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  • @rkvonack701
    @rkvonack701 Před 8 lety +14782

    I love how the librarian immediately has the phone book for Hokkaido Japan ready for Homer

    • @carultch
      @carultch Před 7 lety +1042

      And how the librarian doesn't even think that Homer is lying about it being a local call.

    • @Cemtexify
      @Cemtexify Před 7 lety +85

      Roman Soiko Skype only calls Skype for free not phones

    • @Melissa0774
      @Melissa0774 Před 7 lety +517

      and then how he immediately runs away from the desk the second he realizes Homer is calling Japan. Maybe he didn't want his boss to see him.

    • @dedpxl
      @dedpxl Před 7 lety +24

      lol I never noticed that.

    • @Jay60888
      @Jay60888 Před 7 lety +42

      Then he walked away! Where'd he go?

  • @mcs-bl6sg
    @mcs-bl6sg Před 4 lety +6265

    The way the librarian looks at Homer when he's dialing the number lol

    • @bassmentier
      @bassmentier Před 4 lety +488

      And then just runs off somewhere...

    • @Gabez82
      @Gabez82 Před 4 lety +265

      Where does he run off too? God I remember talking about this episode with my homie at school when I was like in 5th grade. Lol 😂

    • @Melissa0774
      @Melissa0774 Před 3 lety +322

      @@Gabez82 He doesn't want his supervisor to see Homer dialing so many numbers and realize he gave him the phone book because of the huge phone bill.

    • @alansilvero
      @alansilvero Před 2 lety +34

      @@bassmentier I assume he went to pick another phone to hear who is he talking to)?

    • @MrBooBeeDoo
      @MrBooBeeDoo Před 2 lety +75

      You're all wrong. He initially suspected something but eventually had something important to do.

  • @m0ther_bra1ned12
    @m0ther_bra1ned12 Před 4 lety +5354

    "Is this a local call"?
    "Yeeee....yes" XD

    • @crazyforcoffee5950
      @crazyforcoffee5950 Před 4 lety +94

      /M0ther_bra1ned/ beep, beep, beep, beep “librarian runs away” beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.

    • @meancomment2413
      @meancomment2413 Před 4 lety +3

      @@crazyforcoffee5950 its a bomb.

    • @s.tavares3257
      @s.tavares3257 Před 4 lety +22

      Then he dials the numbers snow as hell 😂🤣🤣

    • @m0ther_bra1ned12
      @m0ther_bra1ned12 Před 4 lety

      @@s.tavares3257 Search and peck.

    • @meancomment2413
      @meancomment2413 Před 4 lety

      @@s.tavares3257 toilet is full....
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  • @FPalace
    @FPalace Před 3 lety +4755

    I always love it when Homer puts on those crescent moon glasses. 😂

    • @scorchx3000
      @scorchx3000 Před 2 lety +47

      I know, it's like The Doctor and his brainy specs.

    • @THK619
      @THK619 Před 2 lety +44

      When I get old I want glasses just like his

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 Před 2 lety +21

      Gibbous moon.

    • @keveb4724
      @keveb4724 Před 2 lety +8

      @@williamwilson6499 waxing or waning?

    • @kisbie
      @kisbie Před rokem +34

      Homer in his reading glasses is my 39th favourite Simpsons character.

  • @Ishbu101
    @Ishbu101 Před 8 lety +7900

    Hello chief. Let's talk, why not

    • @Ishbu101
      @Ishbu101 Před 8 lety +193

      shaun griffin You like Mr. Sparkle?

    • @shaungriffin8109
      @shaungriffin8109 Před 8 lety +173

      Ishbu101
      No I am Mr. Sparkle.

    • @Ishbu101
      @Ishbu101 Před 8 lety +338

      You have many question Mr. Sparkle! I send you premium, answer questions 100%!

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 Před 8 lety +9

      +Ishbu101 lol...even today Asian actors and characters are soooo treated badly ! Hello chied ...lets talk ..why not ...funny but damn ...smh

    • @Ishbu101
      @Ishbu101 Před 8 lety +25

      RB2331 Its changing. You have more Asian sitcoms like "Fresh off the boat" and "Dr. Ken"...as well as Aziz's new show. Its still a lot of stupid stuff but things are changing slowly.

  • @sithius99
    @sithius99 Před rokem +1087

    Homer's smile after 'answer question 100% ' is absolute gold lmao.

    • @lich109
      @lich109 Před rokem +49

      The guy was true to his word too, the VHS he sent did answer Homer's questions 100%.

    • @staypuft44
      @staypuft44 Před rokem +14

      @@lich109 Yep, there's your answer, fishbulb

    • @aviation_nut
      @aviation_nut Před 10 měsíci +7

      Mmm!

    • @Hal9000ize
      @Hal9000ize Před 7 měsíci

      @@staypuft44Let’s go home…

    • @Simp_Zone
      @Simp_Zone Před 2 měsíci

      @@Hal9000izeWe are home.

  • @gutz1981
    @gutz1981 Před 4 lety +13914

    Had a similar experience when I called the Mitsubishi office in Japan after my local dealership in Greece screwed me over with a defective brand new car they refused to fix. "Mushi mushi" and me like "Hello, I am calling from Greece (I spoke English) they treated me like a customer this way and no joke, they brought a hell storm down. They got in touch with Holland who manufactured the car, then after 4 weeks in the shop with no response, got in touch with an inspector from England to go to Greece to see why the heads of Mitsubishi in Greece screwed us over. Hell of a scene when me and my dad walked in to the office and since we could speak perfect English to the UK inspector, the people in Greece could not keep up. In the end, it got fixed thanks to Japan. 20 years later, I still own that same car.

