Simpsons director Mark Kirkland doesn't recognize his own gags; r/IAMA fires him for that blunder

[u/[deleted]]

Mark's Simpsons credits

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In episode 2F09 when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes the same rib twice in succession, yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe, that this is some sort of a magic xylophone or something?

Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

Itchy and Scratchy are crudely produced cartoons by a fictitious cartoon company within the Simpsons world. Glad you caught the error, you are very observant! Lisa and Bart didn't seem to notice.

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wherein he misremembers his own joke

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edit: formatting

[u/[deleted]]

So is everyone intentionally being the comic book guy as an elaborate form of meta humor or is everyone just oblivious to the irony?

[u/DblackRabbit]

What I find funny is that people don't seem to remember that episode come out damn near 20 years ago.

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[u/Not_A_Doctor__]

The reason the fans are more familiar with a show is because they have rewatched it enough to internalize it. The creators move on to the next job and can't tell you who guest-starred when Senior Burns entered the film competition.

[u/RachelMaddog]

I remember every single joke, gag, scene, and transition I have written, directed, or produced on the Simpsons television programme and I am sorely disappointed in Mark's lack of remembranceing.

[u/[deleted]]

The great irony here is that they are ridiculing the guy for not remembering, thereby actually becoming exactly like the stereotypical nerd character who made that quote in the Simpsons, which they originally only jokingly referred to.

[u/RockyRaccoon5000]

I can't believe I missed that AMA. I was really hoping he'd shed some light on how to get out of the dungeon without using the wizard's key.

[u/snotbowst]

Wow people are ripping hard into a guy who worked on a very collaborative project over 20 years ago. The DVD commentaries constantly have him stumping for his staff members and their contributions. And the rest of the commentary has huge chunks of him debating with the supervising director David Silverman and the writers on who came up with the idea for a scene or joke.

[u/Zachums]

I hope those people realize who they have become.

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit, they've become the joke they are laughing at. This is amazing.