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The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read

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· 1 h 13 min · 10,405 words · 87 timestamped sections

This is the full, timestamped transcript of "The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read", an episode of Table Read Tuesdays published June 4, 2025 (1 h 13 min, about 10,405 words). It mentions 132 people, works and ideas, including Homer Simpson, Hank Scorpio, Cypress Creek, Globex Corporation, Bart Simpson.

What this episode is about

A live table read of a classic episode of *The Simpsons* features a diverse cast of readers, some reprising their roles from previous performances while others bring fresh interpretations to the characters. The session emphasizes creativity in voice acting, allowing participants to explore unique character portrayals while aiming for a fun and engaging experience.

Key takeaways

  • Voice versatility shines when actors break out of character—the Simpsons meet Shakespeare!
  • Cold reads prove spontaneity unlocks creativity. Who knew Marge could channel Shakespeare?
  • In Penhold or Manila, actors unite in a virtual Springfield—cue the global giggles.
  • You don't need to mimic Homer; imagine if Bart had Jay-Z's swag instead!
  • Social media casting calls: just a tweet away from discovering your next Ned Flanders.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 10:00: Jack Looney, Smithers, The Simpsons, Globex Corporation
  2. – 20:00: Cypress Creek, Grandpa, Springfield, Homer Simpson
  3. – 30:00: Hank Scorpio, Cypress Creek, Cypress Creek Elementary, nuclear generator
  4. – 40:00: Cypress Creek, Hank Scorpio, Springfield, Cypress Creek Elementary
  5. – 50:00: Hank Scorpio, James Bond, Cypress Creek, laser beam
  6. – 1:00:00: Hank Scorpio, John Schwarzwelder, Houston Oilers, James Bond
  7. – 1:10:00: The Simpsons, Alan Rickman, Die Hard, Futurama
  8. – 1:12:59: creative process, first drafts, pacing, stage performance

Notable quotes from "The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read"

  • Any all both. Yes, both. That's good. Anyway, yeah, my Instagram is at you can reach me on Instagram under Lucian the Fair. You can also find me on Facebook and all over the…
    about Jack Looney · at
  • The limo keeps pace with him. We're from Glowex Corporation. We'd like to talk to you about an exciting employment opportunity in our nuclear division.
    about Globex Corporation · at
  • Cypress Creek is a planned community designed and built to serve the workers of Globex Corporation on The Simpsons.
    about Cypress Creek · at
  • Interior Simpson car continuous. Lisa is looking at a pamphlet. It says here, One of these giant redwood trees can provide enough wood to make a shed the size of the Empire State Building or enough sawdust to cover an entire day's.
    about Lisa Simpson · at
  • Kicking it. Oh, stop it. Stop it. Oh, Warren, Malvin, Gary, dot Gordy. Look, lady, I'm supposed to be in the fourth grade.
    about Bart Simpson · at
  • Tomorrow. It would mean a lot to myself and the 300 other employee owners of Globex. yes, sir. No problem. Good.
    about Hank Scorpio · at
  • I've been so bored since we moved here.
    about Marge Simpson · at
  • But my job is here. And for the first time in my life, I'm actually good at it. My team are way ahead of the weather machine and germ warfare divisions.
    about Homer Simpson · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Homer Simpson — Person · Main character (employee / protagonist) · 3 mentions · first at
    Primary family member whose impulsive acceptance of a job at Globex triggers the family's move and main story arc; his workplace interactions with Hank Scorpio are key to the episode.
  • Hank Scorpio — Person · Antagonist / charismatic employer · 21 mentions · first at
    Globex's regional leader who hires Homer; presents as warm, motivational boss but secretly runs a supervillain-style operation—central to the episode's tension and comedy.
  • Bart Simpson — Person · Child character / subplot student · 2 mentions · first at
    Shows difficulties adapting to Cypress Creek school (placed in remedial 'leg up' class), reflecting family adjustment challenges and providing comedic beats.
  • Marge Simpson — Person · Fictional character being performed (family member in the script) · 2 mentions · first at
    One of the main Simpsons family characters in the read; her reactions (moving, perfection/boredom, wine gag) are recurring comedic beats and discussed post-read.
  • Lisa Simpson — Person · Fictional character being performed (student/child in the script) · 4 mentions · first at
    Lisa’s subplot focuses on nature and developing allergies in Cypress Creek; she also appears in family decision-making and is referenced in performance talk.
  • Jack Looney — Person · Performer / reader in the table read (played Hank Scorpio) · 3 mentions · first at
    Performs Hank Scorpio in the podcast's table read; introduced himself and noted roles — relevant for cast metadata and credits for this reading event.
  • John Schwarzwelder — Person · Referenced creator (episode writer) · 3 mentions · first at
    Credited in the script header as the writer of the Simpsons episode being read, anchoring authorship of the material.
    Little des. All right. The Simpsons season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters by James L. Brooks and Matt Graining and Sam Simon. Act one. Fade in. Exterior.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Participant/performer (table read cast) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists the roles she will read (Marge, Smithers, etc.), contributing to the live table read performance.
    Find you briefly on social media. So I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher,.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Participant/reader (actor in the table read) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read (including Marge-related and other minor parts); part of the ensemble performing the script.
    Find you briefly on social media. So I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher,.
  • Heather Lee Cameron — Person · Performer / reader · 2 mentions · first at
    Participant in the table read; announced roles (Lisa and others) and shared contact/social info — relevant for cast/credits.
    Hi there all. My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I'm a longtime actor. I'm a longtime freelance journalist. I'm a longtime creative writer and I'm a longtime filmmaker and creative.
  • Dan Clavven Gomez — Person · Participant/reader (actor/podcaster in the table read) · 1 mention · first at
    Introduces themselves, pronouns, location, and multiple minor roles; mentions their own podcast handle as contact.
    Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is…
  • Dan Clavven Gomez — Person · Participant/performer (table read cast) · 1 mention · first at
    Introduces themselves (including pronouns and location) and lists multiple small roles; mentions their own podcast handle.
    Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is student number one leg up.
  • Matthew Groening — Person · Referenced creator (characters credited) · 1 mention · first at
    Named in the script header as the creator whose characters the episode is based on; foundational to the show being read.
    Descriptions. All right. Just from the little title, first page, little des. All right. The Simpsons season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters…
  • Monty Burns — Person · Referenced employer · 1 mention · first at
    Referenced as Smithers' employer and part of the show's larger world; Monty Burns is the long-time owner of the Springfield nuclear plant which contextualizes the offer from Globex.
    Smithers house. Morning. Smithers comes out of his house and starts walking to work. I work for Monty Burns. Monty Burns.
  • Grandpa — Person · Supporting character (family elder) · 8 mentions · first at
    Appears in the abandoned-house/robocall subplot; receives a robocall from Homer-designated service—used for comic B-plot.
    Grandpa's phone rings. He picks up the receiver. A computer voice begins speaking to him. This is a special greeting from Roocall, your automatic friend. This service was selected for you by Homer Simpson family.
  • Vicki Dykes — Person · Participant/reader (cast member) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists the roles she will read (including Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher, UN member).
    Find you briefly on social media. So I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher,.
  • Simon Squire — Person · Performer / reader · 2 mentions · first at
    Participant in the table read (introduced himself and noted characters he was reading), relevant to credits for the podcast episode.
    Doesn't know where that is. And I'm going to be reading today for Second Announcer and Bir Simpson. And I can be reached on Blue Sky at Simon Squire actor. I can be found on…
  • Mr. Doyle — Person · Teacher character / performer role · 2 mentions · first at
    Character at Cypress Creek Elementary who interacts with Bart in class scenes; also read by Aubrey in the table read.
    Hey, Bart. Do you have a best friend yet? Cuz I've been looking for someone to boss me around. Mr. Doyle, a pleasant man in his 30s, enters and the students take their seats.…
  • Dan Clavven Gomez — Person · Participant/reader (cast member) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces themselves (they/them) from Manila and lists multiple small roles including Grandpa and workers/students.
    Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is student number one leg up.
  • Apu — Person · Supporting character (Springfield resident) · 2 mentions · first at
    Appears in early montage as a local who interacts with Homer/Marge during the sale of their Springfield house; part of the ensemble town farewell.
    Can afford this place. Apoo was talking to Marge and Homer at the front on the front step. I am not interested in buying your house, but I would like to use your restroom, flip…
  • James L. Brooks — Person · Referenced creator (credited as character/series originator) · 1 mention · first at
    Credited in the script header as one of the creators behind the characters; provides provenance for the IP being read.
    Little des. All right. The Simpsons season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters by James L. Brooks and Matt Graining and Sam Simon. Act one. Fade in. Exterior.
  • Sam Simon — Person · Referenced creator (credited as character/series originator) · 1 mention · first at
    Credited in the script header as a creator; part of the canonical creator trio referenced for the characters used in the table read.
    From the little title, first page, little des. All right. The Simpsons season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters by James L. Brooks and Matt Graining and Sam Simon. Act one. Fade in. Exterior.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Performer / reader · 2 mentions · first at
    Host/participant who introduced herself and the role(s) she would read in the table read (Marge Smithers etc.); contributes to event organization and cast.
    Find you briefly on social media. So I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher,.
  • Lizzy Maggie — Person · Infant family member / background character · 2 mentions · first at
    Appears in house scenes (enjoying automatic indoor baby swing) to illustrate family life and the domestic benefits of Cypress Creek living.
    Maggie is enjoying her swing. We see Maggie is swinging extremely high on one of those automatic indoor baby swings. On each back swing, she's unsuccessfully reaches for the off button. I can't believe it. I've done.
  • Marge Smithers — Person · Performed character (table read role) · 1 mention · first at
    Role read by Vicky Dykes during introductions; a minor casting detail for the reading event.
    Coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher, UN member, and some actions and descriptions about 2thirds of the way into it somewhere or halfway around.
  • Jonathan (Dan Clavven Gomez) — Person · Performer / reader · 1 mention · first at
    Table read participant; introduced as reading multiple minor roles—relevant to podcast casting.
    Number one is student number one leg up kid worker number three and jumpsuited guy you can find me on Instagram on the JC Gome show my own podcast and that's it okay thank you and I am Cat Wilson she her out of gig cover.
  • Tom Landry — Person · Referenced sports figure (memorabilia) · 1 mention · first at
    Tom Landry's autographed hat appears in a store window, reinforcing Homer's dream and the episode's football motif.
    Tom Landry's hat. Hey, it's autographed to Burman's dry cleaning. Best wishes, Tom Landry. We see that the hat is autographed with a silver pen in the middle of a Dallas Cowboys display.
  • Matt Groening — Person · 10 mentions
  • Grandpa (Abe Simpson) — Person · 8 mentions
  • James Bond — Person · 5 mentions · first at
    Off to one side, we see Mr. Scorpio is tied down James Bond, a formerly dressed Shan Connory type. Mr. Scorpio throws a lever which causes a laser beam to move nearer and nearer to Bont's cr crotch.
  • Smithers — Person · 3 mentions · first at
    Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher, UN member, and some actions and descriptions about 2thirds of the way into it somewhere or halfway around there. you can find me on social.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · 2 mentions · first at
    Find you briefly on social media. So I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher,.
  • Ahmad Aubrey — Person · 2 mentions · first at
    Hi. I'm Aubrey and my pronouns are you can call me whatever you like. and I answer to all of them.
  • Albert Brooks — Person · 2 mentions · first at
    Season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters by James L. Brooks and Matt Graining and Sam Simon. Act one. Fade in. Exterior.
  • Alan Rickman — Person · 2 mentions · first at
    Alan Rickman, that'd be a good one to do. Yeah, no. Jack, if you saw her table of Die Hard, oh my god, Vicki as the villain. Holy crap. Don't hat me.
  • Chakotay — Person · 2 mentions
  • Maggie Simpson — Person · 2 mentions
  • Dan Clavven Gomez — Person · 1 mention · first at
    Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is student number one leg up.
  • Cat Wilson — Person · 1 mention · first at
    Own podcast and that's it okay thank you and I am Cat Wilson she her out of gig cover Washington tonight I'll be reading Otto Apu robocall a student in sunglasses Mrs. owl, a record singing a song and the computer and then the.
  • Popeye — Person · 1 mention · first at
    Me? Oh, try the papayas. They're juicy and full of papayen. Makes you strong like Popeye. Coincidence? I think so.

