"The law firm of Dewey, Cheatam and Goode".
It's something I'd expect to see in the Simpsons. BTW, the new Ren and Stimpy suck so bad, it's impossible to flame them adequatley.
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me" - General George S. Patton.
It's a pretty standard gag lawfirm name - but there were similar ones in EABF05:
Badger, Haggle & Bill Luvum & Burnham, Family Law Hackey, Joke & Dunnit
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It's something you'd expect to see in VAUDEVILLE.
evan
Yeah, I was thinking of chiming in on the new Ren & Stimpy, but it's so amazingly bad there's hardly a point in going into it. Get a hold of the first couple seasons of the old show and enjoy.
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New to comedy, eh?
That's an old Vaudeville gag...it's been used so many times it's been worn out.
I think that Ren & Stimpy used it shows how far they've fallen...they can't even come up with an original funny law firm name.
A variation on an old Three Stooges gag. Their version was "Dewey, Cheatum and Howe," which I like better. (Points to anyone who can name the Three Stooges short that uses this gag...I don't know it.)
It was new to me. I guess old jokes never die.
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me" - General George S. Patton.
In article , simpsfan says...
One would like to think it was from the Three Stooges. I thought so, too. Therefore I looked it up. If you follow the thread below, you'll see that this particular sign was never in any of the Three Stooges shorts.
http://www.threestooges.net/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1309&whichpage=1
It's from vaudeville. It was a standard gag. Hell, even Johnny Carson used it. It's an homage, something that the Simpsons have been known to do from time to time.
evan
On a good day, I'd expect a funnier version of this joke, such as, "Dewey, Cheatam, and Thompson."
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Or even better "Dewey, Cheatam, and Damstrait".
Another reference is that "Dewey, Cheatham & Howe" is the company Tom and Ray Magliozzi formed to produced their "Car Talk" radio show on NPR.