annoyed grunt

May 3, 2005 5:46 PM

Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show, 1987-1989. [(Low-quality RealMedia I'm afraid.]
posted by Pretty_Generic (20 comments total)

I remember seeing those shots when they first came out. I had seen Groenig's cartoons in the local free weekly, and when I saw the shorts, I was like "I can't believe this guy is on TV!" and 18 years later, he's a cultural revolution.

*salaams to Matt Groenig*
posted by jonmc at 5:57 PM on May 3, 2005

Tracy Ullman is a comedy goddess; I can't believe what low exposure she has compared to others of far lesser stature.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:16 PM on May 3, 2005

The Rockabye baby one is still the best i think (of a wonderful bunch) : >
posted by amberglow at 6:23 PM on May 3, 2005

Tracy Ullman is a comedy goddess;

and she's reaallly sexy, too. I can't be the only man who thinks so.
posted by jonmc at 6:26 PM on May 3, 2005

Here's The Simpsons Alternative Christmas Message 2004.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 6:26 PM on May 3, 2005

jonmc: you're not alone. #1 on my Celebrities To Nail list. Especially if she's made up like the Queen but talking like the Australian stuntwoman.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 6:58 PM on May 3, 2005

] burp [
posted by mischief at 7:03 PM on May 3, 2005

jonmc: you're not alone. #1 on my Celebrities To Nail list.

She's somewhere in my top 20. But I like that she's not lusted after by the masses, (like my other favorites Lesley Boone and Marissa Jaret Winokur), it makes the fantasy seem that much more attainable.
posted by jonmc at 7:09 PM on May 3, 2005

although if internet porn girls count as celebrities, dariya(NSFW) is number one on the list. She (like bacon) is proofthat there is a God, and that he loves us.
posted by jonmc at 7:14 PM on May 3, 2005

Here's The Simpsons Alternative Christmas Message 2004.

that's so cool--i never knew they made special things for other countries.
posted by amberglow at 7:14 PM on May 3, 2005

I wish I could find the torrent for these.
Big but beatiful .mov's
posted by Busithoth at 8:21 PM on May 3, 2005

found it. it was loki, so it's gone now.
still, I found these awesome. and rough.
pre-Korean animation factory, I think.
posted by Busithoth at 8:38 PM on May 3, 2005

The best part is that Maggie talks. Twice.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 8:58 PM on May 3, 2005

One of my few, happy, family-centered memories between the ages of 8 and 18 was catching the FAMILY PORTRAIT episode-let of The Simpsons. I would tape the Tracey Ullman show pretty much every week. So I was watching a tape of this one after school one day and when it came to the last scene, the one where Homer tries to strangle Bart, I think I must have called to one of my siblings to come see it. I remember, though, all four of us ended up gathered around the TV, rewinding the tape, watching the scene, howling with laughter at the final line - "You watch your mouth, you little smart ass!" - and then rewinding the tape to watch it again. For months, we repeated the line to one another, usually just managing to get it out before cracking up.
posted by Clay201 at 11:34 PM on May 3, 2005

Oops. I misremembered some of the details from the cartoon. For instance, the "smart ass" line isn't the last. But still; fond memories.
posted by Clay201 at 11:38 PM on May 3, 2005

Aren't these shorts also included in the Simpsons season 1 DVD set?
posted by neckro23 at 6:51 PM on May 4, 2005

Aren't these shorts also included in the Simpsons season 1 DVD set?

Only a couple of them, iirc.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 8:59 PM on May 4, 2005

I recall seeing the "Family Therapy" short in the movie theater after the preview reel and before the film "War of the Roses". This was my first exposure to the Simpsons. The episode seemed a lot funnier then than now, I must say.
posted by samuelad at 9:40 PM on May 4, 2005

samuelad, that's because it was new--a puppy that still crapped on the carpet.
posted by gorgor_balabala at 9:58 PM on May 4, 2005

perl -e "`wget http://www.homerize.com/shorts/mg0$_.rm` for (1..9)"
perl -e "`wget http://www.homerize.com/shorts/mg$_.rm` for (10..48)"

Thank you!

More info on each of the shorts can of course be found in the episode guide.
posted by Turtle at 2:23 AM on May 5, 2005