“Colonel Klink! Why have you forsaken me?” – Homer Simpson The hallucinatory Stradivarius Cain in “The Spy Who Learned Me” isn’t quite as bad an idea as a tiny green space alien that only Homer can see, but it’s not far off. Even if we set aside some of the more glaring incongruities about Homer’s imaginary friend (what’s with the other imaginary characters interacting with him? were there any reasons besides killing time and cross promotional masturbation for him to pop out of FOX’s stupid football robot?), we’re still left with a number of problems that illustrate not only how…
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Crazy Noises: The Spy Who Learned Me
“Ah, McBain, so glad you could make it. Have a salmon puff.” – Senator Mendoza “Alright.” – McBain 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 short links and little windows that pop up when you put your cursor over things. The only kind of on-line communications we like are the kind that…
Failing to Make Fun of James Bond, Bravo Zombie Simpsons
“Well, here we are at the Brad Goodman lecture.” – Homer Simpson “We know, Dad.” – Lisa Simpson “I just thought I’d remind everybody. After all, we did agree to attend this self help seminar.” – Homer Simpson “What an odd thing to say.” – Bart Simpson Near the end of “The Spy Who Learned Me”, Homer and Marge are running away from a nameless (and apparently Bolivian) guy who has just pulled a gun on Homer. This is the dialogue . . . Marge: Why is he trying to kill you? And why did she call you her love?…
Sunday Preview: The Spy Who Learned Me
Image bloodied by Dave. It’s time for another episode of Zombie Simpsons. Per Wikipedia: Homer and Marge’s date night goes so badly that Homer, who suffered a serious head injury during the fiasco, pretends to go to work instead of staying home to recover and seeks out advice from fictional spy Stradivarius Cain, who gives Homer lessons on how to truly be the husband Marge deserves. Guest star: Bryan Cranston At least this week’s lazy, derivative episode title isn’t as long as last week’s.