Friday, October 25, 2013

The Simpsons - Dim Light, Small City - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: Homer is walking down the street, despondent after losing his job yet again.

Homer: OH, I CAN'T TELL MARGE I GOT FIRED FROM THE PLANT, SHE'LL BE SO MAD.

Panel 2: Homer is walking past a sign on one of the buildings that says WRITERS WANTED, INQUIRE WITHIN.

Homer: I GOTTA FIND ANOTHER JOB!

Panel 3: Homer is doubling back to look at the sign, and in this panel we can see the name on the building: 21ST CENTURY FOX - SPRINGFIELD BRANCH.

Homer: HEY, I CAN WRITE! I THINK.

Panel 4: Homer is inside an office at 21st Century Fox Entertainment, and an executive is talking to him.

Exec: I'M SURE YOU CAME IN HERE WITH BIG DREAMS OF BEING A HOLLYWOOD BIG SHOT, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS HERE.
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TELL ME, HOMER, HOW DO YOU THINK WE WRITE AN EPISODE OF THE STANFORDS?

Panel 5: Homer is thinking.

Homer: WELL, IF I HAD TO GUESS, I'D SAY THERE'S A BIG SLOT MACHINE, WITH CELEBRITIES AND CURRENT EVENTS FOR EACH PLOTLINE, AND YOU SPIN IT AND WRITE AN EPISODE AROUND THE RESULTS!

Panel 6: The exec is nervous, and is contacting security.

Executive(hushed): UH, SECURITY? LOCK ALL THE DOORS AND EXITS, HE KNOWS OUR SECRET.

Executive: SO, UH, HOW'D YOU LIKE A JOB WRITING FOR US?

Homer: I'D LOVE IT!

1 comment:

  1. Great title!

    This reminds me of the South Park episode about how Family Guy is written :)

    ReplyDelete

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