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Talking Simpsons - One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish With Nina Matsumoto (Patreon)

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2021-07-14 04:00:03
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We return to this season 2 classic with the fantastic artist Nina Matsumoto joining us to discuss this episode covering Japanese culture AND bucket lists! Homer eats potentially fatal fish and has to make plans for his final day, as we reflect on this 1991 portrayal of a Japanese restaurant and mortality. Listen now to this fan-fugu-tastic podcast!

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nina matsumoto

I prepared translations of Japanese episode titles for season 2 but they didn't make it into this ep due to lack of time, so: Bart Fails Class Gone with the Hair Halloween Special Burns Runs for Governer!! Dancing Homer Simpsons Family vs Flanders Family The Thanksgiving Day Incident Bart the Daredevil Marge’s Passionate Battle Beware of the Crooked Lawyer Remaining Time Dad and Mom’s Love Story Twinges of Conscience Selma’s Marriage Aspirations The Winds of Detroit Lost Dog Little Helper Dusk Marge is an Artist Lisa’s Beating Heart The War of the Simpsons Family The Legendary First Issue Bart is a Savior

Paul

Steve Urkel arrived(and left) Step by Step on a jetpack. For Full House he was simply in town visiting his cousin who was a friend of DJ's

Samwise

When I was in university, there was a convenience store near school that had a large sign somewhat ominously advertising their "sushi sandwich", which from what I could tell was just a deconstructed sushi roll between 2 slices of white bread. I never had the courage to try it myself, but I did see more than one professor eating one between classes

Mr. Neil

In at least one table script Dr. Hibbert tells Homer that the test to see if he's lethally poisoned would take 48 hours to perform the tests, and the poison would only take 24 hours to kill him. I understand trimming out non-joke lines, but this seems an important plot point. ---------------------------------------------------- DR. HIBBERT Well, the question is whether you actually consumed any of the deadly toxin. We could run a test that would tell us for sure. HOMER Run it, run it! DR. HIBBERT Well, I'm afraid the results take forty-eight hours. Rather ironic, isn't it? And, since there's no cure anyway, I hardly see the point. ------------------------------------------------------ The second explanation from the Nell Scovel book, of how Homer survives, is that the seafood is far from fresh, and somehow the older the fugu is, the less potent the toxin. Not exactly scientifically sound, but at least it was something instead of "He survived somehow". Also, originally the call Homer gets during recording the video for Maggie is the Sushi Restaurant, presumably to tell him that he's actually going to live: ------------------------------------------------------- The PHONE RINGS. Homer, annoyed, GRUNTS and crosses to pick up the phone. At this point his butt is taking up most of the screen. HOMER (CONT'D; O.S.) (INTO PHONE) Hello? INT. THE HAPPY SUMO RESTAURANT Toshiro is on the phone, smiling. Akira is next to him. TOSHIRO Mr. Simpson? This is Toshiro, from The Happy Sumo. I have good news for you. We've made a mistake. INT. SIMPSON LIVING ROOM Still in the CAMERA'S POV, Homer is adjusting his underwear. HOMER (HOPEFULLY) A mistake? TOSHIRO Since we may have killed you, we should never have charged you for dinner. We're tearing up your check for twenty- seven dollars. HOMER (DISAPPOINTED) Gee, thanks. ------------------------------------------------------ Also deleted is a scene where Homer makes funeral arrangements (a remnant is still on his list as aired). Basically he gets upsold on an expensive, fancy casket, which is one more thing that would have come back to bite Homer in the original "consquences of his last day" ending. ------------------------------------------------------ EXT. COFFINS PLUS FUNERAL HOME INT. FUNERAL HOME Homer is talking to a SALESMAN. SALESMAN Are you sure you want to do this yourself? In our profession, what we usually try to do is take advantage of the bereaved. HOMER No, no, no, I want to keep it simple, spare my family unnecessary expense. Just stick me in a body bag and dump me in a hole. SALESMAN Well, we could do that, sir. But for a few dollars more, you can spend eternity in this little baby. He gestures to a spot-lit, satin-lined, powder blue casket. In the background are many other caskets; one has a sticker that says, "Don't laugh, your daughter's in here". Wow! Can I try it out? SALESMAN Certainly, sir. Homer hops inside the casket. He bounces up and down a little. HOMER Woo! Cushy! And this lining. They should make shirts outta this stuff! I'll take it! SALESMAN You won't regret it, sir. (WRITING UP THE ORDER) One Conquistador, powder blue. . . EXT. CHURCH ------------------------------------------------------ Following this is the scene mentioned about Homer visiting Reverand Lovejoy for Solace - presumably deleted by Matt Groening since it's all one big Hitler joke. There's also a script revision where Homer, despite being roped into Ned's barbecue where he actually enjoys what he otherwise would find an excruciating obligatory function, but it rings a little sappy more than heartwarming as it was intended.

