I liked the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover enough that I thought I'd check out another recent one. This one's from Season 23. The plot is based around foodie culture, something I'm sort of surprised The Simpsons hasn't done yet, but it's more of a hipster take on it just being different and interesting rather than the rich people and wanting it to be rare and primo. They also have to put in some tension with Marge and Homer both wanting to be the "fun parent" which they definitely have done before, but this time it was very Marge-heavy and SHE was the one who goofed up, putting Homer in peril. It's easy to write Homer screwing up but Marge is harder, and it was done so she stayed very in character. I think Matt Selman is probably the best writer on the show at this point and has been for a while. I grew up on Simpsons Road Rage and have seen more of his recent episodes than other writers'.
The reason I chose this episode is because it stars two of the funniest comedians ever, rivals to Kaufman, Tim and Eric. In this they play foodies/hipsters that are slightly younger and much less sociopathic versions of their characters from "The Comedy". Their parts are small but just having them in there kinda changes the tone of the episode. Tim can only bring energy to a role, there's almost no direction necessary. I love the characters he's done on Bob's Burgers. The two of them also do a parody of a Kanye West rap that is actually something I'm listening to in playlists now, it's a great jam with fast rapping that namechecks all sorts of foodie culture trivia.
I'd say I like this more than the crossover. There's a lot about it that brings to mind early Simpsons. It doesn't get mired down in too many characters or plot points and keeps it simple with the family dynamic and the dynamic of what they're parodying. There's also a Gordon Ramsay appearance that's just great, the guy is such a caricature of himself I'm wondering if he's just pulling a Gilbert Gottfried. So I'm gonna give this, for any Simpsons episode, 8 eyes. It'd feel right at home in Season 7.
The reason I chose this episode is because it stars two of the funniest comedians ever, rivals to Kaufman, Tim and Eric. In this they play foodies/hipsters that are slightly younger and much less sociopathic versions of their characters from "The Comedy". Their parts are small but just having them in there kinda changes the tone of the episode. Tim can only bring energy to a role, there's almost no direction necessary. I love the characters he's done on Bob's Burgers. The two of them also do a parody of a Kanye West rap that is actually something I'm listening to in playlists now, it's a great jam with fast rapping that namechecks all sorts of foodie culture trivia.
I'd say I like this more than the crossover. There's a lot about it that brings to mind early Simpsons. It doesn't get mired down in too many characters or plot points and keeps it simple with the family dynamic and the dynamic of what they're parodying. There's also a Gordon Ramsay appearance that's just great, the guy is such a caricature of himself I'm wondering if he's just pulling a Gilbert Gottfried. So I'm gonna give this, for any Simpsons episode, 8 eyes. It'd feel right at home in Season 7.
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