[21] Moe's date, Betty, looks somewhat like Tress MacNeille, the actress who voiced her. Though Jim Schembri of The Age put the episode among his top 10 episodes of the series, he also noted "Unfortunately, this signaled the beginning of the show's obsession with star cameos." Even though Troy mentions that The Simpsons, Melrose Place, and The X-Files are the only shows worth a slot in the next season's lineup, three other Fox shows actually did better than The Simpsons that week. His date is actually happy when she hears this, flattered that Moe would go to all that trouble for her. … - In a minute, Homie. Betty is a caricature of her voice actress. The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour is a variety show featuring various songs and sketches in a parody of The Brady Bunch Hour and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The Love-matic Grampa is a sitcom about Moe's love life, a parody of My Mother the Car. Plus: Allie had a crush on Ted Knight! With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. The second is The Love-matic Grampa, a sitcom featuring Moe Szyslak who receives dating advice from Abraham Simpson, whose ghost is possessing a love testing machine. [6] One of the "crazy" ideas was the inclusion of the character of Ozmodiar, who was originally included in the script for an earlier episode but was considered too ridiculous for the time. [22], In its original American broadcast, "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" finished 61st place in the weekly ratings for the week of May 5–May 11, 1997 with a Nielsen rating of 7.3. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase " is the twenty-fourth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons. Chief Wiggum, P.I. After the introduction there is a sketch, where the family are portrayed as beavers living in a dam with Tim Conway as a skunk and Homer's boss. "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is a perfect example. The Simpsons® is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. [8] The chef in the restaurant resembles Paul Prudhomme. Simpsons Comics » Simpsons Comics #112 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Quickly Cancelled Comic Cavalcade released by Bongo on November 2005. Maggie Simpson. Directed by Neil Affleck. [15] The idea never came to anything, as Groening realized that the staff did not have the manpower to produce another show as well as The Simpsons. The episode centers on fictional pilot episodes of non-existent television series derived from The Simpsons, and is a parody of the tendency of networks to spin off characters from a hit series. [23], Matt Groening feared that the fans would interpret the episode in a negative light and was uneasy about the episode when it was in production. The producers were initially uneasy about the episode, as they feared that the purposely bad writing would be mistaken for actual bad writing. [2] McClure is used as a host of the episode, something he had previously done in the episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular". Außerdem bemüht sich Moe mit Grandpas Hilfe … The Fox network has only three programmes — The Simpsons, The X Files and Melrose Place — prepared for the next broadcasting season, and so commissions the producers of The Simpsons to create thirty-five new shows to fill the remainder of the lineup. [14], "22 Short Films About Springfield" sparked the idea amongst the staff for a spin-off series entitled Tales from Springfield. The "AfterMannix" reference is partly a reference to this failed M*A*S*H spinoff. [2] In the museum of television, Troy walks by posters of spin-offs, such as The Ropers (spun off from Three's Company), Laverne & Shirley (spun off from Happy Days), Rhoda, a show that Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge, once starred in, (spun off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show)[2] and Fish (spun off from Barney Miller),[19] to demonstrate the power of spin-offs. Wiggum has proclaimed that he will "clean up the city" of New Orleans, but it does not take long before he meets his nemesis, Big Daddy, who warns Wiggum to stay out of his business. Okay. [7] Other shows parodied during the variety show include The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,[12] and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[11]. © 2021 Wikisimpsons. 26 - Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (Medley) -a)Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour -b)Candy Medley-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com After Kearney, Dolph and Jimbo whack the machine because it said they were gay, it malfunctions and advises Moe to tell his date that "her rump's as big as the Queen's, and twice as fragrant." [24], In an interview for Star-News, The Simpsons writer Don Payne revealed that the episode was in his personal top six of the best The Simpsons episodes. "Lisa" and the real family members doing a skit for their variety hour, the plot of the third segment, in the episode's promotional image. These were Beverly Hills, 90210, King of the Hill, and Married... with Children. Marge Simpson. Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. Also This. Hi, I'm Troy McClure. Bart Simpson. Views: 122. A page for describing YMMV: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". The episode was written by David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney and Steve Tompkins, with Ken Keeler coming up with the story and the general idea of intentionally bad writing. