Parody Script #2:"Another Homer Episode"
Jake Lennington
Homer was too compassionate in this one. C'mon! ATS? What's that? :)
Honestly, this was a nice jab at the psyco-Homer from Season 10. The
real icing on the cake was the TV Guide review.
Overall, I'd give it a B+.
Jake
AlexJ33106
Hello! Here's the second Parody Fanscript in a series of bad Parody Fanscripts
:) ! Comments, flames, where-abouts of my stolen tv, etc....are welcome, wether
you post them here or email them to me directly. And, since I got a few
negative replys last time, remember I'm just doing a parody of seasons 9-10 of
OFF. It doesn't mean I hate the show :). Take care. Good-day.
Episode AB-DAEDSIREMOH-5727864: Another Homer Episode
-Writer: Some guy the producers picked up from Harvard
-Director: Some guy the producers picked up from the streets
-Voices include: Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer
-Special Guest Voices include: Julie Kavner as Marge, Yeardly Smith as Lisa,
and Nancy Cartwright as Bart
::pan into the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant::
::Homer, Lenny, Carl, and several others are sitting at a table, chatting::
Lenny:.....so, anyway, the guy comes in and says 'Yeah, I'll have two'!
::Everyone begins to chuckle, except Homer, who sits silently stone-faced::
Carl: What's the matter, Homer? Don't you get it?
Homer: Well maybe I WOULD "get it" if you wouldn't keep interupting my pattern
of thought!
Carl: Sorry, Homer...
::Just then, for no reason, Lenny's head explodes. No one seems to notice::
::NOTE: You may want to adjust the color level on your TV at this time. The
bright, yellow skin tone of the Simpsons may cause nausea::
***
Homer: ::sitting at desk in Sector 7G, chin lying on postioned hand:: Awww...my
job is soooo boring. I wish I had a good job, like making donuts, or being the
boss of FOX Entertainment. Wait a minute, something skipped my mind: I hate
FOX!
::jumps out of seat::
Homer: FOX is a crappy channel, full of bad animation and sports coverage. I'd
rather watch quality networks like ABC. What really gets to me about FOX is...
::Five Minutes Later::
Homer: Where was I? Oh yeah, bad-mouthing FOX. They are a bunch of...
::Five More Minutes Later....::
Homer: Ok, I believe I'm done. ::sits back down in seat, eyes begin to blink
slowly, then close, then shut tightly::
Intercom: ::blares loudly throughout SNPP:: Warning, meltdown evident! I
repeat, meltdown ev-
::Homer reawakes, just to toss an empty bottle of Duff at the intercom,
fizzling it's wires::
::Homer rests head on control pannel, and goes back to sleep::
***
Homer: ::seated angriliy on the couch in his home, green stains covered all
over body, watching TV:: ::has legs propped up on coffee table:: Stupid
job....no one cared to tell *ME* about the meltdown...
Lisa: ::reading quietly:: Actually, dad, they probably did try to warn you,
since all the other workers escaped unharmed.
Homer: ::stares confused at his daughter:: What the hell do you know?
::imitates his child:: 'Oh, I'm Lisa Simpson, I got an A in Math, la-la-la....'
Lisa: ::upset:: Dad! Stop-
Homer: ::continues impression:: 'La-la-la...'
::Lisa exits the living room, hurt::
Homer: That shut her up.....
Homer: ::several moments later:: I'm bored. I wish we had one of those internet
thingys. Then I could get on the newsgroups and talk to nice, caring people.
Well, except for one newsgroup with the initials ATS. I hate those people.
::Maggie stumbles in front of the TV::
Homer: Marge! The baby is in the way again!
Marge: ::enters from the kitchen, scoops Maggie up in her hands:: *sigh* Homer,
I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out a little. I'm very busy
making cubed steak for dinner, so could you watch Maggie for a short while?
Homer: But she's your daughter!
Marge: Please, Homer.
Homer: Fine....
Homer: ::holding Maggie in his arms:: So, Maggie, can you say "Daddy"?
