I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. *_It'll happen to you!_*
@@Dracinard "They used to call me Kid Gorgeous. Later it was Kid Presentable. Then Kid Gruesome. And finally, Kid Moe." imo this joke is just as good as the "it" joke. Also the credits jokes about Moe saving people with the giant fan. Basically, I prefer The Homer They Fall.
" Ladies and gentlemen, whatever dignity remained in boxing, it's literally flying out the window!" - one of my favourite lines. Anyway, thank you for making these videos. They make me love The Simpsons even more.
My schedule doesn't allow me to record this week, so I was forced to record this one when I had a cold. Enjoy this drowsy-voiced showdown! (Homer got angry about this matchup, so he cursed me.)
When you mention the wackyness, it reminds me of one thing said in the commentary of "Marge Be Not Proud" (I think) that they want to avoid a situation where the show is something they could have done in live action. Except for the fan, there's very little in The Homer they Fall that couldn't have been done on TV. Makes me wonder if any superfans have ever tried to recreate a SImpsons episode in Live Action.
the homer they fall is one of my favourite episodes. i love the ending credits scene with moe helping people, the boxing montage in black and white and the bit when bart walks into the kitchen after being horribly beaten up and homer says "lookin good, son"
NO WAY! I was so sure you were gonna go for "The Homer They Fall"....! Its the sure winner for me, never found "Homerpalooza" to be that good of an episode, where as the other has some unforgettable character development!
Simpson's is at its core a comedy...not a drama.. The funnier the episode especially on rewatch the better chance it has at being chosen ...bigger well written jokes matter ...anyone can write drama ...telling jokes and a character story is much harder
Asmosos Jones having characters that aren't one off jokes can make really good comedy, if your shitty logic applied half the series would be just a bunch of pointless things happening with no defined reason.
@@AnAverageGoblin i'm sorry but why did you jump to the conclusion you did and feel the need come at me with name calling?...i didn't mean no drama just that comedy is the key logic to why maybe "he" chose it over what I thought was a better episode and I said character development is key to the show as well as comedy...learn to read and the people who thumbs up your comment seem to just be dumb too...i just said its the main part not the entire thing..gags with no story suck yes zombie simpsons era...but the ones we remember are usually funnier just how it goes ok..your response is as if I said something insane which I did not..your projecting something I never applied and I am just discussing why he may have chosen the episode I did not pick either so again learn to read
I wasn't alive in 1996, but I get a kick out of Homerpalooza. It's more timeless than people give it credit for. "Making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel" is a line I think about constantly.
As always, it's a pleasure to see your reviews. I also prefer Homerpalooza, being one of my all time favourite episodes. I would like to add some ideas to yours. Homerpalooza is also about Homer's middle age crisis, being music the area where he starts feeling disconnected from "the cool" (being young). After Bart shouts at him at the very beginning and he goes to the music shop and doesn't recognize anything there, he starts to see how he has grown up. He even remembers the dialogue with his father being a teenager. It's interesting to see that Bart and Lisa here are put in the place of teenagers, clearly to make a parallel with homer's youth with his father, and since the Simpsons lack children in this stage of life (Lolo from Poochie could have been useful to this purpose). When he is choosen as a show himself, he feels "in" again due to the fact that cool young people are hanging out with him. When death is really near after the visit to the doctor, he chooses to accept his age and the things he has achieved. In contrast, the box episode, as you say, is about Moe and not Homer. I also dislike it because I find it sadder, since the episode seems to talk (as opposite with the other) about letting go and the good old times and missed opportunities.
Another good vid. I agree with your choice, although "The Homer They Fall" has one of my favorite obscure little moments -- Homer's nickname being "The Southern Dandy." Oh, and the "Kid Gruesome/Kid Moe" thing, too. But can i take a moment to defend the "Rover Hendrix" scene? (1.) Homer -- a human being -- is at a vet. Funny. (2.) The vet, beautifully played by Harry Shearer in full "joyless authoritarian" mode, gives him advice like, "Rest your beer on your head or your genitals." Also funny. (3.) Homer, ostensibly trying to be hip, tries to channel his teenage rebellious side and uses the most outdated slang possible. "Dyin' would be a stone groove!" Again, funny. (4.) But what of Rover Hendrix himself? Technically, in 1996, it would have been possible -- just barely -- for a dog purchased as a puppy by Jimi Hendrix to still be alive. That in itself is kind of amazing to consider, certainly worthy of 3 seconds of television time. The fact that Jimi named his dog the most cliched thing ever is also sort of funny, as is the fact that the dog looks so worn out. But what makes the joke work for me is that Homer's question to the doctor -- "Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" -- is purely rhetorical. He doesn't expect an answer. In fact, he stands there with a smug look on his face, basking in the awesome thing he just said. But he isn't allowed to enjoy this victory for even a second. The doctor has an immediate response to him, and it's deflating to Homer's sense of bravado. That's comedy.
