Worst Episode Ever #49: W.W.R.D.D?

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Worst Episode Ever #49: W.W.R.D.D?

S18E18 - The Boys of Bummer

Home stretch for Summer 2015, so Dan and Jack watch Season 18's The Boys of Bummer, a satire-adjacent episode where Homer becomes a mattress salesman, Bart attempts suicide, and nothing has anything to do with summer. Why does Marge have secret control over the town of Springfield? Why did J.J. Abrams fix the 2004 World Series? And would you see out Boffo Bucks Disney movie? All that, plus Homer's new catchphrase, the WEE Flip Book, and a consortium of mattress-related conspiracy theories.

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Worst Episode Ever #48: Secret Argument Look

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Worst Episode Ever #48: Secret Argument Look

S22E13 - The Blue and the Gray

WEE are joined again by special guest Nick Zurko to watch his suggestion, Season 22's The Blue and the Gray, an episode where Marge tries a new look and all of Springfield shits all over her. Which has happened before, and probably will again... What color is Patti & Selma's hair? How can you save on Neosporin bills? And how does Dan's immune system fight post-classic Simpsons? All that plus the Mr. Mxyzptlk/Vlassic connection, Worst Episode Ever gets a new title, and a preview of our new podcast: Gremlins 2: The New Cast.

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Worst Episode Ever #47: Make Room for Squiggy

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Worst Episode Ever #47: Make Room for Squiggy

S14E05 - Helter Shelter

WEE blasts into the past sort of as Jack, Dan and special guest Nick Zurko discuss Season 14's Helter Shelter. The Simpsons have termites and then just kind of decide to go be on a reality show where they live like its 1895, without anything resembling stakes or drama. Could the post-classic era ever ruin The Simpsons for us? Does Lenny have a wife? And what is Star Trek: The Next Generation's Warf's favorite post-classic episode? All that plus the future vapors, the oeuvre of Mike O'Malley, and Dan throws oranges at all his houseguests.

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Worst Episode Ever #46: WEE Cruise

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Worst Episode Ever #46: WEE Cruise

S23E19 - A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again

Jack and Dan are being brev this week while they watch Season 23's A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again and discuss experimentation in the post-classic era and just how Simpsony a Simpsons episode needs to feel. Can Jack make up for that mess of an intro? Why can't The Simpsons let the ocean tell the joke? Won't you let us take you on a WEE Cruise? All that plus mass graves, the weird weirds and Dan's spot on impression of people from Columbus, Ohio.

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Worst Episode Ever #45: Nap Hangover

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Worst Episode Ever #45: Nap Hangover

S20E13 - Gone Maggie Gone

Dan, Jack and returning special guest Dan Ozzi recover from deep-fried Doritos and the end of an era (for like a month or two) to watch Season 20's Gone Maggie Gone, the National Treasure meets Where's Waldo? meets Da Vinci Code meets Ratatouille meets the Apocolypse post-classic episode. Will Dan Ozzi survive the recording? Why are WEE taking on the United States Navy? Where's Podcast? There Podcast. All that plus Jack sneaks in another Stand reference, Dan's dead-on Simpsons Writers impression, Apu/Uter slashfic, sarcastic slang and all the many opposites of chicken WEE can think of.

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Worst Episode Ever #44: Zane

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Worst Episode Ever #44: Zane

S16E08 - Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass

Dan and the Yao to his Ming, Jack, and special guest Dan Ozzi collectively laugh while telling the angry loners who listen to WEE all about Season 16's Homer & Ned's Hail Mary Pass, a post-Super Bowl episode seen by 32 million people, in spite of its horrendous voice acting, ambiguous moral lesson and extended Homer gibberish. Did this episode inspire YouTube? Did Flanders kill a whole farm? Is Dan a Be-Sharper? All that plus the return of Dan's Illuminati product placement conspiracy, Dan Ozzi loves a good troll, and Jack explains why he was on all those white supremacist websites ten years ago.

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Worst Episode Ever #43: Self-Fulfilling Hashtag

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Worst Episode Ever #43: Self-Fulfilling Hashtag

S21E19 - The Squirt and the Whale

Returning guest Harry Nelson of the Harry Says Yes podcast rejoins Dan and Jack and suggests watching Season 21's The Squirt and the Whale, a bittersweer Lisa-y episode about wind and whales (the two things Lisa likes). After a windstorm comes to Springfield, Lisa devotes her efforts to saving a beached whale while Bart acts like an asshole and Homer does other things. Why does Jack pet every dog he sees seven times? Does random violence to strangers make Dan laugh? Will Pop-rika become the Internet's hottest selling spice? All that, plus the Tremors life-cycle, Harry drops his notes, and we talk about our #mydesktop wallpapers as we crush our golden iron fists. 

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Worst Episode Ever #42: Show Your Work

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Worst Episode Ever #42: Show Your Work

S22E15 - The Scorpion's Tale

Special guest Harry Nelson of the Harry Says Yes podcast joins Jack & Dan to discuss Season 22's The Scorpion's Tale, an episode that features Werner Herzog as a pharmaceutical giant/Willy Wonka character and eyeballs popping out of everyone's heads. Topics include why Simpsons writers need to start showing their work, the means needing to justify the ends when it comes to jokes and storytelling and a classic all over Web of Spider-Man plot. Why is Dan buying so much syrup? Is Jack the Robot Devil? Will there be a Choose Your Own Podcast adventure played out over WEE, Harry Says Yes and Desert Masturbation 101? All that, plus Harry won't shut up, Dan's product placement conspiracy theory expands and Jack begins to talk about some pancakes he ate before thinking better of it.

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Worst Episode Ever #41: Purgatorio

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Worst Episode Ever #41: Purgatorio

S13E07 - Brawl in the Family

This week Dan, Jack, and our intern (a talking mouse) watch Season 13's "Brawl in the Family," an episode reminiscent of both the heavenly classic and hellish post-classic eras. The Simpsons are broken apart, by Monopoly, by cougars, and by Vegas cocktail waitresses, all in one episode! Can Al Jean quantum leap and right what once went wrong with Homer and Flanders's Vegas wives? Was "Edna Krabappoly" a harbinger of The Simpsons collapsing in on itself? And how do you spend your time in an all boys high school? (Simpsons quizes!) All that, plus, our earliest memories, Groophic pushes his creationist agenda, and visions of a a world where Season 40 is a possibility.

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Worst Episode Ever #40: I've Seen Better Penises (A Simpsons Podcast)

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Worst Episode Ever #40: I've Seen Better Penises (A Simpsons Podcast)

S19E03 - Midnight Towboy

Crack open a lobsterpolitan and settle in for Season 19's Midnight Towboy, not to be confused with Midnight Cowboy, which doesn't rhyme. Homer has been a plow truck driver, a regular truck driver, but a tow truck driver?! Where do they get their ideas?! Meanwhile, Jack & Dan celebrate their Fortyversary by having a mid-life crisis despite their lives being good enough while discussing extra beats, lingering jokes, and Maggie's IQ. How did Dan crash the stock market with his big soda? Is Groovic the Twophic that broke the Groophic's back? Will "Snap Into a Toe" take America's t-shirts by storm? All that plus Jack's Competitive Mighty Max podcast, WEE retcons itself... and Jeremy Piven. (Ohhh yeaaaah)

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