Talking Simpsons - The Twisted World of Marge Simpson With Kallie Plagge

I don't really care about what inflections people use when saying Japanese words/names. The only thing that bugs me is when the pronunciation is blatantly wrong, like "sah-kee" for "sake," or the dreaded Rye-yoo for "Ryu." But I don't get pedantic about karaoke being pronounced "carry-okie," or "karate" being pronounced "karah-tee" (hell, I say them that way when speaking English). I even pronounce my own last name "wrong." It feels weird to suddenly switch to Japanese tones when speaking English. Also, when I speak Japanese and use an English word, I don't pronounce it authentically, I pronounce it the Japanese way. Sort of the same principle?

nina matsumoto

I know way too much about Moose, the dog from Frasier (he lead an interesting life! He has an autobiography!). Perhaps Kallie's dog's friend was Enzo, his son? Enzo and Moose's other son, Moosie, played Eddie after he got old and retired. Enzo was used more since his markings were a closer match. Moosie is owned by the actress who played Roz, and I think Kallie would remember that, so it probably wasn't him (unless he was taken to the park by her assistant or trainer?). Enzo died in 2010 though, which still doesn't match up with Kallie's date.

nina matsumoto

Doesn't Fleet-A-Pita's laissez-faire attitude to menu item names defeat the purpose of franchising? I thought consistency among franchisees was pretty important. You can't open a Burger King franchise and arbitrarily decide that your burgers will be called "Whompers".

Nina C.

Oddly enough, the Yakuza totally do things such as setting up orphanages. They usually make things like orphanages as tax shelters for their illicit activities. The Yakuza are not faceless at all and it's usually pretty clear who has ties to them, so they try their best to put up a good front via businesses. They try to hold up an ideal of "keeping the streets clean" and "not affecting normal people" (who they refer to as katagi). They of course, also deal meth and run guns, which the game series tends to leave out or gloss over.

Spoken_Weakley

never thought seeing an edit of the end fight scene with kiryu overlayed on the little guy with accompanying music would've prepped me for this episode but i'm glad i'm living in a world where it does

skelly

The phrase “go-go nineties” used in this episode fit the zeitgeist of 1997 so well. Let the stock market do whatever it wants and all our dreams will come true! This phrase was used off-and-on during the actual nineties and seemed to stick after the 2000 dot com bust. Jon Lovitz uses the phrase in a flashback in 2004’s The Ziff Who Came To Dinner. It’s weird to see a phrase go from a contemporary reference to being a time capsule, but that’s aging for you! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05SdkOyAr9k" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05SdkOyAr9k</a>

Mike Mariano

Hey...Henry doesn't need to repeat the jokes and dialogue right after we hear the clips. That's why we hear the clips. And like the show. We get the jokes.

David G

I laughed like a total asshole at that. It was perfect.

John Harrison

I thought Barney won the most pathetic man in Springfield. Not because he got the most votes but because he got absolutely zero votes.

It makes total sense that Krusty would shop at the 99 cent Porno Store after his 32 cartons worth were auctioned off for 12 cents.

Alex Forsyth

Man it must be impossible to find your seat in Springfield War Memorial Stadium. Ticket number 0001? How the hell would someone with seat number 2593 know where their seat is? An entire stadium without sections and rows would be a nightmare.

Alex Forsyth

Considering the Harvard background of many of the writers, it wouldn't surprise me if they've taken a few finance classes back in their college days. In finance classes, they tell you that the average nominal return on stocks is around 7.6% per year. So when Helen Lovejoy says that "our shares in Dynaflux Unimatics are up a delicious seven and three-quarters," they're basically right on average--maybe a hair better. I thought this was a clever joke because it implies that the Investorettes aren't particularly great investors--their investment in Dynaflux Unimatics was the most average investment they could make, and they would have been no better just putting their money in a major stock index. Maybe this joke was unintentional, but knowing the writers attention to detail on everything, I have a feeling they intentionally put this in there to underscore the meaninglessness of the Investorettes' business model. Maybe I'm wrong, but this made me chuckle and was a joke I never would have caught if it weren't for sitting through boring finance classes myself. Just another layer on the onion that is the Simpsons. Great episode as always!

Grew up near Detroit, so middle eastern food - and amazing food at that - was pretty readily available, but I don't think I actually tried it until I started college (since it took me closer to where the restaurants actually were). Wasn't much longer after that a middle eastern eatery opened near my parents' house, wherein it became a pretty regular item we would order. Garlic, chicken, and pita are truly universal.

Kevin Bunch