Technically Jimi Hendrix's dog's name is a reference to his song "Fire" where he says "Move over Rover and let Jimi take over!" Just a fun rock and roll factoid :P
I'd go with The Homer They Fall, mostly because it's a lot more memorable for me. When I think of Homerpalooza, I remember it in vague bits of the story: Homer starts a career of being shot with a cannon, but it starts damaging his health and he has to decide between safety and popularity. When I think of The Homer They Fall, I remember a lot more of the events that happens. I remember how Homer ends up starting boxing, I remember Moe's history, I remember why Moe eventually offers up Homer to fight Dredrick Tatum. I remember a lot more of the jokes, like Homer being exhausted after throwing a single punch, and Tatum stopping a prison riot by telling everyone to shut up. And honestly the moral quandary felt a lot more earned because of the character interactions.
You just did a video on homer and marges marriage crisis and now I'm finding marges and homers bedroom pep talks tend to all blur together. I guess homers "Magical Man From Happy Land" rant was in one of these episodes but i cant remember 100%
The Homer They Fall is the superior episode, it’s your classic underdog story, and that Punch Doctor joke gets me every time. I may be a bit biased since I’m a Punch-Out fan, but still, it’s an iconic episode.
when I first saw Homerpalooza back in the 90's I was around Bart's age,and had older Gen Xer cousins that actually behaved like that in the mid-late 90's.
I thought Homerpalooza was pretty lame back when it first came out and I feel the same way today. The Homer They Fall, on the other hand, I saw after it first came out and I loved it--it was like finding buried treasure. To me it's the better episode.
I always knew these episodes had similar ideas but I never knew how close they were Season-wise. Really like the time perspective you put on the story sometimes
This is the first time I guessed wrong about what you’d go with. Homerpalooza has the with it joke but that’s literally all it had going for it to me. The homer they fall is easily my favorite parody other than cape feare. The making orphans out of his children joke is great, but the line about imagining his wife would die of grief is to me the best quote in the whole show.
Yeah, lol. I also noticed how Drederick Tatum looked different when shown in earlier seasons (such as the fight in "Lisa vs 8th commandment") than he did later (such as "The Homer they fall"). I liked both episodes. I was in college during the mid 90s and the way that episode captured the party-goers at the palooza festival (such as 2:43) is so similar to how others my age were back then. That depressing grunge rock style, their clothes, expressions, they looked at the pessimistic dark side of things but enjoyed doing it and dancing to the beat of Smashing pumpkins, Nirvana, and Nine inch nails
I've got to disagree with you on this one. Not only is Homerpalooza one of my least favorite episodes from the classic era but The Homer They Fall is one of my very favorites. Kudos on use of the Punch Out music though.
I far prefer The Homer They Fall. Where I find Homerpalooza to have dated in much the same way "new Simpsons" episodes with very contemporary references do. It lacks the timelessness that really most early episodes have. Moreover, I really do find it gimmicky and lacking in much real substance or genuinely funny jokes. The Homer They Fall not only has more by way of genuine plot, it's also got one of the most memorable funny sequences of the season with Tatum's parole hearing, and on the whole I feel there's far more to keep watching for.
Homer interest matters...focusing on homer makes the earlier episode better ..moe is just not as engaging as homer when he has stakes on the line sorry ..and it helps that they seemed to use homerpalooza as a template for a very similar episode in the next season not even 5 episodes later ...they clealry had more time to work on it cause they had the idea during their summer break
"Homerpalooza" for me as well. "The Homer They Fall" loses points for its lazy, slapdash ending (Fan Man? Really?) -- a harbinger of seasons to come. At least Homerpalooza ends with a mildly funny/thoughtful conversation ("Maybe if you're truly cool, you don't need to be told you're cool." "Well, sure you do." "How else would you know?").
highly non-canon. And it beats your high school musical music, or your 6ix9ine music, or whatever you have anymore, all that stuff that doesn't matter or make history.
