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TriforceBun
04-04-2006, 02:38 PM
This should be interesting. Hopefully.
I vote Wild Barts Can't Be Broken. The episode is simply a lot of fun, utilizes a large cast of characters, has a well-done song homage to Bye Bye Birdie, and is an original, well-paced premise with decent satire. Also has one of the best neo-classic moments in "Homer's Night Out."
Veryjammy
04-04-2006, 02:41 PM
See you on the island
Yes....the island
Semaj
04-04-2006, 02:46 PM
Homer vs. Dignity
"Baby made a boom-boom." :LOL:
garret
04-04-2006, 02:49 PM
I also vote "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" for the same reasons as Triforcebun.
brody
04-04-2006, 03:41 PM
I will always be an unapologetic fan of "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"
I think it's a fun episode, with some good gags.
Imperciph
04-04-2006, 10:44 PM
Homer vs. Dignity
"Baby made a boom-boom." :LOL:
:uhh:
I'll say Wild Barts Can't Be Broken and Guess Who's Coming To Criticis To Dinner. The former is a original premise with some well-done social commentary and while the latter is loaded with plotting and characterisation problems, its humour is quite decent and contains lot of quotable lines as a whole (maybe that's why it is very popular outside NHC.)
Number 10767
04-04-2006, 10:57 PM
I actually think both Monty Can't Buy Me Love and The Old Man and the C Student are underrated episodes with plenty of good parts (and, admittedly, some bad ones). Both have the third-act typical Scully nosedive into weirdness and stupidity, but they should not be considered among the worst episodes of season 10. When You Dish Upon a Star, Kidney Trouble, Viva Ned Flanders, Sunday Cruddy Sunday, Make Room for Lisa, and Maximum Homerdrive are all worse.
Lisa the Tree Hugger and Bye Bye Nerdie are both great season 12 episodes that sometimes get respect, but usually not enough.
Also, I think Homer vs. Dignity is overrated. On the recent worst episodes list it was #17, but it's at least bottom 10 material.
DotheBartman
04-04-2006, 11:21 PM
"Bart the Mother" is one of the most underrated episodes ever, I'd say. It was actually somewhat moving and a well written character story, probably the last of its kind until Jean came in. And to be fair, it seems to be a popular choice in the threads about underrated episodes, but it gets ripped on just as much. It has some vocal defenders, but it seems that the majority of 'net fans at least didn't like it, which is a shame.
I'm a little surprised to see "Wild Barts..." mentioned here to be honest, as it seems like a popular episode in general, not just one that sometimes gets mentioned as underrated. I don't think I ever really see people bashing it, and it's usually regarded as one of the better Scully episodes.
See you on the island
Yes....the island
I've always loved that episode, its in my top 20 or so episodes. Definitely underrated.
Nebuchanezzar
04-05-2006, 02:22 AM
1. Saddlesore Galactica - If you put aside the "I'm a bitchy moany internet fan (which I also am)" feelings about this episode, it's highly enjoyable, funny and full of memorable lines and moments. It flows well, it never slows down and it doesn't feature any jerkassishness.
2. Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" - My feelings against the bias this episode faces have been made clear elsewhere. It's not as bad as you'd think.
3. Eight Misbehavin' - It's a nice, full, great episode.
4. Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder - A nice exploration of Homer as a father and his relationship between Maggie, something which was neglected since And Maggie Makes Three
Malachy
04-05-2006, 03:55 AM
"Bart the Mother" is one of the most underrated episodes ever, I'd say. It was actually somewhat moving and a well written character story, probably the last of its kind until Jean came in. And to be fair, it seems to be a popular choice in the threads about underrated episodes, but it gets ripped on just as much. It has some vocal defenders, but it seems that the majority of 'net fans at least didn't like it, which is a shame.
That's the one that immediately comes to mind.
Drunk Barney
04-05-2006, 04:09 AM
Bart, the Mother, This Little Wiggy, Bart Star, King of the Hill, Lost our Lisa, The Old Man and the C Student, They Saved Lisa's Brian, When You Dish Upon a Star, Monty Can't Buy me Love, E-I-E-I-E (Annoyed Grunt), Saddlesore Galactica, Pymgolein, THOH 11, Lisa the Treehugher, Insane Klown Poppy, Hungry, Hungry Homer, The Blunder Years and A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love are all underrated episodes.
Imperciph
04-05-2006, 06:13 AM
You know, I don't think Bart The Mother is particularly underrated. Whenever an underrated episode thread is made, it pops up as one of great underrated of the season. If an episode is popular enough to be recognised as of being good by majority of posters, why should it be considered underrated ?
4. Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder - A nice exploration of Homer as a father and his relationship between Maggie, something which was neglected since And Maggie Makes Three
Hello Gutter,Hello Fadder is brought down by two terrible storylines :Homer becoming famous which is basically one of the most humourless things to appear on the show and Homer contemplating suicide for a totally insignificant and illogical reason. If it was more about Homer and Maggie it may have been on par with And Maggie Makes Three and Moe Baby Blues.
Drunk Barney
04-05-2006, 07:43 AM
Yeah, I didn't get Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder. It seemed as if Al had thought of a really nice story, but Scully was despreate to throw in some thrash.
Wonderlicious
04-05-2006, 09:59 AM
Homer Simpson in "Kidney Trouble"
The Great Money Caper
Homer vs Dignity
It's a Mad Mad Marge
New Kids on the Bleech
SimpsonByte
04-05-2006, 10:20 AM
"Bart The Mother" is under-rated as far as I'm concerned, and it appears that several people agree. But it's not the episode I feel is most under-rated.
As it is though, I'm constantly feeling less and less comfortable mentioning "Little Big Mom" as the years pass on the NHC. It's almost like I don't like saying that I like the episode so much. But regardless to this, I do like this episode very much, and very little is going to change that.
Probably "This Little Wiggy." I think it's a great episode in terms of humor, especially the first act at the museum. To this day, I still laugh when I see Homer & Krusty playing the "Let's Make A Baby" simulator.
Also, I think the episode is perfect in its characterization, especially for Bart. Unlike episodes like the recent "Marge's Son Poisoning," Bart actually acts like a kid who cares about his reputation. He doesn't hang out with Ralph because he likes him; they hang out because Chief Wiggum's got some fun toys in his closet. Furthermore, he uses Ralph to try to be cool for the bullies, which is a believable notion for a 10 year old. In a way, this episode is like a companion episode to "The Telltale Head."
Anyway, I think it's probably one of the greatest and overlooked Scully episode, although "Bart the Mother" is great too.
H Thompson
04-05-2006, 01:22 PM
See you on the island
Yes....the island
Yeah although it's not that underated as a lot say it's good until the 3rd act. Although that for me is the best part of the episode, It got me into The Prisoner. I don't really mind much if it's a little outside the show's reality.
Also Grift of the Magi is a mostly enjoyable episode even if it does have the standard scully 'evil coporation' satire, it's got plenty of funny lines.
I wouldn't say any season 9 or 10 episodes because most of the good one's do seem to get the respect they deserve.
TheFlandersMan
04-05-2006, 02:23 PM
I don't know of too many underrated Scully episodes. Probably a lot of them are overlooked though, just because it's Scully. They don't get discussed to much, but I do remember enjoying quite a few. Even HOMR was funny, although stupid.
Btw, The Little Wiggy is an excellent episode, imo.
garret
04-05-2006, 02:33 PM
Oh, I forgot "This Little Wiggy"! I change my vote to that.
Nebuchanezzar
04-05-2006, 10:37 PM
Yeah, I didn't get Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder. It seemed as if Al had thought of a really nice story, but Scully was despreate to throw in some thrash.
Ah come on, quit the bullshit. How do you know that it was Mike Scully that put the suicide and fame thing in there? Take a look at some Al Jean episodes and you'll find just the same type of stuff as was seen in this episode.
Imperciph
04-05-2006, 11:14 PM
Ah come on, quit the bullshit. How do you know that it was Mike Scully that put the suicide and fame thing in there? Take a look at some Al Jean episodes and you'll find just the same type of stuff as was seen in this episode.
True, we can only speculate who put what in. Many played Devil's Advocate and said it was Mike Scully who put the sugar subplot in Lisa's Rival but it turned out to be George Meyer. There isn't any oppurtunity of verifying who put what in until we hear the commentaries. But I still hate that Homer becoming famous subplot : it is laughless.
Then again, most of Jean's episodes during Scully'y tenure involve other family members more into the main conflict than other writers' episodes did. His episodes hav marge involved in one, Lisa played important roles in Guess Who's and HOMR and was more likeable and acted more of her own age than other Scully Era episodes where she played bland narrator roles or a bitchy pc-thug, Bart was decent in Day Of The Jackanapes. I believe it can be agreed that involvement of other family members and decent characterizations of them can be credited to Mr. Jean since other episodes lacked those qualities.
Most underrated?
