Talk:Tom Goes to the Mayor

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IMO, this show is bad... Will

I think it's pretty bad too, and it took me a while to get it, but it is an allegory: Tom represents Tim and Eric, the two people who make the show. "The Mayor" represents everyone at Adult Swim who can apparently get suckered into going along with any idea. The City Council represents the viewers of adult swim, who aren't usually fans of Tom's ideas, especially the way in which the Mayor runs with them and screws them up. So, Tom comes up with bad ideas, and then convinces the Mayor to waste the city's money on them, all the while the people who the Mayor should be listening to complain without being heard. Abek 03:30, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

...Wow. I certainly hope that isn't it, but it sounds like it hits the nail on the head. --Andy Janata 04:53, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
So...a wiki page devoted to TGTTM is now a mini-forum for why people hate the show. In the name of good-natured discourse, I would pose some questions. First, did you folks come to the page just to justify your hatred? Something akin to an evangelical looking up pornography just to make sure that it's repulsive and sinful? Second, did you know there's a web-site just for you? If you'd bothered to read the article, you'd have seen that there's an on-line petition calling for the cancellation of the show. Why not go there and sign it? Then you can see the true caliber of the average "Tom-hater", who express their dislike eloquently, using broken e-jargon, non-existant grammar, and excessive profanity. Why not add your allegorical analysis to the intellectual stew? And finally, as to your allegory (which is clever, by the by) I'm sure Tim and Eric first thought of that when they were trying to develop a show - who wouldn't want to make a television show that people would so openly revile? I can easily see them saying, "let's make this as unfunny as possible, so fans of fine comedy such as Sealab 2021 or Harvey Birdman will turn up their noses in disgust!" Totally plausible.
But enough questions. Here's a suggestion - why not further deconstruct an 11 minute cartoon based on absurdism? Perhaps something about Tom's strained relation with his wife symbolizing the state of marriage in American culture? Better yet, write a 15-page essay on the symbolism of Tom Goes to the Mayor. Have it on my desk by Friday - no extentions! -- thesmokingmonkey 11JUL05
Sheesh, what a "Steven." - Laszlo Panaflex 10:02, August 6, 2005 (UTC)


Tom's postcards

On several episodes, Tom sends postcards to Joy which include him posing in apparently sexual positions.

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