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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

3 months

Perfect opportunity to repeat this writing tip I learned at the Simpsons: Never shoot down an idea, no matter how crazy or stupid it may sound. Lean into it. It may be nothing OR it becomes the Dr Zaius scene, which is, in fact, the combo of 5 separate "crazy" "stupid" pitches.

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

3 months

Help me, Dr. Zaius!

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7 months

This captures one of my favorite - and totally underrated (I mean, we only did it this once in season 7?) - aspects of Simpsons family relationships... The fact that Bart thinks Homer is truly funny. I love that.

ShinyMcShine: Simpsons Quotes

@ShinyMcShine_

7 months

"Hi, everyone. If I could just say a few words, I'd be a better public speaker." #TheSimpsons #PublicSpeaking

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 years

This line is based on a kid I knew who got on schoolbus every morning with a piece of toast with Vaseline on it. And ate it. Apparently inventor of Vaseline recommended eating this in 1870s. Maybe he was just trying to move unsold Vaseline And now you know the rest of the story

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@QuotesSimpsons1

2 years

Milhouse likes you. Oh, please! Milhouse likes Vaseline on toast. #Simpsons

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

Fun Simpsons discussion People think we intentionally miscolored these shots as meta-joke about cruddy animation. We didn't. They're real mistakes And a great example of seeing extra jokes/references we didn't intend Got any more examples/questions if something IS a reference?

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@Joshstrangehill

4 years

What you will never see on the Simpsons (from a delightful, nearly 500 page early style guide, circa 1990)

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

This is one of those brilliant cases in the Simpsons where we just described something very minimally in the script then the animators pulled off a delightful mini tour de force

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

Story behind "I says to Mabel" Homer story in Chili ep was so full we had no room for kids B story So when Homer asks them where Marge is, they have nothing going on. What they're doing that moment had to be 100% freestanding Hence, Mabel What's your fav random Simpsons line?

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@Joshstrangehill

8 months

It's not unusual to cut scenes you like for time but this may be my #1 I-wish-we hadn't-cut-this scene.

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

2 years

Hilarious deleted scene (in color) from "Brother from Another Series" featuring Hans Moleman. Possibly one of the best deleted scenes ever.

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

I'm proud to say I've loved this joke and possibly misinterpreted it for nearly 30 years now.

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

I use this Simpsons quote more than any other. Any time anyone says they'll do something in a minute (or mentions taking a plane), I automatically say this. I can't help myself. What Simpsons quote do you feel compelled to reply with the most?

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5 months

A great example of why writers rooms are essential. This entire sequence was written by a group of writers in one afternoon None of us would've come up with ANY of this on our own We inspired each other I know the strike is over but there still aren't enough writers rooms

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@Johnny2Cellos

5 months

This genuinely might be the funniest sequence in Simpsons history.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 months

Season 4 of the Simpsons is not just an amazing, perfect season. It may be the best season of any tv series ever. It's hilarious, groundbreaking, heartwarming and beautifully animated. It has 1,000s of great jokes. It's the zenith of television even more than Zenith Televisions®️

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

8 months

It's Friday and it's the 27th Anniversary of "Homer's Phobia" You know what to do.

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@Joshstrangehill

5 months

I now say "Oh, that's raspberry!" anytime I eat anything particularly good. What Simpsons line do you use on a regular basis?

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

5 months

"My dad may have gained a little weight, but he's not some kind of food-crazed maniac!"

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

It's the 27th anniversary of the Planet of the Apes musical. How'd we write it in one afternoon? The Simpsons writers room has a rule that should apply everywhere: Never knock down someone else's pitch. "Crazy" or "dumb" notions can lead to brilliance/be exactly what's needed.

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@Joshstrangehill

3 years

In the earliest stages of this episode, it was "Courtney Love"/"Homer like" but we got Smashing Pumpkins instead and the rest is now-it's-an-even-better-line history.

