jal41 said:
I hope the show continues for several more seasons...and the attacks against Fox News keep on coming.
I really would have loved to seen Rupert Murdoch's face after he saw that episode (if he did).
I agree.
The Simpsons regularly trashes Fox News and Rupert Murdoch. It's
FOX's biggest moneymaker so the writers of
The Simpsons are allowed
to do whatever the hell they want re: rake Murdoch, FOX, and FOX News
over the coals.
Here are some examples...
When the on-screen Fox "bug" appears during the couch scene, Homer
yanks it off the screen and the family viciously stamps it into the
carpet.
On "The OC on FOX" they advertise "Coming Up Next: Crappy Local News"
When the Osaka Flu hits the Flanders family, Ned flashes back to what
he could have possibly done to deserve such punishment: watching
"Married... with Children", and of all things, laughing at it!
Flashing forward to the present, Ned cries, "Oh, the network slogan is
true! Watch Fox and be damned for all eternity!"
Homer ponders what's on Fox: "something ribald, no doubt."
At an internet cafe, Homer randomly invests in several companies'
stock, including Newscorp's. But after Lisa informs him that Fox is
owned by Newscorp, Homer panics and frantically slams the undo key.
Later, we hear Homer screaming "Undo!" repeatedly over the closing
credits' 20th logo.
Bart, after learning the lesson of avoiding commercial junk food:
"I've learned that even made up corporate shills can lie to you."
Homer: (holds up a dirty, worn stuffed animal wearing a FOX t-shirt):
"Did you hear that, Foxy, the FOX Network fox?!"
[a scrolling promo for "Joe Millionaire" runs across the bottom of the
screen. Homer notices it and eats it.]
Homer:"Mmm...promo...[spits]...ew! FOX!"
For the annual return of the stinging red jellyfish...
Lisa: "It happens every year, like the swallows returning to
Capistrano."
Bart: "...or the Fox network getting a new president!"
Homer, in connection with his Homer Simpson Showboating Academy: "I'm
the worse thing to happen to sports since Fox!"
We see Fox World headquarters;
Sign: "World Headquarters - Fox Network" in front of a motor home in
the middle of nowhere, tumbleweeds blowing by.
Homer is checking his stocks on a phone, using an automated system
that responds to the name of the corporation with the stock results.
We hear the following dialogue;
Homer: "Animotion"
[Voice]: "Animotion - up 1 1/2"
Homer: "Yahoooo!!!!!!"
[Voice]: "Yahoo - up 6 1/4"
Homer: "Huh, what is this crap?"
[Voice]: "Fox Corporation - down 10"
With Krusty running for congress we see another unbiased Fox News
presentation;
Fox: "Welcome to Fox News. Your Voice for Evil. Tonight we'll be
interviewing the top two candidates for Springfield's 24th
congressional district. For the Republicans? Beloved children's
entertainer, Krusty the Clown. ..and for the Democrats, this
guy." (Candidate appears with on-screen devil's horns, communist flag
in background)
Candidate: "I have a name!"
Fox: "Yes, I'm sure you do, comrade. I appreciate your being here,
you're (switches to split shot of both candidates, and Krusty has an
on-screen halo) usually so mired in sleaze (they both react) it must
be an effort to come down to the studio."
Krusty: "May I say something?"
Fox: "Certainly congressman." (switches to split shot of both
candidates, and other guy is now upside down)
Candidate: "He hasn't won yet!!"
Fox: "You make a very adulterous point! We will now conclude this
debate with a Krusty campaign commercial."
During the above dialogue, a Fox type news crawl appears across the
bottom of the screen;
Pointless News Crawls Up 37 Percent...
Do Democrats Cause Cancer? Find Out at foxnews.com...
Rupert Murdoch: Terrific Dancer...
Dow Down 5000 Points...
Study: 92 Percent of Democrats Are Gay...
JFK Posthumously joins Republican Party...
Oil Slicks Found to Keep Seals Young, Supple...
Dan Quayle: Awesome...
We see the Fox satellite;
Lisa: "Forget it Bart. It's so bright in the sky you can't see
anything but the Fox satellite." (We see the satellite, upheld by
balloons, parts falling off.)
Bart: "And then I had this dream that my whole family was just cartoon
characters and that our success had led to some crazy propaganda
network called FOX News."