    • @314rft
      @314rft Před 4 lety +927

      Don't forget to thank England a bit as well.

    • @raufsezer3238
      @raufsezer3238 Před 4 lety +591

      The things you read on the internet

    • @imaramblins
      @imaramblins Před 4 lety +384

      Cool 😎 story bro. Now THAT’S customer service!

    • @Weaver_Games
      @Weaver_Games Před 4 lety +756

      Japan takes customer service exceptionally seriously. I'm glad they got that dealership in line.

    • @crunkskunk12
      @crunkskunk12 Před 4 lety +57

      maybe its time to get a new car my dude 20 years is a hell of a long time

  • @zzman305
    @zzman305 Před rokem +3068

    I don't know why, but the Japanese guy's "Hey Chief, lets talk, why not?" has always made me laugh. It feels like something he was taught in his third level english class back in high school and he's just remembered it twenty years later.

    • @crimsonclover9871
      @crimsonclover9871 Před rokem +159

      I love to greet friends and colleagues with "Hey Chief, let's talk, why not?". 🤣🤣

    • @bnkrazie
      @bnkrazie Před rokem +52

      @@crimsonclover9871 I'll say that to my management next time I have a meeting with them.

    • @crimsonclover9871
      @crimsonclover9871 Před rokem +4

      @@bnkrazie Let me know how it goes! 🤣🤣

    • @TheBehm08
      @TheBehm08 Před rokem +67

      He sounds like a chill guy. 10/10 would hang out with him

    • @harrybert3171
      @harrybert3171 Před rokem +19

      @@TheBehm08 why not

  • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
    @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 Před 7 lety +7951

    I love how casually the Japanese guy just accepts that he is talking to Mr. Sparkle.

    • @scslre
      @scslre Před 6 lety +621

      WheresWallace4883 I think it's just his broken English. He means, "You have many questions [about] Mr Sparkle? I'll send you a pamphlet".

    • @kaldesyzdi595
      @kaldesyzdi595 Před 6 lety +81

      You raik Mista Spaka? xDDDD

    • @tmofee
      @tmofee Před 6 lety +202

      WheresWallace4883 it’s more a politeness thing. Japanese don’t like to cause conflict.

    • @PyroNexus22
      @PyroNexus22 Před 6 lety +100

      I thought he thought it's just another bloke named Mr. Sparkle

    • @Ishbu101
      @Ishbu101 Před 6 lety +38

      Except wwii

  • @ukevo
    @ukevo Před 4 lety +684

    Homer’s little “hmmm :)” at the end gets me every time

    • @melodyconte
      @melodyconte Před 3 lety +12

      Sadly I think age has caught up with the voice actors and so now they just say their lines without adding those little nuances to preserve their voices.
      I gotta say though, the writing these past 4 seasons has been a worthy opponent to the golden age.

    • @T3AMKILL
      @T3AMKILL Před 2 lety +2

      @@melodyconte really? Have recent episodes been good?

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 Před 2 lety +1

      @@melodyconte asking the same as the guy above

    • @IamSpeedyWay
      @IamSpeedyWay Před rokem

      @@melodyconte I also would like to know. ✋

  • @CaptLuser
    @CaptLuser Před 4 lety +1687

    whenever my dad calls me i answer the phone 1 of 2 ways:
    "moshi moshi" or "hello chief let's talk why not"

  • @crankymcgee
    @crankymcgee Před 4 lety +108

    I'm in the Navy and say "Hello Chief, let's talk why not" whenever my Chief needs to talk to me.

    • @cherryjudgement8671
      @cherryjudgement8671 Před 2 lety +3

      I hope your chief does know the source of this phrase. It would make this brilliant!

  • @Siaynoq8
    @Siaynoq8 Před 8 lety +3271

    The weirdest part is where the librarian just quickly walks off like that. LOL

    • @leonardoflorentin
      @leonardoflorentin Před 8 lety +96

      jajaja he was scared.

    • @skyhazel6205
      @skyhazel6205 Před 7 lety +209

      I'm guessing they thought he would be distracting moving around (his hands at least) in the shot, so they wrote him to just take off running (for whatever reason) to get him out of it.

    • @Melissa0774
      @Melissa0774 Před 6 lety +395

      He was afraid he'd get in trouble with his boss if he saw what just happened.

    • @karlos1008
      @karlos1008 Před 4 lety +73

      Takes longer/costs more to animate

    • @Sahuagin
      @Sahuagin Před 4 lety +68

      he's going to ask his boss what to do and/or calling the police, but they don't follow up with it iirc

  • @chimpinaneckbrace
    @chimpinaneckbrace Před 7 lety +286

    "Come on kids, let's go home." "We are home" "That was fast."

    • @leeminhoe8037
      @leeminhoe8037 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/w86rotpPU1Q/video.html ,,

    • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
      @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 Před rokem +6

      One of my favourite Simpsons moments ever. It's so silly but hilarious.

    • @MrEOM41
      @MrEOM41 Před rokem +3

      😅😅

    • @isbestlizard
      @isbestlizard Před 2 měsíci

      Homer has some kind of brain disease that is progressively giving him dementia :(

  • @Kerorofan1990
    @Kerorofan1990 Před 6 lety +3992

    Corded phone.
    Phonebook.
    Library.
    This clip is like a time capsule.

    • @DeTodoUnPocazo1
      @DeTodoUnPocazo1 Před 4 lety +51

      What are those things?

