“Sammy, you’re too old to go on a date with two twins on the same night you’re supposed marry Diane without Rebecca knowing.” – Carla “Okay, Carla, I’ll make you a bet. If this affects my Major League comeback I’ll sell the bar.” – Sam As part of our tireless efforts to demonstrate the many ways Zombie Simpsons fails to entertain, Season 23 will be subjected to the kind of rigorous examination that can only be produced by people typing short messages at one another. More dedicated or modern individuals might use Twitter for this, but that’s got graphics and…
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Compare & Contrast: Flapping Dickey
“It ain’t comedy that’s in my blood; it’s selling out.” – Krusty the Klown I’ve started quite a few Compare & Contrast posts this season by noting that there were a lot of different possibilities for what to compare and contrast. It’s true as well for “The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants”, the two big, blinking neon obvious ones being the raft trip and Homer becoming an executive. The raft trip in “Boy Scoutz ‘N the Hood” contains things like Flanders doing “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” with the books of the Gospel and Homer actually bragging that they’re all…
Over the Falls
“Simpson, stop frolicking and get to work!” – Mr. Smithers “Right away, Mr. Smithers, I’ll just walk across these slippery rocks . . .” – Homer Simpson Near the end of “The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants” a man on a jet ski appears from the sky just before a raft with several able bodied men plunges over a waterfall because another able bodied man wouldn’t push them slightly to shore. At that point, Zombie Simpsons could safely assume that its audience was completely numb to plot whiplash. I certainly thought I was. Then Homer, who less than a…
Sunday Preview: The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
Image improved by Dave, as always. Zombie Simpsons is making Homer an executive tonight. I swear I’ve seen that before somewhere, but I can’t quite place it. Simpsons Channel has the grisly details: THE SIMPSONS host a tastemaker party at their home to promote Absolut Krusty, Krusty the Clown’s own brand of liquor. Mr. Burns takes notice of the party’s success and decides to promote Homer to “Account Man” for the Springfield Nuclear Plant. Robert Marlow (guest voice John Slattery), a seasoned account veteran, takes Homer under his wing and shows Homer what the high life is like in the…