Talking Simpsons - Bart vs. Australia With Tom Walker — Talking Simpsons

Talking Simpsons explores "Bart vs. Australia," featuring comedian Tom Walker as the first Australian guest. The hosts discuss the episode's origins, linking its caning plot to the 1994 Michael Fay scandal in Singapore. They also cover the cultural impact of the show in Australia, the CC's Chips sponsorship, and the enduring legacy of the Powerpuff Girls, while sharing personal anecdotes about growing up with The Simpsons.

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Sponsor: Lincoln Navigator Rejuvenate Introduction and guest Tom Walker Casual banter and Powerpuff Girls history Cultural legacy and Australian stereotypes Simpsons quotes as personality building blocks Australian culture and the 'boot' Letters from kids and school projects Michael Fay caning and Weird Al reference Singaporean caning news and Simpsons references Rupert Murdoch and Simpsons production Bathroom jokes and toothpaste as candy Observational humor on sinks and toilets Homer's shower and Marge's plunger joke Character touches and the unwrapped globe Landed gentry and Australian accents Expensive long-distance calls Nintendo helpline and lonely callers Hitler in Argentina and nuisance phones Hobbit movie pacing and weird scenes Stephen Fry eating testicles on camera Sponsor: Lincoln Navigator Rejuvenate Sponsor: Wealthfront Cash Account Break: Thanks to Tom Walker Disney movie back catalog discussion Tom Walker's Australian accent impressions Remote Australia and no addresses Kangaroo choking dog video Bart and Tobias on tricycles Waltzing Matilda and Bruno Drundridge Doing a good Australian accent Commonwealth countries and funny money Faux Australian terms and Squatter's Crog Tasmania tourism and Manly Beach A Cry in the Dark and dark jokes Dingo ate my baby alibi Nude sunbathing with a Fosters Grifter Pale Ale and fruity beers Evan Conover and State Department Phil Hartman and Australia fad in America Crocodile Dundee movie criticism Sponsor: Wealthfront Cash Account Sponsor: GameTime App Paul Hogan and Australian excellence Watching Xanadu and Hobbit movies Uluru blown up and Bill Clinton slide Free trip to Australia and long flights Shiva and jet lag Australians overseas and time zones Flora and fauna and college debt Dusting off Australian facts Australian Capital Territory Ambassadors and networking Australian facts from the show Male platypus venomous spur Coffee vs Beer and B-E-C-O-B-A The Borg and Blackout Rage Gallon Underage drinking age in Australia Australian Barney and parliament house Bart's apology in parliament Union Jack removed from flag Mad Max boot recreation contest 10-year-old American reruns Spider-Man access and Homer's plan Nerf boomerangs and video games Assaulting the prime minister Mel Gibson and South O' the Border Bullfrogs and Chazwazers Poe Buddy's nerfick hat Homer's wild and free speech Marge's dressing down of government Marge's smugness defeated Sponsor: Row Health American butts and Commonwealth Embassy evacuation photo misnomer Foreign species and Sinister Didgeridoo Democrats veering right in the 90s Fox Studios Australia and missing scene Priscilla, Queen of the Desert reference Simpsons Down Under experience Itchy and Scratchyland comparison Tom Walker's Twitch and Bake Off Pirating content and fun Patreon back catalog offer Sponsor: Lincoln Navigator Rejuvenate

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Talking Simpsons - Bart vs. Australia With Tom Walker

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