049 - We Always Wanted to Write for The Simpsons

Chris and Mackenzie are heading back to Springfield! They deconstruct two episodes of The Simpsons in which America’s favorite family gets into some nasty trouble on their travels. What makes a good “The Simpsons are going to…” episode? How many plots are in a successful episode? How much trouble does Lisa cause? What is the punishment for killing an alligator in Florida? What do zombies and alligators have in common? How can John August help us make an episode of The Simpsons better? Links Watch Bart vs Australia http://bit.ly/2fKDkRw Watch Kill the Alligator and Run http://bit.ly/2fKDyrR About Bart vs Australia http://bit.ly/2fKCHaA About Kill the Alligator and Run http://bit.ly/2fKDd8q The Simpsons Renewed for Two More Seasons http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/04/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-gunsmoke About John August http://johnaugust.com/ About the Writer Emergency Pack http://writeremergency.com/ Listen to our List show 10 Great Episodes of The Simpsons After Maude Flanders Died http://bit.ly/wga-014 Listen to our other Writer Emergency episode Saving Superman http://bit.ly/1WQGdlR About Michael P. Fay http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html About Yahoo Serious http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo_Serious About Rand McNally Globes http://store.randmcnally.com/globes-decor/globes/desk-globes.html About car phones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_phone Listen to Captain Jack by Billy Joel https://itun.es/us/Nt1Dj?i=158815598