The Homer They Fall is the better one, it's a timeless episode that works whenever, it's about Homer and Moe just having fun, when you think back on what makes The Simpsons great, it's the fun that keeps you coming back, Homer boxing is enough but Moe being a former boxer is another piece of the puzzle of Moe, Redman on the Soundtrack with Why Can't We Be Friends while they enter the ring, Homer taking those hits make you feel like he might die without a doctor telling you like Homerpalooza, we get it cause the hits are brutal, I rarely go back to Homerpalooza compared to The Homer They Fall cause it is so 90's which I hate cause it's so much of a snapshot, I wasn't a fan of those bands back then and those teenagers are not funny on repeat, I'm gonna be honest, I like the action of The Homer They Fall, you made the wrong call cause Homerpalooza is what people hate so much about the Simpsons now, overblown guest stars barely adding to the plot, just saying one line and moving on, was there a reason for Sonic Youth and Peter Frampton and that pig in the grand scheme? No but Tatum going to murder Homer in the ring writes itself and makes for better canon because he can meet him again in the future and it may go south or they may be friends, can't do that with 90's now aged up Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill and Peter plus who cares these days as a young fan of Simpsons tuning in to keep it going along with the old fans, only repeat guest stars fans care about at this point is Jon Lovitz, Al Brooks(Scorpio), Danny Devito(Herbert Powell) and Michael Jackson(dead)
Homerpalooza is about much more than music, altough it's what someone would first notice in the surface. It's also about someone's (Homer's in this case) middle age crisis and how to cope with it. It's the episode where Homer struggles (through the trends in music) with the idea that he is no longer young but has lots of things to enjoy in his life.
@@RiC_David I see where I confused you, in the episode Tatum comes out to Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion Followed by Homer with War - Why can't We be Friends All this is happening in the background, it blew my mind to hear Redman on the Simpsons back then and then immediately made me laugh seconds later hearing Homer's theme for fighting against the champ 😂😂😂
i think this might be one of the best youtube comments ive ever seen. I dont agree with everything you said however you hit the nail on the head multiples times. props
Yeah I agree with you on homerpalooza but then I have a soft spot for 90’s grunge and gen x teen references despite having been born 1991 and not really getting the jokes till later. I argue that the central message of homerpalooza, that times will change and that it’s best to just accept that someday what your with won’t be it anymore, is much more relatable to your average person. Ironically, the 90’s grunge almost adds to the message as the years go on, as the episode becomes more and more dated it only reaffirms it’s central message.
Man oh man! I can't even remember a laugh out loud joke from Homerpalooza, but can immediately think of the surgical 2x4 joke. It's one of my faves. Interesting!
You kids dont know Grand Funk? The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drumwork of Don Brewer? Oh man! Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for The Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft.
Dated time Capsule of a decade alot of people want to forget < Timeless underdog boxing story that cements Homers friendship with Moe. You made the wrong call there jim
When Homerpalooza came out, I was teases because I had that outfit that the “crowd girl on the left” has: red tank top, flannel shirt tied on my waist and even though it’s 2021, my hair still looks like that.
Would you do a Simpsons Showdown involving the Sideshow Bob episodes? Would love to a see a comparison between Black Widower, Cape Feare or Sideshow Bob Roberts.
I've always prefered the Homer they Fall, but that's probably just because I'm a boxer in real life and Rocky and Raging Bull are some of my favourite movies. Nice video! You might have a new subscriber.
Homerpalooza ftw ... The jokes are way better and it's nice to remember that, despite millions of comments by kids in youtube, the 90s were not a sunshine rollecoaster made of lollipops.
Love the video, as always. Interestingly enough, most of the thing you point to as low moments are some of my favorites. Rover Hendrix, Burns buys Ticketmaster, great stuff. And I never cared for the Moe fan ending the boxing match.
Homerpalooza is my favorite for sure. I’m from that generation that lived it, and I went to the festival it’s spoofed on three times. It is a very accurate depiction of what it was like. The other episode is still really funny. The parole hearing joke is one of my all-time series favorites.
