1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,240 Who's this? What do you want? What is up everybody? Thank you so much for tuning in. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:14,360 Welcome to the mmm doughnuts podcast. I am your host Justin Metcalf. Thanks for 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:21,780 being here. I really appreciate it. You might have realized this is the second 4 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:27,560 episode that has been dropping recently. Actually the third episode today. It's 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:33,560 Wednesday so I've already dropped one episode that I recorded as promised but 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:40,560 as I told you in last episode I'm gonna put three of the first three Treehouse 7 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:47,480 of Horror episodes out today. I just said episode like 14 times. Sorry I have ADD 8 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:55,320 1 2 3 4 and OCD 1 2 3 4. So here we are with Treehouse of Horror 2 which is in 9 00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:01,160 season 3 episode 7 and the original air date was October 31st right on Halloween 10 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:09,040 1991. I remember watching this. I'm not kidding. I loved trick-or-treating. I went 11 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:15,720 every single year until I was obscenely too old for it and I vividly remember 12 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:20,360 this year because I went out trick-or-treating and then I came back in 13 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:25,520 time to watch it which was at 7 p.m. and then I watched the episode then I went 14 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:31,720 back out and did more trick-or-treating. It was awesome. Loved it. So I still to 15 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:36,960 this day remember the the day this came out and further along in the series that 16 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:42,000 we get the more I can remember. Like pretty soon we'll go over the Who Shot 17 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:48,640 Mr. Burns episodes. The first episode ended a season and the second you know 18 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:53,240 the continuance started the season and we will talk about everything we went 19 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,360 through. The trauma that we experienced as children waiting a whole summer to 20 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:03,720 get that next episode. It was brutal. But anyway so so here we are. I've got 21 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:08,600 everything set up this time properly. I've got the best joke ready. I've got 22 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:16,400 my my trivia questions ready and so for example the best joke I think I'm gonna 23 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,360 start a new format where I bring it up at the beginning of the episode because 24 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,920 I do keep missing it and there's a lot of jokes and and I like to point out 25 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:30,840 what I think is my favorite one. The best joke. And so I've got it ready and it's 26 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:37,240 don't hate me but again it's the prank called to mow. Look I love the gag okay I 27 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:43,400 love the bit it was funny and the further along in the series we get the 28 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:48,760 less often this is gonna be my favorite joke because other gags are introduced 29 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:53,920 and other funnier jokes and better writing is done and at the time for this 30 00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:00,120 episode I think this was the best joke. So instead of trying to repeat it and 31 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,160 butchering it like I've been known to do I have got it queued up and I'm gonna 32 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:31,880 play it for you. You're welcome. 33 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:38,160 I can already hear the more cynical of you right now saying that's not funny 34 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,760 because you know or you don't get it because because of the way that it you 35 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,800 know that he says it you know because it's not he's not like repeating 36 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,360 something that's hidden you know like obviously somebody would know that was 37 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:58,160 you know you don't repeat that. That's the joke that's the gag for this one. I 38 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:03,320 know the rest of them are they're they're hidden you know there's funny 39 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:08,600 names Hugh, Jas and Jacques Strapp but in this one that's that's the joke it's 40 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,960 first of all there's no way that Bart was able to say all of that in the three 41 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:18,400 seconds of pause or less that that Mo had which is one layer of the joke but 42 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,760 then the rest of it is the joke is obviously somebody's not gonna hear that 43 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:26,560 and then just blindly repeat it. So if you're not laughing because you didn't 44 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:32,880 get it and if there's one thing I've learned in four decades on this planet 45 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:38,040 is jokes are funnier when you have them explained to you except no they're not 46 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:43,800 so you should be ashamed of yourself but hey at least now you get it so you know 47 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:50,640 there's that. So fun facts about this episode. This episode marks the first 48 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:56,040 use of the scary names in the opening credits. I mentioned that last time 49 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:02,280 that that became you know a regular gag and this is when we first get it. It also 50 00:05:02,280 --> 00:05:11,640 has the opening sequence of gravestones like the the first one so we get both 51 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:19,320 which is fun and this particular episode features parodies of classic horror and 52 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:27,000 sci-fi works like the Twilight Zone. I remember last episode there was it was a 53 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:34,200 parody of Tales from the Crypt but