#simpsons studies

[broimgae]

I agree to manifest this post

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

[racefortheironthrone]

There was a classic Simpsons episode where Springfield Elementary teachers went on strike, and the PTA responded by bringing in residents (including Marge Simpson) as replacement teachers. Would this count as union busting or crossing the picket line? If yes, I wonder why it was depicted as largely benevolent considering that Simpsons writers and plots tend to lean liberal.

Let's not mince words, it's 100% scabbing. It's not just crossing a picket line as a customer, it's crossing a picket line in order to work as non-union temporary labor, with the intent to crush the strike.

I don't agree that it's depicted as benevolent behavior - the whole gag of the middle portion of the episode is that the scabs are terrible fucking teachers. Frink is completely wasted in preschool and doesn't let the kids play with toys, Jasper is a physically abusive idiot who gets his beard stuck in a pencil sharpener, and Moe and the like are total pushovers when it comes to Bart's pranks. The only one who can manage a classroom at all is Marge, and even then she's incredibly embarrassing and unprofessional with Bart. (Notable difference compared to how she does in "Whacking Day.")

Also, it's not necessarily the case that Simpsons writers are always left-leaning. John Swartzwelder is notoriously incredibly conservative and his scripts tended to push his libertarian views pretty strongly.

[skin-quilt]

I DREW THESE TWO DUDES FOR MY BROTHERS. HOPEFULLY I CAN TATTOO IT ON EACH OF THEM.

[reiverreturns]

[fic] Take Me, Take Mine

Fandom: Top Gun Maverick

Pairings: Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw/Beau "Cyclone" Simpson

Characters: Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, Beau "Cyclone" Simpson

Rating: Explicit

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He’s never smartly dressed when he’s here. Today’s menu is a white t-shirt, worn jeans, and an unbuttoned shirt in pale patterned khaki that makes Beau’s fingers twitch. He’s got big hands, working hands, always searching for something to do, and Bradley’s stubbornly carrying around that little bit of the Navy he just can’t shake. Between them, it clicks like a routine, and some things never change. 

[springfieldnerv]

look at these military cosplay nerds

[hi-im-ray]

Cody Simpson - La Da Dee (lofi mix)

[moestavern]

How do you feel about other Moe fans?

My favorite type of person tbh.

There's not a lot of Simpsons fan content (I only use Tumblr + Bluesky so like- maybe there is on Twitter or smthn) so I appreciate the hell out of anyone that's willing to produce more Moe content!! I'm trying to build my confidence in posting my own art + writing.

I wish I interacted with more ppl that appreciate him like I do bc this 7 year long obsession with him has driven me to madness and when I talk about him most ppl are like "🤨 ok freak" /j

[m00ngbin]

I'm doomed I keep forgetting the difference between the Simpson Index and the Lincoln Index. I am in so much distress right now it's not even funny

[lux--nova]

I encountered the funniest phrase I've ever read in a scholarly article yesterday and I had to share it with yall. I will now quote scholarly sources when assessing whether something is tiny, teeny, or teeny-weeny, thank you.

[hole34]

it will all be worth it once i can make funny lionel hutz references...

[lugiaabsol]

10 years old……

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Made my own personal version of this on the wall next to my desk.

To remind me who I’m working for!

[ericaportfolio]

So I've been silent for a while. That's because I'm working on a Redbubble Design that I plan to get out soon and this. This was a background study inspired by Steam Hams and Hello Puppets for a bigger side project. However, I still thought to release this because I was happy with how this background study turned out. Glad that I made this in color first. Have fun speculating what I'm doing currently.

[butchbarneygumble]

hey

[springfieldnerv]

Character study: nerds who love their bosses

[seallbay]

Not my university textbook quoting Homer Simpson- help???