The 400th episode of the Simpsons, “You Kent Always Say What You Want,” aired last night, and it contained a mention of Charlottesville. Our cameo is as a faux ice cream flavor. Fred Weaver provides this clip:
Cool!
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Ummm…
Maybe it’s just me, but I listened to it twice, and I really thought he said “Charlotte Drill Chew.”
On third listen, it did sound more like “Charlottes ville” but he was pronouncing it with the “ch” being like “chew,” not like “charlotte.”
Did anyone see it referenced in subtitles?
Definitely cool. My history teacher’s obsessed with The Simpsons though and watches it every weeks – surprised he didn’t mention anything today…
I almost jumped out of my chair when I heard that. Not to rain on anyone’s parade and maybe I misheard it, but I think we’re associated with a topping / candy, not an ince cream flavor (they must have heard we’ve tumbled down to #17 before finalizing the script).
Anyway, everything else Homer mentions is a fictional knock-off of something…Snickers, Gummy Bears, Good N Plenty, Kit Kat, something Hershey, Mr. Goodbar and Mild Duds.
What the heck is Charlottesville Chew supposed to represent? Someone embiggen my knowledge – is this a cromulent produdct?
Charleston Chew. It’s perfectly cromulent.
I totally thought I was hearing things.
How about that “24” episode though? That was even better.
[…] [via: CvilleNews.com] […]
I think my favorite so far was when we were featured on the X-Files. It was at a horse farm, and somehow that just seemed spot on. Of course Charlottesville has changed alot since then. We don’t have as many farms of any sort left around here anymore. Most of the horse farms in Western Albemarle have already been turned into subdivisions.
I’ll be interested to see how Evan almighty depicts Crozet…
I watched this episode during broadcast and completely missed this joke — I guess the hard “Ch” threw me off and/or I wasn’t paying attention.
Sunday was the first time I sat down to watch new Simpsons in a long while… I’ll just say I didn’t think they were awful, which is more than I can say about this entire season of 24.
“I’ll be interested to see how Evan almighty depicts Crozet…”
Did they film some scenes there? I just checked out the trailer at evanalmighty.com., and there are plenty of blue mountains in the background. Between the Va. connection and the kid-friendly appeal, I might have see this in a theater.
Uva82 –
Evan Almighty was filmed almost entirely in Crozet – more can be found
here and here and cvillenews
[…] Via cvillenews.com […]
they’ve done this before. who can forget the TV shopping episode where homer marvelled over “all the big brands, like sorny and magnetbox”?
[…] our fair city recently found its way into the 400th episode of The Simpsons. As reported by Waldo Jaquith, while ordering the types of toppings he wanted on his ice cream, Homer Simpson listed a series of […]
Lonnie – The XF reference was definitely my favorite too! :) Sigh. Forget Jefferson–I’ll always be proud to be from the town where the Well-Manicured Man’s dirty mistress raised horses. XD
It always tickles me when Cville gets a nod like this, because for all the stuff that’s here, it strikes me as bizarre how few people have ever heard of us.
I must use this opportunity to point out that the Springfield Town Hall looks exactly like Monticello, to an extent to which I cannot believe that it’s coincidental.
I think it was a play on Charleston Chew (http://www.tootsie.com/cc.html). Cool non the less.