You know what? I liked the opening. It was weird at first, like it was actually supposed to have a message, but after the kid dunking the frame art into the toxic waste vat everything just got hilarious.

"If you don't get my Lisa joke above....
 

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Wow, im use to them mocking FOX because they usually take a jab at them every 2 episodes or so, but this was like wtf man. It literally took me on a emotional roller coaster I started out laughing and soon entered a state of wow this sort of depressing then laughter again because it went on for so long and then I saw the unicorn collapse and was like damn, what followed was me and my friends giving it a standing ovation, yup the Simpsons  still got IT

That was one of the funniest couch jokes EVAR! Thumbs up if you agree! 
 
Oh wait this isn't youtube :P

So depressing.....

Just to clarify, Banksy WROTE the Couch Gag and drew the shots he thought would work but in order for it to ACTUALLY work, his sketches needed to be fleshed out into working storyboards by a storyboard artist. It was also NOT directed by him but by veteran Simpsons Director Bob Anderson. All boards where sent to Banksy for his suggestions.

How do I know this stuff? Because I was the one that storyboarded the Couch Gag for two week under the scrutiny of the producers. The Couch Gag that finally aired was far less racist than the version I boarded based on Banksy's sketches (which is disappointing).

It's not on here anymore. Anyone know where I can find this vid?

It's fairly obvious that the opening is trying to make americans aware of the sad truth on why the products you're buying from China are are so cheap.(Apart from the Unicorn and Panda) Judging from most comments here it was didn't work.

I think it was more of a joke on 20th Century Fox than The Simpsons, it was sad, but I laughed at the end of the opening with the 20th Century Fox logo surrounded by barbed wire like a prison. 

Wow...

Hilarious.  A true sign of comedy genius is being able to poke fun at yourself.

This is really quite depressing, I live near Bristol in England and there is loads of his stuff on all the walls. 
 
A few of my favourites
        
 
    
   

"If you don't get my Lisa joke above....
 

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Well that definitely cheered me up..
That poor dolphin, Hayden and her pro whale-fighting activists will save you!

"It's fairly obvious that the opening is trying to make americans aware of the sad truth on why the products you're buying from China are are so cheap.(Apart from the Unicorn and Panda) Judging from most comments here it was didn't work."

" Just to clarify, Banksy WROTE the Couch Gag and drew the shots he thought would work but in order for it to ACTUALLY work, his sketches needed to be fleshed out into working storyboards by a storyboard artist. It was also NOT directed by him but by veteran Simpsons Director Bob Anderson. All boards where sent to Banksy for his suggestions.How do I know this stuff? Because I was the one that storyboarded the Couch Gag for two week under the scrutiny of the producers. The Couch Gag that finally aired was far less racist than the version I boarded based on Banksy's sketches (which is disappointing). "

Wow...I just...I can't even explain it....Just wow.

That was funny, in a darkly tragic sort of way! :D

Banksy it's not supposed to be 2ha ha" funny, he's almost always trying to show us how we make fun at the wrong things, and denounce people in unfair positions calling the shots in an unfair way. The Simpsons have not been any good since 2000.

" @Shatterstar: 
There's enough curiosity about it that I decided to write a long post on my blog about my experience: 
http://www.luisescobarblog.com/?p=702     The short answer is that they took out a scene where the little boys arms melt off  from the toxic waste and they changed the designs of the Koreans to look more Korean. Originally they looked Chinese. "

Whoah... that is sad/funny/enraging/ all at the same time!

 
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I couldn't help laughing at the unicorn... I didn't mean to... it just happened 

Its nice that they finally showed how the show is made