"Make Room For Lisa" or "Dumbbell Indemnity"
No...here's the one I'll vote for: "Skinner's Sense of Snow"
Drunk Barney
04-06-2006, 05:02 AM
Ah come on, quit the bullshit. How do you know that it was Mike Scully that put the suicide and fame thing in there? Take a look at some Al Jean episodes and you'll find just the same type of stuff as was seen in this episode.Very true. I should of really made it clearer, but what I'm trying to say it "seemed" like it. It probably didn't happen, I'm just presuming. But not for one second was I saying that, and if it seemed like it, that's not what I was trying imply.
A bit like a sterotype, but I was joking.
Cartoonnetwork
04-06-2006, 12:35 PM
I quite like D'oh In The Wind. I think it has an ok memorable premise with Homer finding the meaning of the J. and even if the development is not very deep and quite Homer-centric I think it's reasonably funny and I don't find Homer especially irritating. That or I loved everything related to hippy culture and 60s music. In fact I love every episode related to music culture in general, I just think it's an interesting theme that it isn't normally considered in Tv shows. That's why I also consider Homerpalooza a tad underrated.
Veryjammy
04-06-2006, 01:21 PM
This Little Wiggy is vastly overrated, but I won't bother arguing why again.
H_T a lot of people do say that the first two acts of The Computer Wore Menace Shoes are good, but that still doesn't mean it isn't underrated. It still got in the worst episode list, and evidently the third act destroys people opinion of it so much that they end up despising the episode.
I would find it hard to choose another episode to be honest. I don't think many are underrated and I think a vast deal are still overrated. When there are only about 15 I would give at least a B- to it's hard to say any of them deserve the accolade of underrated.
Simpsons Forever!
04-06-2006, 01:40 PM
This Little Wiggy definitely, but also Alone Again Natura-Diddly. The jokes were funny and Ned's reaction was handled quite well. Some hate it just because Maude was killed off.
coltonwiggum
04-06-2006, 03:07 PM
Probably "This Little Wiggy." I think it's a great episode in terms of humor, especially the first act at the museum. To this day, I still laugh when I see Homer & Krusty playing the "Let's Make A Baby" simulator.
Also, I think the episode is perfect in its characterization, especially for Bart. Unlike episodes like the recent "Marge's Son Poisoning," Bart actually acts like a kid who cares about his reputation. He doesn't hang out with Ralph because he likes him; they hang out because Chief Wiggum's got some fun toys in his closet. Furthermore, he uses Ralph to try to be cool for the bullies, which is a believable notion for a 10 year old. In a way, this episode is like a companion episode to "The Telltale Head."
Anyway, I think it's probably one of the greatest and overlooked Scully episode, although "Bart the Mother" is great too.
I agree
Channel Surfer
04-06-2006, 09:28 PM
Considering season 9 is often held as somehow notably superior to Jean or even part of the classic era, it surprises me just how often "Miracle of Evergreen Terrace" and "The Last Temptation of Krust" are panned. They're maybe not as hated as some other episodes that I feel are underrated (like "Bart the Mother"), but considering I think they're two of the most intelligent episodes Scully ever made, they rarely get the praise they deserve compared to other Scully episodes, including a good many that deserve little to none at all.
"Behind the Laughter" I'll include too. Not because it's unpopular (oh god no), nor because it's all that great (it isn't), but because some of the people who don't like it despise it for reasons I find absolutely ridiculous (it reveals the Simpsons are actors and therefore destroys our emotional connection with them). It's not that big a deal, nor was it unprecedented anyway with "The 138th Episode Spectacular" or "The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase".
SilverEagle
04-06-2006, 09:50 PM
Saddlesore Galactica, no question.
Skinner's Sense of Snow will always be my favorite simpsons episode of 10-12 while Lisa's Sax and especially the amazing Joy of Sect are my favorite Scully era episodes. I would consider 9 to be the last season of the golden era.
Nebuchanezzar
04-07-2006, 01:00 AM
This Little Wiggy definitely, but also Alone Again Natura-Diddly. The jokes were funny and Ned's reaction was handled quite well. Some hate it just because Maude was killed off.
Indeed, and the idea that Homer acts like the so called "jerk ass" in this episode is the most idiotic thing I've heard since John Howard last addressed the media. Homer's action inadvertantly kill Maude, yes. But aside from that, he acts as a caring, loving and tender neighbour who offers support to Ned in his time of need. It's a side of Homer we'd never seen before (offering decent condolence to a person who has lost a loved one) and it was handled quite superbly.
