The Simpsons: 10 Episodes Made Out Of Spite

[@EmberMcLain87]

interesting fact: having selma come out as being gay was actual foreshadowed way back in a treehouse of horror episode. in treehouse of horror 3 in the 1st segment " clown without pity " Patty says, " well there goes the last lingering will of my heterosexuality." Weird how many seasons later what most would have thought was a throw away foreshadowed one of them being gay, and it turned out to be selma not patty. or maybe i'm just feeding way to much thought into it.

[@EmberMcLain87]

@@erakfishfishfish oh. so I was mistaken.

[@lucinae8512]

I think it was foreshadowed in Bart after Dark, when Marge showed all the men (and Patty) who went to the burlesque.

[@DrakeDragonSpark]

@@erakfishfishfish Speaking of Smithers, I'm surprised they never had an episode where he came out. He just suddenly went from closeted to openly gay.

[@DrakeDragonSpark]

@@erakfishfishfish I guess I missed that one. I can't seem to remember it.

[@earlchatterton9133]

"Homer Badman" is one of the greatest episodes ever, and so much more pointed now than it was then. Hilarious and completely accurate. And any episode that has "Homer S: Portrait Of An Assgrabber" and "Rowdy Roddy Peeper" is automatically a classic. Dennis Franz's pervert laugh cracks me up every time.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

GHW Bush attacked the Simpson after they had shown a positive portrayal of him in the episode "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington." He fired the first shot in that duel. "Two Bad Neighbors" was just them defending themselves.

[@MrQdiddy85]

It's good to see a Simpsons list that isn't about how the Simpsons "have lost their edge"

[@joebaumgart1146]

I do agree, but they have.

[@kingcaesar3693]

@@joebaumgart1146 IDK man I watched 31 seasons over the pandemic in the course of like 8 months and it felt about the same across the board to me. It wasn't like I had rose tinted glasses either. I grew up around the time they first started airing, but never really watched it till recently. I kept waiting for that season everyone told me about that they started going down hill, but it never really came. Not saying some episodes aren't misses, but I noticed them in early episodes too, not just the new stuff. Personally I think season 1 is the worst.

[@TimTE01]

@@kingcaesar3693 Almost every show is better after Season 1 (e.c. Seinfeld)

[@mrhappy5236]

Whoa whoa whoa. They never said Roy is a family member of The Simpsons.

[@radrobd123]

Yeah, it appeared Roy was a border the Simpson took in

[@danielyeshe]

@@radrobd123 Yeah I am sure he calls Marge 'Mrs S.'

[@radrobd123]

@@danielyeshe Yeah, another nod to Fonzie, who called Mrs. Cunningham "Mrs. C"

[@lanceturley7745]

It's an understandable mistake to make, since Roy is such a beloved and nuanced character that it feels like he was always part of the family.

[@gezeo750]

Exactly. I was like wait didn't Roy just live there? No it was never explained, in hindsight it was obviously part of the joke.

[@seanchan4478]

Homer bad man was WAY ahead of it's time, and one of my favorite episodes

[@seanchan4478]

News: Homer sleeps nude in an oxygen tank which he believes gives him sexual powers Homer: Hey that's a half truth!

[@Cookieboymonster1962]

One episode that was inspired by spite is Flaming Moe's. The bit where Homer is jealous of Moe's success was reputedly inspired by Sam Simon's annoyance at the accolades and acclaim for the show's early success being given solely to Matt Groening.

[@michaelspencer1315]

Roy was not their older son, he was just an older (college aged?) guy they had staying with them to further point out their disdain for what the network wanted. And the FOX "News" joke are spot on.

[@conedx]

ok i thought i was going crazy. i have no idea where this "older son" thing came from. he was more like the fonz. not related, just around.

[@julesstephenson8935]

There’s a nod to a similar character in a family guy episode as well, the one where Jillian is getting married. The Griffin family have a man named B Ryan staying with them who looks somewhat similar to Roy.

[@Shadowluigi-pj9nq]

Sometimes spite can be an amazing thing 🤣

[@BR-jw7pm]

4:20 "Crying fowl that their cartoon characters run wild and bite the hand that feeds them" yeah, cuz the Simpsons NEVER did that before...

[@CamMcGinn1981]

I'm going to have to get back into watching this show. I haven't seen it for ages. My laughter to the security camera lasering that... squirrel (?)... scared the other people on the bus. LOL

[@brucepulver8358]

The older brother was a Happy Days joke? Wasn't it? The older brother appears and disappears and never spoken of again!

[@radrobd123]

Roy wasn't an older brother tho. He was just a tenant the Simpsons took in.

[@radrobd123]

A more appropriate Happy Days analogy is like Roy was like Fonzie. The cool guy who moves in. Fonzie moved into the apartment above the Cunningham's garage and Roy just moved in with the Simpsons.

[@lanceturley7745]

It's kind of hilarious to think that Fox executives in the nineties were worried about the longevity of a show that's still going over twenty years later.

[@mad_derg4912]

You can't stop the Simpsons! Have no fears, they'll have stories for years!

[@mad_derg4912]

You can't stop the Simpsons! Have no fears, they'll have stories for years!

[@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers]

And that they became the longest running animated show mid-way through season *EIGHT*. That's like Babe Ruth becoming the all-time HR leader with his 139th career home run.

[@shaunreinert5202]

That jab at morrisey is hilarious

[@thirstfen]

Eh you can always get me with a Simpsons list 😂

[@joshmclaughlin2488]

One could almost argue the show itself is still going out of spite because so many people want it to just end already

[@TheOtaku031284]

I never got the impression Roy was an older sibling, just some dude who was living with the Simpsons.

[@fryapp4life]

Kinda like the Fonz or something. I agree

[@gingerg85]

"I begged him to stop, but he said it was for the good of the nation!"

