See the simpsons and friends recreated in ikea furniture. The simpsons couch gag fabulous secret powers youtube. Furthermore, the simpsons movie does not feature a couch gag in the opening, however there is a couch gag like scene. We never stop with rick and morty as this week bryan and corey talk about the simpsons couch gag. Its an ambitious couch gag, to be sure, but it feels like the fun is just getting started when it abruptly ends. The opening sequence of the american animated television series the simpsons is among the most popular opening sequences in television and is accompanied by one of televisions most recognizable theme songs. Indie animation king bill plympton just couldnt stay away from the simpsons.
Mar 06, 2014 sylvain chomet is quite the iconoclast, im led to believe. It is set in the fictional town of springfield, and lampoons american culture, society and television. Oct 09, 2016 the entire 360 video was based off the 45 second vrthemed couch gag, which was originally created with no intention of being paired with a vr experience. The classic couch intro from the simpsons has been tackled by many guest directors over the years, and different takes on the familiar material have included some controversial entries but none of them comes even remotely close to the bloodspraying, limbtearing, skullshattering shocks created by stopmotion animator lee hardcastle for his uh. The simpsons couch gag goes full robot chicken screen rant. Volume one of simpsons inspired claymation splatter gore from animator lee hardcastle. Surely enough, the 500th episodes couch gag is just a still montage of all previous couch gags. Generally, between onehalf and twothirds of the couch gags used in a season are new, while the remaining couch gags are repeats. Warning despite this being claymation the themes are brootal. All the simpsons characters become part of the contest.
John k, the creator of ren and stimpy and spumco supremo followed up his 2011 couch gag with last weekends treehouse of horror special. Aug 18, 2014 evolution from unicellular organisms to dinosaurs and humans. Feb 16, 2017 this isnt the first time robot chicken has played a part in a simpsons couch gag, though, as season 24s the fabulous faker boy began with a sequence fully created by the rc crew, done in the actionfigure animation style of that series. Banned playdoh couch gag reservoir dogs of the simpsons subscribe instagram website. Lee hardcastle the abcs of death, gunship has released his own rejected couch gag for the longrunning animated comedy sitcom the simpsons. Even if youre not a routine viewer of the simpsons, chances are youre at least aware of the shows ongoing couch gag. Now, fox has released the couch gag for the episode, and its a delight. Couch gag the simpsons sylvain chomet by th1ng on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jan 07, 2016 this weeks simpsons couch gag is one of the more excellent and elaborate ones weve ever seen. These are just some of the artists who have been commissioned to do sly, subversive couch gags for the opening credits of the simpsons. The simpsons couch gag goes vr for 600th episode vrscout.
In the episode, radiation seeps out of homers gym bag after a bomb squad blows it up and springfield officials decide to suspend all civil liberties. Simpsons couch gag reveals reservoir dogs deleted scene. An appreciation of claymation horror expert lee hardcastle. The simpsons meets youre next in the bloodiest claymation. The first episode to use this intro was the series second episode bart the. The simpsons are going to south park, or at least to some weird, noned version of it, for an upcoming couch gag. In order to get the best of kricfalusis talent, full. The whole simpsons family looks really wild and bizarre. Stop motion works all things stop motion software anthony scotts stop motion animation site marc spesss animate clay john ikumas stop motion magazine tony mcveys gardens of miranda looking for artists and studios. It is the first elongated couch gag made for the simpsons, and the most often used gag in the show. Not for children, clay animation version of the evil dead. Homer and marge, bart, lisa and maggie, santas little helper and snowball ii recreate the classic episodeopening couch gag.
The simpsons meets youre next in this claymation couch gag. The classic couch intro from the simpsons has been tackled by many guest directors over the years, and different takes on the familiar material have included some controversial entries but none of them comes even remotely close to the bloodspraying, limbtearing, skullshattering shocks created by stopmotion animator lee hardcastle for his uh, unique contribution to the beloved skit. Head over to his youtube channel and watch the lot. With a terrifyingly beautiful piano accompaniment, the simpsons family gets brutally murdered by the shows teen bullies. Additional fact one of the most used couch gags is the circus line couch gag. Claymation and horror director lee hardcastle has created this amazing piece of art version of the couch gag with a youre next horror style theme. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. It could be as simple as the 8bit sprites from bart vs. For those with a checklist, featured there was the simpsons in tracey ullman form, claymation, anime, adventure time, south park, archer, the simpsons in sylvian chomet couch gag style, the simpsons in lego form, the simpsons in the fantasy animal form of a previous treehouse of horror installment, and the movie franchise despicable me.
