I'm still hoping Speedo Man gets that spin off he's been pushing for. Just as soon as he returns from his home planet. Simpsons S8E14 - The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show
1:39 I love how FUTURAMA is a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots Edit: just clarifying that the creators of Simpsons went on to create Futurama, so they listened to their audience! The first episode of Futurama aired in March 1999, just 2 years after this episode aired in Feb 1997.
@@MrJakeTerror it's a focus room, not a private demo. They unfortunately weren't asked to come in just to watch a show, but to test audience reactions to it.
@@dannigro8794 don't worry though, Futurama is coming back very soon. It has been picked up by Hulu, all but one of the original voice actors have been recast.
Too bad he cut out the set up for that one, where Marge tells them "don't go anywhere and don't talk to strangers" or something allng those lines and immediately the guy shows up
Immediately before that in the episode they were telling marge how they were responsible enough to go out in public. Less than 5 seconds later was that lol
The whole "realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots" thing describes very much all of the most-successful kids cartoons of the last decade (Adventure Time, Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, etc.) so it wasn't that far-fetched
Crazy looking cartoons with relatable, real life situations, were always a thing. I don't know why this neo-nostalgic post-kids, think cartoons from 10 years ago were so revolutionary. Dungeons and Dragons is from the 80's and has a mature tone, while keeping the fantasy theme, with magic, monsters and time travel. And doesn't look like it was designed and animated by an actual kid. You guys are just nostalgic. There are good and bad cartoons, or movies or music in any age. Grow up.
@@gooburt I was referring to the point that the original commenter had stated in his list "successful kids cartoonsof the LAST DECADE". Evangelion was not in the last decade, or the decade before that. My name is completely irrelevant.
@@fry5544 You've never heard of tough love? Some kids respond very well to it, as long it's not over used. It sounds to me like this guy is over using it and being a jerk. In cases like that, most kids would just agree with you to shut you up.
I don't think any dirtiness was intentional. There are at least 100 words that could be used to describe a penis and maybe 3-4 that could be used to describe a handle that you turn to indicate a choice (here, knob). There is no logical trace to suggest that it was anything except coincidence except your dirty mind.
I feel like the Simpsons were actually referencing themselves at 1:40. The show can get kinda outlandish, after all, despite the down-to-earth setting. Quite a nice subtle joke from the Simpsons, once again.
And from that day on, as a child I walked around malls alone to one day be picked to be in a Focus Group. Didn't get into any, but made a lot of friends. Ate a lot of candy, too. Well, I remember being promised a lot of it.
Later the focus went to much on s Steve Urkel, after he moves in the show is pretty much all about him and his inventions. Here is a plot hole many people don't notice, sometimes Steve goes in the same class as Eddie other times he is in the same class as Laura
Not everything has to be a metaphor, indeed that's rather poor writing. That's one of the lowest modes in fantasy, horror, science fiction (aside from everything being meaningless, without resonance or believability). Things have to be convincing on their own grounds. That also counts for non-imaginative fiction.
Everybody mentioning their favorite cartoons in the commentaries...an absurd context that presents real-life issues in the conflict of the story is 90% of modern cartoons
Loved the gag at the end,… cause,… the whole time I was wondering, “Why are they asking children, their opinion? They’re too young and dumb to have a meaningful opinion. They’re widely, just gonna watch content, primarily intended for adults,… like the Simpsons.”
1:21 - 1:26 pretty much sums up "What's New Scooby-Doo" from 2002-2006, and 1:30 - 1:36 perfectly sums up "Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue" from 2006-2008! And then 1:40 - 1:47 describes "Scooby-Doo! Mystery incorporated" from 2010-2013 pretty well!
Good lord is this accurate for interacting with corporate at my job. A bunch of adults who are out of touch with their employees, most of them children who are understandably out of touch themselves.
One thing that changes when you get older is that you get the subtle jokes that you missed when you were a kid, like how when Scratchy puts the pool balls in his eyes it's the numbers 6 and 9...
"So you want a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots?" Why does this make me think of Steven Universe..?