I pity the fool who doubts my opinion. :MrT:
Lisa's Sax and especially the amazing Joy of Sect are my favorite Scully era episodes
Unfortunately, SilverEagle, both of these episodes don't have Scully as showrunner. OK, so it IS during the Scully Era, but it seems to me that it's the best episode that was made with Scully as showrunner for that episode. Lisa's Sax had Al Jean and Mike Reiss and The Joy of Sect had David Mirkin.
Veryjammy
04-07-2006, 02:02 AM
Lisa's Sax and especially the amazing Joy of Sect are my favorite Scully era episodes.
A shame they were produced by Jean and Reiss and Mirkin respectively then :p
But aside from that, he acts as a caring, loving and tender neighbour who offers support to Ned in his time of need.
I agree that the episode gets criticism a little too often but it does give Homer some really bad moments:
'Now, now, now, don't beat yourself up. I'm the one who drove her out of her seat. I'm the one who provoked the lethal barrage of T-shirts. I'm the one who parked in the ambulance zone, preventing any possible resuscitation.'
That's a horrible line to give Homer; it just isn't funny that Homer did all that, whether unknowingly or not, to contribute so heavily to Maude's death. And for him to then list all that in the same breath as trying to comfort Ned is so ignorant and idiotic as to be entirely unsympathetic and even hateful.
Pretty much everything involving the video is typical Scully Homer, riding roughshod over everyone else to get some cheap laughs; we're meant to laugh that he maces Ned to get him to cry on tape. Oh my aching sides, what a jerk. And even if Homer does seem to try to help Ned out, he does so in an almost creepy, obsessive way that doesn't seem particularly genuine and which still contains a lot of annoying traits of that era.
"Miracle of Evergreen Terrace"
I forgot about this one; good call. I find it amazing that Season 9 gets so many plaudits and then this episode gets dumped on. The only thing that annoys me a little is the way the ending is animated, or more specifically the colours. It looks like the colouring went wrong somehow and it detracts from a great little scene.
Wezzo
04-07-2006, 02:23 AM
King of the Hill, an all-time favourite of mine. Wizard of Evergreen Terrace a close second.
Nebuchanezzar
04-07-2006, 02:25 AM
I thought Homer macing Ned was quite funny. It was almost outrageous British humour type funny. But alas,
And for him to then list all that in the same breath as trying to comfort Ned is so ignorant and idiotic as to be entirely unsympathetic and even hateful.
It is ignorant and idiotic, but it's not unsympathetic. If we are to examine Homer's character and what he was doing at the time, he was merely trying to comfort Ned by putting himself down. Everyone does it at one time or another to try and make someone else feel better about themself, and this was Homer's time. Of course, I'm not sure it that was Sir Scully's intention to make Homer seem sympathetic (The bulk of the intention was to probably create humour in Homer causing Maude's death), but Homer did try to comfort Ned with all the right intentions, and saying that he did so unsympathetically is a tad harsh.
Imperciph
04-07-2006, 03:15 AM
Alone Again Nature-diddly is the perfect episode to select as an example of where wacky gags failed to combine with emotional moments.
That line Veryjammy posted may not be intentionally hateful. In fact, Homer may actually be trying to comfort Ned. However, such an idiotic line demonstrates that Homer completely lacks a brain. Homer is stupid but he is never so ignorant so as to comfort a man saying actually he is responsible for his wife's death. That is one of my main gripe with Scully's Homer : he's nothing more than a dumbass. But the best Homer, IMO, is the one that is dumb but has his own interesting philosophy on life.
That said, it gets too much hate for failing to be a good emotional episode. Its sequel, I Am Going to Praiseland is considerably worse.
Nebuchanezzar
04-07-2006, 05:12 AM
But would we want a terribly emotional episode for the death of a character, and for the departure of a greedy, egotistical voice actress?
Imperciph
04-07-2006, 05:29 AM
But would we want a terribly emotional episode for the death of a character, and for the departure of a greedy, egotistical voice actress?
Still, the previous episode dealing with the death of a character, Round Springfield, treated the death of a far more minor secondary character with a lot less light-hearted manner. A substantial part of The Simpsons is its emotional core so fans (especially internet nerds) demand that a serious matter such as death be treated with the depth it deserves. The most cynical and dark death in the series, that of Frank Grimes, still sparks up controversy because of how cold-hearted it was. And to see a character who made regular appearances in almost every episode killed off in such a light-hearted manner does make a hard-core fan angry.
