Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons
Adam Schoales and Nate Storring
53 episodes
2 days ago
Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11E4), one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. Does Norm still agree with his pull quote on every home release of this movie that says it’s “a pure fright machine [that] scares the hell out of you”? (Did he ever?)
Also in this episode:
• Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s meta impact on pop culture
• Does this movie work better as a ghost movie or a whodunnit?
• Norm’s theory about the deep cut reference behind werewolf Flanders
• Could the recent legasequel be an improvement on the original?
Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading
Next time, we’ll be nursing our Halloween hangover with a little horror hair of the dog. Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins us to talk about his incredibly ambitious episode “Thanksgiving of Horror” (S31E8) and its parody of Alien (1979).
For more of Norm’s work, check out his podcast Someone Else’s Movie and his physical media newsletter Shiny Things.
For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us at @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.
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Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11E4), one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. Does Norm still agree with his pull quote on every home release of this movie that says it’s “a pure fright machine [that] scares the hell out of you”? (Did he ever?)
Also in this episode:
• Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s meta impact on pop culture
• Does this movie work better as a ghost movie or a whodunnit?
• Norm’s theory about the deep cut reference behind werewolf Flanders
• Could the recent legasequel be an improvement on the original?
Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading
Next time, we’ll be nursing our Halloween hangover with a little horror hair of the dog. Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins us to talk about his incredibly ambitious episode “Thanksgiving of Horror” (S31E8) and its parody of Alien (1979).
For more of Norm’s work, check out his podcast Someone Else’s Movie and his physical media newsletter Shiny Things.
For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us at @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.
Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons
2 hours 15 minutes 19 seconds
6 months ago
Jaws with Devan Scott
What more can be said about Jaws (1975)? For the 50th anniversary of the original summer blockbuster, we invited filmmaker and podcaster Devan Scott to help us unpack how it quietly became one of the most referenced movies in the classic years of The Simpsons.
Also in this episode:
• The many parodies of Quint and his iconic introduction, including our Simpsons double feature, “The Joy of Sect” (S9E13)
• A deep dive on the dolly zoom, from Hitchcock to Spielberg to The Simpsons
• How Amity provides a template for the small-town politics of Springfield
• Why does The Simpsons leave the climax of this movie untouched by parodies?
• Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading
Next time, for our season finale, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most memorable Simpsons finales of all time, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One” (S6E25) and its parody of Goldfinger (1964).
For more of Devan Scott’s film content, check out the complete podcast How Would Lubitsch Do It? and his video essays on YouTube, or follow him on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Instagram. Plus, check out Arrow Video’s new definitive 4K UHD release of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), which Devan consulted on as part of a “weird Leone amateur brain trust.” (Nate has already pre-ordered.)
For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.
Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons
Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11E4), one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. Does Norm still agree with his pull quote on every home release of this movie that says it’s “a pure fright machine [that] scares the hell out of you”? (Did he ever?)
Also in this episode:
• Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s meta impact on pop culture
• Does this movie work better as a ghost movie or a whodunnit?
• Norm’s theory about the deep cut reference behind werewolf Flanders
• Could the recent legasequel be an improvement on the original?
Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading
Next time, we’ll be nursing our Halloween hangover with a little horror hair of the dog. Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins us to talk about his incredibly ambitious episode “Thanksgiving of Horror” (S31E8) and its parody of Alien (1979).
For more of Norm’s work, check out his podcast Someone Else’s Movie and his physical media newsletter Shiny Things.
For more Simpsons movie parody content, check out SpringfieldGoogolplex.com, or follow us at @simpsonsfilmpod on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, and Letterboxd. Discover more great podcasts on the That Shelf Podcast Network.
