Disney’sThe SimpsonsSupercuts Are Just More Markers on Fox’s Grave

The Simpsons , in its sound days and long after , has always been daddy - culture savvy . A hyperawareness of the cultivation of living , film , and tv has always been bake deep into the show ’s DNA , from its episode - lengthX - Files parodyto Leonard Nimoy on a monorail to the Comic Book Guy ’s whole deal . But not like this .

Now that The Simpsonsbelongs to Disney , we’re getting raw direction to view it . Like its new home onDisney Plus , or these : a series of clip montages posted on YouTube . These collage , perfectly designed for light , nostalgic using up , are supercuts of the show ’s pappa culture references . One for Disney , one for Marvel , and one for Star Wars . And like the Comic Book Guy before me , I declare these the high-risk supercuts … ever .

Okay , maybe not the bad ever , but I ’m not a fan . There ’s something that feels in particular crass about parcel out The Simpsons this mode , especially when it ’s done so blatantly in the interest of promoting not only a new streaming service but Disney ’s more and more monopolistic franchises . Back in the day , the references The Simpsons made about these things — particularly about Disney itself — were bite . Itchy & Scratchy was used to point out on the cruelty , pettiness , and unlimited thievery of early animation with an extended travesty edition of Steamboat Willie .

The Simpsons, and their beloved television.

The Simpsons, and their beloved television.Image: Disney

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And yes , there ’s no changing that The Simpsons was always already a corporate merchandise , putting it in an inapt position as an insider jabbing at the bridge player that feeds it . And yes , it ’s still hilarious that Ralph bent his Wookiee . The Simpsons were never pure , anti - incarnate rebel . But these video still experience like more of an insult to what the show was at its good than they do a compliment .

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