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Bart the evil executive

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Popularity rank 11 #284. Disrupting the status quo

September 23, 2009

BART: Joel, the economic situation demands we disrupt the status quo here at Hancock Records...
JOEL: Yes?
BART: We've got to ALTER the way we do business! REINVENT ourselves!
JOEL: Yes!
BART: We've got to embrace RADICAL CHANGE, Joel!
JOEL: Yes! YES!
BART: We've got to find ways to SCREW our artists more than we ever thought possible!
JOEL: (thinking) SO close...

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Popularity rank 12 #283. That last band

September 22, 2009

BART: I liked that last band you played. Who was that?
JOEL: Oh, no, that wasn't a band, that was just my phone ringing.
BART: Well, I LIKE it! What's it called?
JOEL: Uh... "marimba"?
BART: "Marimba"... I LIKE it... skews very LATIN... Let's sign them!
JOEL: (thinking) Sign WHO?
BART: I also like that TONE our voicemail system makes... sign that guy, too!

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Popularity rank 13 #282. This song isn’t catching

September 21, 2009

BART: I can't believe this song isn't CATCHING... we got it in that GEICO ad... two movie TRAILERS... we did that MOUNTAIN DEW promotion... (sigh)...
JOEL: Was it a… a GOOD song, sir?
BART: Oh God no… No, no, it's a dreadful little song.
BART: But it had such SYNERGY…
JOEL: Well… They can't all be the Black Eyed Peas, sir.
BART: Would that they could, Joel… (sigh) Would that they could…

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Popularity rank 14 #211. We’re artists

February 16, 2009

BOY BAND DUDE: We're ARTISTS!
BART: You're a boy band.
BOY BAND DUDE: We WON'T make ringtones!
BART: You're under contract.
BOY BAND DUDE: To make MUSIC!
BART: Ringtones ARE music.
BOY BAND DUDE: We have IDEALS!
BART: You have sex tapes.
BOY BAND DUDE: Sex tapes... launch CAREERS!
BART: Not sex tapes with old, hairy Cincinnati pretzel vendors.
BOY BAND DUDE: We're... ARTISTS...

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Popularity rank 15 #207. Human slavery

February 10, 2009

BART: Joel, can we... sell all our musicians into human slavery?
JOEL: Legally? Yes.
JOEL: They're under very, VERY exploitative contracts.
JOEL: But, ah, morally speaking, we probably... shouldn't.
BART: Yes, I suppose that's right.
BART: What if it's just the trance artists?

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  • 1 JOHN: It's like, she was such a huge part of my life, so it's not just like my girlfriend left me, but my whole life.

    After the breakup

    2 2 Apr 5, ’05

  • 2 SCRAPPER: Get your manager. I need someone who UNDERSTANDS arts and crafts.
JOHN: I GET art, lady. I AM an artist.

    I am an artist

    1 4 Mar 13, ’10

  • 3 DAN: So let's say I have this cute young guitar student... she's not even THAT young... is it... I mean... is it cool for a teacher to ask out a student?

    Teacher/student

    0 8 May 12, ’08

  • 4 SUBWAY WORKER: Sir, I asked if you want the meal or just the sandwich.
BRETT: I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU RIGHT NOW.

    No James Blunt at the Subway

    1 3 Aug 5, ’06

  • 5 SCRAPPER: Let me show you the ART of scrapbooking. You have any photos in your wallet?
JOHN: I got one of my mom.

    The art of scrapbooking

    1 2 Mar 15, ’10

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