The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. The episode 22 short films about springfield from the series eighth season is itself a bit of a pulp fiction parody, as it connects a bunch of smaller stories about the shows major and minor. Simpsons wiki characters locations episodes community. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture, society and television.
A series of vignettes highlights a day in the life of various springfield residents. According to jesse jordan at coffee and cookies, these nineties era sketches of famous scenes from pulp fiction rendered with simpsons characters were the product of an anonymous animator at film roman, the production company behind the simpsons via buzzfeed. The whole herman kidnapping chief wiggum and snake thing. Oct, 2017 one of the best is 22 short films about springfield, a mild pulp fiction parody that told several short stories about secondary and background characters that didnt have to do with the simpsons. Mar 25, 2011 the episode was pulp fiction metafiction wrapped in my dinner with andre. First in the conversation between wiggum, lou and eddie, then later as a parody on the butch and marsellus situation. Its no secret the simpsons has relied as heavily on drug humor as diffrent strokes did on whatchoo talkin about, willis.
Simpsons characters in the form of letters of the alphabet banksy storyboarded and directed. On april 14th, 1996, the simpsons aired an episode titled 22 short films about springfield, in which it parodies the format style of pulp fiction which incorporates anthology episodes or ministories. Entertainment weekly, in 2003, placed the episode 14th on their top 25 the simpsons episode list, praising the episodes structure and finding the pulp fiction. Ranging from binge drinking to marijuana use to lsdlike hallucinations, all the members of the simpson clan and a great many other residents of springfield have enjoyed a wide variety of druginduced exploits. A pulp fictioninspired trip through springfield, containing 22 vignettes about the towns residents, including the sad tale of how moe was robbed, what. This scene from the simpsons is making fun of pulp fiction and i just made a slideshow to go with it. I really enjoyed reverend lovejoys role in this episode,its a different side to him that never been on the show before,particularly when we see him as a salesman trying to influence people in to buying a hot tub. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on october 10, 2010. The 29 alltime greatest simpsons episodes ever, in order of. We mix and match screenshots from many episodes, trying our best to maintain a solid storyline that does not require any dialogue to understand.
This is the best of the several stories per episode genre of the show and in my top ten episode of the show. The rthesimpsons subreddit is fan base of redditors who love the simpsons. Posted in rpics by ucallate 1,205 points and 98 comments. Season 7, episode 21 22 short films about springfield. The title is a reference to the film thirty two short films about glenn gould. This is a reference to the second last scene in pulp fiction, in which the wolf is called to help resolve a problem. Tvpg 30min animation, comedy episode aired 28 april 20. Instead, abed spends most of the evening with jeff at an upper class restaurant and the two engage in what is seemingly a deep. It all revolves around the clip of chief wiggum and snake tied up. Snake runs down chief wiggum like butch does to marselles wallace. Jackson, uma thurman and bruce willis, among others citations. The simpsons writer reveals an awesome lionel hutz scene cut. Springfield gets a bedbug scare, the new assistant pastor at church appoints homer as a deacon, and marge loses her wedding dress.
This is one of the few episodes where itchy doesnt kill scratchy. Jan 10, 2019 the steamed hams scenes with skinner and chalmers are perfection and its possible the resurgence of those as a recent meme kept this episode alive. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. It had a monologue about being and nothingness and cougar town, references to.
Edward norton, who played, as al jean said, the most lovable minister in the world. It originally aired on the fox network in the united. The simpsons pulp fiction parody from 22 twentytwo short films of springfield chief wiggum snake herman milhouse kirk police mcdonalds krusty burger shake mace zed shelbyville doughnuts insurance. The way showrunnerexecutive producer dave mirkin tells it on the commentary track, fox had told him they couldnt feature itchy and scratchy anymore, because the fcc was engaged in one of its periodic anxiety attacks about. The episode was pulp fiction metafiction wrapped in my dinner with andre. It had a monologue about being and nothingness and cougar town, references to quentin tarantino and louis malle, a. This is the lead up and background to hermans pulp fiction parody story. The simpsons pulp fiction parody from the episode 22 short videos from springfield the episode has been edited down to just the three scenes. Results of our official favorite simpsons episode poll.
Pulp fiction 1994 is a crime movie, directed by quentin tarantino, starring john travolta, samuel l. However, when bart questions lisas coaching tactics and accuses her of. The simpsons 22 short films about springfield tv episode 1996. Such as the episodes parody of pulp fictions muthafka scene, with chief wiggum stating hey i know you.
