1: Should Popeye return to King Features, I hope that Turner Broadcasting can still be able to own the older cartoons from that franchise. Not to make new ones, just to air the old ones.
7: This is something I'd like to see be finalized. On the one hand, this could rejuvenate the show to become better than it once was. On the other hand, we could just see further Simpsons movies or specials to keep the brand alive. On the other, other hand, maybe Tales from Springfield can air in 2009 or 2010 to replace the original series?
What could happen with Popeye should King Features proceed with their
Defenders of the Earth reboot is they could have an arrangement similar to how Kevin Feige somehow managed to get Sony to let Spidey be in the MCU IOTL. In other words, United Artists or MGM can co-produce
Defenders with whomever winds up being King Features' primary partner likely either Peacock (Past Walter Lantz/Famous Studios connections with Popeye and a few KFS characters can be seen at Islands of Adventure) or Paramount (original distributor of the Fleischer-Terry Popeyes). Or, as a longshot, maybe Touchstone since KFS' parent company Hearst co-owns A&E, ESPN and the History Channel with Henson.
A few Simpsons gags for TTL:
- Right before the
Itchy and Scratchy Movie begins, the Walt Disney Pictures castle logo appears with the byline: "A Division of the Jim Henson Company."
- During one episode in the 1995-96 season, Bart annoys Lisa by butchering Devon Sawa's name, referring to the actor as either "Divine Swami" or "Dijon Salami."
- A few gags commenting on the chaos in Gus St. Pierre's personal life, including the incident that caused him to miss out on
Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- The Amusing Tombstones that popped up on the
Treehouse of Horror for more installments than IOTL. "MyTV" was one of last year's Amusing Tombstones.
- The 2004-05 season introduced idiot socialite Dublin Sheraton as a way of skewering Paris Hilton's short-lived tenure as owner of the San Diego Chargers.
- This past season, Comic Book Guy was a bit confused by the birth of Limited Run.
Bonus:
- The 1994-95 season of
The Critic devoted a two-part episode to Jay Sherman's observations about the aforementioned torment of Gus St. Pierre's teenage years, although some gags relied on Cajun/redneck stereotypes.
- Matt Groening has since revealed in recent interviews that Sir Daniel Abbott used a pseudonym to write George Takei's "Way to kill the franchise, Bakula" line on
Futurama as his way of venting about Paramount's shitty Americanized version of
Doctor Who.
- Gus St. Pierre voiced Buckley on
King of the Hill (produced by Paramount ITTL).
- On
Quack Pack, Sawa and St. Pierre were immortalized as "Devon Swan" and "Gus St. Pelican" respectively.
