R&R "One Fish, Two Fisb, Blowfish, Bluefish"

[kevin]

An underrated season 2 episode that deserves more credit than it gets. Also one of the series' more emotional episodes. A highlight of the series. 5/5

[bmac]

One of my personal favorites, great emotion, good story, 10/10

[Eggy]

Excellent. One of my favourite episodes of all time.

5/5

[squishee lady]

Very good. A-.

[Charmy]

A personal favorite as well. 5/5.
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I'd be more specific but I'm feeling rather lazy today.

[doyle]

Boner. A+

[TheBigHurtBEGOOD]

PROBABLY the best eposides in season 2 4/5

[y2dave2004]

good but not great 3/5

[pat]

Definitely underrated. The humor and emotion were both there, and the episode was just great. 5/5

[George Cauldron]

A very good episode in my opinion. It's interesting to see how much Homer can cram into his last day on Earth and how he goes about it. The best part has to be where Homer teaches Bart to shave. Brilliant. Unfortunately, having seen this episode countless times, the novelty is wearing off. Not that this is a fault in the episode itself, but rather, the fact I keep watching it because it's too damn good.

[Butters]

Great stuff. 5/5

[simplysimpsons]

Underrated! This episode offers some great emotion - Homer trying desperately to do everything he wanted in his last day. Some great bonding moments with the family too. Great humour throughout - the gags at the Japanese' expense were a lot better than 30 mins over Tokyo. Homer trying to find something interesting in the Bible tape was hilarious. Just goes to show: Season 2 was an excellent season! A+

[The Foot]

A solid episode with a lot of emotion. The funniest parts were the Gypsies Tramps and Thieves song at the Happy Sumo and Homer teaching Bart how to shave. The ending is a bit depressing.

This episode gets an 8/10 on the laugh-o-meter. Grade B+

[Crotis Jivefunk]

Originally posted by George Cauldron
Unfortunately, having seen this episode countless times, the novelty is wearing off. Not that this is a fault in the episode itself, but rather, the fact I keep watching it because it's too damn good.

I feel that same way. I also feel that way about many of other season 2 episodes and many Jean's episodes, like Moe Baby Blues and Special Edna.

[mohammed jafar]

A++. Literally perfect.

[Lady_Loofah]

10/5! This ep was utterly perfect!

[General Jack D. Ripper]

OMg, recently rewatched this and...and...wow. Just fantastic in every aspect. Easily a top 25 if not top 10 episode. One of the things this episode does flawlessly is to easily transition between emotion and humor. i.e. Grampa. A true heartfelt moment when they say they love eachother and hug, and then a moment ten seconds later where he is very clingy and love starved that I can't help but laugh at. Excellent first act at the sushi place and great emotion, great characterization, great humor, believable behavior, and a well told story. A+

[Sniper Squirrel]

Great season 2 episode, really showed us there was a lot more to Homer than what we saw in the previous season

[Rest your giant head]

One of the darkest episodes in the show. Top 15 material for sure,and my favorite from season 2. It's beautiful,nothing much to say. 5/5

[Philip Cheesesteak]

I don't know why, but I found nearly all the humor in this episode to be extremely dated, as if I'd heard it hundreds of times before, meaning I probably have. Jokes such as the shaving part, Homer with his father, and especially the Japanese stereotypes all work against the overall impression, plus it's filled with all the kinds of cliches that a Simpsons episode needs to avoid and just doesn't care about a decent wrap-up. The emotion went unfelt and forced like other poorly-written Season 2 episodes (Principal Charming, Old Money). Larry King's Bible on Tape was one of the few highlights, but this episode is too much of a shoddy Season 1 premise executed in a shoddy Season 1 style - D+

[SpringShield]

Old Money is one of the best written Simpsons episodes of all time. The subtle character humour is just sublime.

As for this episode - A+

[-Bart-]

not that great 4/5

[coltonwiggum]

5/5

[bart_rulez]

:nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: DON'T SAY motherfucker ON HERE THERE MIGHT BE PPL ON HERE THAT ARE 12 AND UNDER!!!!:nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono: :nonono::nonono:

[bart_rulez]

ANY1 GONNA ANSWER?????

