Comments on: 4 Simpsons Controversies That Didn’t End in Lawsuits

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:13:00 +0000

@dianne h.: nice! it pays to be a simpsons fan huh.

By: Dianne H.

Dianne H. — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:34:00 +0000

I still find it amusing that The Smoking Gun once sent me a t-shirt for pointing out that when Jeb Bush’s son put donuts on his ex-girlfriend’s parents lawn (she’d wisely dumped him!) it really was Simpsons imitating life with the “Two Bad Neighbors” episode when Bush Senior spins out on Homer’s front yard.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:54:00 +0000

The episode where the Simpsons goes to Japan is also a subject of controversy, at least in Japan. In the episode Homer knocks the Emperor into water, and there is an unspoken rule in Japan about how the Emperor is portrayed. That episode never aired in Japan. I know you can buy the DVD sets in Japan, so it will be interesting to see if that episode is included in the boxed set

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

I’m very thankful my parents were insightful enough to let my brother and I watch The Simpsons from a young age. We didn’t get all the jokes, but we learned a lot about so many topics, especially what it means to be a family (when it comes down to the line, you do the right thing by them).

I hate hearing how the Simpsons somehow can’t compare to other TV families. What’s all this stuff about the show being somehow less than the Waltons? Is it because The Simpsons are a more realistic portrait of what it means to be part of a family? Are people that scared of themselves?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:07:00 +0000

Awesome article! One of the best I’ve read on Mental Floss in a while. And I’m not just saying that because I go to UCD!

By: denise

denise — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Wasn’t it after “Sunday, Cruddy Sunday” when Marge says they’re not turning Catholic because three kids are enough?

Personally, when The Simpsons picks on things about me (from teaching at Florida State, teaching Simpsons classes, and, most recently,being a Norwad), I am flattered!

Nice work!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:47:00 +0000

I thought the Fox v. Fox thing was just a publicity stunt or joke or something.

By: eroe777

eroe777 — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:38:00 +0000

Wait, Fox News threatened to sue Fox Television? Aren’t they both owned by NewsCrap, er Corp? Can you sue yourself?

By: scamps

scamps — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:57:00 +0000

All the reruns I’ve seen of “Sunday Cruddy Sunday” kept the word “Catholic” in them. Maybe it differs from station to station.

By: bedhead

bedhead — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:15:00 +0000

A perfectly cromulent post.