1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,480 This is a placeholder for a future jingle. 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,720 If anyone knows how to do them call me. 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:10,720 K bye. 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,840 Hey welcome everybody. 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:13,920 I'm back. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,480 This is the mmm donuts podcast. 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,480 Officially episode one. 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,440 The first one I did was just practice. 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:25,440 Yes. 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,440 Practice. 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:27,440 Anyway. 12 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:28,440 So welcome. 13 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,840 Thanks so much for listening. 14 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:37,320 Wherever you are listening, Spotify, Apple Music or just behind me in my office without 15 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,720 me knowing, then I'm glad you're here and I appreciate you tuning in. 16 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,680 So I am a crazy stupid fan of The Simpsons. 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,720 I've been watching since it came out in 1989. 18 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,880 I grew up watching it and I haven't stopped. 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:58,880 I've very much loved the episodes and I really geek out at talking about them. 20 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,880 So the whole point of me doing this podcast. 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,200 So here's how it works. 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,720 I'm going to explain the episodes. 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:14,320 I'm going to go through what I think are maybe the best jokes, some fun trivia and then we'll 24 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:17,680 see how it evolves as the years move on. 25 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,440 So I plan on doing episodes once a week. 26 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:27,360 I'll release on Wednesdays and I look forward to seeing how things roll. 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:34,120 So for starters, I'm going to ask some trivia questions, which I will answer at the end. 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:41,320 So this first episode, we're not including the Tracy Ullman show episodes and I hope 29 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:42,520 I don't need to explain why. 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:48,240 I will not be reviewing the Tracy Ullman show episodes of The Simpsons. 31 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,720 If that's what you're looking for, this is not the right spot. 32 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:58,640 I barely have enough willpower to get through the first two seasons of what we know are 33 00:01:58,640 --> 00:01:59,640 The Simpsons. 34 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:05,160 So just, there's going to be a lot of criticism for the first two and kind of in the third 35 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,440 season for me, but you know, get over it because it's my podcast. 36 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,160 Go create your own if you don't like it. 37 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,080 Anyway, so here's the trivia questions. 38 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,920 So the very beginning of the episode when they get to Springfield Elementary, there 39 00:02:20,920 --> 00:02:26,680 are kids doing, you know, showing the traditions of Christmas around the world and the kid 40 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:31,360 gets up and she's representing Germany. 41 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:38,480 And according to a report, what is the name of Santa's servant in the German culture? 42 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:45,640 And a bonus question is, what does that servant give the parents of bad children? 43 00:02:45,640 --> 00:02:51,320 Now obviously nothing's stopping you from Googling this, but for your own sanity and 44 00:02:51,320 --> 00:03:01,240 for your own, I don't know, points of wisdom, if you're able to, I mean, if you know this 45 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,360 just off the top of your head, then kudos. 46 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,440 You are just amazing and I love you. 47 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,680 And if you had to Google it, then that's okay too, but I don't, I don't love you. 48 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,680 You are amazing, but I don't know. 49 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:16,680 I love you. 50 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:17,680 I do. 51 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:23,200 So I hope that as we go through these, you will watch the episode ahead of time. 52 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:29,080 So like next week when I review Bart the genius, I'm really hoping you watch it ahead of time 53 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,560 and can enjoy with me. 54 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:33,720 Okay. 55 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,880 Trivia question number two, where does Marge hide her jar of Christmas money? 56 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,840 Where does she hide her jar of Christmas money? 57 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:43,840 Okay. 58 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:48,640 Last trivia question in the closing credits when the Simpson family is singing Rudolph 59 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:56,000 the Red Nosed Reindeer, what words does Homer sing in his impromptu solo? 60 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,920 Marge says, take it Homer. 61 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,960 And he says, what? 62 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,840 All right. 63 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,680 Let us get to the episode. 64 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:17,160 So the, the air date was December 17th, 1989 and initial reactions were good. 65 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:25,000 There were definitely some criticisms about the crude animations, which is funny because 66 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:32,220 even at the time in 1989, people thought this isn't very good, but overall people really 67 00:04:32,220 --> 00:04:36,840 liked the, the Simpsons. 68 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:41,880 It was, it was well enough enjoyed that, you know, it's evolved into 35 seasons. 