[@zs4580]

Some of these aren't due to "spite", but rather just satirizing things from real life, which is literally half the point of the Simpsons lol

[@PeterOlson]

"Bart gets famous" is notably missing

[@patwaters-actormoviereviewer]

I would have thought Treehouse of Horror V would be on this list. Mainly down to the fact that FOX had a huge problem with the level of violence and demanded cuts.

[@georgeprchal3924]

There's that one episode that robbed Free Churro of an Emmy.

[@h.haussermann9642]

All praise The Simpsons writers! 1992-2003. Big up to Conan O" Brien, he did a great job!

[@maineman5757]

For some reason it just felt right Patty being gay. I'd assume she was already written that way just based on everything else.

[@radrobd123]

They had already hinted at Patty being gay. There was an episode earlier in which Simpsons had a gay pride parade and two characters were on a float talking about being in the closet. They were obviously Patty and Smithers

[@ArcherSuh4721]

I'm surprised the Frank Grimes episode isn't on here... but I guess that was more of one writer's bitterness towards the world than actual spite at anyone in particular.

[@gezeo750]

I always thought that one was more the writers towards the critical fans. Frank being a representation of said fans.

[@itsjustmaddisen]

Homer Badman was hilarious ngl, but one of my favourite episodes was “Lisa’s First Word.” I watch that episode when I need something wholesome.

[@leopold7562]

Erm… Roy wasn’t their son, he was a lodger. This isn’t some reverse Happy Days thing, guys!

[@radrobd123]

Roy wasn't a son of the Simpsons. He was a border living with the Simpsons.

[@gqsmooth1969]

You actually showed a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from the Poochie episode. In the boardroom when they are showing the ratings chart, it dips during the Itchy and Scratchy segment which happens to air at 4:20. Even non-stoners know the real reason viewership dipped.

[@Aracore]

I like Psy's delivery style. it reminds me of Zero Punctuation.

[@fdsfsdfsd1552]

It's George Meyer, not George Meyers. He's a well-known comedy writer who worked on Letterman and SNL and did the zine Army Man.

[@bukunmiogunyomi1400]

10 american dad episode made out of spite

[@blueblousedesigns]

I liked the Malibu Stacy episode because it reminds me of a friend that I had who wanted a Barbie Doll that looked like her

[@JoolzThePirate]

Now let’s see the Simpson go after the sycophants on msnbc or CNN

[@RealBadGaming52]

They won’t , it’s all part of the same beast , no such thing as an independent writers anymore , they have to bow to studio pressure and yeah they now just bring in people who already belive in the ideology so now there’s no proper satire anymore , entertainment is DEAD , it’s all just politics now , what’s the point

[@danielgertler5976]

Am I the only one who wants to know why Michael Criton thinks that amusement parks are so scary?

[@baalrog887]

The whole thing about Simpsons and Morrissey taking pot shots at each other was just sad, nobody looked good in that one

[@StephenHogan]

oh hey roy

[@317GUY]

Cool facts

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good Times some great episodes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shawnparkspost]

I guess cartoon episodes made out of spite is a thing now.

[@Stathio]

Their take on medicating ADHD in the episode here was a really bad, misinformed one. You wouldn't worry about medicating someone diabetic with insulin, for instance, but the moment something in the brain instead of in the body needs medication to be treated, suddenly people are experts and think it doesn't exist or doesn't cause those of us living with it genuine problems. Ironic, since an early episode ("Bart gets an F") is an extremely well written depiction of ADHD in a student (like, possibly the best one on TV) and heartbreaking at that.

[@pegcity4eva]

nothing exists past season 9 that's not Zombie simpsons. Just horrible garbage.

[@jamalvargas6146]

10 Spongebob Episodes Made Out Of Spite Nickelodeon did Stephen Hillenberg dirty so sad

[@maineman5757]

What happened to Spongebob?

[@bukunmiogunyomi1400]

Is spongebob still going on

[@jamescarlile4279]

It's interesting, hearing about the episode that mocks Morrissey. This is part of a growing problem for many left-wing comedies (another recent example is the Borat sequel)- the left is now well and truely "the establishment", at the very least in cultural matters. Conservative/right-wing/ "un-woke", however one wishes to phrase it, is now rebellious and risqué.

[@ZDiddy7777]

Every political shot is at Conservatives...... yup, pretty "even handed".

[@PerfilGame]

First! wanted that video for weeks

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Now that Disney owns everything The Simpsons is officially dead

[@zs4580]

Nah, most recent season was decent. Besides they were owned by one soulless corporation before, and now another soulless corporation owns them. Who gives a shit?

[@ComboNation8]

The entire NYC episode was an attack on NYC plus building it up as a dream world. It also has the honor of predicting 9/11 and making the WTC part of its plot.

[@cocod7272]

Tldr: simpsons writers are raging liberals way past their prime

[@DrakionClaw]

This show seriously needs to end already, it's sad seeing what it has become over 30 years, just not funny at all anymore.

[@michaelkeller5927]

Then don't watch. It's not made just for you, some people still watch and enjoy it. Go back to yelling at clouds

[@earlchatterton9133]

It's not as good as it was in it's prime for sure, but it's still better than almost anything else on US American network TV these days.

[@TimTE01]

@@michaelkeller5927 Insult and don’t address the complaint- classy AF.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

@@TimTE01 Why should something be canceled/discontinued just because some don't like it? Don't watch/buy/or listen to whatever it is if you're not enjoying it anymore. That is basically what @Michael Keller said.

[@radrobd123]

I agree. I think the Simpsons should have ended after season 25. It kinda ran its course and a lot of the storylines are just repeating earlier storylines.

[@WolfsRain99999]

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