Simpsons Mysteries - The Grampa Timeline

This ended up being kind of a hybrid video. After looking at the Mona Simpson history, I felt like there was unfinished business with Grampa's role as Homer's father. But then you can't get into Grampa's backstory without getting into his military history, which opened up a whole bunch of questions about the Grampa Timeline. He is a very unreliable narrator. So instead, this ended up being a Mysteries project, trying to go through the random details trying to find the big picture of Grampa's life. Enjoy! :D

Most real thing Grampa ever said: "I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!"

The wildest part about Grandpa's timeline is the possibility that he encountered Hitler on three separate occasions.

You didn't even mention the time in 30s when he caught the ferry over to Shelbyville (which was then called Morganville) and he wore an onion on his belt, which was the style at the time.

"I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time!"

"If you ever go back in time, don't step on anything. Even the smallest action can change the present in ways you couldn't imagine."- Grandpa Simpson on Homer's wedding day

Counterpoint: When you consider all the insane things that have happened to Homer during his life that we've seen over the past 30 seasons, it's not that hard to believe Grandpa's most outlandish claims as being true and not just senile ramblings.

"air force? I thought you were in the Navy" "That kind of mix up happened all the time when I was in the marines"

The best thing Abe ever did for Homer was give him that time travel advice at his wedding.

One of the best potrayal of Abe, was in Barthood. He maybe failed as a father, but he shines as a grandfather.

I love how the entirety of Abe's Navy serves depends on the admissibility of Santa as a witness.

Of course he was born around the 1920s. His story began in 19-dickety-two.

No reason Cleveland had to be in the White House to spank Grampa. He just had to be alive. He died in 1908, so if he spanked Abe as an infant, that actually lines up perfectly with the WWI thing.

I love how the "Sliced Bread having been invented the previous winter" joke is meant to sound ridiculous but actually Sliced bread was invented in 1928 so it actually lines up quite well.

About Burns, have you ever noticed that he seems to have a subconscious affection for Homer? You could call it senility, but I think it's more than that. Burns completely screwed over Homer's parents, but he seems to unknowingly care for Homer himself. He rehired him how many times? Even the "don't forget, you're here forever" wasn't as bad as it could have been considering how Homer quit. He also winds up picking Homer for random important tasks while claiming not to be able to remember his name. Remember them teamed up for Mountain of Madness? Some food for thought.

When the show ends, it has to be a final confrontation between Homer and Burns. He IS the villain of the Simpsons, no matter how much marketing they put into Sideshow Bob.

I don't like the version of Abe that surrenders and says "I'll lead you to Patton". I like the old version of Abe who was a badass soldier who kicked Mr. Burns' ass.

Even if the Hitler cabaret story isnt true, he still admits he wore a dress for a period of time in the 40s. Oh they had designers then.

I always imagined Abe as living a similar life to Homer when he was a young man. Think of all the crazy stuff Homer has done throughout the show and compare it to Abe's stories. Homer is going to sound a lot like Abe when he explains his life to his kids and Grandchildren when he's older.

Wow, Grandpa's story actually got me teary-eyed. I wasn't expecting that.