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Peggy Noonan’s “Gabbo Moment” and Reversal

The Gabbo Incident In the Simpsons episode titled Krusty Gets Cancelled, Krusty the Clown’s show is replaced by Gabbo, a ventriloquist’s dummy that has been described as being like “a demented Howdy Doody”. In this episode, there’s a scene in which Gabbo’s show, which is broadcast live, cuts to commercial. During the break, Gabbo says […]

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It Must Be June, Because the Silly Season Has Begun (or: “Lyndon LaRouche Still Has a Following?”)

While running out from the b5 office to get a little fresh air and caffeine, I noticed some young twentysomething kids handing out pamphlets amidst posters that declared “Stop AL OGRE [sic] from eating African babies!” My curiosity was piqued, so I decided to go in for a closer look. Seen around 12:30 this afternoon […]

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“That man never drank a Duff in his life!”

…I’m reminded of that line (it’s from this episode of The Simpsons) every time I see photo ops of Hillary Clinton pretending to enjoy beer or whiskey: “Shhhwiiiing loooow, shweeeet chaaaaa-reeeeee-otttt…”

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“MP3-Ready” George Foreman Grill

In the Simpsons episode titled The Canine Mutiny, Bart uses his newly-acquired credit card to buy presents for his family. One of the presents he gives to Marge is a frying pan with a radio built into the handle. The problem with being a satirist in this day and age is that reality often leapfrogs […]

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Homer Simpson’s Life Flashing Before His Eyes [Updated]

View it before FOX’s copyright cops take it down — it’s the “Homer’s life flashing before his eyes” sequence from last night’s episode of The Simpsons: Update: The YouTube video got taken down, but you can watch the video at JibJab.com. Click here to see the video on JibJab.com. Watching that sequence, a couple of […]

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The “Horse’s Head” Scene in “The Godfather”…

Update: Some quick notes… I didn’t compile or make these images; I found ’em, thought they were neat and posted them for everyone to see. You can find more images like this at Actualidad Simpson. …gets referenced in a couple of Simpsons episodes…

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“Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington”

Update: Some quick notes… I didn’t compile or make these images; I found ’em, thought they were neat and posted them for everyone to see. You can find more images like this at Actualidad Simpson. Here are some stills from the Simpsons episode Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington, which draws very heavily from Mr. Smith […]