The Springfield Civil War Reenactment

Clip from "The Sweetest Apu" - Season 13 Episode 19
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[@xsailor85]

Never forget the courage of The East.

[@Handhandme]

Best side of the war IMO

[@MarshallRedmon01]

Nylon!

[@deathkingofthedead10]

THE NYLON IS BEING RELEASED!

[@someguy3766]

The East will sidestep again!

[@Sebastian--2]

@@Handhandme what does the east mean.

[@englishchurchill9117]

Union vs Confederation vs United States Winner: German Empire

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

It was still Prussia or Bavaria then.

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

Winner: kingdom of Prussia with steampunk technology

[@lvlc6023]

That's right.

[@Wut_2do]

Don’t forget about the east

[@Marylandbrony]

No it's loveless land.

[@El_Omar2203]

The North, the South, the East, the WWII veterans and the steam-powered super spider. The Civil War was sure a conflict with many sides

[@WieldingEminator]

At this point, "civil" left the chat room.

[@lastswordfighter]

History Channel at three am.

[@latch9781]

That's more like the English Civil War at that point

[@kaijudirector5336]

Considering how savage fighting was during the war, Moe whacking someone with a stick is fairly accurate!

[@Machinegunduckie1921]

I think it’s a reference to the movie Glory where a guy was whacked with a stick

[@bsanchez3563]

​​@@Machinegunduckie1921o.o noiice

[@dandycrow2821]

Democrats really wanted to keep their slaves.

[@dandycrow2821]

Dems really wanted to keep their slaves.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

Family disputes are always the messiest!

[@the2thomasklu8]

So... in the Civil War, the south almost lost, but then tanks rode in and saved them, and then a German in a steam spider shot nylon webs at everyone. So inaccurate. Everyone knows Stonewall Jackson's roller blades had 4 wheels, not 3. They almost got the spider right, but the webs were white.

[@jonmusicia2595]

Plus they forgot to add the Confederate flags on the antennas of those tanks other than that they got a pretty well let me know if I missed anything by the by

[@jessiethomas7152]

Lolz dead people stop playing cards

[@aidanwithana2982]

And it was 2 beer kegs that were stabbed

[@zackk-b4774]

the2thomasklu8 😂

[@drjellyfish2479]

Yea man I hate inaccuracies

[@cameronscolvin]

When I grow up, I'm going to be that angry man standing around.

[@xsailor85]

C C You must be from the East.

[@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343]

Same

[@kingsizeblues616]

Best part of the video

[@glipk]

Are you an angry man now?

[@BobbyCoggins]

Life.Goals.

[@colton8990]

That music transition at the beginning from Dixie Land to Battle Hymn of the Republic was great

[@LegomotionsYT]

Yeah

[@AdeonHawkwood]

And then later The Marine's Hymn.

[@KingOfElectricNinjas]

It's really weird for an Australian specifically since the Adelaide Crows use the same tune as the Marine's Hymn for their club song. It IS a banger.

[@brianm2881]

Funniest thing about this clip is how even the East's soldiers themselves looked confused as to why they were there.

[@paytonmanningfan6387]

“Sherman it’s just a re-enactment” they said “stop lighting fires” they said...

[@PhoenixAngel429]

One of the best comments on KZbin. If only that Covid hadn't cancelled all this year's reenactments. I would talk the Sherman impersonator into doing that... .

[@anon9579]

@@PhoenixAngel429 just play the game War Of Rights

[@jackiedan3380]

Yo sherman what's up man it's me Ullysses S Grant

[@mattgamer0846]

2:22 what instrumental music is this?

[@senpai3548]

WAIT A MINUTE I SAW YOU ON ANOTHER CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT VIDEO YOU BASTARD- BAHAHAHA~

[@mariaavalon3730]

It is a shame more people don't know about the East and their huge role in the Civil War.

[@gamer_yes]

Don’t forget the Prussians with their steam powered super spider!

[@lastchips7638]

An often overlooked part of the civil war is also the WW2 veterans and their M4 Shermans Truly no one expected them

[@17Watman]

America vs America vs America. Winner: America.

