Simpsons Mock Apple

[iTim89]

Cool Episode

The Episode was very funny, but why didn't they used the "real" Steve's voice? I think every celebrity synced himself on the simpsons, even tony blair!

 

[puffnstuff]

Knowing that Steve Jobs has peed on my touch makes it worth the extra $291

 

[duncyboy]

Loved that- haven't bothered with new Simpsons episodes for years but that was fantastic

 

[M!K]

Hilarious!! And I'm a #1 Apple fan!!

 

[The Samurai]

That was funny I must admit lol

 

[dandaman2]

That was hilarious.

http://www.hulu.com in the states
http://www.youtube.com/huludotcom everywhere else, but it's in clips

 

[queshy]

steve jobs does not have a lisp like that...

 

[rockosmodurnlif]

Almost as good as South Park.

 

[chickenninja]

"What computers?"

 

[PowerFullMac]

Simpsons is funny.

 

[Jackal-Head]

the Apple engineers love the Simpsons as well, Paul Mercer (Finder Team) used to invite people at his house every thursday to watch the simpsons. followed by twin peaks.

Maybe the time would have been better spent FTFF. (SCNR)

(Hint: Fixing ...)

 

[Gonzlobo]

i mean you can tell whats going to happen next from a mile away.

Ok, tell us *exactly* what's going to occur on the next new episode.

 

[99MustangGTman]

I just watched the episode on the fox website, pretty funny, but the simpsons have gone down hill in recent years.

 

[billone]

War bonds lighters World war two lighters

Does anyone know if these used to be some kind of war posters or
something? http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/lighters_c.htm
Were these sayings on these lighters actually used in war times?

 

[appleguy]

Because we all love Maple
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38756892484&ref=mf

 

[eyefoniac]

I love the play on the old apple commercial at the end!

 

[MidiMonk]

Easily the best Simspons episode in years, Apple was portrayed so well that it deserves an award.Excellent portray of the cult of mac, anyone not seeing the truth of what others see in mac users is ignoring the way other OS's have been abused by us.

 

[Stridder44]

Ugh, God that show has gone downhill. I must of been the only one cringing at the bad jokes.

 

[QueenZ]

Haha, that episode was awesome. Too bad there won't be more seasons..

 

[cpljwlusmc]

I still struggle to understand why, but when people ask whether I have an iTouch (as they call it) or an iPhone, and I respond an iPod, they seem to get confused. Perhaps someone can clarify for me as to why this is. It is, after all, an iPod, and it should be pretty obvious by the size of its display that it's a Touch... do they think it's a Nano or something? People are confused so easily these days.

Because they don't see it as a member of the iPod lineup for some reason. They see it as it's own individual product, the iTouch. Even people who own once call it an iTouch. But if they looked at the back of the device it even says "iPod" on the back of it.

It's gonna suck working at the Apple Store next year and being asked about the iTouch. Would it be a bad idea to correct them?

I always use the same analogy:

You wouldn't call the iPod nano the iNano;
You wouldn't call the iPod classic the iClassic,
And no one calls the iPod shuffle the iShuffle,
Why call the iPod touch the iTouch?

Apple's naming syntax seems to be the cause for this. Where did the 'i' come from anyway?

It frustrates me when I even hear people who work at the Apple Store call the iPod touch the iTouch. I have to correct them whenever people say that.

 

[pjo]

iTouch

Not that I support it ...

Why call the iPod touch the iTouch?

Most people (especially those new to the iPod line) see the iPod Touch as a dumbed down iPhone IMHO. If Apple had chosen to name the iPhone the iPod Phone I'd think there'd be less of an issue with the Touch.

 

[lifeinhd]

Because they don't see it as a member of the iPod lineup for some reason. They see it as it's own individual product, the iTouch. Even people who own once call it an iTouch. But if they looked at the back of the device it even says "iPod" on the back of it.

It's gonna suck working at the Apple Store next year and being asked about the iTouch. Would it be a bad idea to correct them?

I always use the same analogy:

You wouldn't call the iPod nano the iNano;
You wouldn't call the iPod classic the iClassic,
And no one calls the iPod shuffle the iShuffle,
Why call the iPod touch the iTouch?

Apple's naming syntax seems to be the cause for this. Where did the 'i' come from anyway?

It frustrates me when I even hear people who work at the Apple Store call the iPod touch the iTouch. I have to correct them whenever people say that.

You don't want to correct customers; the customer is always right, remember? Just refer to it as an 'iPod Touch' whenever you refer to it, and you should be fine.

The whole 'i' thing came about with the original iMac released in 1998. When Jobs released it, he claimed that it was an easy way to get on the internet. The 'i' was supposed to stand for 'internet,' as well as a slew of other words that I don't remember offhand.

Maybe Apple should come out with that tablet Mac and call it an iTouch, so people will be forced to call the iPod Touch an iPod Touch in order to make a distinction.

 

[Norco]

Ugh, God that show has gone downhill. I must of been the only one cringing at the bad jokes.

I'm with you on that one. I thought the clip was amusing, but hilarious? Far from it. The Simpsons is only good for couple heh's every episode, but its certainly has lost any edge it may have once had.

 

[pwn247]

I thought it was ironic with the Apple ads after they showed that. Awesome timing, Apple, you've got a very clever marketing department.

But I agree, ever since early 2000 when FOX began writing the scripts for The Simpsons, the show itself has slewed so far downhill it's impossible to pull it back up. It went from a family show, to an anti-family show (comparing it to Family Guy, now that's irony).

 

[DELTAsnake]

On the DVD commentary about the Newton reference in one of the early seasons the Show Runners confessed they love Apple products. I wonder if they still like Apple after that mockery.