Please pardon my stuffy nose in this video. I had been battling a cold last week when it was time to record this and, despite drinking lots of hot tea, you can still hear it a little in my voice. (I do find it weirdly appropriate that when it was 'Ol Gil's time for his spotlight, I was a bit under the weather.) 🤣
Didn’t even notice until I saw this comment. But I also recently cleaned my ears out in the shower and for all I know you’ve sounded off to me when you were normal from all the wax in my ears.
Utterly inexcusable! However, considering that you express regret and seek my forgiveness, and your track record of generally favourable behaviour, I shall be be willing to overlook this trangression on the condition that it never be repeated again.
I really don't want him to get a name, but considering that they gave Comic Book Guy a name literally just to piss off fans, I think they might give him one eventually lol
I find it funny that he's not even Italian, he just speaks fractured English lol. I also love his role in the cooking competition episode, where he's being such an asshole but beginning all his insults with a "how do you say ___"
In many ways, Gil feels like someone TRYING to be like Lionel Hutz (covering up their utter incompetence with upbeat bluster), but Gil can never keep that bravado up for more than a couple seconds before their desperation shines through.
@@dontspikemydrink9382There is a (wrestling) podcast of which I am a fan and they talk about “kitsch” characters they like as being boys and everyone having a collection of boys, so your boy stable. So mine might be: Sideshow Mel; Lionel Hutz; Arnie Pye and Andre (from the Triple Bypass episode)
I'm gonna take a wild detour and suggest something a little different: A history of the Simpson's pets. I'd love to see you explain the Snowballs, that shit is crazy.
I've never been too crazy about Lindsey Naegle, she was always just there to me and sort of blended into the crowd. That's honestly a good enough reason for me to nominate her for a new Histories, and see if there's some sort of depth that I don't see and appreciate.
Yeah now that you mention it, I never even knew her name while I was actively watching the show during the Silver Age. She was always the blonde business lady that sometimes hangs out with Cookie Kwan, to me.
So I've been watching through the entire series and at first I didn't care for her, she was just a business person but the fact that she appears so much honestly made me like her. Like it's just funny how much she appears, now she's one of my favourites lol
Yeah I wonder that grease up teen who also had more than one job and in the Family Guy crossover where Chris says that his voice is stupid and annoying
I genuinely felt sorry for Gil and thought he was hard done by in "Kill Gil". Yes, he abused the Simpsons' hospitality, but the fact remains, he wasn't lying! He wasn't spinning a story as an excuse to stay, he genuinely was waiting for a call from Scottsdale, he did get the job and he did move out. The Simpsons actively perpetuated the situation by pursuing him to Arizona and ruined his new career out of sheer spite. When Gil foreclosed the Simpsons' house in a later episode, I can't help but think that Gil was feeling pretty revengeful himself!
In my mind, Gil always feels linked to the Phil Hartman characters, possibly because of his appearances as a lawyer and "Realty Bites" being Lionel Hutz's last appearance and Gil's first.
100% behind Duffman from the names listed at the end. He's so much deeper than his shtick implies. Maybe Ruth Powers as I've always liked her appearances (minus one), she gives off this vibe of being up against adversity but continuing to fight. Dr. Marvin Monroe? You could do an April Fools video on Guy Incognito, who I do love, but there's probably not a lot there for a full video.
They've heavily implied that there's multiple "Duffmen", so it would be interesting to see if there's a way to tell them apart, especially when they get real about anything in their lives.
Duffman is also another one of those characters who shows up way later in the show than you expect. Seriously, I'm pretty sure he's also a Season 9 guy!
I'm like 99 percent sure for kill Gill they came up with the episode name first than just rushed together a story about Gill while Kill Bill references were still popular
I'd like to nominate Lou and Eddie. They're very rarely seen without each other, and while it's usually Lou who gets the speaking role, it's not _always_ Lou. Do they have a rich life outside their job? Or are they just extra bodies for crowd scenes, who are entirely functional characters, fulfiling the role of "police officer" when the show needs more than just Wiggum
I've been pulling for Lindsey Naegle for a while now. I think it's interesting to see how a character who almost exclusively appeared post-Season 8 gets developed. This episode did a good job of it, but would love to see more!
Naegle is interesting in that while she only got her current design and her name in season 9, her personality from her only appearance in season 8 is completely the same as all her future appearances. It's interesting to see a character appear in such a different but familiar way
They gave her more prominence on the latest seasons. I think it's indicative of the mature tones the series tried to achieve on those years. They shifted from its humble beginnings of small town stories, with mostly small town characters; to the Simpsons stories featuring Big city plots, then characters like Lindsey were needed.
@@SerAbioticoI think that's partially why I don't like her. Springfield for the first 10 years always seemed very low-grade and run-down and ordinary, so a high-powered exec living there always felt out-of-place (would still like to see a video about her tho).
I find it funny how Gill says he worked the same job for 42 years, then he’s instantly cursed by the job market to be jumping from job to job forever. Gill strikes me as the kind of guy who was so used to/good at his Realtor job, that his Resume is stronger than his actual ability
If he did the same job for 42 years, does that make the flashback episodes, where he had different jobs in the past, not canon? Or was he doing those other jobs at the same time?
@@usermcskull4713 Well, that would also have to apply to any character we know who is also in those flashbacks. I think Simpsons writers just don't communicate with each other or keep track of established canon 😂
I am once again asking you to cover Lenny and Carl. They've got a lot of history, they're somehow both Homer-centric and not at the same time, and I want to know what the heck is going on with Lenny specifically. Is he married? Is he not? What is his story? And Carl too, but I feel like we've seen more about him. Either way, I really want to see a deep dive on their histories and their appearances. They're in so many episodes, but I still feel like we don't know them quite as well as someone like Moe, or Smithers. I feel like every time you post a Simpsons History, I comment the same opening line, lol. TLDR; We're here, we're queer, we don't want any more bears- I mean, we don't want any more waiting for Lenny and Carl!
Carl has the more detailed backstory, but Lenny was always the one who got the most jokes, and was allowed to appear apart from Carl. Their comedy duo always felt a little one-sided...
Gil the salesperson is a such a strange recurring role for him. Normally The Simpsons would satirize an effective salesperson’s tactics for whatever industry they’re in, but Gil fails as an effective salesperson. Which means he also fails as an effective way to satirize them. Gil’s incompetence in his role at work somehow transcends itself and makes him incompetent in his role on The Simpsons too.
I nominate the anti-Gil, Lindsey Naegle, and once again remind Jims to amend the absolute slander in his seasonal retrospective that Season 8 introduced no significant supporting cast members.
I nominate Mr. Largo. For a character so strongly attached to one of the most well-known traits of one of the main characters, that Lisa plays the saxophone, he is so strongly unused. I remember some moments about him but nothing regarding his personal life & even moments featuring him or the band Lisa plays in are extremely rare. Maybe it's because I'm a band-kid myself but damn. I think he's a bit of a missed opportunity. I think it's just because of how he looks. He really looks like a season 1 character.