Books & papers

  • The Devil Wears Prada — Book · 3 mentions
  • Die Hard — Book · 2 mentions · first at
    I think everyone has a Christmas favorite shows they like to watch. For example, I like watching Die Hard.
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves — Book · 1 mention · first at
    Yeah. yeah. If we ever do if we ever do Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, that would be amazing. We ever do like I guess anything else with Alan Rickman, I could do that. Like I'd love to be with Alan Rickman. Okay, we are totally not.
  • Edward II — Book · 1 mention · first at
    More I need more readers for Edward III.
  • Dead Poets Society — Book · 1 mention

Companies & orgs

  • Globex Corporation — Company · Plot company / employer · 4 mentions · first at
    Central fictional employer whose relocation offer drives the Simpsons' move to Cypress Creek and many plot events (Homer's new job, community design, Hank Scorpio's operations).
  • Houston Oilers — Company · Cultural reference / comedic gag · 2 mentions · first at
    Referenced at episode end as a football team on the lawn; used as humorous payoff to Homer's dream of owning a football team (historical NFL team reference).
    Drop me a line if you're on the East Coast. Hank Scorpion. Homer looks outside. The Houston Oilers are on the lawn running wind sprints and passing footballs to each other.
  • Star Trek: Enterprise — Company · 5 mentions
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Company · 3 mentions
  • Futurama — Company · 2 mentions · first at
    I think it's fairly similar to the Simpsons to the whole Futurama kind of animation. It's very different than say like Japanese animation. oh gosh. we should do we should literally do a.
  • Table Tuesdays — Company · 1 mention · first at
    So, and then we have some folks who've never read this episode with Table Tuesdays. And so, I'm really looking forward to it. And as I was telling them right before we went live, because this is an animated show and we're here.
  • Datacom — Company · 1 mention · first at
    Can't be with you as much as we'd like to anymore. So, we've arranged with Datacom to get their automated robocall service.
  • eduscape.com — Company · 1 mention · first at
  • The Spend Zone — Company · 1 mention · first at
    Continuous. The family strolls past several upscale shops to a sports memorabilia store called the spend zone.
  • KCP (Kyber Cape Productions) — Company · 1 mention
  • Star Trek: Prodigy — Company · 1 mention
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation — Company · 1 mention
  • The Tracey Ullman Show — Company · 1 mention

Products & tech

  • hammocks — Product · 3 mentions · first at
    Tired, eh? What you guys need is hammocks?
  • vending machine — Product · 2 mentions · first at
    Then blows it into her face with a quick Interior Globeck's cavern floor. Later, Homer is fiddling with a vending machine, trying to get a candy bar out.
  • laser beam — Product · 2 mentions · first at
    Tied down James Bond, a formerly dressed Shan Connory type. Mr. Scorpio throws a lever which causes a laser beam to move nearer and nearer to Bont's cr crotch.
  • cassette — Product · 1 mention · first at
    To hoist myself out of it. Just bring the rut with you, honey. Come on, take a look. He shoves a cassette in a VCR. On the TV, we see a slow pan of a small, modern, pleasantl looking town.
  • papayas — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Me? Oh, try the papayas. They're juicy and full of papayen. Makes you strong like Popeye. Coincidence? I think so.
  • moccasins — Product · 1 mention · first at
    My boss. Please. I'm not into the whole boss thing. Oh, see my feet? Moccasins.
  • autovac — Product · 1 mention · first at
    The autovac on dirt patrol. A humming vacuum cleaner glides past under its own power.
  • snow cones — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Got it. Interior Globeex. A few me minutes later, Homer and Hank Scorpio walk along eating snow cones. For some reason, the background does not move.
  • people mover — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Pull back to reveal that they're now on a people mover.
  • hockey puck — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Its logo is a goalpost with a sack of money flying over it. Lisa sees something in the window. Oh, a hockey puck with an original guy tooth still in it.
  • Vitalis — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Next? Come on, it's still got some of his original Vitalis. What's wrong with you guys? I'm sorry. We're just a little tired, sir.
  • neck pillow — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Hammocker homiker down on Third and Maine. And say, While you're down there, pick me up a neck pillow.
  • candy bar — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Interior Globeck's cavern floor. Later, Homer is fiddling with a vending machine, trying to get a candy bar out.
  • flatulas — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Hey, there's a great text mass place down the street. What do you say we grab some flatulas? Okay, by me. They exit as James Bond is dragged out of frame. The henchmen whip out pistols.
  • sporks — Product · 1 mention · first at
    It, Dad. Everything is different in the cafeteria here. We have to eat with sporks. I miss our old school where everyone got two spoons. Oh, and they keep ticketing me for…
  • Armoretto Biscotti — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

