The Lost Art of The Sight Gag: An Essay - /tv/ (#212960745) [Archived: 470 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:06:26 PM No.212960745
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From double entendres, to witty political commentary, there was a time when the groundbreaking adult animated sitcom, "The Simpsons" was at the cutting edge of visual hilarity, and no, I'm not referring to the rough but charming animation style of the Klasky Csupo era. What I seek to bring about to the foray of modern comedy is what once was. The timely visual gags that sometimes were a blink and you'll miss it moment, that no doubt stayed in our collective consciousness all these decades later. So let's take a history lesson, shall we?

It all began in the humble beginnings of the late 1980's hit sketch comedy, "The Tracey Ullman Show", Mr NORTH I never heard of it before I don t know how much more clearly I can put it Counsel I never ever heard that proposal before that estion Mr are is a second part of the document that relates simply to control over the use of the funds and that is on the rst page of it the second paragraph And I take it that although you never saw the document the concept that you would control dispo- sition of the funds I don t mean in your personal capacity but in your governmental capacity in the event of the death of Hakim and Secord that is not foreign to you is it Mr NORTH Well never rofessed to have control over a single nny of this I elicited cooperation of General Secord

To my owledge he cooperated in every case with the things that we asked him to do but I never once saw those words nor do I want to leave you with the im ression that this was what I had in mind when I said to them happens if both you guys drop dead I was more than willing to have anybody else they wanted so that we could continue the activities but I didn t necessarily wish to become the person who had to y back and forth to Swit- zerland
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:12:38 PM No.212960942
the sign is a subtle joke
the sign is a subtle joke
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I hung onto every word.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:17:35 PM No.212961096
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>>212960745 (OP)
>>212960942
Pack it up, sisters. It's a dead meme.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:19:11 PM No.212961156
>>212961096
two words: sn eed
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:31:26 PM No.212961546
>>212961156
Two words: dead meme
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:37:59 PM No.212961772
>>212960745 (OP)
Rock. Fund. Band.

>>212961156
Cram it, kid. This place ain't for you.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:39:00 PM No.212961804
>>212961156
Not funny anymore
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:45:28 PM No.212962005
it’s fun to realize there’s this guy on /v/ who’s been spamming images of himself with a character from a video game ceaselessly for a couple years because he believes if he spams it enough the universe will give him the video game character as an irl wife.

That’s the level of mental illness 4chan mods just accept nowadays.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:49:19 PM No.212962143
>>212962005
>*talks to xerself*
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:49:42 PM No.212962160
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:50:17 PM No.212962180
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:50:49 PM No.212962193
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:51:20 PM No.212962216
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:51:52 PM No.212962232
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:51:55 PM No.212962235
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>>212960745 (OP)
>>212960942
>>212962160
Kek! I keked!
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:52:40 PM No.212962260
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:54:04 PM No.212962298
>>212961156
>>212962260
Fuck off faggot
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:54:21 PM No.212962313
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:54:31 PM No.212962320
>>212962260
The least funny one of all
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:55:55 PM No.212962356
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:59:11 PM No.212962469
>>212962260
The “Sneed’s Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck’s)” joke from The Simpsons is a famous example of clever wordplay that has gained meme status online.
The Joke Itself:

In the episode titled “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)” (Season 11, Episode 5), the Simpsons drive past a rural store with a sign that reads:

"Sneed's Feed and Seed (Formerly Chuck's)"

At first glance, it seems like just a quirky store name. But the joke lies in the wordplay.
The Wordplay:

The sign tells us that the store is now called Sneed’s Feed and Seed, and it used to be owned by someone named Chuck.

The current owner is Sneed.

The store sells Feed and Seed—note that both words rhyme with Sneed.

So, if Chuck owned it before, then, to match the pattern, the store under Chuck would have sold products that rhyme with Chuck. That would mean:

Chuck’s [F-word] and [S-word]

…which strongly implies a crude joke (i.e., "Chuck’s F* and S***"—implying sexual innuendo or vulgarity).
Why It's Funny:

It’s a subtle adult joke buried in what appears to be a kid-friendly show.

It relies on inference—you don’t get it unless you notice the rhyme scheme and connect the dots.

It’s cleverly disguised in plain sight, making it one of the more enduring and meme-worthy jokes in Simpsons history.

Meme Legacy:

The joke has become a long-running meme on forums like Reddit and 4chan, where people use it as an example of unexpectedly sophisticated or hidden humor in old Simpsons episodes.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 8:59:33 PM No.212962483
As a child I was heavily filtered by the visual gags and political commentary of the Simpsons, because you had to be a product of the era it was satirizing. I was born in 90, and even today I could only guess what OPs image is commenting on. A record stores aesthetic changed from old beach boys hippie influence into an edgy grunge brand and that's the joke. Not that funny. To this day I still don't know why the monorail episode is so funny to Simpsons fans. Generations younger than me, Z and A, must see these jokes almost like a lost language that needs translation.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:01:43 PM No.212962556
>>212962469
The "Sneed's Feed & Seed (Formerly Chuck's)" joke from The Simpsons is a layered example of wordplay and innuendo that became a long-running meme online due to its subtlety.

