Rate/Review: Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious

[Rnymd]

you know what to do

IMO, Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious is clearly the worst of season 8, with a stupid parody, silly, annoying songs, only funny bit was Shary Bobbins dying at the end of the episode.
Not a very good episode, much like All Singing, All Dancing
C

[SideshowTim]

Very stupid and crazy but for some reason I still enjoy it, The story basically goes nowhere but the songs were just hilarious. A-.

[Steve Allen]

4/5 (B+)

Not my 'cup of tea', but still good.

[y2dave2004]

4/5. you got to love the song about Barney.

[George Cauldron]

Loved it. Fantastic parody of a fantastic movie, nicely done with tongue firmly in cheek. The producers didn't even need Julie Andrews here, as Maggie Roswell took to the role brilliantly and has a lovely singing voice. I quite liked the references to Victorian England in the actions and dialog of the minor characters, but the best part of the episode is quite obviously the songs, all ripped off hilariously, and you know what ones are being imitated.

[Channel Surfer]

Grade: B

It's a funny enough Mary Poppins parody, with some nice musical numbers ripped from said movie. And even the ending with Bobbins being torn apart in the jet doesn't bother me, and is actually quite funny in a dark way. But the characterizations of the family were quite shoddy. Particularly Bart and Lisa when they become great kids with Shary Bobbins, and later lousy kids for no real reason. It's funny, yes, but I just can't label an episode a classic with characterizations this bad.

[Dr Zaius]

4/5

Loved the Reservoir Cats bit.

[Wezzo]

Just bloody amazing. A+++ Best episode ever, best parts inc. the songs and Reservoir Cats.

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

As far as wacky gag style episodes go, this one pleases. Shary Bobbins is admittedly nothing more than a thin Mary Poppins knockoff and a one time gimmick character. But, like many other season eight outings, the gimmick works well here. There are plenty of hilarious moments, most occurring in the first act and some very nice song parodies too. The notion of Marge losing her hair due to stress is handled well but pretty much forgotten once Shary Bobbins arrives. The laughs become less frequent as the episode progresses and by the third act the story has nothing to do but repeat itself which brings it down a little. Still, a solid gag episode.

Grade: B+

[Kuje]

Meh, it was good the first time I watched it, but it really doesn't hold up to repeat viewings :(

3.3/5

[Garp]

Excellent! It gets a 5+/5 for me, but I´m gonna rate it with a 1/5, just to see how does Wezzo react. ;)

[doyle]

Well, this was another one of those episode that just didn't seem Simpsons. I understand the entire episode was a parody, but some things are too extreme to overlook. Bart and Lisa being nice and then changing all of a sudden, as Channel Surfer said, is one of the more prominent examples. Perhaps, they tried to follow the movie a bit too closely. This is a 2-hour movie trying to be squeezed into a 30 minute show. Things flowed much better in the movie, as they should when you have much more time to actually connect two parts together. The episode felt a bit all over the place for this reason. It was a fine attempt at a parody, and I applaud their efforts, but there was a bit too much to try to copy in this one. B-

[squishee lady]

A+++. Did you even have to ask :)

[pat]

4/5. It was a good Mary Poppins parody, obviously, with some great musical numbers and gags. But the 3rd act wasn't as funny, so that brought it down a point.

[Rnymd]

Originally posted by Wezzo
Just bloody amazing. A+++ Best episode ever

May i ask why?
there are way better episodes than "bloody" that

[kuumuus]

3/5 it wasn't that funny but pretty original and spoofy

[squishee lady]

Originally posted by ben healy
May i ask why?
there are way better episodes than "bloody" that

Are not!
:p

[bovine_university]

I loved this episode. One of the greatest movies of all time called for one of the greatest parodies of all time for the Simpsons. I give it a 5/5.

[Kuje]

Originally posted by bovine_university
I loved this episode. One of the greatest movies of all time called for one of the greatest parodies of all time for the Simpsons. I give it a 5/5.

