This episode really captures the childhood experience of your mom forcing you to have play dates with the weird awkward kid who you aren't comfortable with letting him touch your stuff, but then you go over to his place and discover that he has a Nintendo 64, so you make more of an effort and eventually get on better with him.
That would be fun. Guessing they don't because Homer and Ralph share such stupid temperaments. But I think Ralph would bring out the (slightly) more responsible side of Homer.
According to legend, the writers didn't actually plan on Ralph being Chief Wiggum's son and nothing indicates they're related in their earliest appearances. But their designs and personalities matched so well he was made a Wiggum later.
ralph is shown with different hair clothes grades and voices in seasons 1-2 so that makes sense....wiggum is shown to have black hair and a different voice and be a little bit wittier early on too and more of a stuck up cop..
There's an oddly sweet depth to Wiggum by making Ralph his son. Compared to most of the other parents in the show who are somewhat abrasive and negligent in spite of caring, Wiggum seems to dote over him very openly and be ever patient with his dimness.
I don't know why, but I always laugh at that Go Fish scene, where Bart is explaining Ralph has several threes. It's not that funny of a scene or anything. It just has stuck to my brain somewhere. Maybe I just play too many games and stuff.
i think is a joke that is easy not to screw up, hell they did the same in the fairy oddparents. i think adam sandler could use it in his worse movie and still give us giggle everytime
@@FlameEmber Favorite board game is probably Ticket to Ride. I really like playing Splendor and 7 Wonders too. One of my friends got us into indie board games and eurogames and stuff.
It's actually frighteningly easy to look up cities/countys/states that have universal fire keys. While they aren't going to open every locked door, a lot of times they will open a fire box that will then have the keys for the door inside them. Mainly on large apartment buildings. It's a large security gap that is actually written into our fire and safety codes. It's funny that I just saw a presentation on this subject and then you reviewed the episode with the "master" key.
Ah, that's interesting, had no idea there were entire cities or counties. Had actually googled whether skeleton keys were actually real and saw that they exist for systems of locks. I like to think that there is only one lockmaker in Springfield that refuses to use any other designs.
@@TheRealJims Thanks for the reply, love your videos. Springfield would have a stubborn guy only using one lock mechanism. Probably a locksmith who only knows how to pick one kind of lock lol.
@@TheRealJims Also there's janitors skeleton keys. One is for all toilet paper dispensers in town, I forget what the other is for. Knew a homeless guy who still had them from the last time he worked as a janitor.
The best Ralph episode was the "Choo Choo Choose You" one since it actually treats him with some depth and extra dimension to his character. Moreso than any other, and shows he can act and put together a complex sentence.
you don't even remember what its called?..i love lisa duh...classic season 4 writing at its cynical subversive parody best...barts im prepared to make that sacrifice scene kills me every time...
I like this episode. It's a parallel on how kids admire older kids. And how we treat the younger as we are treated by the oldest. Also about parents worries of the kids social life.I dig it, it's the first time Ralf wasn't just there (except for that one where he though he was in love for Lisa). Not to mention the hypocrisy of society since half has mental problems yet every one kind of ignores..
8:36 For anyone coming back after the Ralph Viking video and wanting to see the line reference. It's funny to me that this was something hidden to me and just a throwaway line before but now so many videos later there is new light shed on the video. It's like rereading a mystery novel or going back to see the proper foreshadowing of a plot device.
You summed up season 9 perfectly with this video. It has a couple of good episodes and a couple of good moments, but it does feel a little off. Even back when it first aired I thought "Well, has this been it?"
season 9 was the first season ran by mike scully..that may be why and had technically 4 show runners which is odd...and they clearly had ideas but no endings to stories and were on fumes...
Master keys for police and fire departments are actually incredibly common, though it doesn't work as portrayed in this story - The key usually opens a box at the location that has a key for the door in it.
*DUDE!!* A *Ralph and Homer* episode could be AWESOME!!... What if we turn the tables on Bart's attempt to be a Flanders, when Ralph bonds with Homer over nonsense and Chief Wiggum gets jealous of Homer?... With firearms!! Putting Ralph and Homer together is a perfect pairing and you, sir, are a genius!
