Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons
Adam Schoales and Nate Storring
53 episodes
17 hours 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.
The Terminator with Matt Lynch • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest III
Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons
2 hours 27 minutes 25 seconds
10 months ago
The Terminator with Matt Lynch • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest III
For our annual Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest this year, we unwrap “Grift of the Magi” (S11E9)—the Simpsons episode that gave us the name of this special—and its climactic spoof of James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984). Podcaster and prolific Letterboxd reviewer Matt Lynch joins us to break down the greatest movie ever made about a son sending his father back in time to have sex with his mother. (Oh yeah, and save the world in the process.)
Also in this episode:
• The delicious stone soup of Cameron’s budget filmmaking and special effects
• Is this a slasher movie? Does it simply borrow slasher tropes? Did those tropes exist in 1984?
• How James Cameron makes corniness as well as Frank Capra
• Why ‘90s kids saw T2: Judgment Day first, and why we need to break the cycle
• Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading
Springfield Googolplex is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back on February 18, 2025, with a new batch of episodes. In the meantime, have a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, a cwazy Kwanzaa, a tip top Tet, and a solemn and dignified Ramadan.
For more of Matt Lynch, check out his popular Letterboxd profile, his thriller movie podcast The Suspense Is Killing Us, Scarecrow Video’s YouTube channel VIVA! Physical Media, or the massive library of Scarecrow Video itself and its awesome rent-by-mail program.
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.
