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Get 30 Days Free5 episodes of The Simpsons that will make you cry | Animation on 2x2
Stop "ha-ha": your life needs a little melancholy. Therefore, stock up on handkerchiefs and do not hold back your emotions: catch a selection collected through tears and with a lump in your throat.
An incredible level of drama and a sad soundtrack included. It's time for amazing stories! The Simpsons and Delilah But in the episode "The Simpsons and Delilah" everything changes: thanks to the "Dimoxynil", the price of which is similar to a phone number, Homer's hair grows, and now he is the king of life. Burns gives a promotion, people listen to his opinion, and Marge loves like never before and forgives everything in general. nine0003
But one morning Homer wakes up and sees that the beautiful world has been destroyed: Bart has destroyed the supplies of the product, and the hair has gone into oblivion, and along with them - the respect of others, the dream job and the recognition of the boss. But the main thing is that Homer sincerely worries that now Marge will stop loving him - a hopeless, bald and ugly nuclear power plant worker.
In response, Marge sings the Joe Cocker song You are so beautiful (“You are so beautiful to me”). And it's 146% likely one of the most touching moments on The Simpsons.
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4. Bart gets an F
Season 2 Episode 1
The Simpsons / FoxYes, Bart gets a D in almost every episode. But what makes this episode so damn sad is that this time the guy was really trying not to get it. Bart here is a desperate boy who hopes for a miracle and does everything to achieve the goal of not failing the test and moving on to the next class.
Bart refuses to have fun in order to study, suffers, sitting at his textbooks and beating himself for not doing it before. Such an episode just had to end well and actually ended, but it still catches and makes me sad: because a sincerely worried Bart is a rarity. nine0003
If you didn't like this episode, check your school diary: maybe someone recently got an F.
3. Replacement for Lisa
Season 2, episode 19
"The Simpsons" / Fox A temporary teacher is sent to Lisa's school - a cheerful, well-read, intelligent and generally ideal Mr. Bergstorm.
For Lisa, he becomes more than just a substitute teacher: in him she sees the ideal of a father. Mr. Bergstorm is able to understand her subtle spiritual organization and cheer her up (but in general, against the background of Homer, who has about nothing in common with his daughter, anyone looks like an ideal). nine0003
In general, for Lisa, Bergstorm is the one and only, for Bergstorm, Lisa is one of an infinite number of students. This is a drama that everyone has experienced without exception. In the end, Bergstorm leaves, leaving Lisa alone with a waterfall of tears, a broken heart and a note: "You are Lisa Simpson."
2. Maggie becomes third
Season 6, episode 13
The Simpsons / Fox One of the best flashback episodes. Homer's happy life collapses when a third child appears on the horizon. Simpson has to step over himself: he crawls to Burns on his knees and asks to take him to the station again - after he quit with his head held high.
Burns agrees, but on the condition that Homer stays here for the rest of his life, and hangs a sign in front of his nose "Don't forget: you're here forever" (Don't forget: you're here forever) .
Everything ends in the best possible way for this post: Homer sticks pictures of the baby on a sign at work, turning "Don't forget: you're here forever" into "Do it for her" (Do it for her) . Plus, Homer and Maggie's first meeting is a worthy nominee for the Most Touching Mimimi in the History of History award.
An ordinary 2x2 employee only needs a frame with this sign to shed a tear.
1. Mother Simpson and Mona leave
Season 7, Episode 8 & Season 19, Episode 19
The Simpsons / Fox -less). Everything except the episodes with Homer's mom. Believe me, this is an absolutely heartbreaking story. Quite by accident, Homer discovers that his mother is alive and well, but her past is rather dark and she is wanted by the FBI.
A touching meeting between a son and his mother, a lot of Homer's mimics, a tragic parting that draws a couple of pools of tears, and the most beautiful soundtrack of the entire series. Mona goes into the sunset, and Homer silently looks at the starry sky. Fin, credits, bring handkerchiefs and hug your mom. nine0003
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The creators of the animated series told why the characters do not change mature and do not age.
One of the questions that has plagued fans of the cult American animated series The Simpsons for years has finally been answered. Fans were worried about the fate of the main characters of the Simpsons family - Homer, Margery, Bartholomew, Lisa and Maggie. In particular, they were very interested in why Maggie is not growing and remains in infancy. nine0003
Radio presenter Brian Fink became seriously interested in the topic, who asked the authors of the cartoon on Twitter: “I'm confused.