Yeah, lol, it is. And I liked Grampa's "I used to be with it, but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't it anymore and what's it now seems weird and scary, it happened to me, it'll happen to yoou"
Wait, Homerpalooza is the episode where that "I used to be with it" scene is from? I was reminded of that clip not long ago, and I thought it was so on-the-nose with a concept that can be applied to every generation that it quickly became one of my favorite clips from classic Simpsons. Despite seeing this episode at least once, I forgot a lot about what was actually in it apparently... Like, I'm giving the edge to Homerpalooza just for that perfect clip.
Well I’m personally going with Homer, they fall. It just feels like a more energetic story to me. Plus it has some really good jokes. Tatum is really funny in this episode. He’s usually not very funny but in this episode he is truly hilarious! I actually love the line about “Making Orphans out of Homer’s children!” I consider it dark humor! However I respect your opinion.
Fun Fact that very few people remember, that Fan man thing actually happened, though there he accidently interrupted a heavy weight championship match by crashing into the ring and the audience was so pissed they nearly beat him to death......what a joyful thing to homage ^^;
I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. *_It'll happen to you!_*
Marge:"say weren't there three indians last year?"
That is just a classic line. I really can't think of any single line as perfect as that in The Homer They Fall, so yeah, Homerpalooza ftw.
I'm proud not to be with it.
@@Dracinard Homerpalooza has better jokes; The Homer The Fall is the better overall episode.
@@Dracinard "They used to call me Kid Gorgeous. Later it was Kid Presentable. Then Kid Gruesome. And finally, Kid Moe." imo this joke is just as good as the "it" joke. Also the credits jokes about Moe saving people with the giant fan. Basically, I prefer The Homer They Fall.
Gotta admit, I laugh every time I see that prison riot and Tatum just says: “Hey guys, shut up.”
“Sorry, champ.”
The Homer They Fall is so much more memorable. I love the Homer-Moe dynamic and the montage at the end gets me every time. It definitely has my vote.
I think homerpalooza won because it was using barbed wires on it's boxing gloves
They don't let you use that no more
" Homer Simpson, smiling politely" is one of my favourite lines from the series
"Who's Drederick Tatum, is he another hobo?"
"I'll get back to you on that."
" Ladies and gentlemen, whatever dignity remained in boxing, it's literally flying out the window!" - one of my favourite lines. Anyway, thank you for making these videos. They make me love The Simpsons even more.
My schedule doesn't allow me to record this week, so I was forced to record this one when I had a cold. Enjoy this drowsy-voiced showdown!
(Homer got angry about this matchup, so he cursed me.)
TheRealJims I didn’t even notice
TheRealJims Would u do a showdown between Kamp Krusty and Homer vs New York?
just some episode Trivia:Homerpalooza was the last show to be directed by stalwart animation director Wes Archer.
When you mention the wackyness, it reminds me of one thing said in the commentary of "Marge Be Not Proud" (I think) that they want to avoid a situation where the show is something they could have done in live action. Except for the fan, there's very little in The Homer they Fall that couldn't have been done on TV.
Makes me wonder if any superfans have ever tried to recreate a SImpsons episode in Live Action.
Bart gets famous vs All about lisa
The "Opponent" robe Homer wears is one of the best understated jokes in the series, The Homer They Fall all the way.
In honor of Stephen Hawking’s passing, you should do a review of They Saved Lisa’s Brain.
the homer they fall is one of my favourite episodes. i love the ending credits scene with moe helping people, the boxing montage in black and white and the bit when bart walks into the kitchen after being horribly beaten up and homer says "lookin good, son"
The montage at the end of homer thy fall is freaking hilarious, random, funny ass hell, and very memorable for me. I laugh so hard.
NO WAY! I was so sure you were gonna go for "The Homer They Fall"....! Its the sure winner for me, never found "Homerpalooza" to be that good of an episode, where as the other has some unforgettable character development!
Simpson's is at its core a comedy...not a drama.. The funnier the episode especially on rewatch the better chance it has at being chosen ...bigger well written jokes matter ...anyone can write drama ...telling jokes and a character story is much harder
Asmosos Jones having characters that aren't one off jokes can make really good comedy, if your shitty logic applied half the series would be just a bunch of pointless things happening with no defined reason.
