Top 22 Short Films from 22 Short Films About Springfield
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- There aren't even 22 short films really, but we're gonna rank 22 of 'em anyway!
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1:46 “Rain Prayer” (Pokemon Red/Blue) by PROTO-DOME
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2:19 “The MFD” (Skies of Arcadia) by djpretzel
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2:47 "Mercenary Boxing" (Street Fighter II) by Malcos
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3:54 "Toadofunksky" (Super Mario RPG) by Yoann Turpin
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5:02 “Ground Zero” (Final Fantasy IX) by halc
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5:44 "Cerebral" (Plants vs. Zombies) by Avaris
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6:26 “A Daring Escape” (Mega Man 3) by Jago
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7:10 “Funky's Tricks” (Donkey Kong Country 3) by Malcos
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7:53 “Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog” (Secret of Monkey Island) by Alex Jones & Diggi Dis
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8:34 “Crystal Potion” (Mega Man 3) by posu yan
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9:18 “Mirror Image” (Tales series) by prophet of mephisto & Fishy
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10:05 “Baby Dreams of Lost Civilizations” (Paper Mario: TTYD) by Lemonectric
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10:44 “Honky Town” (Super Mario RPG) by Wiesty & XPRTNovice
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11:24 “Some Distance” (Uncharted 4) by Radiowar
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12:11 “Treehouse Campfire” (Donkey Kong Country 3) by Level 99
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13:09 “Together Again” (Animal Crossing: New Horizons) by Just Coffee
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I recently updated my editing software, so welcome to a new era of fewer pixelated images and less ghosting! In the previous versions, when I would shrink certain images they would get kinda pixel-y and bad, so hopefully this video will look noticeably more crisp and shiny. Let me know if you do see a difference with the visuals.
(Ironically, I was dealing with an episode with some of the most smudgy screencaps, lol. Maybe I need to buy a new Season 7 DVD.)
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Looking good! Video looks sharp, keep up the good work!
I would LOVE a video about how you make videos
Just curious what were you editing on and what did you switch to?
I said it before and I'll say it again. Do the video on picking the best segments from each non-treehouse of horror anthology segment. Here's how I may actually do it
Instead of a top 10 or 20 list, you'll review each non-treehouse of horror anthology episode and its segments and "pick" the greatest segment in that episode.
So, e.g. Season 8: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase. My favorite segment of that one is the Chief Wiggum segment.
Then move to the next one, review all three segments, pick the best one and repeat until you get to the latest one at the time. (Season 32: Now Museum, Now You Don't)
You can count short 1-minute segments like Homer as King Solomon but I would recommend not to count those short segments and only count the three main ones.
"So you call them 22 short films despite the fact there the total is lower?"
"It's a UA-cam expression."
"Really... Well, I've seen Dankmus, and I've never heard it before."
"Oh, not in a Dankmus video, no... It's a TheRealJims expression."
@@cuttingbored4195 Not a juiceone expression? For shame
@@cuttingbored4195 "...For short films?"
"Yes"
"Yes... And you call them short films despite the fact that they were obviously televised?"
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You kn... Maybe I shou...Excuse me for one second.
@@gacd2104 Of course
I think it’s crazy that Steamed Hams is so perfectly written that, even having seen it meme’d to death, it’s still legitimately still super funny to me. It’s just the perfect comedy set up, and perfectly cast with Chalmers and Skinner. I love how unnecessarily perceptive and confrontational Chalmers is the entire time, while Skinner just keeps snowballing the most pointless lie ever. The Aurora Borealis bit genuinely is lightning in a bottle, I have no idea how anyone even came up with that.
‘Aurora Borealis?? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized ENTIRELY within your kitchen?!’
‘Yes!’
‘…may I see it?’
‘…no.’
possibly one of the funniest eschanges in comedy history in general. If I ever came up with it myself I would not believe myself the next morning
Skinner’s mother screaming “HELP! HEEEELLLLP!” at the end is one of the funniest soundbites in the entire series
That combined with Skinner's grin and thumbs up is one of the all time great Simpsons moments.
