The Simpsons!

[RetroVortex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGJGTjV2WE

[Friar]

I'm always surprised that people can remember the names of the episodes, or which season they were in. Mind you, the issue for me is probably fragmented viewing. The simpsons airs on both Sky 1 and Channel 4 (and at one time BBC2), all airing different episodes, so I have no idea which season is which.

[Johro]

It's mostly due to the DVD releases. We have booklets, you begin to recognise them by name.

[Friar]

Ah, that makes sense. I've never bought any of the boxsets, mainly as there's 3/4 episodes on every day, which is more than I'd be able to watch.

[Johro]

That is true. To be honest, it was the commentaries that got me hooked. So entertaining. They've become more bland since season 10 as most of the great personalities left around that point.

[JedExodus]

Who's your favourite character? Mine's Mr. Burns.

[St_Eddie]

Originally Posted by JedExodus

Who's your favourite character?

Lisa Simpson - Because like me, she is a vegetarian. I also like her because she's often the only voice of reason in an insane town. Her incredibly strong ethics are admirable.


Marge Simpson - Because she reminds me of my own Mum and she's such a caring character, who's full of compassion and is a devoted to her family.

Squeaky-Voiced Teen - Because he consistently makes me laugh!

[Johro]

A regular? I'd probably say Smithers or Flanders. Writing a character that only says jokes isn't as funny to me as the characters which are played off of extremely well. Smithers and Flanders are excellent examples. They rarely ever hold down a show, yet if they're around, there's a joke coming in some form.

of all time?
Hank Fuckin' Scorpio


I don't know if he ever came back, but that was such a great character.

[corruptbiggins]

We're on favourite characters now? Here's my top three:

3) Moe Szyslak
2) Dr Nick Riviera
1) Professor John Frink

[St_Eddie]

Originally Posted by Johro

Hank Fuckin' Scorpio...

I don't know if he ever came back, but that was such a great character.

He kind of came back as the vice President in the movie. It was originally going to be Scorpio but the writers were concerned some viewers wouldn't remember him (yeah, like we'd forget a classic character like that) so they changed his name and appearance. The voice is still Scorpio's though.

[Johro]

Originally Posted by St_Eddie

He kind of came back as the vice President in the movie. It was originally going to be Scorpio but the writers were concerned some viewers wouldn't remember him (yeah, like we'd forget a classic character like that) so they changed his name and appearance. The voice is still Scorpio's though.

Yeah Albert Brooks. He's done a few voices on the show too.
According to IMDB...
"500 Keys (15 May 2011) - Hank Scorpio (voice) (as A. Brooks)"
I, now, HAVE to see that episode.

[Trenchfoot]

Originally Posted by Johro

Yeah Albert Brooks. He's done a few voices on the show too.
According to IMDB...
"500 Keys (15 May 2011) - Hank Scorpio (voice) (as A. Brooks)"
I, now, HAVE to see that episode.

Don't. You'll be dissapointed.

[Sausy Gibbon]

Favourite episode would be either Fear of Flying, Rosebud or Kamp Krusty.
I'd agree with JedExodus Mr Burns is my favourite character any episode that focuses on him is usually a favourite for me second would probably be Hans Moleman.

[Michael J Fox is Canadian]

Originally Posted by St_Eddie

'The Simpsons was one of the greatest animated shows on TV. 'South Park' is one of the greatest animated shows on TV.

'The Simpsons' will always deserve respect for its earlier seasons but 'South Park' continues to be genius (for the most part).

... Just my opinion of course.

No disagreements here. Before the simpsons the best animated comedy was the flinstones (which at the time was the closest thing for an adult oriented cartoon). I'd say it had a good 10 seasons or so before it went downhill. but south park celarly went to the next level. Any rational comparison other than longetivity (which south park has a disadvantage due to being started later) favours south park; south park is practically done on the fly (they react to real events quickly), the south park movie dominated the simpsons movie, south parks seasons 10-15 were far better than those of the simpsons.

[Sausy Gibbon]

South Park has a few episodes that are the best of all other South Park episodes but it doesn't have any episodes that I would say were in my best episodes out of any animated TV or even in all of TV, The Simpsons does. And I can't think of a South Park quote that I use in everyday conversation.

[Jennifer]

Futurama is much better than either South Park or the Simpsons in my opinion. But I do enjoy all three.

I'd have to say my favorite Simpsons episode is King of the Hill. It's the only one that I remember the entire plotline and jokes vividly. With all of my other favorite episodes, it's either one or the other.

My favorite Simpsons character is:

[St_Eddie]

Originally Posted by Jennifer

My favorite Simpsons character is:

The shameless apperance of Jay Sherman in 'The Simpsons' (in order to promote 'The Critic') is certainly not Matt Groening's favourite character. In fact, he's disowned that episode. Seriously.

Personally, I like 'The Critic' and Jay's appearance in 'The Simpsons'.

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by St_Eddie

The shameless apperance of Jay Sherman in 'The Simpsons' (in order to promote 'The Critic') is certainly not Matt Groening's favourite character. In fact, he's disowned that episode. Seriously.

Personally, I like 'The Critic' and Jay's appearance in 'The Simpsons'.

The whole brouhaha over the whole thing was silly in my opinion. A Star is Burns was a great episode.

[Darth Marsden]

Of course it was! Football to the groin! It's always funny!

[St_Eddie]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Of course it was! Football to the groin! It's always funny!

Also, Barney's short film in that episode is superb.