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Ivan

I wouldn't really call it a 'special' episode. I mean, it has the standard opening, standard closing. It's just split into a few different stories. I believe that Simpsons Christmas Stories and Simpsons Bible Stories are the only 'trilogy' ones that don't even have a pun for a title (Wettest Stories Ever Told, Four Great Women and a Manicure, Love Springfieldian Style, etc)... I just dunno if I'd classify it as being anything other then a standard episode, especially considering they have wraparounds and all. That's just my reasoning anyway.

I'd consider all the punny trilogies to be loose standards, including Bible Stories since they have wraparounds. Christmas Stories does not, thus truly making it a special episode...

**Disgruntled Goat** · 11-26-2009, 05:27 PM

Are the "____ the ____" and "____ vs. ____" parodies of anything in particular?

**Jesse Pinkman** · 11-26-2009, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Disgruntled Goat

Are the "____ the ____" and "____ vs. ____" parodies of anything in particular?

I'm not sure, but if not, they simply are meant to give a generic feel to the episode. Obviously an episode with the title "Marge Vs. The Board of Education" isn't going to be all about Bart making a new friend or Homer getting a new job.

Some might be parodies but I think they are just meant to give a vivid clue as to the episode

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