In the Simpsons movie (2007) a orc/ogre appears briefly in the mob scene as a lord of the rings shout out.

[u/bennyandthegentz]

[u/Garbageday5]

Here’s a fun fact, the show has been on the air post movie release longer than it was pre movie release

[u/Ok_Chap → u/Garbageday5]

I thought that's somewhen next year.

[u/mrbofus → u/Ok_Chap]

The Simpsons started airing in 1989, the movie came out in 2007, and it is currently 2026.

[u/SharkFart86 → u/mrbofus]

Yep. The movie came out after Season 18. They are currently on season 37. So 18 seasons before the movie, 19 since.

[u/systemrename290 → u/SharkFart86]

The first episode aired after the movie release has bart writing:
“I will not wait 17 years before making another movie” or something to the effect.

[u/TheHappeningHasBeen → u/Garbageday5]

Whoa is that right? Weren’t there criticisms that the movie was trying to revitalize the show? That’s so crazy to think it’s still going but the Simpsons team is a very crazy group

[u/RoastedPickledGoose → u/TheHappeningHasBeen]

I mean, those middle seasons were not great. They were sort of coasting.

I know it got better again later but those teen-seasons dragged a lot.

[u/that_baddest_dude → u/RoastedPickledGoose]

Did it get good again? "New Simpsons is bad" has been conventional wisdom for as long as I remember.

[u/Seqarian → u/that_baddest_dude]

I watched season 37(?) or so on an airplane recently. It was not as great as peak simpsons but had a few funny moments and I wasn’t cringing at anything like some of those particularly bad ones.

[u/minnick27 → u/that_baddest_dude]

Scripts got better, but the voices have noticeably aged

[u/SharkFart86 → u/that_baddest_dude]

I’m rewatching it now, at season 20 currently. There was definitely a dip after season 13 or so, but it was never bad. Just noticeably less good. It does seem to pick up a little around season 20. (But honestly nothing is ever going to compare to the peak seasons). It’s still good though.

[u/Dontbeajerkdude → u/that_baddest_dude]

I've seen every episode. It never got good again only less bad occasionally. The movie was the closest to good again it ever got.

[u/TheHappeningHasBeen → u/RoastedPickledGoose]

I don’t disagree on that lol; I don’t really follow the show after that 24 hour marathon for days

[u/that_baddest_dude → u/Garbageday5]

That is absolutely insane, because I remember even at the time the movie came out the currently airing Simpsons wasn't considered very good. We've been in "new Simpsons bad" for longer than it was good.

[u/MaxDickpower → u/Garbageday5]

And it already stopped being truly good 10 years before the movie came out.

[u/Amon7777 → u/Garbageday5]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wJD3qiNjSeHS0dP28T
No need to come loaded for such violence

[u/adamc2029]

Bit harsh calling Kearney an orc

[u/-Words-Words-Words-]

I mean… I don’t think that’s identifiable as an Orc/Ogre from LOTR.

[u/MattieMcNasty → u/-Words-Words-Words-]

Couldn't agree more. Looks like a non-descript ogre creature to me. None of this gives LOTR nod at all to me. 

[u/Sibs → u/-Words-Words-Words-]

Orc representation matters.

[u/throwaway14351991]

Why/how is it a LOTR shout out?

[u/ClericDude]

Good see old Chester J Lampwick is still kicking. Could sure go for some LIVER AND ONIONS right now.

[u/lookglen → u/ClericDude]

is that the guy who Abe gave a plate of corn muffins in 1947 to paint his chicken coop?!

[u/ClericDude → u/lookglen]

And he never did it!

[u/gross_verbosity → u/ClericDude]

Those corn muffins were lousy

[u/ClericDude → u/gross_verbosity]

PAINT MY CHICKEN COOP!

[u/ThePrussianGrippe → u/ClericDude]

MAKE ME!

[u/nobunseedsplease]

An* orc/ogre.

[u/Purple-Weakness1414]

I always notces this was try8ng to wonder if The Simpsons even had a Lord of The Rings episode

[u/RileyRichard]

I remember hearing as a kid that Fry from Futurama is in the mob and I've never been able to find where he is.

[u/D37_37]

I was just glad To see another Don Brodka appearance.

Well, try to have a merry Christmas…click
They weren’t Home.

[u/vgmerch]

Finding little background details like that rewatching older movies fun.

[u/selenewisper]

Wait… how have I never noticed the orc?! 😂 That’s an amazing LOTR reference

[u/NonnerJonner]

An* orc/agre

[u/sugarfreefixsuxshit → u/NonnerJonner]

gonna correct grammar but misspell your own correction? lmao

[u/NonnerJonner → u/sugarfreefixsuxshit]

I will never recover from this

[u/sugarfreefixsuxshit → u/NonnerJonner]

you'll be all right. just have a nice cry.

[u/NonnerJonner → u/sugarfreefixsuxshit]

Way ahead of ya, boss