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase/References. In einer dieser Nachfolge-Serien geht Polizeichef Wiggum als Privatdetektiv nach New Orleans - zusammen mit Rektor Skinner. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. [18] Groening later told Empire that the idea never "got further than enthusiasm", but "would have been really fun". [7], Chief Wiggum, P.I. Troy ends the special with a look at the upcoming season of The Simpsons, filled with ridiculous plot twists, such as Homer turning Lisa into a frog using magical powers, the discovery of Bart's two long-lost identical twin brothers (one African-American, the other a cowboy), Selma marrying Lenny, Bumblebee Man, and Itchy (in succession), and Homer meeting an alien named Ozmodiar whom only he can see. "[13], Groening also expressed a wish to make Simpstasia, a parody of Fantasia, but it was never produced, partly because it would have been too difficult to write a feature-length script, although a similar idea did appear in the episode Itchy & Scratchy Land. Moe ends up getting a date he meets at the bar. [2] Also, the segment holds numerous references to Laugh-In. [3] His idea was to use intentionally bad writing and "crazy plots", which underlines their critique of spin-offs in general. On Grampa's advice he takes his date out to a French restaurant and hides the Love Tester in the bathroom so he can get advice while at the restaurant. [12], Over the course of the show, the staff have considered producing several spin-off television series and films based on The Simpsons. Tim Conway as himselfGailard Sartain as Charles "Big" DaddyPhil Hartman as Troy McClure. Clancy Wiggum. Oh, was it something I said? [25], Additionally, Gary Mullinax, a staff writer for The News Journal, picked the episode as part of his top-ten list.[26]. [12], The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour is a parody of the 1960s and 1970s live variety shows. The first fictional spin-off is Chief Wiggum P.I., a cop-dramedy featuring Chief Wiggum and Seymour Skinner. Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. He receives advice from the ghost of Abraham Simpson, who was crushed by a store shelf containing cans of figs that toppled on him and subsequently "while travelling up toward Heaven...got lost along the way" and now possesses Moe's love tester machine. JFK (1991) Skinner is on the corner of Lafayette and Camp Streets, an address used by L. H. Oswald, as pointed out by Jim Garrison, while at that location, in JFK. As a child! Ralph Wiggum. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! This week the hilarious Chris Stephens (Funny or Die, @chrisstephensmd) joins us to discuss “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase!” We discuss hat-based comedy, snackable content, Nancy Drew CD-Roms and wedding after wedding after wedding! S8E24: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase. In 1994, Matt Groening pitched a live-action spin-off from The Simpsons that centered on Krusty the Clown and would have starred Dan Castellaneta in the role, reprising the character from The Simpsons. The Simpsons would, in a later episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase," mock the addition of The Great Gazoo into some of the final episodes of The Flintstones by stating that, in future episodes, Homer would meet a green space alien named Ozmodiar that only he can see. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Songtext von The Simpsons mit Lyrics, deutscher Übersetzung, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos auf Songtexte.com is a parody of police-dramas, such as Miami Vice, Magnum, P.I. Homer Simpson. Lisa refuses to participate, but is replaced by an attractive, teenaged blonde bombshell. He also did not like the idea of breaking the fourth wall and the concept of saying that the Simpsons were just actors in a television show. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. They did a Top 100 list a few years back and I was wondering if we should add that to some of the other GAs. [9], The episode demanded a different approach to directing than a usual The Simpsons episode. There is also a Laugh-In-like montage wherein other characters comment on the skit itself. A page for describing Trivia: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". Die beiden wollen dort allen Ernstes Verbrechen aufklären. [2] Grampa also references All Quiet on the Western Front, when Moe says he "wrote the book on love". I know it says no referencing forums, but I think this is different, because the statement is that some fans dislike it and it adds a source to a list compiled by fans. Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spin-off spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I. The Simpsons does a lot of things very well, but something it does best is make fun of the very medium it needs to exist. There was a raunchy sitcom, a cheesy cop show, and a ye olde tyme variety show. Kent Brockman introduces the show from inside a broadcast booth in a style similar to Laugh-In, there is a joke wall similar to the one in Laugh-In where The Sea Captain opens a porthole. The show ends with a medley of songs about candy sung by the family, Jasper Beardley and Waylon Smithers. Grampa asks to be introduced to an attractive payphone in front of the restaurant, much to the mirth of Moe and his date. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project. Troy McClure is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.He was originally voiced by Phil Hartman and first appeared in the second season episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment." * RealitySubtext: The character of Ozmodiar is a reference to an interview in which Creator/MattGroening said that the surest sign that ''The Simpsons'' had outstayed its welcome would be if they introduced a GreatGazoo-like character. I have to get the door. [17] Before his murder, Phil Hartman had said he had wished to make a live-action film based around his character of Troy McClure, and several of the show's staff had expressed a desire to help create it. Director Neil Affleck had to animate each segment so that it fit the style of the show it parodied. [20], The Love-matic Grampa is a parody of fantasy sitcoms such as Mister Ed, I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched[2] as well as having similarities to My Mother the Car. is a crime-dramedy spin-off and a parody of Magnum, P.I., which follows Chief Wiggum, Ralph and Seymour Skinner. [13], The entire episode is a satire of unoriginal, poor television writing and references and parodies many television series. Chief Wiggum and his son Ralph move to New Orleans with Seymour Skinner as Wiggum's sidekick. Approval of God: Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen and Geri Reischl are all on- … 8x24 - Ihre Lieblings-Fernsehfamilie | The Simpson's Spin-Off Showcase Troy McClure stellt Spin-off-Serien der Kult-Zeichentrickserie "Die Simpsons" vor. Ken Keeler came up with the idea for the episode from the one sentence statement: "Let's do spin-offs". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. Views: 970. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase: 8x24 Airdate: May 11, 1997 Production Number: 4F20 Written by: David X. Cohen Dan Greaney Steve Tompkins: Directed by: Neil Affleck ← 8x23 Homer's Enemy: 8x25 → The Secret War of Lisa Simpson: The Simpsons — Season Eight: This article about an episode needs to be expanded with more information. and Starsky and Hutch. [3] Creator Matt Groening was uneasy about the idea, feeling that it could be mistranslated as actually bad sitcom writing. The Simpsons. an alien named Ozmodiar whom only he can see, http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase-1462/, The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase episode capsule", El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Simpsons_Spin-Off_Showcase&oldid=997942310, Television episodes written by David X. Cohen, Television episodes written by Ken Keeler, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 00:20. Now, before my boss comes, there's something important you should know. "Lisa" and the real family members doing a skit for their variety hour, the plot of the third segment, in the episode's promotional image. " Each of the spin-offs is very clever in its own way. Soon after, Ralph is kidnapped and Wiggum finds Big Daddy's calling card left behind. Brien Murphy of the Abilene Reporter-News classed "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as one of his three favorite episodes of The Simpsons, along with "Behind the Laughter" and "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Troy McClure: "Spinoff!" Every week would be a different scenario: three short stories, an adventure with young Homer or a story about a background character that was not tied into the Simpson family at all. It features Homer, Marge, Bart, and Maggie. References/Trivia. Episode - 4F20 First Aired - 5/11/1997 A Three Shorts episode. Edit Clip Timeline Auto-GIF. You may remember me from such TV spin-offs as Son of Sanford and Son and After Mannix. [5], The writers of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood called it, "A very clever spin on the alternates offered by the Treehouse of Horrors run. Mainly it is a parody of The Brady Bunch Hour, a short-lived spin-off of the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. [5] The idea was later explored in the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter". Troy McClure … Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul? Moe returns with a bowl of snails dumped on his head and his dependence on the machine is revealed, so he confesses to receiving advice. ", Chief Wiggum becomes a detective and moves to New Orleans with Principal Skinner as his assistant. A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. It was directed by Neil Affleck,[1] and Tim Conway, Gailard Sartain and Phil Hartman guest-starred.[1][2]. The Simpsons. Make an account! [10] Conway appears as himself. Troy McClure hosts a television special from the "Museum of TV and Television" introducing three spin-off productions, created using characters from The Simpsons. Season 8 Episode References ← 176 "Homer's Enemy" 177 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" 178 → Trivia . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. Unable to handle such a workload, the producers create only three new shows. [4] After he had pitched the idea it was decided that "it was an idea that ought to work pretty well" and production went ahead. [13] The staff, however, say it is something that they would still be interested in doing,[16] and that it "could happen someday. Troy McClure. When this episode came along the character seemed to fit with the story and was included. Troy walks by a poster of The Jeffersons (a spin-off of All in the Family) twice, because the writers could not think of any more spin-offs. It is announced she is … Please help out by editing it. Seymour … [1] The episode centers on fictional pilot episodes of non-existent television series derived from The Simpsons, and is a parody of the tendency of networks to spin off characters from a hit series.