    • @KKAkuoku
      @KKAkuoku Před 4 lety +71

      Great use of the Comedy Rule of Three

    • @rustyshackleford2185
      @rustyshackleford2185 Před 4 lety +79

      Drove just to get information

    • @videohound2005
      @videohound2005 Před 4 lety +86

      @@DeTodoUnPocazo1 relics of a bygone era, I'd tell you about them if only those darn hooligans would stay off my lawn

    • @fenhen
      @fenhen Před 4 lety +176

      Libraries still exist and are still used by literally millions of people...

  • @biocapsule7311
    @biocapsule7311 Před 8 lety +649

    And surprisingly that "premium" did answer his question.

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 Před 8 lety +141

      We at Mr Sparkle believe answering question 100% is champion.

    • @JohnoEAL
      @JohnoEAL Před 7 lety +14

      ha ha ha you a winner ha ha ha you a winner ha ha ha you a winner ha ha ha you a winner ha ha ha you a winner ha ha ha you a winner....

    • @heeyuanong1135
      @heeyuanong1135 Před 7 lety +12

      It's true!! , especially in Korea and Japan. U see premium label being slab on to all sort of goods lol!

    • @TheY2AProblem
      @TheY2AProblem Před 5 lety +13

      Yep, there’s your answer, fish-bulb.

    • @DouglasZwick
      @DouglasZwick Před 3 lety +2

      Premium, dude! PREMIUM!! DUDE!!

  • @realwizardry834
    @realwizardry834 Před 8 lety +1435

    I love Homer's face and voice as he says "Why am I Mr. Sparkle?"

  • @paulgodfrey4061
    @paulgodfrey4061 Před 3 lety +197

    I love it how library guy checks out Homer is phoning Japan and then walks off, so he can't be implicated.

    • @acceleratingthesupernatural
      @acceleratingthesupernatural Před rokem +23

      You know, this makes sense. When I first watched this scene I thought he was going to disconnect the phone cable 😂

    • @tutacat
      @tutacat Před 6 měsíci +1

      He probably had work to do

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki Před 5 měsíci

      @@acceleratingthesupernatural I thought that too, but then we see Homer completing the call. 🤷

  • @KorriTimigan
    @KorriTimigan Před měsícem +5

    I love how incredibly polite Homer is throughout this whole clip, so well mannered

  • @jurisfootrag
    @jurisfootrag Před 7 lety +436

    "Why am I Mr. Sparkle?"
    lmao

    • @evilgary747
      @evilgary747 Před 7 lety +53

      You have many question Mr. Sparkle! I send you premium, answer questions, 100%!

    • @nicholastamas372
      @nicholastamas372 Před 7 lety +4

      I clean, therefore I am

    • @iamthestig1
      @iamthestig1 Před 4 lety +2

      There's your answer, Fishbulb...

    • @leociresi4292
      @leociresi4292 Před rokem

      “You like Mr Sparkle?”

  • @macailynphares9922
    @macailynphares9922 Před 8 lety +2496

    The way homer dials the phone hilarious. 😁

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 Před 8 lety +47

      +Macilyn Phares and u have to love the glasses !

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 Před 8 lety +42

      I agree....I think the guy asks if it was local and is told yes by homer ...but ..he grabs the phone and SLOWLY pushes many buttons (which means it is not local) and u see the guy sort of know in the background that Homer was lying ..lol !

    • @superagurihyperteam9653
      @superagurihyperteam9653 Před 8 lety +89

      He dials slowly because he isn't smart enough to remember more than one digit at a time and has to keep checking back to the phone book, just ....Homer basically.

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 Před 8 lety +7

      Superagurihyperteam I agree ...homer is the best Tv dad of all time !

    • @swamplife3148
      @swamplife3148 Před 7 lety +18

      Like an old person using a keyboard.

  • @_paraluman
    @_paraluman Před 4 lety +113

    I just realized that the number he dials has the same tune as a typical japanese school bell, its actually a great detail

  • @tk7806
    @tk7806 Před 6 lety +2455

    i love how the librarian pulls out the phone book of a japanese region, like It was normal and he do that every day

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 Před 6 lety +150

      I like how you explained the obvious joke

    • @mundotaku_org
      @mundotaku_org Před 6 lety +29

      I like who you responded to something nobody was asking for.

    • @SamLemont
      @SamLemont Před 6 lety +7

      That's the joke.

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover Před 6 lety +18

      tk7806 You'd be surprised at the amount of reference materials a library has.

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 Před 6 lety +4

      thatsthejoke.jpg

  • @jasoy
    @jasoy Před 4 lety +53

    "I send you premium; answer question, 100%!"
    Homer: Well, I'm satisfied.

    • @314rft
      @314rft Před 4 lety +4

      And it actually answered his question!

    • @lucasbischoff2268
      @lucasbischoff2268 Před 3 lety +2

      I love that little satisfied noise Homer makes at the end 🤣

  • @FitGameDeveloper
    @FitGameDeveloper Před 8 lety +1193

    I just noticed the librarian running away in the background, in the middle of Homer dialing the number. It seems he was about to let the manager know that they were going to get billed with a hefty phone charge.

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 Před 8 lety +46

      +FitGameDeveloper I agree ..but he should've told homer to hang up ...lol !

    • @zerosysko
      @zerosysko Před 8 lety +148

      I thought he was going to pull the plug. Maybe he just sighed on the inside and accepted it.

    • @chasm671
      @chasm671 Před 7 lety +100

      I thought he was just running away to find an alibi to use when the phone bill turned up.

