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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.

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01:58:29

Alien with Dan Vebber

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2025/11/11

What with the grim specter of everything, Halloween just wasn’t enough to contain all the frights and chills! Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins the podcast to extend the spooky season by walking us through his award-winning episode “Thanksgiving of Horror” (S31E8) and its parody of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror masterpiece, Alien (1979).Also in this episode:• Why Martin Prince is the perfect stand-in for the android Ash• Alien’s connection to H.P. Lovecraft• Adam and Dan’s defense of Alien³• The story

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2:29:58

I Know What You Did Last Summer with Norm Wilner

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2025/10/28

Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11E4), one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. Does Norm still agree with his pull quote on every home release of this movie that says it’s “a pure fright machine [that] scares the hell out of you”? (Did he ever?)Also in this episode:• Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s meta impact on pop culture• Does this movie work better as a

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01:57:43

The Simpsons vs AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies • Episode...

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2025/10/14

Adam and Nate celebrate their 50th episode by breaking down AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies list through the lens of The Simpsons. If we reorder these 100 movies by how many times they were referenced on The Simpsons, can we create a different canon of American film?Also in this episode:• What are the canonical films that The Simpsons never parodied in the classic years?• The time capsule that is the “100 Years… 100 Movies” TV special• Does The Simpsons parody movies because they’re influential, or are

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02:20:50

After Hours

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2025/09/30

Adam and Nate debate the virtues of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (1985) on its 40th anniversary. At least they can agree that “Bart Sells His Soul” (S7E4) is pretty much a perfect Simpsons episode.Also in this episode:• Uncle Moe’s Family Feedbag and the restaurants that inspired it• Is the dream logic of this movie enticing or frustrating?• The wild and wooly world of 1980s New York• Why does the Comic Book Guy want to buy a little boy’s soul?Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of

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2:37:34

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me with Allie Goertz

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2025/09/16

Hey, that gum you like is finally back in style. That’s right! We’re kicking off another season of the Springfield Googolplex with the thrilling conclusion of “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two” (S7E1) and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Plus, we have a uniquely qualified guest to guide us through the Venn diagram of The Simpsons and Twin Peaks, the multitalented musician, writer and podcaster Allie Goertz!Also in this episode:• Is Fire Walk with Me the ultimate test of how

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00:35:30

Lobby Chat • The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Bonus)

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2025/07/29

In this bonus minisode, Nate and Adam give their bite-sized reviews of the recently released The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and how it stacks up against Superman. Our latest special summer episode covered the scandalous story of Roger Corman’s unreleased The Fantastic Four (1994), alongside Stan Lee’s guest star appearance in The Simpsons episode “I Am Furious (Yellow).” So with that in mind we ask, did the MCU break it or make it better?Lobby Chats are short bonus mini-episodes where Adam and

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02:22:24

The Fantastic Four • Summer Special

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2025/07/26

With The Fantastic Four: First Steps in theaters this week, Nate and Adam felt inspired to cover the latest MCU blockbuster. But in the absence of a press pass, we decided to watch Roger Corman’s unreleased The Fantastic Four (1994) instead! We also revisit “I Am Furious (Yellow)” (S13E18), the most Marvel-icious episode of the classic era of The Simpsons.Also in this episode:• The behind-the-scenes Hollywood shenanigans that kept this film from seeing the light of day• Is Stan Lee one of the best

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01:07:10

Interview with Matt Selman on The Simpsons Season 36...

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2025/06/10

With the 36th season of The Simpsons recently wrapping up, we invited the current showrunner Matt Selman to sit down with us and talk all about the most recent season, its many movie parodies, his own relationship with the movies, and more. We even got a sneak preview of a few upcoming episodes of season 37!Also in this episode:• Why movie parodies on The Simpsons these days are longer, more elaborate, and more niche than ever• Is prestige TV displacing cinema as the parody of choice?• The most

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02:19:17

Goldfinger

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2025/04/29

In our season finale, Adam and Nate celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of The Simpsons’ most famous season finales, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One” (S6E25). To complement Mr. Burns’s fiendish scheme to block out the sun, we paired it with Goldfinger (1964), the James Bond movie that invented much of the formula that every later movie in the series either imitates or plays against.Also in this episode:• The brassy music of John Barry and Shirley Bassey that became synonymous with espionage and

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02:15:19

Ep. 43 - Jaws with Devan Scott

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2025/04/15

What more can be said about Jaws (1975)? For the 50th anniversary of the original summer blockbuster, we invited filmmaker and podcaster Devan Scott to help us unpack how it quietly became one of the most referenced movies in the classic years of The Simpsons.Also in this episode:• The many parodies of Quint and his iconic introduction, including our Simpsons double feature, “The Joy of Sect” (S9E13)• A deep dive on the dolly zoom, from Hitchcock to Spielberg to The Simpsons• How Amity provides a