Also the firetruck
My favourite line from the Burns/Smithers segment is Smither's iconic line:
*"I'm allergic to bee stings, they cause me to...Die."*
Like you can tell Smithers intended to explain his allergy in more detail but the stress of the situation made him condense it to just *"Die."*
It's also the fact that his reaction is more one of embarrassment than fear. Like, "what an inconvenience to put Mr Burns through".
@@alexpotts6520 And Mr. Burns' *"Oh quite impossible."* at the prospect of actually pedalling himself is hilarious. Like trying to smack the Bee away that might kill Smithers seems the more reasonable choice for him.
I liked the fact that Burns shouted old-fashioned insults towards Smithers. Though it's kind of weird that in an episode from the earlier seasons Smithers didn't have any major issues witht the bees Burns was raising after he sold the nuclear plant to some Germans
Fun fact: This episode gave the idea to the writers to do a spin-off that focus only on the secondary and minor characters outside the Simpsons family, but got scrapped. I kind of want them to keep the idea within the show for like of a episode per season, like a Treehouse of horror.
At least we got The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase, especially Chief Wiggum, P.I.
@@ravenwilder4099The segment with Moe and the Love-matic Grandpa is underrated.
I wonder if Jims ever did a video on the Spinoff Showcase episode.
That would’ve been awesome.
They do spotlight episodes frequently enough that I'm not sure it would be necessary
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I've always kind of liked that one about the boiled porks.
With Headmaster Stinger and Chief of the School Board Charmings.
The joke about the solar eclipse being contained in the bathroom is hilarious.
Such a classic scene.
Are you from the Berenstain universe?
"So, Stinger, I've arrived. Regardless of your instructions.."
"Well, Chief of the School Board Charmings, salutations! I trust you're inclined towards this indelible banquet?"
"Bah..."
This is a very Shelbyville kind of statement...
@@MrBanjob you're just jealous of our delicious turnip juice!
Go drown your sorrows in your cursed lemonade!
Before Steamed Hams blew up, to date, this is still my favourite Simpsons episode. Always a fun watch
The tall guy in the car always killed me haha
It's funny, I always thought Steamed Hams felt so un-Simpsons to me. It's a style of humor that you just don't see very often in the show. But I've seen it hundreds of times at this point because my friends will not let old memes die. That being said, I do love this episode dearly.
Weird, it never really did much for me. It's a really funny episode, to be sure, but there are just so many other episodes that I prefer over this one.
Was there any doubt that 13:13 is number one? It's probably the most memorable segment of the episode.
Indeed
I think the joke at 3:06 is pretty funny. My guess is that it's about kids playing in the water after a fire hydrant malfunctions, but instead it's a malfunctioning mailbox spewing a fountain of letters.
Pretty sure it's that I thought it was pretty obvious
You cant just describe exactly what happens in the scene add than add that its "your guess"
I think the lisa story is pretty important to the structure of episode. It helps to make the episode feel like you're seeing a day in springfield from different perspectives, and not just a bunch of little shorts. Those random characters had to help because you knew everyone else was busy.
I will say, I think Eddies one line in the Burger Scene is all he needs. His simple reply of "shakes!? don't know what you're gettin'" is somehow incredibly funny to me - it adds to the silly dialogue, but also keeps true to Eddies character of not talking much.
Ahh... the shakes line is seriously one of my most quoted lines. Perfect line for Eddie.
Also who can't forget about Wiggun asking " Do they have Krusty’s Partially Gelatinated Non-Dairy Gum-Based Beverage
Didn't he also say that "they must of sprung up over night" when talking they are talking about McDonalds? I always thought that bit was funny
@@scarletwitch616 oh dang, you are totally right! A great line too, but apparently not as memorable to me :(
Steamed Hams has to be number 1, but i live everything with Nelson and the Very Tall Man. In a format bending episode, it almost feels like this is the segment that most threatens to break the reality if the show, that the Very Tall Man is almost this sort of spectre of a man who refuses to laugh along and who will respond to the cartoony antics around him with righteous indignation. He is the Lester, Eliza, and Frank Grimes to Nelson.