    • @jcrowley1985
      @jcrowley1985 Před 7 lety +91

      To be fair, homer asked to use the phone immediately after asking for a phone book from Japan.
      That's the joke.

    • @wilson8252
      @wilson8252 Před 7 lety +54

      jcrowley1985 okay... whats your point?? I think everyone got the joke

  • @domsjuk
    @domsjuk Před 4 lety +313

    This entire scene is so meticulously funny, mastercrafted comedy.

    • @patrickbyrne5070
      @patrickbyrne5070 Před rokem +4

      Hmm 🙂

    • @MattPuxty
      @MattPuxty Před rokem +6

      Many of the early Simpsons episodes are like this (seasons 3-9). At its peak it was arguably the greatest ever television show.

    • @JohnSmith-yl8sg
      @JohnSmith-yl8sg Před rokem +2

      This shit doesn't exist anymore

  • @firstweekofwinter
    @firstweekofwinter Před 2 lety +388

    Good old classic Simpsons, they were so dense with jokes.
    - Clerk immediately has the phonebook of Hokaido
    - Is it a local call? - Yes
    - Tedious typing the number with sounds of clerk's keyboard, funny look he gave to Homer, sounds of footsteps, all giving us a feeling that the number is far longer than it is
    - Production track with perfectly arranged powdered detergent and ton of people supervising it
    - This is Homer Simpson from America. Who may I say is speaking to me?
    - One guy that speaks English has red glasses and a t-shirt saying Champions of winning superb
    - Hello chief, let's talk why not - delivered in one straight line with some enthusiasm (I always die when I hear it)
    - Hello, why am I mr Sparkle?
    - You have many question Mr Sparkle, I send you premium, answer question 100%
    9 jokes in 83 seconds. Most of them great.
    How I miss the Simpsons.

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 Před 2 lety +17

      One of these days Simpsons fans will stop doing the "X jokes in Y seconds" thing and it will be a glorious day for humanity

    • @firstweekofwinter
      @firstweekofwinter Před 2 lety +53

      @@blacktimhoward4322But it will not be this day.

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 Před 2 lety +40

      @@firstweekofwinter Bruh I was in a terrible mood last night. You didn't deserve that and I appreciate that you didn't counte-smack me.
      Best wishes

    • @firstweekofwinter
      @firstweekofwinter Před 2 lety +25

      @@blacktimhoward4322 No worries, man. I guess we can't stop lamenting about what the show once was. The density just shows how much great material there was in every god damned second. Talking about it keeps what we love alive, I guess. I can also see how that might be annoying to other people, and voicing your opinion about that is a legitimate thing. Take care mate

    • @Uniquaization
      @Uniquaization Před 2 lety

      @@firstweekofwinter lol

  • @catsadilla324
    @catsadilla324 Před 8 lety +1674

    That Japanese quality control is epic! 6 people carrying out assessments for one pile of soap powder is just so... Japanese!

    • @jker2012
      @jker2012 Před 7 lety +88

      m I o . o I m I was thinking the joke was that the facility is automated yet they have so much people.

    • @ajc94
      @ajc94 Před 4 lety +158

      I work at a Japanese company, can confirm it's like that 😂 "I'm sure it'll be fine" is not a phrase that exists

    • @QuimBeelivingstone
      @QuimBeelivingstone Před 4 lety +57

      @@ajc94 Rightfully so! If companies had more employees that actually cared about quality control, there wouldnt be so many lawsuits in america.

    • @dmrc43
      @dmrc43 Před 4 lety +5

      Imagine if fukusjina was under those standards 🤓

    • @gutz1981
      @gutz1981 Před 4 lety +38

      Not only that, those quality control guys have a quality control guy watching over them.

  • @Michael-nc8oq
    @Michael-nc8oq Před rokem +77

    The way Homer is so satisfied with his response is so funny to me 😂😂

  • @leandroluna4296
    @leandroluna4296 Před 4 lety +83

    "-Why I am Mr Sparkle?
    -You like Mr Sparkle?
    -Well... I am Mr Sparkle"
    Best conversation ever.

    • @kal-elofkrypton8584
      @kal-elofkrypton8584 Před 4 lety +17

      You have many Questions mister Sparkle, i send you Premium! Answer Questions 100%

    • @gwc597
      @gwc597 Před 2 lety +2

      @@kal-elofkrypton8584 mmmmmm

  • @zakbax7259
    @zakbax7259 Před 2 lety +35

    I'm not sure why, but the way Homer holds down each digit for about a second or so always tickles me.

  • @RassilonsArmy
    @RassilonsArmy Před 7 lety +96

    The librarian always gets me laughing when Homer starts dialling. XD

    • @gotam302
      @gotam302 Před 7 lety +3

      RassilonsArmy where did he go?

    • @roqfortt
      @roqfortt Před 7 lety +5

      Why did he just walk away?

    • @iaincowell9747
      @iaincowell9747 Před 6 lety +8

      I think he ran off to get his boss because Homer was dialing a long distance number.

    • @kookamunga2458
      @kookamunga2458 Před 4 lety +1

      It's like the look on the bus drivers face when he saw my drunk buddy throwing up on the seat the other day .

    • @deanfarr3249
      @deanfarr3249 Před 2 lety

      When he asked if it was a local call and they way he answered yes hesitating he was lying

  • @snadhghus
    @snadhghus Před 7 lety +303

    CHAMPIONS
    OF WINNING.
    SUPERB!

