Any list of the greatest music videos ever has to include a-haOpens in a new tab‘s classic “Take On MeOpens in a new tab.” And any list of the greatest memes in internet history has to include The SimpsonsOpens in a new tab‘ “Steamed Hams.” Now the two have come together in one incredible fan-made video. They’ll be talking about this one in every Krusty Burger from Utica to Albany. It combines Springfield, pencil-sketch animation, and live-action footage into one unforgettable luncheon.
The YouTube channel bad punsOpens in a new tab has posted one of the best takes on “Steamed Hams” (which we first came across at MashableOpens in a new tab) we’ve ever seen. That’s really saying something too, because we have seen a whole lot of good ones. From a great LEGO versionOpens in a new tab to a fantastic remix of “Basket Case”Opens in a new tab by Green Day, the internet really cooks when riffing on Principal Skinner’s error prone meal with Superintendent Chalmers.
In this version Skinner replaces Bunty Bailey from a-ha’s original video. Morten Harket then takes Springfield’s most anxious educator on a wild ride through a pencil-drawn world. We’re not sure what’s worse though: when Aurora Borealis breaks out in your kitchen at this time of day, in this part of the country, or when two pencil-neck goons shase you through another dimension.
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The two artists who drew the illustrations of Skinner used charcoal pencils on regular 8.5×11 copy paper. After the images scanned they were then edited with GimpOpens in a new tab. And everything was put together and rendered with KdenliveOpens in a new tab.
The end result is genuinely fantastic. And like any good tribute, this makes us want to watch the original video. There’s a good reason it’s an all-timer.
These fan edits also remind us about the brilliance of Seymour Skinner. He doesn’t just know how to steam a ham. He knows how to foster an unforgettable meme everyone wants to take on.
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