Maggie: ::gurgles out some words which resemble "Da-do"::
::Maggie smiles brightly upward at her father::
::Homer frowns madly downward at his daughter::
Homer: Man, you can't even say something as simple as "Daddy"? What the heck is
"Da-do"?! Marge, remove the baby!
Marge: ::in the kitchen:: But Hom-
Homer: ::screams loudly:: Marge! The baby!
Marge: ::walks back into the living room, stressed:: Oh, Homer, be quiet for a
little while!
::Homer looks up in shock at Marge with wide eyes::
Homer: Marge...how could you say such a thing, after all I've done for you...?
Marge: ::says with compassion:: Homer, I'm sorry for telling you to be quiet. I
really am. ::lays her hand on her husband's::
Homer: ::eyes squint, voice grows louder:: Don't try to trun the tabbles,
woman! You insulted me remember! ::heads toward the door, opens it slightly::
Oh, and by the way, your cubed steak sucks! ::exits house, slams door::
***
Homer: ::drifting down the streets of Springfield, the night sky reflecting off
his head:: My family doesn't like me....so I'll just get a *NEW* family.
::Homer heads towards Moe's, a sprinkle or two of rain falling::
Homer: ::pushes open the door of the tavern:: Hey, Moe.
Moe: ::washing beer mug with such dish rag:: Oh hi'ya, Homer.
Barney: Yeah, hey Homer! *burp*
Homer: ::puts an arm around Barney:: Aww...you guys are the greatest!
::While Homer guzzles down a bit of his beer, two car-lights paint the bar with
light::
::A strike of thunder is heard outside::
Moe: All right, another customer! Things are really movin' tonight!
Marge: ::gently pushes open the door, her hair soaked and her clother
drenched:: ::walks to Homer:: Homer, I will apologise one last time. What I
said was wrong, and you're welcome to come home and act loud, obnoxious or
cruel whenever you like.
Homer: Oh, I intend to....but first you have to apoligise again.
Marge: ::shivering in the cold:: But Hom-
Homer: ::relaxes in stool, smiles wrly:: But-but-but-but-but....if you love me,
you'll beg for my forgiveness.
Marge: *sigh* Ok, Homer.... I'm sorry. Again.
Homer: Aww, fine...::heads toward the exit:: Haft'a go, Moe.
Moe: See ya Homer.
***
::Outside, the two walk towards their station-wagon parked nearby::
Marge: ::stares upward at the distant dark sky, holding Homer's hand:: It's
such a beautiful night...I wish this moment could last forever....
Homer: Too bad it won't! ::Hops in the car, speeds off, leaving Marge barely
any time to enter the automobile::
------
Next Week, on the Simpsons! ::played durring closing credits::
Homer has a midlife crisis! But he won't let that slow him down! ::Show clip of
Homer, at a beach, saying "Hey lady, wann'a have sex?"::
Things take a turn for the worse, though, when Homer's left leg is amputated!
::Homer says: "Come on, Marge! It's always been my life long dream to get my
left leg amputated!"
It's an all-star episode with an all-star cast, including Marge Schott, Tom
Cruise, Jason Alexander, Grover Cleveland, and Roberto Benigini! ::show clip of
Roberto mumbling something about Homer:: Don't miss an all new Simpsons, next
week, on FOX!
---------
Epilogue: Two weeks later, in the "Cheers and Jeers" section of "TV Guide"...
"Cheers to a hilarious, moving episode of 'The Simpsons'. Our favorite
yellow-skinned family made us laugh out loud, again, and we got a chance to
delv in deeper to the underrated character, Homer. The ending was touching,
also, and that's always welcome. I think everyone will agree when we here at
'TV Guide' say 'The Simpsons' are getting funnier by the season."
-Alex(The #2 Simpsons Fan)
Ben Collins
(AlexJ33106) wrote:
>Hello! Here's the second Parody Fanscript in a series of bad Parody
Fanscripts
>:) ! Comments, flames, where-abouts of my stolen tv, etc....are welcome,
wether
>you post them here or email them to me directly. And, since I got a few
>negative replys last time, remember I'm just doing a parody of seasons 9-10
of
>OFF. It doesn't mean I hate the show :). Take care. Good-day.