  • Dallas Cowboys — Concept · Key argument · 3 mentions · first at
    Homer's lifelong dream to own the Dallas Cowboys, which is a recurring theme in the episode.
    Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you. This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start.
  • The Simpsons — Concept · 10 mentions · first at
    We are live on YouTube. Awesome. All right. Welcome you all to our reading of the Simpsons. One of the few re table reads that we have actually read before and we're going to…
  • nuclear generator — Concept · 3 mentions · first at
    Enter another area panled with redwood and smoked glass. Now, this is our nuclear generator area. Of course, our little operation must seem like small potatoes to you, but we think that someday we'll be able to change the world.
  • animation evolution — Concept · 3 mentions
  • The Storm and Latter Day Saints — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Facebook under Heather Lee Freelancer, on Instagram under Heather Lee Cameron, on YouTube under The Storm and Latter-day Saint, and on other social medias as well. I've done a…
  • JC Gome show — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Kid worker number three and jumpsuited guy you can find me on Instagram on the JC Gome show my own podcast and that's it okay thank you and I am Cat Wilson she her out of gig cover Washington tonight I'll be reading.
  • Fair Corona — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Three. and on social media you can find me usually if I'm not here at two households in Fair Corona, a Shakespeare reading group which meets on Saturdays some Saturdays. All right. without further ado, let's go into our script. So, I'm.
  • robocall service — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    To anymore. So, we've arranged with Datacom to get their automated robocall service.
  • doomsday device — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    The TV screens. Good afternoon, gentlemen. This is Scorpio. I have the doomsday device. You have 72 hours to deliver the gold or you or face the consequences. And to prove I'm…
  • Project Arcturus — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you. This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start.
  • deleted scenes — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Wasn't was they it was like completely scrapped but like it like you can like find like the deleted scenes of it like on the DVD I think. Yeah, those were really funny. Those jux positions were hilarious actually. Mhm. I don't know.
  • Japanese animation — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Simpsons to the whole Futurama kind of animation. It's very different than say like Japanese animation. oh gosh. we should do we should literally do a Futurama script just for kicks and giggles. I would kill for a Futurama.
  • imagineer — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Than yours. Meet me. I wish Jacob were here because he's actually, he's an imagineer. He's into animation like hardcore and he could probably have some comments about how the…
  • floating timeline — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Kind of just perpetually like just frozen in time for the most part. Yeah, it's like very much like a floating timeline where it's like they have done episodes where they were older, but it was just for one episode.
  • first drafts — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Yeah. Yeah. Sometimes things they like they test well like for like first drafts, but then some sometimes you have to cut them down for time or be or for pacing. But like…
  • pacing — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    First drafts, but then some sometimes you have to cut them down for time or be or for pacing. But like sometimes stuff like that just happens. It's I It's It's interesting. I've seen the creative process.
  • creative process — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Or for pacing. But like sometimes stuff like that just happens. It's I It's It's interesting. I've seen the creative process.
  • theater school — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Hopefully I can come back and theater school doesn't keep me too busy though.
  • stage performance — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Are you studying you said theater so stage performance? yeah.
  • voice acting — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    And voice acting too. You're so good at Yeah, I have a little bit of an interest in that. Like we have a little recording studio in town that sometimes I make use of.
  • Mercator projection — Concept · 1 mention
  • task force of 38 highly qualified educators — Concept · 1 mention
  • time constraints (cut for time) — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

  • Cypress Creek — Place · Setting · 13 mentions · first at
    The planned community created by Globex where the Simpsons relocate; its idealized amenities and culture are central to the episode's plot and contrasts with Springfield.
  • UN (United Nations) — Event · Referenced organization / plot device · 1 mention · first at
    Appears via televised delegates as targets of Hank Scorpio's threats (doomsday device demand), used to escalate stakes and comedic villainy.
    Grimfaced delegates of the UN appear on the TV screens. Good afternoon, gentlemen. This is Scorpio. I have the doomsday device. You have 72 hours to deliver the gold or you or…
  • Dallas Cowboys — Place · Referenced cultural object (sports team) · 3 mentions · first at
    Referenced as Homer’s lifelong dream (owning the Dallas Cowboys) — used for humor and characterization; a real-world NFL team referenced in the fictional narrative.
    Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you. This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start.
  • Springfield Retirement Castle — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at
    The retirement home where Grandpa Simpson stays, featuring in a subplot about automated calls.
    Oh, yeah. So long, stink town. They passed the city limit sign. Interior Springfield Retirement Castle. Later, Grandpa's phone rings. He picks up the receiver. A computer voice begins speaking to him. This is a special.
  • Quickie Mart — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    A location in Springfield the Simpsons pass by as they leave town.
    Marge and the kids wave and they drive off. Interior Simpson car. A few minutes later, they drive by the Quickie Mart, Mo, etc. And in very quick succession, nearly every character and in very nearly every character in Springfield.
  • Springfield — Place · 11 mentions · first at
    Homer, I don't want to leave Springfield. I've dug myself into a happy little rut here, and I'm not about to hoist myself out of it. Just bring the rut with you, honey. Come on, take a look. He shoves a cassette in a VCR. On.
  • Cypress Creek Elementary — Place · 5 mentions · first at
    Exterior Cypress Creek Elementary.
  • Cypress Creek retail promenade — Place · 2 mentions
  • Penhold, Alberta — Place · 1 mention · first at
    I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher, UN member, and some actions and.
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Oh, all right. hello. This I'm Simon Squire and I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is in Canada for anybody who doesn't know where that is. And I'm going to be reading today for Second.
  • Nova Scotia — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Oh, all right. hello. This I'm Simon Squire and I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is in Canada for anybody who doesn't know where that is. And I'm going to be reading today for Second Announcer and Bir Simpson. And I can.
  • Lethbridge, Alberta — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Representation cuz I've been doing this a long time and I'd like to do more with it. anyway, I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Tonight I am playing Lisa, businesswoman, Burns lawyer, a Milhouse type student, second leg up kid, and.
  • southern Alberta — Place · 1 mention · first at
    I'm located in southern Alberta. You usually circulating between either Dsbury or Rosebud. You and I currently which I'm currently going to the school there which I am we just finished up a.
  • Rosebud — Place · 1 mention · first at
    I'm located in southern Alberta. You usually circulating between either Dsbury or Rosebud. You and I currently which I'm currently going to the school there which I am we just finished up a show there. It was a lot of fun. Yeah.
  • Manila — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is student number one leg up kid worker number three and jumpsuited.
  • Smithville Elementary — Place · 1 mention · first at
    At oh Smithville Elementary? Seyour Skinner's operation.
  • Yankee Stadium — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Home run idea. Wrigleyfield. No, old Yankee Stadium.
  • 59th Street Bridge — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Explosion goes off. Well, somewhere near them. They look out at the wind out the window behind them. Oh my god, the 59th Street Bridge. Maybe it just collapsed on its own.
  • Third and Main — Place · 1 mention · first at
    H third and main. Gotcha. Homer walks out suspecting nothing. Fade out. End of act two. Act three. Fade in to the interior Globeex corridor the next day.
  • Didsbury — Place · 1 mention
  • Eastern Time — Place · 1 mention
  • Moe's — Place · 1 mention
  • Pacific Time — Place · 1 mention
  • Quick-E-Mart — Place · 1 mention
  • Wrigley Field — Place · 1 mention

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on the side for us. Little special and we are live on YouTube. Awesome. All right. Welcome you all to our reading of the Simpsons. One of the few re uh table reads that we have actually read before and we're going to do it again because it was so much fun. Um this this exact one before. This exact one. Yes. Um, and so, and some of the folks reading with us today have uh read with us before in this exact episode, although not all of them are playing the same characters. So, and then we have some folks who've never read this episode with Table Tuesdays. And so, I'm really looking forward to it. And as I was telling them right before we went live, um, because this is an animated show and we're here to practice, you know, learning character voices and things, um, the voices you hear may or may not sound like the Simpsons voices. And that's perfectly fine because we're trying, you know, everyone has to come up with their

own voice for their own character. And um so I'm looking forward to hearing what people have to what they've come up with for their their characters. Um this is mostly a cold read for us. Um I got the script and the cast list out yesterday. So um it'll be fun either way. And we're going to go through with a quick set of introductions and then we'll jump right into the reading. So during introductions, you can expect folks to say their name, pronouns, where they are located, um who they are reading today, and um where people can find you briefly on social media. So um I will start with Vicki. Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm coming to you from Penhold, Alberta. And tonight I will be reading Marge Smithers, woman on TV, leg up teacher, UN member, and some actions and descriptions about 2thirds of the way into it somewhere or halfway around there. Um, you can find me on social media. In Facebook, I'm Vicky Dykes and

on um Instagram, I forgot the word, I am yoga grandma 10, which that explains why I forget things. I'm a grandma. All right, I'm going to jump down to Simon and then Heather. Oh, all right. Um, hello. This uh I'm Simon Squire and uh I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia, uh which is in Canada for anybody who doesn't know where that is. And uh I'm going to be reading today for uh Second Announcer and Bir Simpson. And uh I can be reached on Blue Sky at Simon Squire actor. I can be found on Facebook, Simon Squire, or I can be found um yes, I reactivated my Instagram. Uh Simon Squire actor on Instagram.

Hi there all. My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I'm a longtime actor. I'm a longtime freelance journalist. I'm a longtime creative writer and I'm a longtime filmmaker and creative freelancer. I am currently looking for representation cuz I've been doing this a long time and I'd like to do more with it. Um, anyway, I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Tonight I am playing Lisa, businesswoman, Burns lawyer, a Milhouse type student, second leg up kid, and second UN member. Um, I can be found on Facebook under Heather Lee Freelancer, on Instagram under Heather Lee Cameron, on YouTube under The Storm and Latter-day Saint, and on other social medias as well. I've done a lot with theater, um, a little bit on television and a lot on voiceover, and I I'm always open to more opportunities. So, please reach out. I can be reached on my social medias or at heather.lely.cameron@gmail.com. Thank you very much. Thank you, Heather. And

my pronouns are she, her, because pronouns are important. I forgot that. Um, Aubrey. Hi. Uh, I'm Aubrey and um my pronouns are you can call me whatever you like. Uh, and I I answer to all of them. Any any all both. Yes, both. That's good. Anyway, uh, yeah, my Instagram is at you can reach me on Instagram under Lucian the Fair. You can also find me on Facebook and all over the YouTubes. You can find me there. I was I'm part of a a uh YouTube channel called KCP which is Kyber Cape Productions and I've been an actor for a very long time at this point and you can find me in various movies and indie films and such such um and uh yeah I'll be playing the part of Bart Simpson and Mr. Doyle and a few other characters also actions and descriptions.