Cameron Pearce So you want a realistic down to earth show about a duck who is a detective in the cartoon and you want adult references where they say Erection YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
Funnily enough, the concept of realistic down-to-earth shows that are completely off the wall is pretty much what actually ends up being popular. Just look at how big Rick and Morty was before the fandom ruined it.
1:39 The hell are you talking about? there were tons of magical / sci-fi shows that were down to earth. Have you never seen Dinosaurs, Batman the Animated Series, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, Teen Titans, My little Pony, The superman animated series, transformers, or captain planet?
Thats literally futurama what he describes at the end. At least the first few seasons. This episode is from 97 Futurama was concipated in 97-98 and aired in 99 This feels extremely like a Matt self insert
I just realized in the first clip scratchy picks up the 6 and the nine balls and puts them in saying 69 lol they crammed jokes in with style... Now they just say "Homer dumb" and expect a laugh...
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One kid seems to LOVE the speedo man.
Nelson does apparently.
Yes, we watched the video.
@@boogerbrains138 One kid seems to LOVE the speedo man.
@@boogerbrains138 One kid seems to LOVE the speedo man
@@boogerbrains138 one kid seems to LOVE the speedo man
1:39 I love how FUTURAMA is a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots
Edit: just clarifying that the creators of Simpsons went on to create Futurama, so they listened to their audience! The first episode of Futurama aired in March 1999, just 2 years after this episode aired in Feb 1997.
""""magic"""" robots
Yes XD
Also you should win stuff by watching!
Also rick and Morty and regular shoe
Just clarifying my comment was because the creators of Simpsons went on to create Futurama. So they listened to their audience! Haha
Love how Ralph not only just cries in distress but have the sense to turn the knob to show his displeasure.
The pure genius of Ralph Wiggum
The boy knows what he likes
@@MultiRoydon you're right. *turns knob left*
Oh, turning knobs are TIGHT! 😂
Even mice can be taught simple tasks. Ralph may be a little slow but he isn’t incapable of thought
I love the way Ralph understood the purpose of the knob right at the very end! 😁
In a perfect world the studio would throw that awful man out and kids would watch the show nonstop.
Please refrain from tasting the knob.
Haha best comment
I love the way he understood the purpose of the knob right after he had it removed from his mouth lol
@@MrJakeTerror it's a focus room, not a private demo. They unfortunately weren't asked to come in just to watch a show, but to test audience reactions to it.
The show the kids want is basically every cartoon made in the last 2 decades
Thank you Bart and Lisa!!!
We did it, we solved cartoons
Teen titans go! ?
@@themartianway we don't talk about titans go no no! We don't talk about titans go.
it's basically OK KO! Let's be heroes
A realistic down to earth show thats completly off the wall and swarming with magic robots. Sounds like regular show to me
Yes that's exactly what it is
Rick and Morty?
@@hankjones7829 never seen it so i couldnt say
I love regular show
Futurama, sounds more uhhh reference then regular show
"You want a completely realistic, down to earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots?"
Then Futurama was made.
Yeah then fox canceled it because they didn’t know what they wanted
Holy shit this is real situation.
Or Neon Genesis Evangelion
@@dannigro8794 don't worry though, Futurama is coming back very soon.
It has been picked up by Hulu, all but one of the original voice actors have been recast.
@@marekosuchowski9984 man I sure hope that teenager doesn't do anything weird in the hospital room he just went into
I love the guys no nonsense approach to dealing with Ralph.
“Please refrain from tasting the knob!” 😂😂
Funny enough that the last thing a mustached man in a trench coat would tell a kid.
Ralph:” My knob tastes funny!”🤣
Wish I had someone to taste MY knob.
@@Cyborg_Lenin Especially when Bart and Lisa asked no questions and just went with him.
More suitable than
"Please stop sucking on knob."
I'm so glad you added in the first part before this cause that's a horrifying way to invite someone in .
The guy with mustaches looks like Mr. Harvey =)
I was afraid for Lisa and Bart until I realized that this was the audience testing joke.
Too bad he cut out the set up for that one, where Marge tells them "don't go anywhere and don't talk to strangers" or something allng those lines and immediately the guy shows up
Am I the only one seeing a pedo joke in this scene?
@@lenonel3286 lmao
0:50 "Please refrain from tasting the knob."
making the mirror shake is actually some pretty impressive animation
And the slightly washed out colour hue of the reflections. Really great animation.