Mr. Largo's personal life has been featured a bit more since they made it canon that he was gay. In the recent seasons he has a boyfriend or husband named Geoffrey.
I'm pretty sure that despite appearing in tons of episodes, season 1's Moaning Lisa is still the biggest role he ever got and he still only appears for a few minutes in that one
Gill is imo the most relatable character in the Simpsons. As someone who has jumped around from random job to random job again and again I relate alot to Gills economic struggles. It's actually inspiring to see a character fail and go through so much hardship and still go on and try again.
I think the thing that makes his character work is that kind of faux-optimism, he's constantly telling himself that everything is fine and his luck will turn soon, despite all evidence to the contrary. Sometimes denial becomes a survival mechanism. They got that spot-on.
Putting my hat back in the ring for Groundskeeper Willie. I think the directions in which the writers took his character, and in some of the later episodes (My Fair Laddy comes to mind) they really expand on someone who was originally written fairly stereotypically.
It's interesting how he was initially conceived to be a one note angry janitor character that was also supposed to only appear in Principal Charming, however he ended up being one of the most important Springfield Elementary employees
@@usermcskull4713my thoughts exactly, I also think the way the writers play fast and loose with a lot of his background is really interesting and would make for a good video.
Groundskeeper Willie was always such an intriguing character to me and he was hilarious too. I also like how he just so happens to be ripped. Now one of the countries I would love to visit is Scotland 🏴 because of old willie 😊
Thank you for this video! Please could you put Blue Haired Lawyer in your queue for Simpsons Histories? I just think he’s a really interesting character both in character and design. He’s not a character one would naturally think of when we think of show, but He’s been in almost every season of the Simpsons at least once or twice. I feel like whether he wins or loses a case he plays his role so well. It’s always a nice surprise seeing him outside of court lecturing somebody about copyright infringement. You teased him a bit in this video, so I’d really like to see a video on him. Also DINAH DAWG I rest my case
I know I’ve said this before, but I’d really love to see you do a video on Ruth Powers. She’s a really interesting character who I always thought was greatly underused on the show.
I'm honestly a pretty big fan of Gil's. Kill Gil Vol 1 & 2 is one of my favourite teen seasons episodes, with a lot of jokes that stick in my head quite firmly. The sequence where Nelson pilfers and eats one of the "Mini quesadillas" Gil left in Bart's lunchbox as Lisa and Bart first exchange knowing, mischivieous grins, only for Nelson to faint and then Lisa looks to Bart with concern while Bart has an even bigger grin? That always gets me, not a big "ha ha" scene or one with particularly clever dialogue, but it's a great little Bart and Lisa bit that Gil sets up. And the subplot with the Grumbly is great. Homer's confused and panicked "What the Hell is this thing?!" after he bashes it over the head at Moe's and it starts bleeding green is another moment I often think of when I think of the SImpsons' high points during the teen years. Gil is definitely a very odd character to balance as I think he's a character that is at his best when he is crossing lines. There's a certain shamelessness to his personality, and it's a shamelessness he seems to always only recognize of himself in hindsight. So often a joke will happen to Gil, then he'll punctuate the joke with how pitiable his situation is, and then there's just this beat of "Did it take you this long to realize how much your life sucks, Gil?" or "Wow, Ol' Gil sure thought he had *some* shred of dignity beyond that, huh?" A bunch of Gil episodes all in a row would very quickly make the man wear out his welcome. Having written that out, he makes a fun contrast to Moe. Moe often realizes that he thought he had more dignity than he does before sinking to some new low, begrudging his circumstances but holding some degree of dignity in how he owns his ending up there. The scene from "Moe 'n a Lisa" (another great teens seasons episode, IMO) comes to mind. "Is this what I've come to? Flailing about in a pond, fighting geese? *sigh* Well, if I'm fighting geese, may as well win." *cocks a gun and begins to start firing* Moe recognizes that situation that he's in and tries to claim some dignity out of it while Gil is the kind of character who would just keep digging downwards. Fighting geese, he would just self-pity or ask someone to sympathize. I think that's why Gil is so great at setting up these act 1 plot swerves. He is a character that urges the other characters to reflect upon themselves and what they are willing to do. Do they sympathize with him only to get conned? Do they recognize that they are in a hole they need to escape before they sink to Gil's level? Or are the circumstances that establish the second act so extreme that you need a character with Gil's utter shamelessness to set them into motion, as in his various appearances in the insurance industry? He's a great catalyst character. Anyway, thanks to anyone who has read all the way through this painfully long comment of Gil Apologia.
Somehow I always feel nostalgic about the Kill Gil episode. For how it keeps escalating in its insanity, the background calendar gags, the you're fired bits and how it literally takes place during a whole year with no regards to continuity and the passage of time. It also helped that it was one of the first full episodes I've seen when I first stumbled into the show in my early teens during the mid-late 2000s.
I never thought about it before but Gil is the antithesis of Homer that Grimey talked about. He works hard, sometimes really hard, and his failings come from circumstances outside of his control. He never gives up, and tries to be optimistic, always going for that new job and finding the good in people. But life finds a way of always making it worse. Even when he does succeed it comes at the expense of someone else. Gil is the physical embodiment of the truth behind the USA work culture. 9:35 it's barely a hustle, he finished damn quick regardless I would also like to throw in my nomination for "Smug Girl". That oddly detailed girl in Bart's class that still isn't a character, yet she is still drawn
I’d love to see a Lindsey Naegle history video. I’ve always found her really funny and she’s done so many different things in the show that I think she’d be interesting to dissect. Also if there’s enough material for a Shauna video, or at least a review of Beware My Cheating Bart, I would definitely watch that. Shauna’s my favourite side character, and that episode in particular is strange, yet pretty neat as a start to her character development
I like the idea of covering Rainier Wolfcastle. Like Gil, the character is a specific parody. But he's a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger and dumb action movies, which were in the cultural zeitgeist when he was introduced - it might be interesting to see how the character's evolved as cultural trends have moved on, and what impact he's made. Plus he has a lot of odd aspects attached - like how the actor only got a name when they made a real movie called McBain and the way he literally becomes Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie.
The thing I hated about kill Gil was they finally got Gil the life he wanted and had to have marge ruin it. She could have either accepted he was finally gone or talked to him after work in private with no one else around and told him off for everything but to deliberately ruin him after everything he has been through they really screwed Gil over.
As a viewer from outside the US, I have taken Gil as an honest representation of what it is really like to be struggling in America. I think he is part of what is left of "satire" in modern (well, mid-term) Simpsons and I've always liked him for that.