back to this one sorry Frankenstein and the 54 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:40,320 thing with two heads as well as the invasion of the body snatchers. We see 55 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:47,560 this a lot in film and TV show like writers and animators directors they pay 56 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:53,040 homage to film that they have seen you know it's like stuff that they were 57 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:59,080 inspired by stuff they grew up on and it's it's the same here for The Simpsons 58 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,400 too there's a lot of that a lot of the references point back to that so I think 59 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:08,520 it's fun to make that connection I hope you do too. And this episode won an Emmy 60 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:14,080 for outstanding animated program. That's how good it was it was only the second 61 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:19,480 installment of the Treehouse of Horror series but it was it was that good. I 62 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,520 don't think this was their first Emmy but this episode did win an Emmy for 63 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:29,960 animated outstanding animated program. Let's talk trivia. Are you guys do you 64 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:35,760 guys like the trivia? Do you enjoy this? I would kind of toyed with it and the 65 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:41,120 beginning it was more like whose line is it anyway where I don't really track the 66 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:48,400 points but now we kind of can you know like I'm still doing it and you get a 67 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:54,680 point for every answer and some of these questions have multiple answers. So for 68 00:06:54,680 --> 00:07:00,360 real are you enjoying this? Do you like the trivia? Do you do the homework? And if 69 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,640 so I tricked you last episode the Halloween special because you didn't 70 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:10,280 know I was gonna do that but I did tell you I was gonna do the first three so 71 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:16,480 maybe you took a break and did your your homework and you have watched the the 72 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:22,160 second Treehouse of Horror. I would advise you to now go watch Treehouse of 73 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:28,360 Horror 3 because that is the next episode dropping in like an hour. So get 74 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:34,520 to it. Let me know what you think about trivia. I'm honestly genuinely curious to 75 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:41,880 know your thoughts. Okay so here we go. What question number one what are the 76 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,520 names of the tombstones in the opening credits? I did this last time and there 77 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:55,360 were like ten tombstones. They're not as many in this one. There are like five 78 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,000 four or five. I have it written down later in my script but I don't know right 79 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:03,280 now. They're just there aren't as many but there's still more than one. So if 80 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,360 you're falling behind you haven't been doing your homework you're not doing 81 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:11,360 really well in the trivia this could be an opportunity for you to beef up your 82 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:16,000 score and then tweet it and make sure to tag me 83 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:25,400 mmm donuts 742 on the X. Okay question number two what does Lisa bribe Bart 84 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:31,480 with to let her sleep in his bed because she had a bad dream because her the 85 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,600 first segment you know this is broken up into three segments first segment is her 86 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:42,080 nightmare so she goes into his room and and says you know can I had a bad dream 87 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:47,720 can I sleep in here he says no so she bribes him what's the bribe hmm what is 88 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:55,080 it question number three what does Bart suggest Homer get excuse me what job 89 00:08:55,080 --> 00:09:01,960 does Bart suggest Homer get after he loses his job at the power plant done 90 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:11,880 done okay you have approximately a number of minutes to get these right 91 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:16,960 nobody's stopping you from pausing and going watching the episodes but could 92 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:22,800 you sleep at night cheating doing it like that you should because no one it's 93 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:29,440 fine do it okay let's get into the first segment is the monkey's paw so this is 94 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:36,560 the first nightmare like I said this is Lisa's nightmare and and a very very 95 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:44,640 funny segment I love this segment they they start in in Marrakech and there's 96 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:51,960 some some funny geographical jokes right away Homer makes a an obscure reference 97 00:09:51,960 --> 00:10:00,880 and you see if you haven't watched it go watch it it's funny but anyway so the 98 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:11,080 the shop owner that that Homer runs into is this creepy dude and he sells him a 99 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:20,920 monkey's paw and the monkey's paw grants three wishes and he says each wish has 100 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:27,800 disaster well each wish has disastrous consequences he he he warns him about it 101 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:33,160 and then what's what's really funny very very funny joke is he goes to tell Marge 102 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,760 she asked where he got it and then he turned around he says well from the shop 103 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:43,920 right there and it's missing and the that's why it's funny that's like a very 104 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:51,000 common theme a lot of people use that bit to like add some some cloaked 105 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:59,160 shadowy mystical thing to their story but then he says oh wait it was right 106 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:05,200 over there and