@@AnAverageGoblin - i.e. Zombie Simpsons
@@razkable bruh no
@@AnAverageGoblin i'm sorry but why did you jump to the conclusion you did and feel the need come at me with name calling?...i didn't mean no drama just that comedy is the key logic to why maybe "he" chose it over what I thought was a better episode and I said character development is key to the show as well as comedy...learn to read and the people who thumbs up your comment seem to just be dumb too...i just said its the main part not the entire thing..gags with no story suck yes zombie simpsons era...but the ones we remember are usually funnier just how it goes ok..your response is as if I said something insane which I did not..your projecting something I never applied and I am just discussing why he may have chosen the episode I did not pick either so again learn to read
'That's the Stinger. You can't use that anymore'
How about ""Large Marge" VS "The Strong Arms of the Ma". Marge's body goes through a lot in Season 14.
I agree
Large Marge wins by a landslide, at least it can be funny and even if it weren't at least it doesn't make me uncomfortable watching it
@@42LMS Just because it personally made you uncomfortable doesn’t mean the other is objectively better.
@@arrownoir I'd take anything over an episode where Marge goes on steroids, becomes extremely buff then rapes Homer
@@arrownoir just a reminder that Marge rapes Homer in Strong Arms
"I think you're cooool, The Homer They Fall"
"Sandra, that was mean"
You're alive! Also i love both episode but i think Homer They Fall is the better episode. I just find it much more consistent and more entertaining.
Boxing ep is one of the best simpsons ever made
I love these Episodes showdowns!
I wasn't alive in 1996, but I get a kick out of Homerpalooza. It's more timeless than people give it credit for. "Making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel" is a line I think about constantly.
As always, it's a pleasure to see your reviews. I also prefer Homerpalooza, being one of my all time favourite episodes. I would like to add some ideas to yours. Homerpalooza is also about Homer's middle age crisis, being music the area where he starts feeling disconnected from "the cool" (being young). After Bart shouts at him at the very beginning and he goes to the music shop and doesn't recognize anything there, he starts to see how he has grown up. He even remembers the dialogue with his father being a teenager. It's interesting to see that Bart and Lisa here are put in the place of teenagers, clearly to make a parallel with homer's youth with his father, and since the Simpsons lack children in this stage of life (Lolo from Poochie could have been useful to this purpose). When he is choosen as a show himself, he feels "in" again due to the fact that cool young people are hanging out with him. When death is really near after the visit to the doctor, he chooses to accept his age and the things he has achieved. In contrast, the box episode, as you say, is about Moe and not Homer. I also dislike it because I find it sadder, since the episode seems to talk (as opposite with the other) about letting go and the good old times and missed opportunities.
Another good vid. I agree with your choice, although "The Homer They Fall" has one of my favorite obscure little moments -- Homer's nickname being "The Southern Dandy." Oh, and the "Kid Gruesome/Kid Moe" thing, too. But can i take a moment to defend the "Rover Hendrix" scene?
(1.) Homer -- a human being -- is at a vet. Funny.
(2.) The vet, beautifully played by Harry Shearer in full "joyless authoritarian" mode, gives him advice like, "Rest your beer on your head or your genitals." Also funny.
(3.) Homer, ostensibly trying to be hip, tries to channel his teenage rebellious side and uses the most outdated slang possible. "Dyin' would be a stone groove!" Again, funny.
(4.) But what of Rover Hendrix himself? Technically, in 1996, it would have been possible -- just barely -- for a dog purchased as a puppy by Jimi Hendrix to still be alive. That in itself is kind of amazing to consider, certainly worthy of 3 seconds of television time. The fact that Jimi named his dog the most cliched thing ever is also sort of funny, as is the fact that the dog looks so worn out. But what makes the joke work for me is that Homer's question to the doctor -- "Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" -- is purely rhetorical. He doesn't expect an answer. In fact, he stands there with a smug look on his face, basking in the awesome thing he just said. But he isn't allowed to enjoy this victory for even a second. The doctor has an immediate response to him, and it's deflating to Homer's sense of bravado. That's comedy.
Technically Jimi Hendrix's dog's name is a reference to his song "Fire" where he says "Move over Rover and let Jimi take over!" Just a fun rock and roll factoid :P
I'd go with The Homer They Fall, mostly because it's a lot more memorable for me. When I think of Homerpalooza, I remember it in vague bits of the story: Homer starts a career of being shot with a cannon, but it starts damaging his health and he has to decide between safety and popularity. When I think of The Homer They Fall, I remember a lot more of the events that happens. I remember how Homer ends up starting boxing, I remember Moe's history, I remember why Moe eventually offers up Homer to fight Dredrick Tatum. I remember a lot more of the jokes, like Homer being exhausted after throwing a single punch, and Tatum stopping a prison riot by telling everyone to shut up. And honestly the moral quandary felt a lot more earned because of the character interactions.
