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Will Grandpa Simpson Die

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Will Grandpa Simpson Die 185 votes

Yes, before the show ends
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Yes, when the show ends
16%
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No never
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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    No never
    The Simpsons ended 20 years ago.

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    i was thinking a lot about awful episodes the simpsons could make to comment on 2020 and the covid situation and the most pessimistic thing i could think of was that they try to be deep about it by making grandpa die

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  • LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    do you think they have voice samples locked away that they could use to cobble together the character if the actor ever dies

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Lalabox wrote: »
    do you think they have voice samples locked away that they could use to cobble together the character if the actor ever dies

    Well he’s also homer

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    No never
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  • LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    i was thinking a lot about awful episodes the simpsons could make to comment on 2020 and the covid situation and the most pessimistic thing i could think of was that they try to be deep about it by making grandpa die

    wow

    that's really really dark

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Lalabox wrote: »
    do you think they have voice samples locked away that they could use to cobble together the character if the actor ever dies

    they're gonna have bigger problems because Dan Castenella voices Homer, Krusty, Willie, Barney, and so on

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Would they recast Homer if Dan Castalanetta died

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Lalabox wrote: »
    i was thinking a lot about awful episodes the simpsons could make to comment on 2020 and the covid situation and the most pessimistic thing i could think of was that they try to be deep about it by making grandpa die

    wow

    that's really really dark

    he would develop unrelated kidney problems the day before he was scheduled to get the vaccine

  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited January 2021
    No never
    I remember an episode of The Simpsons where Springfield was being considered as a venue of the Superbowl for some reason? But when the NFL commissioner or whoever was coming to town they renamed all the streets after coaches so he couldn't find where the hotel was so he stopped at the Simpsons' house to ask to use the phone for directions but Abe Simpson was watching some Faux News fearmongering piece about strangers asking to use the phone to get inside and then tying you up and stealing things so he beats the NFL commissioner up and Springfield doesn't get selected because of that.

    And you'd think that was the end of the episode but no that's the first five minutes because now the whole town is mad at Abe Simpson so he decides he's going to do assisted suicide, which involves him hooking up to an enormous iPod or something. Except he changes his mind at the last moment, why exactly I forget.

    But no that's also not the end of the episode because for whatever reason the way he gets the will to live back also motivates him to become a bull fighter which is convenient because Springfield has built a football stadium that isn't being used so they use it as a bullfighting ring.

    Anyway this is still only halfway into the episode and of course Lisa is moritifed at the animal abuse that is bullfighting so she convinces Abe to give up bull-fighting and also free all the bulls, which run wild in the streets as Lisa and Abe in full matador regalia look down upon the chaos in a hot air balloon.

    And that's the end of the episode, and this was also like ten years ago so I assume the show has declined even further since.

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  • LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    Lalabox wrote: »
    i was thinking a lot about awful episodes the simpsons could make to comment on 2020 and the covid situation and the most pessimistic thing i could think of was that they try to be deep about it by making grandpa die

    wow

    that's really really dark

    he would develop unrelated kidney problems the day before he was scheduled to get the vaccine

    i mean, less the story itself and more

    "this is how the simpsons would try to do a big event to tie in with covid"

  • LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    are you going alright?

  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    No never
    abe simpson is an undying vampire

  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    No never
    Abe Simpson is the Biblical, Abrahamic God.

    I mean, it’s right there in the name.

    Ringo
  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2021
    No never
    When a person is filmed or video taped or recorded we might say that some aspect of them has been captured and "immortalized," and that even if that person passes on some part of them lives on through these images and sounds. It's not the same thing, because no recording can capture the totality of a human life, but there is nevertheless some truth to the notion.