Another brilliant parody. You got all the details right (Homer bullies his own
daughter, everyone forgives him for no good reason, he always wins and
everyone else loses). Here's my "review":
Boy, this episode sucks. It's the worst force-fed display of Jerkass Homer
ever, even worse than "Kidney Trouble." Not even the Homer in episodes like
"Make Room for Lisa" and "I'm With Cupid" would take pleasure in bullying his
own daughter just for fun or abandoning his wife. The episode also suffers
from a bad case of Recycled Gag Syndrome, almost all of them from episodes
this season.
Grade: F
/---------------------------------------\
| Ben Collins szy...@worldnet.att.net |
| "Marge, it takes two to lie. |
| One to lie, and one to listen." |
| - Homer Jay Simpson |
\---------------------------------------/
Braka...@webtv.net
Crazy244
funny. Yes, every single episode of the Simpons is funnier then that, or the
other paradoy script was. At least those writers have a degree of talent; you
sit at home "mocking" professional writers to impress fanboys. When you did it
the first time it was okay, I got your point. You were saying Simpons is going
downhill. You're right, its not as good as it once was but it still has
moments. I would even let this one slide but there has never been a Simpsons
episode even remotely close to being as bad as your script. If you were
purposly overexaggerating, fine. I didn't get it because again, I don't see
anything you could have exaggerated on in that script that was ever on the
Simpsons other than just Homer.
Fanscipts can be bad, but at least they have a degree of productivity. So I
tell you to get a life or perhaps a degree of talent from anyone whose ever
written the Simpsons.
MagmaGirl
>and Nancy Cartwright as Bart
>
But you forgot the reviews and DYNs...
Mag
**Reigning Goddess of alt.nerd.obsessive!**
"Mom, romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and
Disney, homogenized, then sold off piece by piece." (Lisa Simpson, "Another
Simpsons Clip Show")
Allan Jones
Jake Lennington wrote in message
<24432-37...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>...
I never got to see the original "Another Homer Episode". Could someone
please repost this?
Bartron
>as Lisa, and Nancy Cartwright as Bart
Nice touch :)
I'm surprised the title of the show hasn't been changed to "Homer and the
Simpsons" or "Homer Simpson and his wacky family"
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:>-Special Guest Voices include: Julie Kavner as Marge, Yeardly Smith as Lisa,
:>and Nancy Cartwright as Bart
:>
: But you forgot the reviews and DYNs...
And FFFs and Cultural References!
: Mag
: **Reigning Goddess of alt.nerd.obsessive!**
: "Mom, romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and
: Disney, homogenized, then sold off piece by piece." (Lisa Simpson, "Another
: Simpsons Clip Show")
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The ship sank, the South lost, and the sled got tossed in the fire.
Get over it.
RIP Mr. Coffee - 1914-1999
AlexJ33106
*sigh* Ok, here goes my response...:
1) I think you're really missing the point of my parodies. I'm not mocking the
show that once was, I'm mocking the Simpsons NOW. In a way, I feel that it
works to show my views of something in a humorful sense.
2)I *MENT* TO EXAGERATE IN THIS PARODY(ie: Homer rambling about FOX over and
over, the insults at us, how everyone forgives Home-boy for no reason, etc...).
That's why it's called a "parody", after all :). Yes, I know the Simpsons have
never achieved this much "crappiness" in it's long life, but a lot of episodes
have come really close(ie: "Homer's Enemy", "Principal and the Pauper", "Homer
Simpson In Kidney Trouble", etc....)
3) Before you recite to me that "classic" scene in "I&S&P", preferably the Bart
and Comic Book Guy part, I just want you to know that I've seen the ep.
Ok, anyway....as a fan, sometimes, I think the Simpsons *do* owe me. Maybe I'm
stubborn, maybe I'm stupid, or maybe I'm correct.
Over the years, I've stood by the Simpsons through thick and thin. As corny as
it sounds, I really have. I was there for some of the greatest episodes, and
some of the worst.