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@Joshstrangehill

5 months

We didn't write this in 20 seconds but we did come up with whole run pretty quickly This is an example of coming up w/a great joke engine first (Moe + Lie Detector) and that basically generated all the jokes one after the other Other jokes took hours but I ❤️ when this happens

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@Ex_AnarchoAnon

5 months

Insane to have a joke that's like 8 jokes like 20 seconds.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 years

For 25 years, I assumed (and loved it) that it was just a non-sequitor but then someone explained it's what people with long hair say when they have a towel over their wet hair (and ears) after a shower when they answer the phone. Makes 100% sense but also make me like joke less.

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@Joshstrangehill

7 years

"22 Short Films About Springfield" never had 22 stories but the second draft did have 20! Here's the Lionel Hutz story that was cut.

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@Joshstrangehill

1 year

cinesthetic.

@TheCinesthetic

1 year

What's the best moment where a character REALIZES something?

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@Joshstrangehill

1 year

This is one of my alltime favorite Simpsons quotes. It's just 4 words long but it's perfect for so many reasons. Plus, it comes in handy anytime you're using anything.

Simpsons Quotes

@QuotesSimpsons1

1 year

Put it in "H." #TheSimpsons

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@Joshstrangehill

7 years

Ever wonder what happened to Kirk Van Houten right after he was fired from the cracker factory? From Steve Tompkins' hilarious 1st draft:

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@Joshstrangehill

3 years

Star Wars Day? Bah! It's the 24th anniversary of "Homer's Enemy" and, in my opinion, one of the greatest Swartzwelder/Simpsons lines ever. That's what today is.

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

1991: Stanley Peterson's all like "I've got a name, I bet I become a recurring character, unlike this nameless old dude." Today:

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@Joshstrangehill

5 months

It's the 28th anniversary of "Summer of 4'2", "You got the Dud" and perhaps the single greatest smile ever animated...

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@Joshstrangehill

7 years

Summary of our pitch for "Who Shot Mr. Burns" from the June '94 story conference notes. Neat to see how this developed (we thought it could be Barney but on the very next page -so within minutes of discussing it- someone suggests Maggie) And Patty & Selma could've been suspects.

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@Joshstrangehill

3 years

Sometimes it feels no matter where you look in the world... it's better to face it with a friend.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

1 year

For the episode right after this one (The Day The Violence Died) we should've done an entire episode starring Lester and Eliza and their family in bizarro Springburg and acted like this was always the show. Then return to normal next week and never ever mention the episode again.

springfieldians III: springfield on earth

@springfieldians

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@Joshstrangehill

5 years

I helped write this line when I was with it, but now that I'm an older writer, what I'm writing isn't it and what writing is "it" is written by writers younger & funnier than me.

The Simpsons

@TheSimpsons

5 years

I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was, and now what I’m with isn’t it. And what’s "it" seems weird and scary to me. #TheSimpsons #PeculiarPeople

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

This brings up a delightful question: what joke in the Simpsons did you think was a real thing and only later realized was just a joke? Or vice versa?

Heather Parry

@HeatherParryUK

2 years

years ago now we were at a bookshop quiz & got the question: what are the final lines of Little Women? and my partner genuinely and with certainty said "and it was then they realised they were no longer little girls; they were little women" which is the Simpsons pisstake version

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

@Steampunk_T There's still dust. Why aren't these still a thing?

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@Joshstrangehill

1 year

Candidate for best Simpsons cel ever

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

I know most of you will agree - Homer's slowly growing smile is one of the best subtle-but-hilarious bits in modern animation. 25 years later, I still feel like saying 👍 to director @markk1914 and team.

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

2 years

"Hey, he looks just like you, Poindexter."

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

1 year

This was my joke! Here's an original design for the tombstone, but can you catch the (pretty obvious) mistake we corrected?

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

1 year

"Put out an A.P.B. on a Uosdwis R. Dewoh."