69 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,880 So yeah. 70 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,520 Okay. 71 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:52,080 Let's go through the episode summary real quick and then we'll get to the really, really 72 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,080 good stuff. 73 00:04:53,080 --> 00:05:00,880 So the episode starts with a chaotic Christmas pageant at Springfield Elementary and Bart 74 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:08,640 disrupts the carols as he's singing Jingle Bells, Batman Smells and is pulled off stage 75 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,520 and gives his first patented, huh sound. 76 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,440 Also at the end of the, the end credits at the end of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, 77 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:26,360 you hear the patented sound of why you little and Homer strangles Bart and Bart, which is 78 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,360 great. 79 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:38,480 So then back at home, the family prepares for Christmas with Bart asking for a tattoo 80 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,240 and Lisa wishing for a pony. 81 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,240 I'm sorry. 82 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:42,800 I skipped something. 83 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:48,000 Lisa shines in her role at the, at the show at the school. 84 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:55,240 And fun fact, there was, there was some criticism about how she looks, she looks naked. 85 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,040 Her character looks naked in that scene. 86 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:08,000 And the, the commentary from the DVD is where Matt Groening, Groening, Groening. 87 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,640 I should probably know that after 35 years, but anyway, he explains that she was in fact 88 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,960 wearing a leotard and definitely was not just naked. 89 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:17,960 So anyway. 90 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:18,960 Okay. 91 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:19,960 So onto the kids. 92 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:24,000 Lisa wishes for a pony and she, she writes on it, you know, 10 times. 93 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,440 It fills up the whole page. 94 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:34,040 And that's when we find out where Marge reveals her Christmas savings, which we will discuss 95 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,040 at the end of the episode. 96 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,960 All right. 97 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:44,440 So the family goes to the mall and decides to start looking around for Christmas presents 98 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,280 and disaster strikes. 99 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:54,800 It's funny how often we hear disaster strikes when Bart blank because you know, that's his, 100 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:56,840 that's his role and it's great. 101 00:06:56,840 --> 00:07:00,800 When Bart gets a tattoo. 102 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:06,200 So many times at the Simpsons, these kids get into the things and, and there's the, 103 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,960 you know, the people who would normally stop a 10 year old from getting a tattoo. 104 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:16,880 That's part of the humor of the show is, you know, he shows a fake idea or he just shows 105 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,360 Homer's ID and you know, all right, time to get a tattoo. 106 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:30,720 So he has to get it removed and it's very costly and they have to use all of Marge's 107 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:35,320 savings, which she has hidden where? 108 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:39,120 Do you know yet? 109 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:45,600 They had to use all of her savings to have it laser removed and to make matters worse, 110 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:52,120 Homer when he's at the plant learns through the loudspeaker from Wayland Smithers, uh, 111 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:58,080 assumedly sounds like Wayland Smithers, but we don't actually see his character until 112 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:04,400 Homer's Odyssey, but he announces there will be no Christmas bonuses this year. 113 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,920 So Homer attempts to save Christmas. 114 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:15,280 So he tries to hide the bad news from Marge and he decides he's going to go buy cheap 115 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,840 gifts at a thrift store. 116 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:24,200 So this is where, in my opinion, the best joke of the episode is. 117 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:25,200 Okay. 118 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:32,760 So Homer is, is looking through getting, you know, junk crap gifts for his family and he 119 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:39,440 picks up a pork chop squeak toy and when he's holding it, he says, it says it's for dogs, 120 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,280 but she can't read and he's buying it for Maggie. 121 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,720 I, it's dumb. 122 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:52,080 The jokes definitely do get a lot better in the future, but you know, it's a, that's my 123 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:53,080 opinion. 124 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,120 What the best joke of the episode is. 125 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,940 What's your best joke? 126 00:08:56,940 --> 00:08:59,080 What do you consider to be the best joke of the episode? 127 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,920 There's a lot of jokes. 128 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:01,920 Okay. 129 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:07,080 So feeling down, um, because as he walks out, he runs into Ned Flanders and Ned drops a 130 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,440 thousand presents and you know, Homer's got just a little bit. 131 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,800 And then you hear Todd, Todd or Rod. 132 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:21,240 I don't, it's just one of Ned's kids in a weird voice that, you know, doesn't stick. 