  • @fryfry377
    @fryfry377 Před 4 lety +31

    Everything about this is so good. The library having a phonebook for Hokkaido (of course it does), the librarian's reactions to Homer, the length of Homer's dialing... And then we finally get to Japan and the guy who doesn't speak English foists the call into the "nerd" at the factory with his red glasses and "English" T-shirt, who doesn't speak English so much as English "phrases"

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify Před 3 lety +415

    This B story took over the episode

    • @Skzzlemister
      @Skzzlemister Před 3 lety +38

      I can’t even remember the main plot of the mr sparkle episode

    • @malcorub
      @malcorub Před 3 lety +47

      @@Skzzlemister Something about Marge opening up a advise line at the church. Remember Jimbo, Kearny and the other guy chasing Ned all day and night on their mopeds? But youre right, Mr Sparkle is more memorable.

    • @Yetaxa
      @Yetaxa Před 3 lety +36

      Every time I watch this episode again it confuses me that this isn't supposed to be the main plot
      It's off putting

    • @Klonoahedgehog
      @Klonoahedgehog Před 3 lety +18

      It's not the main plot?

    • @twown
      @twown Před 2 lety +7

      @@malcorub Don't you DARE forget Dolph's name.

  • @Klamath2046
    @Klamath2046 Před 7 lety +97

    That librarian didn't even have to look for the phonebook

    • @digitaldigdug7811
      @digitaldigdug7811 Před 4 lety +2

      Homer was probably rechecking the number as he dialed. First, he has to remember to dial 011 for int'l, then he has to get the right country code, then dial the correct phone number which may have a different number of digits than a regular american phone number. Not sure about the last, never had an urge to call Japan.

  • @HunterAllyn
    @HunterAllyn Před 3 lety +94

    The dialing of the number is way funnier than any drawn out gag Family Guy has attempted

    • @Slashco
      @Slashco Před 3 lety +15

      If it was Family Guy, they would have stretched it out to 2 minutes.

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience Před 3 lety +1

      Now now both are funny

    • @AlJalandhari
      @AlJalandhari Před 3 lety +7

      @@stolensentience true but seasons 3 to 8 of the Simpsons is in a league of it’s own

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience Před 3 lety +1

      @@AlJalandhari id argue that fg seasons 1-3 are right there

    • @mrrandom1265
      @mrrandom1265 Před 3 lety

      Family guy would have had the librarian staring at Peter for 10 seconds and that would have been way funnier.

  • @asmallbabby4205
    @asmallbabby4205 Před 7 lety +38

    lol love when Homer puts on his reading glasses

  • @benediktwildoer8384
    @benediktwildoer8384 Před 3 lety +40

    After living one year abroad in Japan i can confirm that this call is more than accurate 😂👍🏻

  • @theodoretekkers
    @theodoretekkers Před 7 lety +107

    That English Japanese person "Hello let's talk why not?" Lol!

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 Před 7 lety +475

    Herro chief let's talk why not?😂

    • @kaldesyzdi595
      @kaldesyzdi595 Před 6 lety +9

      retsu toruku? Uai not?

    • @tavoiaiono7885
      @tavoiaiono7885 Před 4 lety

      hahahahahaha so funny lets talk why not..

    • @leociresi4292
      @leociresi4292 Před rokem

      “You have many questions, Mr Sparkle. I send you premium, answer question 100%!”

  • @Cynane27
    @Cynane27 Před 5 lety +316

    I love how old Simpsons is funny without trying

    • @ComandaKronikk
      @ComandaKronikk Před 4 lety +49

      They actually put in a lot of effort every day creating and refining layer upon layer of joke, whereas the problem these days is that they dont try very hard.

    • @silentecho92able
      @silentecho92able Před 4 lety +8

      @@ComandaKronikk So true today they just do a lot of celebrity guest appearances, which gets over used and boring. Put whats popular in pop culture right now, without even trying, or making in smart & funny in its presentation. An often times its almost like im watching the same episode. It's more surprising that by going back to earlier episodes Homer was more smarter, and more human then the braindead off that he is today and thats saying a lot.

    • @andyw5962
      @andyw5962 Před 4 lety +20

      They were trying, that’s what’s missing now.

    • @taurtue
      @taurtue Před 4 lety +11

      They were trying hard but it was more subtle

    • @thelouisfanclub
      @thelouisfanclub Před 3 lety +14

      It takes a lot of effort to look like you haven’t made any effort

  • @dekelanson5280
    @dekelanson5280 Před 3 lety +14

    I love how the librarian just happens to have a Hokaido phone book behind the counter.

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 Před 29 dny

      Don't you????😂

    • @dekelanson5280
      @dekelanson5280 Před 29 dny +1

      @@nosuchthing8No I don't. I have Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Osaka, but not Hokaido.😅

  • @CarlMakesItEasy
    @CarlMakesItEasy Před 7 lety +130

    I've seen this episode many times and until now I never noticed the *Champions of Winning. Superb!* on his shirt rofl. You're just the show that keeps on giving, aren't ya?

  • @willis2920
    @willis2920 Před 6 lety +92

    Simpsons was pure gold during these years; now, not so much

    • @jhenwiener9725
      @jhenwiener9725 Před 6 lety

      Willis Mac true when Will it end

    • @BlackSoul4876
      @BlackSoul4876 Před 4 lety

      People like you were also 'pure gold during those years'. Nowadays, however, you're all just dumbshits.

