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| bernard |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 05:46:56
If you were to guess who in the Simpsons cartoon might get tms, who would he/she be in your opinion ?
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| Suzanne |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 20:24:52
Burton,
You're right! Homer tried to repress his anger in "I Am Furious (Yellow)" 2002. Before you even posted, I was told about the episode and that Homer had neck spasms pop out all over like mad. I read my post to my boyfriend and his son, and they said "oh no, Homer had a TMS experience when he tried to be nice for an episode. Ha! |
| Burton |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 16:42:27
Actually, there was an episode where Homer tried to be "nice" and repress his anger against Bart especially. He started getting sever neck pain, the pain popped out in these knots all over his neck. Classic TMS. I happened to catch this episode - I'm not a big enough Simpson's geek to remember the name or number - right as I was reading MBP. Pretty funny. |
| Suzanne |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 15:35:49
Oh, I think Krusty is on his way to TMS.
His father hoped he would become a Rabbi and Krusty chose to become a clown, and his father disowned him. He abused Sideshow Bob, who eventually framed him for armed robbery. He's addicted to alchohol and cigarettes and in one episode, Percodan. He was busted for tax evasion and had to file for bankruptcy. He has an illegitimate daughter he never sees. He's had run-ins with the Mafia. He can't read...or can he? It goes on an on 
Ned Flanders actually got his rage out in an episode where he flipped his lid and ended up in the psychiatric facility. It was the one when his house was destroyed.
Hmm...being home sick today, I decided to go Google Ned and that episode because it might come up interesting. (am I bored? LOL)
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"After a hurricane destroys the Flanders' house, the citizenry rebuilds it. But Ned publicly criticizes their workmanship, and the guilt from his outburst sends him to a mental hospital."
That's diddily outrageous!
Some comments about Ned's "explained" behavior:
Sean Murdock: To further complicate the problems created by "Hurricane
Neddy", if you saw tonight's repeat ("Dead Putting Society"), you can
see a Ned Flanders who is entirely capable of expressing not only
anger ("You jackaninny!!") but other "lesser" emotions such as
pettiness ("look, SIMP-son...") and competitiveness ("Mercy is for
the weak, Todd!"). Although this isn't "typical Ned" behavior, it
seems logical that even a good, normal, non-scientifically-
programmed adult would react the way he did to Homer's goading. (If
you want to really nitpick, this ep also shows Ned engaging in a
bet -- this from a man who wouldn't buy insurance because he felt it
was a form of gambling.) Now, however, we are asked to believe that
Ned is merely a robitically "nice" person until he finally erupts --
kinda shaves away some of the dimension of the character, doesn't it?
I mean, it's like concentrating on nothing but Homer's stupidity, and
discarding the minor fact that underneath it all, he loves his
family. These characters are already two-dimensional; must they be
made one-dimensional??
Benjamin J. Robinson: Lately, there has been a controversial trend in
focusing on secondary characters, and digging surprising skeletons
out of their closets. In the past, I have not had a problem with
this, but after watching "Hurricane Neddy," I can understand the
others' objections. Ned Flanders isn't like Troy McClure or Kirk Van
Houten, whom we previously knew little about. He's popped up quite a
bit in Homer's life, and it doesn't seem fair to so radically
reinterpret his character. I can accept Ned's repressing a store of
anger, but to make him a walking time bomb is carrying things too
far.
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Yes, The Simpsons is on waaay too much in this household, and I can hear it from up in my home office.  |
| Steve |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 14:12:35
I know quite a few people like Homer and none of them have back pain. But most guzzle beer like Homer, so their alcoholism probably is enough of a distraction/escape. |
| bernard |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 13:46:13
Putting the question the other way. Surely you know of someone like Homer. But, you do know anyone like Homer that has back pain ?
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| 2scoops |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 13:02:59
My vote goes Thelma and Selma, marges sisters. You know they have the low self esteem, because they cannot find a man. They are mad at Marge because she has a man and kids. They also feel guilty for having their father put in a nursing home, although don't show it, that is because it is repressed. |
| n/a |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 12:10:18
One thing - if Lisa gets TMS, that will be bad luck for her, but good news for the rest of us. She's a real good listener and I'm sure she'll be open to the idea of TMS. As a star (THE star in the my opinion - I just love Lisa) of one of the world's favourite shows, I think she'll use her influence and take on the dinosaurs in the medical profession and the sharks in the medication industry.
Remember as well - she becomes president of the USA - that episode where she has to help out her lazy, but definitely TMS free older brother. She'll really be able to put TMS right to the top of the medical agenda.
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| Louise |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 11:00:28
Sideshow Bob seems to have a lot of rage - he's a candidate, too! |
| Steve |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 09:17:24
Like most clowns, Krusty probably has a lot of unresolved issues that have created a huge pool of rage. |
| bernard |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 09:07:17
Hmmm, I would bet Lisa will get tms if the series continue long enough.
By the way, I understand Marge, Smithers or Flanders but Krusty ?
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| Dave |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 08:39:53
My vote goes to Krusty. |
| Steve |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 07:07:20
Smithers and Ned Flanders. |
| mala |
Posted - 08/27/2004 : 06:29:32
My guess would be Lisa or Marge more so Lisa but definitely not Homer or Bart.
Good Luck & Good Health
Mala |
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