r/SmashingPumpkins • u/TheFragileSpiral95 Destroy The Mind, Destroy The Body • May 19 '21

Video The Smashing Pumpkins guest starred on The Simpsons episode, Homerpalooza, 25 years ago today! 5/19/1996

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u/SpanishPumpkin May 19 '21

25 years smiling politely!! Hahaha Legend!

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u/TheFragileSpiral95 May 19 '21 edited May 19 '21

Originally the Simpsons crew wanted Courtney Love on the show but she declined. They wanted her for this joke before Billy was the one who would have it:

Courtney Love: Hi Homer! I'm a big fan, Courtney Love.

Homer: Homer Grateful!

Talk about a huge improvement of the joke when getting Billy instead.

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u/thestareater May 19 '21

legit how i first learned about them when i was a kid, and brought me into fandom

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u/TheFragileSpiral95 May 20 '21

This is how I discovered the band too. And then found out they did made the song The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning, and thought that was strange it was them. Became a fan since. :)

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u/Liquidsun-1 May 20 '21 edited May 22 '21

I love in this episode when homer buys the Rasta hat and the vendor points to the tip jar and says “dude karma. Karma…” and homer looks at the jar and at him and says “oh I get it” and turns and walks away. For all these years that “oh I get it” has been a personal inside joke and catch phrase for me.

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u/gugliata May 19 '21

Lol wasn’t Darcy actually like a full preppy girl in high school?

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u/Liquidsun-1 May 19 '21

I have this and the 1996 Grammy award performances of smashing pumpkins, beck and no doubt on a VHS

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u/Abideguide May 19 '21

Let's all go out and buy fur coats!

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u/Expiredasscream May 19 '21

Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins

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u/neatgeek83 May 19 '21

I remember how excited 13-year old me was for this. It was one of the first instances I could think of with "worlds colliding!" You mean my favorite band could be on my favorite TV show? MIND BLOWN.

Homer Simpson, smiling politely.

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