Great. Uh hello. Oh go Jack. Yeah. Hello, my name my name is Jack Looney. I'm located in southern Alberta. You usually circulating between either Dsbury or Rosebud. You and I currently which I'm currently going to the school there which I am we just finished up a show there. It was a lot of fun. Yeah. Currently training for a theater and also voice over. And for tonight, I'll be playing uh be doing the the uh st the uh little descriptions for the first act of the of this piece and also reprising my role as Hank Scorpio. And uh if you want to reach me, we got uh uh Instagram and Facebook. They're both Jack Looney.

And I also have a YouTube that's uh VA Jackooney or Jack Looney VA. It's either one of the two. I need to update it. But yeah, if you're w willing to want someone to hire for any projects, go ahead. Awesome. All right. And last but not least, go with John. Hello. I'm Hello. I'm I'm Dan Clavven Gomez. I'm from Manila, Philippines. My pronouns is they them. And I am playing as man on TV. Fllanders Grandpa. worker number one is student number one leg up kid worker number three and jumpsuited guy uh you can find me on Instagram on the on the JC Gome show my own podcast and that's it okay thank you and I am Cat Wilson she her out of gig cover Washington um tonight I'll be reading Otto Apu robocall a student in sunglasses Mrs. owl, a a record singing a song and the computer and then the last set of actions inscriptions at act three. Um and and on social media you can find me um usually if I'm not here

at um two households in Fair Corona, a Shakespeare reading group which meets on Saturdays some Saturdays. All right. Um without further ado, let's go into our script. So, I'm going to go ahead and share my screen here and we'll get that up and going. Uh, let's see. I think it's this one. I signal boosted this on a few social media platforms, too. So, whoa. Oh, nice. All right. Yeah. Is that a good size, you all? That's why my intro was so kind of uh uh because I was doing another thing. Fair enough. That's a good size.

Mhm. All right. Um, so let's see. Whenever you are ready, Jack, uh, you can start us off with our actions and descriptions. All right. Just from the from the little title, first page, little des. All right. The Simpsons season 8, episode 2, written by John Schwarzwelder, based on the characters by James L. Brooks and Matt Graining and Sam Simon. Act one. Fade in. Exterior. Smithers house. Morning. Smithers comes out of his house and starts walking to

work. I work for Monty Burns. Monty Burns. A long limo silently cruises up. The window slides down and a very professionallook businesswoman hails him. Mr. Smithers, may we offer you a ride to work? No, thank you. He resumes walking, humming the Monty Burn song. The limo keeps pace with him. We're from Glowex Corporation. We'd like to talk to you about an exciting employment opportunity in our nuclear division. Smithers continues walking. Flattered but spoken for. We're prepared to offer you an impressive salary plus health benefits for you and your life partner.

The answer is no. What's wrong with this country? Can't a man walk down the street without being offered a job? He angrily tips his hat and stalks off. Interior limo continuous. The businesswoman looks through a sheath of papers. We'll have to go to the next most senior man at the plant. Ah, here we are. 10 years experience. His name is Interior Simpson House living room. Later, Homer rushes in excitedly. Marge, I've got a new job. It's with Globex Corporation. I get more money plus health benefits for me and my life partner. And they'll move us and give us a nice house to live in. And move us.

It's in Srisk. It's uh it's in Cypress Creek upstate somewhere. You took a new job in a strange town without discussing it with your family. No, of course not. I wouldn't do that. Why not? We have roots here, Homer. We have friends and family and library cards. Bart's lawyer is here. But Marge, this is a chance to fulfill my lifelong dream. What lifelong dream? Promise not to laugh. No, of course we won't laugh. Yes, we will. Get ready to laugh, Lisa. Ready? I've always wanted to own the Dallas Cowboys. I'm sorry, Dad. I just find that very cute.

Homer, I don't want to leave Springfield. I've dug myself into a happy little rut here, and I'm not about to hoist myself out of it. Just bring the rut with you, honey. Come on, take a look. He shoves a cassette in a VCR. On the TV, we we see a slow pan of a small, modern, pleasantl looking town. Cypress Creek is a planned community designed and built to serve the workers of Globex Corporation on The Simpsons. Let's watch something else. Homer, you're trying to talk us into moving to this place. Oh, yeah. That's right. Let's watch this. On TV, we see a dilapidated city street, not unlike the blow block Moses is on. A sleek young couple sadly surveys the scene. Oh, look at this place.

Somebody ought to build a town that works. Somebody did. The street scene freezes. Step by step, it's transformed into an upscale showplace. The parking meters become lovely trees. One with a mangled bike chain to it becomes a healthy tree with a healthy tree with a mangled bike chain to it. A run-down vacant storefront becomes a bustling coffee bar. An adjacent hardware store becomes another bustling coffee bar. A homeless man on the sidewalk becomes a mailbox. Exterior model home. Sunset. The man and the woman now stand with two children we've never seen before outside their home which sits on a hilltop overlooking a well- manicured planned community with young families enjoying a man-made like bike man-made lake bike paths and trees.

Every house has solar panels on the roof and recycling bins on at the curb. Several hot air balloons dot the sky. It's called Cypress Creek, where the technology of tomorrow meets your dreams of today. Your dreams may vary from those of the Globeex Corporation as subsidiaries and shareholders. Music soothing cord. Back to the scene. Homer clicks off the tape. Well, what do you think of me in Cypress Creek now, Marge? It does seem nicer than Springfield. Yeah. Did you notice how the people weren't shoving or knocking each other down? I've never been to a place like that before. Shovester aside. Me neither. Well, we could use the extra money and and this house is falling apart. She glances out at the window as the chimney falls silently past.

All right. Yay. Montage. There's a forale sign on the Simpson front lawn. Otto is looking looking around the front room of the Simpson house. He notices the windows. Oh, wow. Windows. Um, I don't think we can afford this place. Apoo was talking to Marge and Homer at the front on the front step. I am not interested in buying your house, but I would like to use your restroom, flip through your magazines, rearrange your carefully shelved items, and handle your food products in an unsanitary manner. Ha! Now you know how it feels. Thank you.

Come again. Homer is pounding a sold sign into the front lawn. Homer. Oh, don't do that until we sell the house. And he removes the sign. A lawyer with an armful of cats is looking around the house. They inherited one house and since then they have bought five more. Does it have a cat door? No. The cats hiss at Marge. Interior. Simpson house kitchen. Later. Home. Marge and Homer sit for lornly at the kitchen table. Uh, we're never going to sell this rotten dump. Just then, some plasters begin falling from the ceiling. Suddenly, Bart's foot and leg break through the ceiling directly above.

Um, a little help here. Marge gets a broom and pushes Bart's leg back up through the ceiling. Hi, girls. Even if we sell the house, we still won't come close to paying off the mortgage. Marge and Homer sit glumbly for a bit, then share a look of dawning realization. Smash cut exterior Simpson house. The next morning, Homer proudly nails a board up on the front door that reads abandoned. Meanwhile, Marge crams the last of their personal belongings into a U-Haul, clothes, bikes, books, etc. Flanders comes out of his house to approach and approaches Homer.

Ah, Homer, about those things you borrowed from me over the years, the TV stand, the power sander, this the downstairs, but are you going to be needing those things in Cypress Creek? Yes. Oh. Ah. Oy doy. Oky doy. Flanders exits past Grandpa, who is standing next to the car, looking up at the family, baffled. Now, Grandpa, we can't be with you as much as we'd like to anymore. So, we've arranged with Datacom to get their automated robocall service. It will call you every day to make sure you're okay. You'll be calling me every day.

Uh, no. A a robot will call you a robot. Grandpa thinks about this. We see his thought bubble, which shows an old-fashioned ticker tape machine spewing out tape. I understand. Homer starts the car. Marge and the kids wave and they drive off. Interior Simpson car. A few minutes later, they drive by the Quickie Mart, Mo, etc. And in very quick succession, nearly every character and in very nearly every character in Springfield. Bye-bye. Byebye. See you later, Homer. Good riddens. I'm going to miss Springfield. This town's been awfully good to us. No, it hasn't, Dad. That's why we're leaving.

Oh, yeah. So long, stink town. They passed the city limit sign. Interior Springfield Retirement Castle. Later, Grandpa's phone rings. He picks up the receiver. A computer voice begins speaking to him. This is a special greeting from Roocall, your automatic friend. This service was selected for you by Homer Simpson family. Hello. Enter one if you are having a medical emergency. Enter two if you would like to hear inspirational scripture read by a machine. Enter three if you are lonely. Grandpa presses M3. You have entered that you are lonely. Thank you.

Hello. Fade out. End of act one. And now we move on to act two. Yes, it could be me. Establishing shot mountain road. The Simpson car climbs into tall timber county admits count mountain tops and giant redwoods. Interior Simpson car continuous. Lisa is looking at a pamphlet. It says here, "One of these giant redwood trees can provide enough wood to make a shed the size of the Empire State Building or enough sawdust to cover an entire day's worth of vomit at Disneyland." The sun sense admire the trees with new found respect.

Trees in exterior Cypress Creek residential area. A little later, the sentencing car drives down a treeline street and up to a modest but extremely nice looking house. Homer checks his Globeex folder. Here we are. 15201 Maple Systems Road, our new home. The family gets out of the car and admires the details of their new home. Finally, a front yard big enough to sunbathe nude in. Marge looks at a pretty gabbled roof. Wow, look at the roof. Oh, there must be one heck of an attic up there. Marge excitedly dashes into the house. We hear our feet running up some stairs.