[@alexanderip1003]

The United States vs the Confederate States Vs the Socialist States Winner: The United States

[@tlazo3627]

@@alexanderip1003 no

[@fristnamelastname5549]

United States vs Confederacy, vs the Socialist States. Winner: The British Empire.

[@manolojimenez1181]

17Watman World champions

[@timikobilyeu9908]

No america won

[@MidnightBlue766]

The animated adaptation of Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory series looks sick.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Lol!

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Why did he call the second civil war the second Mexican American war?

[@kaylkneasyle1724]

@@TheCaptainSplatter because that war was nota civil war just a war

[@timfortune9]

@@TheCaptainSplatter By that time (1881), the CSA was an independent, recognized country. It was just a war between two nations. It's the "Second Mexican-American War" because the cause of the war was the CSA's annexation of the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua. Even though the main battle of the war was the Siege of Louisville and the USA's greatest victory was against a British/Canadian (who were allies with the CSA) force in Montana.

[@twomasta]

Could've done without the random sex scene yeeeeesh

[@deepseadirtbag1333]

impressed at disco stu's ability to rollerskate on grass

[@Limrasson]

Rollerskating on grass is indeed what he does.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

The Dixie side is a pathway to many abilities some consider... Unnatural.

[@RyanB0415]

Professor Frink really came in clutch for The East

[@AquaFan1998]

Exactly as history said 😂

[@robbiejordan4119]

1:34 the most evil man ever.

[@jaketaller8567]

This was supposed to be a mock battle! MOCK!

[@rmkw4291]

My favourite Disco Stu moment. "The South will boogie again!"

[@TheBandit025Nova]

Boogie is an African American term so Disco Stu would be hang along with the Brothers

[@MrRAGE-md5rj]

@@TheBandit025Nova Actually, there were blacks fighting on both sides.

[@johnroscoe2406]

By banning abortions and burning books and supporting Russians.

[@MarshallRedmon01]

One of the greatest/worst reenactments in history North v South v East v Prussia

[@orotewilderness2913]

YOU FORGOT THE EASTS

[@thatdude9091]

@@orotewilderness2913 what about the west?

[@wolfman2802]

and the ww2 veterans in their tanks

[@mrbisshie]

You forgot the East, WW2 veterans, and the German Empire didn't exist yet, he was Prussian.

[@thatreddude8796]

It’s very impressive how well the show remained neutral, in to and next to the war respectively

[@simunator]

as all public media should, for their job is to simply relay, never tell

[@Dreagostini]

@@simunator WHich still means that the southern states fought for slavery..

[@simunator]

@@Dreagostini and many other things, opinions formed by you the individual, not an organization

[@Dreagostini]

@@simunator Which nearly all of them revolved around slavery.

[@sondbird2421]

​@@Dreagostini you really think the union would have had such a large army if they where fighting to free the slaves lol? You really that stupid

[@rdiddyspace1708]

as a former civil war reenactor I've seen steampunk interest take over my hobby over the years. how sad but true this clip is. Thanks Simpsons.

[@beerrox711]

To think the civil war could have had tanks had the geezers at the war department taken the battlefield traction engine idea seriously

[@Thebobbyman]

To be fair we’re you ac to fly at the civil war? Maybe steampunk was there

[@foxymetroid]

​@@beerrox711I don't know. Tanks were barely practical in WWI.

[@beerrox711]

@@foxymetroid imagine how lethal they’d been by then :/

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

2:52: Homage to Wild Wild West.

[@autisticgamer4949]

I love how the rebels think SHERMAN tanks are reinforcements for their side

[@SuperMarioFan-ys6eb]

They might have been Quantrill tanks

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

​@@SuperMarioFan-ys6ebor Bill Anderson

[@xsailor85]

REINFORCEMENTS!!!

[@the_Book_778]

That part always makes me laugh.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

That's actually the USMC hymn playing when the WW2 vets storm the reenactment.

[@collinthegamer510]

Beautiful

[@KyleRayner12]

The East will drift West again.

[@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343]

Lmao

[@Pravdacz-tp8zu]

1:18 Fun fact: right after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Ulysses S Grant went to his friend, general James Longstreet, who was also present, and offered him to play a card game.