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@Joshstrangehill

1 year

Show why writers rooms are important in one photo: Some of the best comedy ever comes from this room full of scuffed sofas and burger boxes. And, oh yeah, writers. Simpsons writers room, circa 1991

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@Joshstrangehill

8 years

I like the motto of this old candy company

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@Joshstrangehill

30 days

Here's something I really like from the notes from the 6/3/94 story conference where we first pitched "Who Shot Mr. Burns" It's the very first note so this was said right after we pitched the basic story. Whoever said that was right!

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

4 years

This is both highly informative and highly disturbing. (From an early 90's Simpsons style guide. I love how much thought is put into such simple designs.)

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@Joshstrangehill

5 years

This is it! The thing I'm most proud of. @thatbilloakley & I were obsessed with this little known fact & thought it was perfect for Mr. Burns Bell preferred "Ahoy-hoy" while his arch-enemy (and mine) Thomas Edison preferred "Hello". Edison won but we tried to even the score.

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

5 years

@JJSwartzwelder @thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @scullymike Mr. Burns answers the phone by saying "Ahoy, hoy!", which was suggested by Alexander Graham Bell to be used as the proper telephone answer when the telephone was first invented.

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1 month

This scene is so relatable to me. (Of course, that might be 'cause I made Lovejoy a railroad buff who escapes into his hobby just like me but still...) What's a scene in the Simpsons that you find really relatable?

Simpsons Quotes

@QuotesSimpsons1

1 month

Attention, H.O. scale passengers. The dining car is closed. Root beer is still available, but the cost is now 6.50. If the passengers will look to the right, you will see a sad man. That is all. #TheSimpsons

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@Joshstrangehill

3 months

I love Simpsons episodes full of great jokes but I love this one for another thing the show does well: The humor of getting things just right Every line George Bush says sounds like he might actually say it It just captures a character What's your fav Simpsons line like this?

Simpsons Quotes

@QuotesSimpsons1

3 months

Bar's a whiz with cold drinks aren't you, Bar? Don't understand lemonade myself. Not my forte. #TheSimpsons

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

7 years

What, you like Steamed Hams so much you wish there was more of it? Even if it was one line we added in the 2nd draft but then cut because it wasn't as good as the original? Okay, in honor of 22 Short Films About Springfield's 22nd anniversary I give you page 22 of the 2nd draft:

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 years

This motto for Uncle Moe's was approved by us after like an hour of trying to come up with a better, funnier one and giving up and pulling a "Yeah, you know, it's good."

Simpsons Daily Glavins 👻

@simpsons_DG

2 years

Come to Uncle Moe's for family fun it's good, good, good, good Good-good-good!

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

BTW, this is one of my alltime "I must have this" cels. If you happen to have one, I will trade you a cool piece of Simpsons crud for it. If you could have one Simpsons cel, what would it be?

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 years

One of the most underrated characters in Simpsons history is @HankAzaria 's Angry Unseen Employee In Company Restroom

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

2 years

“The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.”

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@Joshstrangehill

3 months

Btw, it was somewhere in the middle of this whole process that David Cohen pitched the "Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee" line which was one of the rare/only times we actually knew instantly that a line would become a classic. His pitch kicked everyone's pitches to a new higher level

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@Joshstrangehill

1 month

Back in the Simpsons offices in the days you had to use a modem to get the internet (and we wore onions on our belts), we'd dial it up only to find some angry fan calling what would later be regarded as a "classic" the "Worst episode ever" And thus was born the Poochie ep!

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

2 months

Wrapping up writing an article where I had to read a bunch of negative .simpsons reviews of ‘90s Simpsons episodes and each one made me more paralyzed with rage (and island rhythms)

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3 years

To this very day, I am haunted by it. I am on the schoolbus, already dreading another day at school, then the kid gets on the bus, sits next to me, and carefully pulls the tinfoil back, unveiling an oddly glistening piece of toast. Thank you for reminding me.

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

3 years

@scullymike @thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill Milhouse liking Vaseline on toast was based on a child from Josh Weinstein's school days who everyday would get onto the bus with a piece of toast, which had Vaseline on it.