Nebuchanezzar
04-07-2006, 05:48 AM
Yes, but Bleeding Gums Murphy served as Lisa's creative partner, and one of her closest, if not the second closest (next to Marge) emotional partners in her life. 'Round Springfield was not an episode dealing with the death of Bleeding Gums Murphy, it was an episode dealing with Lisa's loss. Still, I can see where you're going. Alone Again Natura Diddly probably had good intentions that came across a bit cold hearted.
TriforceBun
04-07-2006, 07:19 AM
I agree with Nebuchanezzar about Alone Again. I've actually always had a soft spot for that episode (some bad moments like Ned in the shower aside), and never got the impression that Homer was acting "creepy." C'mon, he's mostly responsible for his friendly neighbor's wife's death, I'd imagine he'd want to help out Ned in whatever way he can. No need to be so cynical towards Homer's suddenly spending a lot of time with Flanders.
TheFlandersMan
04-07-2006, 01:14 PM
'Now, now, now, don't beat yourself up. I'm the one who drove her out of her seat. I'm the one who provoked the lethal barrage of T-shirts. I'm the one who parked in the ambulance zone, preventing any possible resuscitation.'
Ha, interesting how we differ. That's probably my favorite line in the episode. It's not like Homer was deliberately trying to hurt Ned in that instance, he's just ignorant and doesn't know how far to take his comforting, and where to stop. And we don't know that parking in the ambulance zone was intentional, and if so how would have Homer known that Maude was going to die anyway?
Alone Again Natura diddly remains as one of my favorites from the Scully years.
Your_Hero
04-08-2006, 02:22 AM
its king of the hill and the computer wore menace shoes for me. incredibly funny episodes
its king of the hill and the computer wore menace shoes for me. incredibly funny episodes. even the 3rd act of the computer is hilarious, it was a strange twist when i first saw it but when you just go with it, it turns out to be hilarious. 'that arranged can be'.
I saw the prisoner a year or two after the computer, and it just tripled my love of that episode.
Drunk Barney
04-08-2006, 03:44 AM
Ha, interesting how we differ. That's probably my favorite line in the episode. It's not like Homer was deliberately trying to hurt Ned in that instance, he's just ignorant and doesn't know how far to take his comforting, and where to stop. And we don't know that parking in the ambulance zone was intentional, and if so how would have Homer known that Maude was going to die anyway?
Alone Again Natura diddly remains as one of my favorites from the Scully years.I do agree that Homer wasn't being a jerkass there, but I think had the same thing happend under classic Homer, he would of been too clever to of said that. I guess you could call it jerkass Homer being kind.
Rich Uncle Skeleton
04-09-2006, 09:36 AM
"Bart the Mother" is one of the most underrated episodes ever, I'd say. It was actually somewhat moving and a well written character story, probably the last of its kind until Jean came in. And to be fair, it seems to be a popular choice in the threads about underrated episodes, but it gets ripped on just as much. It has some vocal defenders, but it seems that the majority of 'net fans at least didn't like it, which is a shame.
Really? I've only heard a couple of complaints about it.
Other underrated episodes:
Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
Bye Bye Nerdie
Worst Episode Ever (most seem to rate it average or lower)
Lisa the Tree Hugger
Not sure how popular Hungry, Hungry Homer is, but it's one of my faves. In fact, a lot of Season 12 is underrated, IMO. There were plenty of terrible ones, but there were plenty of excellent episodes.
Mike Scully
04-10-2006, 10:56 PM
I'd have to say I'm With Cupid. It's one of the most well-written, funny, quotable, and sweet episodes post-classic-era, but it's always overlooked for some reason.
As a runner-up, Insane Clown Poppy. It's very funny throughout but always gets the ever-vague "boring" label.
I do agree that Homer wasn't being a jerkass there, but I think had the same thing happend under classic Homer, he would of been too clever to of said that. I guess you could call it jerkass Homer being kind.
The main issue with Homer's characterization was that it was just wildly inconsistent. One minute, he's crying at the thought of being nice to Flanders, then he's trying his best to comfort Ned, then he starts a rock war with Flanders, then he comforts Ned on the swings. It's too inconsistent to be genuine.
But I don't have a problem with the scene on the swings on its own. Homer tries to comfort Ned but doesn't have a clue how, which never struck me as out-of-character, and wasn't stupider than anything Homer said/did in Homer Loves Flanders.
Imperciph
04-11-2006, 12:55 AM
As a runner-up, Insane Clown Poppy. It's very funny throughout but always gets the ever-vague "boring" label.
