ITT: Jokes from golden-era Simpsons that weren't funny

>>87716416
i wonder what you're like in person
>>87716277
eh you had to be there. the egg council shit was .. it was a thing

>>87716442

Perfectly normal and nice really I gave a tour over at the Junior College

>I'm the first non-Brazilian person to travel back in time!

I have no idea why people are so crazy about Dr. Zaius.

>>87716480

I never even understood what were they referencing. I assumed it was a fuck up of the dubbers.

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>Its Hammer!

>>87716480
>>87717062
It was originally "first non-fictional person"

Groening never understood why it was changed cause he liked the line

>>87716416
Wait is this classic Simpsons? The animation style looks like modern Simpsons

>>87717140

Wife's Aquatic

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I never understood the joke here, I thought once I got older I would get it. But I don't. Why were they mad at Homer for putting on a dumb rasta hat?

>>87717171

Because it's cultural appropraition (people complained about it back then) and him being a grown man trying to look cool and failing made him look like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ele_dj3ud38

>>87717171
hello, fellow kids

>>87717171
Fuck off, Narc.

>>87717171
They think he's an undercover cop trying to bust them for drug use.

>>87717171
They assume he's an undercover cop doing a really shitty job of blending in.

A narcotics officer or "narc", colloquially.

>>87717171
>cool concert, am I right?

He's a narc

>>87716277

sure and i bet you also think we should have a nice plate of eggs too

>>87717210
Holy shit, THAT'S what that's from?

I thought that scene was from Ned's Declassified.
What the hell

>>87717287
ha, same here

>>87716277
>>87716480
odd, i'm usually in hysterics when these two roll around

>>87716442
>eh you had to be there. the egg council shit was .. it was a thing
Yeah, if anything it's more of a dated reference than an outright bad joke

>>87716277
That's probably because you weren't around during the early 90's

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>>87719938
>in just over a year there will be adults who never existed in the 20th century

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>>87716277
>tfw all you remember are the good jokes and you'd have to watch the episodes intently to find a bad joke

>>87716480
>>87717124
I know it was changed but it has to reference something, doesn't it?

I mean, did they just throw a dart at a globe and decided to go with Brazil as a joke instead?

>>87716442
>eh you had to be there. the egg council shit was .. it was a thing

What the egg council was real? can you explain

>>87717960
Here too.

>>87722839
You have much to learn my friend.

http://fortune.com/2016/10/10/american-egg-board-hampton-creek/

>>87717171
One of the writers went to a concert and tried to start a conversation with some of the teens, this was the result.

>>87716480
>>87717062
>>87717124
>>87722800
Its a reference to an 80s movie short where a brazilian man Invents a time machine to stop the Maracanazo.

The Maracanazo where the finals of the 1950 world cup (that Brazil was the host of). In that game Uruguay defeated Brazil 2 to 1 in their own stadium the Maracana hence the name Maracanazo.

The movie follows the man as he tries to stop the defeat of Brazil but ends distracting the brazilian goalie and being the reason for loosing the game.

I found the shot but is in Portuguese with spanish subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnJzSh3hA0

>>87716277
I still would've loved a squeaky egg costume.

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>>87723205

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Mostly not funny cause i never understood it

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>>87723390

I never got it either.

Same with this one. Why would they have a barn full of /co/ users?

>>87723390
Chucks is top shit

>>87723390
Come on dude

Sneeds Feed and Seed
Chucks Fuck and Sucks

>>87723441
It'd never be named that, definitely a stretch

That doesnt even make sense, are they selling gay prostitutes? WTF

>>87723390
this is bait

>>87723460
It's an autism detector.

>>87723460
>>87723484
dont bully i want answers

>>87723390
>>87723113
Really makes you think.

>>87723535
Sneed Feed Seed all use eed
Chuck F___ S____ all use

>>87723756
Chuck Feed + Seed because it just passed ownership

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I'M DICK TRACY! TAKE THAT PRUNE FACE!
NOW I'M PRUNE FACE, TAKE THAT DICK TRACY!
NOW I'M PRUUUNE TRACY TAKE THAT...
>Dick Face

>>87723935
As a kid i thought he was playing a game where he was like a bodysnatcher or something

>>87724261
that's....actually pretty cool

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>>87723426
Beta Barn as in betamax tapes (another cassualty on the format wars)

also I get your joke.

>>87716277
Wait was getting stuck in an egg costume a simpsons episode? Oh fuck, I thought that happened to me.

>>87724939
That was Calvin and Hobbes but still what the fuck anon.

>>87716277
Someday I'm going to get that egg

>>87724989
No it was some kind of Vegetable. An Onion I think.

>>87724918
Betas were better quality than VHS. Not even kidding.

>>87717210
>(people complained about it back then)

People still complain about it now, but the difference is that even a pretty heavy SJW will shoot down that argument before it can even start, so it stays in small ultraliberal corners of the net.

>>87717171
They think he's a cop whose playing the Clinton strategy of being "in" with the "fellow kids".

>>87725138
Porn chose VHS over Beta.