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4 years

So, for years, there have been Simpsons jokes/lines people misunderstood or misheard, like The Great Hank-Scorpio-"Yes Once"-Goodbye-To-A-Shoe Debate and "Carhole". What have you misunderstood or never got? List them in this thread & I or other Simpsons folk'll try to answer.

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

I really hope I got fired for that blunder.

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@SimpsonsGoofs

2 years

From “Mother Simpson,” Homer’s foot is drawn over bed frame

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

@storylinefever I was fired for that blunder.

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@Joshstrangehill

3 years

I ❤️ Mission Hill character design

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@Joshstrangehill

7 months

Dammit, I can't even look out my window...

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@Joshstrangehill

1 year

This is the short from the end of "The Front" that inspired us to do a whole episode of 'em, "22 Short Films About Springfield" (We got a lot of inspiration from Simpsons Season 4, quite possibly the best season of television ever made.)

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

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@Joshstrangehill

5 years

There should be no difference between "kids animation" and "adult animation" - just make great animation. Also, animation is the greatest & hardest form of entertainment to get right and should get MORE credit than live-action stuff!

🐈‍⬛ Janine 🐈‍⬛

@JayTrexe

5 years

Your most controversial cartoon opinion.

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@Joshstrangehill

4 years

Simpsons House Blueprints, circa 1990 (I should qualify this by saying we treated the locations of rooms as totally changeable, depending on the requirements of the scene. But this is nonetheless fun for Simpsons completists.)

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

Lots of love for Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge. A rare Simpsons scene like Planet of Apes musical written in the room in like an hour. Come up w/a delightfully simple idea (world's most boring/crummy golf video game) and lines come tumbling like golf balls into a parking lot.

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@Joshstrangehill

3 months

Bob Newhart was among the kindest guest stars we ever had on the Simpsons and he was possibly the most revered. More writers came to his voice record for his spot on "Bart the Fink" than I had ever seen. RIP to one of the founders of modern comedy.

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9 months

The 27th anniversary of "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" means it's the 27th anniversary of when you met this guy, Royce McCutcheon Perhaps my favorite totally random Simpsons one-off character (tied with Handsome Pete) Who's YOUR favorite character that only appeared once?

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

While researching questions for a game show in '90 we found awesomely obscure fact that telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy" as a greeting over Thomas Edison's "Hello" and did so 'til his dying day Won't you keep Ahoy-hoy alive by using it on your next call?

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

2 years

@JJSwartzwelder @thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill @scullymike Mr. Burns answers the phone by saying "Ahoy, hoy!", which was suggested by Alexander Graham Bell to be used as the proper telephone answer when the telephone was first invented. (He has done this pretty consistently since this episode.)

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2 years

A 🧵about the lesser known kids in Springfield who've been around since Simpsons began We always liked her too but as far as I can tell, she's never had a name. At least in early Simpsons Design Guide circa 1990, she didn't (while others did) See Bart's Class Seating Chart 1/2

Nico Colaleo

@NicoColaleo

2 years

Here's the girl who sits behind Bart in class. I drew this as one of my pieces for my Simpsons art gallery event a few years ago. I've always been fascinated by her. She's always there but has never spoken, we don't know her name, nothin'. Here's to you, glasses girl.

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3 years

What helped make the Simpsons so great? 100 reasons, including these writers room rules: -Leave ego and titles at door -Never shoot down another idea. Don't like it? Pitch a better one -There are no bad pitches. The "dumbest" pitches can lead to greatest jokes/episodes -Be kind

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

9 months

It's the 30th anniversary of "Marge vs. The Monorail" arguably one of the best Simpsons episodes - and episodes of TV - ever. Here's a sweet scene that was cut for time between Lisa and Maggie as Lisa reads to her from a Thomas-like book (from Revised Table Draft 6/12/92)

