Couch gag - Revision history

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 The '''couch gag''' is a running visual joke in the [[opening credits]] of the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The couch gag usually changes from episode to episode (where some episodes repeat some) and usually features the Simpson family's living room couch. A typical gag features the Simpson family running into the living room, only to find some abnormality with the couch; be it a bizarre and unexpected occupant, an odd placement of the couch, such as the ceiling, or any number of other situations. In more recent seasons, the couch gags have tended to be more outlandish and absurd, sometimes showing The Simpsons sitting on the couch in different types of media (claymation, live-action, flipbook animation, etc.).[[File:Circus Line couch gag.png|thumb|An extravagant couch gag from the episode "Cape Feare"]]
-Generally, between one-half and two-thirds of the couch gags used in a season are new, while the remaining couch gags are repeats. Most couch gags are used at least twice, with a second occurrence usually in the same season as the first. Most of these are Halloween episodes. Furthermore, ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' does not feature a couch gag in the opening, however there is a couch gag-like scene during Homer's vision. All couch gags are non-canon (except "[[Pulpit Friction]]").
+Generally, between one-half and two-thirds of the couch gags used in a season are new, while the remaining couch gags are repeats. Most couch gags are used at least twice, with a second occurrence usually in the same season as the first. Most of these are Halloween episodes. Furthermore, ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' does not feature a couch gag in the opening, however there is a couch gag-like scene during Homer's vision.
 == History ==
 The first episode of the series to air, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" (episode 7G08), didn't feature a couch gag. The second episode (aired and produced), "[[Bart the Genius]]", features the first couch gag to be aired. When the family sits down on the couch, [[Bart]] is squeezed off the couch and pops up into the air. During the shot of the television set following the couch shot Bart is seen falling back down in front of the TV. This is one of the few couch gags that continue into the closing shot of the TV, as well as the first one using this.
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 [[File:CouchGagS7E13.png|thumb|left|A example of a couch gag, from "[[Two Bad Neighbors]]".]]
 The '''couch gag''' is a running visual joke in the [[opening credits]] of the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The couch gag usually changes from episode to episode (where some episodes repeat some) and usually features the Simpson family's living room couch. A typical gag features the Simpson family running into the living room, only to find some abnormality with the couch; be it a bizarre and unexpected occupant, an odd placement of the couch, such as the ceiling, or any number of other situations. In more recent seasons, the couch gags have tended to be more outlandish and absurd, sometimes showing The Simpsons sitting on the couch in different types of media (claymation, live-action, flipbook animation, etc.).[[File:Circus Line couch gag.png|thumb|An extravagant couch gag from the episode "Cape Feare"]]

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 == History ==
-The first episode of the series to air, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" (episode 7G08), didn't feature a couch gag. The second episode (aired and produced), "[[Bart the Genius]]", features the first couch gag to be aired. When the family sits down on the couch, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] is squeezed off the couch and pops up into the air. During the shot of the television set following the couch shot Bart is seen falling back down in front of the TV. This is one of the few couch gags that continue into the closing shot of the TV, as well as the first one using this.
+The first episode of the series to air, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" (episode 7G08), didn't feature a couch gag. The second episode (aired and produced), "[[Bart the Genius]]", features the first couch gag to be aired. When the family sits down on the couch, [[Bart]] is squeezed off the couch and pops up into the air. During the shot of the television set following the couch shot Bart is seen falling back down in front of the TV. This is one of the few couch gags that continue into the closing shot of the TV, as well as the first one using this.
 == Extra long couch gags ==

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 Since that gag, there have been several extra-long couch gags. The [[Banksy couch gag]] is another extra-long couch gag, which was created by the British graffiti artist [[Banksy]]. It featured employees of 20th Century Fox creating Simpsons merchandise in a run-down sweatshop.
-The [[Don Hertzfeldt]]-animated couch gag (appearing in "[[Clown in the Dumps]]") is currently the longest one, beating the [[Robot Chicken couch gag]] by 21 seconds.  In it,  Homer's remote control triggers a time machine in his TV, launching a surreal sequence that reveals the endless evolution (and deterioration) of The Simpsons show through the deep future.
+The [[Don Hertzfeldt]]-animated couch gag (appearing in "[[Clown in the Dumps]]") is currently the longest one, beating the [[Robot Chicken couch gag]] by 21 seconds. In it, Homer's remote control triggers a time machine in his TV, launching a surreal sequence that reveals the endless evolution (and deterioration) of The Simpsons show through the deep future.
 == Other couch gags ==

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 == See also ==
-* [[List of couch gags]]
+*[[List of couch gags]]
-* [[Chalkboard gag]]
+*[[Chalkboard gag]]
 {{Visual gags}}

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 A reference to another show by Matt Groening, ''[[Futurama]]'', was made in the couch gag for the season 12 episode "[[HOMЯ]]" where the family is deposited on the couch via the travel tubes that appear in New New York City, but Fry comes down the chute instead of Bart (which is quickly corrected when Fry gets sucked up and Bart comes down).
-For the season 19 premiere, "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]" the entire theme song was modified as a callback to ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. The couch gag featured the family running in to see Spiderpig sitting on the couch. Homer lovingly picks up the pig and says, "My summer love".
+For the season 19 premiere, "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]" the entire theme song was modified as a callback to ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. The couch gag featured the family running in to see Plopper sitting on the couch. Homer lovingly picks up the pig and says, "My summer love".
 == See also ==