    • @Flosseveryday
      @Flosseveryday Před 4 lety +3

      I was watching the Simpsons this year and it did actually make me burst out laughing. I was surprised.
      What else shocked me, is that in Dallas, it was the highest rated show at one point THIS YEAR. I remember our local sports radio talking about it. I was like 🤔?

    • @zacharyreynolds1600
      @zacharyreynolds1600 Před 4 lety

      Ironically it explained its downfall in the poochy episode

  • @rationsofladyfingers
    @rationsofladyfingers Před 3 lety +50

    Typical Japanese reaction to hearing English. They instantly check out & try to find that one guy in the office who homestayed in Indiana for a month as a high school student.

    • @calzabbath
      @calzabbath Před rokem

      I always wonder how you Anglos would react to having to speak another language, as most of you (not all though) fall into sheer terror at the mere idea and are considered by most of the world lost cases in language learning. Japanese is a language isolate with no clear connection to any other elsewhere, so that doubles the merit of those Japanese persons able to grasp that Hell of a jargon English is (you wouldn’t believe it’s basically Old German covered in Norman French sauce, with a structure so simple that makes all Romance and Slavic language speakers laugh in contempt)

    • @sirgentlebread7302
      @sirgentlebread7302 Před rokem

      @@calzabbath Seak englush

    • @calzabbath
      @calzabbath Před rokem

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    • @sirgentlebread7302
      @sirgentlebread7302 Před rokem

      @@calzabbath abol epanol

    • @calzabbath
      @calzabbath Před rokem

      @@sirgentlebread7302 non ce notta

  • @pedobear8071
    @pedobear8071 Před 4 lety +9

    Homer dialing the phone is like my parents learning how to use a smartphone

  • @ThisCanNotBTheFuture
    @ThisCanNotBTheFuture Před 3 lety +9

    "Yes, this is Homer Simpsons from America. Who may I say is speaking to me?"

  • @illustrationism
    @illustrationism Před 3 lety +11

    Everything about this is perfect. Right through to the very last face and happy "hmm!" sound Homer makes. This is proper entertainment.

  • @renakunisaki
    @renakunisaki Před 5 měsíci +2

    - the librarian just has the phone book for Hokkaido right there
    - Homer can easily read it
    - Homer knows how to make an international call
    Three gags in one single action.

    • @EMCF_
      @EMCF_ Před měsícem

      The cover is also in English for whatever reason.

  • @dodgeman4360
    @dodgeman4360 Před 4 lety +10

    Just for fun, I once called a Japanese phone number by random dial. Got a Japanese answering machine......the phone bill was $12 for the 4 minute call.

  • @tripdefect87
    @tripdefect87 Před 7 lety +9

    Homer's reading glasses are probably my favorite visual gag. He only uses them for dumb stuff like reading the ingredients of honey roasted peanuts

  • @dougkeklak2009
    @dougkeklak2009 Před 2 lety +10

    "Yes, this Homer Simpson from America. Who may I say is speaking to me?" gets me EVERY time!!!! lol

  • @adamknoedler2260
    @adamknoedler2260 Před 4 lety +12

    Legend has it, Homer’s still dialing.

  • @noneofyourbusiness1304
    @noneofyourbusiness1304 Před 3 lety +3

    Reading through comments, the number dialed was apparently "9657153618965715361", and played together as a tune it apparently sounds to be a traditional Japanese school bell.
    Can't confirm any of this, but just thought I'd relay the information incase it happens to be true and useful.

  • @AbeNomiks
    @AbeNomiks Před 8 lety +194

    Hokkaido is my home!! I love this episode

    • @heyhococo
      @heyhococo Před 8 lety +67

      Do you use Mr Sparkle? xD

    • @TheMilwaukeeProtocol
      @TheMilwaukeeProtocol Před 8 lety +3

      +Rucci I once read a badly translated joke that said "Hokkaido is Gigando." It means that there's too much on that island for tourists to see all of it during a short stay.
      How do you like living there?

    • @djquinn4825
      @djquinn4825 Před 8 lety +2

      +Pyagrl*16 Hokkaido is the second largest island in Japan, which is made of four large islands and hundreds of smaller ones. Trying to see all of what Hokkaido has to offer in a single trip would be pretty silly to try unless you could afford to spend a few months/years away from your job or were independently wealthy.

    • @TheMilwaukeeProtocol
      @TheMilwaukeeProtocol Před 8 lety +1

      Dj Quinn That's the impression I got through literature. :-)
      Thanks!

    • @fishbulb3926
      @fishbulb3926 Před 7 lety +7

      Any soap factories near where you live?

  • @johns8364
    @johns8364 Před rokem +41

    Mr Sparkle has some great customer service. Later in the episode, the tape this guy sends does in fact answer Homer's question, and they even appear to send an NTSC coded video tape (as opposed to the PAL standard used in Japan) so that their American VHS player could read it.

    • @danielbrant6740
      @danielbrant6740 Před rokem +7

      The video wasn't made for Homer to begin with. It was explicitly made as a way for the company to attract US investors. It just happened to have the answer to Homer's question.

    • @bootblacking
      @bootblacking Před rokem +9

      Japan doesn't use PAL.

    • @applegrand2018
      @applegrand2018 Před rokem +8

      Japan uses NTSC, specifically NTSC-J

    • @Fireglo
      @Fireglo Před rokem

      VHS isn't region locked. An NTCS or PAL VHS will play fine in either country.

    • @banjo304
      @banjo304 Před rokem +2

      @@Fireglo It most certainly will not, most American VCRs could not play a European tape without major distortion or no picture at all.

