Category Archives: The Simpsons

A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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In Your Dreams

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

You may have heard that the next entry in the Mario & Luigi role-playing series, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for the 3DS, will take place at least partially within Luigi’s dreams. That got me thinking about what other video … Continue reading →

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Toon Talk

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

I find it interesting that the original voice of Porky Pig, Joe Dougherty, really did stutter. Because he couldn’t control it, recording sessions would run too long and become too expensive, so he was replaced by Mel Blanc. Blanc kept … Continue reading →

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Poochy Keen

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

In this post, I’m returning to the Mario series to look at a rather obscure character, Poochy. First appearing in Yoshi’s Island, he’s a dog big enough that a dinosaur can ride on his back, and who is invulnerable to … Continue reading →

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The Blurst of Seasons

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The main thing I gathered from the twenty-third season of The Simpsons was that the writers aren’t really all that interested in writing stories for the Simpsons universe anymore. Rather, they want to write unrelated plots that somehow shoehorn in … Continue reading →

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Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

A conversation Beth and I were having last night led to me looking up when they stopped making Skipper dolls, and apparently they haven’t. There have been a LOT of dolls over the years advertised as Barbie’s sisters, some of … Continue reading →

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‘Tis Terribly Odd in the Land of Nod

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

As a follow-up to my post on the Kingdom of Dreams near Oz, I feel I should mention some other examples of dream countries in other series. These places are often surreal and disturbing, and things are subject to change … Continue reading →

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