USAir on the Simpson's this week.

[phlus2]

Was flipping channels the other night in the hotel - and for some reason stopped at the Simpson's - which I never watch. Anyway - the show was about the flight path of the airport being changed to fly over Homer and Marge's house -
and along comes a guy flying in a "bicycle" plane he was pedaling - as he comes flying by -

he says "I know I'll die if I stop pedaling, but it's still better than flying USAir" - couldn't believe it!

 

[Whatnow?]

Awesome...more free advertising! You know for as bad as things used to be in the past....US never made "The Simpsons"....Boy, we must be the laughing stock of the industry! Way to go Tempe! Keep up the good work!

 

[757fixer]

Awesome...more free advertising! You know for as bad as things used to be in the past....US never made "The Simpsons"....Boy, we must be the laughing stock of the industry! Way to go Tempe! Keep up the good work!

Do you remember when USAir made Saturday Night Live?

 

[gaucho99]

Several years ago on a Simpson's episode, I don't recall the details, but it was a scene at an airport and there were flight problems and the sign at the ticket counter said, Ameriwestica Airlines.

 

[Whatnow?]

Do you remember when USAir made Saturday Night Live?

Yeah...The Rosanne Barr skit about F/A's at USAIR? .....that was pretty good too.....but c'mon "The Simpsons" are HUGE!

 

[SS255]

he says "I know I'll die if I stop pedaling, but it's still better than flying USAir" - couldn't believe it!

I'm surprised that line was not rejected by Fox's Broadcast Standards & Practices department.

 

[luvn737s]

It's an old episode.

 

[flyingcat]

This may seem like an odd question but I don't suppose anybody know the episode name or number?

 

[EMBFA]

Thats a pretty old episode, I saw it in a repeat about 5 years ago, so its pretty dated, but timeless!

 

[Elevation]

Awesome...more free advertising! You know for as bad as things used to be in the past....US never made "The Simpsons"....Boy, we must be the laughing stock of the industry! Way to go Tempe! Keep up the good work!

Think again sherlock, that was an old episode about the old USAir. Care to withdraw your quick draw comments...{crickets chirping...}

 

[pitflyer]

Season 14, Episode 9 Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington

Link

It still does beat USAir!

 

[phlus2]

Think again sherlock, that was an old episode about the old USAir. Care to withdraw your quick draw comments...{crickets chirping...}

Even though it's old - it is still pretty funny given the current state of the company.

 

[jetpiedmont79]

Think again sherlock, that was an old episode about the old USAir. Care to withdraw your quick draw comments...{crickets chirping...}

I thought everyone was one big happy USAir family!

 

[awausairtech]

DP DRUNK IN THE FLIGHT DECK WITH HOMER LOL!

 

[EMBFA]

Its funny if you take it as a bash on the lack of service, which the Simpsons reference may be. But keep in mind the episode was from the late 80s, early 90s and may be referencing the crashes from around that time. The Saturday Night Live skit certainly was... I can't imagine it was funny to the employees at the time.

SNL USAir

Transcript....

USAir

Hugh Stockton.....Kevin Nealon
Tom Manley.....Chris Farley
Karen Shelton.....Roseanne
John Leland.....Chris Elliot




Announcer: A message from the people at USAir.

Hugh Stockton: Hello, I'm Hugh Stockton, President of USAir. As you may have heard, USAir has suffered several crashes in the past few months. Since then, we've taken solid steps to reaffirm our dedication to flight safety. We call it the USAir four-Point Safety Guarantee.

Point 1: We won't try to fly planes that are missing parts.

Point 2: No more skimping on fuel. From now on, we'll measure the fuel, to eliminate the guess factor.

Point 3: Only qualified pilots, with real qualifications. No more imposters!

And, Point 4: Free McDonald's Happy Meals for kids under 12. That's a Hamburger or McNuggets, fries, a medium drink, and a surprise toy inside.

As you can see, our flight safety is really.. "taking off". Just last weekend alone, every one of our flights landed safely. and we're confident that next weekend.. we'll make it two in a row. But don't take my word for it. Let's hear from some of our USAir's 26,000 employees.

Tom Manley: Hi! I'm Tom Manley. And I'm a mechanic here at USAir. These planes don't take off until I - or one of these guys - say so. And now that our contract's been settled, you can be sure we're working for USAir, and not against it.

Karen Shelton: Hi, I'm Karen Shelton. And, as a US-Air flight attendant, I don't do much to help flight safety.. but, on the other hand.. I don't do much to hurt flight safety, either. If I wanted to, like, sabotage a plane, I would have no idea how to do it, because I just don't have the training! I guess, you could stick something in the air intakes to cut the fuel line or something, but I don't know, I'm just talking!

John Leland: Hi. I'm John Leland, and I'm a USAir pilot. And I think I speak for practically all my colleagues when I say that I do not have a death wish. I have no strange compulsion to intentionally crash a plane. [ chuckles ] And, well, it's a good thing, because God knows it would be easy! Easier than not crashing it, which, actually is very difficult. How can we be sure that no USAir pilot has a death wish? Well, we can't. But, uh, if there were any who did.. they probably would have crashed their planes by now! So.. [ chuckles ] ..you think about that!

Hugh Stockton: Still worried about flying USAir? Look at it this way - the other airlines crash their share, too, believe me. Let's face it.. air travel is just.. very, very dangerous. But, if you're gonna take the risk, it might as well be with us. Because, at USAir, we learn something from every crash. That's a guarantee.

Jingle: "We learn something from every crash!"




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