then the show the guy at the stall and he waves and talks it's 107 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:12,280 funny so here it is though it's a classic the theme and it's a be careful 108 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:18,680 what you wish for theme we saw a lot of it in film and TV growing up and it was 109 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:25,280 it was pretty common because the the lesson was always you wish for 110 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:30,800 something and on the surface you get what you wish for but what you realize 111 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:36,480 is that there are a lot of other nuances and hidden things that pop up that you 112 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:43,920 don't want and it's it's like a slap on the face with the backhand after you you 113 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:49,400 get your wish and I think what it teaches is like you know be happy with 114 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:54,120 what you have the grass isn't always greener but I think the Simpsons do a 115 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:59,240 really good job with it in this in this episode there's there's escalating 116 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:05,760 absurdity with the Simpsons wishes and their outcomes the first wish goes to 117 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:10,800 Maggie which is hilarious she wishes for a new pacifier and it's delivered in 118 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:17,800 this like beautiful old Rolls Royce limousine it's funny and then Lisa 119 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:25,080 wishes for world peace and it goes well she gets world peace and everything on 120 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:32,600 the planet is terrific but then King and Kodo show up the aliens that we will 121 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:38,920 soon I mean speaking past tense we we have known and loved but now have 122 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:43,280 become you know like a standard for tree house of horror so they make their 123 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:51,080 second appearance in the second tree house of horror and they the they show 124 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:59,560 up and they take over by just using like premature premature primitive weapons 125 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:08,520 slingshot and like a billy club and a bat with tape on it and that's the joke 126 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:16,480 we've got world peace and now nobody can fight back so they start to take over 127 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:23,280 the planet right and then Homer decides with the third wish that he's gonna 128 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:28,360 finally get it right and so of course a logical person will be thinking we'll do 129 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:33,920 something about what just happened to the earth but this Homer Simpson he 130 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:40,240 wishes for perfect turkey sandwich he's like I don't want any weird strange 131 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:46,240 things and weird like cursed pickles I don't remember it's so funny I don't 132 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:53,320 want to ruin it so you need to watch it it's hilarious and the turkeys dry so he 133 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:59,040 starts crying and wailing like that's the end of the world so very well written 134 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:03,120 bit I thought the jokes were just stacked on top of each other it's 135 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:10,800 hilarious so now what right so here's he's very good even funnier he ends up 136 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:19,880 given the the mitt the monkey paw to Flanders and Flanders he's he's thinking 137 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,480 Homer's thinking Flanders is gonna screw up even worse and Flanders fixes 138 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:29,400 everything he says you know with my first wish is to fix this alien invasion 139 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:36,080 and it immediately gets fixed and then Flanders says I guess now I should 140 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:40,040 spruce up the old house and it turns into this beautiful gorgeous mansion 141 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:44,760 here's the the hidden joke they're not so hidden it's not very subtle he's a 142 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:51,320 man of God and a man of not material wealth you know he's not I mean he's 143 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:55,000 he's well-to-do we've seen in many episodes they've got good gadgets and 144 00:14:55,000 --> 00:15:01,440 they're well taken care of but he's not a materialistic man okay it's funny that 145 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:08,760 he not only wishes for a big house and wealth but he actually gets it and and 146 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:13,600 it doesn't backfire on him which is hilarious and and upsets Homer 147 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:22,120 obviously so here's a question for you how does this segment play with the 148 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:28,120 concept of fate and free will is I like you this isn't new I like to get 149 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:34,120 analytical here okay these episodes were written by very intelligent people and 150 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:39,320 it wasn't just a bunch of dumb gags and slapstick comedy thrown together there 151 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:45,920 were themes and there was a lot of thought that went into these there's 152 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:52,320 there's also some dark humor and social commentary in the segment that you know 153 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:57,360 I'm what do you pick up on it do you see the kind of like what I was just saying 154 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:02,640 with with Flanders we know Flanders and in these episodes trans and horror we 155 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:08,720 see a lot of characters depicted as far different from how we know them it's 156 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,160 like they're there one time of year their winter solstice where they get to 157 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:21,200 come out and be their true selves you know for one day a year and it's that's 158 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,880 how I was viewed it growing up and it was that's part of what made it so 159 