133 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:27,120 Um, so anyway, he goes to most, and this is the first thing we see at most most Tavern 134 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:34,200 is definitely a different color scheme, but basically the same setup with the, you know, 135 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,840 the bar on the left. 136 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:41,000 If you're looking towards the entrance and exit and you see Homer on a stool talking 137 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,120 to dog and a mo. 138 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:53,640 And then Barney walks in and he's blonde and it is, it's his voice, but it's still, it's 139 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,120 still in production, I guess is a good way to say it. 140 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,760 It definitely evolves and gets much better. 141 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:04,760 But so Barney walks in and buys around for everybody, which is just Homer. 142 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,680 And, uh, and that's when Homer learns of Barney's success. 143 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,760 I'm using air quotes here as a mall Santa. 144 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,560 And that gives Homer the idea to become a Santa himself. 145 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:24,720 So after a very comical Santa training montage, Homer starts his job. 146 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:32,560 Now here is that here's where I'll insert an obscure reference. 147 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:42,040 In the montage, Homer's being quizzed by the leader of the mall Santa training and they're 148 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,720 practicing saying, ho ho ho. 149 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,680 So stupid. 150 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:55,760 So Homer's up front and he's, he's being quizzed and he gives the name of the eight reindeer 151 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,680 Donner Blitzen, whatever. 152 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:06,680 And the first step mess up that he does is he replaces Vixen with Nixon, which is funny, 153 00:11:06,680 --> 00:11:08,840 President Nixon. 154 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:16,160 And then at the very end, instead of Donner and Blitzen, he says Donna Dixon and is told 155 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,240 to sit down, hangs his head in shame. 156 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,360 But this is the obscure reference. 157 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:25,720 So Donna Dixon, who's married to Dan Aykroyd, another famous actor. 158 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:32,480 She's an American actress and her most notable role was as Karen Boyer in Spies Like Us, 159 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,760 which had come out four years earlier. 160 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,720 And it was a big, big hit of a film. 161 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:42,240 So she was pretty big actress at the time. 162 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:50,000 So Homer starts his job and is discovered almost immediately by Bart, who rips off his beard. 163 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,840 And so his gig is a bust. 164 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:59,920 Or he's busted and then we find out that the gig is a bust because he goes to collect his 165 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:11,680 check and the lady at the front who's voiced by Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, 166 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:18,640 in a very similar voice as Bart, hands him his check and it's $13 after all the many 167 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,720 deductions. 168 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,240 So that was a bummer. 169 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:35,920 Then we move on to the next stage of the show and Homer, who is desperate, follows Barney 170 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,880 because Barney is getting his check and is obviously he's excited about it. 171 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,980 And he says, Springfield Downs, here I come. 172 00:12:42,980 --> 00:12:49,640 So they go to the dog track and Homer bets all his money on a long shot called Santa's 173 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,000 Little Helper. 174 00:12:52,000 --> 00:13:00,360 And it's funny because Barney's there and he's obviously always drunk and he's putting 175 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:04,160 his money on a 10 to 1 odds dog. 176 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:09,840 And so stupid, he wins and then he's driving away in a Corvette with a beautiful woman 177 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,880 in the front seat. 178 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,200 He bet $13. 179 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,520 So he won $130. 180 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,080 It's dumb. 181 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:29,360 So, so they bet on Santa's Little Helper and he loses, comes in absolute last place. 182 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:34,240 And when the race finishes, this is where I think the runner up of the best joke the 183 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,840 episode was for me. 184 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:42,840 Alright, so the joke is, Homer says, I don't want to leave until our dog finishes. 185 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:48,520 And then he sits there for about three seconds and gives up. 186 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,400 Not a good joke, I think. 187 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:56,280 And again, jokes do get a lot better as the seasons move on and a lot more crude. 188 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:57,280 And that's my kind of humor. 189 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:58,600 I like it. 190 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,560 But these are these are less spirited. 191 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:05,500 And they're still they're still funny though. 192 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:12,480 So they decide, so they leave and they and then they see Santa's Little Helper gets kicked 193 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,360 out of the racetrack and they decide to keep him. 194 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,360 So this is when they get their dog. 195 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:26,760 So first episode of the show, not including the Tracy Oldman garbage nonsense bullcrap. 196 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:31,920 They take him home and of course, he's their dog for 35 years. 197 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:36,040 And it's, you know, he's living strong. 