I like even just from his irritated note-by-note lecture at Nelson it's clear he has been through this crap over and over, that he is a very serious frustrated person stuck in a hiliariously lanky body with a goofy voice and driving a pitifullly missized car because he can't afford anything of greater dignity, and one 'Hah Hah!' was the absolutely final straw for him. Forget Ol' Grimey, this guy could be Nelson's Sideshow Bob. :P
The most overthinking done by a person in the comments section for this one. And you're completely right.
Thanks for the shoutout, broski! Really appreciate it, and really dig your rank. It kept me entertained like the shirkaday I am! :)
Thanks! I enjoyed your rankings, it ended up making me rethink the Bumblebee Man segment and question if I was underrating it before!
The tall man segment gets me every time. “Do you find something comical about my appearance?” And the way Nelson squirms while the tall man is palming his head lol
That's always been my favorite.
like he's a pineapple
When Bill Oakley was asked about the Steamed Hams meme blowing up he said something like he was surprised so many people loved it. I'm one of the people who, from the first time I saw the episode all the way back when it premiered, thought it was one of the funniest segments ever put on the show, and it really is an example of perfect comedy writing.
After seeing it premiere I told my friend I'm getting a steamed ham at McDonald's
Link?
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Fun Fact: There was a lengthy segment involving Marge getting taken hostage that was shown on commercial previews and announced in that month's Bongo Comics but was never included in the final broadcast version.
does the deleted scenes for that episode have the Marge scene?
I don't think it's either a fact or fun.
There's also a deleted scene with Ralph and Krusty on a plane in the original promo. Its on UA-cam
@@nousukasIt might not be fun, but it is definitely a fact
Wasn't it just a fantasy Marge was imagining? That why she's kind of annoyed when Lisa asks her about recycling a can
The thing about the Pulp Fiction parody with Wiggum’s story is it still works without having seen the movie. I’m sure I’m not the only one who grew up with the episode and I always enjoyed these scenes. When I eventually saw the film as a teen, the segment obviously becomes much funnier because you get the spot-on references but also much darker because of what it implies about Herman. Do you think they ever considered including a gimp in the segment?
I saw The Shinning before seeing The Shining, and it helped me enjoy the movie far more than I could otherwise.
@@palaceofwisdom9448 I'm guilty of that with the Nightmare on Elm Street parody.
The Gum trilogy may not be the most exciting, but I love Marge's response.
Lisa: "MOM!!! Someone threw gum in my hair."
Marge: "Are you sure? Maybe it's just shampoo. That washes right out."
I do not know why it tickles me so. But the thought of someone squirting their shampoo into a trash can is just funny. The absurdity of even thinking it may be shampoo is just hilarious to me.
Also Marge needing to specify that it washes right out as though thats not the point of shampoo
The Bumble Bee Man narrating his day in Spanish and somehow me as a kid being able to understand everything he said despite not knowing the language, was the highlight of that episode for me.
What makes me laugh out loud while watching this segment is how the Bumblebee man is shouting poorly-translated Spanish as his house falls apart, such as "Naranjas en la cabeza!" (oranges on the head!), "una candelabra precariosa!" (a precarious chandelier!) and of course, "¿Donde esta mi tequila?" (Where is my tequila?)
It's very physical comedy
As an Spanish-speaker who grew up with the Simpsons' Neutral Spanish dub I was amused when I saw the original version, with all the broken Spanish. I saw in a video made by Max Power, a Simpson-focused UA-camr from Colombia, that the Spanish was written by a member from the show's staff that was of Hispanic descent but she knew very little of actual Spanish, so you had things like "Woodpeckero" which was changed in the Spanish dub as the correct "Pájaro carpintero". I always thought the sketch was more of a direct parody to Roberto Bolaños' shows like El Chapulín Colorado, but as someone who grew up watching things like El Chavo del 8, the slapstick wasn't as extreme as in the Bumblebee Man sequence
@@MandrakeHorse weirdly enough, the Mexican dub corrected all of the dialogue, but the "naranjas en la cabeza" and "¿Dónde está mi tequila?" were kept intact. The part with the chandelier was corrected to, "Este candelabro es frágil", a much more accurate thing to say in Spanish
great video!
a video on all the side characters that went missing over the years would be cool. for ex- the Winfield's, Ruth powers, etc.
