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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Continued Sneak Preview


Two years later, Mutt, who's now remarried and has another child, goes to the Nolans' with his younger daughter (who is Maggie) to find Eileen to apologize to her and bring her back home. At the Nolans' home, Mutt finds that his oldest daughter, who is now ten, is part of a girls' singing group—as is Kimmy, whom Eileen seems to have forgiven—which is owned by the Nolans. When Eileen spots her father after a singing rehearsal, she turns away in a huff. Mutt approaches her and says, "Now, Eileen, I've come to take you home!" Eileen snaps, "I'm not going home with you! I've had a great life here! The Nolans treat me well! They even built me a refuge building where I can take care of injured animals till they get well enough to be released back into the wild!" Mutt says, "I've changed my ways, honey, but I'll get to that later. First, I wanna introduce you to your half-sister, Sheila. She's already a year and a half old." Eileen asks, "What do you mean, 'half-sister?' Don't you mean 'sister' since you got her from the orphanage? How dare you replace me? Take her back!" Mutt says, "No, she really is your half-sister! I got married again after you left." Eileen asks, "So you replaced Mom as well as me? You know I still miss her after she died three years ago. And who is this new woman anyway? Is she some whore that you picked up at the bar while drunk?" Mutt says, "No, I met her at a nightclub and we quickly fell in love. I gave up the alcohol after you ran away because I knew it was the cause of all of our troubles. I still have my friends but I only see them at work. I don't know why I didn't wanna be on your team at that party two years ago. I was such a jerk. And you didn't notice it, but I had brought my flask along in a paper bag and I always drank out of it. (Eileen groans) Now please come home so you can meet your stepmother. We've got a new house as a matter of fact!" Eileen asks, "So you finally sold that shack you called our house." Mutt says, "Yes. I'm sorry I didn't pay attention to you earlier. And don't forget that even though I didn't pay much attention to you, I still loved you. Although there are two more women in my life right now and you're growing up, you'll always be my little girl." Eileen smiles and hugs her father tightly. She holds her father's hand as she walks out the door with him and her half-sister. Yet, on her way out the door, Eileen says to her former caretakers, "Mr. and Mrs. Nolan, thanks for taking care of me but I think I'm gonna go home now. My father may not be perfect but damn it, he's the best father there is, and I love him." Mrs. Nolan says, "Well, it was nice having you living with us. Your father is very lucky to have a child like you." Mr. Nolan says, "It's very sad to see you go, Eileen. Take care now." After some time, Mutt brings his daughter to the new house, which is quite a charming little building. In the house, Eileen sees her stepmother (who is Ann Sheridan, one of James Cagney's many leading lady co-stars [she was in Angels with Dirty Faces, Torrid Zone, and City for Conquest]) and asks, "My stepmother! I hope you're not mean! What's your name?" Her stepmother says, "I'm not mean but I'm pretty tough. My name is Arlene and I will be your stepmother." Eileen says, "My life is getting better already!" So, right then and there, the O'Hara family lived happily ever after.

(A little note: Mutt O'Hara's deceased wife is Colleen O'Hara [who is Joan Blondell]. She died of a deadly poisonous rattlesnake bite.)
James Cagney, Hollywood Nocturne

Sneak Preview of Future Part of my Imagination Story which Includes Cagney

Foreword: Please do not take this little story seriously or get a bad impression of James Cagney since the Cagney character gives one the impression of that he does not care about his child. Sure, we all expect the pugnacity from James Cagney but I think I embellished it a little bit too much. This story came to me in a dream and I felt like I had to write it down. Also, the main characters' last name is the same last name of one of James Cagney's characters from one of his movies. Try to guess which one! So, anyway, here's the story which is a future addition to my imagination story which includes Cagney:
One night, Lisa has a weird dream about James Cagney; she dreams that she is a kindhearted, free-spirited eight-year-old girl named Eileen O'Hara who lives with her father Mutt (who is James Cagney) in a small town in New Mexico (let's say, about an hour north of Albuquerque). Mutt O'Hara is a hard-drinking, pugnacious widower, womanizer, and trucker who does his trucking business with his friends (who are James Cagney's real-life friends Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh, etc) and spends much more time with them than he does with his daughter. One day after school, Eileen decides to visit her father at work and brings along an injured animal (as you can tell, Eileen has a big heart for injured animals). Mutt spots his daughter and asks her, "Eileen, why aren't you at home?" Eileen says, "I'm tired of being cooped up in that shack! And besides, I wanna visit you, Dad, 'cause I don't get to see you that often! (Shows her father the porcupine) I found an injured porcupine. Can I take it home so I can nurse it back to phone and then release back into the wild?" Mutt says, "Fine! Just don't come crying to me when it spikes ya!" He and his friends laugh while a frowning Eileen sits in the back of the truck and tends to the injured porcupine. Just then, the Nolans (who are Homer and Marge [Simpson]), one of the O'Haras' close friends, walk by and smile when they see Eileen taking care of the poor, injured porcupine. Mr. Nolan shouts to Mutt, "You're a lucky guy, Mr. O'Hara! Your daughter Eileen is quite a sweetheart!" Mutt says, "Thanks, Mr. Nolan, but she's my child and she's not for sale." Eileen says, "You say that, Dad, but then you never show me any affection." Mutt says, "Don't you dare give me any of that sass, missy!" Mrs. Nolan says, "We don't wanna buy her, Mr. O'Hara. We were just saying what a lucky guy you are for having a child like this." The next day, the O'Haras go to a party being held by Eileen's schoolfriend Kimmy Riordan (who is Shirley Temple), whose family isn't exactly rich but has more money than the O'Haras. During the party, Mutt seems to be doting on his daughter since he is always on her team in every game they play (including the game that seems to teach physics). However, when it comes to the softball game, Eileen and Kimmy are made captains of the two teams. Eileen asks her father, "Dad, would you like to be on my team?" Mutt says, "I'm sorry, Eileen, but I'd rather be on Kimmy's team." Eileen gasps and shouts at Kimmy, "You stole my father's affections! I'm never talking to you again! (To her father) And you, Dad, you're a good-for-nothing drunkard who sleeps with women and then kicks 'em outta the house the next morning 'cause you were too drunk to remember meeting them the night before! (Starts crying) Plus I don't like it when your friends come over and you guys play poker while smoking heavy cigars! And then you guys leave the house and go out on the town where you guys drink hard liquor at nightclubs and pubs but then get kicked out when you start a fight! But that doesn't matter anymore 'cause I'm running away!" Mutt asks, "Running away? (Scoffs) Where are you gonna go? I'm the only one you got!" Eileen shouts, "With the Nolans 'cause they love me!" She then runs away in a fit of tears. Kimmy says to Mutt, "I don't know what she was talking about, Mr. O'Hara. I wasn't trying to steal your affections. I don't know why you would wanna be on my team anyway. I hope Eileen isn't really mad at me! Anyway, we need a new team captain! (To her other guests) Who wants to be the captain of the other team?!" Randy McDowell (who is Bart), who is a bully at Eileen's school, shouts, "I wanna be a captain! (To Mutt) You're gonna be on my team, Mr. O'Hara!"