You're right about Bart. He chooses his friends regarding their appearance. He admitted a few times his discontent with Milhouse but sticks with him, because he's gullible.
I have never understand why a lot of people always say they love Ralph and how great of a character he is in episodes like "I Love Lisa" but that's the only episode that he worked like that.
Not Aaron De Castilla Yeah, he’s not a character with much depth, at least as portrayed on the show. His high point was “I Love Lisa” for sure. I liked that he was good at acting, which maybe is conceivable. He seems a little autistic or mentally not there, but everyone Hs their own special talents, and I guess his is acting.
Between this and the Scorpion's Tale video, I've really been enjoying this recent trend of you reviewing more obscure/less obvious "post Golden Years" episodes. It's really neat for someone like me who hasn't seen some of these episodes in years (Or at all, in the case of The Scorpion's Tale) to get a fresh perspective on them.
I would totally be into the Ralph and Homer story! That is a fantastic idea. You are also right about the Knowledgium. It is definitely one of the best opening set pieces ever!
Nancy Cartwright gives such good performances in this episode, especially as Ralph. I always, always choke up at the scene where Ralph just wants his daddy’s key back so he can go home, the simultaneous feeling of being completely over this crazy adventure but still surprisingly resilient against Bart and the bullies.
@@ianfinrir8724 I guess I'm not the only one then. I am the younger of 2 brothers and I have a sister younger than me. My first bed out of a crib was a bunk bed, but my brother and sister always had their own beds and in their own rooms. Not sure who decided it, and I didn't mind for many years, and only once or twice did I use the bottom bunk to sleep, I was always the top bunk. Most of the time my bunk bed was a storage space for books and toys. Same thing for my cousin who was an only child. I guess it's just a thing that happens.
Keep it up man! U recently had me hooked when I found your Mr. Burns 5-parter and I've been watching since. A+ analysis and I really love your laid back style and video game soundtrack. Very chill material.
Hey Jims, it’s Tims I really like your videos friend! I have been binge watching for days subscribed for about a year! Keep up the good work. Love these extra seconds.
It's S9, but it's light years ahead of where the show goes in only a few years. It still feels somewhat grounded and it still feels like a Simpsons episode. Kill the Alligator and Run is S11! The difference is night and day. For that reason, I still consider S9 to be "classic simpsons" era.
Sometimes it feels like you only make 60 second reviews of episodes to justify an extra seconds review. You always get an extra seconds review done directly after a 60 second review, like you work on them at the same time. I think I speak for everyone when I say you shouldn't feel held down by 60 second reviews. TL;DR, do an extra seconds whenever you feel like it, not just after a 60 second of the same episode.
He obviously does produce them together. But I think it's harmless enough. Since he hits both the points it's probably easy to make and then it's there for anyone who prefers that format.
I think both work. I prefer Extras myself but 60 seconds forced him to be a bit pithier and can appeal to the super short video bingo watcher (I'm also a ProZD fan for example).
I think it's a pretty effective format from the point of view of the channel. The 60 seconds get me thinking about the episode so the extra seconds draw me in better than they otherwise might.
Don't worry, I don't feel held down by them... I just think they're a fun writing exercise, boiling down all the points I want to make into 60 seconds. And the shorter runtime lets me be a little more aggressive and experimental with the editing. I write most of the Extra Seconds concurrently with the 60 Seconds review, but usually add/subtract stuff based on initial feedback arguments or if I don't have an ending yet. I kinda like the idea of doing this little "appetizer" review, in case people want to go watch the episode before the Extra Seconds review.
The skeleton key seemed believable to me as a kid, I totally assumed it was a real thing. In fact, I don't think Ive ever fully second guessed it until watching this review all these years later lol So I guess that plot device worked just fine for me.
this little wiggy is a warning against why we cant have a hans moleman centric episode. the creators showed us this through this little wiggy to an extent.
