‘Simpsons’ Writer Calls Out ‘Jeopardy!’ for Botching A Piece of Sideshow Bob Trivia

Plus: 21 of the Most Physically Uncomfortable Scenes in Movie History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 March 16, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=%E2%80%98Simpsons%E2%80%99%20Writer%20Calls%20Out%20%E2%80%98Jeopardy%21%E2%80%99%20for%20Botching%20A%20Piece%20of%20Sideshow%20Bob%20Trivia%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Fsimpsons-writer-calls-jeopardy-botching-piece-sideshow-bob-trivia) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about strange rules, devious tales, funny anger, on-set stories, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [‘Simpsons’ Writer Calls Out ‘Jeopardy!’ for Botching A Piece of Sideshow Bob Trivia]( Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder – but not [Ken Jennings](, obviously. No one wants [Mayim Bialik]( back. With 762 total episodes, a massive cultural footprint and a seemingly endless well of behind-the-scenes stories and fun facts available to the public, [The Simpsons]( is an absolute gold mine for trivia shows. On [Jeopardy!](, The Simpsons has commanded entire categories in some competitions, and the admiration has even gone both ways on some occasions – the late, great [Alex Trebek]( appeared in the Season Nine Simpsons episode "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" playing himself, and the show’s current host and former repeat champion Ken Jennings had the same honor in Season 28’s “The Caper Chase.” Unsurprisingly, there is a shared demographic between the two TV institutions, which makes a recent spelling error in a Simpsons-themed Jeopardy! question absolutely unconscionable, or so says [Bill Oakley](. [READ MORE]( [Let’s Hope Bill Hader’s ‘Cat in the Hat’ Movie Is As Horny As This ‘SNL’ Sketch]( Hurray? [There’s going to be a newÂ]([Cat in the Hat]([animated film](, with Saturday Night Live’s [Bill Hader voicing]( the titular feline. It’s hard to get too excited about this one, considering the last time an SNL alum played the top-hatted character, it was [Mike Myers in a debacle]( that critics called “about as creatively inspired as a giant hairball.” Unless… there might be a way to jazz up that 16-page epic for the big screen. And the only inspiration needed is a callback to the first time Hader played the Cat in the Hat in this 2014 SNL sketch. [READ MORE]( 25 of the Strangest Rules People Had to Respect at Someone Else’s House 5 Devious Tales of People Tricking Each Other Through Seduction 24 of the Funniest Things People Did Out of Anger 38 Movies That Critics and Audiences Just Can’t Agree On 15 Jokes from U.K. Comics That Require Little-to-No Translation to Real English 36 On-Set Stories More Interesting Than Anything That Appeared on Quibi 21 of the Most Physically Uncomfortable Scenes in Movie History TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America