Can you talk about Flanderization? It's a fascinating piece of TV lingo alongside Jumping the Shark & I'm wondering which episode it originated from & how it affected the rest of the Simpsons cast.
I don't believe the term originated with a single episode, moreso just the trend in how Flanders was written over the years. You can always just get lost on TV tropes for more info haha
An change I’ve never seen anyone point about Flanders is going from the “Nacho’s Flanders Style! That’s cucumbers and cottage cheese” to the luxurious sugary goodness of his hot chocolate. Both work as gags, but it’s a marked shift.
For Simpsons histories, what about Arnie Pye? You have done Kent Brockman so I am still waiting on Arnie. As for Gil, I liked him to a point then not as much by the modern seasons but I do like seeing him and what he is doing next. Actually one of my favourite episodes is Kill Gil, Volumes I & II. I saw him as someone who has a lot of different jobs because he doesn't have the confidence to succeed or stand up for himself (except for being at the Real Estate company for 42 years but even then he had to bring a wall from home), except in flashbacks when he is shown to have done better in the past. Take the Canyonero episode. He almost sells Homer the vehicle but the other sales guy takes away his sale. If he stood up for himself, that wouldn't have happened and he would have got the sale. Then he does things that make you want to hate him, such as fooling Lisa to win the Crossword competition, going to the AA meeting just to sell Amway products in "Days of Wine and D'ohses " and he mooch off people like in the aforementioned "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" where he mooches of The SImpsons for 11 hellish months as Marge said.
I will KEEP asking for Lindsay Nagel until the day it is done! I will wait as LONG as it takes! Good job giving Gil some due, even if he's a loser, he's got worth.
I like Gil, because I contrast him with Grimes. Where Grimes is driven by indignation and becomes cruel, Gil is driven by holding onto hope despite constant struggle. I also like that this video explicitly points out the film reference, I think a lot of the jokes and the meaning of the Simpsons are enhanced by understanding the relationship between the episode and the thing it is parodying or paying homage to.
Old Gil is an interesting character in how he feels like a combination of a couple characters. His patheticness is handled similarly to Kirk, his numerous jobs is like Lindsay Naegal and he's often in the lawyer role like Lionel Hutz. Personally I don't like Gil anywhere near as much as these characters, they all kinda do his role better. Gil has funny moments and was weirdly likable in his spotlight episode, but is definitely not one of my favourites. I definitely want a Lindsay Naegal video, I find her sheer existence funny and that's something I don't really feel about many Simpsons characters besides Lenny and Carl
00:30 the implication that even Homer has done some of his random jobs well and Gil hasn’t is one of the most low key yet devastating insults I’ve ever heard
If I’d have to nominate one of the characters with momentum, definitely Duffman. He’s unique in the sense that he’s a mascot played by multiple people, and I think that’d be an interesting subject to tackle. How many Duffman (or Duffmen) ARE there? If I could nominate a character with NO momentum, I’d choose Marvin Monroe of all people. An extremely minor character, but I’ve always had a soft spot for him, and how he could have been a perfect prominent role since he’s a family therapist in a show all about a dysfunctional family. His design has always reminded me of Season 1, and his life & death limbo could make him more of a Simpsons mysteries styled video, like Herman. I mean hey, if Just Stamp the Ticket Man can get a video, literally anyone can, right?
My favorite thing about Gil is the fact that he has the same role in and out of the show. Unpopular with the citizens of Springfield? Unknown to the common audience. Hated by the citizens of Springfield? Hated by the fans. I mean, he’s probably the least popular of any secondary character in the show. When I was a kid, I thought they just made him up for the Hit and Run game.
I don't think I ever got around to sending a thanks for covering Chalmers last time, since I requested it a bunch of times. So Thanks! For my next vote...I feel like there's a bit of a pattern of characters covered in this series that "got old" after a while. Gil, Frink, Uter, Sideshow Bob...so my only request for the next one is a character you consider having stayed "fresh" and funny throughout the entire series, if such a character exists. A character who is still as great now as when they debuted. And if such a character doesn't exist, I vote Lenny.
I do like Gill's use in the Simpsons Hit and Run being the guy you buy extra cars from and some of them are helpful. Its nice they gave him a role even though they didnt have to. Gill has always been one of those characters you find annoying if you have too much of him but in a way you want the best sometimes. Hes definitely shady in some ways that when he does fail it feels right. I dont know his character is shady and likeable who you do and dont want to fail. I think for the next nomination is Johnny Tightlips. He aint saying nothing. In all seriousness id like to see Luigi since hes kinda like the sea captain just there but has a nice role
I agree that the writers started using Gil to fill the Lionel Hutz roll after Phil Hartman's tragic death. It makes me wonder if he hadn't passed, would they have taken Lionel in the same direction? Would we have seen Lionel doing other jobs other than being a lawyer. Reality Bites makes me think that's where the writers heads were, as I believe that was the first time seeing Hutz in a diffrent career than being a Lawyer, we also saw him as the Simpson's Babysitter, so they were toying around with the versatility of that character. I think Kill Gil is one of my favorite later simpson's episodes. It's kind of surreal and I like how it spans a whole year.
In a similar vein, Raphael would be interesting, especially once season 34 hits Disney+. Remember that time he led a Tolkien army against Bart and Lisa? Also, a Simpsons Mysteries on the Simpsons Gene would be great. Even discarding gags, Bart and Homer are clearly good at a lot of things, after all. Making Lisa the Simpson work with ultra-successful future Bart would be much appreciated, as that reveal always leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I watch Kill Gil every year after Christmas and before going home from my parents' house. It's the last of my holiday traditions and reminds me that the festive season will come around again. I've attached so much personal meaning to it over the years it's not even funny.
I get that it might be a bit soon to suggest this, since this is the first Simpsons Histories following the Springfield Elementary triple feature, but I keep suggesting Mr. Largo because nobody ever talks about him. Think about it: how many iconic Simpsons moments can you think of that feature Mr. Largo besides Nobody Likes Milhouse? How many times has he affected the plot in a major way? When was the last time you saw a "Best of Mr. Largo" compilation in your recommended videos? Considering music is such a big part of Lisa’s character, you’d think her music teacher would be more prevalent in the show.
Gil has becoming like a running joke in my friend group. We'd always bemoan how drawn out his whole shtick can be, but hes so pathetic that its become fun to dump on him to a point where I honestly love seeing him and how low he can fall. I'm gonna nominate Cletus next because I see him as being on a similar level to Gil. I honestly think Cletus is funnier, even if the hillbilly routine is a bit more generic and mean-spirited. I'm curious as to when they really picked up the pace on him, I know he's in a couple classic era episodes but it feels like he didnt get the spotlight until the 2000s.
I think there’s two types of people in the world. Those who wanted to ‘punch’ him and those who from a young age felt a sense of empathy for him. I’m not sure how people couldn’t feel sorry for this man.
