Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast
Episode 5: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”
Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the fifth episode: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”.
The focus of our fifth episode’s Spotlight On Springfield segment is none other than Seymour Skinner – educationalist, war veteran, reluctant sex symbol and arguably the most charmingly innocent of Bart’s mortal enemies. As well as debating whether Skinner is actually likeable as a character, we discuss the controversial Season 9 episode in which everything we have learnt about Skinner is turned on its head, causing uproar among those of the Simpsons faithful who like a healthy dose of realism in their cartoons.
Continuing with our Season 4 arc, Ian’s second pick is Brother From The Same Planet, where Bart and Homer’s relationship is put through the wringer – with plenty of pop culture references, sight gags and the return of Phil Hartman in the best role that Tom Cruise never had. We also respond to a listener question about Simpsons episodes that pack an emotional punch and, in some cases, are downright hard to watch.
If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding. No need to sign up – all you have to do is click on the link, record your message and press send.
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Podcast credits:
Compiled and presented by Ian Winick and Michael J. Smith
Intro music: Hear My Pod
Music by Alf Clausen (originally “See My Vest” with lyrics by Michael Scully)
New lyrics by Ian and Michael
Performed by Randy Woods (with Kevin Brown as “Smithers”)
https://www.youtube.com/@RandyWoodsBand
Outro music: We Put The Spring In Springfield
Music by Alf Clausen (originally with lyrics by Ken Keeler)
Performed by Liam Smith
Piano interludes courtesy of Pank: You will find his podcast “Bang! 101 (More) Songs About Nuclear War from the 1980s” at @bangpodcast.bsky.social
Cover art drawing by Pierre Breton (fpma.breton@wanadoo.fr).
Check out his Little Darwin comic here: https://www.instagram.com/littledarwin1816/
Big thanks to all of the above and to Ciarán Moffatt and Captain Spreadsheet for technical (and moral) support.
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