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The Daily Bang Archives:
If You Dated Yourself, 2nd Date? Getting
Dates on the UWS TuB'Shvat:
Celebrating the Superbowl G-d
Only(simchas) Knows The
Day the Simchas Died Polygamy Catching on How to teach in
English in China
Who wants to marry a Boro
Park Millionaire
My Sister's Grand Dragon Boyfriend
80's movie UWS Dating Lessons
National Geographic's Journey to the Upper West Side
60 ways to appear frum and intellectual
Before the West
Side was Won
Questions New
Yorkers can Never Answer
TV: Bad for Israel?
Date to keep in Shape
Film: Conjuring Before G-d
YU Chooses New Pres
Jewish Deep Thoughts
Inside Dougies
Observant Observations of OZ
Jew Years Resolutions
Hollywood L'atid Lavoh
Meeting the Parents Scorecard
Jewish Featured Headlines
Canceling Simchat Torah?
The UWS "Al Chaits" Isaac Galena Choose you own Dating Adventure Ahava Leibtag
Entertainment Rebbis
The Dating Dictionary
Single Gal Wedding Guide
New York Vs. Out of Town
WWF star Chyna, Frum?
Dividing things Jewish and Goyish
The Jewish 80's
Datin, the Cheap Way
J-escort service
"It" Girl
Foot-IN-Mouth Epidemic
Jaded by Zemiroth
Purim Special Report
Press Your Luck
Upper West Side Story
Guta Neshama Hunting
Casting Calls to Conference Calls
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First off. Marge Simpson - The quintessential Jewish home maker (Baal HaBusta)- She cooks, she cleans, she murmurs and complains, and unless that tower of blue hair on her head isn't a "Ralph" original, then it's fair to say a sheitel will most definitely look better than her actual hair.
Bart Simpson - Unfortunately, even Jewish families with the strongest of values end up having a rebelious child (Ben Sorer U'Moreh). Sure, scripture may suggest that Bart is subject to the death penalty, but is there a yeshivish family around (with 10 kids or more) that doesn't have wildly hyperactive ADD children?
Lisa Simpson - For every unruly Jewish rebel comes 10 over-achieving,
academic-focused Jews (see: the medical profession). The big surprise is that this person is a girl (a big reason why the ultra-orthodox community doesn't watch The Simpsons. Second only to "because they dont have a television")
Krusty the Clown - His real name is Herschel Krustofsky, his father is a rabbi, an entire episode was dedicated to his Jewish roots - and he has a gambling promble. need we say more....?
Homer - The fact is that even during the Spanish inquisition there were
moranos - and much like Homer they probably had to eat all sorts of questionable food like ham, pork, bacon.... mmmmmm, baaaaaconnnnn (sound of gurgling on own saliva). And one cant deny there wasn't a jew around who wasn't as crazy about donuts as Homer is when they heard that Krispy Kreme went kosher.
Professor Frink - Fact: Jews are geeky
Mr. Burns - Fact: Jews are scheisty (Footnote: P.E.Z, ibid)
Martin - No Jew could object to this over-achiever. He'll be doing an OBGYN rotation at Einstein.
Milhouse - See Professor Frink. Can anyone say "Paul from the Wonder
Years?" Side kick jewish friends are a must for telelvision, or else they'd never get extended past the first season. Also Dr. Pryor said he has homosexual tendencies, so I won't touch this one with a ten foot pole. Literally and figuratively.
Barney - He's large, has gas, and is drunk = Old chasid who had too many chick peas at the rebbe's fabragen
Kent Brockman - OK, the name "Kent" does belong on a show like Designing Women, but he does have a last name that may have been on your HAFTR hockey team. And we all know Jews run the media, right? Also remember when he thought Ants were going to take over Springfield, but immediately started saying "Ants are the best." So maybe if we "convince him" (Like Rabbi's convince guys to give the girl a divorce) then he will immediately join the ranks of Judaism? No? Actually, there is a flashback episode that I remember where his last name is revealed as being, get this, Brocklestein. Shalom Sesame! He obviously changed it to get ahead, kinda like um Ari Fleisher?
Santa's Little Helper - He is Jewish but has fallen victim of the old self-hating Jew trying to disguise himself with the ultra Non-Jewish name. Also, being that he is constantly tortured and even given away for a better pretty "Aryan" dog, Laddie. Heck, if that isn't a sign of a circumcised canine, I don't know what is.
Disco Stu -One of those Jewish guys who has yet to realize that disco is out of style. In a recent episode, he went 'pro-bono' at a 70's fake prom, where all the partygoers were paid actors, instantly showing his obvious "ba-al tzedakkah" character. This guy reminds me of many Jewish dad's out there. You know who they are, they have the handlebar mustaches, closeted 70's leather attire; and they either still have the afro that says the 70's aren't over, or are constantly uttering "You know back in my day, that's right, the 70's."