Here's a breakdown of the joke:
The Sign

The sign for the store in The Simpsons reads:

Sneed's Feed & Seed
(Formerly Chuck's)

At face value, it's just a humorous, quirky store name in a rural area. But here's where the joke lies:
The Wordplay

The name of the current owner is Sneed, and the store sells Feed & Seed — both words rhyme with -eed.

The sign says the store was "Formerly Chuck's".

So, if Sneed sells items that rhyme with -eed (Feed & Seed), then presumably when Chuck owned it, the products sold would have rhymed with -uck.

That implies the store used to be:

Chuck’s F* & S***
(both rhyming with “-uck”)

You can imagine what those words might be (sexual or profane in nature), making the joke a bit crude — but very cleverly hidden.
Why It's Popular

The humor is:

Extremely subtle: You need to think about the rhyme scheme and the implied vulgarity.

Never explained in the show.

Got picked up by internet meme culture, especially for being a blink-and-you-miss-it background gag with surprisingly layered wordplay.

Summary

The joke hinges on the pattern:

"[Owner]'s [thing1] & [thing2]"
Where all parts rhyme.

So:

Sneed Feed & Seed

Chuck (implied) F*** & S***

It’s a hidden dirty joke wrapped in innocent packaging — classic Simpsons wordplay.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:02:41 PM No.212962585
>>212962260
>>212962469
cringe.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:05:50 PM No.212962670
>>212962585
The joke "Sneed's Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck's)" from The Simpsons is a well-known example of a layered and subtle adult-oriented pun that became a meme years later due to its clever wordplay.
The Joke

In the episode “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)” (Season 11, Episode 5), the Simpsons stop at a rural farm store called "Sneed's Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck's)".

Here's the sign as it appears:

Sneed's Feed & Seed
(formerly Chuck's)

At first glance, it looks like a normal country store name. But the humor lies in the implication of rhyme and alliteration:

The current store is Sneed’s Feed and Seed, meaning everything there rhymes with Sneed: Feed, Seed.

The parenthetical "formerly Chuck’s" implies that when Chuck owned it, the name also followed the same rhyme scheme.

So, if it were Chuck's, then the name would’ve rhymed with Chuck—just like "Feed and Seed" rhyme with Sneed.

What rhymes with Chuck and fits the same format? Words that are not family-friendly—most notably:

F* and S***.

So "Chuck's F*** and S***" would be the implied former name, creating a dirty joke hidden in plain sight through implication, without explicitly saying anything inappropriate.
Why It's Funny (and Notable)

It’s a sophisticated pun hidden behind innocent-sounding rural signage.

It got past censors because it doesn't say anything outright vulgar.

It became an internet meme for its subtlety and brilliance, especially among fans who appreciated the layered wordplay.

So in summary:

"Sneed's Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck's)" is a covertly risqué joke where the punchline is implied by rhyme and inference, making it a standout example of The Simpsons’ clever writing.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:08:41 PM No.212962761
you better have a good reason for doing that
you better have a good reason for doing that
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>>212960745 (OP)
You see, the sign is a subtle joke. Popular music was quite upbeat and positive as a whole post WWII and through the 1950’s. ‘Good Vibrations’ was a hit by the American Rock band The Beach Boys which arguably epitomIzS this positive trend in popular music. (Though I would mention they also had some bittersweet and melancholic qualities to many of their songs.) Various styles and general moods in music became popular or trendE over the decades leading to the 1990’s wave of depressive, violent, and suicidal ‘grunge’ rock and perhaps early ‘industrial’ rock. ‘Suicidal Notes’ serves as a humorouS analogue to the past, the juxtaposition giving rise to the humor. The wordplay works on both levels as ‘notes’ is understood to have two meanings here, one being a (suicidL) penned letter or written statement, often about why one has chosen to take their own life (uh-oh), and the second meaning being like a musical note (similar to the vibrations of ‘Good Vibrations’). With that being said, I believe it is indeed HOPE that stand clearest. Hope. Baskin. Fund. Trust.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:27:46 PM No.212963321
>>212960745 (OP)
stop calling written words 'sight gag'. its always some fuckin sign ie words ie verbal, not sight
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:35:53 PM No.212963522
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>STOP CALLING IT A 'sight gag'
>ITS ALWAYS SOME FUCKIN SIGN IE WORDS IE VERBAL (retard), NOT SIGHT
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:43:39 PM No.212963769
>>212963522
LORD BASKIN
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:46:37 PM No.212963837
captive audience
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>>212963769
This anon gets it. Rock.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:51:03 PM No.212963951
>sneedfaggot desperately screaming for attention like a child jumping up and down
To think this once the meme that shut down discussion of the most popular TV show ever for years. Now it's been reduced to Baskin's little bitch.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:54:10 PM No.212964051
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>>212963321
>STOP CALLING IT A 'sight gag'
>ITS ALWAYS SOME FUCKIN SIGN IE WORDS IE VERBAL (retard), NOT SIGHT

stupid sneedsissy. baskinbros GET the The Simpsons
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 9:59:31 PM No.212964215
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>>212963321
I don't get it.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 10:07:13 PM No.212964461
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>>212963321
>stop calling written words 'sight gag'. its always some fuckin sign ie words ie verbal, not sight

Cram it!
Mr NORTH
7/21/2025, 10:48:30 PM No.212965831
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