Talking Simpsons - Lisa's First Word With David Sims
Added 2023-12-20 05:00:03 +0000 UTCWhether or not you remember 1984, you're going to love first-time guest David Sims, cohost of the excellent podcast Blank Check and staff writer for The Atlantic! This episode is a treat for any former children of the '80s as we hear the tale of Lisa's birth, how they got their first home, the creation of an iconic clown bed, parodies of McDonald's commercials, and even the star-studded first word of Maggie. So grab your meat-flavored sandwich and listen along!
Comments
For me the biggest one was Gone With the Wind. I saw an original print version (maybe even a restoration version) of the film in an iconic cult cinema at St. Kilda beach in Melbourne. Naturally there are some iconic scenes in GWtW that many generations seem to just know about due to their prolific status, so when the Simpsons referenced these iconic scenes the comedy would still land, to an extent, HOWEVER there were additionally many many other scenes in GWtW where my brain started doing backflips at all the Simpsons references. By the end of the film I had probably spent more time thinking about episodes of the Simpsons than the actual film.
Rob MacBride
2024-01-16 01:31:04 +0000 UTCIn regards to Girls Just Want To Have Fun, technically speaking the song had been already been recorded by the original artist, Robert Hazard in 1979, and considering how many bizarre albums are in Homer's record collection, it's entirely possible he might have heard the original.
Donald Egan
2024-01-05 04:21:49 +0000 UTCI was in college when this episode first aired so I got and appreciated all the 80s references, even though I couldn't help but be a little annoyed with the MASH finale being nearly a year and a half before the 1984 Olympics. I mean, are we to belive that Marge has some sort of magic uterus or something? I cracked up when they got to the whole Soviet boycott thing and its effect on the McDonald's giveaway. I can say it was not just scalable but stackable too. There was at least a couple of events where the US swept the three metals so 11 year old me got a free small Coke, small fries and my first and only Big Mac. I never liked cheese nor the special sauce so I had scrape them both off and found the rest of it pretty crappy. Besides, I was more a Burger King kid myself. Awesome episode as always.
Stephen C. Nedell
2023-12-24 19:08:52 +0000 UTCThis is one of the few episodes I can recall watching with my whole family. Even though we watched basically every new episode together, I just don't recall much about the specifics involved. For this one, we were all interested in hearing Maggie's first word, then confused when it was about Lisa's first word, and then kind of disappointed with the ending which I would argue was a result of the marketing. Now? I love that ending and find it so sweet. It's basically the start of the Maggie loves Homer relationship. I definitely get the same feelings as David in that it kind of makes me want to have another kid, but then I just spend an afternoon with my 3 year old niece and I'm reminded why I'm perfectly content with the children I have already. My kids are even closer in age than Bart and Lisa, and my younger sister is even closer in age to me than that. I guess I got lucky, because when my daughter was born my son seemed to like her. He was only 17 months so to him she was just another thing he could point at and call out. Apparently, when my sister was born I was very different and wanted nothing to do with her. My grandmother loved telling us how when she brought me into the hospital to meet my sister I refused to even look at her choosing not to acknowledge her until a nurse had to take her somewhere. I happily cried out "Bye baby!" and I'd like to think the adults were amused and not stressed about. As far as I know, I never tried to cut her hair, though I did once help her break into a bottle of children's Tylenol. Poison control was on our speed dial every day after that. This is also my favorite flashback episode and I think that's because it's the funniest. I also have more nostalgia for the 80s since I was an 80s kid and that certainly helps.
Joe Hodgson
2023-12-22 17:02:37 +0000 UTCReasonably certain I remember buzz in TV Guide about this episode and Liz Taylor's voicing of Maggie before it aired. Not sure if there were any paid ads mentioning it or promo spots on FOX, but the word was out ahead of time.
John Barnes
2023-12-22 08:44:57 +0000 UTC