Watching The Simpsons for the first time in a long time... How come Maggie is still a baby with a pacifier? Shouldn't she go to college?"
"This is the magic of The Simpsons," the creators of the series revealed their cards.
In response, the host was indignant and said that all the magic, in his opinion, is in the laziness and indifference of the scriptwriters.
That's the magic of #TheSimpsons. nine0003 — The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) December 11, 2017
Social media users took a look at the situation and reminded Fink that in "The Other Side of Laughter," Lisa Simpson said she had to take anti-aging pills.
Meanwhile, obvious scenario inconsistencies add to the acuteness of the discussion. So, the son of Sideshow Bob can walk, talk and looks older than Maggie despite the fact that he was born later. Bart and Lisa have gone on summer break more than once, but are still in fourth and second grade.
Adults don't age either. nine0003
Homer says in episode 7 of season 20 that he is 38 years old, and in episode 21 of season 21 he says that he is 39.
Simpsons fans are guessing and putting forward their theories. So, according to one version of the fans, after the series “Well, it’s come: the clip show of the Simpsons” (episode 18 of the fourth season), in which Homer goes to the hospital after the explosion of a can of beer, he never comes out of a coma, and the events all subsequent episodes are just a figment of his imagination: both ageless characters, and the appearance of celebrities in Springfield, and completely fantastic events like Homer's flight into space. nine0003
The producers of the animated series, however, refuted this theory, stating that "if the theory is true, it turns out that they initially counted on the longevity of the series."
The longest-running American TV series, created by cartoonist Matt Groening, has been on screen for over 30 years.
For the first time, US viewers saw the yellow-skinned and big-eyed Simpsons on April 19, 1987 in a two-minute video on The Tracey Ullman Show. In 1998, Time magazine named The Simpsons the best television series of the 20th century. At the moment, the cartoon, which has become a symbol of America like the Statue of Liberty, is broadcast in more than a hundred countries around the world. nine0003
The Simpsons featured on the covers of Rolling Stone and Playboy magazines, featured on T-shirts and posters, and received their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The creators of the popular cartoon saga have received many awards, including 21 Emmy Awards.
Social satire and a blunt style of humor have become the hallmarks of the series, which distinguish it from many others.
The authors work on the agenda and are not afraid to discuss even the most pressing topics and problems - from politics and religion to wars and same-sex marriages. nine0003
The Simpsons recently parodied The Big Bang Theory.
In addition, the show makes fun of celebrities, including many show business stars and politicians, and also ironically over human stereotypes and weaknesses. The series has found itself at the center of scandals many times - residents of different countries, including the United States, representatives of the church and state institutions were offended by the authors.
Among the countries that have appeared on The Simpsons are China, England, France, Indonesia, Italy, Australia, Brazil and, of course, Russia. nine0003
So, in the 600th episode of the animated series, Vladimir Putin was shown with a naked torso, whom the head of the family, Homer, met near the polling station where he came to vote in the US presidential elections. The Russian leader cast his vote for Donald Trump and rode out of the voting booth announcing that the billionaire would win with a score of 102%. The episode aired a month before the US election results were announced.
The episode "Two Bad Neighbors" featured Mikhail Gorbachev, who witnesses a fight between George W.
Bush and the head of the Homer family, who lives next door. nine0003
“What, you brought a commie to help you in a dirty war, huh?!” shouts Homer in the heat.
Bush has to apologize to the elder Simpson and Bart in front of Gorbachev.
The writers of the series have not forgotten the first president of Russia either. In one of the episodes, the bartender does not allow Homer to drive drunk and offers to check the level of alcohol in the blood on a special device. After Homer blows into the tube, the apparatus shows the highest level of intoxication, which is called "Boris Yeltsin". nine0003
Americans make fun of Russians in the first episode of the ninth season "New York vs. Simpson". After one of the parties, Homer receives a letter informing him that his car, illegally parked in New York near the World Trade Center building, will be drowned in three days if Simpson does not pick it up. Upset Homer clearly does not want to go to New York and begins to talk about how he does not like this city, although he has only been there in transit.