No, it's full of insulation. Interior. New Simpson house. Foyer continuous. The rest of the family enter the enters the house which is fully furnished and closes the door. Less than a second later, there was a knock. Lisa opens it to reveal a man holding a welcome fruit basket. He's in his 40s, has a neatly trimmed red beard, and is wearing shorts and t-shirt. I'm here to welcome you on behalf of the president of the Glove Sex Corporation. Me? Oh, try the papayas. They're juicy and full of papayen. Makes you strong like Popeye. Coincidence? I think so.

Enzymes are my hobby. I'm Hank Scorpio. My boss. Please. I'm not into the whole boss thing. Oh, see my feet? Moccasins. You like them? There's a pair for you upstairs. You don't like them? Then neither do I. He takes off his moxins and tosses them out the door. Get the hell out of here. Uh, Mr. Scorpio, this house is almost too good for us. I keep expecting to get the bums rush. We don't have bums in We don't have bums in our town, Marge. And if we did, they'd be allowed to leave at their own pace. Now, if you'll excuse me, I was in the middle of a fun run.

He pulls a number out from under his shirt, runs out the door and down the street. See you at work tomorrow. Uh, a beat later, a pack of exhausted runners runs down the street behind him. That guy is my new hero. Homer opens his wallet, removes a photograph, and begins tearing it up. So long, Gundy. Interior, new Simpson house kitchen. The next morning, Marge in her apron looks around her new kitchen. We hear the quiet hum of appliances. Okay. Uh, the oven is cleaning itself. Uh, the autovac on dirt patrol. A humming vacuum cleaner glides past under its own power.

Maggie is enjoying her swing. We see Maggie is swinging extremely high on one of those automatic indoor baby swings. On each back swing, she's unsuccessfully reaches for the off button. I can't believe it. I've done all my housework and it's only 9:30. Oh, better go upstairs and make sure the beds are still made. She hurries upstairs and dear Springfield retirement castle simultaneous. Grandpa is talking on the phone. Now back then socks didn't come in pairs. How interesting. Go on, please. You'd buy one then take it to a gypsy pillar would cut you a matcher and for an extra nickel he and then what happened?

Exterior GlobeEx Corporation simultaneous Homer drives into the parking lot which has a sign with arrows separating the cars from the bicycles. I believe I'll try cars. He pulls into a space with his name on it right next to the sign. It is the only car space in the lot. From overhead, all the other employees pull into a very narrow narrow spaces on various bicycles. One man rides a recumbent bicycle enclosed with a nylon skin, only his head poking out. Another helmeted female rider comes careening in down the mountain on a mountain bike into her space. And finally, a man on a hand glider lands next to Homer. He unhitches, pulls out a chain from his briefcase, locks his glider up, and sauna into work.

Interior Globeex Corporation main work area. Mr. Scorpio, wearing jeans, hiking sneakers, and a Patagonia style jacket is giving Homer a tour of Gloex. You'll notice that we're pretty casual around here. Yeah. Yes, sir. Mr. Scorpio, uh, I will call me Hank. Oh, say, uh, before we continue our tour, would you mind uh hanging my coat upon the wall? He hands Homer's jacket. Homer looks around for a place to hang the jacket. We pull back to reveal that they are in the middle of the main work area, a vast open, sunny atrium.

Okay. Um, relax, Homer. I call backs. We don't believe in walls. In fact, I didn't even give you my coat. Homer looks down at his hand. They are empty. He looks back at at Hank Scorpio, who's wearing his jacket, which is now on backwards. No walls. Must wear jacket at all times. Got it. Interior Globeex. A few me minutes later, Homer and Hank Scorpio walk along eating snow cones. For some reason, the background does not move. Pull back to reveal that they're walking on treadmills in the company gym. Having a place like this has always been my dream. What's your dream, Homer?

Yeah. To work for you. We appreciate the sincerity of that remark, but no, really. They get off the treadmills and for some reason, they begin moving forward, although they aren't walking. pull back to reveal that they're now on a people mover. Well, someday I'd like to own the Dallas Cowboy. I'll bet people laugh at you when you tell them that, don't they? Well, don't give up on it. They laughed at me when I wore blazers with blue jeans. I invented that look. My gift to America. Hank puts his arm around Homer as they enter another area panled with redwood and smoked glass. Now, this is our nuclear generator area. Of course, our little operation must seem like small potatoes to you, but we think that someday we'll be able to change the world.

Mr. Scorpio, I assure you that I assure you small potatoes have always been I was higa higher have always been high on my list. second only to large potatoes. The uh or sorry interior gloveex nuclear generator continuous. The anterior workstation that looks like a sleek uh '90s version of Homer's old workstation, mouse pads, split aergonomic keypads, etc. Few technicians in casual clothes sit at the panel. Hello. Oh, hey. Hi there. Hey. Hey. What's happening? Hello, Homer. These men will be your eyes, your ears, and should the need arise, your secret Santaas. They're the best nuclear energy men around. Your job will be to manage and motivate them. Give them the benefit of your years of experience.

Don't worry, that won't take long at all. You know, the key to motivation is trust. Let me show you what I mean. Hank steps behind Homer and holds out his hands. Fall backwards and I'll catch you. You have to trust me. Okay. 3 2 1 Trust. Homer closes his eyes and falls backwards into Hank's arms. A panicked Hank strains visibly under the weight. Stop. Stop. I'm not going to be able to catch you. Stop trusting. Stop trusting. With some difficulty. Hammer. Hammer. Homer writes himself. Well, I'll leave it to you, Homer. We're on a tight schedule here, so keep him motivated. Mr. Scorpio exits. Homer stands behind looking a little uncertain. Then he walks up to his nuclear team.

Are you guys working? Yes, sir. Mr. Sims, could you work any harder than this? Sure thing, boss. They all start working a little harder. Call me Homer. Exterior Cypress Creek Elementary. Simultaneous kids, including Bart and Lisa, pour out of the school bus and charge into the sleek, state-of-the-art school. A sign reads Cypress Creek Elementary. http www.eduscape.com interior Cypress Creek Elementary class. It's a little like Mrs. Crabacles crab apples class, but completely up to-date. Whiteboards with colored markers, a bank of computers, track lighting, etc. The teacher isn't there yet, and the excited students crowd around Bart, mesmerized by his antics.

Oh, I can't do it anymore. Dude, you are the dude. You've got a fresh sound made to play well at this school. Uh, Milhouse type sidles up to Bart. Hey, Bart. Do you have a best friend yet? Cuz I've been looking for someone to boss me around. Mr. Doyle, a pleasant man in his 30s, enters and the students take their seats. Okay, folks, let's uh do it to to it. Grammar, that is everybody writes down the sentence and circle the nouns. On the chalkboard, he writes the sentence, Quinton and Tammy went to the zoo on Sunday in cursive.

All the students begin talking or taking this down. A confused Bart looks quizzically at the others, then squints at the board. Um, start by reading. Oh, Bart, as the newest addition to our menagerie, you have the honors. Start by reading the sentence to win some words. The other students stare at Bart. After an awkward silence, Bart makes a tentative armpit Bart sound again. Nobody laughs. Interior hallway outside the classroom. A few seconds later, a concerned teacher crouches with Bart in conference. So, you never learned cursive?

Well, I know hell and damn and [ __ ] Cursive writing script. Do you know the multiplication tables? Long division. I know them. Well, what were they teaching you at uh oh Smithville Elementary? Seyour Skinner's operation. He walks Bart down the hall. You know, Bart, I think you'd profit from a more remedial environment. I'm sure you'll feel right at home in um the uh leg up program. He opens the door and ushers Bart into a brightly painted room containing six boys and one girl, who look an awful lot like Ralph Wigum. They smile eagerly at Bart. Music dramatic stain. Exterior. New Simpson house yard.

A little later. A happy Marge comes out of the house, wearing gardening clothes, a sun hat, and carrying a watering pail. As she strides towards the flower bed, the automatic sprinklers go on, watering every part of the lawn. Marge looks crestfallen. She turns and heads back into the house. Interior new Simpson house. Kitchen continuous. Marge enters and sits at the counter. I guess I can't complain. I mean, everything's perfect here. A beat passes, then another beat, and then she pours herself a glass of wine and takes a big sip.

Uh, old-fashioned into old-fashioned ominous sting. Interior Cypress Creek Elementary leg up class later. The six Ralph Wigami students sit at one large table. Bart leans over his neighbor. Hey class, what are you in here for? I had mono. It took me a year to get my energy back. I fell off the jungle gym and when I woke up, I was in here. I start fires. The leg up teacher, a matronly woman with glasses, writes a large cursive a on the chalkboard. Okay, now everyone take out your safety pencil and a circle of paper. Oh, this week I hope we can finish our work on the letter A.

Let me get this straight. We're behind the rest of our class and we're going to catch up to them by going slower than they are. Cuckoo. Cuckoo. Cuckoo. The rest of the class imitates him. Kicking it. Oh, stop it. Stop it. Oh, Warren, Malvin, Gary, dot Gordy. Look, lady, I'm supposed to be in the fourth grade. Sounds to me like someone's got a case of the supposeders. Bart drops his head to the table. A nearby student's hand reaches in and pats Bart consolingly. The padding quickly intensifies into a series of painful and then the teacher reaches in and pulls a hand away.