[@nikthetrickster9948]

I can't with Willie yelling "REINFORCEMENTS!" and chasing union troops accompanied by ww2 tanks xD

[@deamicisfrank1308]

then getting attacked by a prussian spider but frinks hat looks more austrian

[@user-unos111]

They should made a recreation like this in real life: Accurate at first but with increasingly weird and anachronistic shit as the battle develops

[@PhoenixAngel429]

There's been reenactments I was at that the battle the public sees is historically accurate but when they're gone is the craziness.

[@baronvonbrennon3602]

@@PhoenixAngel429 yes, as a reenactor, i have seen this happen minus the steam spider and tanks

[@charlesmoloney9968]

Then they'll have helicopters and AK47s. Then the next year, ray guns and flying saucers.

[@lastswordfighter]

There is some funny pictures of Roman army reenactors manning World War 2 equipment.

[@rossleader2055]

And the webs made of NYLON!! An underrated line.

[@Scotttjt]

The NYLON has been released!

[@rawkguy4896]

0:47 Okay this is a good post golden years Simpsons joke. I laughed so hard when I saw that pissy old man. Lmao

[@generalsmite7167]

The irony of Sherman tanks adding the south is not lost on me.

[@stevekelso8386]

I like the east side

[@johnkheitu6879]

Steve Kelso The Gucci guys

[@timesnewlogan2032]

Barney not immediately reverting to alcoholism was actually pretty funny, especially considering how he reacted to non-alcoholic cider.

[@makototakara7025]

1:00 Bang! bang! Pow! Pow! Hit with sticks! Hit with sticks!

[@xsailor85]

Sometimes in life you need the marines in tanks to come to the rescue.

[@andrewoldham3675]

Funny how they play the Marines Hymn when Abe Simpson was in Europe in the Army during World War II. And also a kid in the Army in Europe during World War I. And in the Navy during the Cold War where he attacked Kennedy for being a Nazi after his "Ich Bin Eine Berliner" speech.

[@hobomike6935]

coming to the rescue is honestly what the marines are best at, nobody does it better then they do lol

[@mrbisshie]

And then Prussia comes with a steam punk spider, and destroys all sides.

[@jake8855]

​@@andrewoldham3675The Marines were in Europe in WWI. I don't recall if there was any detail on the uniforms in that episode.

[@waitthatsillegal8711]

Fun Fact: When the person playing Lincoln shot himself to signal the battle, it was possible he could’ve killed himself due to the fact the blank rounds still come out with force if it is indeed point blank.

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

wasnt a blank round

[@blizzardfog9501]

Air round?

[@michaellassila6614]

Cap gun

[@squidprince2456]

He didn't even bleed

[@blizzardfog9501]

@@squidprince2456 air embolism doesn't require blood to die really think of air guns really

[@someguy3766]

If only the Confederacy had been able to produce more Shermans and giant spider tanks, they would've won.

[@controlledby4865]

So you're saying you support slavery?

[@someguy3766]

@@controlledby4865 /whooooooosh

[@Demiglitch]

I think the Confederacy had enough Sherman’s to deal with after those towns got burned.

[@diegos.loayza3706]

@@controlledby4865 niga

[@LTPottenger]

If only france kept trading with them, they would have continued winning. Money won the war, as is always the case.

[@francoisbessette565]

General Grant was a well know alcoholic so Homer was right to offer a beer to Barney

[@emberfist8347]

He actually was a notorious lightweight.

[@HowlingWraith]

⁠@@emberfist8347Yes, exactly. “Grant was a drunk” was an exaggeration created by his detractors. The guy was a lightweight who would binge drink whenever he particularly missed his wife. And he was responsible; he never drank when it would interfere with his command.

[@rafaeltiburcio6624]

Who the hells in charge of scheduling when a WW2 memorial and a Civil War reenactment occur on the same day

[@timfortune9]

The noise wouldn't have bothered the WW2 veterans if the battle was fought in the proper place. But since that old man wouldn't leave...

[@curt8652]

The same people who couldn't remove a man from reserved municipal space

[@flynntaggart8549]

0:55 don't shoot yourself with blanks, it can actually kill you.

[@MAGICMUSHI3335]

Yeah I remember the 1000 ways to die episode for that it had to do with the blanks having to get shot out of the barrel so still even though nothing coming out the force of air of the blank coming out will do enough to damage your head

[@thesalvadorianwarrior798]

History Buffs where you at?

