“Yeah, hi, I got a special delivery for Homer Simpson.” – Hired Goon “That’s me!” – Bart Simpson “Don’t write no more letters to Mr. Sinatra.” – Hired Goon Happy (one week belated) birthday to Josh Weinstein!
Month: May 2017
Thursday Evening Cartoons: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
“Big Daddy’s trademark calling card. See, it’s right here inside the skull.” – Skinny Boy Note: Surgery yesterday went about as well as having someone deliberately cut you open and drill holes in you can go. My left collar bone has now been re-attached to my shoulder using ligaments from a cadaver, which means that it is technically a Zombie Shoulder. So if I suddenly start liking it when celebrities walk on screen from nowhere, I will blame my left (or sinister) hand. In the meantime, I’ve got a lot of couch time ahead of me, and since I am…
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“Spin-off! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?” – Troy McClure Happy 20th Anniversary to “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase”! Original airdate 11 May 1997.
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“Here you go! Official Whacking Day parking! Ten dollars per axle! . . . Woo-hoo!” – Homer Simpson “Hooray” – Axle Car Guy Happy Whacking Day, everybody!
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“Jack, please, I’m married.” – Soap Opera Woman “That must be what’s turning me on.” – Jack “Oh, stop it . . . some more . . .” – Soap Opera Woman “Filthy. . . . But genuinely arousing.” – Mrs. Glick Happy birthday James L. Brooks!
Briefly Behind Us Forever: Moho House
“Uh, you look pretty clean. You, uh, mind if I have this dance?” – Moe “It’s all yours.” – Disgusted Woman “Okay, I won’t lie to you. A lot of people saw that.” – Homer Simpson By this time Wednesday I’m going to be in a post-anesthetic fog following (what I hope will be successful) shoulder surgery. Since I’m only going to have one useful arm for eight weeks, I’ve got a ton of stuff to get done before that. Hence, the episode summary below is shorter than normal. If you haven’t watched “Moho House”, you will be unsurprised to…
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“Class, in order to explain why your hormones will soon make you an easy target for every smooth talking lothario with his own car and tight jeans, I will now show a short, sex education film. Ezekiel and Ishmael, in accordance with your parents wishes, you may step out into the hall and pray for our souls.” – Mrs. Krabappel
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“I shall dance . . . with her!” – Eduardo “Que malo, once again I must sugar my own churo.” – Mexican Milhouse
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“Until now, this was the only way to get juice from an orange.” – Troy McClure “You mean there’s a better way?” – Homer Simpson
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“Please identify this object.” – Homer Simpson “It appears to be the flag which disappeared from the public library last year.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Correct. Now, we all know the thirteen stripes are for good luck, but why does the American flag have precisely forty-sevens stars?” – Homer Simpson “Because this particular flag is ridiculously out of date. The library must have purchased it during the brief period in 1912 after New Mexico became a state but before Arizona did.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Eh, partial credit.” – Homer Simpson
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“Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called, taught us that a man can triumph over adversity. And even though Frank’s agonizing struggle through life was tragically cut short, I’m sure he’s looking down from Heaven right now…” – Reverend Lovejoy “Change the channel, Marge!” – Homer Simpson “That’s our Homer!” – Lenny Happy 20th Anniversary to “Homer’s Enemy”! Original airdate, 4 May 1997.
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“That’s why I’m compressing five pounds of spaghetti into one handy, mouth size bar. . . . Hmm. . . . Hospital, please.” – Homer Simpson
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“Say, Reverend, are we gonna get a chance to do any fishing?” – Homer Simpson “Oh, I’m afraid not. A marriage can’t be reconciled in a few hours, Homer. It takes a whole weekend to do that!” – Reverend Lovejoy “Oh.” – Homer Simpson “We must bait our hooks with honesty. That way, a happy marriage won’t be the one that got away.” – Reverend Lovejoy “I see. . . .I also understand bowling expressions.” – Homer Simpson
Behind Us Forever: Looking for Mr. Goodbart
“Mr. Goodbar to the front desk. The front desk is looking for Mr. Goodbar.” – Candy Convention PA Season 28 has only a few episodes left, and the most distinct thing I can say about “Looking for Mr. Goodbart” is that it is one of them. They once again switched to a voiceover narration for (some of) the exposition, there was a subplot about Homer and Lisa playing a barely renamed Pokemon Go thing, and Bart spent much of the episode being nice to old ladies before he learned a lesson about it, or something. As usual, none of it…