“That woman, she’s so captivating! Smithers, my heart’s pounding like a jackhammer.” – C.M. Burns I occasionally see people make the argument that the show recovered somewhat once Al Jean took over as show runner from Mike Scully, but I’ve never agreed with that. This episode was one of the very last of the Scully era, and it’s wall-to-wall with things that have become tropes during Al Jean’s now decade long run with Zombie Simpsons. You have the totally unrelated Act 1, the complete wussification of Burns, Homer getting hurt worse than Daffy Duck ever did, and characters inexplicably appearing…
Day: July 18, 2011
Quote of the Day
“I did it! Second in line and all I had to do was miss eight days of work.” – Homer Simpson “With the money you would’ve made working you could’ve bought tickets from a scalper.” – Guy “In theory, yes . . . jerk.” – Homer Simpson