4:44 A background character is wearing a Dr Zaius shirt
You must be kidding. I cried with Moe's ending sequence in The Homer They Fall. Homerpalooza might as well be a season 12er.
I like the use of punch-out music during the The Homer They Fall section.
not the use of Sonic 3 credits music?
Homperpalooza is a great 90s time capsule, I’ll take it over That 90s Show any day
You just did a video on homer and marges marriage crisis and now I'm finding marges and homers bedroom pep talks tend to all blur together.
I guess homers "Magical Man From Happy Land" rant was in one of these episodes but i cant remember 100%
The Homer They Fall is the superior episode, it’s your classic underdog story, and that Punch Doctor joke gets me every time. I may be a bit biased since I’m a Punch-Out fan, but still, it’s an iconic episode.
when I first saw Homerpalooza back in the 90's I was around Bart's age,and had older Gen Xer cousins that actually behaved like that in the mid-late 90's.
"Seriously, what is that end credits music?"
Awesome. It is awesome, Jim.
I thought Homerpalooza was pretty lame back when it first came out and I feel the same way today. The Homer They Fall, on the other hand, I saw after it first came out and I loved it--it was like finding buried treasure. To me it's the better episode.
I always knew these episodes had similar ideas but I never knew how close they were Season-wise. Really like the time perspective you put on the story sometimes
My favourite Simpsons sign gag: "Tasteful Attire Prohibited"
This is the first time I guessed wrong about what you’d go with. Homerpalooza has the with it joke but that’s literally all it had going for it to me. The homer they fall is easily my favorite parody other than cape feare. The making orphans out of his children joke is great, but the line about imagining his wife would die of grief is to me the best quote in the whole show.
Yeah, lol. I also noticed how Drederick Tatum looked different when shown in earlier seasons (such as the fight in "Lisa vs 8th commandment") than he did later (such as "The Homer they fall").
I liked both episodes. I was in college during the mid 90s and the way that episode captured the party-goers at the palooza festival (such as 2:43) is so similar to how others my age were back then. That depressing grunge rock style, their clothes, expressions, they looked at the pessimistic dark side of things but enjoyed doing it and dancing to the beat of Smashing pumpkins, Nirvana, and Nine inch nails
I've got to disagree with you on this one. Not only is Homerpalooza one of my least favorite episodes from the classic era but The Homer They Fall is one of my very favorites.
Kudos on use of the Punch Out music though.
First I was kid gorgeous, then I was kid handsome, then kid presentable, then kid Moe, then I was just Moe
Who’s gonna knock you down?
No one!
When are you gonna fight back?
Never!
What are you gonna do?
Nothing!
That has to be my favourite homer moment
I would say Homer they Fall because Moe choosing to save Homer is a highlight in Moe's miserable life
I far prefer The Homer They Fall. Where I find Homerpalooza to have dated in much the same way "new Simpsons" episodes with very contemporary references do. It lacks the timelessness that really most early episodes have. Moreover, I really do find it gimmicky and lacking in much real substance or genuinely funny jokes. The Homer They Fall not only has more by way of genuine plot, it's also got one of the most memorable funny sequences of the season with Tatum's parole hearing, and on the whole I feel there's far more to keep watching for.
Homer interest matters...focusing on homer makes the earlier episode better ..moe is just not as engaging as homer when he has stakes on the line sorry ..and it helps that they seemed to use homerpalooza as a template for a very similar episode in the next season not even 5 episodes later ...they clealry had more time to work on it cause they had the idea during their summer break
The best fricking Simpsons related channel on TH-cam - keep up the great work - always look forward to your videos!!!
From what I remember reading, they did parodies of King and Tyson because the two declined an invitation to appear on the show.
I always loved the headline “Champ to whale on local man”
"Homerpalooza" for me as well. "The Homer They Fall" loses points for its lazy, slapdash ending (Fan Man? Really?) -- a harbinger of seasons to come. At least Homerpalooza ends with a mildly funny/thoughtful conversation ("Maybe if you're truly cool, you don't need to be told you're cool." "Well, sure you do." "How else would you know?").