The oscar nominee returns to animate the couch gag. Hes definitely made a strong personal impression upon the simpsons for this new couch gag. Contentsshow season 16 season 17 season 18 season 19 season 20 citations seasons. Lee hardcastle is a self proclaimed claysploitation artist.
Flanders steals the couch from the realm of les simpsons. The circus line couch gag is the ninth couch gag of season 4. The following is a list of couch gags seen in the opening sequence of the simpsons for seasons 16 through 20. Banned playdoh couch gag youre next of the simpsons subscribe. Claymation clips, and even a rick and morty cameo thrown. Were not talking about the family friendly tree house of horrors exhibition either. Here their thoughts on this episode within an episode and what else they would like to be done with crossovers. I was an inhouse fabricator for the chiodo bros when they were approached by fox to make a gumbyinspired claymation intro for episode 358 of the simpsons. I built a screenaccurate background for the chiodo bros studios claymation intro for the simpsons. The artistanimator has spent nearly 20 years carving out a highly idiosyncratic body of work, one defined by a fierce commitment to his oneman operation of handdrawn animation. Independent stopmotion animator lee hardcastle creates his own take on the classic couch gag that opens each episode of the series with a. We were honored to create a special clay animation couch gag for the simpsons with the icon of clay animation, gumby.
Taking direct inspiration from the 20 home invasion horror film youre next, the gag shows the simpson family chilling on their couch when everything goes absolutely bonkers. You cant say youre desensitized if you find a claymation of gore horrible. The song is i need a new beginning by ruiji an homage to where is my mind. Sep 23, 2016 season 28 of the simpsons premieres this sunday. Anyway, my idea for a couch gag is a tribute to the many simpsons video games. The simpsons couch gag shows what springfields favourite family would do in a lockdown. The simpsons stop motion couch gag stop motion geek. Lee hardcastles rejected couch gag for the simpsons is.
Zinetent have collaborated with stop motion mashup extraordinaire lee hardcastle on a trio of zines. The simpsons set sail to get it back, battle the flanders and take over their castle. This brutal reimagining of the simpsons couch gag will change the. The simpsons time is a crossover between the simpsons and the cartoon. Sep 29, 2014 foxs the simpsons kicked off its 26th season sunday with what may have been one of its best couch gags ever created by oscarnominated animatorfilmmaker don hertzfeldt, the couch gag jumped. Dont watch if you dont like this sort of thing dont say i didnt warn you. Submissions should come only from the actors themselves, their parentlegal guardian or casting agency.
Last season featured a disneyinspired intro and a frightening halloween sequence by ren and. Over its 28 seasons on the air with seasons 29 and 30 already ordered by fox the simpsons has turned its opening credits into an art form, creating hundreds of original jokes and animation pieces over the years. Yeh for anyone who hasnt seen youre next and is turned off by the movie as a result of this, dont trip. Goodbart where the couch disappears from underneath the simpsons while sitting on it was preceded by a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the simpsons first appearance on the tracey ullman show with a clip from that first segment, followed by a spoof of the big bang theory theme song.
The simpsons experiment with different format on simpsons. And yes, i can picture little maggie manning a machine gun. Robot chicken couch gag season 24 the simpsons youtube. The robbery scene is finally revealed in a simpsons couch gag by animator lee hardcastle, who takes some artistic liberties with the scene. Its strange, extremely unpleasant, and a total contrast to the usually family friendly adventures of springfields finest. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class american lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of homer, marge, bart, lisa and maggie. While the movie is incredibly violent its not nearly as creepily violent as this.
To surveil with love is the twentieth episode of the simpsons twentyfirst season. While his early short work was characterized by a mordant wit and harsh violence, it soon gave. Near the end of the opening credits of each episode, the family convenes. The simpsons couch gag has become a great place for innovative filmmakers and artists to show off their take on the iconic nuclear family and the many denizens of springfield. So a bullwinklethemed couch gag was inevitable, but few expected anything based on the short bumper that was run at the end of each bullwinkle cartoon.
But, before it did, the top of the show featured a clever rendition of the shows recurring opening sequence couch gag. This simpsons couch gag from a claymation master is way. Homer crosses paths with south park, california raisins. All new the simpsons the extremesons extreme sports couch gag by dan sarto friday, april 17, 2020 at 12. Stop motion shorts aka stopmoshorts ol classic smw news 2002 may 2010. The simpsons is an american animated television sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. Brootalcore simpsons claymation couch gag parody outside. Watch the adventure time couch gag for the simpsons wired. Simpsons time couch gag watch the simpsons clips at. Mcfarlane toys the simpsons box set family couch gag. Dec 16, 2012 anyway, my idea for a couch gag is a tribute to the many simpsons video games. Brothers michal, jakob and bartok socha designed and directed this highly stylized take on a deathdefying immersive vr experience, their third couch gag opening for.