"You kids wanna come with me?"
Lmfao seems legit when a random adult asks you that question 🤣
That's such a dark comedy moment
Ah The Simpsons was always so innocent.
Didn’t even need to offer candy. True pro.
@@presidentskroob Of course he didn't offer candy! Kids are smart enough to know that adults who do that are not to be trusted xD!
Immediately before that in the episode they were telling marge how they were responsible enough to go out in public. Less than 5 seconds later was that lol
Classic scene. Never noticed how superb that mirror sneeze animation is.
"You want a realistic, down-to-earth show that's completely off-the-wall and swarming with magic robots"
So... Neon Genesis Evangelion?
Well. Anime was coming out shortly, so yeah!
I love how accurate this is.
The mirror sneeze was more funny than the last full season. Time to pack it in.
Or you’re suffering from a severe case of rose-tinted goggles.
1:40
Regular Show in a nutshell.
i love how this was the only comment at first, but then a year later a different comment came in
and so many others like Rick n morty or even adventure time ... heck it's the premise behind the old Star Trek show
The whole "realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots" thing describes very much all of the most-successful kids cartoons of the last decade (Adventure Time, Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, etc.) so it wasn't that far-fetched
Don't forget evangelion
@@blueconvoy976 that was like almost 3 decades ago
@@Nemo-ew2hd yeah and your name is Nemo both are dated but still relevant in people's minds
Crazy looking cartoons with relatable, real life situations, were always a thing. I don't know why this neo-nostalgic post-kids, think cartoons from 10 years ago were so revolutionary.
Dungeons and Dragons is from the 80's and has a mature tone, while keeping the fantasy theme, with magic, monsters and time travel. And doesn't look like it was designed and animated by an actual kid.
You guys are just nostalgic. There are good and bad cartoons, or movies or music in any age. Grow up.
@@gooburt I was referring to the point that the original commenter had stated in his list "successful kids cartoonsof the LAST DECADE". Evangelion was not in the last decade, or the decade before that. My name is completely irrelevant.
Ralph crying and turning the knob to the left is still one of my favorite jokes to this day.
I can’t be the only person who just appreciates how dude says “cause your stupid” lmao
I appreciate it. Infact I still say that line today
"You kids don't know what you want. That's why you're still kids. Because you're stupid!" I say that to my niece and nephew at least once a week.
Let us know in 10 years how they turn out, probably the best members of society but I don't want to *assummmee*
There's no way they get the reference though.
@@wtfduud Yeah not good to be cruel to kids like that
@@fry5544 You've never heard of tough love? Some kids respond very well to it, as long it's not over used. It sounds to me like this guy is over using it and being a jerk. In cases like that, most kids would just agree with you to shut you up.
That line is hilarious
You should win things by watching!
That's totally a thing kids would say, it's perfect.
Please refrain from tasting the knob 🤭
The fact that he is addressing a not-so-bright child in such a formal manner just kills me everytime
Good ol Ralph. He did the same thing with the glue paste in Ms Kravopel class.
0:33 When you are playing offline and make an unbelievable stunt
“Would you kids like to come with me?”
Bart: “Sounds good to me.”
Lisa: “Yeah, sure. Sounds great.”
Every parent out there: OMG🤦🏼♂️
‘One kid seems to _love_ the speedo man’ . . . 🤣
It’s easy to forget you can’t just make a mirror in animation and you gotta draw the reflection to copy everything in the shot.
Yeah, it's a pain when I'm drawing reflections in my art.
CG Animators: :-)))))
Focus group manager: "Now you all have a knob in front of you."
Nelson: "We certainly do! Haaha!"
This is how they wrote Frozen.
Underrated comment.
one kid loves the Speedo Snowman
As a kid watching this, the line “my knob tastes funny” completely went over my head lol.
Hahah same but it cracked me up this time
Please refrain from tasting the knob!
