You Tube is a haven for fans of television shows. And since the only show currently on television worth watching is The Simpsons, it should come as no surprise that You Tube is a bone fide heaven for fans of the many residents of Springfield. Each episode of the Simpsons famously opens with what is termed "the couch gag." Over the years these couch gags have gotten consistently more complex. You Tube features quite a few of the classic Simpsons couch gags and here are ten of the best, in no particular order.
The Power of Ten.
This Simpsons couch gag begins with Our Favorite Family entering into the house as usual, only to have the camera pull back and rise into the sky, showing the roof of the Simpson's house, then a satellite shot of the town of Springfield before entering into outer space where Kang and Kodos are having some engine trouble with their spaceship. Eventually, we leave the Milky Way galaxy only to end our journey with the revelation that the universe we have just left behind is located entirely within a single strand of hair on an alternative Homer Simpson's head. This opening is an homage to a far more serious contemplation of the nature of the universe that can also be found on You Tube.
Evolution.
This Simpsons couch gag features the evolution of Homer from an amoeba to a fish and up onto land. From there he grows legs and lives as a lizard among some really familiar looking dinosaurs. After a meteor destroys the dinosaurs, Homer emerges from a hole as a rattish mammal before evolving into a monkey and a caveman. Along the way he meets bar owner Moe who is going in the opposite direction, literally. Moe devolves from a man into a rat. The next stage is a cultural evolution as Homer goes from caveman to conquistador to colonialist to present day Homer walking into the house to occupy his place on the couch next to his family.
King Kong.
Homer as King Kong reaches through the window and grabs Marge. The camera pulls back to follow King Homer up the Empire State Building-in one truly gorgeous bit of animation. Not as long a couch gag as one might like, but still impressive.
Revenge of the Couches
The Power of Ten.
This Simpsons couch gag begins with Our Favorite Family entering into the house as usual, only to have the camera pull back and rise into the sky, showing the roof of the Simpson's house, then a satellite shot of the town of Springfield before entering into outer space where Kang and Kodos are having some engine trouble with their spaceship. Eventually, we leave the Milky Way galaxy only to end our journey with the revelation that the universe we have just left behind is located entirely within a single strand of hair on an alternative Homer Simpson's head. This opening is an homage to a far more serious contemplation of the nature of the universe that can also be found on You Tube.
Evolution.
This Simpsons couch gag features the evolution of Homer from an amoeba to a fish and up onto land. From there he grows legs and lives as a lizard among some really familiar looking dinosaurs. After a meteor destroys the dinosaurs, Homer emerges from a hole as a rattish mammal before evolving into a monkey and a caveman. Along the way he meets bar owner Moe who is going in the opposite direction, literally. Moe devolves from a man into a rat. The next stage is a cultural evolution as Homer goes from caveman to conquistador to colonialist to present day Homer walking into the house to occupy his place on the couch next to his family.
King Kong.
Homer as King Kong reaches through the window and grabs Marge. The camera pulls back to follow King Homer up the Empire State Building-in one truly gorgeous bit of animation. Not as long a couch gag as one might like, but still impressive.
Revenge of the Couches
- You Tube features many classic Simpsons cough gags.
- Some of the You Tube videos are collections of many different couch gags.
- The cough gags have gotten progressively more complex over the years.
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"Any gag that makes fun of America Online-and by make fun I mean, of course, tell the truth" SNAP!
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