Warren exterior Cypress Creek Elementary afternoon. Lisa leaves school and begins walking home through the woods. She skips down a sund dappled path, marveling at all the beautiful flora and fauna. Wild flowers, we don't have you in Springfield. A cheerful chipmunk hops up. Hello, Mr. Chipmunk. You're a northern reticulated chipmunk. Yes, you are. You're so reticulated. She skips past an owl perched on a tree limb. Hi, Mrs. Owl. You're out kind of early. Lisa skips off. In the background, the owl swoops down and flies away with the struggling chipmunk.

Woohoo! Exterior Cypress Creek retail prominade prominade. That weekend, the Simpsons walk along the beautifully landscaped retail prominade. This town is so much more in tune with nature than Springfield. The trees stand up all by themselves and the animals all have the right number of eyes and heads. I noticed that. What I noticed is how well I'm doing at work. Mr. Scorpio says productivity is up 2% and it's all because of my motivational techniques like donuts and the possibility of more donuts to come. I knew you'd do well, Homer. Oh, this move seems like a blessing for every member of the family.

Interior Springfield retirement castle that minute. Grandpa's on the phone. Hi, it's me. You're going to love when you hear what my colle just did. How did you get this number? Exterior Cypress Creek retail prominade continuous. The family strolls past several upscale shops to a sports memorabilia store called the spend zone. Its logo is a goalpost with a sack of money flying over it. Lisa sees something in the window. Oh, a hockey puck with an original guy tooth still in it. Tom Landry's hat. Hey, it's autographed to Burman's dry cleaning. Best wishes, Tom Landry. We see that the hat is autographed with a silver pen in the middle of a Dallas Cowboys display.

Why don't you buy it? I can't buy that. Only management type guys with big salaries like me can afford things like that. Guys like me. I'm a guy like me. Interior GlobeEx Homer's work area. The next day, Homer stands next to Jenkins, who's sitting at his station glumbly, wearing Homer's Tom Laundry hat. Homer takes the hat off Jenkins. Okay, who wants to wear the hat next? Come on, it's still got some of his original Vitalis. What's wrong with you guys? I'm sorry. We're just a little tired, sir. We've really been pushing oursel to get the reactor online.

Tired, eh? What you guys need is hammocks? Homer exits purposefully. Interior globe Mr. Scorpio's office. A minute later. Homer enters. In the background, we see a huge map of the world on the wall with jumpsuited men standing at ease in front of it. Also on the wall are a series of large screen televisions. Oh, hi. Oh, hi Homer. What can I do for you? My Homers need some Oh, my workers need some Is that a map of the world? Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Greenland's way too big. That's the Mercer project projection for you. So, uh, something on your mind or do you just want to swap stories?

Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks. Hammocks? I love it. Home run idea. Wrigleyfield. No, old Yankee Stadium. Ready for the link up, Mr. Scorpio. Oh, okay. Just a second, Homer. I got to take care of something here. Bye. Grimfaced delegates of the UN appear on the TV screens. Good afternoon, gentlemen. This is Scorpio. I have the doomsday device. You have 72 hours to deliver the gold or you or face the consequences. And to prove I'm not bluffing. He presses a button. The members of the UN look stunned as an explosion goes off. Well, somewhere near them. They look out at the wind out the window behind them. Oh my god, the 59th Street Bridge. Maybe it just collapsed on its own.

We can't take that chance. You always say that. I want to take a chance. You have 72 hours. He flips the switch, severing the link. The televisions go blank. He turns back to Homer, who is yawning. Now about Now about those hammocks. If I remember correctly, they opened a hammocker homiker down on Third and Maine. And say, "While you're down there, pick me up a neck pillow." H third and main. Gotcha. Homer walks out suspecting nothing. Fade out. End of act two. Act three. Fade in to the interior Globeex corridor the next day.

Homer is walking down the corridor carrying a cup of coffee. He comes up to a jumpsuited worker who's holding an automatic weapon. Any sugar around here? Jumpsuited worker jerks a thumb toward the security door at the end of the corridor. Fly in there. Homer. Homer walks up to the security door, opens it, and walks in. Interior Globeck's chamber inside volcano continuous. Homer is in a giant chamber inside the mountain. In the middle of the chamber is an eightstory high machine of destruction. Jumpsuit workers are engaged in hectic activities. Homer looks around with mild interest. Mr.

Scorpio turns and sees Homer. Hi, Homer. I hope your team's going to have that nuclear generator up to full power by tomorrow. It would mean a lot to myself and the 300 other employee owners of Globex. Uh, yes, sir. No problem. Good. Oh, by the way, what's your least favorite country? Italy or France? France. Mr. Scorpio types something into the computer. The machine of destruction moves a little to the left. Hey, I've never seen this office before. You haven't? Oh, that's right. We had a party here a few weeks ago. Uh, but that was before you joined us.

Uhhuh. Sorry. Any sugar around here, R2? Oh, it's in the sugar caddy next to the Armorettto Biscati. Homer goes to get his sugar into your Simpson house living room. Midm morning. The camera follows Marge as she cleans an already spotless kitchen counter. She approaches a bottle of She approaches a bottle of wine and already poured glass and passes right by it. The camera holds on the bottle. A beat later, Marge comes cleaning back into the frame and takes a big sip. Special effects old-fashioned to old-fashioned ominous sting. Interior Cypress Creek Elementary leg up class day. The children, including Bart, are marching around a group of children in group of chairs as a teacher sits with a record player. Everyone sings along with the music.

I like me. I like me. I'm as good as a wave. The teacher lifts a needle off the record. All the kids dash for chairs. Oh, sorry. There are more than enough chairs for every child. Hooray! Everyone's a winner. Why do we keep doing this? This song was written by a task force of 38 highly qualified educators. It is specially engineered to increase self-esteem. Well, it ain't working. Perhaps I'm not playing it loud enough. She puts the record back on at a deafening volume. The other students get up and eagerly resume their marching.

Several of them tug at Bart, trying to get him to join in. Exterior Cypress Creek Woods. That afternoon, Lisa is walking along with a rapturous expression on her face. There are big flowers everywhere, even on the trees. Oh, the whole forest is blooming. She sniffs a flower. Her nose twitches. Excuse me. She runs happily over to another flower and smells that getting bright pollen all over her nose. Her eyes begin to water. My eyes are burning. Shoo. Oh no, I must be allergic to this pollen. Sneezing, Lisa blunders through the woods, accidentally knocking more pollen out of everything. She trips and falls, and then looks up and sees a chipmunk a few inches from her face, peering out from behind a dandelion puff. Oh, little chipmunk friend. I'm allergic to everything. The chipmunk swivels a dandelion, so it's pointing at Lisa and then blows it into her face with a quick Interior Globeck's cavern floor. Later,

Homer is fiddling with a vending machine, trying to get a candy bar out. Off to one side, we see Mr. Scorpio is tied down James Bond, a formerly dressed Shan Connory type. Mr. Scorpio throws a lever which causes a laser beam to move nearer and nearer to Bont's cr crotch. Ingenious, isn't it, Mr. Bond? The laser is just strong enough to kill you without marrying the surface of my authentic sticklay table. Scorpio, you are totally mad. Hey, let's not point fingers. That is so not what we're here about here. What we're about here at Globeex Corporation.

Goodbye, Mr. Bond. As Mr. Scorpio turns to leave, the laser beam moves within a centimeter of James Bond. On B. As Scorpio walks away, Bont works a quarter out of his pocket and flips it into the air. The laser beam bounces off of it and breaks into four beams, which burn through the restraints on his wrists and ankles. He jumps up, runs after Scorpio, sprays gas in Mr. Scorpio's face, and runs off past the vending machine. Stop him. Without hesitating, Homer tackles Bond as he comes by. Bond's head bangs hard against the concret floor.

Mr. Scorpio runs up accompanied by jumpsuited henchmen. Nice work, Homer. Hey, there's a great text mass text mass place down the street. What do you say we grab some flatulas? Okay, by me. They exit as James Bond is dragged out of frame. The henchmen whip out pistols. Offcreen, we hear the sound of a number of guns with silencers going off. Interior New Simpson House dining room that night. Over dinner, Homer talks to the family who seem rather glum. Well, I uh tackled a tackle the loafer at work today. No response from the family.

Hey, what's with you, sad sad? I'm allergic to everything here. My nose is so stuffed up I can't even taste mom's delicious boiled celery. I've been so bored since we moved here. I found myself drinking a glass of wine every day. I know doctors say you shouldn't drink a gl you should should drink a glass and a half, but I just can't drink that much. I feel like I'm stuck in a dangerous no man's land. Well, the Simpson men are doing fine, right, Bart? You haven't even gotten in trouble at school. I can't even get in trouble at school.

I'm in a lock patterned room with thick garments and bounce resistant balls. A Oh, well, at least they have good schools here. Mom, they put me in the remedial class. I'm surrounded by arsonists and kids with mittens pinned to their jackets. Mhm. Well, some things are a little different here, but you'll get used to it, Dad. Everything is different in the cafeteria here. We have to eat with sporks. I miss our old school where everyone got two spoons. Oh, and they keep ticketing me for parking more than 24 in from the curb. And the water doesn't taste like Springfield water. Tastes like vacation water. Bart, Lisa, and Marge all look at each other for a long beat.

