Talking Simpsons - Bart Gets Famous With Alan Siegel

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Summary

"I shouldn't let this bother me. I'm in television now. It's my job to be repetitive. My job! My job! Repetitiveness is my job!" - Bart Simpson

A trip to the box factory causes Bart to catch the showbiz bug when he sneaks away and lands a gig behind the scenes at The Krusty the Clown Show. But when a bit part on a sketch makes him an overnight sensation, he learns just how long a single catchphrase can sustain an entertainment career.

Our guest: Alan Siegel, senior staff writer at The Ringer, and author of the upcoming book, Stupid TV, Be More Funny

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by patreon.com slash talking Simpsons.
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0:09.9	The What a Cartoon movie podcast, and tons more.
0:17.5	I heartily endorse this event or product.
0:31.9	Music I heartily endorse this event or product. Ahoy, hoy, everybody, and welcome to Talking Simpsons, a non-box-related program.
0:36.5	I'm one of your host, the little snot boy Bob Mackie, and this is our chronological exploration of the Simpsons, a non-box-related program. I'm one of your host, the little snot boy Bob Mackie,
0:38.7	and this is our chronological exploration of the Simpsons,
0:41.4	who is here with me today, as always.
0:43.2	Henry Gilbert, and this may well prove fascinating.
0:46.3	And who is our special guest on the line?
0:48.4	Alan Siegel, and I'm longing for the stability of the box industry.
0:52.9	And this week's episode is Bart gets famous.
0:57.4	Ah, the morning horoscope.
0:59.7	Today will be a day like every other day.
1:02.1	Oh! It just gets worse and worse.
1:05.0	This episode originally aired on February 3rd, 1994,
1:07.7	and as always, Henry will tell us what happened on this mythical day in real world history.
1:14.6	Oh my God!
1:16.6	Oh boy, Bobby. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is released for the Genesis or Mega Drive.
1:21.8	Green Day's Duky hits record stores, and Ace Ventura surprises Hollywood by topping the box office.
1:28.7	Well, all of these things were a part of my life.
1:31.3	A rare one where it's not, in 2004, when I see the major things that happen, I'm like, I don't
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