[SpringShield]

lol

[Jeff]

Probably my favorite of season 2.

[TheForbiddenDonut]

Overrated. It's funny, but the outcome is so unbearably predictable and cliched. Even though the focus is Homer's and his family's reaction to the ordeal, not even that was handled very well. Marge's response felt unnatural, as it alternated from sad to nonchalant and then back to sad. Homer is far too comedic and light-hearted given it's his supposed final day on Earth, and a lot of his behavior was sort of unbelievable. I've also always been annoyed that the family gets dressed up for dinner for one Bart/Marge exchanged, and then suddenly it's incredibly late and Marge and Homer have to go off to bed. What happened to dinner? Anyway, it's funny, and parts of it are quite sad, but overall, it's a bit below average. B-, which still manages a 4/5.

[Cerpin Taxt]

5/5. I think it's really underrated, emotional, sweet, and ultimately one that will continue to be overlooked but that will be a gem when most people discover (or rediscover) it.

[Bort]

It's a pretty good episode from the beginning years of the show. Really great satire, and the mixing of comedy and political thriller was spot-on.

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[Lardlad!]

I'm going to agree with most people here, this is a very good episode. It's got a lot of emotion which most episodes don't have. The things on Homer's list are very good although I'd rather have seen him do 1 thing with his Dad so he could do all of the others and yelling "eat my shorts" to Mr.Burns was funny. All in all it's a very good episode A-

[Philip Cheesesteak]

It's a pretty good episode from the beginning years of the show. Really great satire, and the mixing of comedy and political thriller was spot-on.

(A)

I think you have this confused with "Two Cars In Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish".

[NumberZone]

One of the best episodes from the second season, if not the best.
5/5

[moonwalker69]

Dark, poignant, touching and simple with some nice light-hearted humour - 5/5. One of my all-time favourites.

[Moe Nopoly]

It's a good episode from season 2, but not really one of my favorite episodes. I think it's a interesting story with Homer, but not so many gags. 3.5/5

[Starman]

Really good episode. Surprisingly emotional as well.

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[homer2121]

A vary entertaining and emotional episode.

5/5

[TheForbiddenDonut]

I find this episode personally to be horribly manipulative and not the least bit insightful. The outcome was obviously predictable, Homer and Marge could have been replaced by any loving couple and it would have had the same effect, and the only thing we learned was that Marge loves Homer and that Homer loves his family. I don't like it.

3/5

[Kiyosuki]

If one saw this episode when they were rather young, like many of us did here, then it's one of those episodes thats basically unforgettable. If coming from a standpoint of having seen a lot of the series...especially the later ones, then yes it is a bit predictable because of course you know Homer's not going to die. However back when this aired many of us didn't know that, this series was very new and very much unlike anything else on TV so anything could have gone at that point.

I think even if you did see it coming though to an extent it's still a very good episode. Those looking for more of a comedic, satiristic style of episodes from 5 and on even I understand may be put off by it since its not what they'd expect, the humor is more natural and without much of a satirical bite or agenda and for the most part it's also a very serious episode compared to the rest of the series even from this point in time. This is very much the kind of episode you'll only find in the first two..maybe three or four seasons. They'll never make them like this again.

In fact I think the episode is generally very..."normal" feeling for a reason because it's all about cherishing the time you have since it'll never come again. It's a message we've seen a lot (though really it shouldn't go down in poignancy) but I think it was particularly poignant here because this is Homer we're talking about, at first glance the epitome the kind of person who doesn't live every second to the fullest. When seeing this as a kid I liked Homer but to an extent he was still one of the "grown up" characters, but this episode is another one of those episodes that didn't treat him like that but rather showed a very human side to him and established how memorable and in some ways how deep a character he is. It was pretty impactful to watch as a 9-10 year old. Its a good testament to the emotional core this series is capable of.