The Winfields are definitely one of the weirdest bits of early Simpsons.
Like a Reversed Second character spotlight?
I like that you used your traditional music cues to describe at most 90 seconds of screen time its a nice insane touch 👌
This is definitely one of my most unhinged music mixes, lol
(I originally tried to do 2 segments per track but the music continuing to run sounded weird to me)
So if I'm being honest, the Professor Frink segment had me laughing so hard the first time I saw it that I missed the first 5 minutes of the next show. THAT kind of laughter. Looking back though, I would have to put Cletus in the top spot. It's like "Who's on first" - comedically perfect.
3:07 I always saw the kids dancing around the letters as a play on the classic gag of a fire hydrant breaking, splashing water into the air, and kids coming out to play in the water like a sprinkler.
I would put Nelson and the tall man higher on my list. I frequently quote "are you laughing at my automobile", his voice and the dialogue gets me every time.
I know my favorite unsung joke in this was Cletus poking his head through the title card, saying "What's going on on this side?".
Based on this top 10, can we all agree that this is Hank Azaria’s best episode?
5:00 i love that Dr Collossus is also in the background
I adore the Cletus segment, honestly might beat steamed hams for me. I love steamed hams, but I think raw enjoyment might go to the slack jawed yokel.
Dedicated to "The Adventures Of Ned Flanders" for making all this possible.
hens love roosters
geese love ganders
everyone else loves Ned Flanders
"Not me!"
Everyone who counts loves Ned Flanders
That's the one that is my favorite, and it's not even part of the 22 shorts
We need a ranking of every joke in Last Exit To Springfield now.
The craziest thing about the Pulp Fiction sequence is that they somehow already had the Herman character that perfectly stood in for Maynard.
I rank the 22 short films by "would I watch an episode of this"
So an episode of steamed hams? There's a few episodes of that
Cletus just bumbling around? Sure
A medical quack drama staring Dr Nick? Absolutely
3:17 You should consider doing a video about "Simpsons cells you wish you could own." Lots of times people rank episodes, but idk if I've ever seen somebody rank their favorite frames from the Simpsons.
Moes reaction to Snake just simply hopping the bar and grabbing the cash out of the register kills me because like. There was literally nothing Moe could do, its as if he thought up the perfect way to deal with a robbery scenario that didn't involve actually protecting his money
also the subtlety of Apu probably just jackhammering that woman in like 3 seconds kills me.
A perfectly cromulent video as always!
I’ve been watching the Simpson for several decades now, and have watched this episode countless times. However I could never discern what the 22 separate stories were, and that’s bugged me for years. Your video has finally put this to rest, and now everything’s coming up Millhouse.
The SummoningSalt joke was brilliant! I always love seeing my favorite UA-camrs reference each other
Not that you mentioned it Stam Hams is the culmination of what ever other short had into one. That just makes it all the more impressive and iconic.
The summoning salt call-out was quite the pleasant surprise. Always love it when my favorite UA-camrs share in my other non-Simpsons Partially Gelatinated, Non-Dairy, Gum-Based interests
I have rewatched this episode as a comfort show far more than I’d like to admit
This video does look better than normal, it just started and I was already wondering why that makes sense!
22: Bee Travelling
21: Bart and Milhouse Intro
20: Bart and Milhouse Ending
19: Chief Wiggum’s Donuts
18: Lovejoy and Flanders
17: Lisa and the Barber
16: Cletus Boots
15: Bumblee Man’s Bad Day
14: Nelson and The Very Tall Man
13: Herman & Van Houtens
12: Snake vs. Wiggum
11: Professor Frink’s Song
10: Comic Book Guy vs. Milhouse
9: Dr. Nick and Grandpa
8: Moe vs. Snake
7: Burns, Smithers, and the Bee
6: Apu’s Party
5: Maggie Gets Trapped
4: Cops At Krusty Burger
3: Lisa Smells Like A Sandwich
2: Lisa’s Gum Advice
1: Steamed Hams
Homer accidentally getting Maggie's onesie and her delighting in it gives me so much joy.