Personally my favourite series on your channel is extra seconds reviews. Because we get to have a more longer analytical look from your perspective at Simpsons episodes that not many other people do. At least to my knowledge. Maybe there's multiple Simpsons anylisis communities out there deep in the internet that I'm unaware of. But yeah, love your videos dude! ^_^
I always thought that in "I Love Lisa" Ralph is just such a different character, that it kinda takes me out of it. At least in this episode he feels more like Ralph.
I somewhat agree. The whole performance he gives in the play and the subsequent admiration he receives feels a bit much, and frankly pointless, in retrospect.
heartbreak will show you how much you need to change..ralph grew up in that moment...he developed cause it hurt so bad he realized maybe he was at fault not just lisa...thus he gives a performance of a lifetime...hes still ralph in the first 2 acts and even at the very end of that ep when lisa forgives him...he is performing in a play so its not the real him and he is using pain as motivation and thus ignores lisa cause the play is his way to get back at her and show her hes moved on and understands the truth
The lack of character development and the 3rd act not holding up, especially when compared to "I Love Lisa" really highlights how far the show had fallen only a year or two after the Golden Age
season 8 ended so badly that we should of seen this coming in season 9 and 10 and 11...I have the final disc and wholy shit is disc 4 of season 8 terrible with 5 horrible eps...compared to seasons 3-7...none of those seasons have even 3 bad eps on the same disc..
Do they still do spotlight episodes? the only recent ones I recall are a few Moe ones, other than that all the stories have been highly focused on the family.
I think it's just we've all been Ralph at some point in our lives. Naive, getting used by people. Being abandoned. It's a horrible feeling I Think the writers wanted to get across
we've seen in later episodes Ralph being apart of Barts circle of friends, particularly in the future episodes, so this episode did establish some things that stuck around for a time.
Huh, this made me think about an episode featuring Ralph and Nelson having to buddy up for an episode. Nelson's still able to convey that rough bully character pretty well, but I could see his character depth playing well with Ralph's shtick as an accessory to a Bart or Lisa focused episode. Maybe some extracurricular activity puts a bunch of the kids together regardless of grade and Ralph and Nelson wind excelling at whatever it is? I dunno. TheRealJims just brings out an interest in Simpsons stories in me.
that would be fun, Bart and Lisa would probably end up getting paired together but I think it would be interesting having Bart paired up with either Louis, Richard or Wendell, then Lisa could be paired with either Sherry or Terry and the other twin is paired with Janey.
To be honest, we're forgetting that there's nothing wrong with having no other feeling but sympathy or pity for a stupid 10 year old child. How much more depth to the character can you really expect?
I've seen skeleton keys like that - usually owned by the police department of a small-enough town that they use standardized locks, so there's a "master" key to open most of them. Seriously. I've actually seen it. This is a case of reality being unrealistic.
I love Ralph Wiggum's non-sequiturs as much as the next guy, but you do have a point in that ever the writers decided he was just a character that dispenses non-sequiturs he hasn't been able to achieve the depth he did in earlier Simpsons episodes, where he still managed to be funny and goofy while also showing another side to him. It's rather sad, and at this point I don't think there's any going back for him.
Can someone tell me which episode Homer starts a baby proofing business all I have to go on is that Homer does the safety dance and gets sad when the baby crutches factory closes?
They should have made the key a lock pick instead and Ralph was the only one who knew how to use it, he surprises the group and when they ask him how he knew how to do that he’s picking his nose and says something like “lock picks get boogers out of doors” the he has the floor to impress the group and develop
In my top 20 face episodes for sure. I'm so critical of all media but for the Simpsons I dont even care... I dont even see the regular plot holes and such 🤣 i just love it so muchl
do a video about the number 23. if you haven't noticed, it is featured in many, if not all episodes. also, 42 (the answer to the ultimate question, obviously) for starters, the simpsons address has been both 723 and 742 evergreen terrace. just a lil detail i noticed watching several episodes in a row.
