“Why’d they make that one Muppet out of leather?” – Bart Simpson Let me start by saying that I thought the first segment, while poorly executed in places, wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t without its problems, the montage* was pointless, the pacing was skewed, and the show-don’t-tell violation on the reindeer stew spoiled what could’ve been a great joke. But having Santa, in the person of Krusty no less, run his organization like a particularly inept and heartless multinational corporation (reminiscent of Futurama’s Santa), basically worked. There were some decent subtle gags (“Unionize” scrawled on the back of the bench, the…
Day: December 6, 2010
Quote of the Day
“Gee, I never realized teevee was such a dangerous influence.” – Marge Simpson “Well, as tragic as all this is, it’s a small price to pay for countless hours of top notch entertainment.” – Dr. Hibbert “Amen.” – Homer Simpson Happy 20th anniversary to “Bart the Daredevil”! Original airdate 6 December 1990.