Compare & Contrast: James Bond Songs

“Ingenious, isn’t it, Mr. Bont?” – Hank Scorpio “Scorpio, you’re totally mad.” – Bont “I wouldn’t point fingers, you jerk.” – Hank Scorpio “So, do you expect me to talk?” – Bont “I don’t expect anything from you except to die and be a very cheap funeral.” – Hank Scorpio When The Simpsons was still itself it often featured song parodies and takeoffs that were toe-tapping fun.  But those songs were never simply direct ports of existing songs with just a word or two changed.  When Shary Bobbins sings "A Boozehound Named Barney", it’s recognizable as "Feed the Birds", but…

Behind Us Forever: YOLO (<- Yes, They Actually Called It That.)

“There is just one dance that will beat them, the Tango de la Muerte.” – Eduardo “Only one man was crazy enough to dance that dance, and he is dead!” – Lisabella “My twin brother, Freduardo!  But where he died, I shall live . . . in his apartment.” – Eduardo Woof, this episode is awful.  The A-plot consists of little more than a series of montages with “Eduardo”, Homer’s flat, characterless Spanish guardian angel.  The B-plot involves Lisa creating an honor code which everyone except Bart follows for some reason, then she tears out some of her hair for…

Sunday Preview: Yolo

Marge convinces Homer to invite an old pen pal to stay with them, an item that was on a to-do list he created as a 10-year old. Meanwhile, Lisa is instrumental in revising the school honor code. Oh goodie. Marge for some reason is encouraging Homer to be even more zombie-homer-ish. That outta work out for all involved.