When did The Simpsons start repeating Couch Gags?
After several years away I've come back to The Simpsons around S20. I have noticed on at least two separate occasions that longer 'couch gags' have been repeated on more than one episode (one featured them breaking into a museum to find their couch, another featured them chasing the couch around the world).
I thought the whole point of the couch gag was that it was unique, a bonus scene that also pads the show length depending if the main episode is longer or shorter.
When did they start repeating gags and is it documented which have been used more than once?
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The show has essentially repeated couch gags from the very beginning. According to a list of couch gags on The Simpsons wiki, the first repeat was in the show’s eighth aired episode, The Telltale Head. If anything, it seems to have actually changed over time from being quite common to extremely rare.
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When did The Simpsons start doing the couch gag?
The couch gag made its first appearance in the show's second episode (Bart The Genius \u2013 which first aired way back in January 14th 1990, in case you were wondering) and with more than 500 episodes spanning nearly a quarter of a century, the Simpsons team have had plenty of chances to play with that famous introduction.Did The Simpsons repeat couch gags?
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. However, as of Season 21, couch gags are rarely reused.When did The Simpsons stop doing the couch gag?
In the syndicated version for the episodes from seasons 1 to 5, the couch gag for the episode is usually replaced with the one from season five's "Rosebud" where The Simpsons find an exact double of themselves on the couch (though the syndicated versions of the later episodes retain their original couch gags).When did The Simpsons redo their intro?
The iconic opening sequence for The Simpsons has gone through two alterations: first in season 2, and then again in season 10. After 30 seasons, The Simpsons' opening credits sequence is certainly iconic, but it has changed significantly since the original episodes aired.Couch GAGs in season 27
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