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The Day The Earth Stood Cool
"The Day the Earth Stood Cool" is the seventh episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2012. Plot Homer becomes upset when someone believes him to be Bart's grandfather, and worries that he is no longer cool. He then meets Terrance, a cool donut chef from Portland, who is looking for a new place for him and his family to live as he believes Portland has been "played out". When he tells Homer that he sees potential in Springfield, Homer suggests he buy the house next door to his, which he does. The Simpsons meet Terrance's wife Emily, his pet armadillo Chuy, their daughter Corduroy and their son T-Rex, and get their first exposure to their way of life. While Homer and Lisa are immediately taken with the family, Bart is irritated by T-Rex's cynicism and Marge is uncomfortable in their presence, particularly of Emily's public breastfeeding. Despite th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Faughnan
Matthew Faughnan is an animation director with ''The Simpsons'' and has directed twenty four episodes. Prior to that, he was an assistant director with the show and won an Emmy award in 2003 for "Three Gays of the Condo". Episodes of The Simpsons directed by Faughnan Season 18 * Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot * Treehouse of Horror XVII - co-directed with David Silverman (as Malicious Matthew C. Faughnan) Season 20 * Dangerous Curves Season 21 * The Great Wife Hope Season 22 * Loan-a Lisa Season 23 * Treehouse of Horror XXII Season 24 * The Day the Earth Stood Cool Season 25 * Labor Pains Season 26 * Treehouse of Horror XXV Season 27 * Friend with Benefit * Orange Is the New Yellow Season 28 * There Will Be Buds Season 29 * Springfield Splendor * Whistler's Father Season 30 * Treehouse of Horror XXIX * Krusty the Clown * Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion Season 31 * Go Big or Go Homer * The Way of the Dog Season 32 * Podcast News Season 33 * Treehouse of Horror XXXII * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poseur
A poseur is someone who poses for effect, or behaves affectedly, who affects a particular attitude, character or manner to impress others, or who pretends to belong to a particular group.Definition of poseur at Dictionary.com A poseur may be a person who pretends to be what they are not or an insincere person; they may have a flair for drama or behave as if they are onstage in daily life.Hardy, Thomas. ''The Literary Notebooks of Thomas Hardy, Volume 2''. Lennart A Björk, ed. Springer, 2016. . page 256. "Poseur" or "poseuse" is also used to mean a person who poses for a visual artist—a . Examples [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simpsons (season 24) Episodes
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to " simpleton". The shorts became a part of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). Since its debut on Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