(To be continued. Please comment on this blog & tell me what u think of this story.)

My Imagination Story which includes Cagney

Lisa says, “I don’t think they would last until we go back to Germany.”Raphael says, “She’s right! This candy would be melted and eaten by the time it reaches Homer and Marge. Besides, we got them a bunch of souvenirs. And anyway, this was the best birthday I ever had!”Bart, who is already eating one of his chocolate bars, muffles, “I kinda agree with Raphael.”Maggie says, “Candy!” Lisa says, “Bart, give Maggie a bite of your chocolate bar. I’m not opening my Kisses™ till we go to the movies in Cleveland.” Bart reluctantly gives Maggie a bite of his chocolate bar. The next day, the Simpsons go to Hershey railroad depot to get on the train to Cleveland, OH. When they arrive in Cleveland, the Simpsons take a taxi to their hotel, which is actually a motel on the outskirts of Cleveland. As the taxi approaches the motel, Lisa asks, “Ew! We’re staying here!”The Simpsons then get out of the taxi in the parking lot and unload their luggage out of the trunk. Raphael says, “This place looks pretty shady.”Bart says eagerly, “It looks pretty cool! I’m gonna drink some bootlegged beer!”Grampa says, “Hey, the good thing is that it’s cheap after spending all that money in Hershey Park!”When the Simpsons enter the lobby, the clerk at the front desk says, “Hello! Welcome to the Shady Inn Motel, where wanted bootleggers and felons on the lam can hide out from the police! Are you folks outlaws or wanted bootleggers?”Raphael says, “See! I knew there was something sleazy about this place! It’s a motel for wanted bootleggers, outlaws, and James Cagney-type characters!”Bart says, “We’re outlaws on the run from the law, sir. We kidnapped the Governor of Ohio!”Lisa slaps her hand across her face and shouts, “We did not kidnap the Governor of Ohio!”Bart says, “She’s right; we didn’t kidnap the Governor of Ohio! In fact, we kidnapped the Governor of Indiana!”Lisa shouts, “We didn’t do that either!”Bart says, “Don’t listen to her! She’s a prostitute.”The clerk says, “Really? We don’t get a lot of prostitutes around these parts. They usually hang around the city.”Raphael says, “She’s not a prostitute! We’re not outlaws! (Points at Bart) He is lying to you! We’re just honest, decent, and law-abiding out-of-towners!”Grampa says, “I once had an affair with a prostitute during a visit to St. Louis.”The clerk ignores him and says, “Oh well, that’s too bad. Then I guarantee you ain’t gonna have a good visit here. Regular folks stay away from here ‘cause they know how sleazy it is. I’ll get the bellboy to take your bags up to your room.”Lisa says, “We’d like two rooms, please.”The clerk says, “Fine. Two rooms it is.”He gives the Simpsons two room keys and whistles for the bellboy. When the bellboy comes down and grabs the Simpsons’ luggage, Bart asks, “Wow! Is that James Cagney?”The clerk says, “No. I don’t know who that is. This is Opie, our bellboy. He used to be a prison snitch.”The bellboy grabs the Simpsons’ luggage and takes it to their rooms; the Simpsons follow him to their rooms. Grampa says, “All right, kids! Raphael will be sharin’ a room with me; Bart, Maggie, and Lisa will be sharin’ a room together.”After unpacking and getting settled in, the Simpsons take a bus to the movie theater in downtown Cleveland to see The Cocoanuts for the second time. Grampa says to the vendor at the box office, “Five tickets for one adult, three children, and one infant, please, ma’am.”The vendor says, “The baby is free.”Grampa pays for the tickets without paying for Maggie and approaches his grandchildren. He says, “Here are the tickets, kids. You don’t need to get any candy ‘cause you already got candy from Hershey Park. ‘Member to share with each other.”The Simpsons then go to the theater, give the ushers their tickets, and sit in the first row. During the newsreels, film shorts, cartoon shorts, trailers for upcoming films, and other previews……Bart reluctantly shares his Hershey’s® candy bars with Raphael and Lisa, who, on the other hand, willingly and generously share their Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups™ and Hershey’s® Kisses™ with him and each other. At last, the feature film begins; the older Simpson children give the rest of their candy to Maggie when they see a man walking up and down the aisles, selling refreshments. They quickly get up from their seats without notifying Grampa and follow the refreshment man up and down the aisles with bundles of coins in their hot, little hands. Bart tugs the refreshment vendor’s sleeves, taps him on the shoulder and does everything else to get the man’s attention. Finaly, the seller turns around and asks the children, “Why hello there, kiddies! May I refresh you with some snacks?”Bart says, “Yes, you may. I would like some blue cotton candy.”The vendor takes out a big bag of fluffy, blue cotton candy and gives it to Bart, who pays for it. Lisa says, “I’ll have some Cracker Jacks™, please.”The vendor takes out a box of Cracker Jacks™ and gives it to Lisa, who then pays for it. Raphael says, “I’ll have some popcorn, please.”The vendor takes out a bag of popcorn and gives it to Raphael, who subsequently pays for it. Afterwards, the kids go back to their seats just in time for the entrance of Harpo and Chico. Concurrently, Maggie finishes eating her siblings’ candy; she lays back, sighs, and her big belly pops out. The Simpsons review the movie more thoroughly than they did before: The Marx Brothers seem ill at ease being on the big screen for the first time. Raphael says during the movie, “I heard the Marx Bros. were filming this movie at the same time as they were starring in Animal Crackers on Broadway.”The other Simpsons ooh in interest. Bart says, “I bet they were pretty busy.”Lisa says, “I bet they were. I heard they filmed The Cocoanuts in the morning and did Animal Crackers at night.”Once