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:31,360 exciting and again it was like there was no again meaning I talked about this 160 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:35,440 last episode there was like no repercussions to it like anything can 161 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:39,160 happen in these segments and these three segments of the episode and it didn't 162 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,400 matter the next segment picked up from the beginning like nothing happened and 163 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:49,160 then next week the episodes didn't happen you know it was just it was fun 164 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:55,120 to do that once a year it wasn't overdone and gave the characters or the 165 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,000 writers a lot of freedom with the characters to do a lot of really cool 166 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:02,160 stuff so wonder what your thoughts are on that per first of all the first 167 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:06,200 segment but then let's go into the next segment the Twilight Zone one and this 168 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:11,360 one's called the Bart zone Bart discovers that he has the power to 169 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:24,680 control people with his mind dun dun and as such and like I said so that that was 170 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:29,360 first that was Lisa's nightmare the monkey one and she was in a Bart's bed 171 00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:32,720 and then now Bart's having a dream sorry I wanted to make that connection it's 172 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:38,600 important here's here's the thing that I want to discuss in this segment because 173 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:46,240 a lot of a lot of really absurd things happen like the entire town is just at 174 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:51,040 his will they do whatever he wants principal Skinner singing on the 175 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:56,240 intercom everyone's praising him for the really awful dumb things that he does 176 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:06,680 and he's got absolute power so I think the theme that is portrayed here is 177 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:14,240 absolute power corrupts absolutely and that's that's a famous quote attributed 178 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:19,320 to 19th century English historian Lord action where he says power tends to 179 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:24,880 corrupt an absolute power corrupts absolutely so that your when you have 180 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:31,960 absolute power there's there's almost I mean there's well nobody has ever had 181 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:36,360 absolute power so we don't know for sure but we can see from when people do get 182 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:41,740 in any any certain monocle of power it ends up corrupting them almost every 183 00:18:41,740 --> 00:18:47,520 time you see it in politics and you see it in leadership of organizations 184 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:53,320 there's just so much corruption that comes with power and that I think is the 185 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:59,400 not it's the overt theme here that's that's being portrayed is that with his 186 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:08,000 absolute power you can see nothing good happens at the end of it and his reign 187 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:14,280 is just you know it makes everybody miserable his use of powers and the 188 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:20,840 consequences you know he seems to just not care about and then at the end well 189 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:25,120 that's actually a joke at the end but we'll talk about that in a second how do 190 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:35,080 you think this episode in terms of how it how it satirizes the family dynamics 191 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:42,840 and societal norms how do you think it does with that right think about it I 192 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:51,000 mean I know this is very very pungent his his power but wouldn't you agree that 193 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:57,600 to some extent there are parenting styles that allow that kind of abuse 194 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:05,240 from children where a kid says what he wants and the parents just like whatever 195 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:12,000 I'll do it I get it this is not I mean this is obviously over the top but I 196 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:16,760 still think that there's some satire here about those family dynamics that 197 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:23,720 are well I don't want to I'll get off my soapbox you tell me what you think did 198 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:30,440 you pick up on the same things or am I just all alone in life like normal 199 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:35,480 there's lots of good visual gags like Bart tries to change the way his cat is 200 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:41,000 because same you know it's just a boring cat and that's funny but there's some 201 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:46,560 other funny situations that are created by Bart's powers it's a good little bit 202 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:52,680 here's the here's the last joke of the bit though the funny thing it ends with 203 00:20:52,680 --> 00:21:00,320 Homer and Bart connecting and Homer asked him for a favor you know he said 204 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,920 well you could change me back or give me my body back Bart says you got it and 205 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:09,260 it's a sweet little moment and part of you thinks maybe he's gonna you know be 206 00:21:09,260 --> 00:21:14,960 regular Bart and do something mean but no he gives him his body and he's oh 207 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:20,040 thanks son and then they hug and that's when Bart wakes up screaming because 208 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:26,240 that's his nightmare that's the joke it's funny so then Bart and Lisa both 209 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:31,600 go running into their parents room because they both had nightmares that's 210 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:36,040 when the next bit starts so at the transition I think is really well done 211 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:43,000 and then now now Homer has his nightmare there's lots lots