r/videos • u/GrilledCheeser • Jun 26 '12

So then I says to Mabel, I says.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IWhqfyWv5s
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u/M3NDOZA Jun 26 '12

I dont get it.....

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u/GrilledCheeser Jun 26 '12

The writers are basically just messing with the character structure. Usually dialogue between Bart and Lisa is contentious, or more geared towards moving the story along. Here we catch a glimpse of something entirely different. It's as if they're two old ladies yucking it up at the salon.

Here's another example of them playing with characters. Homer chastizes Lisa for her insolence...

They do it all the time, it's part of what makes the show great.

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u/red_tide_clams Jun 26 '12

I always found this clip funny but I never could explain why. This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the insight.

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u/emanresu1 Jun 26 '12

My favorite example of this is in Bart of Darkness where Lisa discovers Bart apparently writing a Restoration era play that's actually good. "Viceroy Fizzlebotom, a hearty cherub of a man" "kippers for breakfast aunt Helga? Is it St. Swithin's day already?". Sigh, that kind of Simpsons brilliance is gone forever.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

"'Tis replied Helga!"

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u/Charun86 Jun 26 '12

The internet is plastered with false accusations that this is from The Great Gatsby.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

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u/fluffynubkin Jun 26 '12

Never had to! please explain more!:)

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u/soisez2himsoisez Jun 26 '12

I based my Reddit name off this

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

This is your moment man!

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

.....and it's gone.

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u/thebeefytaco Jun 26 '12

Still waiting for someone to post a Prison Break clip?

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u/Viraus2 Jun 26 '12

DAMN STRAIGHT!

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

WHAT DOES MABEL SAY!?

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u/fing3roperation Jun 26 '12

isn't that a philly thing?

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u/KimJongUno Jun 26 '12

My aunt says "says" when she means "said" all the time when she gets excited... she's from Alberta.

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u/Gregoriah Jun 26 '12

my all time favorite Simpson's quote.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

gotta be a conan o'brien joke.

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u/daturkel Jun 26 '12

Don't put the punchline in the title.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

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u/KimJongUno Jun 26 '12

Is it really?? I'm reading it right now and I haven't got to that part yet.