Gil is like the anti-Homer, in that Homer constantly fails upwards, while Gil just keeps getting worse off. I really hope they one day give Gil a win that sticks. He's earned it.
I think Agnes Skinner would be a good candidate for the next Simpsons Histories because she didn’t fully develop as a character until surprisingly late. We all remember nice Agnes in season 1, but it really wasn’t until season 8’s “The Twisted World of Marge Simpson” that she became the nasty old crone we all know and love. Even as late as “Homer vs. the 18th Amendment” the role of cantankerous old woman is filled by Ms. Glick. Her vitriol was only directed towards her son, screeching over inflatable bath pillows and such.
It feels like Cletus has had momentum behind him for as long as Simpsons Histories has been a thing. I say it’s finally time for the yokel to get his due already!
I'd like to suggest a potential video idea: a brief rundown on (somewhat) recurring characters introduced throughout the modern Simpsons era, such as Lionel Budgie and Reyshelle Payton. I don't believe there's many of them, but I'm curious to see what you and other people think of these newer characters.
Ok, I know I've said this before, but we gotta see a sequel histories episode with the Blue Haired Lawyer. How did that guy be so successful for Mr/ Burns yet lose multiple cases to ol' Gil?!
Nominating Lou and or Eddie. Always thought they would be interesting for a Simpsons histories. They're both characters who are connected to the appearance of another, more prominent side character, in this case Wiggum, but unlike characters with similar roles like Smithers or Sideshow Mel, don't really appear much outside of that.
Hello, Jims. Good video, as always. For the next Simpsons Histories, might you consider the Winfields? They are like Dr. Marvin Monroe, but not as well known, and it could be interesting to see a history on such obscure Season 1 characters that the show for some reason was generous enough to properly give them a reason for leaving the show. And keep up the good work!
Gil is a character I never really think about to be honest. I do find some of his random one off jokes amusing, but he has never left an impact on me one way or the other. As always, I will submit my usual picks of Duffman, Agnus Skinner, and Lindsey Naegle. Great work as always Jim.
Honestly, I think a good challenge would be doing a History on the "Hey, Pallie" guy. He's used as shorthand for so many roles, and never really feels like a singular person. Could be interesting to see where that leads.
I've heard Gil described as "the last good new Simpsons character," and as well as the dividing line between good and bad Simpsons altogether. I think there's something to that, but I've never been a fan of Gil's schtick beyond his first episode. Heck, I remember being surprised when he started returning again. It just made no sense to me.
To be fair there were very few major supporting supporting characters introduced after season 9 The only real major one after that season was Shauna in season 20, so for a while you'd have been stuck comparing Gil to very minor supporting characters like the Yes Guy
Usually a character being constant miserable gets annoying but I didn't feel that way with Gil. It's probably because Gil does act slimy so sometimes he deserves it.
6:51 My all time favorite Gill line: "I gonna eat *FOOD* TONIGHT!" I quote it all the time when I get money, including when I pick coins of the ground.
It’s funny: I always assumed Gil was given more prominence only to fill the void that was left from Phil Hartman’s characters when he passed away. That’s kinda why I always had this stigma over his character. It’s that and the Christmas-esque episodes REALLY made me despise him
Please pardon my stuffy nose in this video. I had been battling a cold last week when it was time to record this and, despite drinking lots of hot tea, you can still hear it a little in my voice.
(I do find it weirdly appropriate that when it was 'Ol Gil's time for his spotlight, I was a bit under the weather.) 🤣
I hope you recover but could you please add accurate closed captions for all your videos
@@dontspikemydrink9382that seems like a whole lot of work for little reason, especially since we already watch these for free.
sigh, no. @@wolfgalaxy9086
Didn’t even notice until I saw this comment. But I also recently cleaned my ears out in the shower and for all I know you’ve sounded off to me when you were normal from all the wax in my ears.
Utterly inexcusable! However, considering that you express regret and seek my forgiveness, and your track record of generally favourable behaviour, I shall be be willing to overlook this trangression on the condition that it never be repeated again.
I'd like to nominate Cletus. He got a ton of small interesting moments in the later seasons and was sneakily good in The Simpsons movie.
"Ahem, My Time To Shine."
He’s waitin’ for a reviewer of less discrimination’ tases.
“Oy ma, get to the dang review!”
Agreed!
That'll just remind all of us of how terribly Mary Spuckler was treated.
It’s still wild to me that it’s been 34 seasons and Blue Haired Lawyer is still referred to as Blue Haired Lawyer
Just call him Binger. The prosecutor from Kyle Rittenhouse that was such a weasel.
I really don't want him to get a name, but considering that they gave Comic Book Guy a name literally just to piss off fans, I think they might give him one eventually lol
Dinner Dawg
in one episode, he had written a book. it said it was written by burn's lawyer
@@Polycomical RICH Uncle Skeleton!
I’m once again nominating Luigi. He is such a mystery to me, and I want to see if he’s ever actually contributed anything of use besides jokes.
I find it funny that he's not even Italian, he just speaks fractured English lol.
I also love his role in the cooking competition episode, where he's being such an asshole but beginning all his insults with a "how do you say ___"
Just wait another 2 years for him to get a spotlight episode...
He’s just Mario’s brother…
"Yeah, you see how you scum."
In a show with so many hundreds of episodes it feels like they could give all the characters their own episodes so we can get to know them more.
Its truly is heart-breaking seeing Gill be a lawyer. knowing that if Phil Hartman was still alive. the roll would be filed by Lionel Hutz.
Pretty ironic that Gil's first appearance is Lionel Hutz last appearance.
I always assumed he was meant to be a one off character, but then Phil Hartman became unavailable for... reasons.
Thanks Andy Dick
don't forget, they've literally had Moe play a surgeon instead of using Dr Nick
@@raggededge82 I'm not sure how that relates to the topic at hand, since Hank Azaria voices both Moe Szyslak _and_ Dr. Nicholas Riviera.
In many ways, Gil feels like someone TRYING to be like Lionel Hutz (covering up their utter incompetence with upbeat bluster), but Gil can never keep that bravado up for more than a couple seconds before their desperation shines through.
Gil feels like an alternative for Moleman in some ways. A character that exists as a punching bag but for different reasons.
my boy finally gets a breakdown, not the bad kind either.
Who else is in your Simpsons stable of boys? :D
@@CallumRSU30stable? and Millhouse is another one i love
@@dontspikemydrink9382There is a (wrestling) podcast of which I am a fan and they talk about “kitsch” characters they like as being boys and everyone having a collection of boys, so your boy stable.
So mine might be:
Sideshow Mel; Lionel Hutz; Arnie Pye and Andre (from the Triple Bypass episode)
@@CallumRSU30 OSW?
@@schizzo8959 But of course!
I'm gonna take a wild detour and suggest something a little different: A history of the Simpson's pets. I'd love to see you explain the Snowballs, that shit is crazy.
