2 hr 7 min
Ep. 24 - Police Academy Springfield Googolplex
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- Film History
On its 40th anniversary, Adam and Nate endured Police Academy (1984) so you don’t have to! They also give a rundown of the many times The Simpsons has slammed this movie, with a deep dive into the episode, “Marge Be Not Proud” (S7E11), a hilarious and heartbreaking classic that Adam can barely watch.
Also in this episode:
• Trying to empathize with the fans who give this 10/10 on IMDb
• What makes good low-brow humor?
• Speculation about why the Simpsons writers hate this movie so much
• CanCon corner: Toronto on film, playing itself and others
• Plus every Simpsons reference to Spinal Tap at SpringfieldGoogolplex.com
Next time, Adam and Nate take a swing at The Natural (1984) and The Simpsons’ ode to baseball “Homer at the Bat” (S3E17).
Follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and Letterboxd.
On its 40th anniversary, Adam and Nate endured Police Academy (1984) so you don’t have to! They also give a rundown of the many times The Simpsons has slammed this movie, with a deep dive into the episode, “Marge Be Not Proud” (S7E11), a hilarious and heartbreaking classic that Adam can barely watch.
Also in this episode:
• Trying to empathize with the fans who give this 10/10 on IMDb
• What makes good low-brow humor?
• Speculation about why the Simpsons writers hate this movie so much
• CanCon corner: Toronto on film, playing itself and others
• Plus every Simpsons reference to Spinal Tap at SpringfieldGoogolplex.com
Next time, Adam and Nate take a swing at The Natural (1984) and The Simpsons’ ode to baseball “Homer at the Bat” (S3E17).
Follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and Letterboxd.
2 hr 7 min