Main Restorations Software Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Everything Else Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements Monitor/Video GroovyMAME Merit/JVL Touchscreen Meet Up Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing Woodworking Software Support Forums Consoles Project Arcade Reviews
Automated Projects Artwork Frontend Support Forums Pinball Forum Discussion Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board controls.dat Linux Miscellaneous Arcade Wiki Discussion Old Archives
Lightguns Arcade1Up Try the site in https mode Site News

Unread posts | New Replies | Recent posts | Rules | Chatroom | Wiki | File Repository | RSS | Submit news

« previous next »
Pages: [1]
  
Go Down

Author Topic: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons  (Read 1783 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Turvey

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 130
  • Last login:Today at 07:41:42 am
Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« on: February 12, 2012, 06:04:10 am »
Now I'm not a huge fan of The Simpsons but I'll certainly be waiting for Episode 499, which I believe is being aired in the US today.

Apparently there has been some talk of Groundskeeper Willie's birthplace and in this episode he confesses to being born in my hometown Kirkwall in Orkney. Maybe not big news to most of you but to a small island community like ours it's BIG news  :)

Unfortunately we'll have to wait a couple of months til we get the chance to see it  ::)
Logged

ark_ader

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5645
  • Last login:March 02, 2019, 07:35:34 pm
  • I glow in the dark.
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 07:33:26 am »
Thank God I have a life.  :lol
Logged
If I had only one wish, it would be for three more wishes.

SammyWI

  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 457
  • Last login:August 16, 2022, 07:58:00 pm
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 08:18:53 am »
Groundskeeper Willie has said he is from different places at different times in the show.  He seems to be a bit off in the head maybe.  I'll probably catch this episode - I'll let you know what he says this time.
Logged

SavannahLion

  • Wiki Contributor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5986
  • Last login:December 19, 2015, 02:28:15 am
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 03:55:41 pm »
Quote from: SammyWI on February 12, 2012, 08:18:53 am
He seems to be a bit off in the head maybe.

Isn't that the point?
Logged

DaOld Man

  • Trade Count: (+4)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5158
  • Last login:May 24, 2025, 09:57:44 pm
  • Wheres my coffee?
    • Skenny's Outpost
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 08:54:55 pm »
Im pretty sure GC Willie said "Kirkwall in Orkney"
Logged

SammyWI

  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 457
  • Last login:August 16, 2022, 07:58:00 pm
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 09:10:21 pm »
Quote from: DaOld Man on February 12, 2012, 08:54:55 pm
Im pretty sure GC Willie said "Kirkwall in Orkney"

Yep, it was just a short bit. 
Logged

BobA

  • Trade Count: (+14)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5943
  • Last login:July 11, 2018, 09:52:14 pm
  • What Me Worry?
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2012, 02:13:56 pm »
Bit off topic but if you want your eyes to fall out.

"To promote the 500th episode milestone, the Fox network, which airs The Simpsons, will arrange a non-stop marathon screening of all the show's episodes with the intent of breaking the Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing."

 
Logged

DaveMMR

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3244
  • Last login:April 28, 2025, 11:33:13 am
Re: Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2012, 02:32:09 pm »
Quote from: BobA on February 13, 2012, 02:13:56 pm
Bit off topic but if you want your eyes to fall out.

"To promote the 500th episode milestone, the Fox network, which airs The Simpsons, will arrange a non-stop marathon screening of all the show's episodes with the intent of breaking the Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing."


I think that happened already - if I read correctly that is - and the winner lasted 86 hours (meaning they made it to around season five).

Quote from: pinballjim on February 13, 2012, 09:47:29 am
The Simpsons has been moderately amusing lately, I've thought.

Agreed. Still think the show is amusing enough to be worth watching - even if not on par with the golden age.
Logged
Pages: [1]
  
Go Up
« previous next »