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Springfield Googolplex: The Movie Podcast for Fans of The Simpsons

Adam Schoales and Nate Storring

Springfield Googlplex is the movie podcast for fans of The Simpsons. Growing up, Adam Schoales and Nate Storring were first introduced to countless classic movies through parodies on The Simpsons. On the Springfield Googolplex podcast, they keep that tradition alive by watching and dissecting movies referenced on The Simpsons that they have never seen before.

tv & film film history

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02:06:49

Ep. 33 - Glengarry Glen Ross

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2024/09/24

Adam and Nate dig into the backstory of The Simpsons character Gil Gunderson and his debut in “Realty Bites” (S9E9) by watching Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) for the first time. Does this real estate-based whodunnit live up to its reputation as one of the best movies of the 1990s?Also in this episode:• A superhero team-up of a cast led by the incomparable Jack Lemmon, one-time Simpsons guest star in “The Twisted World of Marge Simpson” (S8E11)• Is this Al Pacino’s last performance as a real human

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02:12:10

Ep. 32 - Rear Window with Emma Badame

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2024/08/13

Bust out your telephoto lens, because this week we take a hard look at “Bart of Darkness” (S6E1) and Rear Window (1954) on its 70th anniversary. Nate and Adam are joined by That Shelf Managing Editor and Jeopardy champ Emma Badame to reminisce about baby’s first Alfred Hitchcock movie and the episode of The Simpsons that convinced us to do this podcast.Also in this episode:• The mystery references of this episode’s Hitchcockian climax• The insanely detailed set and sound design that take this movie

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01:46:48

Ep. 31 - Pulp Fiction with Bill Oakley

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2024/07/30

Former Simpsons writer and showrunner Bill Oakley (now founder of the Steamed Hams Society) joins Adam and Nate as they continue their double feature inspired by “22 Short Films About Springfield” (S7E21) with a rewatch of Pulp Fiction (1994) on its 30th anniversary.Also in this episode:• Bill discusses his Brett Kavanaugh-like taste in movies, including Pulp Fiction and Cold Turkey (1971), the process of piecing together “22 Short Films about Springfield,” and the shared pop culture DNA of The

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01:49:02

Ep. 30 - Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

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2024/07/16

This episode, Adam and Nate will definitely hit their CanCon quota as they review Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993), the namesake of perhaps their favorite Simpsons episode, “22 Short Films about Springfield” (S7E21). This unconventional biopic about eccentric pianist Glenn Gould achieved escape velocity to find its way beyond the Canadian film world and into American media, from Siskel & Ebert to The Simpsons.Also in this episode:• A statistical analysis of title parodies on The

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02:08:02

Ep. 29 - What’s Up, Doc? with Michael Price

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2024/07/02

Adam and Nate are joined once again by current Simpsons writer and producer Michael Price to share one of his favorite movies of all time, Peter Bogdanovich’s What's Up, Doc? (1972). We unpack his top moments from the movie, its parody in “Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy” (S6E10), and how its timeless slapstick and farce has influenced The Simpsons at large.Also in this episode:• Mike Price talks about directing Bogdanovich on The Simpsons, possible movie references in season 36, the first episode of

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01:59:38

Ep. 28 - Batman (1989) with Shahbaz Siddiqui

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2024/06/18

In part two of a Batman double feature, special guest Shahbaz Siddiqui (The Movie Podcast) joins Adam and Nate to watch a contentious superhero reboot, Tim Burton's Batman (1989). They also dig into multiple Batman parodies in “Last Exit to Springfield” (S4E17), a unionization story that’s considered by many to be the best episode ever of The Simpsons.Also in this episode:• Two gloriously unhinged performances from Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson• How classic monster movies helped Burton to escape

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01:53:06

Ep. 27 - Batman: The Movie (1966) with Daniel Grant

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2024/06/04

Holy Dutch angles, Batman! Inspired by the Simpsons episode, “Radioactive Man” (S7E2), Adam and Nate are taking on their first double feature focused on two versions of Batman. In the first installment, they’re teaming up with special guest Daniel Grant (Spoiled Rotten, Uncolonized Podcast) to revisit Batman: The Movie (1966), its TV origins, and its Simpsons parody in the campy sixties version of Radioactive Man.Also in this episode:• What is camp? The tragically ludicrous? The ludicrously tragic

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01:55:16

Ep. 26 - Godzilla (1954)

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2024/04/09

Few movies have been as shaped by their pop culture legacy as Godzilla (1954), and hey, that’s the premise of this podcast! Adam and Nate watch this influential monster movie for the first time on its 70th anniversary alongside “Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo” (S10E23), the Simpson family’s controversial vacation to Japan.Also in this episode:• Godzilla vs. Kong (or is it Godzilla x Kong?): We compare the rampages of these two iconic movie monsters• How the American adaptation, Godzilla, King of the

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1:50:32

Ep. 25 - The Natural

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2024/03/26

Ah, The Natural (1984), a classic American tale about… an underdog baseball team, a serial killer, a love triangle, a match fixing scandal, a freak accident in the outfield, and a magic baseball bat? We’ll get into it, along with “Homer at the Bat” (S317), a star-studded Simpsons episode that stretched the reality of the show.Also in this episode:• Randy Newman (yes, of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” fame) delivers a banger of a score that The Simpsons parody again and again• Is all the plot nonsense

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2:37:10

2024 Oscar Special

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2024/03/14

With the 96th annual Academy Awards complete, Adam and Nate review the night’s festivities and finally get a chance to talk about recent movies for a change.Also in this episode:• Highlights from the show, from its “perfectly cromulent” host* to Al Pacino’s big moment—hoo-ah!• Adam and Nate’s (very different) lists of top 10 movies of 2023• A trivia game about Best Picture Winners parodied on The Simpsons, fresh from the Simpsons Movie Reference DatabaseNext time, we return to our regularly

