Compare & Contrast: Gay Bars

“We work hard.  We play hard.” – Roscoe In everything but similarity of title, “Homer’s Phobia” is the obvious choice for a comparison episode to “Flaming Moe”.  But rather than stacking up the plot structures, characters, and jokes and marveling at how greatly Season 8 towers over Season 22, I want to focus on one small aspect of these two episodes that I think goes a long way toward illustrating the point I was trying to make yesterday.  Specifically, it’s easy to see how much more tame and thoughtless Zombie Simpsons is when you compare their gay club, “The League…

Quote of the Day

“Senator Mendoza is one of the most respected citizens in this state, McBain, and yet you ran his limo off a cliff, broke the necks of three of his bodyguards, and drove a bus through his front door!” – Captain “But captain, I have proof that he’s head of an international drug cartel!” – McBain “I don’t want to hear it, McBain!” – Captain