The show ends with a medley of songs about candy sung by the family, Jasper Beardley and Waylon Smithers. As a child! It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. [2] Cohen wrote Chief Wiggum P.I.,[8] Greaney wrote Love-matic Grampa and Tompkins wrote The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour. "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is the twenty-fourth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons. Instead of telling one long story, it opened on Troy McClure and imagined three short stories of what the Simpsons characters would be like in different television contexts. Mainly it is a parody of The Brady Bunch Hour, a short-lived spin-off of the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. [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. Bart Simpson. 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. Approval of God: Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen and Geri Reischl are all on- … As such it includes references to many different TV series. Ted Knight! Summary Short summary describing this issue. [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. [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. This is a reference to The Great Gazoo, a character added into some of the final episodes of The Flintstones. Talk:The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase/Archive 1 Jump to navigation Jump to search. 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. A page for describing Trivia: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". Also This. A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. "[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. 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. There was a raunchy sitcom, a cheesy cop show, and a ye olde tyme variety show. I'm here at the Museum of TV and Television with a real treat for "Simpsons" fans if any because tonight we present, "The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase!" A page for describing YMMV: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". Click here for your invite! The Love-matic Grampa segment for instance emulates a three camera setup, as is normally used in sitcoms. Chief Wiggum, P.I. Betty is a caricature of her voice actress. Directed by Neil Affleck. 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. Quotes. 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. Clancy Wiggum. [13], The entire episode is a satire of unoriginal, poor television writing and references and parodies many television series. is a parody of police-dramas, such as Miami Vice, Magnum, P.I. Please help out by editing it. Views: 122. The replacement of Lisa in the third segment with another girl reflects the recasting of Jan Brady in the Brady Bunch Hour when Eve Plumb refused to participate. 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. His date is actually happy when she hears this, flattered that Moe would go to all that trouble for her. You may remember me from such TV spin-offs as Son of Sanford and Son and After Mannix. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. [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. 26 - Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (Medley) -a)Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour -b)Candy Medley-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com Ralph Wiggum. He and Michael Weithorn[13] wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to Los Angeles and got his own talk show. Simpsons Comics » Simpsons Comics #112 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Quickly Cancelled Comic Cavalcade released by Bongo on November 2005. © 2021 Wikisimpsons. 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. Moe ends up getting a date he meets at the bar. Grampa asks to be introduced to an attractive payphone in front of the restaurant, much to the mirth of Moe and his date. 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." Hi, I'm Troy McClure. The episode, however, now appears on several lists of the most popular Simpsons episodes. [13] The staff, however, say it is something that they would still be interested in doing,[16] and that it "could happen someday. Director Neil Affleck had to animate each segment so that it fit the style of the show it parodied. 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." 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 producers were initially uneasy about the episode, as they feared that the purposely bad writing would be mistaken for actual bad writing. Wiggum ultimately lets the villain escape, feeling that he will meet him again "each and every week," a riff on serialized, weekly television dramas. Episode - 4F20 First Aired - 5/11/1997 A Three Shorts episode. [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. and Starsky and Hutch. Now, before my boss comes, there's something important you should know. Troy McClure. [11] Due to Lisa being substituted for an older teenager (voiced by Pamela Hayden) in the third segment, Yeardley Smith has only one line in the entire episode. Troy McClure presents three spinoffs: "Chief Wiggins, P.I.," "The Love-Matic Grandpa," and "The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour." Each of the spin-offs is very clever in its own way. [5] The idea was later explored in the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter". Chief Wiggum and his son Ralph move to New Orleans with Seymour Skinner as Wiggum's sidekick. The Simpsons. 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. Troy McClure … Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious, https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=The_Simpsons_Spin-Off_Showcase/References&oldid=983616. McClure is an actor who is usually shown doing low-level work, such as hosting infomercials and educational films. Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. References; Gags; Appearances; Gallery; Quotes; Credits Homer's Enemy: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson This article or section is incomplete. [14], "22 Short Films About Springfield" sparked the idea amongst the staff for a spin-off series entitled Tales from Springfield. 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. Make an account! [7] Other shows parodied during the variety show include The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,[12] and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[11]. Unable to handle such a workload, the producers create only three new shows. General. Naturally, he appears during a segment that jokingly suggests the show's next season would [[JumpTheShark jump every single shark in the Seven Seas]]. [8] The chef in the restaurant resembles Paul Prudhomme. I have to get the door. Soon after, Ralph is kidnapped and Wiggum finds Big Daddy's calling card left behind. Next, Grampa Simpson 's soul is trapped inside Moe 's Love tester machine in " The Love-Matic Grampa ". 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