Jonathan

My friend made me a novelty answering tape with a rap including my icq # as an alternative to leaving a message. It was a very silly time.

Kris

I went to my grad night, it was at one of those arcade fun complexes. I remember it because they brought out the higher end go karts and beating everyone at tekken

Kris

My mom did bar karaoke when I was growing up, she did it sober because she doesn't drink. And ive done it a few times and I have friends who do it. It can be fun but I definitely need a few drinks in me before hand

Kris

Oooh so pufferfish are like poison dart frogs Captive bred poison dart frogs aren't toxic because their poison comes from their diet in the wild. You still shouldn't touch then bare handed, not for you, but for them since their skin is so permiable. touching amphibians can easily make them sick

Joe Hodgson

Don't you worry, gracious hosts, the time-honored American tradition of people putting on inflatable sumo costumes and slamming together is alive and well. If you visit almost any minor league baseball stadium you're likely to witness this majestic display in action between innings at some point. The victor usually wins a t-shirt. I have never eaten at a Japanese restaurant that screams at you when you enter and leave. I have eaten at a Moe's though, a tex-mex restaurant specializing in burritos, and they scream "Welcome to Moe's!" anytime somebody enters which is really, fucking, annoying. I only ate there once and the food was mediocre so I never had to seriously contemplate if it was worth returning and enduring that foolish branding. Naive, younger, me definitely fell into the possibility of Homer dying in this one. I didn't understand a lot of the jokes and references as a kid, and I was only further confused by Homer's survival at the end. We're all familiar with the whole deus ex machina device, but this one is quite a pull when the episode just decides that Homer isn't going to die. I realize there were explainers that were cut, but it seems like a stretch too far to completely remove an explanation. There are good lines here though and if I hear "When the Saints Go Marching In" I always change it up to the Homer version either out loud or in my head (it's better that way). And at least they fixed Eddie and Lou who had their voices switched up in their last appearance in "Bart vs Thanksgiving." Lastly, I feel like you missed an opportunity to play the Death Jingle for the Death Jingle. It served us well as a reminder of just how long The Simpsons has been on the air. I understand not wanting to mock death on your show though. Maybe it can be dusted off on the few occasions someone has died and we all have reason to be happy about it (I honestly don't know if such a case even exists off the top of my head, and we've already passed the Mel Gibson episode), though a simple Nelson "Ha ha!" would also suffice.

Casey Jones' Podcast

they called karaoke "kurrokee" on MST3K well into the mid 90s, from what i've seen

Ben

Oh weird, the first time I recall personally encountering the Crazy Calls rap was in Neil Cicierega’s mash-up Numbers (around minute 3) https://youtu.be/eDjV0KlXfOY

littleterr0r

I somehow got my daughter hooked on sushi at a young age and to this day it remains her favorite food. Every Friday we would go out for sushi and during quarantine we were lucky enough to have a grocery store down the street that has sushi chefs that make it daily, so our tradition continued.

Alex Forsyth

My childhood was similar to Bobs from a eat out/order in perspective except Chinese food was in the order in/eat out rotation for people here. There's always been a lot of them likely due to the demographics of the students in the universities. It wasn't until my 30's when I finally started going out drinking with friends and discovered things like all you can eat sushi + sake, Korean BBQ + Soju, Pho etc.