[@johnson8276]

this the most accurate thing out Hollywood so far

[@garra123454]

So accurate the south almost lost then the tanks came to aid them

[@montrealman9888]

ROBLOX ROLEPLAY IN A NUTSHELL

[@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343]

Ya

[@epicdoge9473]

Thats so true

[@HUNKMrDeath-lt7kq]

Yes.

[@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902]

0:47 my favourite one-off character

[@mattgamer0846]

2:52 Wolfenstein in a nutshell

[@gonzalez_mma22]

I always cracked up when Moe was like “hit with stick, hit with stick!” lmfao

[@aaronmonterroso9734]

"Die you bastard" Moe holding a stick over victim

[@LTPottenger]

Finally the result we deserved, victory for the Kaiser!

[@NevanSlone]

While historical inaccurate, this is accurate to how the Soliders would’ve reacted against a giant mechanical spider.

[@poo_8857]

The 2nd battle of Springfield proves Springfield is in Missouri

[@PhoenixAngel429]

Well Kentucky was a border state too and has both a Springfield and Shelbyville

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Will Springfield was meant to be anywhere, and the U.S. has alot of town that is named Springfield. But if you want to get technical Springfield, Oregon is the current Springfield.

[@monke6774]

The Union soldiers also used the Springfield rifle named after its town of production Springfield Massachusetts...

[@jacksonjakubik3534]

But Grandpa will be dead in the ground before he recognizes Mizzourah

[@poo_8857]

To everyone who is replying there were 3 battles of Springfield Missouri and by mentioning the second one it PROVES(if the episode is cononical) that The simpsons is in Missorui

[@brianwelch-qq3ti]

Funny thing, Grant drank Apple Cider, but everyone said it was whiskey

[@emberfist8347]

The only difference is a few years.

[@CarzorStelatis]

2:47 I suspect it's deliberate that when Skinner complains about 'inaccuracy' the tank guns are attached to the hull rather than the turret

[@Commanderziff]

The most ridiculous thing about this is Disco Stu rollerblading so smoothly across a grassy field.

[@randommemesweekly4417]

this is exactly how the civil war was fought

[@alexanderkaizer1095]

One of the greatest parts of the whole Simpsons show ever!

[@dannytheman1313]

Those ten seconds with the steam punk spider is actually funnier then the movie its based on

[@HuyenPhan-ir2wo]

Top ten wars in History Top ten History Events Top ten Anime Fights Top ten Anime Wars Top ten History Wars Top ten Anime Fights based on History Top ten Historic Events using Anime Top ten.... Oh no. Out of ideas.

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

Watchmojo in a nutshell

[@ALWhite-ub1ye]

I can't be the only person to have noticed the impossible banjo right at the opening.

[@mkcstealth7624]

I like how it implies even the mayor couldn't get the man to move for their mock battle

[@wignermn9391]

"Now the actual battle was fought over there where that man's standing but he won't move so we'll do it here"

[@bencebotye3904]

Seeing the comment section: "This suppose to be a mock video! MOCK!"

[@GalenNight]

*THE NYLON HAS BEEN RELEASED!*

[@emberfist8347]

Fun Fact: Homer was wrong, Grant was a notorious lightweight.

[@vanessaillijpgutierrez1171]

Arliss loveless’s giant tarantula tank

[@keiferpankey836]

I love how they played Dixie on the banjo

[@andyghkfilm2287]

“Stonewall Jackson, stop rollerblading!”

[@flyhyland]

The East got drip ngl.

[@-Thunder-Warrior-]

"You can't thank us enough!" I mean... He's not wrong.

[@Dr.W.Krueger]

We are in this fine mess, thanks to you Allied / Anglo golems

[@TrainFanatic.664-Prod.]

The most unusual of war reenactments I've witnessed

[@roguerebel66]

THE FLYING HELLFISH RIDE AGAIN!!!!

