1 hr 50 min
Ep. 25 - The Natural Springfield Googolplex
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- Film History
Ah, The Natural (1984), a classic American tale about… an underdog baseball team, a serial killer, a love triangle, a match fixing scandal, a freak accident in the outfield, and a magic baseball bat? We’ll get into it, along with “Homer at the Bat” (S317), a star-studded Simpsons episode that stretched the reality of the show.
Also in this episode
• Randy Newman (yes, of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” fame) delivers a banger of a score that The Simpsons parody again and again
• Is all the plot nonsense worth it for that astonishing Hollywood ending?
• Bump Bailey and other old-time Swartzweldian baseball nicknames
• How can a star like Robert Redford get beyond roles like “baseball Jesus”?
Next time… GODZILLA.
…The 1954 version. Also, “Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo” (S10E23).
Ah, The Natural (1984), a classic American tale about… an underdog baseball team, a serial killer, a love triangle, a match fixing scandal, a freak accident in the outfield, and a magic baseball bat? We’ll get into it, along with “Homer at the Bat” (S317), a star-studded Simpsons episode that stretched the reality of the show.
Also in this episode
• Randy Newman (yes, of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” fame) delivers a banger of a score that The Simpsons parody again and again
• Is all the plot nonsense worth it for that astonishing Hollywood ending?
• Bump Bailey and other old-time Swartzweldian baseball nicknames
• How can a star like Robert Redford get beyond roles like “baseball Jesus”?
Next time… GODZILLA.
…The 1954 version. Also, “Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo” (S10E23).
1 hr 50 min