@@Johnno9989 It's George Meyer, producer and writer of a ton of Simpson's episodes. A good callback is later in the next season he is in the unemployment line in episode Reality Bites
@@justinambru8529 back when writers knew how to write good stories and didnt mind poking fun at themselves along with everyone else. Good times….good times….
"We're talking the original dog from Hell!" "You mean Cerberus?" It's actually impressive that someone could kill the buzz in a soulless writers' meeting.
“I don't want to sound pretentious here, but Itchy and Scratchy comprise a dramaturgical dyad.” - pretty sure I missed that one as a kid. Genius level comedy
@@BarginsGaloreJust off the top of my head; Roger Rabbit, SpongeBob, Fish Police, Sharkey & George. If I’m wrong, I don’t wanna live on this planet anymore.
he instantly vanished when he lost his job because he couldn't afford to exist anymore. it's what happens if you live in America and have a large financial setback of any kind.
Lindsey Naegle is such an underrated character in terms of writing, it's difficult to actually nail down that "talking a lot but saying nothing" dialogue.
_Is_ that Lindsey Naegle? It's got her voice, but it doesn't look like most iterations of her. I know that's a thing that happens with Simpsons characters sometimes, but is it the case here?
My favorite part about this episode is that it's such a great commentary on The Simpsons show itself. As Lisa pointed out earlier during the "testing" phase of the episode, the problem with Itchy and Scratchy is that the show is simply being run past its prime; and that it should probably be canceled entirely so that a new show with fresh ideas can take its place. But because the executives are afraid of/too incompetent to actually create a new project, they simply (and desperately) try to revive the stale (but proven) show with a new character but to no success. That is exactly what's happening to The Simpsons today. It's a show that's lived well past its prime, and should have been canceled decades ago. But because the executive management doesn't actually know how to start and new project from scratch (or is too afraid to try something new), they keep trying to force an old staple to continue running despite dropping ratings. That's why Bill Watterson is such a gift: he knew better than to milk Calvin and Hobbes until its dying breath. I would like to end this little rant with a quote from Watterson himself: "It's always better to leave the party early. If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, ten, or twenty years, the people now "grieving" for Calvin and Hobbes would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious, ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher, livelier talent. And I'd be agreeing with them." -Bill Watterson
So many good shows start out as risky art because the bigwigs in charge don't care if it fails, so the writers are given a lot of leeway. Once the show becomes popular, the bigwigs realize they have a golden goose and sink their claws into it to get all the money they can from it, which means controlling the writing to make it "safe" and "marketable", but all they're doing is smothering it to death.
@@Felamine And to make matters worse, when something good finally is allowed to be created, it often fails. Citizen Kane, Iron Giant, The Shawshank Redemption, The Majestic, and It's a Wonderful Life are all great examples of masterpieces that failed in the box office. This in turn, leads the business managers to then say, "See egghead writers? We tried letting you create art. Nobody wanted it. Now we do things our way and create business."
After George Meyer gets fired here he appears in the unemployment line with Kirk, Marge and George Bush senior in a later episode.😂 Loved little things like that in the classic episodes!
Other people in that unemployment line were Jimbo, Lurleen Lumpkin (looking beat up and pale like she did on "Marge vs. The Monorail", even though she was cleaned up and healthy on "Team Homer"), and Mr. Burns's son Larry.
I'm not a native speaker of English, so maybe I am reading it wrong? But getting busy doesn't mean like having sex? Is that what she really saying 😅😅?!
@@Shinmsl That is indeed what it usually means! I presume she doesn't realise that and is just saying things that she thinks will make the new character seem cool!
The look on her face when the writer says Cerberus… I realize there are moments that are infinitely more iconic, but damn that’s a top 3 in the series for me.
@@shumanbeans For me it's the fact that cerberus was so obviously not what she meant, but more importantly the way she just silently looks at him for a couple of seconds, and then continues as if he didn't say anything (as if his comment was too stupid to even acknowledge)
What's interesting is that the concept for this episode came from executives at FOX starting to constantly bug the writing staff to add a new character to the family. They even make fun of this concept in the Spinoff Showcase near the end of the year, directly jabbing Fox in the episode "plot" and the Flintstones and other sitcoms.