the movie ends, the Simpsons immediately exit the theater. Bart says, “It’s even crappier the second time!”Lisa says, “Where to next? We could go shopping since we’re on Euclid Avenue, which was one of Cleveland’s big retail locations during these days!”Grampa says, “Uh, let’s not. We should go to Rockefeller Park.”Lisa whines, “But I wanna go to the department store to learn more about what 1920s clothing was like!”Raphael says to her, “Lisa, you and I should go shopping while the others go to Rockefeller Park.”Grampa says, “That sounds fair. Where should we meet?”Raphael says, “We should meet near the Civil War statue. That’s at the Public Square in the center of downtown Cleveland.”Lisa and Raphael go into Sears Roebuck while Grampa and Bart get a map of Cleveland to find Rockefeller Park. They immediately find out that Rockefeller Park is near the park Raphael was talking about. Once they arrive at Rockefeller Park, Bart shouts, “Whoo-hoo! Thank God I brought my skateboard!”He takes his skateboard out of his backpack, takes Maggie out of her stroller and puts her on the front of the skateboard. The neo-Nazi boy then pushes Maggie on the skateboard and quickly gets on the back, behind the toddler. Bart almost gives Maggie a heart attack when he does a sharp turn around the corner of a connecting path. Maggie fearfully grasps the skateboard nose when Bart does an Ollie over a bench. Soon, Bart gets distracted by a man whom he mistakes for James Cagney that he fails to notice a little rock impeding his path—and even when Maggie tugs him on one of his shorts legs to alert him of the impediment does he fail to notice it. He says, “Wow! Is that James Cagney[1]?!”Suddenly, his skateboard hits the little rock, causing Maggie to fly off the board and land in the grass. She approaches Bart angrily with her mouth full of grass, which she immediately spits out. At the same instant, the man whom Bart mistook for Jimmy Cagney turns around and unsurprisingly but to Bart’s chagrin, it is not James Cagney; however, the man bears a striking resemblance to the actor in facial features, height, and physique all together (almost to the point where he could have been Cagney’s stunt double). He says to Maggie, “Uh, Maggie, maybe you’d better sit with Grampa. You’re harboring my skateboard talent.”He brings Maggie, who now has grass stains all over her dress, over to the bench where Grampa is sitting. Then he jumps on his skateboard and does stunts that he couldn’t do when Maggie was on it. Later, Grampa, Bart, and Maggie meet the others in the Public Square in the center of Cleveland’s business district. Grampa asks, “How was your shopping experience?”Lisa says, “It was great! The clothes were cheaper than what we’re used to. I would pay $5.73 for a dress anytime! I could’ve bought out the whole store if I wanted to!”Raphael says, “Let’s go to the Terminal Tower now. During this time, it was the biggest tower building west of New York.”Bart says, “Eh, let’s not! Let’s go back to our crappy motel.”Lisa says, “We don’t have to go inside it. We can just stay outside and look at it.”Raphael says, “That sounds like a good idea. It’s getting dark anyway.”The Simpsons then visit the newly constructed Terminal Tower and look at the building up and down. Subsequently, they take a bus back to their motel. During the night, Lisa has trouble sleeping because of the loud gang of bootleggers staying in the room on the other side of her and Bart (the room one room over from Grampa and Raphael). One bootlegging gangster says, “We’s gonna get a whole pile of dough when we bring this booze to the boss tomorrow.”Another bootlegging hooligan says, “We’s gonna be rich!”A third bootlegging thug says, “You said it! We should shoot whoever hears this and tries to stop us!”Lisa shivers and puts her blanket over her mouth. She turns her head to check on Maggie, who is sleeping soundly. Next, Lisa turns her head to check on Bart, who isn’t in bed. She asks, “Where is Bart?”Suddenly, she hears Bart, who is in the bootleggers’ room, say, “Hey, fellas! Can I have some of that booze? (To one gangster) Wow! Are you James Cagney[2]?”One hoodlum asks him, “Promise you won’t squeal on us to the cops?”Bart says, “Yes. I ain’t a squealer.”Another goon tosses him a bottle of beer and says, “Here, kid. Have some booze.”Bart catches the bottle of beer and chugs it down. Concurrently, Lisa asks, “What is Bart doing in there?”In the room throughout the night, Bart drinks rum, gin, whiskey, bourbon, vodka, and brandy. Lisa hears the drunken Bart’s slurred speech and then hears him stumble around in the hallway. Next, Bart drunkenly opens the door to his hotel room and stumbles to the bed while laughing uncontrollably. He gets into bed with Lisa at the same time as waking her up since he is laughing so loudly and suddenly says, “Oh my God! I feel sick!”He gets out of bed, goes over to the trash can and throws up. After throwing up, Bart goes back to bed. The next morning, Bart is hung over when Lisa wakes him up. Bart holds his head and moans, “My head…I have a big headache!”Lisa says, “Bart, you look horrible! What did you do last night?”Bart says groggily, “I dunno. I don’t ‘member anything from last night.”Lisa says, “We have to get ready to go to the train station right now. Raphael will give you Tylenol™ for your headache.”A little while later, at the railroad station, Raphael gives some Tylenol™ pills to Bart for his headache while waiting for the train to Lexington, KY. Bart takes the Tylenol™ pills with a bottle of mineral water that Lisa got from a nearby snack stand. After Bart downs the tablets with mineral water, Raphael says, “You should rest for a while in order for the drugs to take effect. We’ll get a particular spot on the train for you to rest.”Once the Simpsons get on the train when it arrives, they give Bart a whole seat to himself so he can sleep. Thus, Maggie gets to sit in her