I was just thinking that. So true I would love to hear the story behind the Snowballs also 😊
100% agree
I've never been too crazy about Lindsey Naegle, she was always just there to me and sort of blended into the crowd. That's honestly a good enough reason for me to nominate her for a new Histories, and see if there's some sort of depth that I don't see and appreciate.
She's probably most interesting in the Sarah Wiggum backstory episode.
Yeah now that you mention it, I never even knew her name while I was actively watching the show during the Silver Age. She was always the blonde business lady that sometimes hangs out with Cookie Kwan, to me.
So I've been watching through the entire series and at first I didn't care for her, she was just a business person but the fact that she appears so much honestly made me like her.
Like it's just funny how much she appears, now she's one of my favourites lol
Fun fact: She's one of the few women that Marge allows Homer to marry in case of she dies.
@@ElementalArcher That´s funny because I think Lindsey and Herb Powell could make for an interesting couple dynamic.
Never realized how many careers Gil has had over the years. All the more reason Lindsey Neagle should be next as she's had plenty of them herself.
Yeah I wonder that grease up teen who also had more than one job and in the Family Guy crossover where Chris says that his voice is stupid and annoying
i have waited a very long time for a lindsey neagle video so it better happen next time damn it.>_
I genuinely felt sorry for Gil and thought he was hard done by in "Kill Gil". Yes, he abused the Simpsons' hospitality, but the fact remains, he wasn't lying! He wasn't spinning a story as an excuse to stay, he genuinely was waiting for a call from Scottsdale, he did get the job and he did move out. The Simpsons actively perpetuated the situation by pursuing him to Arizona and ruined his new career out of sheer spite. When Gil foreclosed the Simpsons' house in a later episode, I can't help but think that Gil was feeling pretty revengeful himself!
In my mind, Gil always feels linked to the Phil Hartman characters, possibly because of his appearances as a lawyer and "Realty Bites" being Lionel Hutz's last appearance and Gil's first.
100% behind Duffman from the names listed at the end. He's so much deeper than his shtick implies. Maybe Ruth Powers as I've always liked her appearances (minus one), she gives off this vibe of being up against adversity but continuing to fight. Dr. Marvin Monroe? You could do an April Fools video on Guy Incognito, who I do love, but there's probably not a lot there for a full video.
They've heavily implied that there's multiple "Duffmen", so it would be interesting to see if there's a way to tell them apart, especially when they get real about anything in their lives.
DUFFMAN cannot die only the actors who play him!
Duffman is also another one of those characters who shows up way later in the show than you expect. Seriously, I'm pretty sure he's also a Season 9 guy!
re: Guy Incognito, I'd watch a video specifically on the many MANY bootleg Homers throughout the series
100% disagree with Guy Incognito, he should do a video on the puffy tailed dog instead
I'm like 99 percent sure for kill Gill they came up with the episode name first than just rushed together a story about Gill while Kill Bill references were still popular
To be fair, tho, I like the cheesy reference.
@@ChiefMedicPururu me too kill Bill references are kinda nostalgic for me at this point
Pretty sure that's how they write every episode.
Old Girl is the perfect transition point from the Hartman era to the early 00's more absurd humor.
Reminder that TheRealJims in his Sideshow Mel video promised us a Simpsons Histories on Mr. Teeny in 2023
That’s my vote
mr teeny, mr teeny
I'd like to nominate Lou and Eddie. They're very rarely seen without each other, and while it's usually Lou who gets the speaking role, it's not _always_ Lou. Do they have a rich life outside their job? Or are they just extra bodies for crowd scenes, who are entirely functional characters, fulfiling the role of "police officer" when the show needs more than just Wiggum
I've been pulling for Lindsey Naegle for a while now. I think it's interesting to see how a character who almost exclusively appeared post-Season 8 gets developed. This episode did a good job of it, but would love to see more!
Naegle is interesting in that while she only got her current design and her name in season 9, her personality from her only appearance in season 8 is completely the same as all her future appearances.
It's interesting to see a character appear in such a different but familiar way
They gave her more prominence on the latest seasons. I think it's indicative of the mature tones the series tried to achieve on those years.
They shifted from its humble beginnings of small town stories, with mostly small town characters; to the Simpsons stories featuring Big city plots, then characters like Lindsey were needed.
@@SerAbioticoI think that's partially why I don't like her. Springfield for the first 10 years always seemed very low-grade and run-down and ordinary, so a high-powered exec living there always felt out-of-place (would still like to see a video about her tho).
Gil choosing a hot air balloon of all places to live is just hilarious to me
How has there not been chief wiggum yet? He’s one of the most important secondary Simpson characters and has been around since season 1 ❤️
I like the episode where the town is taken over by dogs, where you’re waiting for Gil’s big redemption moment and it just never happens.
I find it funny how Gill says he worked the same job for 42 years, then he’s instantly cursed by the job market to be jumping from job to job forever. Gill strikes me as the kind of guy who was so used to/good at his Realtor job, that his Resume is stronger than his actual ability
I think a resume filled with jobs you've only done a week doesn't inspire confidence in your next employer.
If he did the same job for 42 years, does that make the flashback episodes, where he had different jobs in the past, not canon? Or was he doing those other jobs at the same time?
@@ShizuruNakatsu Maybe he's much older than we think lol. Like he's immortal or some shit
@@usermcskull4713 Well, that would also have to apply to any character we know who is also in those flashbacks. I think Simpsons writers just don't communicate with each other or keep track of established canon 😂
I am once again asking you to cover Lenny and Carl. They've got a lot of history, they're somehow both Homer-centric and not at the same time, and I want to know what the heck is going on with Lenny specifically. Is he married? Is he not? What is his story? And Carl too, but I feel like we've seen more about him. Either way, I really want to see a deep dive on their histories and their appearances. They're in so many episodes, but I still feel like we don't know them quite as well as someone like Moe, or Smithers. I feel like every time you post a Simpsons History, I comment the same opening line, lol. TLDR; We're here, we're queer, we don't want any more bears- I mean, we don't want any more waiting for Lenny and Carl!
Carl has the more detailed backstory, but Lenny was always the one who got the most jokes, and was allowed to appear apart from Carl. Their comedy duo always felt a little one-sided...
Gil the salesperson is a such a strange recurring role for him. Normally The Simpsons would satirize an effective salesperson’s tactics for whatever industry they’re in, but Gil fails as an effective salesperson. Which means he also fails as an effective way to satirize them. Gil’s incompetence in his role at work somehow transcends itself and makes him incompetent in his role on The Simpsons too.
I nominate the anti-Gil, Lindsey Naegle, and once again remind Jims to amend the absolute slander in his seasonal retrospective that Season 8 introduced no significant supporting cast members.
