72 RIP James Earl Jones (archive.is) posted 9 days ago by dagthegnome 9 days ago by dagthegnome +76 / -4 41 comments share 41 comments share save hide report block hide replies
And I loved how he said Kimba first. Also learned about Carole King thanks to that episode
I don't watch "The Simpsons" but whenever I see those early year episodes they slip on like old comfortable pants.
I still watch. It’s like something I can’t give up lol
I get that. They've been on most of your life, they are kinda habitual
So true. 1st episode aired when I was in 3rd grade and I’m now 43 and it is still on
Old TV had enough respect for the audience to drop in references like that and assume they'd either know or ask someone who did.
The thing about good writing like on those Simpsons episodes is that catching a reference or background detail would often enhance the joke, but even if you didn’t catch everything the main bits were still strong on their own.