"We don’t have to be adversaries, Homer. We both want a fair union contract." – C.M. Burns "Why is Mr. Burns being so nice to me?" – Homer’s Brain "And if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours." – C.M. Burns "Wait a minute, is he coming on to me?" – Homer’s Brain "I mean, if I should slip something into your pocket, what’s the harm?" – C.M. Burns "My God, he is coming on to me." – Homer’s Brain "After all, negotiations make strange bedfellows." – C.M. Burns For a simple and common act, bribery requires a surprising amount…
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Behind Us Forever: You Don’t Have to Live Like a Referee
“I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change, and then quickly change back.” – Homer Simpson Zombie Simpsons has enough systemic and repetitive problems that I would never try to identify one that really breaks it, but the way that none of the characters ever act like themselves is especially annoying. Gaping plot holes, weak and joke free dialogue, lazy product parodies, characters appearing out of nowhere, these are all problems. But when they take characters we all know and love and have them act like versions of themselves that have suffered personality altering brain injuries it really…
Sunday Preview: You Don’t Have To Live Like A Referee
Homer gets recruited as a FIFA World Cup referee after Lisa praises youth soccer field in a Springfield Elementary speech contest. The Simpson family goes to Brazil where Homer’s honesty gets put to the test by one of the slickest South American gangsters in the soccer match-bribing business I have often wondered what would happen if you took a nuclear safety inspector and had him referee world class soccer matches. Good thing these writers are always one step ahead of me.