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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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02:15:27

Paper Moon

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2026/01/13

Adam and Nate discuss “The Great Money Caper” (S12E7), a classic Simpsons-style genre mashup episode about con artist movies, and its parody of Paper Moon (1973). Can Peter Bogdanovich’s daddy-daughter road trip movie give Homer and Lisa a run for their money?Also in this episode:• Orson Welles’s one weird trick that cinematographers don’t want you to know about• Can Peter Bogdanovich make a period piece without nostalgia?• How the real-life daddy-daughter relationship of Ryan and Tatum O’Neal shows

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01:54:41

A Charlie Brown Christmas with Alan Siegel •...

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2025/12/23

Good grief. It’s the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)! To celebrate this classic Christmas special, Adam and Nate decided to unpack it through its Simpsons parody in “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace” (S9E10) with Alan Siegel, author of the new book Stupid TV, Be More Funny.Also in this episode:• Alan’s take on how The Simpsons reinvented TV and molded millennial movie taste like an older brother• Were the Simpsons DVD commentaries podcasts before podcasts?• The many ways Charles M

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00:31:50

Lobby Chat • Ella McCay

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2025/12/17

In this bonus minisode, Nate asks Adam for his bite-sized review of Ella Mccay (2025), the first new film directed by Simpsons co-creator James L. Brooks in 15 years. Can Brooks recapture the magic of his ‘80s masterpieces and the early days of The Simpsons?Stay tuned next week for our full episode with Alan Siegel, author of a new book on The Simpsons called Stupid TV Be More Funny, as we unwrap A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and its Simpsons homage in “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace” (S9E11).Lobby

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02:26:25

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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2025/12/09

Mmm… forbidden episode. Adam and Nate revisit the classic and controversial “Stark Raving Dad” (S3E1) and its overshadowed parody of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). How does Miloš Forman’s anti-establishment anthem hold up 50 years later?Also in this episode:• What should we do with “Stark Raving Dad” and other art featuring canceled artists?• Nurse Ratched may be one of cinema’s great villains, but would we want McMurphy to run the ward instead?• The surprising character from this movie

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01:54:15

Frankenstein (1931) with Dede Crimmins

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2025/11/25

Inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s new take on Mary Shelley’s classic creature, Adam and Nate invited film critic Dede Crimmins to help them reanimate Frankenstein (1931) and its multiple parodies in “Treehouse of Horror II” (S3E7). Together, we explore how this movie became one of the most referenced movies on The Simpsons, including the warnings and creepy credits at the beginning of almost every “Treehouse of Horror” episode.Also in this episode:• The silent magic of Boris Karloff’s performance as

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00:13:15

Lobby Chat • Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and...

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2025/11/18

In this bonus minisode, Nate, Adam, and film critic Dede Crimmins give their bite-sized reviews of Guillermo Del Toro’s new adaptation of Frankenstein (2025), as well as their thoughts on the year in horror movies so far.Stay tuned next week for our full episode with Dede on Frankenstein (1931) and “Treehouse of Horror II” (S3E7).Lobby Chats are short bonus episodes where Adam and Nate share their thoughts on new releases, what they’re watching besides The Simpsons, and more.For more Simpsons movie

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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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