Hello I was watching the simpsons and they mentioned chef Wiggums name wich was Clancy also chef Wiggins has blue hair just like Marges father he could also have faked his death this might be stupid because I’m not a die hard fan but I knew I wanted explanations
What is ralphs best quality? I actually thought it was really endearing when he started playing as his made up character Wiggle Puppy. I think the episode would have wrapped up well if Ralphs imagination somehow saved the day
Yeah, I agree. It kinda felt like they were leading toward something like that, with Ralph wandering into that prison. Maybe Ralph's imaginative way of thinking impresses Bart or he finds it fun or something.
It makes sense he acts as a dog and lives in his imagination, as he was shown to be a good actor in “I Love Lisa.” Also makes sense, because he’s shown as having no friends, so I’m sure he plays make-believe in his head constantly.
This episode really captures the childhood experience of your mom forcing you to have play dates with the weird awkward kid who you aren't comfortable with letting him touch your stuff, but then you go over to his place and discover that he has a Nintendo 64, so you make more of an effort and eventually get on better with him.
i like to think Bart and Ralphs friendship here led them to being roomates in the Bart to the Future episode (or "LIsa is the president" episode)
makes sense
i was definitely the ralph of my class
I agree with
I agree you
Chappyomega I’d say I was the Milhouse of my class.
"Smithers, there's a rocket in my pocket." "You don't have to tell me sir."
Ha ha great line
That's an erection innuendo? I don't understand it since english isn't my mother language. That joke lost in translation for me :c
@@porubarentain9448 Yes, definitely.
They should do Homer babysitting Ralph episode, could result in a good dynamic.
That technically happened but it wasn't Ralph centered.
@@MsDarkz123 Which episode?
Season 12 Episode 20 Children of a Lesser Clod
That would be fun. Guessing they don't because Homer and Ralph share such stupid temperaments. But I think Ralph would bring out the (slightly) more responsible side of Homer.
They made a comic like that. It’s Simpson’s Comics #222
You know who's nice? TheRealJims.
According to legend, the writers didn't actually plan on Ralph being Chief Wiggum's son and nothing indicates they're related in their earliest appearances. But their designs and personalities matched so well he was made a Wiggum later.
MJTRadio yep, in The Itchie & Scratchie Movie episode ( I think it is) Ralph’s dad is shown as just a bigger version of Ralph
ralph is shown with different hair clothes grades and voices in seasons 1-2 so that makes sense....wiggum is shown to have black hair and a different voice and be a little bit wittier early on too and more of a stuck up cop..
There's an oddly sweet depth to Wiggum by making Ralph his son. Compared to most of the other parents in the show who are somewhat abrasive and negligent in spite of caring, Wiggum seems to dote over him very openly and be ever patient with his dimness.
@@ToonReel001 that's a good point meby hes the best dad in the Simpsons
They were first made related in I Love Lisa.
I think the skeleton key is a reflection of child logic. When you were a kid and heard about a skeleton key didn't you imagine it could open ANY lock?
no
Hell, I was straight-up TOLD that
I def thought that
I got that from Beetlejuice
I don't know why, but I always laugh at that Go Fish scene, where Bart is explaining Ralph has several threes. It's not that funny of a scene or anything. It just has stuck to my brain somewhere. Maybe I just play too many games and stuff.
hi
i think is a joke that is easy not to screw up, hell they did the same in the fairy oddparents. i think adam sandler could use it in his worse movie and still give us giggle everytime
Do you have any social media pages like Twitter to follow you?
@@fodv93 I have the TheRealJimsYT on Twitter, don't tweet that much but I reply to messages and stuff
@@FlameEmber Favorite board game is probably Ticket to Ride. I really like playing Splendor and 7 Wonders too. One of my friends got us into indie board games and eurogames and stuff.
It's actually frighteningly easy to look up cities/countys/states that have universal fire keys. While they aren't going to open every locked door, a lot of times they will open a fire box that will then have the keys for the door inside them. Mainly on large apartment buildings. It's a large security gap that is actually written into our fire and safety codes. It's funny that I just saw a presentation on this subject and then you reviewed the episode with the "master" key.
