The Simpsons & TiVo

[aerialplug]

The Simpsons have been known to include some TiVo gags. As I don't watch every single episode, I may have missed a few but the two I remember distinctly (because they caught me unaware both times) is an episode where a machine to view the future had an user interface very similar to a TiVo and made exactly the right noises.

Then I'm convinced I've seen an opening couch scene where the TiVo "delete now?" dialog appears and pretends to delete the show before I could grab the remote (yes I got caught by that one too).

Does anyone know which episodes these are (and of any others that feature TiVo)?

I know that Futurama has also had a few TiVo Gags, including the a message in the opening sequence similar to "Hey, TiVo! Suggest this!".

[steveroe]

The TiVo "delete now" gag has been used twice:

GABF19 Millhouse of Sand and Fog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milhouse_of_Sand_and_Fog
HABF09 Million Dollar Abie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Dollar_Abie

I reached for the remote as well!

Professor Frink's Future-TiVo is episode GABF12 "Future-Drama" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future-Drama

Some interesting trivia on http://www.snpp.com/episodeguide.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Simpsons_episodes

[b166er]

I uploaded video when episode 17-03 Millhouse of Sand and Fog was originally aired. It's still up:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/th_simpsons_tivo.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/?action=view&current=simpsons_tivo.flv)

Here's the future drama bit:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/th_future.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/?action=view&current=future.flv)

and why not a south park too:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/th_southpark_tivo.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/?action=view&current=southpark_tivo.flv)

[Paperface]

Here's the future drama bit:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/th_future.jpg (http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/d4005/?action=view&current=future.flv)


Don't believe I've seen that one, has it aired in the UK?

[xsirenonthe101x]

I saw the couch gag one. It got me and all my roommates.. We all went for the remote.

[b166er]

Don't believe I've seen that one, has it aired in the UK?Not sure about that, I downloaded it. I know it was several months before the Ricky Gervias one and that's already aired in the UK.

[aerialplug]

Don't believe I've seen that one, has it aired in the UK?


Yes, it aired sometime last year. I think it's the first time I saw them mimick a TiVo. There was more if I remember correctly.