Why are the kids in the 90’s so annoyed with Homer? He invented grunge for them! 🤣🤮
hahahahaha
@Maru Frusciante check out the nirvana episode
I think the name is that 90s show
highly non-canon. And it beats your high school musical music, or your 6ix9ine music, or whatever you have anymore, all that stuff that doesn't matter or make history.
The Homer They Fall is the better one, it's a timeless episode that works whenever, it's about Homer and Moe just having fun, when you think back on what makes The Simpsons great, it's the fun that keeps you coming back, Homer boxing is enough but Moe being a former boxer is another piece of the puzzle of Moe, Redman on the Soundtrack with Why Can't We Be Friends while they enter the ring, Homer taking those hits make you feel like he might die without a doctor telling you like Homerpalooza, we get it cause the hits are brutal, I rarely go back to Homerpalooza compared to The Homer They Fall cause it is so 90's which I hate cause it's so much of a snapshot, I wasn't a fan of those bands back then and those teenagers are not funny on repeat, I'm gonna be honest, I like the action of The Homer They Fall, you made the wrong call cause Homerpalooza is what people hate so much about the Simpsons now, overblown guest stars barely adding to the plot, just saying one line and moving on, was there a reason for Sonic Youth and Peter Frampton and that pig in the grand scheme? No but Tatum going to murder Homer in the ring writes itself and makes for better canon because he can meet him again in the future and it may go south or they may be friends, can't do that with 90's now aged up Sonic Youth, Cypress Hill and Peter plus who cares these days as a young fan of Simpsons tuning in to keep it going along with the old fans, only repeat guest stars fans care about at this point is Jon Lovitz, Al Brooks(Scorpio), Danny Devito(Herbert Powell) and Michael Jackson(dead)
Homerpalooza is about much more than music, altough it's what someone would first notice in the surface. It's also about someone's (Homer's in this case) middle age crisis and how to cope with it. It's the episode where Homer struggles (through the trends in music) with the idea that he is no longer young but has lots of things to enjoy in his life.
I'm confused by the "Redman" part, did he sample the song or something? Because it's from a 70s band named 'War'.
@@RiC_David I see where I confused you, in the episode Tatum comes out to Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
Followed by Homer with
War - Why can't We be Friends
All this is happening in the background, it blew my mind to hear Redman on the Simpsons back then and then immediately made me laugh seconds later hearing Homer's theme for fighting against the champ 😂😂😂
i think this might be one of the best youtube comments ive ever seen. I dont agree with everything you said however you hit the nail on the head multiples times. props
i lost it at 4:58 when the Punch-Out music started. idk why, sudden Punch-Out piano arrangement is just hilarious to me.
Yeah I agree with you on homerpalooza but then I have a soft spot for 90’s grunge and gen x teen references despite having been born 1991 and not really getting the jokes till later. I argue that the central message of homerpalooza, that times will change and that it’s best to just accept that someday what your with won’t be it anymore, is much more relatable to your average person. Ironically, the 90’s grunge almost adds to the message as the years go on, as the episode becomes more and more dated it only reaffirms it’s central message.
I'm always so thrilled so see an upload from you! Nice work!
Man oh man! I can't even remember a laugh out loud joke from Homerpalooza, but can immediately think of the surgical 2x4 joke. It's one of my faves. Interesting!
I don't know why you're ragging on the Hit The Alligator and Run's cord, man. You're stealin my trailer! I like that
You kids dont know Grand Funk? The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drumwork of Don Brewer? Oh man!
Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for The Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft.
Dated time Capsule of a decade alot of people want to forget < Timeless underdog boxing story that cements Homers friendship with Moe. You made the wrong call there jim
no, I still like the boxing episode way more
I love Sonic Youth and I love their interpretation of the Simpsons theme.
Battle of the controversial episodes: 30 Minutes Over Tokyo vs Blame It On Lisa
this is the first time we haven't agreed! another brilliant video dude
"Dad, you cannot wear that!"
"That's a rastafarian hat."
"Pft. Hey, I've been safari-in since before you were born."
"Due to popular demand we will forgo our national anthem"
Tremendous kudos to The Simpsons for that beautiful Flower Duet knock-off during the Raging Bull montage.
I don't remember I single thing about Homerplalooza, but Homer They Fall, to me, is great. So Homer They Fall
When Homerpalooza came out, I was teases because I had that outfit that the “crowd girl on the left” has: red tank top, flannel shirt tied on my waist and even though it’s 2021, my hair still looks like that.