In more recent seasons, the couch gags have tended to be more outlandish and absurd, sometimes showing the simpson family sitting on the couch in different types of media claymation, live. Sep 24, 2016 the simpsons pays tribute to adventure time in couch gag. The space mutants rushing to the couch, or it could be the celshaded characters from the simpsons game. Watch the simpsons visit south park in great new couch gag. Simpsons holding contest for fancreated couch gag to. Claymation master lee hardcastle may never get to hang out in this particular pantheon, but that didnt stop him from offering a couch gag of his own. Mar 09, 2017 indie animation king bill plympton just couldnt stay away from the simpsons. The couch gag changes from episode to episode, sometimes with the placement of the couch changing. While bart writing on the chalkboard and the billboard outside the school have their fans, the signature bit during the simpsons opening is the couch gag. That same care is put into his recent simpsons couch gag parody.
Reservoir dogs is a bank robbery movie that never actually shows the robbery due to director quentin tarantinos nonlinear storytelling. The 28th season of the simpsons debuts this sunday, so its about time for another special couch gag. Burns and even santas little helper are reimagined as adventure time characters in the season 28. Krusty the clown can be seen leading a gang of masked criminals into a bank. A volume to accompany each of his simpsons couch gag shorts. The oscar nominee returns to animate the couch gag for sundays episode, 22 for 30, which is a spoof. Its pumpkin couch, its lilac side table, and its sidewayshanging framed picture are seared into our retinas even when we blink. Lee hardcastle, the simpsons couch gag volume 3 with pop and cult shows alike having firmly latched onto the benefits of merch a few decades on, wed suggest that todays simpsons swooning may also be partially down to the well known 20 year cycle phenomenon. It premiered on the fox network in the united states on may 2, 2010 as the 461st episode of the whole series. Filmmaker don hertzfeldt on his simpsons couch gag and the. The simpsons latest couch gag sends homer on a journey through other animated programs, including, south park and robot chicken. Borrowing from pop culture icons he infuses a unique blend of stop.
The longestrunning primetime scripted show in television history, the simpsons exploded into popular culture in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. From the creators of rick and morty, to don hertzfeldt, guillermo del toro, john k. This one created by the awardwinning polish animator michel socha, who. Mar 03, 2018 the simpsons unused moleman sketch from 22 short films episode gets unearthed the simpsons original 4.
The simpsons couch gag fabulous secret powers duration. The simpsons create your own couch gag competition page 3. The simpsons couch gags are varied and wide spread and the robot chicken one is definitely one to remember. Foxs the simpsons kicked off its 26th season sunday with what may have been one of its best couch gags ever created by oscarnominated animatorfilmmaker don hertzfeldt, the couch gag jumped. After homer crashes through the door, image of couch fades to the distance and appears to be transformed into the cornucopia from the hunger games. The simpsons go reservoir dogs in fanmade claymation video. After 20 years of gags, the simpsons living room is an icon. Most couch gags are used at least twice, with a second occurrence usually in the same season as the first. Oct 27, 2015 john k, the creator of ren and stimpy and spumco supremo followed up his 2011 couch gag with last weekends treehouse of horror special.
Lee hardcastles take on the simpsons couch gag is what youd expect from the claymation king. Create your own couch gag by rearranging the magnetic figures, which can be positioned in a variety of poses and configurations. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Two years ago, for the simpsons annual treehouse of horror halloween special, director guillermo del toro created a couch gag sequence densely packed full of cinematic and literary references. The simpsons couch gag shows what springfields favourite. May 19, 2016 claymation and horror director lee hardcastle has created this amazing piece of art version of the couch gag with a youre next horror style theme. The simpsons pays tribute to adventure time in couch gag. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Last night, the 27th season of the simpsons came to a close. In little big girl, bart is awarded a drivers license.
Watch the simpsons miami vicestyle couch gag gamespot. A stop motion animationcentered blog featuring interviews with giants of the industry and upandcoming talentfrom directors to animators, producers to writers, modelmakers to puppet fabricators, and everything inbetweenwith a commitment to spotlighting the makingof process behind the stop motion short films, features, television, and commercials of today and yesterday. The simpsons couch gag zine volume 1 by lee hardcastle. List of couch gagsseasons 1620 simpsons wiki fandom. What is it about the simpsons that designers and illustrators. Watch the simpsons crazy adventure time crossover couch gag.
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