I mean Simpsons has made gimmicky characters since around Season Four, characters like Luigi, Cletus and the freaking Sea Captain. It's just they had competent writing giving them a charm. This episode makes it clear, executive forced characters are often bad, but if the writers don't give two shits about making them any good, they're even worse.
@@brettt141 Hey remember the episode where the entire town bullied bart into suicide? Or when everybody just kept praising lady gaga like a godess unirpnically OH OOH what about that episode where Homer and Marge had a fight....over watching stranger things without the other...yeah You're right THE QUALITY NEVER DIED IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER
1:15 - This is pretty much exactly how the name of the Super Bowl came to be - Lamar Hunt suggested it as the name of the AFL/NFL Championship based on a toy his daughter was playing with, but also said it "obviously can be improved upon." "Super Bowl" as the game's nickname got so popular that the NFL made it official 3 years later.
I like how the Itchy and Scratchy writers are clearly parallel to the real Simpson writers. What with them being super overly educated and articulate to be writing a cartoon show.
I wouldn’t call them “overly” educated at all. Being from Harvard, their brand of humor is smart, that’s why their episodes seemingly predict the future 20 or 30 years out.
I mean the original writers were basically geniuses lampooning pop culture and American society in extremely clever ways. Conan O’Brian and David X Cohen were far more than just cartoon writers but huge fans of comedy writing in general. And other writers had incredible heart that brought emotion to the show in the golden years. People just look down on this because it’s animated. Seeing this scene as a kid made me realize just how brilliant the writers actually are.
@@Genius_at_Work yup. A study showed that good comedians and comedy writers are much more intelligent than the average citizen. Hell even Einstein has attributed his intelligence to having a childish sense of humor
“ you mean Cerberus?” * blank stare* Fun fact, the original description of Cerberus, the three heads are usually depicted as having serpents instead of normal hair and a mane made of snakes, along with razor-sharp teeth and a serpent's tongue. The three heads of Cerberus were said to represent the past, present, and future, as well as the ability of the dog to see in all directions. So basically a treehouse of horrors character.
The accurate depiction of the creative struggle between writers and executive producers. I love how the writers are portrayed in their usual casual and understated attire and nonchalant attitudes.
0:20 "Itchy and Scratchy comprise a dramaturgical dyad," for those who aren't sure what that means, dramaturgy is the art or technique of dramatic composition, and a dyad is a duo, or pair. And after knowing that, I think he sounds more pretentious than before. He talks like a walking Thesaurus! ...... may I have a heart, ThingsICantFindOtherwise?
He's not being pretentious. "Dramaturgical dyad" actually _means_ something, unlike the lady just throwing around the words "proactive" and "paradigm" in ways that don't convey any information.
Its kind of funny, the lady throws out impressive sounding words that mean nothing but sound like something you would want. While the writer throws out impressive sounding words that have meaning but convey nothing to the average person.
Next time you go in a drive thru fast food place & they wanna add a third item, tell them you don’t want to sound pretentious but “hamburger & fries comprise a dramaturgical dyad” 😅👍
Chicken fingers? I mean isn’t that a tad predictable? In your dreams, I’m talking about the original fiery bird to bring your taste buds to life! You mean the phoenix?
You should be 100% sure. They absolutely are. The one who was fired is in the likeness of George Meyer. The "Cerberus" one is Bill Oakely, the "tad predictable" one is Josh Weinstein and the squid shirt one is David S.[/X] Cohen.
Whenever he's not at The Mall, all the other characters should be asking; "Where's Joel?" - Sir CC (Shoutout to Joel from EBGames in Ashfield, Sydney -- Australia ;D)
0:01 Itchy and Scratchy cartoons are made in a huge gated complex to rival an industrial factory, with a seven story building and water tower and smokestack, but there's no parking lot so apparently all the employees commute via bus.
Supposedly, when all the writer's immediately agreed with Poochy being the name, it was the real writer's way of self-depreciatingly showing how lazy they can be at times. Personally, I don't blame them for not caring what the damn name is after being strong-armed into putting a soulless caricature into their work.
When hasn't it been business? It's always business. Get a brain and think for yourself instead of screeching what some whiny basement dweller tells you to screech about.
