Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)
An Aussie Simpsons podcast with in-depth episode reviews, interviews, Top 10s and more. Hosted by Brendan Dando and Guy Davis. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.
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A step up form last week, although at times it felt like the show was more interested in parodying prison films than actually telling a story.
We discuss how the Burns and Smithers plots could have been t...
We discuss how this story could have made more sense, the nonsensical use of Sacha Baron Cohen as Jakob the tour guide, whether it was anti-semitic, a theory on when The Simpsons quality "dropped off" and more.
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We discuss how the main story could (and should) have expanded to a town-wide situation and not simply focus on the Bart/Nikki relationship, our first kiss and more.
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Marge and Homer rediscovering their love for each other was a fun story that many parenting couples will relate to, which along with the addition of a new location being the abandoned Springfield Subway, makes for an enjoyable episode overall...
On top of the episode, we also discuss the competitiveness of the Simpsons writer's room, Dr. Hibbert's original name, creating characters like Mr. Burns and Sideshow Bob, memories of working with the likes of Sam Simon, Kelsey Grammer, Conan O'...
It's hard to find comedy with a topic such as slavery, and this episode is a perfect example.
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We cover a LOT of ground here, including his initial run as showrunner before leaving to create The Critic, (Al also gives us the scoop on The Critic revival), the time The Simpsons was almost cancelled, ignoring the internet criticism's of the show, working with Johnny Carson, the time Conan pitched Marge vs The Monorail and mo...
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We discuss the life of a Simpsons showrunner in 2026, updates on the new Simpsons Movie, the transition with Al Jean, the worst TV finales, upcoming Disney Plus exclusive episodes, why The Simpsons no longer have couch gags and more!
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That's right, Mitch and Dando are back and ready to kick off where they left off, by tackling "Guess Who's Come To Criticize Dinner?", an episode that sees Homer discover a career he's genuinely good at... eating! A lot of fun here, even if there was a lot left on the table with the Lis...
An overall fun episode that seems to fall off a cliff at the end, but at least Homer is continuing his trend of not being a jerk. Speaking of jerks, boy was Agnes Skinner insufferable here.
We also discuss Arnie's early-90s run of comedies with Ivan Reitman...
We also discuss whether we...
We also discuss complaining when waiting in line, the short-lived life of Springfield's newest resident, "Ricardo", our love...
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This episode celebrated the show's 20th anniversary, which one of us thought they did rather well, the other, not so much.
We also discuss THAT Star Wars moment, our fav...
A spin on the National Treasure franchise, here we see Marge and Homer take a trip to Philadelphia, where they get caught up in a centuries-long treasure hunt that can only be solved with the help of their beloved pooch...
Meanwhile, we get a real nothign subplot of Bart needing to look after a toy lamb for a school project.
We also discuss water parks, the show's e...
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We go in-depth on not only what went into the writing of this episode, but also Mike's time working as showrunner, including his thoughts on "Jerkass Homer", the reaction to Principal and the Pauper, his first day in the Simpsons writing room and more.
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