2:40: What’s funny is that earlier in the episode, Homer called “Sonic Youth” a no-name band.
“Can’t you read? Call the police”. So glad you were able to fit that in.
Would you do a Simpsons Showdown involving the Sideshow Bob episodes? Would love to a see a comparison between Black Widower, Cape Feare or Sideshow Bob Roberts.
Homer they fall had a much better emotional impact.
Great video like always. You really deserve more subs
As a boxing fan, The Homer They Fall is one of my favorite episodes. Absolutely love when he punches the fly
How about...I Love Lisa vs. Lisa's Date With Density
I've always prefered the Homer they Fall, but that's probably just because I'm a boxer in real life and Rocky and Raging Bull are some of my favourite movies.
Nice video! You might have a new subscriber.
"That plus politics, you know, it's all politics."
Homerpalooza ftw ...
The jokes are way better and it's nice to remember that, despite millions of comments by kids in youtube, the 90s were not a sunshine rollecoaster made of lollipops.
We have Homerpalooza to thank for Cypress Hill now actually performing with orchestras.
9:18 So I DIDN'T hallucinate the talking shoes. They cut that out of the syndicated version and it messed with my head.
Of all the showdowns I've seen, I've agreed with every one of your picks.
Love the video, as always. Interestingly enough, most of the thing you point to as low moments are some of my favorites. Rover Hendrix, Burns buys Ticketmaster, great stuff. And I never cared for the Moe fan ending the boxing match.
I thought I had an appetite for destruction. When all I wanted was a club sandwich.
I rewatched Homerpalooza last week and while watching it, I noticed it felt like it could be put into season 10 easily
Tatum's entrance makes me cry with laughter every time
It is fun watching homer clash with youth culture, especially with the floating timeline stuff
I love Sonic Youth and that end credit music!
Thats cool you used punch out music for the boxing segment of the homer they fall.
Punch-out music for the homer they fall, fitting
Wow that Sonic 3 credits remix is great! I guess it’s on purpose since it’s a segment that includes Sonic Youth.
Then Homer boxing has punch out.
that piano remix of Mike Tyson's Punch Out password screen tho
Homerpalooza is my favorite for sure. I’m from that generation that lived it, and I went to the festival it’s spoofed on three times. It is a very accurate depiction of what it was like.
The other episode is still really funny. The parole hearing joke is one of my all-time series favorites.
Yeah, lol, it is. And I liked Grampa's "I used to be with it, but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't it anymore and what's it now seems weird and scary, it happened to me, it'll happen to yoou"
Wait, Homerpalooza is the episode where that "I used to be with it" scene is from? I was reminded of that clip not long ago, and I thought it was so on-the-nose with a concept that can be applied to every generation that it quickly became one of my favorite clips from classic Simpsons. Despite seeing this episode at least once, I forgot a lot about what was actually in it apparently... Like, I'm giving the edge to Homerpalooza just for that perfect clip.
3:36 Wait is Mendoza the timpani player in the orchestra?
Damn you. Now that I've seen that I can't unsee it. MENDOZA!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to see you review your top 10 list of episodes in order
Yes yes, please make more of these
The homer they fall is a classic to me, so many good jokes
you made the right call Homerpalooza is better.
Ever since that episode aired in '97 , the Cypress Hill lines still make me laugh
I love these videos
You use the most random video game covers as your background music, hahah. I love the Punch Out victory theme in this one.
Outstanding work as usual, good sir!!! Digging that awesome BG music. Great selection. Sonic and Knuckles?
Thanks for the amazing content!
Well I’m personally going with Homer, they fall. It just feels like a more energetic story to me. Plus it has some really good jokes. Tatum is really funny in this episode. He’s usually not very funny but in this episode he is truly hilarious! I actually love the line about “Making Orphans out of Homer’s children!” I consider it dark humor! However I respect your opinion.
I find homerpalooza to be pretty forgettable whereas I absolutely love the homer they fall but I was also born in 97.
An intriguing showdown could be who shot Mr burns part 1 Vs part 2
Fun Fact that very few people remember, that Fan man thing actually happened, though there he accidently interrupted a heavy weight championship match by crashing into the ring and the audience was so pissed they nearly beat him to death......what a joyful thing to homage ^^;
I’ve gotta go with boxing. There’s so many memorable jokes, like Kid Gruesome and the barbed-wire gloves.