own seat instead of sitting in her grandfather’s and one of her siblings’ laps; she sits next to Grampa in the seat behind Bart while Raphael and Lisa sit in the seat across the toddler and old man. The train gets crowded after the stop at Cincinnati, yet Bart still isn’t awake. People try to move his feet or complain to the conductor about the boy hogging the seat, despite the fact that Bart’s family tell them that he is sleeping. Bart remains asleep during the rest of the train ride, even as the train arrives in Lexington. He doesn’t budge when Lisa tries to shake him awake. Following many unsuccessful attempts to wake up Bart, the Simpsons decide to give up and put him in Maggie’s stroller. Next, they gather their entire luggage and put it on the luggage cart. Grampa puts Maggie atop the luggage since he has to hold Bart’s backpack. Raphael pushes the luggage cart while Lisa pushes a sleeping Bart in Maggie’s stroller. Raphael says, “Instead of taking a taxi or a streetcar, we should walk to our hotel.”Lisa asks, “Walk to our hotel? You mean, walk down our streets in front of the snooping public?”Grampa asks, “Yes. What’s wrong with that?”Raphael says, “She’s afraid that people will stare at us curiously because of Bart.”Lisa asks, “What are we gonna do with Maggie?”Raphael says, “I always knew things like this would happen so I brought Maggie’s backpack carrier.”He takes out Maggie’s backpack carrier, puts Maggie in it, buckles her in and puts the carrier on his back. He grabs his suitcase and Lisa’s suitcase while Grampa grabs Bart’s suitcase and his own suitcase (Maggie’s diaper bag is in the stroller basket). As the Simpsons walk down the streets, the Lexington citizens stare at the sleeping Bart in the stroller, embarrassing the Simpsons. Grampa mutters, “This is so humiliating.”Since Bart’s weight makes the stroller too heavy for her to push, Lisa pants, stops for a moment and groans, “C’mon, Bart! Wake up!”She takes out the bottle of mineral water and splashes the remaining mineral water onto Bart’s eyes. After a couple of splashes, Bart eventually opens his eyes but he isn’t fully alert. Lisa shouts joyfully, “He’s alive! Grampa and Raphael, he’s alive!”Grampa says with relief, “Finally!”Bart asks with confusion, “What’s happening? Where am I? Who’s yelling at me?”Raphael says, “He’s not awake enough to walk. We’ll keep him in the stroller.”Maggie says, “Put a blankie on him.”Raphael says, “I would, Maggie, except it’s almost 90 degrees outside. It’s too hot for a blanket.”The Simpsons continue pushing Bart in the stroller, despite the curious eyes of the Lexington citizens. When the Simpsons get to their hotel, which is average but luxurious compared to their motel near Cleveland, the clerk looks at Bart and asks, “Why is that boy in a stroller? He is definitely too old to be a baby.” Lisa says, “That’s true. He’s too weak to walk since he just woke from a long nap on the train.” The clerk says in reference to Maggie, “Oh, I see! And you seem to have a baby with you right now. (To Maggie) Hi, precious!” Maggie says, “I want Harpo.”The clerk frowns and then asks the family, “Do you just want one room or do you want two separate rooms?” Raphael says, “We’ll take two separate rooms.” As soon as they get up to their rooms on the fourth floor, Grampa says, “You kids get a room to yourselves while Maggie and I are sharin’ a room. We like to take naps, Maggie and I, and you kids are too loud. You won’t let us have naps when we stay with you guys.” In a little while, before going to the movies, the Simpson kids have an enjoyable time jumping on the bed (no shoes on though) while having a pillow fight and listening to upbeat jazz music on the radio. They then raid the mini-bar, taking all the snacks, candy, and soda they can get. Meanwhile, in the next room, Grampa and Maggie take a nice, quiet nap, despite the noise going on next door. Concurrently, the Simpson kids get high off the sugar from the candy and soda they eat and drink. Bart takes of all his clothes, except his underwear, and jumps crazily on the bed with his shorts on his head. He then goes up to the radio and says, “It’s my turn to pick a station!” Lisa yells at him at the top of her lungs, “DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH THAT RADIO!” Bart ignores her and changes the station to a variety show station. Lisa pushes him away and changes the station back to the jazz station. The two blood siblings then squabble over the radio, switching it back and forth between stations. Just then, Raphael steps into the quarrel and shouts, “Stop! You're going to break the radio, and then we're going to have to get charged for it! Besides, it's almost time to go to the movies, so we should get ready! (To Bart) Bart, put your clothes on!” After Bart puts his clothes back on, the Simpson children leave their room and knock on the door of the neighboring room. Once he hears the knock on his door, Grampa stirs and answers the door. He asks his grandchildren at the door, “Yes, kids?” Bart says, “Grampa, we gotta go to the movies now!” Grampa says, “Okay. I'm coming.” He then grabs Maggie, who immediately wakes up, and puts her in her stroller. The Simpsons then leave the hotel and walk down the street to the Paramount movie house to see the Marx Brothers movie The Cocoanuts for the third time. At the movie house, Lisa says to the ticket vendor in the box office, “Five tickets for the The Cocoanuts please, sir.” The vendor points at Maggie and says, “The baby is free.” Lisa pays for the tickets and brings back to her family. When the Simpsons enter the movie theater and sit down, the kids spot a man selling candy, Cracker Jacks, pretzels, etc, and run to him. Bart gets candy and a pretzel; Lisa gets candy and popcorn; and Raphael gets candy and Cracker Jacks. Grampa asks the children after they sit back down, “What am I gonna do with you kids after you eat all that junk?” Bart