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2 years

I can't believe both Moleman and the Old Sea Captain had better odds than Maggie. Note also that Barney - the original choice for shooter (glad we changed that) - is pretty high up there. Of all these, Nelson would've been the most entertaining choice. Who did YOU think it

UberFacts

@UberFacts

2 years

The Las Vegas betting odds from The Simpsons episode “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” (1995)

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3 months

Okay, here are the 5 pitches. Keep in mind that every single person in the room contributed something to the musical and it was case where each pitch inspired the next and 'cause pitches were not being shot down, the whole thing blossomed. But these are the 5 that made this scene

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11 months

For the record and in case Australia ever decides to rename its currency: As one of the two people who came up with this word and wrote it down, I can tell you it's spelled dollaridoos. Here's the page from the table draft

Tristan Cooper

@TristanACooper

11 months

Wait... Frinkiac and Disney Plus both subtitle this scene "900 dollar-adoos" -- i've been referring to it as dollarYdoos for as long as I can remember -- have I been wrong all this time??

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The proposed LA monorail will apparently: -Connect Sherman Oaks with Ogdenville & North Haverbrook -Glide as softly as a cloud -No chance tracks could bend -Provide cushy jobs for slobs

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5) Someone else (sorry I'm not remembering everyone) pitches that this musical number should have a lot of breakdancing moves in it because at the time, that seemed like a trend in a lot of splashy broadway musicals

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1) It began with Steve Tompkins pitching "What if we did a musical of Planet of the Apes?" This is either a crazy or a stupid idea or both but we all loved it and we could all feel the potential so I say at least let's explore this and see if it goes anywhere...

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2 months

Walked by Frank Grimes' apartment tonight

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It's the 27th anniversary of "22 Short Films About Springfield" We pretty much all agree "Steamed Hams" is the best So of the remaining 16 shorts (yes, there were only technically 17 films, plus wraparounds), which is your favorite? Answer below, saying why if you want

On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦

@dailysimpsons

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#OnThisDay #OTD April 14, 1996, Skinner purchased fast food to disguise as his own cooking at an unforgettable luncheon with Superintendent Chalmers, when "22 Short Films About Springfield" first aired on Fox. @thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill #TheSimpsons #SteamedHams

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It's the 25th anniversary of Homer's Phobia. Here's a big Zzzapp! to the censor who tried to kill this episode and to anyone who tries to censor you!

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@Joshstrangehill

2 years

This was my and @thatbilloakley 's joke from Lady Bouvier's Lover. I've seen this 100 times but only just now noticed that the uniform of the guy holding the tube is mis-colored in the mailbox shot. That is not intentional. That is a mistake. I hope I got fired for that blunder.

Simpsons Daily Glavins 👻

@simpsons_DG

2 years

Yeah, hi. I got a special delivery for Homer Simpson.

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1 year

Good question! In this frame where Moe yells at cold sody girl, we see both Patty and Selma together in the booth. We had to populate these big scenes w/regulars and I believe we said put Patty and Selma there celebrating THEIR birthday (that's why Selma's impatient for her

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1 year

Why is Selma at a birthday dinner for Sherri and Terri? And why is she sitting at a separate table?

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@Joshstrangehill

8 years

Happy Birthday @_AlexHirsch & @_merp_derp_ ! (See what I did with the candles? Pretty clevah!)

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@Joshstrangehill

5 years

Farewell to the wonderful Russi Taylor, who brought such joy to many of our favorite characters like Martin Prince, Üter and so many more on the Simpsons & Disney & the animated world. #RIPRussiTaylor

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4) Someone pitches since he's a doctor, have his nurse begin the song with "Oo, help me, Dr. Zaius". I have no idea if there is even a nurse in the movie but sure, that's a great way to kick it off.

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What is it about this scene that makes it so quotable? This whole episode really I say these lines all the time. Also "Kirk, crackers are a family food" & "I sleep in a racing car" & "Throw it over the fence, let Arby's worry about it" & "He's a major player at the sewing store"

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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Whoa, I totally forgot about this scene from the table draft we cut from “Who Shot Mr. Burns, Pt. 2” of Homer on the run as a fugitive. (We took all scripts at the end of the read for security. This was Dan’s script.)