Bio-metric security wasn't the rage back then
Ah, that's interesting, had no idea there were entire cities or counties. Had actually googled whether skeleton keys were actually real and saw that they exist for systems of locks. I like to think that there is only one lockmaker in Springfield that refuses to use any other designs.
@@TheRealJims Thanks for the reply, love your videos. Springfield would have a stubborn guy only using one lock mechanism. Probably a locksmith who only knows how to pick one kind of lock lol.
@@TheRealJims Sometimes reality is unrealistic!
@@TheRealJims Also there's janitors skeleton keys. One is for all toilet paper dispensers in town, I forget what the other is for. Knew a homeless guy who still had them from the last time he worked as a janitor.
The best Ralph episode was the "Choo Choo Choose You" one since it actually treats him with some depth and extra dimension to his character. Moreso than any other, and shows he can act and put together a complex sentence.
you don't even remember what its called?..i love lisa duh...classic season 4 writing at its cynical subversive parody best...barts im prepared to make that sacrifice scene kills me every time...
I like this episode. It's a parallel on how kids admire older kids. And how we treat the younger as we are treated by the oldest. Also about parents worries of the kids social life.I dig it, it's the first time Ralf wasn't just there (except for that one where he though he was in love for Lisa). Not to mention the hypocrisy of society since half has mental problems yet every one kind of ignores..
No Ralph History video RIP :(
@whatever 111 who jizzed in your coffee
Would love to see a top 10 episodes list from you. Keep up the good work. Most underrated youtuber
8:36
For anyone coming back after the Ralph Viking video and wanting to see the line reference.
It's funny to me that this was something hidden to me and just a throwaway line before but now so many videos later there is new light shed on the video.
It's like rereading a mystery novel or going back to see the proper foreshadowing of a plot device.
He told me to burn things
Leprechaun: You've done grand, laddy! Now you know what you have to do: burn the house down! *BURN THEM AAAALLLLL!!!!!!*
What would Ralph's name be if he were Scandinavian?
Ralph Arson! heheh... I'll see myself out.
You summed up season 9 perfectly with this video. It has a couple of good episodes and a couple of good moments, but it does feel a little off. Even back when it first aired I thought "Well, has this been it?"
season 9 was the first season ran by mike scully..that may be why and had technically 4 show runners which is odd...and they clearly had ideas but no endings to stories and were on fumes...
Master keys for police and fire departments are actually incredibly common, though it doesn't work as portrayed in this story - The key usually opens a box at the location that has a key for the door in it.
Anyone else love the "well I'm an idiot" security guy? The call to his wife suggesting she "start a new yarn ball" always has me in stitches.
Filming this crime spree was a great idea
Nowadays they'd be streaming it live.
I think of this line every time I see someone upload a video or something of their crime on the net.
*DUDE!!* A *Ralph and Homer* episode could be AWESOME!!...
What if we turn the tables on Bart's attempt to be a Flanders, when Ralph bonds with Homer over nonsense and Chief Wiggum gets jealous of Homer?... With firearms!!
Putting Ralph and Homer together is a perfect pairing and you, sir, are a genius!
You're right about Bart. He chooses his friends regarding their appearance. He admitted a few times his discontent with Milhouse but sticks with him, because he's gullible.
Oh yeah, Milhouse.
He's afraid of the Dark. And the Light.
I have never understand why a lot of people always say they love Ralph and how great of a character he is in episodes like "I Love Lisa" but that's the only episode that he worked like that.
Not Aaron De Castilla Yeah, he’s not a character with much depth, at least as portrayed on the show. His high point was “I Love Lisa” for sure. I liked that he was good at acting, which maybe is conceivable. He seems a little autistic or mentally not there, but everyone Hs their own special talents, and I guess his is acting.
Between this and the Scorpion's Tale video, I've really been enjoying this recent trend of you reviewing more obscure/less obvious "post Golden Years" episodes. It's really neat for someone like me who hasn't seen some of these episodes in years (Or at all, in the case of The Scorpion's Tale) to get a fresh perspective on them.
