It’s not horribly observed, but not too many self-serious roadies don Camelbaks for fear of ridicule and shame. The bar collectively laughs at Skinner and Chalmers, and proceed to suckle on Camelbak/hydration pack hoses. Let’s get pedantic, people (that’s where I’m a viking!) Note the bottle cages on the chairs Image: The Simpsons / Fox Miss #1: The Camelbak Joke The helmet is a little off though (more on that later).īut now, the misses. Good character design! I’d ride with him. Image: The Simpsons / Fox Hit #5: This Guy One cyclist exclaims “all our stats were on there,” another responds “they hadn’t synced yet!” The bar is infuriated! Chalmers meekly saying “you still got the exercise, right?” is icing on the cake-because, really, it’s not about the exercise at all, just the stats. When backing away from the resting heart rate super fast guy, Chalmers accidentally knocks over and breaks a bunch of head units charging. This is probably the best joke of the sequence. Image: The Simpsons / Fox Hit #4: “They hadn’t synced yet!” Good line reading from Dan Castellaneta (I think?), and them hucking the bikes on the roof and scuttling into the back of the van while suckling on gels is a fun bit of animation. The watch is a bit of a miss, though-who rides with a head unit AND watch? This guy clearly shreds, so Chalmers is right to be frightened. I mean, a 30 BPM resting HR is pretty impressive. Not bad! Chalmers crosses paths with a rider whomst tells him to beat it, for if his resting BPM hits 60, there will be hell to pay. Thrillhouse analysis: The Greasy Chain Image: The Simpsons / Fox Hit #1: The Resting Heart Rate Joke Okay, that outta the way, let’s get into the hits and misses. From there, wacky antics ensue, and the riders end up chasing Skinner and Chalmers outta the bar. So, the joke is they think they’re heading into a motorcyclist’s bar (has anyone ever called a biker bar that ever in the history of biker bars?), but it’s really a bunch of roadies. They stop for a beer at a biker bar-The Greasy Chain. Principal Skinner and Super Intendent Chalmers are driving to Cincinnati, where Chalmers will be giving a keynote address at a conference. The Simpsons: S32 E8 – “The Road to Cincinnati” What did they get right? What did they get wrong? As the internet’s 39th foremost expert on The Simpsons, what’s my take?īut first, some context for the scene itself. RELATED: Thrillhouse Cycling: Who is the human behind the Meme? Image: The Simpsons / Fox It’s the kind of cosmic phenomenon that could cause a loophole in the space-time continuum-the equivalent of a wormhole colliding with a blackhole (or something). Curious because I seriously haven’t watched the show past the golden age (Seasons 2-10), and terrified because, at long last, the disparate worlds of cycling and The Simpsons have finally canonically collided. Intrigued because, well, any mainstream depiction of cyclists is fascinating (it’s equally interesting to see what writers get wrong on top of what they get right). I was at once intrigued, curious, and terrified. On Sunday, November 29, The Simpsons-finally!-created a short parody of road cyclists. Hello, I’m Thrillhouse and I run the internet’s 35th favourite cycling meme account- For a couple of years now, we’ve been producing satisfactory memes that combine The Simpsons and cycling to sometimes hilarious effect. If there ever one person so expertly qualified to deliver incredibly detailed, possibly unnecessarily detailed analysis of a TV episode, the time is now and that person is Thrillhouse. Thrillhouse cycling has operated at the hyper-local nexus of The Simpsons and cycling memes for years now. While we love all things cycling, we knew there was exactly one person to call. The latest episode of The Simpsons aired on Sunday, it contained a lengthy gag parodying road cycling.
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