Homer Simpson gets a gun...

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Just caught the tail end of a rerun "The Cartridge Family" where Homer gets a gun and Marge leaves him over it. He tries to hold an NRA meeting but is kicked out for being a reckless idiot. Then tries to foil a robbery with his weapon, but it is taken away from him (luckily the NRA shows up to save the day).

I can't tell if this was a pro-gun or anti-gun episode (I did miss the first half). Anyone else see it and have an opinion?
 
I keep wanting to see that episode again, I think of it every now and then and couldn't remember if it was pro or anti gun.

King Of The Hill is very pro gun I think, I love that line from that hunting episode...

Bobby: Can I put a gun rack on my bike!?
Hank: You know how long I've been waiting to hear you say that?
:D

Family Guy is very anti-gun and so is American Dad, a friend of mine loves these shows and I can't understand why. From the little I've seen of them they are extremely liberal. Funny one of the few episodes of American Dad that I did see was the anti-gun one back when the show first came on the air.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stannie_Get_Your_Gun :fire::cuss:

As far as Family Guy goes, my friend is a big fan of that show so I've seen more of it than I care to talk about.

I'm a big fan of South Park, Simpsons and King Of The Hill. Simpsons I grew up on and have been watching since I was a teenager, so whether they are anti-gun or not would not keep me from watching it. I love South Park just because they do make fun of everything and they usually poke fun at those who truly deserve it.
 
The Simpsons is no different than Family Guy or American Dad or South Park. They make fun of everyone. I've never seen an episode of any of those shows that was strongly pro or anti.

In a recent episode of Simpsons,there was a bank robbery with a correct 1911,the slide cycled if you watch it in slo-mo,and even locked back after eight rounds! Does THR have a sleeper in there?

Eta: nwilliams,I have to disagree. That episode of American Dad parodied both sides.
And in Family Guy,the dog Brian is extremely liberal but the show itself is not.
 
It is the first Simpson's episode in which the actual un-altered crest or logo of a corporate entity,organization or product is featured-- the NRA crest. When it first aired, it was like having cold reality water hitting you in the face.

It is largly anti-gun with a guns-are-sexy "Avengers" ending with Marge acting like Dianna Rigg.

They jab on occassion at the NRA--their target audience (unless things have changed) are college kids smoking dope and folks buzzed from football and cheap beer.
 
"Holding this gun makes me feel so powerful, I feel like God when he's holding a gun!" Homer Simpson

Hank Hill is my idol.
 
Only people who get their political news & insight from MTV would place any meaningful value on a cartoon series.

From a distance I've observed a number of "Homers" at gun shows, could there be a possible medical explanation?

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On the Simpsons, Moe has a double barreled pump action shotgun.
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I think every shotgun on that show is a pump double. Just to combine the menacing "Schlunk-schlunk" sound with the menacing two barrels.

I'm sure it's a "set bit," like Agent 88's "Would you believe..?"

I get a yock out of it every time I hear the shotgun racked.
 
They jab on occassion at the NRA--their target audience (unless things have changed) are college kids smoking dope and folks buzzed from football and cheap beer.
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I dont know about that...but the Simpsons is the smartest show on television.
 
Davo--to me it's W-A-Y past it's prime. But that said, we still gather round the box--even past prime it is better than just about anything left on the dummy box. We have little kids and it is now becomming muti-generational in our house. I was just starting college when the show first began in ernest (I did see it on Tracey Ullmann also).

The 'NRA' episode, as I said, was very striking in the use of the crest un-altered in appearence or 'cartooned' to fit the lanscape.
 
The Simpsons makes fun of everything and doesn't take a stance towards either side.

Also, in the beginning intro of every show, when Maggie gets scanned at the supermarket, the cash register says NRA4EVER.
 
As long as it's Simpsons and guns, there are:

- The "catburglar" episode where Homer, Bart, et al get together to form a Neighborhood Watch posse with shotguns and rifles, and have a long funny scene of accidental discharges that pretty much shoot Homer's living room to hell. (which used to be on Youtube but has been removed)

- The one where Homer is trying to invent things, and he invents a shotgun shell loaded with makeup to help women get ready faster. Marge bats the barrel aside on his first shot, and the gun paints a hideous face in makeup on the wall, Homer hits her right in the face on the second shot, and paints the same face on her, slightly cockeyed.

