# "We Meet Again, MAD Magazine" Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613/we-meet-again-mad-magazine Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613/we-meet-again-mad-magazine.md Podcast: [Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613) Published: 2026-03-16T08:41:16+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast/episodes/we-meet-again-mad-magazine Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/689087df0bb12601f0bc09c6/e/69b4ecd51b5a7dfbdf9b6896/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613/episodes/we-meet-again-mad-magazine Duration seconds: 2782 ## Resource Eat The Pudding: A Simpsons Podcast   Episode 5: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”   Welcome to the Eat The Pudding fan podcast, where Michael and Ian explore the Simpsons universe in all its colourful and cromulent forms. This is the fifth episode: “We meet again, MAD Magazine”.  The focus of our fifth episode’s Spotlight On Springfield segment is none other than Seymour Skinner – educationalist, war veteran, reluctant sex symbol and arguably the most charmingly innocent of Bart’s mortal enemies. As well as debating whether Skinner is actually likeable as a character, we discuss the controversial Season 9 episode in which everything we have learnt about Skinner is turned on its head, causing uproar among those of the Simpsons faithful who like a healthy dose of realism in their cartoons.  Continuing with our Season 4 arc, Ian’s second pick is Brother From The Same Planet, where Bart and Homer’s relationship is put through the wringer – with plenty of pop culture references, sight gags and the return of Phil Hartman in the best role that Tom Cruise never had. We also respond to a listener question about Simpsons episodes that pack an emotional punch and, in some cases, are downright hard to watch.  If you would like to send us a voice message to include in the show, we have set up a special page on SpeakPipe:  https://www.speakpipe.com/EatThePudding . No need to sign up – all you have to do is c… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613/episodes/we-meet-again-mad-magazine/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast-7643613/we-meet-again-mad-magazine.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.