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BONUS! Crindy, Tuba Player and Paramedics

I realise that canonically her name is not 2024-05-24 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0336 - Truckasaurus

This was one of the funnest ones to draw in a while! It's so different from the usual style of bozos we cover, while still having a cartoony Simpson-y quality that I find hard to pin down.

2024-05-23 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0335 - Referee

The referee in the wrestling match can be heard counting in front of the blank-faced crowd, so he gets a number instead of shamefully relegated to "bonus" like so many before him. It's faint, but i...

0334 - Professor Von Brawn

Rasputin's opponent enters the ring and kisses his muscles, making him worthy of inclusion in our little exploration. This is hardly the most tenuous interpretation of what qualifies as a "line" we...

0333 Rasputin the Friendly Russian

"Bart the Daredevil" starts with the kids and the barflies watching a wrestling match between this fella and his opponent (spoiler alert: we'll see him on Thursday). He qualifies for this project b...

Bart vs. Thanksgiving - round up!

Another episode in the bag! And what better time to celebrate a Thanksgiving episode than May?

This is one of the schmaltziest - or maybe "James L Brooksiest" - episodes we've seen yet. The B...

0332 - Uncle Sam

Let's get patriotic for the final character of "Bart vs Thanksgiving"! Unless you're not American.  And I'm not.

2024-05-09 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Print - May 2024

OH GOSH, the Patreon print vote from last week resulted in a FOUR WAY TIE for second place, so I'm not sure what to do next month.

BUT FOR NOW

The print for this month will be this Truc...

BONUS! Cameraman and Carol Kane

I think I have mislabelled this guy, as we can actually see Kent's cameraman in an earlier shot. He has a surprisingly large entourage for his puff piece.

2024-05-07 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0331 - Homeless Man

A very minor appearance by this guy, but he appears and gets a three word line ("Hey, listen man...") so he qualifies.

2024-05-06 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

BONUS! Homeless Men

A couple of people from the shelter that Bart visits:

2024-05-03 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0330 - Homeless Man

As revealed in Monday's post, this guy's name is Rory, although as it is never stated in any released media (show, comic, bubblegum pack etc), the canonicity of that name is debatable. As we'll get...

May 2024 Print - Vote For Your Favourite Design!

HI! It's that time again, for the most important democracy you'll participate in all year!

I've selected 11 of my most popular recentish pieces, and three of them will make up the Patron Prin...

0329 - Homeless Man

The first of two men who befriend Bart after he gives blood.

They are a presence for the rest of...

BONUS! Taxi Driver, Other Security Guard and Hound

The minorest of minor characters, but it's a good jumping off point for another character:

This ...

0328 - Security Guard

We're seeing the writers fall in love with Mr Burns as a cartoon villain, a larger than life figure that is a good starting point for ridiculous jokes about wealth and extravagance. We get glimpses...

0327 - Mrs Spencer

A brief, bleak moment in which this sweet old woman feels relief that her family did not forget her at Thanksgiving.

2024-04-22 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

0326 - Retirement Castle Adminitrator

Another consistent character, at least until season 4. He first appears here, bleakly telling the pensioners which of their loved ones send well wishes.

2024-04-18 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

BONUS! Bart Simpson Thankgiving Day Parade Balloon

A fun little joke in which Homer says that adding any "flash-in-the-pan" cartoon character would turn the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade into a "farce".

2024-04-16 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0324 and 0325 - Bill and Marty

It felt strange to separate them, so Bill and Marty get a post together!

As I alluded to back when we covered "Bart Gets An F", 2024-04-15 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Dead Putting Society - round up!

If it weren't for Maude, we'd have an episode where the Springfield librarian is the most prominent character. I don't mean to insult the rest of these folk, but we've really hit a point where impo...

BONUS! Krusty and Guy, Beady Eyed Freaks and Golf Enjoyers

A trio of duos! Let's wrap up this episode with a look at a few of the background characters that I noticed. That's why you subscribe right? For me...noticing things?

2024-04-11 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0323 - Golf Commentator

The final character from this episode - hasn't it gone quickly? This one was one of the few I could actually remember before my rewatch though, because of his quirky nature.

2024-04-10 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

0322 - Old Lady

The last of the library gang, the four person group that makes up almost half of our "Dead Putting Society" characters. We'll never see any of them again*, but at least this one makes an invaluable...

0321 - Old Man

There's very little of note to the rest of the characters in "Dead Putting Society", so we'll do a five update week and get through the rest of them!

I think an argument could be made that th...

0320 - Old Man

Almost half of our "Dead Putting Society" characters come from a single shot:

We have already co...

Patreon Print - April 2024

What time to do a spooky scary print than April? Yes, this piece - titled "In Their Dreams" will be the piece for this month! I tried something a little different with this one and people seemed to...

BONUS! Sir-Putt-A-Lot's Merrie Olde Fun Centre

As I said in a previous post, "Dead Putting Society" is light on new or bonus characters, we'll be done with it next week. But this seemed like a good opportunity to do a deep dive into a location ...

0319 - Ralph

Less is known about Ralph than Ms Norton, although it appears he also works at the library. Why Lisa is on a first name basis with him and not Ms Norton cannot be determined, as he will never show ...

0319 - Prince V'Lara

We've covered a lot of strong characters in our quest to draw every Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series character, but this certainly isn't one of them. Obviously we've spent a good portion of the ep...