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springfieldusa · 4 months
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racefortheironthrone · 2 months
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There was a classic Simpsons episode where Springfield Elementary teachers went on strike, and the PTA responded by bringing in residents (including Marge Simpson) as replacement teachers. Would this count as union busting or crossing the picket line? If yes, I wonder why it was depicted as largely benevolent considering that Simpsons writers and plots tend to lean liberal.
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Let's not mince words, it's 100% scabbing. It's not just crossing a picket line as a customer, it's crossing a picket line in order to work as non-union temporary labor, with the intent to crush the strike.
I don't agree that it's depicted as benevolent behavior - the whole gag of the middle portion of the episode is that the scabs are terrible fucking teachers. Frink is completely wasted in preschool and doesn't let the kids play with toys, Jasper is a physically abusive idiot who gets his beard stuck in a pencil sharpener, and Moe and the like are total pushovers when it comes to Bart's pranks. The only one who can manage a classroom at all is Marge, and even then she's incredibly embarrassing and unprofessional with Bart. (Notable difference compared to how she does in "Whacking Day.")
Also, it's not necessarily the case that Simpsons writers are always left-leaning. John Swartzwelder is notoriously incredibly conservative and his scripts tended to push his libertarian views pretty strongly.
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jesusworesandals · 2 years
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wrongydkjquotes · 3 months
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(Nate is in the park, playing three games of chess at the same time against three opponents.)
Bystander: Hey, that guy is playing three games at once!
Opponent 1: Checkmate.
Opponent 2: Checkmate.
Opponent 3: Checkmate.
Nate: Dang.
(Source: The Simpsons, "The PTA Disbands")
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letsallgotothelobby · 9 months
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Not sure why my bones have been feeling so brittle lately...
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thecittiverse · 1 year
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"There's very little meat in these gym mats..." #frinktober 2022 Day 7: Springfield Elementary School Staff Member Skinner might have cut back on the food budget, but that won't stop Lunchlady Doris from getting creative with it! See the whole prompt list here: https://thecittiverse.tumblr.com/post/696772805277204480/are-you-a-simpsons-fan-looking-for-a-drawtober
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bobauthorman · 2 years
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“In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!”
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never gave it much thought until the realjims video but it is funny that the episode is called the pta disbands when that's the one thing that doesn't happen or go wrong in the episode
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holdoncallfailed · 7 months
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an animation cel (with original background) from the season six MC escher-inspired couch gag, first used in "homer the great" but also in "the PTA disbands" (via)
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mulhollanddriver · 9 months
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The PTA Disbands S6E21
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wrongweaponsdrawn · 9 months
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(The purple detective is in the park, playing three games of chess at the same time against three opponents.)
Tippet: Hey, that little man is playing three games at once!
Opponent 1: Checkmate.
Opponent 2: Checkmate.
Opponent 3: Checkmate.
Purple: Dang.
(Source: The Simpsons, "The PTA Disbands")
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The Simpsons Ultimate Showdown!
Round 1: TROY MCCLURE VS ÜTER
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Troy McClure TidBit: A biography about Phil Hartman's life, the voice actor of McClure, is entitled "You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman." I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING!
Üter TidBit: It is a running gag, since "The PTA Disbands" that the status of Üter, if he is alive or dead. In "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner," his parents demand to know where Üter is while talking to Skinner.
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dorothydalmati1 · 6 months
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The Simpsons Season 6 Episode 21: The PTA Disbands
Written by Jennifer Crittenden
Storyboard by Tricia Garcia, John Mathot & Swinton O. Scott III
Directed by Swinton O. Scott III
Animation directed by Utit Choomuang
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weirdoofweirdos · 10 months
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Extra Seconds - The PTA Disbands
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90smovies · 3 years
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flyinghellfish · 3 years
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