  • @pianonotes1010
    @pianonotes1010 Před rokem +10

    I swear this episode has to be in at least the top 10 best Simpsons episodes of all time. It's so good from start to finish.

  • @Caoimhin1909
    @Caoimhin1909 Před 4 lety +4

    The intriguing noise Homer makes at the last second >

  • @MessiahComing
    @MessiahComing Před 8 lety +269

    Anyone figure out what the number he dialed was, based on the tone? Knowing the simpsons, there's probably a secret message in there.

    • @kuntosjedebil
      @kuntosjedebil Před 8 lety +168

      +Red Judas The tones are 9657153618965715361 I used dialabc dot com

    • @R0ckG1r7
      @R0ckG1r7 Před 8 lety +54

      +kuntosjedebil SOMEONE CALL THIS.

    • @gutz1981
      @gutz1981 Před 8 lety +186

      +R0ckG1r7 My god. Who would dare try and step past the boundaries of reality and make the call into fantasy?

    • @kuntosjedebil
      @kuntosjedebil Před 8 lety +31

      +R0ckG1r7 Note that there is a repeating sequence 965715361 which appears twice in the number, only divided by 8 in the middle, so there might be some idea behind this number. Any thoughts?

    • @kuntosjedebil
      @kuntosjedebil Před 8 lety +14

      +kuntosjedebil Took the effort to google the number and oddly enough, there isn't much. Pretty much only one ancient usenet thread and they didn't even note the repeating sequence.

  • @youtubeglobal6976
    @youtubeglobal6976 Před 2 lety +8

    0:22 It fully mirrors the grandmother trying to call someone 😂

  • @123marcusmooney
    @123marcusmooney Před 3 lety +15

    Homer dialling the phone is one of the funniest moments in the simpsons 😂😂 Matt groening is a genius

  • @smpoinde
    @smpoinde Před 2 lety +4

    I like the fact that homer can only process one number at a time in his memory. And a long button push at that.

    • @JonMartinYXD
      @JonMartinYXD Před 2 lety

      This is explained in three seasons earlier, in S5E15 - "Deep Space Homer".

  • @pokefan2711
    @pokefan2711 Před 2 lety +8

    Back when every episode of Simpsons was a genius artwork

  • @lukematic812
    @lukematic812 Před 4 lety +3

    I love that little excited "hmmm!" right at the end.

  • @GoogleUser-sk5tn
    @GoogleUser-sk5tn Před 4 lety +14

    "This is Homer from America".

  • @MarkGormlyIsHung
    @MarkGormlyIsHung Před 6 lety +18

    Old simpsons ruled

  • @willianricardo251
    @willianricardo251 Před 3 lety +3

    It's 2021 and Homer is still dialing the number

  • @oxnerd
    @oxnerd Před 4 lety +94

    This is the genius of classic Simpsons. There was absolutely no reasoning behind the long dialing from Homer, it simply happened because it’s freakin hilarious.

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 Před 2 lety +22

      Someone has never made an international call...

    • @spacetrains30
      @spacetrains30 Před 2 lety +1

      The philosophy behind American comedy has changed alot. I kind of think writers consider gags to be beneathe them now.

    • @PlanetZoidstar
      @PlanetZoidstar Před 2 lety

      It may also have been to pad out the episode's runtime.

    • @MegghiMorgan95
      @MegghiMorgan95 Před 2 lety +1

      @@blacktimhoward4322 I mean you only need to add 4 numbers, it doesn't take that long 😂

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 Před 2 lety +3

      @@MegghiMorgan95 ... What point are you responding to? The OP thought that international numbers didn't have more digits. I corrected him. I'm not mad, I'm just very confused by your comment. It's like if two people are talking about whether water is wet and someone jumps in with "WATER ONLY HAS 5 LETTERS!" Charming, but irrelevant

  • @crohunter100
    @crohunter100 Před 4 lety +2

    six dudes nodding their heads, guy answers phone hears english voice passes it onto guy that knows some english

  • @Djiehh
    @Djiehh Před 3 lety +7

    This is 83 seconds of comedic genius. The exchange between Homer and the librarian; the timing of Homer dialing; the visual humor of quality control for the soap; Homer's stilted way of talking on the phone; the stereotypically bad English (that doesn't veer into racism or xenophobia). And it is made perfect by Homer's reaction to being promised the "premium answer question 100%".
    I feel like the lower quality of animation at the disposal of the show runners back in the 90s may actually be a reason for their better material. Whenever I see modern-day episodes o f the Simpsons, it seems like they are trying to be funny on a visual basis more than on a conceptual one. I'm kinda certain that they would have managed to come up with something much less impressive if they had tried the same joke now.

  • @mike0a0whogivesacrap
    @mike0a0whogivesacrap Před 4 lety +4

    The way the librarian looks at Homer while he's dialing kills me everytime.

  • @CaptLuser
    @CaptLuser Před 5 lety +16

    i love classic simpsons goofs because there's just so much going on in one scene to laugh about

  • @DrZaiusDrZaius-xp5fw
    @DrZaiusDrZaius-xp5fw Před rokem +2

    "Uh, hello? Why am I Mr. Sparkle?"
    why tf would he know that lmao

  • @InvertedWIng
    @InvertedWIng Před 8 měsíci

    Good guy. He didn't fully understand what Homer was saying, but still answered his questions perfectly.

  • @mattpope1746
    @mattpope1746 Před 3 lety +3

    In its heyday The Simpsons was relentless in the number of jokes written into every scene. From the librarian conveniently having the Hokkaido phone book at his fingertips, through the Japanese hipster who speaks English only in slang idioms, there’s at least a half dozen good gags fit into this minute and 23 seconds.