says, “Don't worry; we got something for Maggie too.”He gives Maggie a big lollipop. This time, the Simpsons don't pay attention to the movie; instead they pay attention to the newsreels, film shorts, cartoon shorts, and the other previews preceding the feature film more they ever did before. After the movie, Grampa asks, “What should we do now?” Lisa says insistently, “I say we go to the Keeneland Race Track and then go visit the famous horse farms around Lexington!” Bart say, “Uh, let's not.'Stead let's go back to our hotel to continue our wild party!” Raphael says, “No, Bart. I think we should do what Lisa wants to do as a family. Even though it's my birthday, I'm letting Lisa choose the activities.” He smiles at Lisa, who says gratefully, “Thanks, Raphael. That's very kind and thoughtful of you.” Bart says, “But we already did what Lisa wanted to do in Cleveland!” Raphael says, “We didn't do it together as a family; we were separated.” Bart asks, “Why can't we do what I wanna do?” Lisa says, “We'll do whatever you want next year in whatever cities we're visiting to see the Marx Brothers' second movie Animal Crackers!” Grampa asks Bart, “Why can't you stop being so selfish, boy? The world doesn't revolve around you! Show a little unselfishness and consideration for others!” Raphael says, “I agree with Abe. When we go to Atlanta, we're going to do whatever I want to do, which means seeing historic and cultural sites. (To Bart) You have to participate, Bart, no matter how much you protest, groan, whine, bitch, grumble or moan! You're going to participate whether you like it or not!” During the rest of the day, the Simpsons visit the Keeneland Race Track and the famous horse farms around Lexington. Back at the hotel, the Simpson kids continue their wild party at the same time as Grampa and Maggie go to bed early. The next morning, the Simpsons take a cab to the Lexington airfield to catch their flight to Atlanta, GA. While waiting to board the airplane to Atlanta, Grampa looks around the airfield at the other airplanes departing for different cities and says, “Wow! Look at the cities these other planes are flying to: Newark, NJ; Stamford, CT; Jacksonville, FL; Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; and New York City.” Ultimately, the Simpsons get aboard the aircraft. The airplane faces into the wind and takes off. En route for Atlanta, the airplane stops over in Chattanooga, TN. During their stay in Atlanta for a day, the Simpsons go to the Paramount movie house to see The Cocoanuts for the fourth time plus do Raphael’s choice of activities (regarding hotel room arrangements, Bart is sharing a room with Raphael and Maggie while Lisa is sharing a room with Grampa). The next day, the Simpsons go to the Atlanta airfield to catch their flight back to New York City. As she waits with her family to board the airplane to New York City, Lisa looks around the airfield at the other planes departing for other cities. Before she can even call out the cities, Bart puts his hand on her mouth and says, “Please, Lis! That shit annoys me!” Eventually, the Simpsons get on board the aircraft. The plane faces into the wind and takes off. Nine hours later, the airplane arrives in New York City at the city’s airfield in Brooklyn. The Simpsons take a bus to the seaport in Manhattan to catch their cruise back to Hamburg, Germany. At the seaport, the family thanks the bus driver and get on the ship harboring in the docks. As soon as the Simpsons and other passengers are aboard the ocean liner, the captain shouts, “All aboard?! (To the engineer) All right! Sail away!” The ship then departs from the port while making a loud noise and puffing out smoke from its smokestack. The cruise lasts for five days; on the fifth and final day of the voyage, the cruiser arrives in Hamburg, Germany. After disembarking from the ship, Bart goes to the nearest phone booth to call Hitler. He says on the phone, “Operator, get me Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.” The operator puts Bart through to Hitler’s mountain home, Haus Wachenfeld. Hitler answers the phone on the other line and asks, “A collect call from Hamburg? All right, I’ll accept. (To his caller) Hello?” Bart says, “Hello, Adolf. This is Bart. Hey, I got a question: Can you pick us up from the Hamburg Harbor? (Holds the phone away as Hitler yells on the other end) Okay, so we should take a train to Munich and you’re gonna pick us up from there...All right, see you at 22:00.” After hanging up the phone, Bart approaches his family and says, “Hitler said we should take a train to Munich and he’s gonna pick us up from there.” Lisa says, “Bart, that train ride is gonna take us almost all day.” Raphael says, “It’s 11:00am now and the train ride from Hamburg to Munich takes 12 hours. So, by the time we get to Munich, it’ll be 23:00, which is 11:00pm.” Bart says, “Wouldja stop using military time?! I said 22:00 when I was on the phone with Hitler and I have no idea what it means!” Lisa asks, “If you said it, then how couldja have not known what it means?” Bart says, “I heard Hitler say it when I was on the phone with him.” Raphael says, “Bart, 22:00 means 10:00pm. Since you heard Hitler say that, it means he miscalculated…” Raphael continues, “…Plus since Hitler is at his villa Haus Wachenfeld in Berchtesgaden and it takes three to four hours to drive from Munich to Berchtesgaden, we won’t be at Haus Wachenfeld until 2:00am to 3:00am.” The Simpsons then get on a tram, which takes them to the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. At the Hauptbahnhof, the Simpson family buys tickets for the train to Munich. The train to Munich is already waiting for them when they get the tickets. So the Simpsons, except for Bart, get on the train, which is an Orient Express train, and sit in the coach car. Bart, on the other hand, sits in the first-class car, which is two cars down from his family.

