Talking Simpsons - Today I Am A Clown With Louis Peitzman
Added 2024-12-11 05:00:04 +0000 UTCWe welcome back journalist Louis Peitzman to discuss the sequel to the last podcast he did with us, Like Father, Like Clown! This time around, Krusty deals with his religious background after reconnecting with his Rabbi father to plan an adult bar mitzvah. This somehow leads Homer to getting his own TV show that's a light parody of Bill Maher. How does this tie into a rushed ending with a lot of Mr. T in the first show of production season 15? Learn all about that as we discuss an ep that's Raymond rerun good!
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A little joke that I liked was when Bart says “You lost your stranglehold on the audience.” Homer replies “I’ll audience you!” When he *should* say “I’ll stranglehold you”
Blandon
2024-12-17 00:56:05 +0000 UTCAs someone with a strange conservative uncle and a neutered cat, you guys are spot on about their fixation
wildlandblazer
2024-12-16 20:01:51 +0000 UTCThere's a joke in Season 35 where Carl gets upset when a Kool and the Gang song plays on the radio because his new girlfriend used to date Kool, which could retroactively explain his distaste for oldies stations.
rubber cat
2024-12-16 16:09:41 +0000 UTCI made sure to write a line for B.A. Baracus (not played by Mr. T) meeting (a non-speaking) Homer in LEGO Dimensions. I know it doesn't REALLY count, but if you want to see Homer finally meet Mr. T, this is maybe the closest you'll get. 😁 It's at 12:25 in this video: https://youtu.be/zR2aFuBf9Lk?si=Ct9yGb6RYe9Uo-nh Love the podcast, btw. Have a great break over the holidays.
To Boldy Joe... Moore
2024-12-15 20:52:33 +0000 UTCMy grandmother was a book keeper for Mr T in the 80s in suburban Chicago. She was very loyal and thought he was a nice man, though her one comment was that he “took care of a lot of people”. Perhaps one of the reasons his investments weren’t very good at the time.
Peter Hanneman
2024-12-13 03:14:47 +0000 UTCthe ins and outs of kashrut (the laws that serve as guidance for keeping kosher) are very particular but far less mystical than most people believe. a lot of it is good-sense food safety, storage, and preparation. the person who inspects kitchens or manufacturing plants to deem them kosher is called a 'mashgiach,' and they don't have to be a rabbi themselves, though many are. in the case of what might keep a soda from being kosher, it could be any number of small things that have nothing to do with the actual ingredients (shared equipment with non-kosher products, or the manufacturer not wanting to pay for a contract for ongoing certification). a good time to stock up on coca-cola is around passover, when many jewish families observe a stricter form of keeping kosher. you might see bottles of coca-cola specially marked as 'kosher for passover,' which indicates that they are made with sugar instead of corn syrup. also, the yiddish word "shiksa" is derived from the hebrew word "sheketz," which means "abomination." my grandparents, who grew up speaking yiddish around the house, were very much taken aback at how casually "shiksa" was thrown around on tv in the '90s and beyond.
Eric Schuman
2024-12-12 22:16:19 +0000 UTCThis is such a comfortably mediocre episode. It feels like neither the A plot nor the B plot get enough time. Some of the early stuff with Homer and Santa's Little Helper got a bit of a chuckle out of me, but as someone noted on the pod (apologies that I forget who), it did feel a bit too Peter Griffiny for Homer to put so much emphasis on getting his dog laid. I never need to revisit this one again.
Joe Hodgson
2024-12-12 21:28:58 +0000 UTCRegarding other things Mr. T has done in animation up to 2003, he was the headliner for the Ruby Spears-produced "Mr. T" series from the 80s, one of the most comically awkward and inept animated shows committed to the air. My animation professor, Brad Putello, used to play the intro as a comic form of "punishment" when the we would "misbehave". I very much doubt it will ever be covered on What a Cartoon, but it's right up there with Lavern and Shirley In the Army and Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLaPjOdLZhM
Alex Irish
2024-12-12 21:02:12 +0000 UTCQuite serendipitous this episode's joke of Krusty's reality show idea where he lives with a poor family and laughs at them aired the same week as the premiere episode of The Simple Life. Was FOX promoting the show that early during this episode's production that Simpsons writers were aware enough to get a head start on making fun of it? Or was it just a happy coincidence?
Ian Stratton
2024-12-12 03:41:52 +0000 UTCWonderful episode guys! Louis Peitzman was an ideal guest! Definitely in the category of messy, but tons of funny jokes. Dan's Krusty was on point. In regards to Bat/Bar Mitzvahs, they are not limited to age even though the rite of passage is traditionally done at ages 12/13. However, to prepare for the ceremony it often takes a year of study and practice, because you are given a piece of the Torah to read at random. There's been two recently good movies about this subject, including the Sandler-Family Vehicle "You're So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" and Jason Schwartzman/Carol Kane's "Between The Temples." On a tangent, I would debate that Bill Maher might be the single worst comedian to have ever lived, based on the following criteria: -He's never lead a show or movie based around any acting talent. -He's never done sketch or collaborated with other comedian writers/actors of note; with the lone exception of his documentary "Religulous" being directed by Larry Charles -He's never had a well known punch-line, catch-phrase, or joke one could name from his (12!) comedy specials -He's only been able to play himself on talk shows for 30 years where an audience is expected to laugh/applaud for him. I don't know what executive gave him so much clout to coast on and yet he is the most bitter, angry comedians who only gets attention by being a reactionary dolt. Even unquestionably unfunny people like Rob Schneider or Carlos Mencia have been used as better vehicles for comedy than him.
SilkiePJ
2024-12-12 00:34:39 +0000 UTCThen you won’t be disappointed - Henry
Talking Simpsons
2024-12-11 19:13:13 +0000 UTCWithout listening yet, my first reaction is anything short of a vitriolic takedown of Bill Mahar would qualify as "light" for that gasbag.
James Irish
2024-12-11 18:22:30 +0000 UTC