Alex Forsyth

I got shaving kits with cologne and after shave constantly during my "you're a teenage boy who stinks" phase. I just remember getting frustrated with all the steps and time and just said fuck it one day and shaved with just hot water after jumping out of the shower with a Gillette with however many blades was the max back then and it worked no problem and I've been shaving that way ever since. All that other crap is a racket I tell you!

To Boldly Joe... Moore

Loving the episode, guys. You mentioned difficulties drawing Abe. Have you noticed that his portrait in the family's front room is usually drawn off-model? I can't see any articles about it offline but it's always seemed weird to me. I don't have any examples offhand but it's something to look out for. ^_^ Thanks again for the great podcasts.

Bradford A Barker

I had always interpreted Homer surviving as the substitute chef miraculously having made the correct cut.

Adam Esat

Definitely a fun episode to watch whilst actually living in Japan. Haven’t seen the ep in years but seeing how they drew the sushi was a surprise considering how accurate they drew it. I will say, the “Irasshaimase” they yell reminds me more of this Ramen place I went to back in Manchester, U.K. The non Japanese workers would yell it out whilst banging drums. Very surreal. To make a potentially controversial statement, but I’ve found myself getting quite bored of sushi, as it’s a dish not known for having particularly strong flavours. Especially sashimi. I tend to season it with all manners of spices so I can enjoy it. One dish that wasn’t mentioned but I have to mention because everyone must try it is Curry Udon. One of my favourite Japanese dishes.

Guybrush

Given general ignorance about food safety protocol, people are taking far greater risks eating at a good ol' American Superbowl party or after-church potluck than a sushi restaurant.

Mark Lee Marcheschi

My family had a let's go out trying Sushi first experience because of my world traveled older sister. I was excited and loved it. But I recall my parents liking it, yet they still made, eww raw fish comments when I was getting sushi dishes in my 20s. Also I was given aftershave probably like my 18th birthday. It's just cologne you put on your face for whatever reason and yeah stings because it's got alcohol in it

Blargh

To Mexican food being just “grounded meat” while true, Mexican food is very diverse depending on the region you’re from. Many are use to Americanized Mexican food from California or Tex Mex which can be seen as “grounded meat” lol. Not trying to saying y’all were wrong, but I just wanted to mention it. Also, I didn’t realize how much chopped crickets were really good pairings with guacamole when I first went to Mexico City a few years back.

No It Doesn't

I relate to Bob's grad night story! Most high school seniors at my high school went to Disneyland for Grad Night but I didn't go cause most my friends had graduated a year before so I saw no point in going by myself. Instead I just hung out at home and played Minecraft all night (which Minecraft was very new at the time so it was really fun just exploring and trying all the redstone mechanics!).

crystalhearts

I really like this one. These season 2 and 3 episodes are so steeped in the adult sitcom writing of the 70s and 80s and they absolutely sing because of it.

RVG

Aftershave colognes are definitely more of a boomer/ older Xer thing, but if you shave clean, you should apply a disinfectant to that area. Even if you don't nick yourself shaving, you're still scraping off a layer of skin and opening up pores and follicles. Disinfecting with alcohol cuts down on ingrown hairs and razor burn. I don't blame anyone for not wanting the old man stink of Aquavelva on them, but a little moisturized hand sanitizer will do the trick.

Dennis Kanenwisher

Funny enough, the same day I listened to this episode, I later put on a random episode of MST3K (Space Travelers) and Joel literally makes the "Like Father, Like Son. Think about it, won't you?" reference during the opening credits.

Parker Thompson

I grew up outside of Seattle and while we didn't have a ton of Sushi we did have a lot of Teriyaki Chicken restaurants

Manic Rainbow

Great episode with a beautiful ending. I have to admit that I love Asian food, BUT I can’t stand sushi. I don’t know if it’s a mental block with me, but all I can taste is raw fish when I eat it, and it makes me feel nauseous. I’m curious what the flavor is that appeals to Bob?

Thad Komorowski

This is honestly one of my favorite episodes of the early years. It's not wholly successful, but unlike later misfires, you can see what they were *trying* to do. And the ending WAS the right call. It's classic Simpsons. Who can argue otherwise?