“But the grocery store sells sugar for thirty-five cents a pound.” – Marge Simpson “And it doesn’t have nails and broken glass in it.” – Lisa Simpson “Those are prizes!” – Homer Simpson This episode is terrible, no two ways about it. It begins with Homer attempting to win a world record (including a bit where all the townspeople roll through town in a giant ball), has a middle with Marge as a moral crusader against sugar, and ends with Homer as a smuggler. It makes no sense, and what few jokes exist are basically stapled to the story as…
