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Episode #34: Lindsey Naegle
Written by CR Sunday, 29 August 2010 01:18
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08.29.2010 - 02:03 | ZPSteenbergen
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08.29.2010 - 02:06 | ZPSteenbergenwhat i don't understand is, why is the simpsons always the longest running show? SNL has been on the air for 35 Years! and it's still running strong!
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08.29.2010 - 05:02 | Jenx
forget SNL, Sesame Street has been going for 41 years. :P
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08.29.2010 - 08:57 | Electrick monk
Not necessarily the longest running "show" but the longest running "animated sitcom" since the Flintstones.
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08.29.2010 - 02:10 | Colochip*Prime time show ^
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08.29.2010 - 02:20 | pap64
More specifically, prime time ANIMATED TV show.
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08.29.2010 - 02:23 | pap64Love the video, CR! I really enjoyed how you took an often overlooked character and gave her a detailed analysis, which includes character design and development (two things I really love to analyze in a story).
Regarding the character thing at the end, I agree. All characters come from a basic structure of storytelling. You have the hero, the villain, the side kick, the villain's side kick, the comic relief and many other archetypes. Regardless of how original the story may be, the characters eventually will fall onto one of them.
The key thing here, however, is HOW the character is developed. You may start with a character with a basic storyline, but he or she will eventually become unique or memorable if you take the time to develop them well, which is the case with Miss Naegle (even if she is about as even as a wobbly table XB ).
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08.29.2010 - 02:41 | LimeGreenSquid
Good episode, excellent ending, haha.
I always hated her because she embodied the corporate whore, heartless, businesswoman bitch. I didn't know she had a name.
But after seeing all the angles presented to me in your video, i can see her as a little bit more rounded, and slightly sympathetic...
But i always just sorta hated short hair on girls, doesn't appeal to me. And even Marge's hair up like that prevents her from being a sexual stimulus.
But the kiss was pretty sweet.
Hubba Hubba!
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08.29.2010 - 02:51 | TrencherGreat episode about my favorite bit character in the Simpsons.
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08.29.2010 - 02:52 | SpecterM91
I... Didn't even know she had a name. This is why I love your show, CR. Great episode.
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08.29.2010 - 02:52 | Themonsean
Loving the song at the end. Animaniacs right?
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08.29.2010 - 03:15 | jalford
When is she gonna make out with Hillary?
[img]http:// img.photobucket.com/ albums/v640/absentee/ hillary_lindsay.jpg[/img]
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08.29.2010 - 03:55 | yaoinut
Wow, you certainly gave me more insight into this character.
It is fascinating to see how a character can change and grow. And in the case of her and Marge, give fanservice to appease the internet for quite a while.
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08.29.2010 - 04:11 | ZPSteenbergencourse, even though the simpsons is the londest in america the longest running sitcom was Last of The Summer Wine
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08.29.2010 - 04:18 | Shinigami
Well least her hair is possible unlike one that Marge has.
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08.29.2010 - 07:53 | shameonpretzel
Personally I'm more partial to Cookie Kwan - she's number one on the West Side!
But this was a great episode, nonetheless.
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08.29.2010 - 08:01 | pharmmajor
I'm a little lost on the "FOX saying one thing and doing another" joke pertaining to the Simpsons. Could someone please clarify that for me?
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08.29.2010 - 09:48 | Cross X. Brand
[color=black]FOX donates heavily to the Republican parties, and most of that money goes to pay off the Right wing nutters on FOX NEWS to pander their bullshit, who also coincedentally make alot of fan fics on 99% of their shows. "No Spin" HAH, yeah and im the Gaw Dam Super Bat Saiya-Jin Ranger X.
FOX also has a reputation of having alot of shows that are intentionally meant to be vulgar/ crass/ violent/ sexual so they can be fined and the money goes to the FCC (Federal Censorship Commission) which also donates to Republicans.
Basically FOX shows "Left wing" shows to make alot of money for "Right wing" agendas in the United States.
The EXTREME example of this is Family Guy whose creator: Seth McFarland, is openly a Left wing Democrat...who makes a shet load of money for Fox and so on...[/color]
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08.29.2010 - 12:16 | pap64This was also parodied on The Simpsons in the 400th episode, with Kent Brockman explaining the exact, same thing you mentioned and Lisa showing an example of how crazy a FOX show can be one minute then highly conservative the next.
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08.29.2010 - 13:59 | CaptainAndy27Oh like Republicans are the only people who do some dirty business by saying one thing and doing another, at least this is legal. Remember Acorn handing out loans to prostitution rings.
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08.30.2010 - 04:21 | Cross X. Brand[color=black]OR the like the people who caught Acorn in the act and now at the behest of a politician ended up getting caught trying to illegally obtain information from a Democratic supported office...OH WAIT...
