And at 7:00 with Jeopardy! So that two-hour block for me or my roommate, Jake, we plan our day around a two-hour block. So if you played your cards right, you could watch The Simpsons at 6:00, 6:30, and 7:30 every night.

When I got into college, I remember in Boston there were repeats of The Simpsons on every weeknight on two different channels. I remember in seventh or eighth grade, the Lions Club Carnival came to town, and the best prize you could win at the carnival was a Bart Simpson T-shirt that said, 'Don't have a cow, man.' And I feel like as I matured, The Simpsons matured, too. The Simpsons is my number one show of all time. Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people. This is sort of a dream come true.ĬLIP (PERSON 2): We're looking for a new food critic, someone who doesn't immediately poo poo everything he eats.ĬLIP (HOMER SIMPSON): No, it usually takes a few hours.ĭan Pashman: This is The Sporkful. You know, TV writers are notoriously food obsessed people, and Simpsons writers are no exception.ĬLIP (MATT SELMAN): Everyone orders salad in the morning and then by the time lunch comes around it's like, this is the last thing in the world I want to eat, what am I going to do, my whole day is screwed.ĭan Pashman: Today on The Sporkful, I visit The Simpsons writers room, to talk about the role of food for the writers, and The Simpsons themselves. And if you’re half as big a fan as I am, you know that food has always been a huge part of the show.ĬLIP (HOMER SIMPSON): I like pizza, I like bagels, I like hot dogs with mustard and beer.ĬLIP (HOMER SIMPSON): I’ll eat eggplant, I could even eat a baby deer.ĭan Pashman: Food on The Simpsons is also a big deal behind the scenes. It is the seminal comedy of my formative years.

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