- The episode where Homer is driving down the street feeling around under his seat for something, and there's a misplaced revolver bouncing around there.
 
- The episode where Homer is driving down the street feeling around under his seat for something, and there's a misplaced revolver bouncing around there.
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"Who Shot Mr. Burns pt. 2", I believe, that's how his prints got on it.
 
You cant take anything on the Simpsons seriously. They always talk about how horrible the FOX network is.
 
Also, in the beginning intro of every show, when Maggie gets scanned at the supermarket, the cash register says NRA4EVER.
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http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question5005.html

Maggie costs $847.63 (according to the most comprehensive Simpsons FAQ, this figure was once given as the amount of money required to raise a baby for one month in the US). It is often (erroneously) mentioned that the register reads 'NRA4EVER', but I think this was only true in one episode.
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Too good to be true. :(
Does anyone know which episode that one episode was?
 
It was one of the early aniversary episodes hosted by the character Troy McClure (the late Phil Hartman).

The thing has gone on so long now it's hard to quote chapter and verse anymore. Homer's lost half-brother Herb also buys Bart a life membership in the NRA in an episode, telling him he's too young for that machingun he wants, but he wants to ensure he'll be able to get one when he grows up.

The bit ends with (Danny Devito) saying "It's in the Constitution, son".
 
The Simpsons is no different than Family Guy or American Dad or South Park. They make fun of everyone. I've never seen an episode of any of those shows that was strongly pro or anti.
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They are all anti gun.

I don't watch much of any, but used to watch the simpsons quite a bit.

There is a few simpson episodes where they are strongly anti.

In both the Simpsons and a family guy episode they go forward in time and strict gun control laws are one of the things that made it such a great future.

Family guy is extremely liberal. One thing I have noticed with most comedy is that it is liberal, especialy the type of comedy that is centered on putting others down or making fun of things.

Two family guy episodes I saw were strictly anti gun, and I rarely have watched it or seen many episodes.
One had the neighbor in a wheelchair accidently shoot his gun and hit someone, and then made a statement you often hear from pro gun people about it being his right as an American to keep and bear arms, and own the gun he just killed someone with by mistake in a patriotic tone. It was clearly mocking gun ownership, implying that such a right is foolish and leads to tragedy.

Another one had the dad Peter go back in time with Death to when he is 18 and change the past. When they go back to the future the world is a great place, but he no longer is married to his wife. They tell him the world is a great place, and while talking with the dog one of the cited main reasons is strict gun control. The dog (who is made out to be the smart intelligent one, much as Lisa in the Sompsons) is telling him he should just let things be because the world is such a better place, and strict gun control is one of the main reasons for the wonderful present. He goes back in time and undoes it all to get his wife, ruining the future as well.

A simpson episode had a similar theme. It is Lisa that comments that the world is great and one of the main reasons is the implemented strict gun control. She shows a pro gun control stance in several episodes and is clearly made out to be the intelligent smart one in the family. This implies that her opinion is usualy the most logical. So when she expresses a desire to ban or restrict guns, and gives a logic to support it in many episodes it shows that the writers are likely anti gun.

This is a main reason cited among a mere handful of reasons in both shows when they go through time and go to a perfect future. The message is clear: One of the ways to reach a peaceful happy future is with strict gun control.

Actualy here is the family guy episode he goes back in time and when he goes back to the future, things are great with one of the main reasons being gun control. It is titled "Meet the Quagmires"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945076/

I will try to find the simpson's one, but there is so many listed Simpson episodes. Appearantly all the family guy episodes can fit on a single page so it was easy to browse the episodes.

The head guy Matt Groening of the Simpsons is very anti gun. The Homer gets a gun episode is the first one with a different producer and had unique influances that helped give it a more neutral slant on guns than in standard episodes.
 
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The Simpson's are great and I don't take anything they say seriously. One of my favorites:

“There are three reasons to own a gun. To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face.” ~ Krusty the Clown
 
I have the episode on DVD, and in the commentary, one of the producers makes a joke about Groening being a "gun nut." His response is, "no, I hate them."

The show really lost its soul around the 5th season, and the last six or seven years, it's more about being "edgy" or "hip" anyhow. The writing isn't nearly on par with what it used to be.
 
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