I'm shocked given how much repeat the Simpsons have done in plots, they've only technically done two other multi-pov stories that all connect in Trilogy of Error and that one in the cave. Unless I'm missing some others.
I'm surprised during the second Al Jean era they didn't do 22 more films on Springfield.
500 Keys from season 22 is similar
This was them testing for a Springfield spin-off that would have focusing on non-Simpsons characters. Later seasons have given many spotlight episodes to smaller characters so in a way they've done more "22 Short Films".
You took 14 minutes of my life and I want them back!
Oh, i'd only waste them anyway.
Excellent job on this ranking of the 22 short films from that cool season 7 event! I like your rankings very much and I think definitely the jolly Bengali story is one that I always get excited for. Apu is such a special character to me and he has always been one of my favorites! The Apu controversy is so dumb in my opinion! I will always support and stand up for him! This episode is certainly a real treat! It’s a story that I always love coming back to! Also got to shout out about the Chief Wiggum scenes. He is totally fantastic in this episode. I also truly love the scene of milhouse vs Comic book guy and steamed hams of course! Those would be my top favorites!
Maybe Frink's segment is ranked low, but it made you laugh before, and now it made you think, and in the end, that's all the segment would have wanted from you.
I'm kind of amazed that you used a different music for each and every single one of them. And some of them sound very fitting to the content too!
For some reason, I find myself quoting Lovejoy's "dirty, sinful business" line on a daily basis.
It's so perfect for him. Like, a reverend who cared about his job would never talk like that, but it's Lovejoy, of course he isn't bothered about whether he's sinning.
This is the first time I noticed Don Brodka in the background of the very tall man laughing crowd.
That's right, Don Brodka.
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uh-huh. Yeah. It's a shame I know.
Well, try to have a Merry Christmas
Juvenile Hall, Juvenile Hall, Juvenile Hall
Marge. Is Lisa at Camp Granada?
Steamed Hams has been my favourite short story since the first time I saw this episode. Skinner going into burning room and returning couple seconds later while YAWNING gets me every time.
I personally have a soft spot for the Lisa story, especially the ending part. It feels like a perfect encapsulation of a lot of her character (the frustration with other people's incompetence, the desire to look grown-up, the sensitivity to peer pressure), the slapstick with the bees is good, and the escalation of random-ass side characters to give bad advice is hilarious. Also, the kindly barber with the bald-spot fakeout is the perfect mixture of misdirection for good comedy and sweetness.
This is a nice way of looking at it.
Overall I just don't think the format of the episode really does much for a character like Lisa. It's great for the minor characters without much depth to them, that do one thing and do it well - they can have a sketch where they do their one thing, then move on before they outstay their welcome (Cletus would be a great example). Lisa really isn't that sort of character - she's much better suited as either the main character in a half-hour story, or as a source of wisdom/dropper of truth bombs dropping in to comment on another character's story arc.
@@alexpotts6520 True, but it would've been weird if she and Marge weren't there at all, and I think it was smart to give her one of the longer plots woven throughout, as it fits a little better with her being relatively more subdued and taking longer for things to escalate.
Surprised to see Bumblebee Man so high. If I remember Jim’s said in his review that the segment was a bit of a dud. And not the type of “dud” that Bart got either. Interesting how interests change over time.
Lisa getting a hair cut that doesn't blend with her skin and going "Wow! I finally look like a PERSON" always gets a laugh out of me x)
Steamed Hams and Cletus the slack-jawed yokel HAD to be numbers 1 and 2. They just had to, and you did not disappoint.
For a second I actually wasn't sure what you were gonna go with between numbers 1 and 2. Obviously Steamed Hams is the best and most iconic but Cletus' segment actually makes me laugh more so for a moment I thought it might actually be number 1. (This COULD be because I've seen Steamed Hams so many times at this point)
#11 is one of my favorites not just because of Grandpa Simpson, but the fact it's played out like an episode of ER, which is another one of my favorite TV series.