Even watching it later though as an adult it still holds up, though now I can particularly enjoy the sardonically humorous end...where Homer says after he ends up not dying that he'll live every life to the fullest but then ends up just watching TV with some potato chips. lol I can appreaciate it because well...we all kind of know we should live our lives in every second, especially as we get more and more into our adult years, but at the end of the day do we really go through with it much of the time?

Can't hate, or blame Homer though after all that. 5

[Drumstick]

Great episode almost perfect and one of the most emotional episodes of all time.Homer is great in this episode and if you watch this then a season 18 episode there is an obvious difference between Homer in one and the other.The things on Homer's list are great and how he goes about them are funny.A serious greatest episode of all time contender.5/5

[Rococo Fox]

I used to think this was one of season 2's poorer offerings and it still isn't perfect, but I think it was a very nicely-done and highly enjoyable episode. It's true that the conflict is generic and there wasn't much that was definitively Simpsons about it, but I still enjoyed a lot, especially the last two acts (the first was a bit scattered and unfunny).

The humor was subtle but funny, the characterizations were great, and the pacing was flawless. Some say that the episode didn't conclude properly, but I think the ending was perfect: we all knew that Homer wasn't going to die, so they didn't need to spend a lot of time covering that obvious cessation.

The other usual complaint is that it was emotionally-manipulative, and I agree with this to some extent, but I think it's mainly manipulative and odd through Marge's see-saw characterization. The other parts with Homer and his family seemed genuine and sad to me, and even some of the parts with Marge were done pretty well.

Overall, a very good and memorable episode, albeit less starkly unique than most Simpsons episodes. A-

[D'ohmer]

This is actually one of my favorite season 2 episodes. It has a great plot that becomes very dramatic near the end. The biggest problem I have with this episode is that Homer is alive at the end with no real explanation, but I would rather have that ending than have him die, so it's easy to overlook. 5/5

[Don Omertà]

Possibly the worst episode of it's season.
C

[Fox Executive]

5/5

[TerwilligerBob]

A really, really good episode. Very emotional and sincere. The only thing I can complain about is that unlike some other emotional episodes, this one really could've used more humor. However, this only occured to me after I had seen it several times, so it's a very minor point. And there were plenty of really funny bits (the "Nobody's hooooooome!" answering machine is one of the funniest gags ever!) The emotional depth was very touching, especially between Marge and Homer. Am I the only one who was brought to tears by Marge's poem? 5/5

[You Only Move Thrice]

5/5, I like it more and more each time I watch it

[Jye]

One of my all-time favs. 5/5.

[Morris Szyslak]

I cried the last two minutes... and didn't stop laughing the first nineteen. This is an absolute perfect episode at all. 10/10.

[erpistria]

Maybe my favorite and the first episode I ever watched !
EXCELLENT! A+

[sconer]

Very good episode. Some funny scenes with the master chef making out with Mrs. Krabappel. Sad though as Marge prepares for Homer's death and Homer does his 'last things' on Earth. But, ending was still good. 5/5

[ThatAsianGuy]

ending a bit predictable but eh, 4/5

[Morris Szyslak]

I find this episode personally to be horribly manipulative and not the least bit insightful. The outcome was obviously predictable, Homer and Marge could have been replaced by any loving couple and it would have had the same effect, and the only thing we learned was that Marge loves Homer and that Homer loves his family. I don't like it.

3/5
I didn't see this post. Well, it's obvious that the episode is manipulative: the writers are trying to create a feeling to the audience, so they make a story with a strong emotional charge. It would be unfair, I think, to criticize the series because of that.
About the outcome, I agree it's predictable, but I think that the writers' intention wasn't to surprise us, but showing Homer's attitude faced with a situation in which he is sure that he is going to die. That situation develops a emotional environment about him.
About Homer and Marge, I agree they could have been replaced by other couple, by they probably would never achieve their empathy levels, and we don't learn anything special about Homer's attitude towards his family: we know from other episodes that he loves them and he and Marge are very close.