r/television • u/Gato1980 • 13h ago

Ellen DeGeneres Is Unapologetic, Unrelatable and Totally Insufferable in Her New Netflix Special 'For Your Approval'

https://www.cracked.com/article_43701_ellen-degeneres-is-unapologetic-unrelatable-and-totally-insufferable-in-her-new-netflix-special.html
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u/ephemeratea 12h ago

Of COURSE Monty Python already thought of it and did it 40+ years ago

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u/Chaosmusic 12h ago

Before Simpson's Did It there was Monty Python Did It.

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u/copperwatt 10h ago

"Monty Python Did It" would be a good name for a Monty Python project.

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u/loverevolutionary 8h ago

"Monty Python Project" would be a great name for a stand-up special.

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u/GutsGoneWild 7h ago

Or a prog rock or math rock band name

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u/sinkwiththeship 7h ago

"Monty Python did IT" is something I would watch.

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u/8oD 3h ago

The...Larch...

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u/bomboclawt75 2h ago

The Goons did it first.

Harry, Peter and Spike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show

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u/spasmoidic 10h ago

the episode where Lisa grows a tiny civilization in a dish (1996) was copied from an episode of the Twilight Zone in 1962

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u/humansarenothreat 10h ago

The Simpsons is satire, so most of their content is borrowed, but especially their Halloween special. I only say that so you can check out some of the original works and see how most of the time they’re playing homage to those creators.

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u/Induced_Karma 9h ago

The Simpson’s adaptation of Poe’s The Raven is legitimately a great adaptation. Can’t remember which Treehouse of Horror it was on, but it’s worth looking up if you’re a Poe fan.

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u/RIPEOTCDXVI 8h ago

It's the very first TOH, season 2.

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u/SweetieLoveBug 5h ago

With the late, great James Earl Jones doing the reading. God Rest His Soul. 😢

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u/benchley 10h ago

There's also Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon.

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u/Kurdt234 8h ago

You mean to tell me they didn't invent children of the corn, the fly, you only live twice or Macbeth?

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u/spasmoidic 8h ago edited 6h ago

this one is obscure enough that most people weren't aware it was adapted from something else. I'm not saying it's bad, I just didn't even know that until a decade+ later

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u/I_Am_Dynamite6317 8h ago

They’ve done several episodes based on old Twilight Zone episodes.

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u/spasmoidic 6h ago

what were the other ones?

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u/Chaosmusic 8h ago

And then used again eith Bender in Futurama.

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u/Sgt_General 8h ago

You know, I was god once.

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u/see_bees 9h ago

The Rolling Stones also did it with the song Cocksucker Blues for Decca Records

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u/Butt-Spelunker 8h ago

But when did Diddy did it?

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u/Burntholesinmyhoodie 11h ago

Well itd be a lot more surprising if Monty Python did it this year wouldn’t it

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u/throwaway4161412 11h ago

I think I need to tape a calendar to my forehead because I am constantly surprised that the 80's happened 40 years ago.

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u/oh-shazbot 6h ago

resembles but is legally distinct from, of course