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My Imagination Story which includes Cagney Part 2

Marge says, “Millions of people will be rushing to the bank before they shut down to rescue their savings.” Homer says, “And if they don’t get their money, that’s their loss! They’ll suffer in the Depression.” Grampa says, “The Great Depression didn’t just affect the US; it affected the whole world, especially Germany.” Raphael says, “That’s right, Abe; and that gives Hitler an advantage.” Lisa says, “I expect that you remember something from the Great Depression, Grampa.” Grampa says, “Well, I did grift a lot.” Bart says, “Yeah, I heard a lot of people did that back then.” Marge says, “You didn’t grift during the Depression, Grampa. You were probably a young boy during that time. Maybe you remember being evicted from your home or not having enough money to buy new clothes.” Homer says, “Maybe you remember the milkman or FDR’s speeches or five-and-ten stores.” Grampa says, “Maybe I do and maybe I don’t…I do.” The Simpsons gather around to listen to Grampa’s personal anecdotes of the Great Depression. Two months later (December), during Hitler’s Christmas party at the Hofbrauhaus, Bart, drunk from the many eggnogs he drank, wanders the streets of Munich while looking for James Cagney (he won’t have any success finding Cagney since the actor is in New York or someplace else in the US). Lisa goes out looking for her brother and finds him throwing up in the Mariensplatz. She approaches him and says, “Oh, Bart. Let’s get you back to Hitler at the Hofbrauhaus.” Seven days later, the year 1930 is born. Bart says to Maggie, “Happy New Year, Maggie! But it ain’t gonna be a Happy New Year for some people. Suckers!” Subsequently, the Simpson children go outside and play in the snow (they are at Haus Wachenfeld). Lisa shouts, “Snowball fight!” She picks up a handful of snow and balls it into a snowball. She then throws the snowball at an unaware Bart and it hits him in the face. Lisa laughs, “Ha-ha, Bart! I got you good!” Bart says, “You are so gonna get it, Lise!” He collects a huge handful of snow and balls it into a great, big snowball. He then throws the snowball at Lisa, but unfortunately for him, Lisa ducks as the snowball flies towards her. The snowball flies over Lisa’s head and hits Homer, who is pulling Maggie around on a sled, in the butt instead. Homer shrieks in surprise while Bart and Lisa laugh in amusement (the typical Simpson image). Lisa says, “Way to go, Bart! Although you missed me, it was still a pretty nice shot!” Homer shouts wrathfully, “Bart threw that snowball!? (To Bart) Why you little…!” Bart says to his sister angrily, “Lisa, you blew my cover! Now Homer’s gonna get me!” Next, Homer chases Bart in a rage, aiming to strangle for his misdemeanor (as Homer always does); the father and son literally circumvent the grounds around Haus Wachenfeld during their chase. Lisa and Maggie sit on the steps of the villa and watch their angry father—or mad dad—chase their brother repeatedly in a circle (Raphael is sick with the flu and is therefore inside in bed). A week later, Grampa stops hanging out with two of his grandchildren and the Nazis; in fact, he is replaced with Homer. Bart says to his friends, “Guys, my grandfather ain’t gonna hang out with us anymore. Instead, my father Homer is gonna hang out with us from now on.” Hitler and the Nazis murmur to each other with agreement. Homer says to his son, “Listen, boy, ‘cause I’m now with you and the Nazis, you’re mine to strangle and push around!” Bart says, “Do your worse! Hitler’s got my back! (To Hitler) Ain’t that true, Adolf? Don’t you have my back?” Unsure of what Bart’s slang means, Hitler asks, “What?” Bart asks, “Oh, I’m sorry. Perhaps you ain’t familiar with my street slang? Or maybe you ain’t seen a gangster film? I mean, do you support me?” Hitler says, “Yes, of course I do. But may I ask what I’m supporting you in or on? I’m a little confused about this.” Bart says, “I’m sorry; I said the wrong thing. I meant are you gonna protect me when my father tries to strangle me?” Hitler says, “Yes, of course I will. My men will compress him if he ever tries to touch you in such a way.” Bart smirks at Homer and sticks his tongue out at him. Homer angrily gets ready to strangle his son and says, “Why you little…!” However, two Storm Troopers hold him back by the arms. Bart says to himself, “I have gotta stop thinking about James Cagney whenever Homer does that.” Surprisingly, Homer hears him and asks in fury, “What didja say about me?” Bart growls and shouts in frustration, “I wasn’t talking ‘bout you! I was talking ‘bout James Cagney!” Homer asks, “Oh, James Cagney, eh? You probably admire James Cagney more than you admire me, do ya? (Bart crosses his arms, rolls his eyes and doesn’t answer him) Well, do ya?” Bart says pensively, “Hmm…’Bout the same. I admire lotsa people, Dad: Adolf Hitler, Itchy & Scratchy, Krusty the Clown, Harpo Marx, James Cagney, and you. Even though James Cagney does cool things like shoot people, he doesn’t get away with things like you and Harpo do. You’ve seen his movies where he goes to prison.” Homer says, “Uh, Bart, the crimes James Cagney does in his movies are more serious than the crimes Harpo and I do. Besides, he doesn’t go to prison in all of his movies…” Hitler says, “We’re going to leave you two alone now. (To the Storm Troopers holding Homer) Men, let go of Herr Simpson.” The Storm Troopers obey their Führer and release Homer from their clutches. As soon as Hitler and the Nazis leave, Homer continues to his son, “Anyway, as I was saying, James Cagney doesn’t go to prison in all of his movies. Like in Footlight Parade, he didn’t even play a criminal; in fact, he played a producer of musicals.” Bart says, “I remember ‘em being prologues of some sort. I oughta check with Raphael on that.” Homer says, “It doesn’t matter. Anyway, you wanna hear a story about James Cagney? (Bart nods his head eagerly)…” Homer continues, “…Well, you know how Lisa and I traveled to the US in March 1935 to go to Salt Lake City, UT, to see the Marx Brothers test A Night at the Opera on the road? Anyhoo, after meeting the Marx Brothers while seeing their many shows in that city for half a week, we took a train to Los Angeles since we we weren’t gonna go there with you in 1936 or 1937. In LA, we went to the Pico Drive-in Theater to see a James Cagney movie ‘cause we felt like it (it was so nice to be in that warm California weather after being