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I remember when my youngest sister was watching it in the late 90s. My daughter started watching it in the last couple of years. I was a little taken aback tha
by EvanAnderson 5y ago
I remember when my youngest sister was watching it in the late 90s.
My daughter started watching it in the last couple of years. I was a little taken aback that it was the same show.
There's at least one episode where a reference is made to the non-passing of time in their universe. We got some DVDs of the older episodes from the library. I found it interesting, and a little spooky, that technology in the "Arthurverse" updates while the ages of all the characters remained the same. It's like some kind of twisted "groundhog day" scenario.
- Apocryphon 5y agoEh, the Simpsons have been dealing with that for longer.
- learc83 5y agoIt's not just technology either, the character back stories get updated too. There's an episode from the 90s where Homer feels old because he doesn't understand grunge rock. Then, more than a decade later, they made a flashback episode where his backstory was updated to show that he basically started grunge, and Kurt Cobain ripped him off.
- ljp_206 5y agoBoy, I hope somebody was fired for that blunder.
- Kye 5y agoThere's no blunder. That's how The Simpsons handles ageless characters on a show that's almost old enough to run for president.
- LambdaComplex 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxw5nQX7SA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxw5nQX7SA
- Kye 5y agoWhoever downvoted my comment must admire Comic Book Guy. I remember the scene, but not every single line.
- tablespoon 5y ago> Boy, I hope somebody was fired for that blunder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_timeline
- WalterBright 5y agoYeah, I remember when "young Homer" drove a 1970 Cuda.
- lopis 5y agoHomer is about to become a millennial in the next coupe years and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
- chrisfinazzo 5y ago"Wow, I wish I had an elephant." "You did. His name was Stampy. You loved him." "Oh yeah..."
- dharmab 5y agoJacob Geller has a neat video essay about what the passage of time means in a timeless animated show: "The Best Simpsons Intro Is About Losing Everything You Love" https://youtu.be/1f5Xt5pZZZM https://youtu.be/1f5Xt5pZZZM