198 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,040 He's a good boy. 199 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:44,520 So yeah, the family goes home despite having no presents, and they're happy to have a new 200 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:49,120 pet finding the true meaning of Christmas in their own way. 201 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:56,820 So back when the episodes had a lot more depth and meaning when it came to that. 202 00:14:56,820 --> 00:15:02,360 But again, got much funnier and better, in my opinion. 203 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,040 So it's a it's a funny episode. 204 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:05,040 It's heartwarming. 205 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:11,660 The story about family, it's got Christmas spirit and overcoming unexpected challenges. 206 00:15:11,660 --> 00:15:13,320 So that's it. 207 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:19,240 So like we talked about, the animation was rough compared to later seasons, even though 208 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:25,720 it's miles ahead of, you know, the Tracy Oldman ones, which were just awful. 209 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,360 Some notable differences in character design. 210 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:36,760 One of the kids at the beginning of the show that's presenting on stage is the animation 211 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,920 of Ralph Wiggum. 212 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:42,520 Definitely not the voice of Ralph, Ralph Wiggum. 213 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:50,080 So that's something that we'll see again later and see him progress. 214 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:56,560 It's funny in a later episode, I think in this season, maybe season two, it shows when 215 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:03,860 Lisa gets a pony, Ralph in complete character animation wise is exactly the way he looks 216 00:16:03,860 --> 00:16:07,200 now and a completely different voice. 217 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,120 And he's actually pretty intelligent, which is funny. 218 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:15,620 So yeah. 219 00:16:15,620 --> 00:16:21,720 So now I'll go over a couple other trivia items that are fun and then I will answer 220 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,520 the trivia questions that I asked at the beginning. 221 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:34,680 So this is the the only full length episode that aired in 1989 or in the 80s at all. 222 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:41,380 When they get to the school for the performance, Marge leaves her car door open. 223 00:16:41,380 --> 00:16:47,120 And this is the first episode that does not start with any kind of a show opening. 224 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:55,640 It just, there's a bit of a sound coming to a decrescendo and it's there. 225 00:16:55,640 --> 00:17:00,120 The Simpsons are driving along the street and credits are rolling like, you know, as 226 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,240 if the opening had already happened. 227 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,200 So there's no title sequence. 228 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:10,680 Yeah, it just shows the Simpsons and boom, it's gone. 229 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,320 Interesting. 230 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:18,520 The episode was nominated for but did not win a Pride Time Emmy Award. 231 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:24,040 There were no guest stars in this episode. 232 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:32,200 The DVD commentary from season one said that the creators got letters of praise for heightening 233 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:38,000 the awareness of the abandonment of racing dogs who were often thrown out onto the streets 234 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:42,280 when their owners decided the dogs were no longer profitable. 235 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,960 Even though that they didn't know it was a serious problem when they created the episode. 236 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:52,240 So that was cool. 237 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:59,920 So I think I already mentioned that Barney in this episode is blonde. 238 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:05,120 So that changes obviously and Moe's hair is a lot darker so it just grays out. 239 00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:12,400 But there's another animation, well, interesting thing about animation really I guess is the 240 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:13,400 best way to say it. 241 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:17,840 There's a man that looks like Lou, the police officer, except he's got yellow skin and blue 242 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:21,640 hair talking to his son at the track. 243 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,760 So towards the end of the episode. 244 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:29,200 So appears to have the same character design as Lou but his skin's yellow and he's got 245 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,920 a similar voice just a bit higher. 246 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:41,880 So then last bit of fun trivia is that this episode was re-aired in 2012. 247 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,840 April 22nd 2012 as part of Fox's 25th anniversary. 248 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:51,440 17 years and four months since the episode first airing. 249 00:18:51,440 --> 00:19:00,280 So after one page of ending credits in the show's repeat there was a sign that appeared 250 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:08,760 that came up that says, congratulations Fox on 25 years, we still love you with an asterisk. 251 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:13,880 And then underneath it is the asterisk, this does not include Fox News. 252 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:18,140 It's a great, great joke. 253 00:19:18,140 --> 00:19:21,580 But it doesn't count as this episode because it was on a re-airing. 254 00:19:21,580 --> 00:19:27,320 So you know, but if, if it could count, that would have been my favorite joke. 255 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:31,000 But hey, I don't make the rules. 256 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,440 Even though it's my podcast. 257 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,440 What? 258 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:43,920 So anyway, a couple of fun background jokes that I saw or that that can be seen rather. 259 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:48,800 Not many in this episode and they get a lot better, they're a lot more prominent in future 260 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:49,800 episodes. 261 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,680 But I will tell you, as you're watching these episodes with me, pay very close attention 262 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,940 to any signs. 