Cape Feare episode on The Simpsons is so good

[Silvergun-Blue]

In some interview the writers said during that period they wouldn't put out an episode until every joke and scene was squeezed for every last drop of laughter, and that meant each joke had to have multiple levels. The best example is this, in terms of how many beats it has:



You've got:

• The bike getting cleaned when you think it will be destroyed
• It falls apart anyway
• The evil driver intended it the whole time!
• The driver gets his comeuppance

All in like 15 seconds

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One of Supereyepatchwolf's many fantastic videos is a a deep dive into the decline of The Simpsons and he references that specific joke to illustrate the show at it's high point.

 

[Deleted member 7462]

Is this the one with "The Bart, The" as a punchline?

The rakes, the Pirates of Penzance stuff...it's fucking classic. That rake bit is classic Looney Tunes.

And HEY BART, WANNA SEE MY NEW CHAINSAW AND HOCKEY MASK never fails to get me to laugh at it. What a stupid punchline.

 

[HMS_Pinafore]

I like when Sideshow Bob sings the entire score to the Gilbert and Sullivan classic "HMS Pinafore".

 

[Herne]

It's probably my favourite episode on most days of the week. Top 5 on all days.

Unrelated, but I love this scene so much.
I just fell down a rabbit hole looking up what the hell that car was supposed to be.. what the

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Heh, that's hilarious.

 

[HMS_Pinafore]

"Oh no, Dad's been drugged"

"No he hasn't"

 

[KDC720]

I had actually watched the episode (many many times) years before I watched Cape Fear the movie. Was kind of surprised at how much they ended up lifting directly from the film, but I think watching the movie made me appreciate the episode much more.

 

[UnpopularBlargh]

*groans*

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I was hoping this would be the first response.

 

[NateDog]

Excellent episode, but my favourite remains $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling). Just like this one it has what are for me some of the best scenes in the series and the jokes just don't stop.

 

[NeoBob688]

"She'll do 300 hectares on a single gas of kerosene."

"What country is this car from?"
"It uh, no longer exists. But take her for a test drive and you'll agree - zagreb evnan zlotnik diev!"

"Put it in H!"

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One of the all time great scenes for sure.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

"She'll do 300 hectares on a single gas of kerosene."

"What country is this car from?"
"It uh, no longer exists. But take her for a test drive and you'll agree - zagreb evnan zlotnik diev!"

"Put it in H!"

This whole scene kills me, and the fly logo on the steering wheel always makes me laugh.

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[adamsappel]

It's definitely one of the best. What kind of insane writing team thinks of the H.M.S. Pinafore?

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The kind that went to Harvard.

 

[Cess007]

Hello Mr. Thompson.

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Seriously, that is probably the best scene of all the Simpson show.




The John Elway gag makes it extra funny