"I'm fired aren't I?"
"Oh yes."
Literally disappears and everyone act's like nothing happened.
No point sticking around
That poor hippy guy
@@Johnno9989 It's
George Meyer, producer and writer of a ton of Simpson's episodes. A good callback is later in the next season he is in the unemployment line in episode Reality Bites
its not their first rodeo
How did he leave through the door without making any noise? What? Are we supposed to believe this is some sort of magic employee?
I like how thoroughly humorless the writers write their animated counterparts to be.
I wouldn't say they are completely humourless.
@@justinambru8529 back when writers knew how to write good stories and didnt mind poking fun at themselves along with everyone else. Good times….good times….
@@dennisthemenace3695 and yet you took the time to write a lengthy reply. Enjoy the view from that high horse of yours buddy 😉
@@dennisthemenace3695 Cato was right
1:00 seems intentional
“We’re talking the original dog from hell!”
“You mean Cerberus?”
*ignores question*
ಠ_ಠ
Honestly think this is my favorite Simpsons joke of all time.
That still cracks me up to this day, especially the look on her face 🤣
That's Ralph's real father
Fun fact the guy who was fired is shown at the unemployment line in a future episode
The one where Marge becomes a realtor and Homer buys Snake's car at a police auction (season nine's "Realty Bites").
@@canaisyoung3601 That's the one
That's brilliant. I'll burst out laughing at that next time I see it.
And so was Larry Burns, and Kirk Van Houten (with his arm reattached after the piano wire incident).
That guy who gets fired is based on writer George Meyer.
I have worked in Corporate America for over thirty years. This simple scene summarizes that experience simply and elegantly.
It's clearly coming from a real place
Not to mention consistently and thoroughly.
K kid
Lol good one corpate American 🤣👎
Over thirty years, huh? You must have been quite proactive at getting biz-zay
"We're talking the original dog from Hell!"
"You mean Cerberus?"
It's actually impressive that someone could kill the buzz in a soulless writers' meeting.
Maybe if Poochie had had two heads he would've gone over better.
The network woman is like 50 clichés rolled into one but somehow it works magnificently.
Very much a prototype Lindsey Naegle
Tres McNeill is a legend! She does so many voices but it’s wild how she can easily capture the vibe and energy of certain characters.
Legendary voice actor, for sure.
Her character is basically in every Matt Groenig show, and I don't mind it.
She gets bizzay
Not gonna lie gangster octopus sounds like an awesome character no matter how you slice it.
Needed a sexy broad 🤣
I really want to see more of rich uncle skeleton too
Eh, they'll probably find a way to fuck it up. They'll end up calling it the Itchy and Scratchy and Gangster Octopus show. Yeesh.
Freddie Fish 2 legit had one! Gangster octopus with 2 shark henchmen.
Unless you slice it like kalamari
“I don't want to sound pretentious here, but Itchy and Scratchy comprise a dramaturgical dyad.” - pretty sure I missed that one as a kid. Genius level comedy
Just like Rey and Kylo Ren!
You look like a dramaturgical dyad!
@@SimonBuchanNz I wish I had missed Rey and Kylo Ren as an *adult,* much less a kid.
those movies stank harder than Poochie episodes did!
hey this ain't art it's business
So what's it mean?
Lol the ultimate 90s word “attitude”
don't forget: *X-TREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Feed the rush!
Radical!!
Tubular
@@tyrant-den884 Damn, beat me to it.
The 90s was the most *X-TREEEMEEEEEE* decade.
25 years later and people still say "proactive" just to sound important. But paradigm has waned in favour of "resilient".
“Narrative” is the new “paradigm”
Yeah the paradigm really shifted proactively in that time.
I hate it because some of these words had specific meaning and were useful but became buzzy marketing bullshit, floating signifiers.
Why was paradigm phased out? Its a perfectly cromulent word
@@AFMountaineer2000 And it certainly embiggens one’s vocabulary
I like that Krusty goes from "sexy broad" directly to "gangster octopus" as though it's obviously a logical progression lol
Scratchy could use a sexy broad sidekick to try and help him catch itchy tbh, that could make for some good episodes.
I’m pretty damn sure nearly every (North) American cartoon features one or the other. Or both.