I would totally be into the Ralph and Homer story! That is a fantastic idea. You are also right about the Knowledgium. It is definitely one of the best opening set pieces ever!
Nancy Cartwright gives such good performances in this episode, especially as Ralph. I always, always choke up at the scene where Ralph just wants his daddy’s key back so he can go home, the simultaneous feeling of being completely over this crazy adventure but still surprisingly resilient against Bart and the bullies.
I just like when Ralph says
"But what man could tame her?" I'm a weird voice in 'Lisa's Pony'.
HE
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“Go banana!”
"I'm Idaho"
@@denniswoycheshen
Yes, of course you are.
3:31 Beer! Beer! Beer! Bed! Bed! Bed!
Just realised - why do the Wiggums have a bunk bed? They've never shown a sibling to Ralph so it's pretty odd 👀
Maybe Ralph just wanted a bunk bed.
@@ianfinrir8724 I guess I'm not the only one then. I am the younger of 2 brothers and I have a sister younger than me. My first bed out of a crib was a bunk bed, but my brother and sister always had their own beds and in their own rooms. Not sure who decided it, and I didn't mind for many years, and only once or twice did I use the bottom bunk to sleep, I was always the top bunk. Most of the time my bunk bed was a storage space for books and toys. Same thing for my cousin who was an only child.
I guess it's just a thing that happens.
Ralph and Milhouse could be an interesting duo. Maybe Ralph and Martin for contrast?
Please do hurricane neddy please youre the man i love your channel
The Hurricane!
I don't know you but I'm sure your a jerk is my favourite line from that episode
You should do a 60/extra seconds on Homer's Phobia. I always thought that was one of the better episodes and I'd love to hear your take on it.
extra seconds are that bucket of happiness that get me though the month
Two great lines from this episode:
“The pointy kitty took the key!”
...and
“That’s where I saw the leprechaun. He told me to burn things.”
I liked how Bart was humbled when the bullies blew him off. Also can we get a kent Brockman history video?
Keep it up man! U recently had me hooked when I found your Mr. Burns 5-parter and I've been watching since. A+ analysis and I really love your laid back style and video game soundtrack. Very chill material.
“That’s where I saw the leprechaun, he told mew to burn things” - Ralph Wiggum
I love how Chief Wiggum says it's "Chief Wiggum" when he comes home lol
Hey Jims, it’s Tims I really like your videos friend! I have been binge watching for days subscribed for about a year! Keep up the good work. Love these extra seconds.
Nice a more in-depth look at THE RALPH episode! Thanks for all your hard work you put into these reviews!
could we have a 60 second review of Two Bad Neighbors in order to mark the passing of George H.W. Bush?
"Smithers! There's a rocket in my pocket." 🤣🤣🤣
Beer beer beer! Bed bed bed!
It's S9, but it's light years ahead of where the show goes in only a few years. It still feels somewhat grounded and it still feels like a Simpsons episode. Kill the Alligator and Run is S11! The difference is night and day. For that reason, I still consider S9 to be "classic simpsons" era.
Ralph "thats my sandbox, I am not allowed to go into the deep end"
Sometimes it feels like you only make 60 second reviews of episodes to justify an extra seconds review.
You always get an extra seconds review done directly after a 60 second review, like you work on them at the same time. I think I speak for everyone when I say you shouldn't feel held down by 60 second reviews.
TL;DR, do an extra seconds whenever you feel like it, not just after a 60 second of the same episode.
He obviously does produce them together. But I think it's harmless enough. Since he hits both the points it's probably easy to make and then it's there for anyone who prefers that format.
I think both work. I prefer Extras myself but 60 seconds forced him to be a bit pithier and can appeal to the super short video bingo watcher (I'm also a ProZD fan for example).
I think it's a pretty effective format from the point of view of the channel. The 60 seconds get me thinking about the episode so the extra seconds draw me in better than they otherwise might.