I don't think any dirtiness was intentional. There are at least 100 words that could be used to describe a penis and maybe 3-4 that could be used to describe a handle that you turn to indicate a choice (here, knob). There is no logical trace to suggest that it was anything except coincidence except your dirty mind.
and the poolballs being 6 9
As a 22yo this still goes over my head, probably for the best
-Realistic
-Down to earth
-Off the wall
-Robots
-Magic
I think this man just described Adventure Time.
or futurama that came soon after XD
Or Neon Genesis Evangelion
or TAWOG
Or YO MOMMA
There is nothing realistic about alpaca face.
It seems more in line with the Japanese action-scifi genre, Genesis of Aquarion especially.
1:20 him describing gravity falls
One kid seems to REALLY like the speedo man! 😂
I haven't watched the Simpsons in decades but I did laugh out loud when Ralph turned the nob while crying.
"So you want a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots"
So... basically Regular Show then
I wonder if Quintel was watching this episode when the idea hit him
“A realistic down to earth show thats completely off the wall and swarkijg with magic robots”
Amazing World of Gumball anyone?
Definitely not. There's like 1 robot in that show.
sounds more like futurama to me
I feel like this was the pitch for Futurama
At least Ralph turns the knob at the end
I feel like the Simpsons were actually referencing themselves at 1:40. The show can get kinda outlandish, after all, despite the down-to-earth setting. Quite a nice subtle joke from the Simpsons, once again.
2:07 LOL
“Would you kids like to come with me?”
0:22 the timing and sound are classic Simpsons at there best.
Their.
"Please refrain from tasting the knob"
And then the speedo man became a regular on Itchy and Scratchy.
They bite and fight and flex
Wait wouldn't turning the lights off to see the video also reveal the one-way mirror?
Boy I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder
Shhh, don't think just watch!
They were too busy to notice
A wizard did it
If the other room is dark enough maybe not
You want a down to earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots?
Pendleton Ward: hello sir!
"Would you kids like to come with me?"
I never knew how easy it is to get kids to follow a random person
And from that day on, as a child I walked around malls alone to one day be picked to be in a Focus Group. Didn't get into any, but made a lot of friends. Ate a lot of candy, too. Well, I remember being promised a lot of it.
please refrain from tasting the knob
In regards to his confusion at 1:48, a show like that already exists, its called Family Matters.
Well, Family matters started out realistic, and then got weird in the later seasons.
Later the focus went to much on s
Steve Urkel, after he moves in the show is pretty much all about him and his inventions.
Here is a plot hole many people don't notice, sometimes Steve goes in the same class as Eddie other times he is in the same class as Laura
I sounds like they know exactly what they want. The show runners just don't know how to make it.
You use the magical elements to metaphorically express truths about life.
Not everything has to be a metaphor, indeed that's rather poor writing. That's one of the lowest modes in fantasy, horror, science fiction (aside from everything being meaningless, without resonance or believability). Things have to be convincing on their own grounds. That also counts for non-imaginative fiction.
What a gay statement of yours
@@bfkc111 Never said that everything was a metaphor.
Please don't ever write with this mentality
@@zekeiwa5837 It happens all the time. I admit that it is easy to mess up or overdo.
0:59 I love the fact that the eyes are the Number 6 and 9
That's some nice attention to detail.
"Would you kids like to come with me?"
"Please refrain from tasting the knob"
Yeah nothing suspicious about this guy
Ah unsupervised grooming of the 90s.
‘One kid seems to LOVE the speedo man!’
They animated this man at two different angles for a gag
Everybody mentioning their favorite cartoons in the commentaries...an absurd context that presents real-life issues in the conflict of the story is 90% of modern cartoons
No but MY favourite show is different!!!
And the absurd context that he mentions doesn't matter at all...
"Its just an old, creaky mirror"
Love that line.
Come to think of it, my mirror also coughs, sneezes, and talks softly about children being stupid...meh, probably just an old creaky mirror.
I hate when I need to tell somebody to refrain from tasting the knob
0:02 😅😄
Loved the gag at the end,… cause,… the whole time I was wondering, “Why are they asking children, their opinion? They’re too young and dumb to have a meaningful opinion. They’re widely, just gonna watch content, primarily intended for adults,… like the Simpsons.”
I take it you've never heard of the rating system?
