Awhile back (September 2006 to be exact), I caught an easter egg joke about my beloved Kansas City Royals on The Simpsons. Back then I wondered if one of the writer’s was either from KC or a enough of a fan to sling such a subtle joke about the perpetually terrible team.
A little less than 2 years later, season 19’s finale episode “All About Lisa” had yet another Royals reference, this time a bit more blatant.While the Royals aren’t nearly as sad sack as they once were, they certainly have enough left over to maintain that reputation, even in Springfield. While the first was perhaps a coincidence, this second time makes me wonder who on the show is writing the team in…also makes me wonder if I’ve missed other instances.
Anyway, check out these two prominent screen grabs from the episode:
The joke comes in short scene with Bart and the Comic Book Guy that sets up Bart and Homer’s brief coin collecting hobby. Following Bart’s disappointment that Lisa gets hired as Krusty the Clown’s unpaid intern, Bart is convinced by Homer to sell off his Krusty memorabilia. In exchange, Bart asks for the “Radioactive Man vs. Muhammad Ali” comic book issue, but Comic Book Guy counters by offering his “Radioactive Man meets the Kansas City Royals” issue instead…obviously lesser in value.
Well I guess the Royals did get no hit last night against the Red Sox and pitcher Jon Lester…so KC still has a long way to go before we shed our sad sack image. Sigh.