I stopped watching last season when Laurel died and started with the season premiere this year because I have no life. It genuinely does feel more like S1 or 2 now. It's not great but it is watchable. But Felicity is still annoying just by existing because the sight of her reminds me how shitty she was. And it's only a matter of time before the boyfriend drama blows up and that won't be good.

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>>87725683

>>87723457
Yes, it was an out of the way whore house, which presumably got shut down and later purchased and reopened as an actual business.

It's not supposed to be in depth, it's just a quick visual gag.

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This is barely even identifiable as a joke.

>>87727501
well back then it was a legitimate joke

>>87727501
It's just super dated. At the time, it was chuckle worthy to think that an elementary school, of all things, would have or need a website. Remember, this was in late 1996, where a good portion of the United States still didn't really use the internet and wasn't sure what it was for.

>>87727501
>http

We have come a long way.

Has anyone read any of john swartzwelder's books? I hear good things.

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Why would this ever be funny

>>87727501
>barely even identifiable as a joke

could be said for most of the humor in that episode tbqhfam

most overrated shit ever

>>87723161
Fuck, that is inside.
They should've just made a Back to the Future joke.

>>87717171
Someone didn't get laid in highschool

>>87729049

Because it's making fun of maffia tropes. I chuckled while reading it.

>>87723161
The maracanazo, the only worthwhile thing my country did, and was more than half a century ago.Brazilians sure got mad tough

>>87723390
>season 11
>golden-era Simpsons

kys

>>87730937
Simpson is good up until the movie included.

>>87729049
its funnier in spanish cuz doctor rhymes with lemon
i always thought they said something different in english

>>87717119
This was funny because he was trying to be serious with a kids toy that played hip hop music.

>>87727501
Not great as a joke, but really interesting as a cultural artifact.

I drive past an elementary school every day with a big LCD sign that sometimes says "Like us on Facebook." It still feels like a parody to me, but that's just what stuff is like these days, It's not weird to anyone much younger than me.

>>87730949
Mmmm no. It had already begun it's decline in season 10. The Movie was between Seasons 18 and 19. 2-9 is golden era, with a steady decline after.

Don't get me wrong, there are great episodes from 10 to about 15, but there were more and more duds. It was more crap than good by the time the movie came out.

>>87731186
there was still more good than bad by the time of the movie.

I know people didn't complain about the Simpsons before it.

>>87731220
>I know people didn't complain about the Simpsons before it.
Gotta be over 18 to post on four chan dot gov

>>87731273
I have been here since 2007. I remember the time 4chan never complained about Simpsons.

>>87731315
1) Not just talking about 4chan and
2) You're honestly remembering

The nature of the complaining has changed, sure. It started with complaints about the plots and situations were getting too ridiculous. Shit, there's episodes in the golden era poking fun at it.

As time wore on, the complaints went from "this show isn't as good as it used to be" to what you hear now, mainly "this show clearly ran out of ideas more than a decade ago and needs to be taken off the air."

>>87731434
Probably because it did get worse with the time and it's in what, Season 25 now? Even if you extend the golden era to S15 it's still 10 years of pure shit.

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>>87731489
28, if you can believe it.

But just look at those ratings!

>>87731634
So more than the ones that various Nick/Cartoon Network/Disney ones fight over.

>>87731634
what caused the increase for s12?

>>87731811
I'm more interested in what caused the increase of 20-21. Fallout from the movie?

>>87731811
Not sure, but it's pretty interesting, huh? Not only is it really significant, but it's the highest ratings they ever had.

Pet theory: New, widely disliked presidential administration causes people to seek more left wing humor. Heck, maybe it'll happen again.

>>87731850
Again, no clue. It's not super significant, though, only 300k more viewers.

>>87727501
The writers actually joked about this on the DVD commentary for YOMT.

>>87731996
>Pet theory: New, widely disliked presidential administration causes people to seek more left wing humor. Heck, maybe it'll happen again
costanza.jpg

>>87731811
If I had to guess, more American households with TV? Cable more readily available? Other popular shows ended?

>>87731850
20th anniversary.

>>87732056
Not making a political statement one way or another, but you can't deny that while he has his supporters, and clearly enough of them to get elected, he is widely disliked, especially by the people who traditionally make up a large percentage of the Simpsons target audience. People seek entertainment that conforms to their biases.

>>87731186
Agreed, golden era was 1 to 9 and a bit of 10, then the episodes and jokes were mostly shit. Not unwatchable until awhile later, but still mostly shit.

I know a lot of people in /co/ mark the sugar shark as their jumping point, but for me it was the African episode.

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There's not a single joke or gag from the golden era that didn't land, and this thread has yet to prove me wrong.

>>87732105
>20th anniversary.
Ah that makes sense, there was probably a media blitz.

Although there was a TREMENDOUS media blitz in the year leading up to the movie and it still trended downward, so who can really say.

You remember that shit? I never saw that much Simpsons shit in real life, it was a little surreal. Like, I obviously knew that it was a popular show, even then, but seeing out in the light of day was jarring.

>>87731996
>>87732134
I don't remember season 12 being anymore overtly political than usual, and I could just as easily claim that the Bush administration brought more families together to watch prime time television because something something conservative family values something.