He is more popular than reverend lovejoy, if you can believe it, and lovejoy is really upset and becomes a hot tub salesman. He told bart that the other arm was lost by sticking it out of the window of a moving bus hailing and it was torn off by a truck driving in the other direction. In this episode, a pastiche of reservoir dogs, itchy is seen splashing gasoline over scratchy and cutting his ear off with a penknife to steelers wheels stuck in the middle with you, which is a direct reference to reservoir dogs. Moneybart stylized as moneybart is the third episode of the simpsons twentysecond season. In 22 short films about springfield the scene where chief wiggum, lou and eddie discuss hamburgers from krusty burger and compared them with mcdonalds their dialogue is a parody of the famous hamburger dialogue from pulp fiction. In pulpfictionmanier entsteht so eine konversation uber burger. Instead, abed spends most of the evening with jeff at an upper class restaurant and the two engage in what is seemingly a deep conversation about their lifechanging experiences. Deservedly, it was the lowest rated episode in simpson s history. Critical film studies is the 19th episode of the second season of community. People seem to have a fondness for the pulp fiction parodies but looking at them now, they are more of an homage than anything, looking for laughs at merely referencing a popular film.
Then, itchy and scratchy dance like vincent vega and mia wallace in tarantinos second film, pulp fiction. Oct 31, 2017 quote simpsons is ok and is highly overrated. Pulp fiction the music that plays as bart and jessica loiter. The simpsons referenced to pulp fiction, one of the coolest movies ever, in the episode 3f18, 22 short films about springfield. Oct 14, 2015 the episode 22 short films about springfield from the series eighth season is itself a bit of a pulp fiction parody, as it connects a bunch of smaller stories about the shows major and minor. Like the greatest of simpsons gags it works on so many levels. Lisa gets gum in her hair and the whole town tries to help, skinner makes steamed hams for supernintendo chalmers, smithers is stung by a bee, apu goes to a hot party at sanjays, milhous saves a few lives and some dignity, no doubt in a pulp fictionstyle trip to the androids dungeon, and. Pulpit friction is a great simpsons episode with a very enjoyable storyline and a great side story as well.
The episodes concept originated from the end segment of the season four episode the front, and serves as a loose parody of pulp fiction, which gave the staff the idea of a possible spinoff from the simpsons. Our goal here is to make the most ridiculous, dark and outrageous comics that we can out of screenshots from the simpsons. The simpsons has been broadcast in the united states since 1987 on fox. Pulp fiction 1994 is a crime movie, directed by quentin tarantino, starring john travolta. Nov 24, 2011 season 7, episode 21 22 short films about springfield. In this episode, lisa coaches barts little league baseball team to a record winning streak by using her book smarts in statistics and probability. Simpsons pulp fiction pulp fiction the quentin tarantino. Monologues, takes the family to england in a jokedense episode filled with.
I also really enjoyed edward nortons guest role in this episode as a priest who makes many interesting references to pop culture that i found very funny. Raging abe simpson and his grumbling grandson in the curse of the flying hellfish. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on april 28, 20. Like pulp fiction, the episodes plot is episodic and interconnected. That pivot off pulp fiction is significant, given that tarantino did as much if not more than the simpsons to make the 90s a safe haven for popculture fanatics. Pulpit friction is the eighteenth episode of the 24th season of the simpsons and the 526th episode overall. In other countries, the tv show also started to be broadcast few times later 1987, either in its original version or in a dubbed version. The sublime season 7 episode 22 short films about springfield used arthouse cinema as inspiration for a brilliant series of vignettes featuring minor simpsons characters as well as a. Entertainment weekly, in 2003, placed the episode 14th on their top 25 the simpsons episode list, praising the episode s structure and finding the pulp fiction references priceless. This episode had very little connective thread and left me puzzled. So this video was inspired by the movie pulp fiction. Nicks incompitence, bumblebee mans day at work, several pulp fiction spoofs with wiggum, snake and herman and many more. Simpsons characters in the form of letters of the alphabet.
Oct 12, 2007 this scene from the simpsons is making fun of pulp fiction and i just made a slideshow to go with it. The simpsons 22 short films about springfield tv episode. The simpsons writer reveals an awesome lionel hutz scene. One of the best is 22 short films about springfield, a mild pulp fiction parody that told several short stories about secondary and background characters that. The simpsons pulp fiction parody from the episode 22 short films from springfield the episode has been edited down to just the three.
Herman hermann, voiced by harry shearer, is the owner of hermans military antiques. The stories include apu going to a party, lisa getting gum in her hair, dr. May 12, 2011 according to jesse jordan at coffee and cookies, these nineties era sketches of famous scenes from pulp fiction rendered with simpsons characters were the product of an anonymous animator at film roman, the production company behind the simpsons. In addition to these nonenglish versions, the simpsons movie has also been dubbed in languages for which there is no tv series dubbed version. In a tale of two springfields homer complains that he already has enough things to remember and a closeup of his hand shows the writing lennywhite, carlblack. A series of vignettes highlights a day in the life of various.