4:20 moreso than any other short in this episode, the Professor Frink song and especially the line "oh boy, that monkey is going to pay" lives in my head rentfree,
Excellent video as usual, the GeminiMan music snuck in was a nice surprise. I just beat Megaman III like an hour before watching this 😂. I quote Dr Nick’s “Holy Smokes you need booze!” line quite a bit. I love all the bits in this episode. So good 🎉
3:06 It's a reference to the trope of running over fire hydrants, making water splash everywhere and the kids celebrate it because it's summer fun.
Didn’t Butch hit a fire hydrant in Pulp Fiction as well?
#1 is obvious enough. It's the rest where the fun is. I've always enjoyed the Burns/Smithers bit. A lot of clever wordplay/archaic references and Burns being a callous asshole. The Barney/Moe stuff is fun, too. The Pulp Fiction references are whatever, but I do like the end with Herman and Kirk van Houten.
My favorite sketch in this is the Dr. Nick bit with Grampa demanding to see a "quack," to tell him there's something terribly wrong with him and give him pills.
It just hits me harder than any of the other segments.
Ive always been a sucker for secret rooms so Moe's segment genuinely ranks really high for me on concept of cool secret room alone
As a speedrunner myself I loved the summoning salt call out lol.
I would really love to see you make a Top 10 or 20 Simpsons Guest Stars. You could even separate the list into two categories: celebrities playing themselves and celebrities playing original characters!
No major quibbles with the ranking, but I will take this opportunity to say that I would happily watch the living daylights out of a "Top 10 jokes from Last Exit to Springfield" video.
Before this episode, I never realized there was a chance that my skeleton could leap out my mouth and escape my body. I've worn one of those Pulp Fiction ball gags ever since.
Steamed Hams but in a ‘22 short films about Springfield’ ranking video
I think Homer and Maggie must be my favourite, it's the cute farther & daughter moment and his realisation of what he's done.
The Cletus segment and Nelson segment are my favorite and remember laughing at steamed hams and bumblebee man the hardest with my dad when it aired
Steamed Hams but TheRealJims ranks the other 21 shorts too...wait a minute.
I think you were overly hard on Dr. Nick's segment. How the malpractice board doesn't return his cheery greeting. "But I cleaned them with my napkin!" That businesslike "hi, everybody" when he enters the operating room. The pastiche of ER's opening theme as background music. Skin failure, bonus eruptus and trans-dental electromicide. And why a golf cart motor specifically?
I think the Chief Wiggum and Lisa stories suffer in this video from the fact that you look both of them as just bunch of separate scenes when their strongest aspect is that they're "bigger" mini-plots that continue throughout the episode that otherwise consists of stand-alone skits. The Herman-Kirk scene feels almost like the climax of the whole episode since all the earlier Wiggum, Snake and Milhouse scenes serve as a buildup to it. And while I guess none of the Lisa scenes are super amazing on their own, I like every time they return to Lisa and show that the gum is still in her hair, as are all the other substances. I love the slow-burn escalation of her problem.
I would count both of these as one story each and place Wiggum's Pulp Fiction adventure at number #1 or #2 (along with Steamed Hams) while Lisa's gum saga would probably be somewhere between ranks #5 and #7. The Cletus, Bumblebee Man and Apu scenes would be lower on my list than they are on yours.
Congratulations to you for actually being able to find 22 separate "short films" from this episode, though.
Something I just realised: the writers of the Chip 'n Dale movie must've loved this episode. Dale refers to the Muppet druglord as a "clodhopper" and part of the mystery revolves around a character supposedly being from Albany, NY.
never thought i'd hear summoningsalt mentioned on this channel
‘Tales from Springfield’ is the spin-off we all deserved.
I gotta be honest, all the randoms bursting into the Simpsons’ house with so many pieces of different character specific, gum-in-hair comments is definitely top three for me. Bazooka Joe’s got deep pockets, absolutely legendary imo
I love the call-out to Summoning Salt.