I don't actially BELIEVE that, but it's just as valid of a theory.

>>87732134
>>87731996
The fuck did someone bring /pol/ into here for? Nobody even brought that up before these posts.

>>87732292
Not more overtly political than usual, no, but The Simpsons has always had a liberal bent and it could be seen as a security blanket. Heck, I'll bet that Fox New's ratings went through the roof when Obama was elected.

And I'm prepared to be proven wrong, but it's a hypothesis that at least holds water.

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>>87732331
>Gay lefty posts something vaguely related to politics and suggesting that maybe, just maybe, people behave in similar ways regardless of their political leanings
>must be /pol/

Jesus Christ, /co/, you're scared of your own shadow.

>>87732331
I don't know. For some unknown reason, a butthurt nu male from Tumblr decided to start randomly posting Democrat talking points even though it was completely unprovoked and nobody had brought up politics in the thread before.

>>87732204
People had been waiting for a Simpsons movie for so long that creaming their shorts over one was inevitable, no matter how shitty.

>>87732468
When?

>>87730824
>Someone got laid
Out

>>87731634
What's with the sudden spike in season 12?

>>87730937
>kys

Fuck off underage

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>>87733005

>>87729049
The earlier joke is funnier: Fat Tony wants to know who the rat is, and it's either Johnny Tightlips or Frankie the Squealer. I'm glad I just got the latter in Tapped Out.

>>87731634
IDK but I know Season 10 did have a considerable ratings drop, in fact the Stephen Hawking episode was one of the lowest rated in series history up to that point.

>>87731850
Possibly the change to HD, which occurred halfway through season 20.

>>87731996
>more left wing humor
Liberals aren't actually funny though because you aren't allowed to make fun of anything but white Christian heterosexual males.

>>87729294
Scorpio and his company were way ahead of its time, as a joke on DotCom companies and later the IT giants like jewgle, kikebook, etc.

>>87733121
The joke were Stephen rolls in to explain to Homer why he appeared invisible was funny tho

>>87733144
Gee, too bad because the HD animation looks like complete shit.

>>87733159
And who is the neighbor that is funny while also a straight man to the antics of the Simpsons?
Ned Flanders!

>>87733159
>Liberals aren't actually funny
>>87733160
>jewgle, kikebook

>>87733254
Now the thing is that classic season Flanders and Zombie Simpsons Flanders are completely different. Classic season Flanders was mostly just the straight man/perfect neighbor that Homer is envious of and they didn't really emphasize his religious beliefs that much. Zombie Simpsons Flanders is just a strawman fundie Christian Republican they can beat up.

>>87716758
Ever heard "Rock Me Amadeus"?

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>>87725138
No one fucking cares.

They're both obsolete.

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>>87733159
How boring of a person do you have to be, to want to joke about white christian hetero men. What to they even do? Eat bread and browse ikea catalogues? Change anything in "White Christian Hereto Male" and the setup writes itself. Leave it be, and you might as well tell knock knock jokes.

>>87733743
>not having a complete VHS collection of your favorite movies next to your laserdisc copies
Fucking plebian.

>>87733941
Yes, eating bread is a stereotype of white people

>>87733943
Stale meme is stale.

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I hate the rake gag. It wasn't funny to begin with and it's still not funny now. I mean come on why do they keep doing it in like every episode he's in? Do they really think it's funny? I just find it tedious and stupid. I can't even laugh at it cause it just drags on forever.

Also on another note why do they make Homer groan loudly and for a long amount of time? It's litterally not funny and just seems like time watser and or filler. Everytime Homer does that long drawn out groan I just want to punch him and tell him to shut the fuck up.

>>87735537
>every episode he's in?
Name two besides Cape feare

>>87735537
>I hate the rake gag.
You are dead inside.

>>87735537
If it makes you feel any better, the writers admitted they only included the rake gag because of the runtime.

>>87717287
>>87717960
>>87722851
Go watch 30 Rock, no better written comedy show out there

>>87735794
>The italian Bob
>The Bob next door
>Sideshow Bob Roberts

I got more.

>>87735902
well don't hold out on us

>>87729049
I loved that joke.

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>>87735884
Yeah, I already know that and it still doesn't make it anymore annouying.

>>87735884
Yeah it was just filler to pad out the episode.

>>87733159
Name me a few highly conservative comedians

>>87735977
I mean "any less".

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>>87735927
>Wanted: Dead and Alive
>The great louse detective
And they keep bringing it up again and again thinking it's funny but it isn't. It's just "Lol remember when we did this? Isn't the funniest shit evar!!1 LOLOLOLOL!" Seriously this gag needs to die.

>>87733159
>Liberals aren't actually funny though
Unless you think Wanda Sykes joking how Rush Limbaugh should die of kidney failure is funny.

Marge getting butthurt over Itchy & Scratchy only makes sense if you remember the Reagan-Bush years.

>>87733159
https://youtu.be/bSFs2qtcji4

>>87729049
that's fuckin funny

>>87723272
WAIT!!! egg costume and redhead, is she a descendant from Beatrice ????

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>>87716277