The Simpsons Take A Swipe At Disaster Prone Musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark!

The Simpsons Take A Swipe At Disaster Prone Musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark!

On last night's episode of The Simpsons, the long running series took a humorous swipe at the accident prone musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Check it out...

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By JoshWilding - Oct 31, 2011 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: The Simpsons
Source: TMZ
Back when Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark opened up to a series of negative reviews, press rep Rick Miramontez responded by lashing out at the critics and calling them, "unprecedented and UNCOOL!" Well, when last night's episode of The Simpsons decided to take yet another swipe at the unlucky musical (which is now performing much better) he responded somewhat differently. "Everyone at Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark was extremely flattered by last night's tribute on The Simpsons. The Simpsons is an iconic American institution, and being part of last night's episode was an honor and dream come true." Thanks to TMZ for that and the following video.

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JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 10/31/2011, 3:18 PM
Not gonna lie. That was pretty dumb.
TheManWithBigEars
TheManWithBigEars - 10/31/2011, 3:19 PM
Lol "ass webs"
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 10/31/2011, 3:21 PM
I was laughing at the 'paralysed spider' part but then the fart jokes...
capnmalcolm
capnmalcolm - 10/31/2011, 3:24 PM
South Park did it better last week.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 10/31/2011, 3:25 PM
Anyone else remember when the Treehouse of Horror episodes were based on tales of horror? Last night we had parodies of Avatar, 127 Hours (?!?), and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

What a crappy show this has become.
imnotahero
imnotahero - 10/31/2011, 3:35 PM
oh god....Simpsons, its time to die....
CaptainOtter
CaptainOtter - 10/31/2011, 3:58 PM
SOUTH PARK DID IT!

Sorry guys, couldn't resist
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 10/31/2011, 4:04 PM
Meh, I found it moderately amusing.
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 10/31/2011, 4:08 PM
@CaptainOtter

I have to agree with you, the South Park one was cleverly done.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/31/2011, 4:29 PM
r.i.p the simpsons (not funny at all)
the17thrunaway
the17thrunaway - 10/31/2011, 5:06 PM
Why is this website so full of Simpsons haters???

YEAH SIMPSONS!!!
ironknight
ironknight - 10/31/2011, 5:11 PM
@the17thrunaway

Ah, theres everything-haters here.
MARV3L
MARV3L - 10/31/2011, 5:14 PM
Brilliant... all you Simpson haters are just geeks that think you're too cool and popular to like The Simpsons anymore. Surprising how quickly peeps can turn their backs on this amazing show. Long live the original family fun cartoon...The Simpsons!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/31/2011, 5:54 PM
the simpsons was unmissable when it first started,but nowadays i'll be lucky to catch it once a week. (its shown between 2-4 times a day in the uk)
PoPcornDude
PoPcornDude - 10/31/2011, 8:49 PM
@ironknight:
you right, this site is full of Haters and nolanite's !

is actually a decent show, the predecessor of all those shows like Family Guy (stupid) and South Park (hilarious) and although The Simpsons are not as popular as they once were, still pretty decent.
EditNinja
EditNinja - 10/31/2011, 9:51 PM
Yep, South Park owned it.
(Take your girlfriend to a musical - well worth the effort!)
Jefferys
Jefferys - 10/31/2011, 10:11 PM
I chuckled while watching it. No Psych, but it did me. I need a bit of a laugh.
HavocT
HavocT - 11/1/2011, 1:03 AM
The rest of the episode was actually pretty funny, the Avatar parody was the best part.

I wish the Simpsons would get back to SCARY Halloween episodes, it's all non-scary parodies these days.
Sparrowsabre7
Sparrowsabre7 - 11/1/2011, 2:39 AM
We haven't turned our back on the Simpsons. It turn its back on us. I want to like it, but I just can't anymore. Sure I'll watch if it's on, but I used to watch every day when it was on. Now it's an "if I have nothing better to do" situation.
Ichaos
Ichaos - 11/1/2011, 3:42 AM
Spiderman Turn off the dark jokes were retired 6 months ago.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 11/1/2011, 6:34 AM
The Simpsons today should be compared to an aging football star, like Jerry Rice. Rice, in his Oakland years, was a few steps slower than he was in his 49er heyday. He was still a great player and could still make a difference in games. The Simpsons is a lot like that. The first nine or ten seasons established a level of greatness the likes of which we may never see again. It has lost a few steps over the years, but it's still consistently clever, and is still good for at least a few really good laughs per episode. The problem is that people expect the show to live up to the standards of those early seasons. That's just impossible. I enjoy the Simpsons today for what it is- an aging series that is still as enjoyable to watch as anything else out there.

That said, I do wish the TOH would go back to parodying horror movies, or at least movies that fit into a Halloween atmosphere.
Gauntlet
Gauntlet - 11/1/2011, 7:52 AM
Ass Burgers!!!!
blazebyrne
blazebyrne - 11/1/2011, 8:13 AM
The Simpsons was an amazing show, Seasons 1-10: near perfection, 11-13: really good, 14-present: big huge meh. Please end this once amazing show.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 11/1/2011, 10:57 AM
@MARV3L - "the original family fun cartoon" = The Flintstones :)
SugarYumYum
SugarYumYum - 11/1/2011, 11:17 AM
"Portionate strength of a paralyzed spider" and "I wish I could move like him" lines were funny, the farts and ass webs though... >__>

Never would've guessed this was one of the Treehouse of Horror parodies, what happened to the actual "horror"? I really have lost touch with this show...
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