Worst Episode Ever #105: Simpsons Remix Theater (with Steele Tyler Filipek)

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Worst Episode Ever #105: Simpsons Remix Theater (with Steele Tyler Filipek)

S22E05 - Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your LIfe

Dan, Jack and special guest Steele Tyler Filipek (@WordsofSteele) rock the room and watch Season 22's Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life, the Montreal Expos of Simpsons episodes, featuring a story cobbled together from several classic-era plots. Has there ever been a Simpsons Jingle All the Way plot before? How old is Principal Skinner? Where does Dan get his news? All that plus spite-based editing, beecaps, LBHs, and a knife of listenership.

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Worst Episode Ever #104: LandlordTube (with Joanna Tillman)

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Worst Episode Ever #104: LandlordTube (with Joanna Tillman)

S14E17 - Three Gays of the Condo

It's Pride Month and our birthdays so Dan and Jack spend twelve weeks in WEE Studios with special guest Joanna Tillman (UCB!) to watch the Season 14 timewaster "Three Gays of the Condo," an episode that is sort of about homosexuality but also yet another Homer and Marge breakup story. How serious is Homer's alcoholism? Why does Joanna like Simpsons flashbacks? Which boy band lost The X Factor? How do WEE pay our rent? All that plus Puzzle Patrol, #content, and some existential dread. 

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Worst Episode Ever #103: Jack, Dan, Martha, and Ralph, and Alice

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Worst Episode Ever #103: Jack, Dan, Martha, and Ralph, and Alice

S20E06 - Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words

Nerds and jerks Jack and Dan watch Season 20's "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words", an episode where Homer breaks couples up for money, Lisa becomes a crosswords enthusiast, and the core conflict of the story doesn't start until the final three minutes. Which Bus Stop Character is an anti-vaxxer? When can obvious music cues be effective? Who's taking your food? How does our sexual crosswords bit end? All that plus Lisa the Bouvier, sad sack shit, and a sound effect made by a shoe horn? (12 letters, across).

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Worst Episode Ever #102: Mayoween III: Trinkets in There

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Worst Episode Ever #102: Mayoween III: Trinkets in There

S25E02 - Treehouse of Horror XXIV

t's May Officially so Dan & Jack make American humor great again and host their third Mayoween, watching Season 25's Treehouse of Horror XXIV, an episode featuring among other vignettes a particularly groophic Dr. Seuss parody. How long will it be until we lose all our new listeners? What's our go-to "that's not annoying" example? When was the cut-off time to make clock position jokes? Which Bus Stop character is a Romanologist? All that plus William of the Bull, butt beats, Bay Ridge Thing, Marsupicletus, and our Die Hard with a Vengeance Podcast.

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Worst Episode Ever #101: It's Grime Time

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Worst Episode Ever #101: It's Grime Time

S08E23 - Homer's Enemy

After one hundred test shows, Dan and Jack watch Season 8's Homer Enemy aka The Frank Grimes episode and discuss in an extra long discussion whether it can be considered The Simpsons' first jump-the-shark moment. They also break down the nature of who Frank Grimes is and what he stands for both in and out of the Simpsons canon. Did The Simpsons become meta because of its age or because of the comedy trends of the late 90s? Has Homer had any other enemies? How do you get an A+ in WEE 101? All that plus four shadows, comagedies, our post-grammar podcast, Rooney-Lou Corner, and a little column G.

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Worst Episode Ever #100: WEE Babies

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Worst Episode Ever #100: WEE Babies

S23E12 - Moe Goes From Rags to Riches

Recorded LIVE on Periscope, Jack & Dan celebrate their 100th episode ever by going inside the hype and watching their most requested episode ever, Season 23's Moe Goes From Rags to Riches, a tale narrated by a talking rag that spans time, reveals Moe's yeti parentage, and might as well be static for twenty one minutes. Is there a Unified Theory of Post-Classic Simpsons? Did they have to make the Flanders pun? Who was the best Lex Luthor? How much will it take in donations on our new Patreon page for Dan and Jack to wrestle naked? All that plus super camel cancer, semen hands, circle-ogles, and Dan's new problematic character.

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Worst Episode Ever #99: Erection Inflection (S41E17 - One Fish, Apu Fish, Ned Fish, Disco Stu Fish)

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Worst Episode Ever #99: Erection Inflection (S41E17 - One Fish, Apu Fish, Ned Fish, Disco Stu Fish)

S41E17 - One Fish, Apu Fish, Ned Fish, Disco Stu Fish

Odd ducks Jack & Dan record from the muck and watch Season 41's "One Fish, Apu Fish, Ned Fish, Disco Stu Fish," a strange and jarring episode written by fancy, out-of-touch Harvard graduates that feels completely improvised and wastes Anthony Edwards. They also discuss the driving dynamic of Homer & Marge and dissect season 3's perfect Spinal Tap sequence. Where does Freet's voice come from? What is Jack open-minded to? What options do men have in the bathroom? All that plus Mr. Fish Hands, Disco Phoenix, backdoor pilots and good B & M's.

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Worst Episode Ever #98: The Curse of Meh-Ta!

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Worst Episode Ever #98: The Curse of Meh-Ta!

S13E08 - Sweets and Sour Marge

Dan and Jack, the Info Wars of Simpsons Podcasts, take away from society and cover Season 13's Sweets and Sour Marge, an Oops! All Berries episode that wastes Ben Stiller and has Marge (sort of) take on the sugar industry and fail miserably while Homer goes on an adventure with an actual, canonical vampire. Will this be our new Worst Episode Ever? What will Matt Groening's next Fox show be? How are WEE going to die? All that plus poop puns, rumblings of hate, and Post-Modern Family.

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Worst Episode Ever #97: Sling Blade App (with Frank Pasquine)

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Worst Episode Ever #97: Sling Blade App (with Frank Pasquine)

S19E13 - The Debarted

Dan, Jack and screenwriter Frank Pasquine (@FrankPasquine) jostle around like trash and watch Season 19's The Debarted, an episode loosely based on The Departed, the Martin Scorsese movie about Leonardo DiCaprio becoming too attached to his loaner car. What is part of our allure? Why won't they let you into Cuba? Are there any other toes? All that plus Mole Boys, lunch cubes, women fingers, and the How Many Times Have You Seen This Movie Podcast.

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Worst Episode Ever #96: Shoehonked In

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Worst Episode Ever #96: Shoehonked In

S28E12 and E13 - The Great Phatsby

Jack and Dan cover their hedges and cover Season 28's The Great Phatsby, the first ever hour-long episode of The Simpsons that features a Burns A-plot, a Smithers B-plot, and barely any subplots for the actual Simpsons. How tempting is it to make a pun? Why did Dan and Jack miss a lot of this episode? What's new character Bay Ridge Bob's catchphrase? All that plus Dan has to get his toes straight, useless parabolas, The Great Guess B, and the Old P.O. Box P.O.dcast.

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