in that freezing Utah weather). Luckily, they gave us a double-feature, which was two Cagney pictures from 1934, I think—Jimmy the Gent and Here Comes the Navy-.” Bart interrupts him, “Wait a minute! You went to a James Cagney movie without me? Oh my God, Dad! Where didja and Lisa sit at the drive-in if you didn’t have a car?” Homer says, “Easy! We sat on the rooftop of someone’s car through the entire two movies while eating snacks from the concession stands. Once the movies were both over, we immediately left the drive-in. Since you can only drive in LA, we decided to hitchhike along the streets heading into Culver City. Unfortunately, our hitchhiking idea failed. (I even told Lisa to imitate Claudette Colbert in the famous hitchhiking scene from It Happened One Night to attract the drivers. But she protested, saying that adult male drivers would not be attracted by a child’s legs.) At that moment, we saw a car park in front of a store near us. And can you guess who got outta that car: Who else but the great James Cagney!?” Bart stares at him in disbelief and asks, “You saw James Cagney in person!? (Stomps his feet indignantly) Dammit! I’m so jealous!” Homer says, “And ‘course, Bart, your very thoughtful sister Lisa ran up to Cagney to get his autograph for you but he went into the store before she could catch him. So we hid in the backseat of James Cagney’s car and waited for him to come out. When Jimmy Cagney did come outside to his car, he didn’t really see us as he got into the driver’s seat…” Homer continues, “…He then started his car and started driving somewhere. But we didn’t know where he was driving to ‘cause we were practically under the seat and couldn’t look out the window. In a short time, we stopped somewhere. We waited till Cagney was outta the car to see where we were. Once Cagney got outta the car, we discovered we were at the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank so we decided to follow Cagney to whatever soundstage his movie was being filmed on. We followed him very secretly to the soundstage where we discovered they were filming G-Men-.” Bart interrupts him impatiently, “Get to the part where Lisa finally gets James Cagney’s autograph for God’s sake!” Homer says, “Hold your horses! I’m getting to that part! Anyhoo, we stood by James Cagney’s trailer and waited for him. He was surprised to see us when he came out. We introduced ourselves and explained to him how we got here by stowing away in his car. He was pretty nice about it ‘stead of getting mad about the way he usually does in his films. Lisa then asked him for his autographs. He gave her two autographs: One for her and one for you.” Bart says, “And that autograph holds a special place in my scrapbook: Right on the same page as the Marx Brothers’ autographs.” He opens his scrapbook and turns to the page containing James Cagney’s and the Marx Brothers’ autographs. Homer says, “Anyway, James Cagney invited us to stay and watch the filming of G-Men. It was a fun experience.” Bart says, “In September 1936, when Grampa, Raphael, and I went to Los Angeles to see the filming of the Marx Brothers movie A Day at the Races, Harpo took us to the Pico Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles to see two James Cagney movies from 1934, I think—The St. Louis Kid and He Was Her Man. It was after Irving Thalberg died, and filming of A Day at the Races halted.” Homer says, “Did Harpo like the movies?” Bart says, “He thought The St. Louis Kid was pretty funny. But he wasn’t very fond of He Was Her Man. Anyhoo, when I came back to Los Angeles—this time, with Mom and Maggie—in January 1937 to watch the rest of the filming of A Day at the Races, Harpo Marx took us back to the Pico Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles…” Bart continues, “…One day after filming in early February to see a James Cagney movie from 1933, I think, and another one from 1932, I think—Lady Killer and The Crowd Roars. I ‘member then that we ain’t seen Lady Killer afore in the theaters ‘cause I ain’t seen it afore then. And I ain’t seen The Crowd Roars afore then either.” Homer says, “Really? I thought we saw all of the 1933 James Cagney movies.” Bart says, “That’s what I thought too but I guess not. Anyhoo, when you told me that you and Lisa went to a drive-in theater in Los Angeles to see those two James Cagney movies from 1934…” Bart continues, “…I shoulda known that you guys sat on the rooftop of a car ‘cause that’s what you and I did at the Valley Stream Drive-In Theater on Long Island, NY…” Bart continues, “…When we saw a sweet James Cagney movie from 1938, I think—Angels with Dirty Faces…” Bart continues, “…Raphael and Lisa were sitting on another car rooftop and they kept covering Maggie’s eyes during the shooting scenes.” Homer asks, “Wasn’t that after we had seen At the Circus and The Wizard of Oz at an MGM moviehouse in New York City?” Bart says, “Yes, Dad. It was back in October 1939. And don’t forget that we saw The Roaring Twenties and Each Dawn I Die at the Warner Brothers moviehouse in New York City too. We went to the one on Delancey Street.” Homer says, “That’s right! You wanted to see The Oklahoma Kid but we ended up seeing The Roaring Twenties ‘cause Raphael said James Cagney wouldn’t look good in a Western.” Bart says, “Yes but still, fuck what Raphael said! Even if it did suck, it woulda been cool to see James Cagney as a bandit cowboy.” Just then, Lisa approaches her father and brother and says to the latter, “Remember, Bart, you owe me big ‘cause of that autograph from James Cagney.” Bart asks her, “Really? What do I owe you?” Lisa says, “Oh, you don’t know, do you? You owe me a trip around Hollywood and Beverly Hills to see all the movie stars the next time we go to Los Angeles! Lesser-known stars don’t count!” Bart asks, “Can you tell Raphael that he still owes me a trip to the movies to see The Oklahoma Kid?” Lisa says, “That movie hasn’t been made yet, Bart. It won’t be made till 1939.” At that moment, Raphael comes in and says, “It’s hard to believe that we’re now in the ‘30s after being stuck in the ‘20s all this time. (To Bart) Bart, I’ll take you to see The Oklahoma Kid and Torrid Zone in the next TTA.” Bart asks, “Huh? Oh right! You know everything we talk about.” Lisa says to Homer, “Dad, it’s gonna be weird without you being with us. (To herself) Wait a minute! That doesn’t seem like correct grammar.” Homer says to her, “Don’t worry, sweetie; just be good to your mother and everything will seem normal.”