    • @dmd8552
      @dmd8552 Před 3 lety

      That's quality writing.

  • @proteus404
    @proteus404 Před 4 lety +8

    "There's your answer, fishbulb!"

  • @mindcrome
    @mindcrome Před 3 lety +5

    The fact that this has a Gong Ho movie tie is awesome. The factory supervisor was voiced by Gedde Watanabe. He was also in Gong Ho who played a factory worker from Japan.

  • @markkennedy9767
    @markkennedy9767 Před rokem

    It's amazing. I haven't seen this particular scene in years and I can still quote so many of the bits. Mushi, mushi!

  • @ImmortalDragon21
    @ImmortalDragon21 Před 5 lety +15

    I think I will have to answer all my phone calls now with with Hello chief, lets talk, why not ?

  • @alextrevelian
    @alextrevelian Před 5 lety +6

    Is so weird that a small town library has the phone book for Hokkaido. If I try that in my local library they probably won’t have the one for this town.

  • @visionist7
    @visionist7 Před 4 lety +5

    Homer's "hmm!" at the end is hilarious

  • @AvrahamYairStern
    @AvrahamYairStern Před 4 lety +5

    Anyone else notice that if you speed up the dial playback, you get the 'Close encounters of the Third kind' tune

  • @DarkNaomi
    @DarkNaomi Před 7 lety +35

    "Why am I Mr. Sparkle?" Aww Homer is so cute lol

    • @tobito3100
      @tobito3100 Před 4 lety +2

      Damn!! Not as cute as you!!

    • @duality7
      @duality7 Před 3 lety +6

      @@tobito3100 SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMP

    • @tobito3100
      @tobito3100 Před 3 lety +1

      @@duality7 I dont think you understand what a simp is.

    • @duality7
      @duality7 Před 3 lety +5

      @@tobito3100 Yes I do. It's thirsty guys like you.

    • @VestinVestin
      @VestinVestin Před 3 lety +3

      @@duality7 I'm pretty sure that's an overly broad definition.

  • @SellavinAtoms
    @SellavinAtoms Před 3 lety +3

    One thing I Love about The Simpsons earlier seasons is that they have good side stories yeah they may not be the main focus of the episode but one of the things they have was consistency and we're not boring like this one about Mr sparkle.

  • @familygash7500
    @familygash7500 Před rokem +1

    So Homer didn't need glasses to find the number that he was looking for in the phone book, but he needed them to dial the number on the phone.

  • @MarioMario-my5ib
    @MarioMario-my5ib Před 6 lety +1

    -Is it a local call?
    -Uuuuummmm... Yes

  • @jean-claudechucklee7911
    @jean-claudechucklee7911 Před rokem +4

    Hello chief, let's talk why not 😂😂😂

  • @evand6817
    @evand6817 Před 2 lety +2

    I always liked those random moments when Homer would use reading glasses.

  • @bridgecross
    @bridgecross Před 2 lety

    The first gag with the library/phone call is nearly 50 seconds long, and worth every second.

  • @VitorMiguell
    @VitorMiguell Před 3 lety +2

    Homer goes to a library to ask for a phone book. That's already funny

  • @clementlee2121
    @clementlee2121 Před 4 lety +9

    It’s funny how the librarian just takes Homer’s word that he’s not calling long distance even though homer just asked for the phone book for Japan and wants to use the phone right away AND after hearing Homer slowly dialing a 20 digit phone number.

    • @deanfarr3249
      @deanfarr3249 Před 2 lety

      The way he answered yes hesitating you think he would pickup on his lie

  • @michlo3393
    @michlo3393 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Homer dialing the number is hilarious. My late Japanese grandma used to call her sister once a day and I would sit there and watch her spend a full minute dialing the number 🤣

    • @BezoomyKoshka-ip4dz
      @BezoomyKoshka-ip4dz Před 4 měsíci

      Why are they so slow at dialing? Is it because they have to do stereotypical Japanese things in between numbers?

  • @Cincinnatus1869
    @Cincinnatus1869 Před 2 lety +1

    I had a friend named Kazunori who came to the states for his senior year of high school . After he went back to Osaka I decided to call him up and see how he was doing. His mother answered the phone sounding tired and rather annoyed . She got Kazu and he explained that it was 3 o'clock in the morning there . It was early afternoon at my house and I didn't factor in the time difference . But he was glad to hear from me anyway . Although he wondered why I was drunk in the early afternoon. Fair question.

  • @undertaker9756
    @undertaker9756 Před 6 lety

    growing up watchin homer simpson smile in whatever episode just made my day (night) i miss the 90s im 25 now so if u can catch the drift of my nostalgia. it was shows like this that did it for me wen i was growing up.wacthing since birth literally!

  • @itsaguinness
    @itsaguinness Před 6 lety +13

    Librarian running to snitch

    • @youtubisashoe
      @youtubisashoe Před 4 lety +1

      itsaguinness that’s not what’s happening, trust me I know

  • @frituron
    @frituron Před 7 lety +8

    The Librarian running in panic XD

  • @pirajacinto4
    @pirajacinto4 Před rokem

    That phone dial gag gets me every time. The way it just hangs and keeps going because of course the number just keeps going.

  • @chrisw6164
    @chrisw6164 Před rokem +1

    And it DID answer question. 100%.
    Japanese customer service lives up to its reputation.

  • @QTMarkus88
    @QTMarkus88 Před 3 lety +4

    This really has no business being this funny 😂