{"id":1304,"date":"2014-08-26T08:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T12:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2014-08-28T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:11:14","slug":"pcs-staff-poll-whats-favorite-simpsons-episode-mypods-boomsticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2014\/08\/26\/pcs-staff-poll-whats-favorite-simpsons-episode-mypods-boomsticks\/","title":{"rendered":"The PCS Staff Poll: What\u2019s Your Favorite ‘Simpsons’ Episode? ‘Mypods and Boomsticks’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honor of FXX<\/a>‘s 12-day <\/em>Simpsons marathon, we here at Pop Culture Spin thought it would be fun to talk about some of our favorite episodes (and characters)\u00a0 from the show’s impressive 25-year catalog.<\/em><\/p>\n

My favorite episode is “Mypods and Boomsticks.”<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/youtu.be\/WL2l_Q1AR_Q[\/youtube]<\/span><\/p>\n

The episode came out when I was in high school, and while I wasn’t exactly in a monetary position to have an iPod, I was on the bandwagon that believed buying an Apple-branded anything made you super cool. I wanted an Apple laptop for college and was generally obsessed with Mr. Jobs. This episode actually made me stop and think while I was laughing. Many episodes of The Simpsons<\/em> actually make you do that, but at the time, this one hit so close to home!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Me fail English? That’s unpossible!<\/p><\/div>\n

My favorite Simpson\u00a0character\u00a0<\/strong>is Ralph Wiggum. I can’t tell you how many times I made a\u00a0weird slip up with my Eglidiersh and then said: “Me fail\u00a0English? That’s\u00a0Unpossible!”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In honor of FXX‘s 12-day Simpsons marathon, we here at Pop Culture Spin thought it would be fun to talk about some of our favorite episodes (and characters)\u00a0 from the show’s impressive 25-year catalog. My favorite episode is “Mypods and Boomsticks.” [youtube]http:\/\/youtu.be\/WL2l_Q1AR_Q[\/youtube] The episode came out when I was in high school, and while I<\/p>\n

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