Talk:24 Minutes

Significance of "24"
I've been thinking about the significance of the number "24" and I've come up with two conclusions:
 * There are 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in an hour
 * "24 Minutes" refers to the duration of that episode

I know they seem unlikely but I thought if we figured out which one's right we might add it to the article.

Also, could it be a play on 60 Minutes?


 * It has been announced that the title is a play on 24. --FireV 01:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, the entire episode plays on 24 (which, as I understand it, is supposed to be 24 hours). The joke, I think, is that the episode lasts 24 minutes (in real life), and around 24 minutes in the plot. I think it is also a reference to 60 minutes, probably.

Simpson's "24 Minutes" vs. South Park's "The Snuke".
Considering how often South Park gets accused of ripping off ideas from the Simpsons, is this possibly the first time that the Simpsons "steals" an idea from South Park? 72.69.106.251 03:28, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

You are, of course, aware that Simpsons episodes take about 10 months to produce whereas South Park episodes take less than a week typically ? 82.45.81.33 10:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree, its worth noting that this episode took the 24 theme from "The Snuke". And the end where it supposedly censored was another direct rip off of South Park's Cartoon_Wars_Part_II where comedy central censored south park for their picture of Mohammad just standing there. However they did allow the next scene consisting of GWB and Jesus defecating on the American flag.


 * "Milhouse of Sand and Fog" aired about six years after "Chickenpox". Will (We're flying the flag all over the world) 14:16, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

"The Snuke" and "24 Minutes" both take their theme from the show 24. In 24 the guy is trying to stop a bomb from going off. "24 Minutes" isn't a rip off of "The Snuke," but they are both parodies of 24.

Simpsons episodes take about 10 months to produce. South Park episodes take less than a week to produce. Did the Snuke episode come out more than 10 months ago? No. No, it did not. Just another case of "SIMPSONS DID IT!" :P 24.99.231.40 22:47, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

In addition to the above, it is worth noting that only the Simpsons' parody of 24 actually features star cast members and characters from 24. Ninjaclown 23:22 24 May 2007 (GMT)

Episode Count
Um, the TV guide site cited on the page seem to indicate that this will be episode 404 not 399. Can anybody explain this to me? Rugbyhelp 02:39, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It does? -- Scorpion0422 02:56, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


 * it says total episodes, i'm no expert...but i think they are counting season 19 episodes that are yet to air Ctjf83

24 Promo
I was really confused when I saw what looked like a promo for this episode on youtube, but it was uploaded quite a while ago in January and looked nothing like the other promo.It turns out Sky One, a british tv station had produced a promotional commercial for the simpsons episode G.I. D'oh  based on the 24 format when they were to air it on the same night as their season 6 premier of 24, so this episode and that promo were completely unrealted,I added it to trivia. Rodrigue 16:14, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Um, well perhaps youtube was a bad reference to prove my point because someone delted it.I will try to find a better source, but if people atleast looked at the video they could see it is true fact. Rodrigue 16:17, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Refrences Link?
Who cleared that out without citations or whatever it is? :/

== Ahdid Adudi ==

What is the joke associated with 'Ahdid Adudi'? Kaiser matias 03:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC) Answered my own questtion

Dead characters
In the airducts we see Uter, Miss Hoover, and Santa's Little Helper dead. Just pointing that out because there is no mention of their deaths on this page or on the pages where the characters are described. 24.21.209.135 03:34, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It's because it was a one-off joke and they're not dead. -- Scorpion0422 03:44, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * They are not dead, just drunken and sleeping.

Canon episode?
Do you think this is part of the Simpsons' canon, or just a joke episode like Behind the Laughter or the Halloween episodes? Especially considering the nuclear bomb destroying Shelbyville and Miss Hoover and Ralph seeming to be dead.
 * Not much in the Simpsons world is considered canon as such, excluding events like Maude Flanders' death and such. You shouldnt consider Shelbyville being destroyed etc as canon.

Episode Edit (Censorship?)
Towards the end of the second act during the four-way split screen with Marge driving to the bake sale and Bart driving with Ralph in the back seat, the descriptive video service described something that wasn't seen in any of the four screens: "We see Scratchy tied to a pole, as Itchy warriors throw tomahawks into him". Apparently the episode was edited between the time the descriptive video service was created and air. That description is heard while the screen simply shows Martin sitting at his computer.

Father of two?
During the beginning of the episode when the info on the characters is shown it says the following about Homer:

ATM User Devoted father of two

As we all know there are THREE children with the Simpsons and all three appear in the episode. Does anyone know whether this is a deliberate joke or just a mistake by the writer?

Maybe he's sired three children, but is only really devoted in the upbringing of two of them (which, I imagine, would be Bart and Lisa. I'd argue that he's not all that devoted to any of the three, though. :) 24.99.231.40 06:58, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I think it's referring to the fact that Homer is often forgetting Maggie. In some Episodes he talks about 'his two children'.
 * Indeed, its a recurring goof that Homer forgets Maggie, even recalling the dog, cat, and TV before he realises his third child is Maggie

you have to notice the word devoted. i think it might also entail that homer is not as much of a father to bart due to the way they treat each other. although sometimes they will get along but the other is more consistant.

24 minutes...
I`m missing a hint to the sentence "The following takes place between" 14:42 and 15:06. --84.131.238.27 (talk) 19:57, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Homer calls the dumpster "Ol' Betsy", a reference to Archie's Jalopy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsruli (talk • contribs) 00:17, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

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