    Grandpa Simpson, being a fictional character, is nothing but images, sounds, and written words. Therefore, even if his death were to be depicted, he would continue to live on in the form of the previous episodes, comic books, novelizations, and fan fiction

    Grandpa Simpson could only truly "die" if all copies of all media depicting him were destroyed, and given the proliferation of the Simpsons media franchise this is likely not possible. At minimum he will outlive the human race.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
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  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    Would they recast Homer if Dan Castalanetta died

    Undoubtedly

    Heck they could probably get a passable homer out of Hank Azaria or one of the other original voice actors

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    #pipe wrote: »
    Tube wrote: »
    Would they recast Homer if Dan Castalanetta died

    Undoubtedly

    Heck they could probably get a passable homer out of Hank Azaria or one of the other original voice actors

    I doubt the other VAs would do that, honestly

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    No never
    have the ever made an episode where gil strikes it rich somehow?

  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Yes, when the show ends
    When a person is filmed or video taped or recorded we might say that some aspect of them has been captured and "immortalized," and that even if that person passes on some part of them lives on through these images and sounds. It's not the same thing, because no recording can capture the totality of a human life, but there is nevertheless some truth to the notion.

    Grandpa Simpson, being a fictional character, is nothing but images, sounds, and written words. Therefore, even if his death were to be depicted, he would continue to live on in the form of the previous episodes, comic books, novelizations, and fan fiction

    Grandpa Simpson could only truly "die" if all copies of all media depicting him were destroyed, and given the proliferation of the Simpsons media franchise this is likely not possible. At minimum he will outlive the human race.

    It's fine, either the Patriots will decide that Grandpa Simpson is unnecessary information that the human race should stop perpetuating, or they'll decide that he must be allowed to continue due to his critical importance to the human id.

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    I could have sworn Abe died once already, but apparently that was Hubert, the weaker brother

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    What war is grandpa Simpson supposed to be a vet of now?

    Was he in desert storm

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    No never
    will Mr Burns ever die?

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Uriel wrote: »
    will Mr Burns ever die?
    No, he’s invincible.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    No never
    Uriel wrote: »
    will Mr Burns ever die?
    No, he’s invincible.

    Bobo, I know I say this every century but I'll never leave you behind again

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Yes, when the show ends
    Thinking about The Simpsons ending is a freeing feeling, like lying back in a pool

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    He has died in the show at least once

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  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    Yes, before the show ends
    yes and i'll be the one who does it

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    No never
    It doesn’t matter if he dies.

    The important thing is that he has an onion on his belt

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  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    No never
    Them offing Muade Flanders went over really poorly didn't it?

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    turtleant wrote: »
    Them offing Muade Flanders went over really poorly didn't it?

    well it doesn't help that the reason they killed her was her voice actress wanted more pay

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    No never
    The last episode should be a complete nuclear catastrophe caused by Homer destroying the entirety of Springfield.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Yes, when the show ends
    It was also death by t-shirt cannon with the added punchline of the ambulance being unable to reach her in time because Homer double parked.

    Just to be extra petty.

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    No never
    The modern Simpsons lacks the courage to kill off a character.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Yes, before the show ends
    They should kill him off because all the characters should age and continue the slow march towards death.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    He has died in the show at least once

    I’m pretty sure everyone has at least once, if you include the Halloween episodes.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    It was treated as a serious death. I wanna say it was About a Bart? Which I feel would have been an ideal series finale. Also its a good alt future instead of this weird I can do futurama too shit Al Jean keeps bringing back

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  • TonkkaTonkka Some one in the club tonight Has stolen my ideas.Registered User regular
    No never
    He is a cartoon character.

    What is wrong with you.

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  • GrisloGrislo Registered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    Abe Simpson is the Biblical, Abrahamic God.

    I mean, it’s right there in the name.

    I remember that scene in Indiana Jones, where he has to spell out God's name on those collapsing tiles, and goes for 'A', but it almost collapses because he forgot that the original spelling was Æbe. Good stuff.

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    No never
    They'll never kill off a regular now

    They'll invent a new character voiced by a celebrity and kill them off instead

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