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

1 year

Professor Frink lives here

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

5 years

It's the 24th Anniversary of "22 Short Films About Springfield" Here, never shown before in all its overly long, insane glory is the full 4 page version of the Moleman segment we cut from the second draft. You'll see it was planned to air right after the Cletus/Brandine segment

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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I was asked again about the Ralph/Krusty-in-a-plane short we cut for time from "22 Short Films About Springfield" Here it is, along with a rare cel from that scene of Krusty sitting between Patty and Selma as they sing

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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2) I was running room but had never scene movie. But I knew a few key things like statue of liberty "it was earth all along" end, "get your hands off me" line and that there was character named Dr. Zaius. I asked room to verify this than pitched "So you know that Falco song?"

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

4 years

❤️Happy Valentine's Day to all the early Simpsons background characters who didn't get enough love❤️

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

3 months

The lesson here? if you have an idea and right after it comes to you, you have a feeling "there's something special there," lean into it. The worst that can happen is you waste a few minutes or hours. The best? Something that speaks to a whole bunch of people and makes them happy

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

3 years

For those who are curious, in this scene, Homer is sitting in the rarely used Rumpus Room (honestly, I think we just forgot it existed most of the time. We did use it in "Lady Bouvier's Lover" I think.) Seen here in Simpsons house blueprints from a super-early 1990 design book

Simpsons Quotes

@QuotesSimpsons1

3 years

Homer, it's really coming down. Could you check on the boys? They're fine. #Simpsons

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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"Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter" is the Simpsons quote I use the most. It can be said anytime anyone says anything unusual. Its origin? The pre-internet era of 'zines and specialized newsletters where like minded folk would write in

🎃 The Simpsons 👻

@Simpsons_tweets

1 year

“Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me…”

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@Joshstrangehill

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3) I don't remember order of following pitches but George Meyer said "Now hear me out on this..." and then pitched since Zaius is a doctor, why don't we intersperse song with corny/stupid old vaudeville style joke breaks, like the piano gag. We agree to give that a go.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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In the whole musical, there are so many "stupid" or "crazy" things that just worked. We just had to have faith in the comedy of it all and you could just feel how it could all work together but I maintain this approach can work equally well in drama, too

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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@VelvKun It's the little known/rarely used Rumpus Room. The Rumpus Room appears on the actual earliest blueprints of the Simpsons house but the geography of their house and all locations is totally fungible depending on the needs of scenes. We often forgot this room existed.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

4 years

Early versions of Teen Homer from the 1990 style guide, with handwritten notes

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

7 years

Simpsons predicted it

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

4 years

It's the 25th anniversary of "Bart on the Road" and a reminder that bewigged Bart looks a lot like Iggy Pop.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

2 years

And to be clear, because people have asked about this often, the Mabel line does not reference anything, it never appeared in a book or movie or anything. As far as I know, it is totally freestanding in the human timeline.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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One tantalizing page of the long crazy Moleman story we cut entirely from “22 Short Films” where the joke was he was acting out of character

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

3 years

There is only one man who should be the next Doctor Who.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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It's the 25th anniversary of Marge Be Not Proud, one of my favorite episodes Here's a timeline of Laurence Tierney (Don Brodka) terrorizing the Simpsons staff: Noon: Car arrives at Fox. Tierney steps out, driver says he refuses to take him back & speeds off. It's raining. 1/6

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

5 years

The Moleman segment cut from "22 Short Films About Springfield" contains the greatest stage direction ever cut from A Simpsons script.

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Josh Weinstein

@Joshstrangehill

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On the 27th anniversary of "A Milhouse Divided" here's two pages from the 1st draft's extra-long Dignity scene with a lot of background about Kirk at the cracker factory that we had to cut for time:

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