Rate & Review: Grampa VS. Sexual Inadequacy

[George Cauldron]

I read a lot of complaints that recent episodes are full of sex jokes. This episode from the classic season six contains a lot of sex jokes, so what's your opinion?

[Simpson Purist]

8.5/10, I liked a lot, plenty of focus on Homer and Grampa's relationship.

[George Cauldron]

More voting.....don't make me bump this thread up to the top of the page!

[snrub]

3/5 - Used to like this episode quite a lot, but noe I realise it's nothing special

[nathan]

3.5/5, it was decent.

[nowhere]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Best one word joke in the history of the simpsons. Dan's delivery was perfect.

4/5

[eddie]

5/5. I love this episode. It's incredibly hilarious, and I like the touching moments between Homer and Grampa. And the subplot about the kids discussing their outrageous ideas about martins, reverse vampires, and parents was just a riot. Even though there are a few sex jokes, they were mostly done in a tasteful manner. It's not like the sort of sex humor they had in Season Thirteen, for example.

[SideshowTim]

Not to Bad, Not the one of the best episodes but still ok 3/5

[wee raging wilie]

4/5 it has its up and downs

[Sunday Best Hugo]

4/5 only because the sexual humor was a lot more tasteful and in an appropriate manner, unlike the newer seasons, which are pretty shamless with the constant sexual jokes and undertones.

[Gabbo]

I loved the line:
"I wonder what mom and dad are doing right now?"

The Al Gore thing and the kids guessing where there parents were. 3/5

[|RABiD|]

Originally posted by wee raging wilie
4/5 it has its up and downs

I'm sorry, that made me laugh out loud :LOL:
But i'll agree with the review! 4/5!

[Bender]

4/5.

[Dr Zaius]

4/5

[Tamaki Suoh]

To my surprise (as Grandpa is one of my more disliked characters), I really enjoyed this episode and thought it offered something very unique and memorable. The subplot with the kids had some gags fall flat, but it was still a good balance to the serious, emotional problems that Homer was battling in the meantime. I also love the sequence with Homer trying to be a "super-dad" and his line, "Someday you'll thank me for all this scary love." The exploration of Homer's childhood and his relationship with his dad was well-done and the episode was overall one of the best of season 6. 4.5/5

[smallest_big_screen_tv]

It's a fucking classic! Truly a must watch.

[SilverEagle]

BRILLIANCE! The plots all work together in some way or another, and the jokes are fantastic. Easy 5/5.

[Moe Nopoly]

I think it's a good solid episode from season 6
with a good story about Homer and Grandpa.
Also the sub-plot with the kids thinking it is a
alien conspiracy was funny.

3.5/5

[Starman]

I hadn't seen this episode in ages when I watched it on my DVD several months ago, and to tell you the truth, I remembered it better than it actually was. It is still an excellent episode, and I love it, but some parts do drag on a bit.

A

[The Law-Talkin' Guy]

Very good, tasteful jokes on a delicate (for The Simpsons at that time) subject matter, alot to like about this episode, as others have already mentioned.

[tom cody]

3/5, one of the worst episodes of Season 7.

[Drumstick]

Good but not great sex jokes didn't overload it as much as they could and the Homer-Grampa plot was great as well as the alien conspiracy sub plot.There were quite a few good jokes in this episode that made me laugh.4/5

[Starman]

3/5, one of the worst episodes of Season 7. Season 6. ;)

[joe miller]

for me, great episode, but it goes down a tad after Homer and Grampa begin their fight

[bartyboy]

5/5. A great episode.

[Nauru-1]

It's kind of neat to see a Simpsons with a sex-heavy theme. They don't really explore it all that much compared to other topics so this was an episode I'm glad they made. It's not among the best of the best, but it's good. 4/5

[Granto]

One of my absolute favourites, full of hilarious jokes and the sex themed plot is a nice turn but not overdone.

#7 on my all time favourite list

4.5/5

[HappyPalooza]

Love this one. Hilarious, with Grampa in top form. Probably his best episode, actually.
9/10 -> 5/5

[Simpsonsfan1981]

4/5 -I found this episode boring a few years ago but have come to like it much more now. It explored some of the dynamics of the relationship between Homer and his father quite well and the sexual humor was tastefully done unlike in later seasons. The plot was a bit weak but the script and characterization was excellent.

