Kristen Schaal Jokes for the Comedy Hall of Fame

Plus: The 25 Best Celebrity Interactions of All Time Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about Bart's chalkboard admissions, "Yada yada yada," trivia, jokes for the Hall of Fame, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [A Very Succinct Oral History of ‘Yada Yada Yada’ from ‘Seinfeld’]( By coining terms like [“shrinkage”]( and expressions like “[double-dipping]( Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman has had a tremendous influence on both the language of that legendary show about nothing and the American lexicon. Maybe most famously, he was also responsible for “yada yada yada.” Admittedly, “yada yada yada” didn’t originate with [Seinfeld]( but there’s no disputing that the show boosted its popularity. [Rolling Stone]( credits the series with expanding its usage, renowned entomologist [Barry Popik]( confirms that [Seinfeld]( renewed the phrase’s popularity, and if you look at Google’s data on “yada yada yada,” it clearly skyrocketed right around the time of the 1997 episode entitled, but of course, “The Yada Yada.” [READ MORE]( [The 15 Most Diabolical Things Bart Simpson Has Gotten Detention For]( [Bart Simpson]( has spent more than three decades chained to a blackboard. The sheer number of repetitive sentences he’s produced on it rivals the complete works of Stephen King, single-handedly kept chalk producers in business and left [Springfield’s premier delinquent]( with a wrist with the strength of industrial machinery. At the same time, Bart’s self-inflicted Sisyphean misfortune has been a source of delight for eagle-eyed viewers of The Simpsons, pausing the opening credits to read what fans refer to as a “chalkboard gag.” Unfortunately, [the show]( only unleashes a handful of chalkboard gags each season, perhaps feeling that they’ve worn out their welcome as the series nears 800 episodes (stating in 2001, “[Nobody reads these anymore]( or have become outdated (asking in 2005, “[Does any kid still do this anymore?](. [READ MORE]( More Simpsons Reads: - [The 20 Biggest ‘Simpsons’ Animation Blunders]( - [‘Simpsons’ Artists Can’t Violate These ‘No-No’ Animation Rules]( - [The 10 Worst Shows That Aired After ‘The Simpsons’ in the 1990s]( - [20 Moments from ‘Last Exit to Springfield’ That Prove It’s the Greatest ‘Simpsons’ Episode Ever]( - [‘The Simpsons’: The Top 10 Court Cases of Lionel Hutz]( [11 Confusing, Freaky, Or Downright Goofy Things Accidentally Caught on Camera While Filming a Movie]( [John Mulaney Breaks Free From Likability Jail in ‘Baby J’]( [15 of the Funniest Jokes About Fear]( [There Has Never Been a Bromance Like the Jack McBrayer-Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd Bromance]( [16 of the Funniest George Wallace Tweets for the Comedy Hall of Fame]( [5 Times Jesse Plemons Showed Up and Made Everything Better]( [14 Surprisingly Earnest, Insightful Excerpts from Novels Written by Comedians]( [How the Biggest, Baddest Name in Booze Died a Pathetic, Underwhelming Death]( [When Stars Collide: The 25 Best Celebrity Interactions of All Time]( [‘Office Space’ Star Stephen Root Says Every Time He Joins a New Set, He’s Given a Box of Staplers]( [15 Jokes and Moments from Kristen Schaal for the Comedy Hall of Fame]( [Australian Comic Cancels Festival Gig for Fear That His Gay Jesus Jokes Could Turn the Christian Right Violent]( [14 Bits Of Trivia That Were Given To Us By An NPC, Unlocking Several Exciting New Sidequests]( TWEET OF THE DAY [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [Logomark_DIGITAL_Red_50X50-px]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Literally Media · 190 West St Ste 17B · Brooklyn, NY 11222-3855 · USA