Has any other animated show made fun of the Simpsons decline?

[buyonferry]

Or at least referenced it.Infact has any show?Usually animated shows are quick to point out faults in other shows.Most obvious being south park.Has any took a shot at the Simpsons?

[comeau]

Family Guy, on a few occasions. Notably in the O.J. Simpson episode where Adam West comments "Go away Simpson, we don't love you like we did in 1994!", and the scene shifts to Homer who then exclaims "Do'h!"

Also in a song there's a scene with a guy wearing a Bart shirt laughing at the show with his friends in the 90s, then the scene changes to just the guy laughing by himself in the modern day. I can't remember the exact lyric, but it was something along the lines of laughing at the show in 1994, but not realizing that " the damn thing isn't funny anymore."

EDIT: This song, at about 2:15 in: http://www.yourdailymedia.com/video/watch/9180/

[Cartoonnetwork]

That song is actually one of the few Family Guy things I actually enjoy.

Seth looks kinda cynical when he does jokes like this and then he pretends to be friendly with The Simpsons staff . Comparatively the puns in the Simpsons have been less "insulting", I mean, it's one thing to say that F.G. is a copy of The Simpsons and it's another one to dismiss the work of the current writers. No matter if you agree or not, you can easily take back the first one, but not so much the second one. If you think the current Simpsons actually suck you should stay at that statement, much like South Park creators admit they dislike Family Guy. Of course Seth can think current Simpsons sucks and still think the guys writing them are nice people, but still it kinda make him look like the one who throws the stone and hide his hand.

This comment aside that song has some edge to it, and some funny lyrics, a dynamic montage that works well visually even with the ugly FG designs and animation, and a nice melody.

[Matty]

Comparatively the puns in the Simpsons have been less "insulting", I mean, it's one thing to say that F.G. is a copy of The Simpsons and it's another one to dismiss the work of the current writers.

Calling it crude lowbrow programming isn't really a pun though. Its more of a dismissing of the work of the current writers

[Haoie]

That 1994 reference in FG is spot on. Worked well for the scene.

[Bartesque]

That 1994 reference in FG is spot on. Worked well for the scene.

It was by far the best line in the episode.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

I'm cool with both those Family Guy jokes and the one where Stewie runs down Homer, but the one with Quagmire and Marge having sex and then killing the family is truly awful. The worst joke Family Guy has ever done, imo. I'd defend to the death their right to do it, but I personally find it horrendous. The Simpsons is still, thankfully, above that...

Oh, and regarding the main topic American Dad had an episode recently where Roger is surprised to learn Who Shot Mr. Burns aired 15 years ago. He doesn't really insult the show though. It was a cute scene, imo.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

I'd defend to the death their right to do it

No you wouldn't.

[Matty]

The Simpsons is still, thankfully, above that...

Fun fact: after that joke aired, the Simpsons staff actually quickly edited out a similar joke that had Marge killing peter from a family guy ad on the bottom of the screen which would've aired about a week later

[biffwestwood]

It's already easy for Family Guy to do that. Seth wants The Simpsons to end so the torch can be passed on to Family Guy. But anyone who stopped watching The Simpsons could very well watch neither. Just like that parent who sees their two kids fighting over something and teaching the kids a lesson by confiscating what was being fought over.

[Bartesque]

Just like that parent who sees their two kids fighting over something and teaching the kids a lesson by confiscating what was being fought over.

Then giving it to South Park.

[biffwestwood]

Then giving it to South Park.

With South Park being renewed until at least 2016, I wouldn't be surprised if people start accusing South Park of overstaying its welcome. But Comedy Central hasn't been able to get a big hit out of any other shows so that makes it easier to keep South Park around.

I have a feeling that Comedy Central will at least renew it for 2017 so it could celebrate its 20th anniversary.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Well alright sure, not to the death. But what I mean is if given the chance I'd support their right to make any joke they want, the Simpsons is not above criticism and all that jazz. There was a Family Guy line where Peter says he disagreed with someone but would defend to the death his right to say it or something which is kinda what I was going for...it was certainly in my head when I wrote it at least...but I don't recall the episode at the moment.

[zach]

i knew what you were going for. as i was reading it, i was saying it in peter's voice.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Yep, I knew it was pre-cancellation at least. That's the one where they go after Daggermouth or whatever from Season 3. I was a pretty big Family Guy fan at one point.

[zach]

yeah, if it was a post-cancellation reference, i probably wouldn't have known it.

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Wait I strongly assume you're just messing with me but...really? That just doesn't seem possible I hope it isn't...