Alexis Whitney (Lisa Kudrow Character) - She is the stereotypical 5 towns girl. Cell-phone, designer small purse that can only fit that specific cell-phone, designer shoes, and so forth. (I am allowed to make fun of the 5 towns because I have Heter Gar BeChamesh
Irim)
Mr. Bergstrom (Lisa's Substitute) - Unlike most rabbis, this teacher wears a beige hat. Like R' Shlomo, he brings a guitar to teach children lessons of life. Naturally, he talks about the old Western Jewish cowboys as if they are the original holy holy Lamed Vavnicks.
Ralph - The sugar company makes him happy and angry. His cat smells like cat food. He wants to be a principal or a butterfly when he grows up. He once bent his 'wookie'; I think that's a slang term for circumcision. What do you think?
Ok, that's all for now, send me other Simpson's characters you think are secretly Members of the Tribe, now.
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From Brian Rosman Of course they're Jewish. But you missed the most Jewish character of them all: Rabbi Krustofski. You can see the cancelled Rabbi action figure here: HERE. It was cancelled supposedly because Jackie Mason (who voices the Rabbi) thought it would be offensive. But check out this site with a brilliant, detailed Talmud page - in Aramaic! - detailing the arguments Bart and Lisa made to the good Rav: Simspons Talmud Page! An excerpt was quoted above from the book, The Gospel According to the Simpsons, by (Jewish author) Mark Pinsky. More excerpts on the Jewishness of the Simpsons can be found on this page: here! Count the omer with Homer The Homer Calendar - From mobiustrip@the44.net check out "counting the omer with homer", which features a lovely photoessay on jewish life in springfield. http://www.jvibe.com/homer/Welcome.html From YortukF@aol.comThe only (regular) character on the Simpsons besides Krusty the Clown is Kent Brockman, whose original name was Kenny Brocklestein (or possibly Brockelstein), as we see in a flashback episode (the one in which Homer is reunited with his mother - #3F06 "Mother Simpson"). Don't believe me?click here! From Noah Hartman loved this simpsons piece. for a more detailed (and less humorous) analogy, i refer you to http://www.snpp.com/other/papers/kb.paper.html a telling excerpt from the above-linked article: "There is evidence to suggest that the writers portray the Simpson family as crypto Jews of the assimilated nature, so much so that they no longer know their true identity. Mark Pinsky, author of The Gospel According To The Simpsons, argues that 'The Simpsons from time to time suggest an underlying element of what might be called crypto-Judaism' (121). For example, a menorah is found in the Simpsons' storage closet, with no explanation. Also, Homer's father Abe, is portrayed as the quintessential Jewish grandfather, always complaining and boring his family with stories of "the old country." (for my next act, i'll be more funny.) From Heather Price Shavuah tov! LOVED the Simpsons post! Here's two additions...... Marge's sisters: These are the old ladies in shul who only come on high holidays. They come late, and then rap loudly on the mechitzah during davening and shout "WHAT PAGE ARE WE ON??" Maggie: There is always that one baby at shul who isn't even old enough to talk yet who always seems a lot smarter than her parents. She stays silent during davening, is better at collecting aufruf/ Bar Mitzvah candy than anyone, and is the only one in shul who doesn't run like an animal to the kiddush halfway through mussaf. From Steve Goloskov Principle Seymour Skinner - The 45 year old frum guy who's never been married and still lives at home. His only possible shidduch is Mrs. Krabappel. Moe - The grumpy guy at shul who yells at the kids to "wait until the Rabbi makes kiddush!" Groundskeeper Willie - Doesn't every yeshiva day school have one of these? Otto - The cool janitor @ shul who gives you up to the minute scores of the football games on Shabbos/Yom Tov. The Mayor of Springfield - President of your shul. Reverend Lovejoy - I think I had him at Mishmar once. Ned Flanders - Your Baal Teshuvah neighbor who thinks that his family is on a higher madrega than anyone else on the block. From Rel086@aol.com ok it seems that you forget a few essential characters: 1- grampa- what jewish family doesnt have the older generation to tell all about the old country and such. ok so the stories your grandparents told you were probably true but take that up with grampa simpson. 2- agnes skinner- being unmarried myself i cant say for sure (that and i dont want to ruin any future chances) but i would imagine that she is the typical jewish mother in law from hell. i advise all married men to stay away from commenting on this one. 3-lionel hutz- hes the jokester lawyer that stands near the bimmah with an open chumash cracking jokes during the laining. sure hes a lawyer, kind of, but you wonder who really uses him for legal advice. thats all for now although im sure that in some way most of the people on the simpsons are jewish, well maybe not apu, but everyone else. From mkatzman@aecom.yu.edu Ralph's cat's BREATH smells like cat food. Also, in one episode, Homer watches some rapping rabbis on the news and asks Marge if the family is Jewish. She replies no. |
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