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01:47:32

Ep. 42 - The Fortune Cookie

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2025/04/01

Why does “Bart Gets Hit by a Car” (S2E10) show the episode title on screen at the beginning, unlike nearly every other episode of The Simpsons? We think we found an answer in The Fortune Cookie (1966), the very first pairing of longtime comedy duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. They’re the original odd couple! This forgotten movie provided the plot for this early episode of The Simpsons, and possibly much more.Also in this episode:• A classic example of “homage, French for theft”• How this movie

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01:59:47

Ep. 41 - 2025 Oscars Special

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2025/03/18

Sean Baker’s movie had heart, but Football in the Groin had a football in the groin. Adam and Nate review the 97th Academy Awards, and compare their top five movies of 2024.Also in this episode:• The biggest surprises, snubs, and satisfying wins of the night• Does former Simpsons writer Conan O’Brien work as host of the Oscars?• A round-up of the night’s best Simpsons memes• A trivia game about the most reference Best Picture-winners on The Simpsons, fresh from the Simpsons Movie Reference

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02:12:31

Ep. 40 - Ben-Hur

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2025/03/04

When Jay Sherman showed up as a guest judge for the Springfield Film Festival, it created the perfect platform for one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “A Star Is Burns” (S6E18), Adam and Nate explore an equally epic movie—Ben-Hur (1959)—as well as The Critic, an even more movie-saturated series developed by several Simpsons alumni.Also in this episode:• Is this movie actually as Christian as it seems, or is there very little meat in

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01:35:06

Ep. 39 - Wild Wild West

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2025/02/18

The year 1999 was a big one for film. Star Wars returned to the big screen, The Matrix changed action movies forever, and notorious producer Jon Peters finally got his giant spider in a movie.In our first episode of 2025, Nate and Adam revisit Peters’ and Barry Sonnenfeld’s notorious flop Wild Wild West (1999) and its eight-legged parody in “The Sweetest Apu” (S13E19). Is this movie as bad as you remember, or has Hollywood lowered our standards to meet it halfway? Let’s find out.Also in this

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02:27:25

Ep. 38 - The Terminator with Matt Lynch

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2024/12/17

For our annual Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest this year, we unwrap “Grift of the Magi” (S11E9)—the Simpsons episode that gave us the name of this special—and its climactic spoof of James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984). Podcaster and prolific Letterboxd reviewer Matt Lynch joins us to break down the greatest movie ever made about a son sending his father back in time to have sex with his mother. (Oh yeah, and save the world in the process.)Also in this episode:• The delicious stone soup of

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01:59:07

Ep. 37 - The Magic Christian

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2024/11/19

Remember that time when Homer became Mr. Burns’ prank monkey? Adam and Nate watch The Magic Christian (1969), an adaptation of Terry Southern’s satirical novel that inspired The Simpsons episode “Homer vs. Dignity” (S12E5). Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr punking rich Brits to prove that everyone has their price—how could you go wrong? Well, let us tell you.Also in this episode:• Terry Southern’s influence on The Simpsons, Stanley Kubrick, The Beatles and beyond• Is Peter Sellers’ talent as big as his

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02:44:53

Ep. 36 - All the President’s Men with Devan Scott

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2024/11/05

On our election day special in America, Nate and Adam invited filmmaker and podcaster Devan Scott (How Would Lubitsch Do It?) to dissect the painfully relevant political thriller All the President’s Men (1976) and its Simpsons send-up in “Sideshow Bob Roberts” (S6E5). Join us as we try to laugh through the nausea and exorcize the ghosts of elections past!Also in this episode:• The Simpsons’ surprisingly timeless satire of populism and corruption in American politics• Why they call cinematographer

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01:58:09

Ep. 35 - Bram Stoker's Dracula with Dede Crimmins

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2024/10/22

Film critic and horror aficionado Dede Crimmins (That Shelf, Rue Morgue) is back to help Adam introduce Nate to Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) and its Simpsons parody in “Treehouse of Horror IV” (S5E5). Will they gush over Francis Ford Coppola’s bloody visual feast, or will his overly loyal adaptation leave them cold?Also in this episode:• The origin story of this film from Coppola’s time as a drama camp counselor• Can the scenery chewing of Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins allow us to forgive Keanu

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01:46:52

Ep. 34 - Twilight Zone: The Movie with Matthew Simpson

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2024/10/08

Submitted for your approval, that twilighty movie about that zone. Film critic and podcaster Matthew Simpson joins Nate and Adam to unpack Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), a cursed compilation of episode remakes from Rod Serling’s pioneering TV series directed by Stephen Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, and Simpsons shudder John Landis. We also revisit The Simpsons’ own adaptations of two of the same Twilight Zone episodes in "Treehouse of Horror II" (S3E7) and "Treehouse of Horror IV"

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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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