[Dark Homer]

That was one of the halloween show intros wasn't it? A bunch of little in-show ads with fox characters pop up and marge cooks them

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Oh, you mean when they won't stop advertising for FOX and Marge vacuums up the football player/proceeds to kill several other FOX shows? Yeah I forget which one that was but Family Guy wasn't there, but if they took it out that's dumb I mean the point was mentioning how FOX advertises for their other shows and how obnoxious it is. I thought he meant they did something as awful as Family Guy in specific retaliation....scared me for a bit....

EDIT: Found a IGN article with the info. Treehouse of Horror XVIII apparently and Peter was gonna be put in a blender, the scene continued after that. I'd have to see it for sure, and this is coming from a Simpsons fan, but I have to believe his inclusion wouldn't have been as awful as that rape/murder thing. If for no other reasons than it being a Halloween episode and Peter not being the only target...it sounds funny honestly.

Off topic but that article also mentioned the Sausage Man deleted scene from the movie that wasn't on the DVD. They really need to give it a better release we know they had much more from it that wasn't on there...

[Matty]

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That's right, it was from that THOH. Always found it curious how Al Jean got all upset about that joke from Family Guy, when he himself put in a lighter version of that gag (I think it was shown on comic con) and then it was quickly replaced by another ad. That had to be animated fast, and Maurice LaMarche is still credited as a guest star for voicing Peter while he isn't in the rest of the episode.

Still, not as bad as deleting a cool as hell ending for that lame wall street journal joke...

[The Spruce Moose]

Damn, I hate admitting I agree with Family Guy

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Right now Family Guy is miles better than the Simpsons, actually.

[lolcats]

It's getting much better...

[Shaunbadia]

Other than Family Guy I don't think any other show has made fun of it's decline...the closest I can think of is "Simpsons did it!" in South Park and possibly Cartman proving that he was more badass than Bart in "Cartoon Wars".

Cartman: "What's the worst thing you've ever done?"
Bart: "I cut the head off a statue once"
Cartman: "Wow man, that's pretty hardcore....that reminds me of this one time, there was this kid I didn't like...so I ground his parents up into chilli and FED IT TO HIM!"

There is one other Simpsons reference that not many people know about and it's pretty cute. In the Beavis and Butt-Head episode "A Very special episode" when Butt-Head is trying to fill out a medical form he misreads the word "Symptoms" as "Simpsons".

Butt-Head: "Siiiimp....sim....Simpsons? Uh...they're pretty cool, uh huh huh huh huh."

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Butt-Head: "Siiiimp....sim....Simpsons? Uh...they're pretty cool, uh huh huh huh huh."

I don't remember that from "A Very Special Episode".

[Shaunbadia]

I don't remember that from "A Very Special Episode".

Skip to 2:07 to hear him say it. (The sound quality is clear enough, but the video quality is shit)


Dear God...Beavis screaming at that cat is priceless

The THOH now ends with Ned Flanders adressing the viewer about Wall Street Journal being part of the News Corp family now. It used to end with a reveal that not God but Satan gave Ned the power to scare the kids, and as payback Ned is taken to hell in an animation tour de force.

Is this alternate scene online anywhere?

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

I dunno what you're referencing there with the wall street journal joke, but yeah I would've left it in. I mean Homer's received worse than that in other episodes...

[Matty]

I dunno what you're referencing there with the wall street journal joke, but yeah I would've left it in. I mean Homer's received worse than that in other episodes...

The THOH now ends with Ned Flanders adressing the viewer about Wall Street Journal being part of the News Corp family now. It used to end with a reveal that not God but Satan gave Ned the power to scare the kids, and as payback Ned is taken to hell in an animation tour de force.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

The THOH now ends with Ned Flanders adressing the viewer about Wall Street Journal being part of the News Corp family now. It used to end with a reveal that not God but Satan gave Ned the power to scare the kids, and as payback Ned is taken to hell in an animation tour de force.

That made me sick. Was it just because they were running low on time or something? Surely they could have made room by deleting things other than the actual ending. Ugh.

I read about that original ending not long after the episode aired, and I'll never forget it. I don't know, seems like a weird thing to remember, but that was around the time when I was still looking forward to their Treehouse of Horrors, and "Heck House" sounded like the coolest one in a long time. You can always depend on The Simpsons to disapoint.

Also, source on Al Jean hating Family Guy's rape gag? Lol.

[The Governor]

I doubt there'd be a really obvious joke about the Simpsons declining as that'd be viewed as the show who made the joke is being petty and jealous over the Simpsons's success. I think the most direct joke we'll ever see is the FG line about it not being funny since '94.