to talk about in this 212 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:51,840 in this one but this segment if I only had a brain is where mr. Burns is an 213 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:58,840 evil scientist what a shock and he has a robot that he has built with Smithers 214 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:04,440 and the robot needs a brain so they're they're looking at their computer 215 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:11,340 screens sorry they're their monitors their CCTV you know security camera 216 00:22:11,340 --> 00:22:15,440 monitors like they do it's like a quintessential scene in mr. Burns's office 217 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:24,880 and they're trying to decide who to fire and they fire Homer and so Homer gets 218 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:33,920 the can and then that's when they go and you can see Burns's robot and so then it 219 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:40,120 cuts to Homer trying to find a new job and ends up getting one I did it again I 220 00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:45,200 did it again I'm gonna talk about what Homer does and it's one of the trivia 221 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:54,640 questions dad got it sorry kind of I mean I'm not that sorry so he ends up 222 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,440 being a gravedigger and that's the answer to question number three and so 223 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:04,440 he's taking a break after maybe four seconds of work falls asleep in his open 224 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:12,240 grave and then mr. Burns and Smithers are walking around and Burns calls it a he 225 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:16,600 says he's like a kid in a candy store walking around in the in the graveyard 226 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:22,160 they get Homer and they bring him back to the lab and they cut open his his 227 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:28,300 head and the funny thing is I mean they pull out a brain but when is the top of 228 00:23:28,300 --> 00:23:33,480 his dome that they cut off hits the ground there's a very hollow punk when 229 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:38,120 it hits the ground which is funny but then also like they pull out a brain so 230 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:45,320 you know I think they landed it still pretty well mr. Burns way out of 231 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:50,360 character obvious I mean already out of character as an evil scientist puts the 232 00:23:50,360 --> 00:23:56,760 brain on his head and dances around it's funny funny so then and then there's 233 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,520 the bit there's a bunch of jokes in there you should watch it if you haven't 234 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:07,880 already let's get to the analyzing and the discussion there's I thought about 235 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:12,280 this I don't know I was I was over analytical when I was preparing this 236 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:16,840 one but I was thinking about analyzing the ethical implications of body 237 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:21,840 modification and artificial artificial intelligence I don't think I'm gonna go 238 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:26,440 into that though because it's kind of getting away from the whole shtick that 239 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:31,320 the Simpsons are doing in the treehouse of horror right that's that's the joke 240 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:37,480 you know being too analytical of these episodes is probably not gonna get us 241 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:42,800 anywhere let's just enjoy the humor right because that's what it was what 242 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:47,280 about the whole the the humor that's derived from Homer's brain in a robot 243 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:53,360 body like the ability to see through several layers of concrete to the 244 00:24:53,360 --> 00:25:00,360 donuts that are you know in the plant and he just walks through the walls how 245 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:05,760 do you think this segment explores themes of identity and sentience or 246 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:14,360 consciousness huh it's pretty good right I get super nerdy when I'm preparing 247 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:18,600 these I'll tell you not everything I write down in my outline actually gets 248 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:23,280 put on the the episode some stuff as I'm reading it or right before as I prepare 249 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:31,400 a plank that's that's pretty lame but anyway what do you think about the 250 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:36,920 visual effects and the portrayal of futuristic technology like one could 251 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,200 argue that King and Kodos and their spaceship is futuristic technology and it 252 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:45,600 was even in last season with the first treehouse of horror but but with this 253 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:50,360 with this robot and the whole Frankenstein scene are you tired of me 254 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:56,120 saying robot yet I don't care that's how I say it and I like it so you can just 255 00:25:56,120 --> 00:26:00,800 hush your face but what do you think about the visual effects how do you 256 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:08,800 think this episode stands up last time we talked about the balance between 257 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:14,040 horror and comedy for the treehouse of horror or the Simpsons Halloween special 258 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:22,280 how do you think this episode fared with its balance of horror and comedy the 259 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:28,560 same as the first episode better worse what do you think and you compare it in 260 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,400 contrast to the first three hours of horror how does it contribute to the 261 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:37,760 evolution of that format of the treehouse of horror format starting off 262 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,880 with a warning from Marge oh there was another warning dang it I didn't even 263 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,600 talk about it it's another warning from Marge essentially it's you know you 264 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:51,240 didn't listen to me last time you're not gonna do it this time it's funny but 265 