This looks so much clearer. I love your videos. Keep them up!
Just got home from work.
Hope you mention the deleted Krusty and Ralph on a plane segment that we only know from a local station's commercial.
Also I think Josh Weinsteinpost part of the script
The "sending Barney's bar tab to Nasa" joke always gets me. I think it would have been funnier if it was actually true instead of Moe just tricking Barney
Great video! I have to respectfully disagree with you. The Bumblebee Man short film is brilliant AND includes the “Yo quiero Taco Bell” dog! But I absolutely LOVE Homer and Maggie’s segment: Homer writes a Lassie-esque note demanding help in CHEESE, then gives it to the dog, who quickly shakes the note off, and promptly laps up the cheese. This was a Bond-villain-evil-scheme, but Homer’s style with the confines of his flawed intellect. I freaking love it! Totally agree with “Steamed Hams”, it gets me rolling on the floor laughing even thirty-plus years later (and not just because of the memes). Please keep making Simpson videos!
RealJims, you are one of the few reasons I regularly check UA-cam. I'd be really interested in your commentary on the Season 1 episode - Homer's Odyssey. Why you ranked it last at number 13 and why it just didn't do it for you? Thanks, hope to see more of your stuff in the future!
I knew Steamed Hams would be number 1. I remember this airing in the 90s on Sky One and that was the best skit. That Aurora Borelais part gets me over every time!
The jingle for "Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel" is the best part of the episode. Steamed Hams is the better overall segment, but the song is unbreatable.
Great video on a funny and very odd episode.
I watch this channel religiously. Keep up the great work!
The first time I saw Pulp Fiction it was at a movie club screening, and I recall laughing so much it made my throat hurt. But I didn't laugh just because of the movie and its dark humour, it was because I finally understood what the Simpsons were referencing! Kinda dissapointed a kid with a maze didn't show up to save Marcellus, but still a great film.
“Holy smokes, you need booze”-Dr Nick. ironically I had a Doctor when I was young called Dr Nick, he wasn’t incompetent though.
9:27 I think this was a subtle jab @ the casual convention go-er @ the time. I'm sure it's not out of the ordinary for famous people to be asked to sign stuff they have nothing to do with... There was a real brief mention in the "comic con" scene in chasing Amy, for example, of comic artists being asked to sign comics they didn't draw
I’ve never considered ranking them, because I all think they work together to comprise an amazing complete package.
Jims, I had to rewind the mr burnes insult bit three times. I'm crying laughing. It's so good.
My favorite will always be the very tall man with the largest automobile he could afford.
Also before steamed hams became the title of the segment/ubiquitous meme my Simpsons friends always referred to it as the Aurora Borealis segment and I'm still salty it's not called that.
Ayy, I'm glad I'm not the only one who had the idea of apu speedrunning his party :)
Loved this. I would love for there to be a Simpsons Mysteries video about the enigma that is Handsome Pete, he dances for nickles.
The Lisa bit should be in the top 10 at least if only for the "Snippy Longstocking" sight gag alone!
I remember loving this episode as a kid, and being horrified when I was finally old enough to watch Pulp Fiction!
Cletus lives rent free like, " everyone who counts loves Ned Flanders, and Inflammable means flammable?!?". These are the things that make it so 80% of Americans will remember The Simpsons on their deathbed when the flashing meets the eyes.
the thing about Steamed Hams is that like... yeah, it's the best one. just objectively. every joke lands - which there are several of - and as you mentioned, it does everything from the previous sections perfectly. it's a rock-solid short film the whole way through.
and that makes liking it feel so *boring.* yeah it's the best short, anyone could've told you that. it does everything right, but I feel like that robs it of something. I dunno man
I definitely remember Bumblebee Man's segment as my favorite when I was a kid.
The true legacy of Steamed Hams is the sheer number of memes left in its wake.
This is one of the best episodes in my opinion.
Squeaky Voiced Teen for Simpsons Histories please. Although it colours quickly turn into a Simpsons Mysteries given how much his design changed during the golden age.