And for the record: Im openly a Liberal Conservative
CONTRADICTION FTW![/color]
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03.23.2011 - 14:47 | jjflashOh come on...MSNBC been doing the same shit for the Democrat cause. So as much as I don't like Fox, I also have to point out that the Liberal alternative is just as bad.
Of course, if I really wanted to throw around accusations about the Libs then I could talk all day:
-The Journolist incident
-The Oakland Vote Fraud Debacle
-The Seattle Union Bribery Scandal
..and that's just the pleasant stuff. I could get real gritty. But I think I've made my point.
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08.29.2010 - 08:39 | Andrew Joshua Talon
I love your show and look forward to new installments every time I check out the site. And it's refreshing how you give us such interesting looks at often over-looked characters, especially Lindsey. And as a fanfiction writer, I totally get where you're coming from. Nicely done and keep up the good work. Maybe you could give Rescue Rangers a looksee next time?
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08.29.2010 - 09:43 | DeltoraI don't think you know what ironic means and you used it a dozen times.
Still this episode is most relevant to the concept this series is going for. The past few episodes weren't exactly spotlighting obscure characters from nostalgic films.
I have a newfound respect for Lindsey.
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08.29.2010 - 12:39 | pap64Actually I understood what Chad meant when he talked about the irony in Lindsey's creation. In the first episode she appears in they are creating a character for Itchy and Scratchy in order to combat stagnant ratings. The Simpsons is guilty of this practice, adding new characters just to keep things fresh (for example, the fan created character they recently added to the cast), and Lindsey is no exception.
Regarding the irony of her telling the animators how to draw Poochy it is likely that when the writers and execs were writing Lindsey they kept tossing ideas as to how she should look. Basically, the show is making fun of a process very common when creating an animated TV show.
The irony about Poochy being killed off while Lindsey lives on is that Lindsey was likely at one point a one shot created to fulfill the intentions of the story and may be seen as a soulless character. So having Lindsey say that they should kill Poochy off is ironic if you consider the fact that she too could have faced the same fate as the character she killed off in the episode.
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08.29.2010 - 09:50 | artgeek707
I love how acidic her personality is. She's a heartless bitch and embraces it
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08.29.2010 - 10:03 | AkumaTh
Wow! Never expected someone like her to be the other girl to Homer. But looking at it now makes perfect sense.
Great episode!
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08.29.2010 - 10:34 | Zezlemet
"I don't wanna some guy named todd keeps complaing about Justin Beiber Keisha and a bunch of other artist that don't exist yet."
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Another great video CR. But lwt's be honest, Someone has been looking at Lindsay Neagle porn, haven't you? :psychotic:
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08.29.2010 - 11:31 | angel85
I think you forgot something, wasn't Lindsey Naegle a reporter in one episode where she almost died in a volcano? In that episode they mentioned her high school sweetheart was Barney. They even had 20 minutes of pity sex after he rescued her in a helicopter. Or am I thinking of someone else? Also, on the anti-kid episode, the people of springfield are extremely impulsive and short sighted, as most young unmarried people are, so that episode actually seemed pretty believable, at least as much as prop-8 was. "Yeah, lets vote on the rights of others, we can totally do that!"
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08.29.2010 - 14:03 | CaptainAndy27No that wasn't Lindsay Naegle, that was a reporter friend of Marges. I think her name was Chloe Talbot.
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08.29.2010 - 11:42 | HobberHobber
Bigman, you know you have too!
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08.29.2010 - 12:30 | BioRage1920The Ichy Scrachy and Poochy show is my favorite episode of The Simpsons! XD
I bet you could make a hundred Familiar Faces episodes using background characters from The Simpsons
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08.29.2010 - 13:45 | AFDex16
fantastic episode, CR. all of the show and episode references put a smile on my face and brought back some great memories.
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08.29.2010 - 14:00 | CaptainAndy27CR, I love your show, It's gotta be my favorite on this site, maybe even better than Nostalgia Critic at times. I thoroughly enjoy your episodes and even rewatch them when I'm bored, please continue to entertain us for years to come.
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08.29.2010 - 14:03 | Vismutti
Excellent character analysis as always, CR! I don't think I even realized she was a single recurring character before... I just thought she was some random one episode extra. Or several different random one episode extras. orz
And I admit, I loved the fairy godmother gag. :D
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08.29.2010 - 14:52 | FunkyM
Well, CR my man, you sure know how to highlight a character.
Here's to Linsey Naegle! And Familiar Faces! :)
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08.29.2010 - 15:06 | Chaoticevl
The pic of the Fry's Electronics looks exactly like the one that's about a mile from my house. Makes me wonder if that all look like that. Great ep as always.
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