Don't worry, I don't feel held down by them... I just think they're a fun writing exercise, boiling down all the points I want to make into 60 seconds. And the shorter runtime lets me be a little more aggressive and experimental with the editing. I write most of the Extra Seconds concurrently with the 60 Seconds review, but usually add/subtract stuff based on initial feedback arguments or if I don't have an ending yet. I kinda like the idea of doing this little "appetizer" review, in case people want to go watch the episode before the Extra Seconds review.
They're called "extra seconds" for a reason. He has to make the 60 second one first to give it extra seconds.
"That's where I see the
Leprechaun. He tells me
to BURN things."
The skeleton key seemed believable to me as a kid, I totally assumed it was a real thing. In fact, I don't think Ive ever fully second guessed it until watching this review all these years later lol So I guess that plot device worked just fine for me.
Best channel on CZcams. The place I come to get away from the nastiness. Thank you RealJims!
Your format never stops to be entertaining
this little wiggy is a warning against why we cant have a hans moleman centric episode. the creators showed us this through this little wiggy to an extent.
Love your channel Jim, keep it up
Me and my friend still say “the Leprechaun tells me to burn things” 😂
A homer and Ralph storyline?? omg yes please
Personally my favourite series on your channel is extra seconds reviews.
Because we get to have a more longer analytical look from your perspective at Simpsons episodes that not many other people do.
At least to my knowledge.
Maybe there's multiple Simpsons anylisis communities out there deep in the internet that I'm unaware of.
But yeah, love your videos dude! ^_^
I always thought that in "I Love Lisa" Ralph is just such a different character, that it kinda takes me out of it. At least in this episode he feels more like Ralph.
I somewhat agree. The whole performance he gives in the play and the subsequent admiration he receives feels a bit much, and frankly pointless, in retrospect.
@RedVIII Yeah I agree lol also, I see you are a Gorillaz fan too :)
heartbreak will show you how much you need to change..ralph grew up in that moment...he developed cause it hurt so bad he realized maybe he was at fault not just lisa...thus he gives a performance of a lifetime...hes still ralph in the first 2 acts and even at the very end of that ep when lisa forgives him...he is performing in a play so its not the real him and he is using pain as motivation and thus ignores lisa cause the play is his way to get back at her and show her hes moved on and understands the truth
Asmosis Jones I guess the weird part is they actually made him feel like a human in that episode, whereas they don’t in basically any other episode.
The lack of character development and the 3rd act not holding up, especially when compared to "I Love Lisa" really highlights how far the show had fallen only a year or two after the Golden Age
season 8 ended so badly that we should of seen this coming in season 9 and 10 and 11...I have the final disc and wholy shit is disc 4 of season 8 terrible with 5 horrible eps...compared to seasons 3-7...none of those seasons have even 3 bad eps on the same disc..
@@razkable Homer's Enemy is fantastic though
And Secret War of Lisa and Spin-Off Showcase were alright to
“Woohoo beer, beer, beer, bed, bed, bed!”
Do they still do spotlight episodes?
the only recent ones I recall are a few Moe ones, other than that all the stories have been highly focused on the family.
Hey idea for a Simpsons Showdown: Boy Scouts N The Hood vs Separate Vocations. Two stories of Bart walking the straight and narrow.
One of my favourite episodes, I loved Ralph and Bart in this 1
its funny bc i have never ONCE questioned the fact that a cop would have a key that could open all locks
Great analysis of season 9.
Can you do a video please of the dip on quality of episodes from post season 10
I really like this episode, but I do see all of your criticism as very valid and a good point
I think it's just we've all been Ralph at some point in our lives.
Naive, getting used by people. Being abandoned.
It's a horrible feeling I Think the writers wanted to get across
Is Ralph REALLY a year or two older? He looks like he might have been held back in Miss Hoover's class a year or two...
Wow, and I legit just finished watching that episode on CZcams.
Ah, you’ve done grand on this review, laddie. Now you know what ya have to do.
