Simpsons Top 100 Countdown
#75 Two Bad Neighbors
Season 7, Episode 13 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
In this episode, former president George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, move in across the street from the Simpsons. Homer is jealous of the attention Bush is getting from the very beginning, while Bart being constantly underfoot irritates Bush. Things go further south when Bart destroys Bush’s memoirs, and Bush spanks him. This leads to one of the greatest Simpsons jokes of all time: “I was spanked by Grover Cleveland on two non-consecutive occasions.” It also leads to Homer declaring war on Bush. Annoyingly, it refers to George W. Bush as “George Bush, Jr.” (something that became a pet peeve of mine starting late 1999/early 2000, so I suppose it could be grandfathered in as non-objectionable, but I’m not currently predisposed to do so). Memorable moments include the rant against the ayatollahs, the introduction of Disco Stu (I doubt they figured he’d turn into as big a character as he has), various Bush mannerisms and references to things he did in office or his general biography, the previously mentioned amazingly hilarious quote, Bush doing donuts in the Simpsons’ yard, Mikhail Gorbachev (especially him peering in through the mail slot), and Gerry Ford.
As a random additional note, by complete coincidence the last three on this countdown (inclusive) have each been the thirteenth episode form their respective season and it was a countdown of the season coinciding with the countdown of top episodes. Will the next episode be "And Maggie Makes Three" (the thirteenth episode of the sixth season)? No, it will not.
Season 7, Episode 13 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
In this episode, former president George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, move in across the street from the Simpsons. Homer is jealous of the attention Bush is getting from the very beginning, while Bart being constantly underfoot irritates Bush. Things go further south when Bart destroys Bush’s memoirs, and Bush spanks him. This leads to one of the greatest Simpsons jokes of all time: “I was spanked by Grover Cleveland on two non-consecutive occasions.” It also leads to Homer declaring war on Bush. Annoyingly, it refers to George W. Bush as “George Bush, Jr.” (something that became a pet peeve of mine starting late 1999/early 2000, so I suppose it could be grandfathered in as non-objectionable, but I’m not currently predisposed to do so). Memorable moments include the rant against the ayatollahs, the introduction of Disco Stu (I doubt they figured he’d turn into as big a character as he has), various Bush mannerisms and references to things he did in office or his general biography, the previously mentioned amazingly hilarious quote, Bush doing donuts in the Simpsons’ yard, Mikhail Gorbachev (especially him peering in through the mail slot), and Gerry Ford.
As a random additional note, by complete coincidence the last three on this countdown (inclusive) have each been the thirteenth episode form their respective season and it was a countdown of the season coinciding with the countdown of top episodes. Will the next episode be "And Maggie Makes Three" (the thirteenth episode of the sixth season)? No, it will not.
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