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02-22-2016, 03:20 AM
The 2016 election gets 'The Simpsons' treatment
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A breakdancing Donald Trump. A hockey fight with a maple leaf-wearing Ted Cruz. And a robot Marco Rubio.
While that may sound like the latest GOP debate, it's actually all from "The Debateful Eight," a two-minute short from The Simpsons in which Marge, just like America, is haunted by actual sound clips of this cycle's candidates
Homer tries to comfort her, telling her to imagine a world in which all of the candidates get along and respect one a**ther but, much like the 2016 campaign in real life, the dream crashes and burns, devolving into a fever dream of chaos.
The short clip provides some pretty great moments that are true to The Simpsons' long history of clever takedowns Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/the-simpsons-2016-election/)
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A breakdancing Donald Trump. A hockey fight with a maple leaf-wearing Ted Cruz. And a robot Marco Rubio.
While that may sound like the latest GOP debate, it's actually all from "The Debateful Eight," a two-minute short from The Simpsons in which Marge, just like America, is haunted by actual sound clips of this cycle's candidates
Homer tries to comfort her, telling her to imagine a world in which all of the candidates get along and respect one a**ther but, much like the 2016 campaign in real life, the dream crashes and burns, devolving into a fever dream of chaos.
The short clip provides some pretty great moments that are true to The Simpsons' long history of clever takedowns Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/the-simpsons-2016-election/)
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