I nominate Mr. Largo. For a character so strongly attached to one of the most well-known traits of one of the main characters, that Lisa plays the saxophone, he is so strongly unused. I remember some moments about him but nothing regarding his personal life & even moments featuring him or the band Lisa plays in are extremely rare. Maybe it's because I'm a band-kid myself but damn. I think he's a bit of a missed opportunity. I think it's just because of how he looks. He really looks like a season 1 character.
Mr. Largo's personal life has been featured a bit more since they made it canon that he was gay. In the recent seasons he has a boyfriend or husband named Geoffrey.
I'm pretty sure that despite appearing in tons of episodes, season 1's Moaning Lisa is still the biggest role he ever got and he still only appears for a few minutes in that one
Gill is imo the most relatable character in the Simpsons. As someone who has jumped around from random job to random job again and again I relate alot to Gills economic struggles. It's actually inspiring to see a character fail and go through so much hardship and still go on and try again.
I think the thing that makes his character work is that kind of faux-optimism, he's constantly telling himself that everything is fine and his luck will turn soon, despite all evidence to the contrary. Sometimes denial becomes a survival mechanism. They got that spot-on.
Putting my hat back in the ring for Groundskeeper Willie. I think the directions in which the writers took his character, and in some of the later episodes (My Fair Laddy comes to mind) they really expand on someone who was originally written fairly stereotypically.
It's interesting how he was initially conceived to be a one note angry janitor character that was also supposed to only appear in Principal Charming, however he ended up being one of the most important Springfield Elementary employees
@@usermcskull4713my thoughts exactly, I also think the way the writers play fast and loose with a lot of his background is really interesting and would make for a good video.
Groundskeeper Willie was always such an intriguing character to me and he was hilarious too. I also like how he just so happens to be ripped. Now one of the countries I would love to visit is Scotland 🏴 because of old willie 😊
I know very little Simpsons past season 10 so this was like learning a history lesson on an extended family member I never knew
Thank you for this video! Please could you put Blue Haired Lawyer in your queue for Simpsons Histories? I just think he’s a really interesting character both in character and design. He’s not a character one would naturally think of when we think of show, but He’s been in almost every season of the Simpsons at least once or twice. I feel like whether he wins or loses a case he plays his role so well. It’s always a nice surprise seeing him outside of court lecturing somebody about copyright infringement. You teased him a bit in this video, so I’d really like to see a video on him. Also DINAH DAWG I rest my case
I know I’ve said this before, but I’d really love to see you do a video on Ruth Powers. She’s a really interesting character who I always thought was greatly underused on the show.
I find it funny how the show even acknowledges it, there's some HD episode where she says Marge hasn't talked to her in 20 years
@@usermcskull4713it was homer with the line,,you haven't said hello in 25 AND I live next door!"
Honestly, a Simpsons Histories on Comic Book Guy would be interesting.
i think Gil has extra bad luck because he was introduced in Realty Bites, which also happened to be Lionel Hutz' last episode
I'm honestly a pretty big fan of Gil's. Kill Gil Vol 1 & 2 is one of my favourite teen seasons episodes, with a lot of jokes that stick in my head quite firmly. The sequence where Nelson pilfers and eats one of the "Mini quesadillas" Gil left in Bart's lunchbox as Lisa and Bart first exchange knowing, mischivieous grins, only for Nelson to faint and then Lisa looks to Bart with concern while Bart has an even bigger grin? That always gets me, not a big "ha ha" scene or one with particularly clever dialogue, but it's a great little Bart and Lisa bit that Gil sets up. And the subplot with the Grumbly is great. Homer's confused and panicked "What the Hell is this thing?!" after he bashes it over the head at Moe's and it starts bleeding green is another moment I often think of when I think of the SImpsons' high points during the teen years.
Gil is definitely a very odd character to balance as I think he's a character that is at his best when he is crossing lines. There's a certain shamelessness to his personality, and it's a shamelessness he seems to always only recognize of himself in hindsight. So often a joke will happen to Gil, then he'll punctuate the joke with how pitiable his situation is, and then there's just this beat of "Did it take you this long to realize how much your life sucks, Gil?" or "Wow, Ol' Gil sure thought he had *some* shred of dignity beyond that, huh?" A bunch of Gil episodes all in a row would very quickly make the man wear out his welcome.
Having written that out, he makes a fun contrast to Moe. Moe often realizes that he thought he had more dignity than he does before sinking to some new low, begrudging his circumstances but holding some degree of dignity in how he owns his ending up there. The scene from "Moe 'n a Lisa" (another great teens seasons episode, IMO) comes to mind. "Is this what I've come to? Flailing about in a pond, fighting geese? *sigh* Well, if I'm fighting geese, may as well win." *cocks a gun and begins to start firing* Moe recognizes that situation that he's in and tries to claim some dignity out of it while Gil is the kind of character who would just keep digging downwards. Fighting geese, he would just self-pity or ask someone to sympathize.
I think that's why Gil is so great at setting up these act 1 plot swerves. He is a character that urges the other characters to reflect upon themselves and what they are willing to do. Do they sympathize with him only to get conned? Do they recognize that they are in a hole they need to escape before they sink to Gil's level? Or are the circumstances that establish the second act so extreme that you need a character with Gil's utter shamelessness to set them into motion, as in his various appearances in the insurance industry? He's a great catalyst character.
Anyway, thanks to anyone who has read all the way through this painfully long comment of Gil Apologia.
i'm really looking forward to a possible duffman histories. would be interesting to find out about his several deaths and replacement actors
Somehow I always feel nostalgic about the Kill Gil episode. For how it keeps escalating in its insanity, the background calendar gags, the you're fired bits and how it literally takes place during a whole year with no regards to continuity and the passage of time. It also helped that it was one of the first full episodes I've seen when I first stumbled into the show in my early teens during the mid-late 2000s.
I never thought about it before but Gil is the antithesis of Homer that Grimey talked about. He works hard, sometimes really hard, and his failings come from circumstances outside of his control. He never gives up, and tries to be optimistic, always going for that new job and finding the good in people. But life finds a way of always making it worse. Even when he does succeed it comes at the expense of someone else.
Gil is the physical embodiment of the truth behind the USA work culture.
9:35 it's barely a hustle, he finished damn quick regardless
I would also like to throw in my nomination for "Smug Girl". That oddly detailed girl in Bart's class that still isn't a character, yet she is still drawn
I’d love to see a Lindsey Naegle history video. I’ve always found her really funny and she’s done so many different things in the show that I think she’d be interesting to dissect. Also if there’s enough material for a Shauna video, or at least a review of Beware My Cheating Bart, I would definitely watch that. Shauna’s my favourite side character, and that episode in particular is strange, yet pretty neat as a start to her character development
I like the idea of covering Rainier Wolfcastle. Like Gil, the character is a specific parody. But he's a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger and dumb action movies, which were in the cultural zeitgeist when he was introduced - it might be interesting to see how the character's evolved as cultural trends have moved on, and what impact he's made. Plus he has a lot of odd aspects attached - like how the actor only got a name when they made a real movie called McBain and the way he literally becomes Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie.