@@ARCtheCartoonMaster I've volentrired one year in a children community Center so believe me the dont give a damn about the rating system
1:21 - 1:26 pretty much sums up "What's New Scooby-Doo" from 2002-2006, and 1:30 - 1:36 perfectly sums up "Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue" from 2006-2008! And then 1:40 - 1:47 describes "Scooby-Doo! Mystery incorporated" from 2010-2013 pretty well!
It's actually easy and normal to have fantasy/off the walls setting but still have down to earth sitsuations and morals
A realistic down to earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots...These guys predicted Adventure Time.
Why is always the dudes that do drugs have the best cartoon ideas. lol
This is how I learned to kidnap children at the mall
Animation error: Interviewers reflection is a projection. U are suppose to see his back. Ah who cares just get it out there LOL
I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder
It's a cartoon, it does not need to be completely down to earth and realistic.
Please refrain from tasting the knob.
1:40 basically describes the regular show
I love this clip so much
Seventeen-thousand people to date LOVED the Speedo Guy!
1:40 Anime pulls this off just nicely
1:43 Yes, Sir, we want. And we want that you call it „Star Trek“. 🖖🏻
Good lord is this accurate for interacting with corporate at my job. A bunch of adults who are out of touch with their employees, most of them children who are understandably out of touch themselves.
Phineas and Ferb would cover that criteria for sure. Except winning stuff that never happens ;(
*those criteria
He kinda described Futurama there.
"please refrain from tasting the knob"😏
One thing that changes when you get older is that you get the subtle jokes that you missed when you were a kid, like how when Scratchy puts the pool balls in his eyes it's the numbers 6 and 9...
It was thanks to this comment section that I finally noticed that. The not ugly side of the internet.
“Ok.
Sounds good to me.
I guess so.
Let’s go.”
Nelson’s eyes during the Speedo Man scene kills me. Not only were they bulging in rhythm to turning Milhouse’s knob but he was not looking away.
"So you want a realistic down-to-earth show that's completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots?"
Why does this make me think of Steven Universe..?
Cameron Pearce So you want a realistic down to earth show about a duck who is a detective in the cartoon and you want adult references where they say Erection YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
Nah, that's just Howard the Duck, ya got Duck Tits Wooh Whoo
Cameron Pearce The kids would’ve loved duckman
Personally what jumps out at me from that description is the old sitcom Family Matters.
I reckon there's an anime like this out there somewhere
Funnily enough, the concept of realistic down-to-earth shows that are completely off the wall is pretty much what actually ends up being popular. Just look at how big Rick and Morty was before the fandom ruined it.
That sneeze caught me off guard🤣🤣
"Please refrain from tasting the knob." Phrasing!
"My knob tastes funny." I love how old Simpsons episodes keep unveiling jokes.
Please refrain from tasting the knob!
Im the kid that LOVED speedo
1:39 The hell are you talking about? there were tons of magical / sci-fi shows that were down to earth.
Have you never seen Dinosaurs, Batman the Animated Series, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, Teen Titans, My little Pony, The superman animated series, transformers, or captain planet?
1:03 Speedo Man! 1:08 Hey, quit it!
Please refrain from tasting the knob 😂😂
Please refrain from tasting the knob!
Thats literally futurama what he describes at the end. At least the first few seasons.
This episode is from 97
Futurama was concipated in 97-98 and aired in 99
This feels extremely like a Matt self insert
This whole scene is pure gold
Guess nobody notice it, but that sneezing mirror is ultra realistic :D
I just realized in the first clip scratchy picks up the 6 and the nine balls and puts them in saying 69 lol they crammed jokes in with style... Now they just say "Homer dumb" and expect a laugh...
This is indeed a disturbing universe
I would love to see a whole series with the speedo man as the main character.
Dragon Ball Z
@@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels lol clever
Super creepy how he approached the kids 😂
2022 and Stranger Things is still mega popular. Kids knew what they wanted all along ❤️
They can't say the kids didn't tell them what they wanted
He essentially summarized regular shows
0:00 I did this IRL, the parents actually laughed as if it were a joke... society is knee deep already
So...
It wasn't a joke?
"You kids don't know what you want, that's why your still kids!!"
1:52 there is something very wrong with his reflection
Please refrain from tasting the knob.
his reflection is wrong throughout this segment