[@popperroux]

The guy who stabbed the barrel of liquor: I wish i was in dixie! Hooray! Hooray! In dixie land i’ll take my st- Homer: *AWAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF TRAITORS RATTLESNAKES AND ALLIGATORS*

[@featherflight8446]

“Bang! Bang!” “Pow! Pow!” “Hit with stick! Hit with stick!” That part always gets me going. 🤣

[@ChickenNugget811]

On May 5, 1862, The Second Battle of Springfield happened against the Union, Confederates, and the Scottish East. The battle was confusing, General Ulysses S. Grant who was sober started drinking again, soldiers played cards while bleeding out, and for some reason General “Stonewall” Jackson boogied in the battle. 1:34 this confederate was probably the most evil confederate when he punctured Officer Simpson’s beer. Before the Confederates were about to surrender after being surrounded, reinforcements aka Tanks came in and made the Union retreat. However during the retreat some Bavarian Genius named Frink made a steampunk spider with nylon webs to attack the Union and Confederates before fleeing the battle. Legend says the Scottish East won the battle without seeing any combat.

[@lawrencedarmawan3164]

This is too historically accurate

[@borntoclimb7116]

0:24 good for Barney. 0:55 why shot lincoln his selfe. 1:02 bang bang, pow pow. 1:03 angry Moe.

[@garethalford682]

It’s the giant Spider robot from wild wild West

[@VGamingJunkie]

We need to make a Civil War game, but also tanks and mech spiders.

[@warlordofbritannia]

They did. It was horrible.

[@matthewwyman1581]

Imagine USS Monitor on wheels

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Not again. Homer gives Barney a beer since they were teenagers.

[@greggrozdanis5737]

gotta respect that rolling blading on the grass

[@alexpozniak4106]

Damn impressive of Stu to be rollerblading on grass.

[@salessemala]

2:33-2:38 the fact that Lenny and Carl are in two different factions, and that it doesn’t affect their friendship, IT’S AN EPIC THING!

[@thenewmase]

This fucking reenactment was great! I would watch it despite all the inaccuracies

[@SunstriderGames-cx7vr]

I like how Frink makes a giant steam powered spider and it actually works.

[@KimTaeHwan114]

2:19 Sergeant of Flying Hellfish returns once again!

[@AEIOU05]

Love that Willy is on the southern side, since most of the white southerners back then were of northern english/southern Scottish descent

[@kenkennedy2389]

Was that mechanical spider a wild wild west reference?

[@SingleStepStudios]

Yes. Yes it was 😂

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Yes. Unless there has been another steam-powered mechanical giant spider I am not aware of...

[@samthompson5699]

2:41 the most fun the old guys have had in years

[@aaronreeve1414]

Records from that era are spotty, at best.

[@Idez15]

The steam powered Super Spider always cracks me up 😂😂😂

[@theoneandonlydetraebean8286]

So Barney can actually remain sober and not fall back into his drinking habit as long as he is dressed up as General Ulysses S. Grant.

[@nickaustin3664]

Frink using the machine spider from Wild Wild West was just classic. And Skinner will you please shut the hell up.

[@Trousse21]

« One drink won’t hurt » famous last words

[@gobbogirl713]

The east shall rise again!

[@muadibadder3345]

0:35 da way the east reenactors looked lost asfk themselves is just 🤌💯🤣 plus that wild wild west mech spider at the end 👌

[@thatfellow7556]

This steampunk civil war scenario is intriguing.. Worthy of its own game!

[@marcusbrasilite]

That awkward moment when you use all codes in Age of Empires.

[@SonofIiberty]

1:24 Based and boogaloo-pilled

[@gilgalad7399]

jaja La mejor parte 02:39 "¡Reinforcements!"

[@calebheney302]

The south will boogie again had me laughing. they dont make the new episodes like they used to.

[@SonofIiberty]

Civilwar part 2 Electric Boogaloo!

[@redneckrebel489]

2:23 Yes Marine Corps hymn

[@emberfist8347]

I wonder how Abe managed to serve in every branch of our armed forces. We know he led the Flying Hellfish which was in the Army. He was part of the crew of PT-109 and now he was in the Marine Corps.

[@Firepowered]

The Deadlands RPG setting be like:

[@ariqarisya]

I can't believe the simpsons predicted the American Civil War.

[@wolfman2802]

I like went from little things like the guys playing and rollerblading to mere seconds later to grandpa Simon and his friends in tanks and that steam power super spider