@@kisbiethe only one i can think of with both is another matt groening joint
@@BarginsGaloreJust off the top of my head; Roger Rabbit, SpongeBob, Fish Police, Sharkey & George. If I’m wrong, I don’t wanna live on this planet anymore.
Yeah haha! That's crazy isn't it hahaha! *Hides his hentai collection*
"You mean Cerberus?" is one of my favorite classic Simpsons lines.
I like how the guy who got fired didn’t leave the room but his chair was empty
They have a Mr. Burns-esque tube that was there when they moved in. He's dancing on a table for a bunch of Indian guys right now
@@angbandsbane ♫Aah-li-li-li-li-li-li-li!♫
Well, whenever you see something like that, a wizard did it.
he instantly vanished when he lost his job because he couldn't afford to exist anymore.
it's what happens if you live in America and have a large financial setback of any kind.
Man, i hope someone got fired for that blunder.
“Yeah, you know - it’s good” at the end fucking kills me
The way Krusty just yells yeah at the end. 😂
For some reason the way he punctuates that whole interaction by just yelling gets me every time ha ha.
Yeahhhhhhhhh😂
@@nicktubara He is contributing!
But one kid seemed to love the Speedo man?
thank you for reminding me of this
Thrillhouse!
Before that, the man sneaking up on the kids to get them to come with him. Nice.
@@KT72273 Thrillho
Love that Billy Oakley and Josh Weinstein were animated into this scene 😂😂
They had the best seasons
@@clutch7548 Can't argue with that!
1:04 George Mayer was also animated into the scene
@@1999bill1999 and the guy with the T-Shirt of a squid is David S. Cohen, AKA future co-developer and executive producer of “Futurama”.
i think the one in the red plaid shirt was steve tompkins
Still the best depiction of how creative people pause their brain when their superiors are morons.
Lindsey Naegle is such an underrated character in terms of writing, it's difficult to actually nail down that "talking a lot but saying nothing" dialogue.
She's basically the personification of Shit Simpsons.
Based on Dana Gould's then wife Sue Naegle. She ran HBO at one point.
_Is_ that Lindsey Naegle? It's got her voice, but it doesn't look like most iterations of her. I know that's a thing that happens with Simpsons characters sometimes, but is it the case here?
I just assume that every Tress MacNeille character is the same character
@@BagOfMagicFood Fair point.
My favorite part about this episode is that it's such a great commentary on The Simpsons show itself. As Lisa pointed out earlier during the "testing" phase of the episode, the problem with Itchy and Scratchy is that the show is simply being run past its prime; and that it should probably be canceled entirely so that a new show with fresh ideas can take its place. But because the executives are afraid of/too incompetent to actually create a new project, they simply (and desperately) try to revive the stale (but proven) show with a new character but to no success.
That is exactly what's happening to The Simpsons today. It's a show that's lived well past its prime, and should have been canceled decades ago. But because the executive management doesn't actually know how to start and new project from scratch (or is too afraid to try something new), they keep trying to force an old staple to continue running despite dropping ratings.
That's why Bill Watterson is such a gift: he knew better than to milk Calvin and Hobbes until its dying breath. I would like to end this little rant with a quote from Watterson himself: "It's always better to leave the party early. If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five, ten, or twenty years, the people now "grieving" for Calvin and Hobbes would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious, ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher, livelier talent. And I'd be agreeing with them." -Bill Watterson
I wish Watterson would do one last comic compendium before he slips into the void.
Garfield and Jim Davis on the other hand. . .
You either die a Bill Watterson or live long enough to become a Scott Adams.
Gary Larson also ended The Far Side before it got stale.
the crazy thing is this episode was aired in 1997. Years before the SImpsons went rock bottom.
"This isn't art. It's buisness."
God, that line is so painful to hear, because it's how most writing is done these days.
I wonder if the writers of this episode were predicting what present-day The Simpsons would be.
To be fair, even back in the day, everything was and is buisness, they don't care to make something good, just to make the money
So many good shows start out as risky art because the bigwigs in charge don't care if it fails, so the writers are given a lot of leeway. Once the show becomes popular, the bigwigs realize they have a golden goose and sink their claws into it to get all the money they can from it, which means controlling the writing to make it "safe" and "marketable", but all they're doing is smothering it to death.