I cant watch the electric chair scene nowadays without thinking about the Green Mile
we've seen in later episodes Ralph being apart of Barts circle of friends, particularly in the future episodes, so this episode did establish some things that stuck around for a time.
Huh, this made me think about an episode featuring Ralph and Nelson having to buddy up for an episode. Nelson's still able to convey that rough bully character pretty well, but I could see his character depth playing well with Ralph's shtick as an accessory to a Bart or Lisa focused episode. Maybe some extracurricular activity puts a bunch of the kids together regardless of grade and Ralph and Nelson wind excelling at whatever it is? I dunno. TheRealJims just brings out an interest in Simpsons stories in me.
that would be fun, Bart and Lisa would probably end up getting paired together but I think it would be interesting having Bart paired up with either Louis, Richard or Wendell, then Lisa could be paired with either Sherry or Terry and the other twin is paired with Janey.
To be honest, we're forgetting that there's nothing wrong with having no other feeling but sympathy or pity for a stupid 10 year old child. How much more depth to the character can you really expect?
I've seen skeleton keys like that - usually owned by the police department of a small-enough town that they use standardized locks, so there's a "master" key to open most of them. Seriously. I've actually seen it. This is a case of reality being unrealistic.
I love Ralph Wiggum's non-sequiturs as much as the next guy, but you do have a point in that ever the writers decided he was just a character that dispenses non-sequiturs he hasn't been able to achieve the depth he did in earlier Simpsons episodes, where he still managed to be funny and goofy while also showing another side to him. It's rather sad, and at this point I don't think there's any going back for him.
Yes a homer Ralph episode would be amazing
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Can someone tell me which episode Homer starts a baby proofing business all I have to go on is that Homer does the safety dance and gets sad when the baby crutches factory closes?
This little wiggy went
can you do incridibles2 pixar perfect episode or walle-E and simpson mysteries the jes guy? Ps.good video!
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They should have made the key a lock pick instead and Ralph was the only one who knew how to use it, he surprises the group and when they ask him how he knew how to do that he’s picking his nose and says something like “lock picks get boogers out of doors” the he has the floor to impress the group and develop
Well the episode where Lisa tries to take up tap dancing shows that Ralph can be a really good dancer.
Ralph is awesome
In my top 20 face episodes for sure.
I'm so critical of all media but for the Simpsons I dont even care... I dont even see the regular plot holes and such 🤣 i just love it so muchl
Haha, I actually made a meme on that same joke at 0:44 a few years ago. What's with the Simpson kids and breaking Ralph's heart on camera?
I really like this episode
Beer, beer, beer, bed, bed, bed
do a video about the number 23. if you haven't noticed, it is featured in many, if not all episodes. also, 42 (the answer to the ultimate question, obviously) for starters, the simpsons address has been both 723 and 742 evergreen terrace. just a lil detail i noticed watching several episodes in a row.
isn't there an episode in the later seasons where he becomes the president or something?
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It was a great episode
Hello I was watching the simpsons and they mentioned chef Wiggums name wich was Clancy also chef Wiggins has blue hair just like Marges father he could also have faked his death this might be stupid because I’m not a die hard fan but I knew I wanted explanations
What is ralphs best quality? I actually thought it was really endearing when he started playing as his made up character Wiggle Puppy. I think the episode would have wrapped up well if Ralphs imagination somehow saved the day
Yeah, I agree. It kinda felt like they were leading toward something like that, with Ralph wandering into that prison. Maybe Ralph's imaginative way of thinking impresses Bart or he finds it fun or something.
It makes sense he acts as a dog and lives in his imagination, as he was shown to be a good actor in “I Love Lisa.” Also makes sense, because he’s shown as having no friends, so I’m sure he plays make-believe in his head constantly.
my cats name is mittens
Why do people run from me?
Alright, I am not a policeman, but I am pretty sure Police don’t keep multiple suits of riot gear at home.
Ralph wrote for the Chicago Tribune though.
Is this the episode with "beerbeerbeerbedbedbed"? Cause if it is, agreed, Homer is very cute.
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