Talking Simpsons - The Critic Pilot with Will Menaker
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🗓️ 9 April 2025
⏱️ 157 minutes
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Summary
This week, we're taking a bit of a diversion to talk about the two-season also-ran created by former Simpsons showrunners, Al Jean and Mike Reiss. How did a live-action Krusty the Clown spin-off turn into a prime-time cartoon that mashed Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert together into one adorably pathetic, pug-ugly movie reviewer? Listen in as we explore the short-lived show that added "Hachi Machi!" to our vocabularies!
Our guest: Will Menaker from Chapo Trap House
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by patreon.com slash talking Simpsons. |
| 0:05.2 | Head there to check out exclusive podcasts like Talking Futurama, Talk King of the Hill, |
| 0:09.9 | The What a Cartoon movie podcast, and tons more. |
| 0:17.5 | I heartily endorse this event or product. |
| 0:32.0 | Music I heartily endorse this event or product. Ahoy, hoy, everybody, and welcome to Talking Simpsons, the podcast. |
| 0:35.3 | That's neither a pod nor cast. |
| 0:37.5 | I'm one of your host, the King Dork Bob Mackie, |
| 0:39.9 | and this is our chronological exploration of the Simpsons, |
| 0:42.9 | who is here with me today, as always. |
| 0:44.9 | Henry Gilbert, still morning patches. |
| 0:47.4 | And who is our special guest on the line? |
| 0:49.9 | It's me, Will Minnaker, and I stink. |
| 0:53.8 | And this week we're talking about the critics' first episode, simply titled Pilot. |
| 0:59.4 | Hello? |
| 1:00.3 | Jay, this is your mother. |
| 1:01.9 | Your father and I are taking you out of our will. |
| 1:04.3 | We feel you already have enough money. |
| 1:06.8 | Oh, yes. |
| 1:07.4 | And happy birthday. |
| 1:10.1 | This episode originally aired on January 26, 1994. |
| 1:14.3 | And as always, Henry will tell us what happened on this mythical day in real world history. |
| 1:19.0 | We interrupt He-Ha, the next generation, for a special news report. |
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