Good call. It is a decent episode from a very uneven season 12. One thing that always stands out in this episode for me is the Stephen King guest apperance. I feel he was one of the best self-played guest stars to appear in the Scully Era. The show actually made some very clever jabs about his writing, subtly alluding to the fact that Mr. King often falls guilty of relying on horror and surreal elements even in his non-horror stories.
And I thought Krusty was hilarious in that episode with his plot with the Mafia being a good callback to the plot from Homie the Clown. Homer was definitely used better than other 'wacky sidekick" roles in other secondary character episodes and Fat Tony never disappoints.
HellKat666
04-11-2006, 07:09 AM
I've heard of a few people who disliked "Bart the Mother", but I wouldn't call it underrated, either. Actually, it's pretty hard for me to come up with a Scully episode that I'd consider underrated. "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" was a nice if unspectacular episode that's probably one of the best of Season 10. Is it generally disliked? Maybe "Girly Edition"? I thought it was cute but nothing special. Is it considered a really bad episode? Is "Mom and Pop Art" considered crap? It's decent to me. Other than those, I can't think of anything from the Scully era that would possibly qualify.
Drunk Barney
04-11-2006, 11:38 AM
Yeah, I'm with Cupid is underrated as well. It gets a solid B from me. The third act lets it down a bit for me though.
LionelBrockman13
04-11-2006, 09:06 PM
Aside from the obvious good and bad episodes of the Scully era, I don't really know what the reputation of the other ep's are here. Anyway, here's some ep's from the era that I thought to be good:
Bart Star (I don't think of Homer as "Jerk-Ass" in this episode, although I know many do)
Reality Bites
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Girly Edition (I really liked Lisa's characterization in this one, although some may see her as being overly vindicitive and petty. The Homer subplot is pretty stupid though.)
Wild Barts Can't Be Broken (I love, LOVE, the first act of this episode: "Mom, am I dying?" "No!" "Is he Mom, you can tell me." Other highlights include the song and "Homer's Night Out.", as mentioned.)
Even though the first act is hysterical, I despise "My Little Wiggy", mainly because of the prominence of the "Bart seeking the approval of Jimbo/Dolph/Kerney" theme, which is completely out of line for Season 9 Bart.
Nebuchanezzar
04-12-2006, 05:17 AM
Aside from the obvious good and bad episodes of the Scully era, I don't really know what the reputation of the other ep's are here. Anyway, here's some ep's from the era that I thought to be good:
Bart Star (I don't think of Homer as "Jerk-Ass" in this episode, although I know many do)
Reality Bites
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Girly Edition (I really liked Lisa's characterization in this one, although some may see her as being overly vindicitive and petty. The Homer subplot is pretty stupid though.)
Wild Barts Can't Be Broken (I love, LOVE, the first act of this episode: "Mom, am I dying?" "No!" "Is he Mom, you can tell me." Other highlights include the song and "Homer's Night Out.", as mentioned.)
Even though the first act is hysterical, I despise "My Little Wiggy", mainly because of the prominence of the "Bart seeking the approval of Jimbo/Dolph/Kerney" theme, which is completely out of line for Season 9 Bart.
He's a freaking 10 year old kid, of course he's going to be seeking approval from who he views to be succesful and popular kids. For the bulk of season 9, and indeed the whole show, but has had approval from nearly everyone except this trio. It was extremely fitting to have Bart seeking their approval in this episode, and indeed in any episode before (The Telltale Head) or after (Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky).
Joel Duffman
04-14-2006, 04:52 AM
"Lost Our Lisa" is a great look into the relationship between Homer & Lisa. There seems to be a better understanding of the other by each character. Plus, there aren't too many episodes where the main story line is centered around Lisa. Since Lisa is so intellectual the writers get to show off their big "Harvard brains" when they use her as the protagonist.
"This whole inner peace thing is tough on the old coconut!"
Rhodan
04-18-2006, 01:43 AM
I´am glad that i´am not the only one who liked "Alone again", though of course , the way how they killed Maude WAS dumb. Despite of this it was probably the most funny episode of season 11. I espcially liked Lindsey Naegle nad Edna´s scenes and the first bahá´í joke - it´s always good to get some attantion.
Adamm R)))
04-18-2006, 11:04 AM
I don't know why anyone said Wild Barts... because that's largely considered to be one of the best of season 10. Beyond Blunderome is underrated to me.
Rest your giant head
04-21-2006, 01:29 AM
The most of season 12 episodes are underrated.
Worst episode ever
New kids on the blecch
Bye bye nerdie
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