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2:07:56

Ep. 24 - Police Academy

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2024/03/12

On its 40th anniversary, Adam and Nate endured Police Academy (1984) so you don’t have to! They also give a rundown of the many times The Simpsons has slammed this movie, with a deep dive into the episode, “Marge Be Not Proud” (S7E11), a hilarious and heartbreaking classic that Adam can barely watch.Also in this episode:• Trying to empathize with the fans who give this 10/10 on IMDb• What makes good low-brow humor?• Speculation about why the Simpsons writers hate this movie so much• CanCon corner:

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2:47:12

Ep. 23 - This Is Spinal Tap with Marko Djurdjic

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2024/02/27

Film and music writer Marko Djurdjic joins Adam and Nate to revisit Rob Reiner’s groundbreaking rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), alongside the band’s Simpsons cameo in “The Otto Show” (S3E22).Also in this episode:• How mockumentaries became the baseline in contemporary comedy• The attention to detail that make this the best faux documentary around• Marko’s guide to the sublime and the ridiculous in heavy metal• Why do we poke fun at the things we love?Plus every Simpsons reference to Spinal

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02:03:34

Ep. 22 - Westworld

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2024/02/13

Adam and Nate take a trip to Westworld (1973), Michael Crichton’s somewhat forgotten directorial debut with a long shadow that reaches into sci-fi and slashers movies, theme parks, and open-world video games. Along the way, they dig into The Simpsons’ full-length parody, “Itchy & Scratchy Land” (S6E4).Also in this episode:• The incomparable influence of Michael Crichton on 1990s culture• Special effects that changed the face of movie-making• The Simpsons’ many unclear movie references, including

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02:28:55

Ep. 21 - Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest II: The...

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2023/12/19

To celebrate the festive season, Adam and Nate revisit a classic Christmas movie on its 50th anniversary—The Exorcist (1973)! Considered by some to be the scariest movie ever made, this The Simpsons has mostly parodied this William Friedkin joint with blink-and-you-miss-it references, including in “Faith Off” (S11E11).Also in this episode:• Why the heck was this movie released the day after Christmas?• What’s scarier, the demon inside Regan or the medical treatments to get it out?• How a slow-moving

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01:48:21

Ep. 20 - The Day of the Dolphin

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2023/12/05

“Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the president of the United States.” What a tagline. This episode, Adam and Nate dive into The Day of the Dolphin (1973), a forgotten entry from director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage) that’s celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Does this forgotten movie deserve a second look, or is its parody in The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XI” (S12E1) segment “Night of the Dolphin” enough?Also in this episode:• How the great Mike Nichols and George

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01:59:19

Ep. 19 - Rocky

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2023/11/21

Gonna fly now! Adam and Nate step into the ring with Rocky (1976), a classic that not only changed the boxing genre, but may surprise some with its human drama. They compare and contrast with to The Simpsons episode “The Homer They Fall” (S8E3), a mashup of boxing movie parodies.Also in this episode:• Parodies of convenience: When a movie reference is just a means to an end• Is every memorable moment in Rocky thanks to director John G. Avildsen?• Five stellar performances that balance quirky

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Ep. 18 - The Mask of Zorro

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2023/11/07

It has sword fights. It has romance. It has Anthony Hopkins questionably cast as a Mexican noble. It’s The Mask of Zorro (1998), perhaps the height of the nineties blockbuster. Adam and Nate revisit this action adventure gem alongside “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)” (S11E5), our first Simpsons episode to showcase the titular Springfield Googolplex cinema.Also in this episode:• Nineties Zorro = Batman + James Bond + Mexican Revolution?• The death, rebirth and consolidation of the swashbuckler genre• The

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01:58:19

Ep. 17 - King Kong with Dede Crimmins

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2023/10/24

Adam and Nate welcome film critic and horror expert Dede Crimmins to wrestle with King Kong (1933), a precursor to the modern blockbuster with a legacy as unbreakable as chrome steel. We talk about the full-length Simpsons parody “King Homer” from “Treehouse of Horror III” (S4E5), many other references to the movie throughout the series, and whether this special effects-driven love story between ape and woman holds up.Also in this episode:• Is King Kong a horror movie?• Dede’s Simpsons fandom from

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01:45:51

Ep. 16 - Full Metal Jacket

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2023/10/10

Adam and Nate discuss the Vietnam War classic Full Metal Jacket (1987) and its parody in “Bart the General” (S1E5), one of the earliest episodes of The Simpsons to go hard on movie parody mashups. Also in this episode:• Does Stanley Kubrick really wait to make the last, best movie in every genre?• Revisiting Nate’s claim that this is Kubrick’s most “accessible” movie…• How Full Metal Jacket is like My Fair Lady• The perverse entertainment of R. Lee Ermey’s Gny. Sgt. Hartman• What’s the mysterious

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02:33:12

Ep. 15 - Thelma & Louise

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2023/09/26

Adam and Nate watch Thelma & Louise (1991), a groundbreaking road movie about two women escaping the patriarchy, as well as The Simpsons full spoof episode “Marge on the Lam” (S5E6). This movie brings together a breakout screenplay, career performances by Susan Sarandon and Gina Davis, and the high style of Ridley Scott.Also in this episode:• Does Marge also have her arms stuck in her own metaphorical vending machines?• How Thelma & Louise became the Barbie phenomenon of its day• A

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