Hey Dad. We will change, but my job is here. And for the first time in my life, I'm actually good at it. My team are way ahead of the weather machine and germ warfare divisions. It's up to you, Homer. Whatever you decide, that's what we'll do. H interior Globeex cavern floor. The next morning, Homer walks onto the cavern floor. Behind him, a huge battle is going on between the Globe's henchmen and US soldiers who are repelling down the cavern walls. Homer walks up to the businesswoman from earlier who's wearing a bikini and holding a clipboard.

I need to talk to Mr. SC. Hey, why are you wearing a bikini, Miss Jigglesworth? It's a long story. He's over there. New angle. Mr. Scorpio is heardly pressing buttons on his console. Tminus 1 minute 35 seconds. Suddenly, a platoon of soldiers burst through the sidewall. Scorpio quickly presses a button mark scald. High overhead, a vat tips and a molten substance pours down on the soldiers. Homer walks up. They've got a problem. Can it wait a second? Well, it's pretty Mr. Scorpio stops what he's doing and turns to Homer. In the background, we see the businesswoman flip across the cavern floor, grab Norman Schwarskov by the head with her legs, and choke him with her thighs.

Hey, what's going on? I'm having a little trouble with the government. Oh, those jerks always jumping over a guy just because he has some new ideas. Don't get me started about the They are just doing their job. Anyway, what's on your mind, Omar? My family wants to move back to Springfield. What's bothering them? Nothing big, just a lot of little things. Uh, it's the little things that make up life, Homer. Mr. Scorpio whirls and throws a hand grenade into a group of advancing soldiers, and he turns back to Homer. Uh, don't let your don't let your job take precedence over everything else, Homer. You've got you do you've got to do what's best for you and your family. T minus 14 seconds.

I I've got to run. Whatever choice you make, I'll respect it. If you need to go, go. If you feel like you can stay, we'd love to have you. We can fill your position, but we can't replace you. Missiles begin striking the volcano. Flaming debris and boulders fall to the cavern floor. Mr. Scorpio grabs a flamethrower and runs across the cavern floor, blasting advancing government forces. He calls back to Homer. Oh, whatever you decide. Thanks much. Homer walks off looking thoughtful. Exterior Springfield, old Simpson house. A few days later, the Simpson car and trailer pull up three feet from the curb. Marge gets out of the driver's seat as the rest of the family piles out. The four sales sign is still on the lawn and a big stack of newspapers lies on the front stoop. As a Simpsons obliviously walk by the newspapers, we see the top one has a headline, super villain seizes east coast. Underneath is a photo of a

smiling Hank Scorpio. Interior Simpson house kitchen continuous. They enter the house and look around. Well, everything's back to normal. The doorbell rings. Homer answers it and is handed a telegram. He opens it. Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you. This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start. Drop me a line if you're on the East Coast. Hank Scorpion. Homer looks outside. The Houston Oilers are on the lawn running wind sprints and passing footballs to each other.

Oh, the Houston Oilers. Interior Simpson house. Master bedroom night. Homer and Marge are in bed. Homer looks pissed. I still think owning the Houston Oilers is pretty good. Yeah. Yeah. Well, explain to me why it isn't. You just don't understand football. Mark bait out. End of episode. Oh, well done everyone. We did it. Yes. Well done. Yes. All of us did a great job. Bravo. All of us did a great job. Can we get a picture? But just in case people have to go. Oh, sure. I'll take a picture. Your screenshot. Yes. I love that. Absolutely. Screenshot of what? I wish my hair was blue.

Oops. Let me get this off my screen. What are we doing? I I We're just taking a picture, so smile everyone however you like. One, two, three. All right, one more just for good measure. One, two, three. Awesome. Oh my gosh, I was trying so hard not to laugh. Oh, I was laughing at certain parts. I was like charterling. I was like, "Oh, oops. I really homered up that line." Homer, oh my god, I will send my homers to do I mean, I will send the workers. I hope my Lisa was good. You know, allergies made it tough, but I tried. She had allergies, though. Jack in the show. Yeah, I loved all of you.

You're Marge. Oh my god, that was better than last year. That's amazing. I wasn't March last year. Yeah, let's hope Let's hope I did an acceptable Albert Brooks, I guess. You know what, Jack? You literally surpassed your performance from last time we did this. Yeah, you had Scorpio's energy. I just watched Yeah, that was awesome, y'all. Just amazing job, everyone. Holy crap. I'm so proud of all of you. Like, if we ever get together, we got to just have a good toast. Yeah, it'll be so much fun. Yeah. My only regret is I didn't get to do the annoyed grunt. Don't get them while you can. Yeah, there you go. You just did it.

I can think of a couple of places it would have been appropriate, too. Right. Oh, yeah. Written the script. I don't know how my Bart was, but it was fun. Oh, it was good. It was really good. Yeah. I loved his his ear the irritation. He's like, "What? Why? Why are you doing this? It's so much fun. I don't know. He's so fun cuz like he he's obviously smart. So when he's in a place where he's like, "Wait, I'm not actually at a place where I can challenge people." Yeah. This is no fun. Yeah. It's It's always fun seeing Bart outside his comfort zone. Oh, yeah. You know, you wanna if you want to see an episode where Bart's uh existence proves a challenge, you should see the episode Bartless.

I don't know if I've seen that one, but I'm sure it's a very intriguing episode. I'll just say this. What if Bart was never a Simpson? There's a good thought for you. That's what the episode. Oh, okay. I think Yeah, I think I've might have seen that one. It is really interesting. Bart intrigues the heck out of me cuz I'm pretty sure he's got some sort of learning social disability and he's just a beautiful character. He just doesn't give a crap. He loves life anyway and it's awesome. Yeah, that's what I like about him. The family unit would be just broken without Bart. I mean, yeah, there's a lot of abuse. By the way, I loved your your Hank Scorpio.

I love how you interrupted Homer every time. It was perfect. Yeah, it was really good energy there. It was good. All right. Thank you so much. Yeah, that was pretty fun. I really enjoyed it. Like his energy has increased from the last time he did this. I love it. Prime douche. It was good. It was good. I liked it. You had you had super villain energy. Super villain. I like Bond. I was expecting like James Bond to come back into the episode like all of those, you know, silencers were being shot in the background and I thought he was going to come back and be like, and it was actually him shooting all of those like silencers.

Nope. I think he lost. Yeah, I probably lost. But I mean, it's a fun thought. Yeah, he he got hit. Whoever wrote this was not a big fan of uh of James Bond, apparently. Wow. Got to say he got murderized after Homer tripped him. I know, man. That's the most amazing thing Homer's done. Man, if if only like McBain wasn't a fictional character in the Simpsons universe. I think he could take care of him. It's really funny. I watched I watched the episode today before before this obviously and you know how Homer walks out looking all thoughtful at the end in the show he's walking out looking all thoughtful a grenade lands by him and he just kind of kicks it like a can and it goes flying off and kills somebody and he doesn't even notice.

That's super funny. Yeah, it's interesting. There's a lot of stuff in this script that just didn't make it into like the into the final episode. like the whole grandpa subplot like wasn't was they it was like completely scrapped but like it like you can like find like the deleted scenes of it like on the DVD I think. Yeah, those were really funny. Those jux positions were hilarious actually. Mhm. I don't know. You you did them great, John. They were they were really funny. So I liked them. Not anymore. And this is the only Simpson episode I could find the script for. So, and there's like obviously tons of them because it's such a longunning show, but um there I could not and I looked really hard for them to find another script, but that's why we did the same episode again instead of a different Well, I think I think we picked a pretty good one. This is like often like one like I'd say I'd say it's one of the best

episodes of the show, I'd say. Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's one I think it was good. I think we all did a good job. Mhm. Yeah. I thought we did good. I thought it was good. It was a good It was a good fun script after the heaviness of um of Dead Poet Society. Oh, yeah. That was pretty heavy. Oh, yes. I mean, maybe later in the year we'll get another heavy script. Uh by me, but Well, I think yeah, I'm I'm hoping to get my own script in here in the mix this year. Um I I mean I'm really looking forward to Star Trek and you know how some of those are very heavy including the ones that we have on the poll. A lot of those are some of the more heavier scripts. Oh yes. Yeah. If I can play the roles that I want that will make me happy. Oh I I'd love to I'd love to be Garrick.

A well only if you let me be Julian because I think we could do some good playing off of each other. Well that could be fun. That would Yeah. or some or some or some Miles O'Brien. I uh love Oh, he's another good one. Or Dax. I don't mind. Dax is fun. I like Dax. I think you're a Dax. I think you're a total Dax. I can You would pull it off. I've done the Trill. I've done the Trill like markings, too. Oh, it sounds like we need to pick a um Deep Space 9. I don't They're all really good. TNG is really good and so is Deep Space 9. I think they're all fantastic.