Do Drederick Tatum next. Feel like he's overdue for a Histories episode.
Oh boy ol' Gil is finally gettin' his own history, he's gonna make it now you betcha, this is his big break!
I really like Gil. His larger appearances aren’t always my favorite, but any time he appears in a quick bit then you know it’s going to be hilarious.
The thing I hated about kill Gil was they finally got Gil the life he wanted and had to have marge ruin it. She could have either accepted he was finally gone or talked to him after work in private with no one else around and told him off for everything but to deliberately ruin him after everything he has been through they really screwed Gil over.
As a viewer from outside the US, I have taken Gil as an honest representation of what it is really like to be struggling in America. I think he is part of what is left of "satire" in modern (well, mid-term) Simpsons and I've always liked him for that.
Can you talk about Flanderization? It's a fascinating piece of TV lingo alongside Jumping the Shark & I'm wondering which episode it originated from & how it affected the rest of the Simpsons cast.
I don't believe the term originated with a single episode, moreso just the trend in how Flanders was written over the years. You can always just get lost on TV tropes for more info haha
An change I’ve never seen anyone point about Flanders is going from the “Nacho’s Flanders Style! That’s cucumbers and cottage cheese” to the luxurious sugary goodness of his hot chocolate.
Both work as gags, but it’s a marked shift.
For Simpsons histories, what about Arnie Pye? You have done Kent Brockman so I am still waiting on Arnie. As for Gil, I liked him to a point then not as much by the modern seasons but I do like seeing him and what he is doing next. Actually one of my favourite episodes is Kill Gil, Volumes I & II. I saw him as someone who has a lot of different jobs because he doesn't have the confidence to succeed or stand up for himself (except for being at the Real Estate company for 42 years but even then he had to bring a wall from home), except in flashbacks when he is shown to have done better in the past.
Take the Canyonero episode. He almost sells Homer the vehicle but the other sales guy takes away his sale. If he stood up for himself, that wouldn't have happened and he would have got the sale.
Then he does things that make you want to hate him, such as fooling Lisa to win the Crossword competition, going to the AA meeting just to sell Amway products in "Days of Wine and D'ohses " and he mooch off people like in the aforementioned "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" where he mooches of The SImpsons for 11 hellish months as Marge said.
I will KEEP asking for Lindsay Nagel until the day it is done! I will wait as LONG as it takes!
Good job giving Gil some due, even if he's a loser, he's got worth.
Id actually like to nominate Shauna Chalmers, she's probably the most notable breakout recurring character throughout the HD Simpsons
Not sure if this is true but it obi she was in every season 33 episode
I agree! It's easy to forget how late she was introduced because of how iconic she's become.
I like Gil, because I contrast him with Grimes. Where Grimes is driven by indignation and becomes cruel, Gil is driven by holding onto hope despite constant struggle.
I also like that this video explicitly points out the film reference, I think a lot of the jokes and the meaning of the Simpsons are enhanced by understanding the relationship between the episode and the thing it is parodying or paying homage to.
Old Gil is an interesting character in how he feels like a combination of a couple characters.
His patheticness is handled similarly to Kirk, his numerous jobs is like Lindsay Naegal and he's often in the lawyer role like Lionel Hutz.
Personally I don't like Gil anywhere near as much as these characters, they all kinda do his role better.
Gil has funny moments and was weirdly likable in his spotlight episode, but is definitely not one of my favourites.
I definitely want a Lindsay Naegal video, I find her sheer existence funny and that's something I don't really feel about many Simpsons characters besides Lenny and Carl
00:30 the implication that even Homer has done some of his random jobs well and Gil hasn’t is one of the most low key yet devastating insults I’ve ever heard
I guess it's weird that I still think of Gil as one of the "new" reoccurring characters.
If I’d have to nominate one of the characters with momentum, definitely Duffman. He’s unique in the sense that he’s a mascot played by multiple people, and I think that’d be an interesting subject to tackle. How many Duffman (or Duffmen) ARE there?
If I could nominate a character with NO momentum, I’d choose Marvin Monroe of all people. An extremely minor character, but I’ve always had a soft spot for him, and how he could have been a perfect prominent role since he’s a family therapist in a show all about a dysfunctional family. His design has always reminded me of Season 1, and his life & death limbo could make him more of a Simpsons mysteries styled video, like Herman. I mean hey, if Just Stamp the Ticket Man can get a video, literally anyone can, right?
Disco Stu is another one of those seemingly one off characters that's hung around far longer than you'd expect.
My favorite thing about Gil is the fact that he has the same role in and out of the show. Unpopular with the citizens of Springfield? Unknown to the common audience. Hated by the citizens of Springfield? Hated by the fans.
I mean, he’s probably the least popular of any secondary character in the show. When I was a kid, I thought they just made him up for the Hit and Run game.
I don't think I ever got around to sending a thanks for covering Chalmers last time, since I requested it a bunch of times. So Thanks!
For my next vote...I feel like there's a bit of a pattern of characters covered in this series that "got old" after a while. Gil, Frink, Uter, Sideshow Bob...so my only request for the next one is a character you consider having stayed "fresh" and funny throughout the entire series, if such a character exists. A character who is still as great now as when they debuted.
And if such a character doesn't exist, I vote Lenny.
Honestly I think Lenny was kinda at his best during the late Scully-early Al Jean years, most of my favourite Lenny moments come from around then
I do like Gill's use in the Simpsons Hit and Run being the guy you buy extra cars from and some of them are helpful. Its nice they gave him a role even though they didnt have to. Gill has always been one of those characters you find annoying if you have too much of him but in a way you want the best sometimes. Hes definitely shady in some ways that when he does fail it feels right. I dont know his character is shady and likeable who you do and dont want to fail.
I think for the next nomination is Johnny Tightlips. He aint saying nothing. In all seriousness id like to see Luigi since hes kinda like the sea captain just there but has a nice role
I agree that the writers started using Gil to fill the Lionel Hutz roll after Phil Hartman's tragic death. It makes me wonder if he hadn't passed, would they have taken Lionel in the same direction? Would we have seen Lionel doing other jobs other than being a lawyer. Reality Bites makes me think that's where the writers heads were, as I believe that was the first time seeing Hutz in a diffrent career than being a Lawyer, we also saw him as the Simpson's Babysitter, so they were toying around with the versatility of that character. I think Kill Gil is one of my favorite later simpson's episodes. It's kind of surreal and I like how it spans a whole year.
We want Lindsey Naegle! Her appearance alongside Gil at the realtor company would be a good jumping off point
In a similar vein, Raphael would be interesting, especially once season 34 hits Disney+. Remember that time he led a Tolkien army against Bart and Lisa?
