Gee Poochie, It looks like you've got something to say

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

Do you?

Yes, I certainly do.




Happy 25th anniversary to the death of Poochie.

[Deleted]

Sorry you died on the way back to your planet Poochie.

[Ron Woodsman aka Shempaholic]

You know what bothers me about this episode? Everyone in Springfield seems to blame Homer for the failure of Poochie, when it was clearly the fault of the Itchy & Scratchy writers. In fact, this is one of the few times Homer actually did a really good job at something. He didn’t half-ass this job, it was whole-assed for one of the few times in the series.

[jimmyjackezekiel]

Feb 9, 2022 19:01:37 GMT -5 Ron Woodsman aka Shempaholic said:

You know what bothers me about this episode? Everyone in Springfield seems to blame Homer for the failure of Poochie, when it was clearly the fault of the Itchy & Scratchy writers. In fact, this is one of the few times Homer actually did a really good job at something. He didn’t half-ass this job, it was whole-assed for one of the few times in the series.

I know right. It's like one of the few times Homer got screwed over and didn't actually deserve it.

Also do I need to bring up the "We provide you hours of entertainment for free, if anything you owe us!" author tract the writers inserted.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

Yeah, they placed on Homer/Poochie wrongly, that happens with a lot of shows and movies where they blame the actor/character instead of the producers and writers.

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

Every time I watch this episode I forget about Roy.

[jimmyjackezekiel]

Feb 9, 2022 20:19:01 GMT -5 Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill said:

Every time I watch this episode I forget about Roy.

We ALL forget about Roy. That's part of the joke.

[Bones58]

Feb 9, 2022 20:19:01 GMT -5 Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill said:

Every time I watch this episode I forget about Roy.

Jokes on you, he moved in with two sexy ladies.

[Rumble McSkirmish]

Feb 9, 2022 19:50:32 GMT -5 SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts said:

Yeah, they placed on Homer/Poochie wrongly, that happens with a lot of shows and movies where they blame the actor/character instead of the producers and writers.

Yeah those lousy writers, they make me madder than a...yak in heat!

[Cranjis McBasketball]

The whole show is really just a meta commentary. I was shocked some people didn't get what was happening with Roy, since they pretty much explained it outright.

[thechase]

There's an interview with the crew up on Hollywood Reporter about the legacy of the episode.


www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/simpsons-itchy-scratchy-poochie-show-25-1235081217/

They speak out a bit on fan criticism, and...yikes

Cohen: Bill and I were pretty early in getting angry with these fans who were never satisfied.

Cartwright: This is crazy, but I used to tabulate at the table read how many laughs per page a script was getting. And on a good show, it would get four to five laughs per page. So as long as we were getting laughs in the room, I thought we were in good shape. That was the only monitoring I had. I didn’t know that the fans had a problem.

Oakley: What we gradually learned is that even the most beloved, classic episodes, maybe, if you were lucky, 60 percent of the people would like them. And everyone else would literally be saying, “worst episode ever.” We became so frustrated with them hating everything, we deleted the account and told Fox to take the modem out. And that was the end of it.

Smith: My feeling today is most people say, “The show hasn’t been good since season 10.” And it’s like, f*** you. The piece that goes along with a comment like that is, “I can’t believe they don’t try anymore.” That is so offensive to me. You’ll never meet more hardworking writers, animators and actors than at The Simpsons.

Cartwright: It also bothers me. That is just a critical person. My response is, “What are you doing?” Everyone is just trying to get by, especially with the pandemic. So to have a show that still brings lightness and thought-provoking storylines — after 33 years we’re still culturally relevant. That is mind-boggling.

Cohen: What I have come to understand from all my years of writing is that the fans know what episodes they like and they don’t like, but the reasons they identify are often wrong. You will see someone say “I like this episode, it was really funny,” but having worked on it, you’ll think, “No. That episode had fewer jokes than average, and it is very emotional.”

Smith: You have to co-exist with the fans because without an audience, there is no show. But the amount of armchair quarterbacking on the internet where it is so easy to fire off something really horrible, that toxic fandom has become its own animal. There are entire Reddit threads on how “shitty” The Simpsons is now. And it’s like, you’re really going to spend all this time or something you don’t even enjoy? You all need to get a hobby.

[4real]

His planet needed him.

He died on the way back to his home planet.

Did his planet make it?

[Push R Truth]

Feb 10, 2022 13:57:44 GMT -5 4real said:

His planet needed him.

He died on the way back to his home planet.

Did his planet make it?

I think he's from Alderaan. He'll be just fine.