But these past three seasons have been too much to bear. I know, I know, you're
probably thinking "Well then just quit watching it if you no longer find
humor". And it's basically impossible to do that. It's like giving up on a
child when he/she is hooked up to a machine, barely alive and in great pain.
You want his/her turmoil to end, yet, you have faith and wish not to pull the
plug.
I was treated with good, quality entertainment the first seven years of OFF,
and I was/am really let down by seasons 8, 9 and 10. Therefor, I lampooned
them.
4) Before people start to think otherwise, I still love the Simpsons. They're
my all time favorite program. And, after all, since the writers like to poke
fun at ATS so much, what's wrong with an ATSer poking fun at the Simpsons, eh?
5) There is no number 5. Sorry :). Good-day.
-Alex(The #2 Simpsons Fan)
ChaiTheDog
script showed the stupidity of the cliches that are done in every new episode,
showed how formulaic the show has become. In this fanscript, it was just Homer
doing stupid and mean things. Homer has indeed become a psycho, and everyone
does forgive him for no good reason, and that's good as a JOKE in a parody
script... but as an entire script, it gets old. Sorry-- I gave the other one an
A, this one I'll give a C+ (D without the excellent TV Guide Review!!!)
Crazy244
I know quite well what a parody is. And I also know that just because a parody
is designed to mock something doesn't mean paradodies themselves cannot also be
done horribly.
"2)I *MENT* TO EXAGERATE IN THIS PARODY(ie: Homer rambling about FOX over and
over, the insults at us, how everyone forgives Home-boy for no reason,
etc...)."
I'm sure you meant to exagerate, and in a way the point came across. But I also
think you lacked the needed subtly to get your point across. You think you're
making some clever satire and have a good point or something but more so what
you come off saying is "I think the Simpsons isn't good now, so I'll write a
terrible script. The worse I write it, the more it simblizes how bad the
Simpons is".
Your point could come across better, if you actually had one. Sure, Simpons
have had some bad episodes this year but your script hardly makes a stab at
them. Your two scripts are exactly the same thing, just quit now.
Curtis Gibby
Crazy244 <craz...@aol.com> wrote some nonsense about Alex's parodies,
Well, there were five misspelled words, and at least three instances of bad
grammar or punctuation, but Todd will be happy to know that Crazy244 didn't
abuse any apostrophes.
--
Curtis
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"'Kippers for breakfast, Aunt Helga? Is it Saint Swithin's Day already?'
'Tis!' replied Aunt Helga!" (from [1F22] "Bart of Darkness")
Deat...@webtv.net
<< Todd will be happy to know that Crazy244 didn't abuse any
apostrophes.>>
Won't someone PLEASE think of the apostrophes?!?
Crazy244
can read what I wrote so I don't think that has any impact on the debate. My
intelligence is not what we're talking about. I simple have an opinion and
because no one here are truly enemies I felt no need to water it down. I'm not
out to pick a fight.
Joey AKA Gary
on my news server, so I don't know if it was any good. (repost, Alex?)
But what I agree with you on is that parody of comedy, particularly well-done
comedy, is hard to do. But when one can find something in the comedy that is
over-done or formulatic, it can be good. That's what made Alex's parody of The
Simpsons MUCH better than the lame Mad Magazine attempts of parodying The
Simpsons. Mand did those suck...
PS: my spelling and grammar, at times, can be god awful. Especially when I'm
tired or hurried. I sent a post a few days ago with so many mistakes I could
barely read it. I used 'their' when I meant 'there' (the IDIOT that is me) and
my whole post just a couple run on sentances. For that reason I NEVER pick on
someone for bad spelling. I'm afraid it'll come back to haunt me later!
PPS: Who's gonna find all the spelling mistakes in this post now?
--
Joey Jo-Jo Jr. Shabadoo (also known as Gary Wilson)
http://www.members.tripod.com/~garoDaro/index.html
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MagmaGirl
>apostrophes.>>
>
>Won't someone PLEASE think of the apostrophes?!?
*sigh* They never do.
And wouldn't I be happy to know that, too?
Mag
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"There's a mountain inside of me--my vision that you can't see!" ("Vertigo",
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