"We Meet Again, MAD Magazine"

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss Seymour Skinner and the controversial Season 9 episode that redefines his character, along with a review of 'Brother From The Same Planet'.

Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast   Episode 5: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”   Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the fifth episode: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”.  The focus of our fifth episode’s Spotlight On Springfield segment is none other than Seymour Skinner – educationalist, war veteran, reluctant sex symbol and arguably the most charmingly innocent of Bart’s mortal enemies. As well as debating whether Skinner is actually likeable as a character, we discuss the controversial Season 9 episode in which everything we have learnt about Skinner is turned on its head, causing uproar among those of the Simpsons faithful who like a healthy dose of realism in their cartoons.  Continuing with our Season 4 arc, Ian’s second pick is Brother From The Same Planet, where Bart and Homer’s relationship is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Smith, Ian Winick

Topics covered

• Seymour Skinner
• Simpsons episodes
• emotional impact
• pop culture references
• Bart and Homer relationship

Keywords

• Simpsons
• Seymour Skinner
• Brother From The Same Planet
• emotional episodes
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: MAD Magazine, Brother From The Same Planet

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