Sorry to disagree, but it is harly the greatest parody of all time (for the Simpsons), a great parody has to be clever. This wasn't really clever, they just substituted the characters.

[simplysimpsons]

Was originally a C+, but due to Wezzo's enlightenment, I've upped to a B-! Well, it was a good parody of the movie (and I pretty much don't like the movie, btw!) It featured some nice one liners incl the K-K-K one, Maniac, most of the songs, and the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon. However, characterisation was way off, the 3rd act could have been a lot better, animation was kinda poor for that season, and the whole episode just seemed a bit too wacky, especially for S8. Not the worst by a longshot though! B-

[Wezzo]

Thanks for standing up for me, SquisheeLady :)

IMO, Ben, it had the best mix of humour, plot and songs ever.

Garp.. :D Heheh! I'd react very violently, but I know youre joking :D

[Robertuybrush]

Very funny. 4/5

[Warren]

4/5

It was pretty good.

[Air Homer]

I like the episode 9/10

[robbo098765]

the songs were gr8 especially the barney the boozehound 1

[Moe Nopoly]

i think this parody of Mary Poppins doesn#t work so good imo.
Has some good moments but in general the story is a little bit too weak.
Some of the songs are good but nothing great.

3/5

[Drumstick]

Nice parody and a few funny jokes but not the greatest. 4/5

[granto1990]

Its an alright "music episode" but I dont particulary like any of the music ones. The final song is the best of them and Bart with the pepper gave me the biggest laugh.

C+ Possibly the worst of the awesome 8th season

[WBadger42]

I just really hated this one, as I'm not a big fan of when The Simpsons just break out in song. It was just as bad as the movie Mary Poppins. D+

[Fox Executive]

Al Jean's 210th Disney-ripoff is a complete disaster. It has no jokes, is very crazy and definitely the worst of S8. C-

[Crow]

2/5. I have to give it some credit, for the song about Barney was pretty funny. But other than that this episode annoys me.

[The Sovereign]

The ending is epic, cracks me up everytime

3.5/5, rounded up to 4/5

[tom cody]

4/5. An episode I've always enjoyed. The songs in it may have been cheesy but I've always found them catchy.

[ahhgoobras]

i like it its a 4/5 from me i LOVED the ending!

[ThatAsianGuy]

the gag of killing her at the end was kinda dark for a jean episode (though with reiss). 4/5

[Dewey Finn]

When I saw this episode for the first time I was like: 'Dear Lord! What the hell was that?'. But after rewatches, I now understand some misunderstood aspects from the first view and like it, a lot. First, there were some funny moments ("Reservoir Cats", Marge imagining herself being bald... aaand that unforgettable line: "So long, Superman!") and the episode itself had many many musical culture references that i learned more about. I guess Al Jean learned a lot of tricks on cultural references from his experiences from the show 'The Critic'--I mean, some references made in the episode could've fit right into the episodes of 'The Critic' well. I always felt that the plot was very predictable, but after learning more about 'Mary Poppins' movie, I gave it a break. The best part of the episode is the ending, because we are reminded on just what kind of family 'The Simpsons' are and the ways of the family are unbreakable. I guess Sharry died in the very end though, very shocking, yet dark-humored and cynical ending--dunno what to say about it though. Oh, and the songs were great. Maggie Roswell's finest performance. The episode appeals to me a very different way than how the other one of my favorite ones do A-

[Al Ooser Nolov]

This is one of the few episodes from the classic era I don't like. ONLY ONE GOOD JOKE (the ending). It's not crappy, but mehish me too much (4)

C+

[troymclure17]

The half assed job song gets me every time. I like this one for some reason, and i hate musicals usually. I guess i remember Mary Poppins from when i was a kid and this episode brings back memories. Or maybe im just a moron. Who knows? Anyways this is one of my favorites from season 8. 5/5

(at least its better than the family guy musical parody "wasted talent")