evolutionation

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:27 pm

I think it would be more accurate to say that both Hartmann and West were doing an archetypal "swanky/corny 50s businessman/action hero" voice.

Kevin Wolf · Post by **Kevin Wolf** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:30 pm

Charlton Heston.

Van Douchebag · Post by **Van Douchebag** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:34 pm

Driving Without Pants wrote:He was the scratchy-voiced psychaitrist from early in the show, first introduced when the Simpsons went to family counseling and got hooked up to the "mutual electric shock" machines. They killed him off at some point, although I think it was because the guy who did his voice said he hated doing it because it hurt his throat.

They brought him back.
He was "sick".

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:40 pm

Yes, Charlton Heston is exactly the sort of voice I was trying to describe.

Kevin Wolf · Post by **Kevin Wolf** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:46 pm

I imagine Jeffy Weffy's gonna be pretty annoyed when he comes back tomorrow to find that his topic degenerated immediately into a Simpsons conversation.

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:49 pm

Back to the topic at hand, however...

One of my own characters, Rash, has undergone a lot of design changes over the years as well. Since I've been drawing him since I was 6 or so, that's understandable.

His head was originally purple (though his snout still had the same tan color it does today) while the rest of his body was green. I only changed that very late in the game, in fact I even tinkered around with giving him a purple head in some of my early strips from 2002, but I eventually decided against it.

Fun Fact: Rash in his original form was featured prominently on one of the first non-military/academic websites on the internet, RamseyNet. Some of you may not remember RamseyNet (in fact if any of you do, I would be very surprised) but it was this lame-ass joke/brain teaser/etc. site that my dad put up when I was a kid as a lark. We were listed in the top 100 websites one time in some obscure internet magazine though! So we had that going for us!

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:56 pm

Nice. I liked the tail tough.

Back to the Simpsons. Remember a while ago everyone was creating all this hoo-haa about some upcoming episode where a character/s would come out of the closet? So, I'm curious. Who was it?

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:59 pm

I think that was supposed to be for next year or something. I really have no idea, that show is such shit now that I never watch it or pay any attention to it. Bring on the Second Coming of Family Guy, says I.

Valuedan · Post by **Valuedan** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:03 pm

I'm not sure, since I try to avoid the new episodes altogether, but I think they're secretly trying to turn Bart gay. The actress that plays him is aging, and is doing a worse job of masking the femininity in her voice than she used to.

JeremyW · Post by **JeremyW** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:03 pm

Mr.Bob wrote:Nice. I liked the tail tough.

Back to the Simpsons. Remember a while ago everyone was creating all this hoo-haa about some upcoming episode where a character/s would come out of the closet? So, I'm curious. Who was it?

One of Marges sisters. This episode has not yet aired.

Valuedan · Post by **Valuedan** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:05 pm

There were occasional hints that Patty might be a lesbian throughout the series, although they were a lot less subtle than the "hints" that Smithers was gay.

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:05 pm

The latest episodes coming in for me finally reached the GW Bush administration years. I know this because Homer made a Cheney joke yesterday. You guys are right about the show's depreciating quality. I've been left feeling nonplussed after nearly every episode this week so far.

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:06 pm

Smithers is gay? My whole world is crashing down around me.

Valuedan · Post by **Valuedan** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:06 pm

Mr.Bob wrote:The latest episodes coming in for me finally reached the GW Bush administration years. I know this because Homer made a Cheney joke yesterday. You guys are right about the show's depreciating quality. I've been left feeling nonplussed after nearly every episode this week so far.

What do you mean? Like, they are just now airing them in the Netherlands?

Humbug · Post by **Humbug** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:06 pm

JeremyW wrote:
Mr.Bob wrote:Nice. I liked the tail tough.

Back to the Simpsons. Remember a while ago everyone was creating all this hoo-haa about some upcoming episode where a character/s would come out of the closet? So, I'm curious. Who was it?
One of Marges sisters. This episode has not yet aired.

Hmm, really? I thought it was Lenny.

Kevin Wolf · Post by **Kevin Wolf** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:12 pm

For posterity, I present to you all the evolution of Leon.

He's gone from an 18-inch tall winged imp to a rampaging wingless giant, and now he's about hobbit-sized with no explanation of how he got that way. No character has morphed more than he has over the years, except maybe for Camille because I just can't drawn the ladies.

JeremyW · Post by **JeremyW** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:16 pm

I've been doing my comic for about five months. Here's how Doczilla has evolved. Take note that his ears are now positioned right at the back of his head which is not noticable from the angle in the colour pic.

Yeahduff · Post by **Yeahduff** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:32 pm

What's with all these strange drawings cutting in on our Simpson's discussion? God, people around here are so rude....

Driving Without Pants · Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:34 pm

Lookie what I found on the internet! Compromise!

Kevin Wolf · Post by **Kevin Wolf** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:43 pm

Man, those Tracy Ullman-era characters were freakish.