263 00:19:55,940 --> 00:20:03,640 So billboards, whether they're just pictures or also have words, marquees for businesses, 264 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,200 the sign out front of the church. 265 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,400 It's always got something on there. 266 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,720 The sign, the marquee out in front of the school. 267 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,520 Always look at the signs. 268 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:22,240 I think that every single sign that's put in every episode has some kind of a reference 269 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,440 or a joke on it. 270 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,960 It's definitely worth noting. 271 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:33,080 So in the parlor shop, the tattoo parlor, you can see the happy sailor tattoo parlor 272 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:37,320 features a knife piercing a heart, which I think is silly. 273 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:45,280 And when Homer's looking for trees and the pricing, you can see it's quite shocking. 274 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,880 But even the slightly irregular Christmas trees cost 45 bucks. 275 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:55,960 As that's going along, you almost would think it'd be a lot cheaper. 276 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,940 So there it is. 277 00:20:57,940 --> 00:21:01,040 So let's answer those trivia questions, shall we? 278 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:09,640 I'll play the scenes while I'm doing that and we can enjoy it together. 279 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:15,960 So the first question I asked, a child shares the traditions of Germany according to a report, 280 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,920 what is the name of Santa's servant in the German culture? 281 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:24,960 And the bonus question, what does he give the parents of bad children? 282 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,500 So if you got it already, congratulations. 283 00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:29,500 If not, here's the answer. 284 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:31,500 That's German for Merry Christmas. 285 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:42,000 In Germany, Santa's servant, Ruprecht, gives presents to good children and ripping rods 286 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:48,440 to the parents of bad ones. 287 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,560 That's a good joke too. 288 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:51,560 So it is Ruprecht. 289 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,640 Ruprecht is the, and that's an actual thing. 290 00:21:55,640 --> 00:22:03,440 He's the servant of Santa and he gives presents to, Santa gives presents to the good kids 291 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:09,280 and they give parents of bad children whipping rods, which is awesome. 292 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,520 Okay. 293 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,480 Where does Marge hide her jar of Christmas money? 294 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,820 There's no point in sharing an audio clip of this because it's visual. 295 00:22:18,820 --> 00:22:21,980 So but the answer is in her hair. 296 00:22:21,980 --> 00:22:28,920 She makes Homer turn and she reaches up, bends her neck forward and her head and she pulls 297 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,920 it out of her hair about two inches above her head. 298 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:37,180 I don't think there are a lot of jokes about her hiding stuff in her hair. 299 00:22:37,180 --> 00:22:43,040 Maybe it's just, it's too easy because I mean, her hair is, it's three feet tall through 300 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,920 the entire show. 301 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:51,660 So yeah, I thought that was funny, but I'm glad that over the years they didn't make, 302 00:22:51,660 --> 00:22:54,080 they didn't take too many shots at that easy one. 303 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,340 So okay. 304 00:22:56,340 --> 00:23:02,160 Now for the last question. 305 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:06,420 In the closing credits, when the family is singing Rudolph the Red-Eye's Reindeer, what 306 00:23:06,420 --> 00:23:09,160 words does Homer sing it as a prompt to solo? 307 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,160 So here it is. 308 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:22,800 Oh boy. 309 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Well, hey, listen, I hope you enjoyed this. 310 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,640 I even if you didn't, it's fine. 311 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,320 I'm okay with that because I enjoyed it. 312 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,440 I really love the Simpsons. 313 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:46,640 I am excited to be doing this every week. 314 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,880 Here we are in October of 2024. 315 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:54,980 I've been, I guess you could say I've been researching the Simpsons since 1989. 316 00:23:54,980 --> 00:24:00,120 So it's about darn time that I come out and share my knowledge. 317 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:02,880 But honestly, this is not new knowledge. 318 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,240 You can find, there's multiple Simpsons, Wiki pages. 319 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:12,280 There's probably a bunch of other podcasts that go over episodes, but you know what? 320 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:16,320 This one's going to be different or it'll be the same. 321 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,320 I don't know. 322 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:22,040 I don't, I don't listen to other Simpsons podcasts, but I hope that you enjoy it and 323 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:29,320 that you join me next week for Bart the Genius, which will be another, another good episode. 324 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,520 It'll be, it'll be okay. 325 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:38,400 You know how I've already told you how I feel about the first couple of seasons. 326 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:44,800 We'll get through it and we'll, we'll point out the fun parts and the, the good jokes 327 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:49,400 and then we'll hold hands and get on to the next seasons and then really get into some 328 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:50,400 awesome stuff. 329 00:24:50,400 --> 00:25:03,920 So thanks for listening and I will see you next week.