[SpeedwaySquad]

Okay, I was only half-watching this episode when it was on TV yesterday, but... this was really dull. It's one of, if not the worst of season 6 and perhaps even one of the worst of the classic era.

Of course, it's still okay, characterisations were fine, story paced well, etc, but the plot was fairly boring. I was never interested in the story and there weren't many good jokes, though I loved the "serious drinking" line, the kids at the cinema, and "we're through the looking glass, people". Maybe it's because Grampa (I swear it's spelt Grandpa) isn't a favourite of mine, I don't know, but I was bored during the episode. The kids' subplot was by far the best part of the episode, thanks to its absurdity. Though it was still only "good".

But as said the A-plot is pretty dull. I can't remember any good jokes from the A plot (though I was only half watching...), and the episode as a whole feels very, very forgettable; I think the lack of posts in the R&R reflects that to a certain degree. 6.5/10 from me.

[Toomanygrandmas]

I find it funny that two Simpsons episodes that regard sex are slap bang next to each other in the season. 'Homer Badman' is the far superior episode - it's much, much funnier - though this isn't to say that 'Grandpa vs Sexual Inadequacy' isn't a good episode in it's own right. It's unfair to compare these episodes on a somewhat loose connection, but I can't help but do it.

The humour in 'Grandpa vs', although nowhere near as good as 'Homer Badman', is still pretty good. The first act has some funny moments. I liked the Al Gore joke. I also found Homer's remark 'Hey, this guy looks like Apu!' upon looking at the Karma Sutra, pretty funny. The only other paticularly funny bit I can remember from the first act is when Homer thinks the utility room is actually a fantasy-themed room. In the second act, there are some amusing scenes. Homer asking if the man needs help satisfying his wife is one of them. Another is Milhouse in his tent. The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is when Granpda and Homer go to the rural town to try and sell their tonic. The subplot throughout the second and third act isn't that funny, or interesting. The third act didn't have any funny moments that I can think of - though to be fair, it was meant to be the more serious part that looks at Homer and Abe's relationship.

As for the plot, I'm not so sure. It was nice to have an episode that looks at Homer and his father's rocky relationship. I felt sorry for Homer in this episode, because Abe did a bad job as a father, with his complete lack of support. With Abe's attitude in the past, I felt it hard to feel sorry for him in this episode, like I sometimes do in other episodes. My main problem with the plot, is that it felt like two stories that didn't really go together. First is the story about Homer and Marge's problems, and the tonic. Then is the story about Homer and Abe. The first plot devolved into a subplot that didn't go anywhere, and sort of existed just to show that the effects of the tonic were still relevant. The subplot was 'meh' (yes, not a very descriptive adjective, I know), so the original story went nowhere. Since Marge and Homer marital problems are numerous, I think it would have been better just to have the story about Homer and Abe, and ignore the tonic (or have their business venture together start earlier in the episode).

Overall, 'Grandpa vs Sexual Inadequacy' is a good episode. It's not one of the best episodes of Season 6, but there are worse episodes in the season. Not many people have r and r'd this episode, and SpeedwaySquad is probably right about this saying something about the episode. It's nothing too enthralling, nothing too hilarious, but it's good enough.

4/5

[TheForbiddenDonut]

this is one of the best episodes

[Blobulle]

Decent episode overall, but I especially like the end with the burning house.
Not one of my favorite episodes of the season 6. B-

[bladeworks]

Good. Classic episode. My sisters and I used to always laugh at the "seeeeexxxxxxxxxx" bit

[BeSharp]

As a younger fan, There were alot of jokes I wouldn't have got the first time around.. But I agree, they're done in a subtle 'Over the head' of children style.

REVERSE VAMPIRES!! :O

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

9/10 one of my favourite episodes that people don't rate so highly.

[Riviera]

Stellar episode. I really liked the conflict between Homer and Grampa, and the humour was there too. The only thing I didn't like was the ending. I felt it was kind of cheap. Nevertheless, it still makes my Top 50 with a 4/5.