Simpsons Histories - Superintendent Chalmers

Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow, but I must say you steam a good ham.

Music Credits:
0:42 "Fiddlesticks Rag" (Final Fantasy VI) by diotrans

1:40 "Village from Your Past" (A Link to the Past) by MisfitChris

5:22 "Mercenary Boxing" (Street Fighter II) by Malcos

8:07 "Dan's Ice Cream Truck" (Street Fighter Alpha 2) by Joshua Morse and posu yan

11:36 “Ground Zero” (Final Fantasy IX) by halc

15:14 “Serenity” (Final Fantasy VII) by Mustin

21:25 "Chasing Waterfalls" (Donkey Kong Country 3) by Blue Magic

24:09 "Soothing Rain" (Animal Crossing) by Jamphibious
#thesimpsons

[TheRealJims]

I vastly, vastly underestimated how many episodes Superintendent Chalmers was in, going into this project. He's ending up getting the longest Simpsons Histories vid (so far) because he played a key role in so many random Simpsons episodes. Ended up leaving a bunch of stuff on the cutting room floor to keep this thing from going 35-40 minutes long 🤣
(Also this ends our run of Simpsons Histories vids. Probably an Extra Seconds next.)

[harrisonlee]

It's never left my head that Bill Oakley once said that Chalmers is a foil to Frank Grimes of all people, in that he refuses to look too hard at anything and merely goes along with all the idiocy he encounters.

[zenmaster]

I think that Chalmers doesn’t hate religion per se but holds separation of church and state very sacred. He only objects to it when it is present within a school

[TheJacoliexp]

Well Jim's, I hope you're ready for an unforgettable luncheon

[KombatGod]

One thing I always thought was weird about the "steamed hams" scene is how he constantly yells "Seymour!" Instead of "Skinner!" It may be because they're off duty, but still it feels weird, I believe it's the only time this happens in the whole show, and Skinner still calls him "Superintendent Chalmers".

[TealOpal]

"Did you just call me a liar" is one of the greatest underrated Simpsons jokes. It's so aggressively pointless, and how defensive Skinner gets is legitimately super funny.

[dharmallars]

Chalmers has possibly my favorite line in the whole series in Skinner’s Baddass Song when he tells skinner he’s tired of “class after class of ugly, ugly children” it’s just so funny to me that he’s so personally offended by the looks of the kids

[alexneill]

Please do a Simpsons Histories on Maggie!

I feel like "The Forgotten Simpson" remains somewhat of an enigma on the show, and she's well overdue a deep-dive into her unusual role and legacy. She will often be completely forgotten about for long stretches, then randomly pop up for a B-story or an iconic spotlight moment before receding again.

Weaving a non-verbal character into a show that relies so heavily on sharp dialogue must surely be tricky. But the actual possibilities for non-verbal comedy are boundless, and it's always interesting to see how the writers find ways to have her interact with the rest of the cast, and it actually makes me sad sometimes as to how much she is ignored. Every time they throw in a "secret genius" gag or a sardonic facial reaction shot of her my heart cheers.

[CoffeeSuccubus]

His befriending of Homer was brilliantly integrated. Liking him for craft beer was a good way to build a friendship

[calebprice]

You call him Super Nintendo Chalmers, despite the fact Ralph is obviously learnding.

[MicoDossun]

It’s so interesting how things go in a show this long. Skinner is exclusively a side character for Bart but as Skinner slowly became a more important character we have to give him a character to go against. And then once that character becomes more important he gets his own daughter to get a full story. It’s like if we got episodes based around Nelson’s dad’s best friend or if Maya starts getting episodes with her mom

[nukirisame]

love how these videos always start off as chroniciling their early appearances and ends with talking about their fucked up sex lives

[Kiwi-ccib]

I’d like to throw my hat in the ring for Comic Book Guy, would be interesting to see how much there is to him outside of the pop culture parodies and nerd culture stuff, and he’s had a surprising amount of relationships and character spotlights at this point

[thrillynewt]

"It's just a damn popularity contest with you kids" is one of my favourite underrated lines - just superbly executed

[torgeist.]

Finally, Super Nintendo Chamlers is one of he best characters in the Simpsons.
Thank you for making these videos Mr. RealJims!

[Volgotha]

Skinner with his crazy explanations, the superintendent's gonna need his medication, When he hears Skinner's lame exaggerations, There'll be trouble in town tonight!

[TheBigfootsfeet]

I laugh whenever Chalmskinn makes an appearance. I think Shauna is my favourite part of him, it’s a dynamic that works really well together and it’s nice to see them separate from him and Skinner

[feloniousbutterfly]

The "D.A.N.K." joke is making fun of "D.A.R.E." which claimed to be education to keep kids away from drugs, but in the classrooms they were straight up teaching children how to identify different drugs and where to buy them. It's kind of a dark joke and maybe a little out of character, but the Simpsons have always had some pretty dark jokes hidden by surface level hilarity.

[ethansloan]

Cletus and the whole Spuckler clan have gotten a surprising amount of spotlight episodes these last few seasons. Recently we've seen Cletus make a fortune as both a helium salesman and country singer.

I particularly liked the recent one where Brandine reveals she's secretly educated herself and developed a taste for culture, for alienates Cletus as he feels they no longer can relate to each other. It gave her some surprising depth, and I liked how the main thing she missed was her kids, not just Cletus. Like, good on the writers for remembering that a character who is a parent would probably have other priorities than just their romantic life. And the ending was very sweet.

[lugi]

So happy to see Chalmers got his spotlight! Really caught me off-guard when you mentioned he and Skinner are basically mirror images of eachother, it really adds that extra wrinkle to their relationship.

I think Disco Stu would be fun, he's such a bizarre character compared to other regulars. Most characters fill some type of role outside of jokes (Mel is Krusty's sidekick / delivers exposition, Uter counts as world building for Springfield Elementary so it's not just a bunch of randos at school). But Stu is literally just a gag, he has no uses for stories aside from disco jokes and yet he still managed to become a regular, it's kinda magical honestly.