@@Felamine And to make matters worse, when something good finally is allowed to be created, it often fails. Citizen Kane, Iron Giant, The Shawshank Redemption, The Majestic, and It's a Wonderful Life are all great examples of masterpieces that failed in the box office. This in turn, leads the business managers to then say, "See egghead writers? We tried letting you create art. Nobody wanted it. Now we do things our way and create business."
"these days" And all the prior days since showbiz was a thing.
Krusty’s “YEAH!” gets me every time 😂
"I don't want to sound _pretentious_ here, but, Itchy and Scratchy comprise a dramaturgical _dyad."_
Hey! This ain't Art, it's business!
What you got in mind?
Sexy Broad?
Gangstar Octopus?
After George Meyer gets fired here he appears in the unemployment line with Kirk, Marge and George Bush senior in a later episode.😂 Loved little things like that in the classic episodes!
Other people in that unemployment line were Jimbo, Lurleen Lumpkin (looking beat up and pale like she did on "Marge vs. The Monorail", even though she was cleaned up and healthy on "Team Homer"), and Mr. Burns's son Larry.
I love how they wrote the sales lady from the network. She's portrayed _perfectly_
You've heard the expression, "Let's get busy"? Well, this is a dog who gets BIZAY. Consistently and thoroughly.
I'm not a native speaker of English, so maybe I am reading it wrong? But getting busy doesn't mean like having sex? Is that what she really saying 😅😅?!
@@Shinmsl That is indeed what it usually means! I presume she doesn't realise that and is just saying things that she thinks will make the new character seem cool!
The look on her face when the writer says Cerberus… I realize there are moments that are infinitely more iconic, but damn that’s a top 3 in the series for me.
lol yeh it kills me everytime
"you mean Cerberus" lmaoooo. one of my favourite lines in Simpsons history
I don't understand what's so funny about those lines. Is there any joke besides the fact that Cerberus is the actual "dog of hell"
@@shumanbeans For me it's the fact that cerberus was so obviously not what she meant, but more importantly the way she just silently looks at him for a couple of seconds, and then continues as if he didn't say anything (as if his comment was too stupid to even acknowledge)
@@Adam_U thank you lol
I think the writers for the seasons after ten watched this bit and sided with Krusty, Roger Meyers and the lady when it came to expanding The Simpsons
What's interesting is that the concept for this episode came from executives at FOX starting to constantly bug the writing staff to add a new character to the family. They even make fun of this concept in the Spinoff Showcase near the end of the year, directly jabbing Fox in the episode "plot" and the Flintstones and other sitcoms.
Oh look. Found the rare. "The show isnt as good as it use to be". Well thank god for this person with his fresh new look on the show
I mean Simpsons has made gimmicky characters since around Season Four, characters like Luigi, Cletus and the freaking Sea Captain. It's just they had competent writing giving them a charm. This episode makes it clear, executive forced characters are often bad, but if the writers don't give two shits about making them any good, they're even worse.
@@brettt141 yup
@@brettt141 Hey remember the episode where the entire town bullied bart into suicide? Or when everybody just kept praising lady gaga like a godess unirpnically OH OOH what about that episode where Homer and Marge had a fight....over watching stranger things without the other...yeah You're right THE QUALITY NEVER DIED IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER
1:14 I love how that guy disappears out screen
1:15 - This is pretty much exactly how the name of the Super Bowl came to be - Lamar Hunt suggested it as the name of the AFL/NFL Championship based on a toy his daughter was playing with, but also said it "obviously can be improved upon." "Super Bowl" as the game's nickname got so popular that the NFL made it official 3 years later.
One of the best scenes in the history of the show.
Yeah!
one of the best scenes without any of the actual family members present.
The head chairman guy is voiced by Moe Green from the Godfather. I think that’s pretty neat!
I’m fired, aren’t I?
Oh yes.
The rest of you writers start thinking up a name for this funky dog. Oh i don’t know something along the lines of say poochie….only more….PROACTIVE
You don't buy me out I buy you out!
@@charliegrs Did you slap my brother?!
He made his bones while you were going out with cheerleaders
"So he's proactive, huh?"
oh gawd yes!