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Thursday, October 29, 2009

More Simpsons Episodes from Seasons 17, 16, 14, and 13

Christmas Episode:

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Marge & Moe Episode:

1607

Dude Ranch Episode:
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Homer's New Police Force Episode (damn, Homer's had a lot of jobs):
1322

Article about Family Guy

Here is an article not about The Simpsons but Family Guy, another one of my favorite Fox comedy shows: Click here. It's about the Family Guy special that will be on one week from Sunday. The two opening paragraphs go like this:

As we wrote almost two weeks ago (Two weeks ago? Not that I'm aware of!), computer giant Microsoft, Fox and Seth MacFarlane were all set to team up for 'Family Guy Presents: Set and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show.' The deal was simple: Microsoft plunked down cash in exchange for Seth MacFarlane making some plugs during the show without breaking away to actual commercials.


Seemed like a win-win situation, right? But Variety is reporting that this sync deal is no longer. The reason? Microsoft is a bit weary of 'Family Guy's' off-the-cuff, risqué brand of humor...

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

More Simpsons Episodes (this time from the 13th Season)


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Random Simpsons Episodes from the Later Seasons (the ones that I enjoy watching)

The one where Marge & Homer get drunk together from wine:

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The One Where Lisa Becomes Student Body President at Springfield Elementary:
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The One Where Marge Tells Three History Tales:
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The One where Lisa is jealous of Maggie's Superior Intelligence:
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The One Where the Simpsons Are Ostracized for Being Unpatriotic after Bart moons the American flag at a School Event:
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Watch Homer Do a Blooper Burger King Commercial!

This commercial was aired two years ago to promote The Simpsons Movie:

Watch The Simpsons Movie trailers:
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