Also, a Simpsons Mysteries on the Simpsons Gene would be great. Even discarding gags, Bart and Homer are clearly good at a lot of things, after all. Making Lisa the Simpson work with ultra-successful future Bart would be much appreciated, as that reveal always leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Ah, I needed this. It’s been a long day. But at least my day has been better than any of Gil’s
I am nominating Mayor Quimby and the Quimby family as a whole! Such a sleeper memorable character
I watch Kill Gil every year after Christmas and before going home from my parents' house. It's the last of my holiday traditions and reminds me that the festive season will come around again. I've attached so much personal meaning to it over the years it's not even funny.
YES! Gil is my favourite character. Thank you finally doing his history!
Oh, and I once again nominate Jasper. Few characters have ever packed so many great bits into so little screentime.
Your channel has become one of my fav things to watch over the weekend.
I get that it might be a bit soon to suggest this, since this is the first Simpsons Histories following the Springfield Elementary triple feature, but I keep suggesting Mr. Largo because nobody ever talks about him. Think about it: how many iconic Simpsons moments can you think of that feature Mr. Largo besides Nobody Likes Milhouse? How many times has he affected the plot in a major way? When was the last time you saw a "Best of Mr. Largo" compilation in your recommended videos? Considering music is such a big part of Lisa’s character, you’d think her music teacher would be more prevalent in the show.
Gil has becoming like a running joke in my friend group. We'd always bemoan how drawn out his whole shtick can be, but hes so pathetic that its become fun to dump on him to a point where I honestly love seeing him and how low he can fall.
I'm gonna nominate Cletus next because I see him as being on a similar level to Gil. I honestly think Cletus is funnier, even if the hillbilly routine is a bit more generic and mean-spirited. I'm curious as to when they really picked up the pace on him, I know he's in a couple classic era episodes but it feels like he didnt get the spotlight until the 2000s.
Gil is one of my favorite background characters. Between his voice, and shtick, it just always made me laugh.
I had no idea people disliked Gil so much? I always found him to be funny!
Great video! Was happy to learn more about him. :)
I've been waiting for this for a long time
I think there’s two types of people in the world. Those who wanted to ‘punch’ him and those who from a young age felt a sense of empathy for him. I’m not sure how people couldn’t feel sorry for this man.
Gil is like the anti-Homer, in that Homer constantly fails upwards, while Gil just keeps getting worse off. I really hope they one day give Gil a win that sticks. He's earned it.
I think Agnes Skinner would be a good candidate for the next Simpsons Histories because she didn’t fully develop as a character until surprisingly late. We all remember nice Agnes in season 1, but it really wasn’t until season 8’s “The Twisted World of Marge Simpson” that she became the nasty old crone we all know and love. Even as late as “Homer vs. the 18th Amendment” the role of cantankerous old woman is filled by Ms. Glick. Her vitriol was only directed towards her son, screeching over inflatable bath pillows and such.
Let's keep the post-golden age characters coming and do a Duffman episode.
I’d like to nominate bill and marty, the kbbl radio hosts, for simpsons history.
It feels like Cletus has had momentum behind him for as long as Simpsons Histories has been a thing. I say it’s finally time for the yokel to get his due already!
I'd like to suggest a potential video idea: a brief rundown on (somewhat) recurring characters introduced throughout the modern Simpsons era, such as Lionel Budgie and Reyshelle Payton. I don't believe there's many of them, but I'm curious to see what you and other people think of these newer characters.
Please do Chief Wiggum!
I feel like he’s the perfect character for this kind of thing being how often he comes up
There’s something profound about Gil first appearing in Lionel Hutz’s last episode, and then almost replacing him in function.
Id love to see a Simpsons histories on Raphael “The Wise Guy”. maybe the “Yes guy” tho I doubt there’s much on him.
I’ll nominate the sea captain. He’s been there for what seems like forever!
I think Eddie and Lou could be a fun Simpsons histories? Or even just one of them? Eddie would be more challenging I think but interesting too.
Ok, I know I've said this before, but we gotta see a sequel histories episode with the Blue Haired Lawyer. How did that guy be so successful for Mr/ Burns yet lose multiple cases to ol' Gil?!
Nominating Lou and or Eddie. Always thought they would be interesting for a Simpsons histories. They're both characters who are connected to the appearance of another, more prominent side character, in this case Wiggum, but unlike characters with similar roles like Smithers or Sideshow Mel, don't really appear much outside of that.
Yeah when he was a basketball mascot I was like that cannot be Gil's lower-body.
Thanks, I've been wanting a Gil history! I love your videos and the detail you go into, great job Jims!
Nice to see you doing a video all about Gil. He’s such an interesting character and it’s always cool to see what he’ll be doing next for a job.
Hello, Jims. Good video, as always. For the next Simpsons Histories, might you consider the Winfields? They are like Dr. Marvin Monroe, but not as well known, and it could be interesting to see a history on such obscure Season 1 characters that the show for some reason was generous enough to properly give them a reason for leaving the show. And keep up the good work!
Gil is a character I never really think about to be honest. I do find some of his random one off jokes amusing, but he has never left an impact on me one way or the other. As always, I will submit my usual picks of Duffman, Agnus Skinner, and Lindsey Naegle. Great work as always Jim.
Honestly, I think a good challenge would be doing a History on the "Hey, Pallie" guy. He's used as shorthand for so many roles, and never really feels like a singular person. Could be interesting to see where that leads.
I've heard Gil described as "the last good new Simpsons character," and as well as the dividing line between good and bad Simpsons altogether. I think there's something to that, but I've never been a fan of Gil's schtick beyond his first episode. Heck, I remember being surprised when he started returning again. It just made no sense to me.
To be fair there were very few major supporting supporting characters introduced after season 9
The only real major one after that season was Shauna in season 20, so for a while you'd have been stuck comparing Gil to very minor supporting characters like the Yes Guy
Usually a character being constant miserable gets annoying but I didn't feel that way with Gil.
It's probably because Gil does act slimy so sometimes he deserves it.
6:51 My all time favorite Gill line: "I gonna eat *FOOD* TONIGHT!"
I quote it all the time when I get money, including when I pick coins of the ground.
I've waited patiently for this video, great work. I really love me some old Gil.
It’s funny: I always assumed Gil was given more prominence only to fill the void that was left from Phil Hartman’s characters when he passed away. That’s kinda why I always had this stigma over his character.
It’s that and the Christmas-esque episodes REALLY made me despise him
We want Jasper
Thats a paddling.
"i guess chief wiggum didn't care about his criminal past" that's the least surprising thing tbh
Bumbleeman's time has come! He deserves the next Simpsons' histories! Come on, Jims! He'll really impress you if you do the homework, I'm sure of it!