Shut puchy
@@covert0overt_810 she's projecting her dissatisfaction in the bedroom into this board meeting
@@hobomike6935 she likes to get “bizeh”
I like how the Itchy and Scratchy writers are clearly parallel to the real Simpson writers. What with them being super overly educated and articulate to be writing a cartoon show.
That's something A LOT of Cartoonists/Comedians have in Common. E.g. everyone at Monty Python or Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr Bean).
I wouldn’t call them “overly”
educated at all. Being from Harvard, their brand of humor is smart, that’s why their episodes seemingly predict the future 20 or 30 years out.
I mean the original writers were basically geniuses lampooning pop culture and American society in extremely clever ways. Conan O’Brian and David X Cohen were far more than just cartoon writers but huge fans of comedy writing in general. And other writers had incredible heart that brought emotion to the show in the golden years. People just look down on this because it’s animated. Seeing this scene as a kid made me realize just how brilliant the writers actually are.
@@stevencramsie9172 To be fair, Matt Groening went to a college in the forest. Good school though.
@@Genius_at_Work yup. A study showed that good comedians and comedy writers are much more intelligent than the average citizen. Hell even Einstein has attributed his intelligence to having a childish sense of humor
There is a point when you reach a certain level of success that you realize you're not supposed to talk to your superiors like normal people
0:44 always loved that "shut the fuck up..." look.
The paradigm of this meeting is cromulent.
It will never stop being funny to me that the two obvious suggestions from Krusty are “sexy broad” (ok fair enough) and “gangster octopus” (uhh)
1:03 this is how I feel when I see young "educated" college kids using big words (mostly in misnomers).
True.
“ you mean Cerberus?”
* blank stare*
Fun fact, the original description of Cerberus, the three heads are usually depicted as having serpents instead of normal hair and a mane made of snakes, along with razor-sharp teeth and a serpent's tongue. The three heads of Cerberus were said to represent the past, present, and future, as well as the ability of the dog to see in all directions.
So basically a treehouse of horrors character.
krusty saying yeah was the best part
" this aint art. Its business. " Sounds like working as a artist for present day Disney.
That's Hollywood, baby!
This is so accurate to the corporate world. You go against the boss once it may be the last thing you do.
One of my favorite episodes filled with quotable lines.
The focus grouo opening scene is hilarious.
I'm still waiting on that "Gangster Octopus".
The writers are cartoon versions of the show writers IRL
Is the fired guy Matt Groening?
@@alizeronquillo9343It's George Meyer
“yaaaaaaa you know... its good” 😂😂😂😂😂
The accurate depiction of the creative struggle between writers and executive producers. I love how the writers are portrayed in their usual casual and understated attire and nonchalant attitudes.
" I'm fired arn't I?'
" Oh yes"
'AH.........." quickly fades from existence
Wow, this channel opened up the comment section 👏
Don’t worry, those writers are all doing well for themselves. They’re making 5-hour video essays on CZcams with Lofi music in the background
0:20 "Itchy and Scratchy comprise a dramaturgical dyad," for those who aren't sure what that means, dramaturgy is the art or technique of dramatic composition, and a dyad is a duo, or pair. And after knowing that, I think he sounds more pretentious than before. He talks like a walking Thesaurus! ...... may I have a heart, ThingsICantFindOtherwise?
I guess you got your answer
He's not being pretentious. "Dramaturgical dyad" actually _means_ something, unlike the lady just throwing around the words "proactive" and "paradigm" in ways that don't convey any information.
Its kind of funny, the lady throws out impressive sounding words that mean nothing but sound like something you would want. While the writer throws out impressive sounding words that have meaning but convey nothing to the average person.
@@theshlauf I'm thinking that was the joke.
BWF
I think that dramaturgical dyad here means that their actions are unified as drama in a dyad
Next time you go in a drive thru fast food place & they wanna add a third item, tell them you don’t want to sound pretentious but “hamburger & fries comprise a dramaturgical dyad” 😅👍
Chicken fingers? I mean isn’t that a tad predictable?
In your dreams, I’m talking about the original fiery bird to bring your taste buds to life!
You mean the phoenix?
Drive thrus in the u.k dont do that they just want you to order and f off. 😂
I love how they don't show the guy who gets fired leave the room. He's just gone when the camera zooms out.
