"Firecrackers: The Silent Killer"

I will never not laugh at this.

Locker Room Towel Fight: the Blinding of Larry Driscoll

Did you know that Troy was one of the first actors to speak out against horseplay?

Damn it, I miss Phil Hartman!

Rancho Relaxo, featuring a video tour of all its amenities led by none other than Troy McClure, star of such films as "Today We Kill", "Tomorrow We Die" and "Gladys, The Groovy Mule."

"Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die" is supposed to be one title.

Skullduggery: He should have been the voice of Zapp Brannigan.

Yes, he should've.
The whole "murdered" thing got in the way, so Billy West did his best impression.

"It's part of something called the food chain. Just ask this scientician!"
"Uh..."
"He'll tell you that in nature, one creature will invariably eat the other."

"......and after midnight...the finest '' R'' rated movies Europe has to offer. Ooh-la-la!"

Rascuache:
I really fear that the greatness of The Simpsons seasons 2-10 are going to be lost on the younger generations.

Especially since, depending on where you live, they don't really do reruns of the early stuff anymore.

Hi I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from.....

....such educational films as "Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly," and "Here Comes the Metric System!"

....such fishing films as 'Cast Out' or 'The Reel Deal.'

....such films as "The Erotic Adventures of Hercules" and "Dial 'M' for Murderousness".

....such films as "'P' is for Psycho" and "The President's Neck is Missing".

....such films as "Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die" and "Gladys, the Groovy Mule".

....such films as "The Greatest Story Ever Hula-ed" and "They Came to Burgle Carnegie Hall".

....such Fox Network Specials as "Alien Nose Job" and "The Five Fabulous Weeks of the Chevy Chase Show".

....such self-help videos as "Smoke Yourself Thin" and "Get Some Confidence, Stupid!"

....such nature films as "Earwigs: Ewwww" and "Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory".

....such celebrity funerals as "Andre The Giant, We Hardly Knew Ye" and "Shemp Howard, Today We Mourn A Stooge".

....such telethons as "Out With Gout '88" and "Let's Save Tony Orlando's House".

....such cartoons as "Christmas Ape" and "Christmas Ape goes to Summer Camp".

....such driver's ed films as "Alice's Adventures through the Windshield Glass" and "The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot".

....such TV spinoffs as "Son of Sanford and Son" and "After Mannix".

....such instructional videos as "Mothballing Your Battleship" and "Dig Your Own Grave and Save".

....such public service videos as "Designated Drivers, the Lifesaving Nerds" and "Phony Tornado Alarms Reduce Readiness".

....such medical films as "Alice Doesn't Live Anymore" and "Mommy, What's Wrong With That Man's Face?".

....such automated information kiosks as "Welcome to Springfield Airport" and "Where's Nordstrom?".

....such Do-It-Yourself home videos such as "The half-assed approach to foundation repair"

I remember him from such films as "Meet Joe Blow" and "Give My Remains To Broadway."

Fireproof: Mr. Chainsaw: Rascuache:
I really fear that the greatness of The Simpsons seasons 2-10 are going to be lost on the younger generations.

Especially since, depending on where you live, they don't really do reruns of the early stuff anymore.

Useless fact: It's because the laws require the networks to charge the same amount to their own affiliates as all other stations for episodes more than a few years ago.

EX: your local Fox affiliate can show reruns from last season at no extra charge, but they have to pay for something from Season 5. Your local indie stations can also get S5 episodes for the same price.

I did not know that, thanks. It's a damn shame that a lot of kids these days might not see the old episodes unless their older sibling has the DVDs or something.

Another fun fact: On a Simpsons commentary track, the producers said they were all geared up to do a live-action Troy McClure movie starting Hartman. One of those great things that could have been.

I just want to know why they made that muppet out of leather...

thornhill: Let's not forget Lionel Hutz:

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"Mr. Simpson, don't you worry. I saw an episode of Matlock in a bar last night. The sound was down, but I think I got the gist of it."

Phil Harman was brilliant. So freaking sad.

Lionel Hutz might be my favorite Simpsons character ever. I could fill a whole thread with his quotes.

"But your card says no money down!"
"What? Oh, they've got this all wrong." *scribbles on card* "See? 'Works on contingency? No, Money down!'"

"Bourbon...brownest of the brown liquors. What's that? You want me to drink you? But I'm in the middle of a trial!"

"I was just going through your garbage and could help but overhearing that you need a babysitter!"
"A dollar an hour and you get to eat a popsicle out of the fridge."
"Two popsicles."
"One."
"Fine, and I get to keep this birdcage I found!"
"Deal."
"Still got it."

"DON'T TOUCH MY STUFF! Wait a second...this isn't the YMCA."

THE SIMPSONS BEGAN TO FALTER THE SECOND HARTMAN DIED

I believe he was the main reason the jokes were so amazing and memorable. I like to think he shot down crappy ideas that we now see in the current episodes that are driving long time fans away. His last episode aired posthumously in Season 10. The last "good" season (more episodes good than bad) was Season 9 (3-8 are the golden seasons, no one can argue that).