I I'm sorry, but Deep Space 9 is my favorite next to and then Enterprise cuz Enterprise is like the beginnings and it's fun. Enterprise was the show that was out when I was in high school. Yeah. Yeah. And I've met a few of the people from Enterprise. They're so nice. Grade 12. I will say that the actors are topnotch and like they did such a great job. I really liked them, but I was not a fan of that show when it was when it was airing. Honestly, I feel like they wasted Anthony Montgomery. Oh yeah, he's so nice in person, too. He is really Yeah, they they wasted him. He had like two episodes for himself and then the rest of them were, "Okay, I'm driving the ship this way now. Okay, I'm driving the ship this way. I'm boomer."

I felt like that was Jakote. I felt like they wasted so much of Jot's potential in Voyage. You know what? You should watch Prodigy. I did that in my Oh my gosh. So great that they had I like yay they actually uh chote they they they did him so much justice. Let's bring it back to the Simpsons. That's sorry. Apologies. Apologies. You know the different styles of like the Simpsons. Let's let's focus on animation for a animation's good because you know the Simpsons aren't as they used to look cuz I mean in the beginning like they were animated differently and the animation has evolved over the years cuz I remember when I was a teenager and we had like Tony Tuesdays or Thursdays or whatever I would go to the movie store and I would rent the early episodes of the Simpsons on VHS and the animation was definitely different than it is now.

They were less classy in the way they were animated in the older seasons. if you've actually watched the older seasons of the Simpsons like I have, and that really tells you how old I am. Um, shadows in them, too. But it's just it's how animation has evolved over the years and continues to evolve. I think it's fairly similar to the Simpsons to the whole Futurama um you know, kind of animation. It's very different than say like Japanese animation. Um, oh gosh. You know, we should do we should literally do a Futurama script just for kicks and giggles. I would kill for a Futurama script. Yes, we did. What? We did a reading of Futurama.

Oh, that's fun. Futurama's great. I don't know why I can visual I can visualize Jack as Bender for some reason, which is weird cuz I I cuz John Deaggio's voice is very hard to imitate. I can I mean I I can I can certainly try. Bite my shiny metal ass. Doesn't look so shiny to me. Shinier than yours. Meet me. I mean, I wish Jacob were here because he's actually, you know, he's an imagineer. He's into animation like hardcore and he could probably have some comments about how the Simpson animation has evolved over the years, but it really has if you've actually seen the earlier episodes like Yeah. Like especially like when they when they were just like shorts on the Tracy Alman show as well. They look completely different. Oh yeah. I have to go back and look and see. Oh, the earlier episodes are so funny. You'll get a kick out of them. Like the the first Christmas episode. Oh my god.

Where S's little helper comes to the family. Oh my god, that's hilarious, man. I watch I watch it every year. It's It's so good. Maybe that's help. Maybe I'm just old and appreciate older animation. I have no idea. I think everyone has a Christmas favorite shows they like to watch. For example, I I like watching Die Hard. Yeah, you do. You bad little villain. You That's a That's a Christmas movie. Perfect. At this point, it's not it's it's not really worth arguing anymore. What? That it's a Christmas movie? Yeah. Like just let people have their fun.

Yeah. Like Oh, Vicki a villain in Die Hard. Oh, I don't think it I don't think she's replaceable like ever. Alan Rickman, that'd be a good one to do. Yeah, no. Jack, if you if you saw her table of Die Hard, oh my god, Vicki as the villain. Holy crap. Don't hat me. I can believe it. Yeah. Although, I wouldn't mind taking a crack at it myself just cuz being a Betty. Yeah. Uh, yeah. If we ever do if we ever do Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, that would be amazing. We ever do like I guess anything else with Alan Rickman, I could do that. Like I'd love to be with Alan Rickman. Okay, we are totally not talking about Simpsons anymore. So I mean at this point we're just talking about stuff. We're being passionate about the stuff we want to do. But yeah, but I would want to do Snape if we ever did a Harry Potter. I would want to do Snape.

I think what's happening is this was a very um invigorating read and we're excited and we're thinking about what we should do in the future. So I think uh getting off track continuously is a good sign. Yeah, it's a good point. Happy happy. But you know this is a pattern of Homer's many impulsive decisions throughout the series. Like the time that he had his family join a cult that was Oh, that one was really funny. All right, guys. Unfortunately, I should probably get going. I had so much fun. Yes, please take care of yourself. I will. I needed I needed this. So, it was good. Well, we needed you. We needed you. Yeah. I've also got to disappear.

It's very humid down here. Yes. I've got to go, too. So, bye guys. Byebye. Saturday. Want to read Shakespeare. More I need more readers for Edward III. So, excellent. Oh, yeah. Oh, what time is that? That sounds Saturday. What time on Saturday? Uh 3 p p.m. Pacific, 6:00 pm Eastern, and whatever other time zones fall in between or outside of those. But I don't think I have anything Saturday. So, I should be there if I mean I can and I can always take my if I do go somewhere, I can always take my computer and, you know, find some time and space and do that. So, okay. All right. And all right. Next weekend. The devil. There's no break. There's the devil. I think. Bye. Three. Three in a row. So, the devil Prada. Awesome. Yes.

Devil wears Prada. We're doing that again. Yeah. Next. Oh, I want to I want to do something meaty in that, please. That's a fun one. All right. See you later, Aubrey. Bye, guys. See you later. Bye. Take care. Have a good evening. Disappearing as well, guys. So, that's what Bye, Simon. Chill. Bye. Bye. Bye, Simon. Too late. I need to go now. Oh, you need to go too, John. Okay. Yes. Thank you for meeting with us. Bye, John. Yes. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Bye. Thank you for your work. Bye. Bye. Bye. Take care.

See you next week. All right. Sounds great. Yes. I have to I have to go too as well. They're talking like Yes. But it's been a good read. I hope to do more and it's good Saturday. Just message me closer to the end of the week. All right, take care of yourselves. Love you. Bye. Bye. Awesome. Oh, well, I brought up a point about animation though. I was wondering about if the way you illustrate a character has any effect on how you voice the character. Um because you know the the the character voices I think have pretty much stayed the same throughout the episodes even though the animation has changed. But I wonder the voices have changed like subtly like Homer's voice like changed like subtly like over the years and and like obviously as like the voice actors get older of course like their voice is going to change alongside it. But yeah, only one hasn't. Maggie.

They just keep using the same pacifier sound for about 30 plus years. And do these I mean because this this season's been going on really this season this uh show has been going a long time. Do the characters age in uh No. They're kind of just they're they're kind of just perpetually like just frozen in time for the most part. Yeah, it's like very much like a floating timeline where it's like they have done episodes where they were older, but it was just for one episode. Um Well, I can think of one. Yeah, occasionally they'll do like like flash forward episodes in some in a few instances.

Yeah. Yeah. I remember Lisa wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase and she was all grown up. Oh, that must have fun voice. See how it would change. Cool. Well, hopefully we can find another episode of The Simpsons, but it may be impossible. Yeah, I said it's really hard to find some of these scripts, but it was interesting to hear too that the script is different than the actual finished product. So, it sounds like it's pretty close, but some scenes are just cut. Yeah. Yeah. Sometimes things they they like they test well like like for like first drafts, but then some sometimes you have to cut them down for time or be or for pacing. But like sometimes stuff like that just happens. It's I It's It's interesting. I've seen the creative process.

Yeah. Well, should we call it an early night? I think we should. I think so. Yeah. It's been a It's been a lot of fun. It's It been great to be back here after so long. Well, you are growing and learning and yeah, you're really focused on what you want to be and that's excellent. Hopefully I can come back and theater school doesn't keep me too busy though. Uh though maybe that maybe maybe that's a good thing because I have because I want to learn stuff I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Are you studying um you said theater so stage performance? Uh yeah.

Awesome. and voice acting too. You're so good at Yeah, I have a little bit of an interest in that. Like we have a little recording studio in town that sometimes I make use of. Nice. Well, if you want to get some Shakespeare in practice, like I said, we read every first, third, and fifth Saturdays. So, there's a lot of opportunities for That'd be interesting. Ethan and Jacobian plays. So, I'm sure I'm sure many of my teachers would be ve would be very happy if I engaged in some of that. It's definitely a different style.

Certainly. So, it's a lot of fun. I really encourage you to join us. Yeah. And I've definit I've definitely read like a a Shakespeare play in my time. Yeah. So, I'm famili I'm familiar with the work. Yeah. such a different way of speaking and and you learn so much and the other readers are some really good readers with Cat's group. Yeah. Mhm. All right. Well, I got to get some dinner and you guys I'll see hopefully some of you next week for the Devil Wars product. All right. See you. Have a good night. Good night. Have fun storming the castle.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read"?

Cat Wilson (Host), Vicky Dykes (Host), Simon Squire (Guest), Heather Lee Cameron (Guest), Aubrey (Guest), Jack Looney (Guest), Dan Clavven Gomez (Guest).

What is "The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read" about?

A live table read of a classic episode of *The Simpsons* features a diverse cast of readers, some reprising their roles from previous performances while others bring fresh interpretations to the characters. The session emphasizes creativity in voice acting, allowing participants to explore unique character portrayals while aiming for a fun and engaging experience.

What is mentioned in this Table Read Tuesdays episode?

132 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Homer Simpson, Hank Scorpio, Cypress Creek, Globex Corporation, Bart Simpson, Marge Simpson. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "The Simpsons - s8e2 - Table Read"?

The episode runs 1 h 13 min; the transcript is about 10,405 words in 87 timestamped sections.

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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated February 10, 2026.