A Wizard did it
I dont get it, they love Itchy, they love Scratchy. One kid really loves the speedo guy.
He wasn't lying. Now a days when people use buzz words they're just idiots trying to sound smart.
Shown here: every single pitch meeting at Sony, DC, Marvel, and Lucasfilm for the last ten years
You want a new character? A proactive dog who gets biz-zay?
It'll be super easy. Barely an inconvenience.
Ah yes…the greatest skill at work: knowing when to shut up and don’t say something which is obvious and true to everyone in the room
I love how after they leave they scan back and the guy that asked if he’s fired is gone.
I love how they kept the same guy from the Marge vs Itchy and Scratchy episode lol
This scene is essentially a look into Disney's process for I.P.😂
Fired so proactively he's already gone at 1:24 😂
I mean I'll walk out to if someone says I was fired why would I want to be there
Holy shit the guy in the thumbnail is adult Ralph.
Glad it worked out for him
You can tell who in the room as any kind of art degree and who doesn't.
Krusty's gangster octopus sounds like a better idea than anything the others come up with.
I’m like 60% sure these writers’ designs are based on actual Simpsons writers at the time
You should be 100% sure. They absolutely are. The one who was fired is in the likeness of George Meyer. The "Cerberus" one is Bill Oakely, the "tad predictable" one is Josh Weinstein and the squid shirt one is David S.[/X] Cohen.
That last part at the end is how I assume Triangle Strategy and Various Daylife got their names.
"Yeah... You know, it's good."
Whenever he's not at The Mall, all the other characters should be asking; "Where's Joel?"
- Sir CC
(Shoutout to Joel from EBGames in Ashfield, Sydney -- Australia ;D)
Lucasfilm summed up in one scene.
I like how the guy who got fired has already left the room before the end of the scene
The fact that Krusty runs to the table *just* to firmly agree kills me, it's the little details that count
"Excuse me, but...'proactive' and 'paradigm', aren't these buzzwords dumb people use to sound important!?"
When the boss suggests a name, you go with that name. Lol.
0:01 Itchy and Scratchy cartoons are made in a huge gated complex to rival an industrial factory, with a seven story building and water tower and smokestack, but there's no parking lot so apparently all the employees commute via bus.
"Buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important?"
Welcome to 2022
I'm fired aren't I?
Supposedly, when all the writer's immediately agreed with Poochy being the name, it was the real writer's way of self-depreciatingly showing how lazy they can be at times. Personally, I don't blame them for not caring what the damn name is after being strong-armed into putting a soulless caricature into their work.
Thumbnail looks like future Ralph
I would have wanted Cerberus to be the new character for one.
The way they talk after the bosses leave has the same energy as group assignment discussions in class over zoom.
I love how the animation is based on the ACTUAL Simpsons writers at the time.
Loved these old episodes.
Fired for being absolutely correct.
1:13
Is what you’re here for 😂😂😂
This is one of the most quoted scenes in my household
0:55 why can't Lindsey Naegle be like this anymore, a woman with sass and class?
Accurate depiction of Blue Sky Studio writers with "Nimona" and Disney(thank god Netflix saved it.)
Way to fire the only guy who isn't a mindless drone
1:15 “The rest of you writers start thinking up a name for this funky tenant. I dunno…something along the lines of say, ‘Roy’, only more proactive!”
Yes Roy should be a cool character 😎
"This ain't art, it's business!"
Oh hi there Disney
When hasn't it been business? It's always business.
Get a brain and think for yourself instead of screeching what some whiny basement dweller tells you to screech about.
Etan Cohen's process of adapting Mr.Wolf in Dreamwork's The Bad Guys.
The fact that this kinda problem still exists today almost 30 years later...
It had to come from somewhere so my advice would be to blame the people in the past for being responsible.
Gangster octopus wouldve been sick
Gangster octopus sounds cool
Love it how the fired guy doesn't appear in the last moments when they decide to go with Poochy.
I love how that actually signifies continuity in the scene
Gangster Octapus - Hilarious!!
I love how hes already gone by the end hahahahaha
Those are supposed to be the actual writers from The Simpsons team. Can anyone name them all?