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:55,720 then there's that format and there's so many bits that go into it there's the 266 00:26:55,720 --> 00:27:04,200 the green glowing dripping font there's the the names that are you know funny 267 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:08,080 names in the credits and the tombstones at the beginning and that eventually 268 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:12,760 goes away there's just so many things that have in the three segments of 269 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,760 three separate stories it's become obviously it's it's successful it's 270 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:23,280 become very very famous very well known so how do you think this episode fared 271 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:31,600 that's my question what are some of the most memorable moments or quotes or what 272 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:37,560 are your favorite moments what's your favorite scene favorite joke I shared my 273 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:44,120 favorite joke what's yours if you see it like I found a good number of these 274 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:50,480 jokes people have already clipped on YouTube so if you've got a favorite joke 275 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:56,880 go find it on YouTube copy it and then paste it in a tweet send it to me and 276 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:04,480 let's talk about it so easy to communicate like that nowadays so but 277 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:11,280 share with me engage with me talk to me please here's some more questions did 278 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:17,640 you find no not did you what which of these segments did you find the funniest 279 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:24,680 or the most disturbing is that something we I wanted to talk about some of these 280 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:29,320 three ounce of horror episodes were disturbing that was the intent like 281 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:35,560 Matt Groening even says when he put out you know the first three ounce of horror 282 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:41,600 the Simpsons Halloween special the point was to disturb the public I think those 283 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,360 were his words something along those lines that was the whole point it was 284 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:49,840 to shot all that's what it was to shock the public so I mean that's what they're 285 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:55,080 doing intentionally I remember sometimes being shocked by these but that was part 286 00:28:55,080 --> 00:29:00,960 of the allure part of the humor part of the fun so that being said I asked this 287 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:04,200 question last time too what's your favorite tree house of horror episode or 288 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:10,840 segment like I told you mine was when Homer spends a day in hell because he 289 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,960 sells a soul to the devil for a doughnut I don't remember the other two segments 290 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:22,620 of that episode right now I will soon it might even be next season but I do 291 00:29:22,620 --> 00:29:28,240 remember that segment I loved it I remember loving it as a kid I watched it 292 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:32,400 over and over again thought it was hilarious lots of great jokes and lots 293 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,680 of jokes I didn't get until later because there's like historical figures 294 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:43,240 in it as Satan calls us the jury names I didn't understand like you know 295 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:48,280 starting lineup of a hockey team that I didn't know at the time that's a very 296 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:54,680 funny joke and we'll talk about that when I do that episode but there you go 297 00:29:54,680 --> 00:30:03,000 do you have any stories this is what I'm gonna leave you with personal stories of 298 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:08,200 like be careful what you wish for like have you experienced anything like that 299 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:13,520 like I'd be careful what you wish for kind of story in your life and if you 300 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:19,360 do and you're comfortable sharing share it let me know so you can get me at 301 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:27,520 chart and pants at gmail.com or on Twitter at mmm donuts 742 let's do the 302 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:33,880 trivia answers real quick and it starts with I already ruined the third one I'm 303 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:40,080 sorry he's a grave digger that's the job that he suggests the Bart suggests the 304 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:45,920 tombstones there aren't as many there's five total in this one Bambi's mom Jim 305 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:50,880 Morrison with peace signs for the O's and I was always the fashion at the time 306 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:56,960 and dozens of like written lyrics and notes from fans and then the next one 307 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:02,640 was Cajun cooking and the next one's Walt Disney and it's in the classic 308 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:13,600 Disney font and then the last tombstone says lose weight now ask me how for the 309 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:19,480 record there's also very very funny tombstone jokes in line for the ride the 310 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:24,440 Haunted Mansion in Disneyland so next time you're there I'm pretty sure 311 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:29,280 they're at Disney World too I think they're harder to see but a bunch of 312 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:34,680 tombstones and like in the mausoleum as you walk past it lots of funny puns as 313 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:43,560 names you're welcome okay and the last one what is the bribe that Lisa offers 314 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:50,520 Bart to let her sleep in his bed it was a candy necklace hey thanks again for 315 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:55,520 listening I'm so glad that you spend your time with me I appreciate that you 316 00:31:55,520 --> 00:32:01,320 are enjoying this I hope you're enjoying it as much as me I love the show I hope 317 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:28,200 you do too and I will see you next time see ya seriously I'm getting so tired of those stupid Flandersisms