R/R The Great Money Caper

[zitro]

3.5 stars. Flawed, but I loved the scams!

[bartyboy]

pretty bad 2/5

[Nauru-1]

I didn't mind it. A fairly general Homer and Bart scheme, but there were a few good laughs and it always kept my interest. 3/5

[Jimbo77]

Half-half for me, 3/5

[Green Man]

Actually not a bad episode, the characterizations were a bit off, the Marge sub-plot (if you can call that a sub-plot) went nowhere and wasn't funny and the end was goddawn awful, but that's pretty much my only complains about it. The rest is either great, good or decent. Gave it a 3/5 but it's more a 3.5/5

[Ben Chan]

Homer Alone:

The end of this episode is not isolated from the rest of the episode. The episode got itself into a plot so sitcommish, so absurd, so half-assed and so shit that the only way out was through deus ex surf's up. you can't gloss over this. the episode might have been suitable for some saturday morning cartoon, but for something with the gravity and respect of The Simpsons.

F

[Corruptus in Extremis]

M-E-H. C, 3/5

[Jims]

It was better than I remembered.

Watching this episode really reminds me how tongue-in-cheek the Scully Era is sometimes. The whole ending with the trial of Groundskeeper Willie and the famous "Surf's Up!" ending. It's extremely sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek, with Lisa herself questioning what a cop-out it is. It's wacky, but at least it's self-conscious wackiness?

Eh? Eh?

Okay, it still kind of sucks. But the ending does make me wonder if I take the show too seriously sometimes. So there's always that.

Everything else, okay, fine, whatever. 2/5.

[Jesse Pinkman]

i gave it a 3/5, it was very average-y. i liked the alternate ending on the DVD far more then the actual ending. the only time i laughed hard was Willie saying "Willie wasn't!" the rest was either bland or unmemorable.

[Doh]

Meh, 3/5. I remember it being the first "meh" episode I ever watched. To be honest, I can't really remember much about it, and that's not like me with The Simpsons. So it must have been pretty meh

I do remember it having a cheesy ending though..

[Duffless]

4/5 decent episode

[Uosdwis R. Jewoh]

wicked funny

5/5

[poopmannyman]

4/5

[Granto]

one of the worst endings of all time, however the first two acts especially are actually rather funny and I'm a bit of a sucker for Homer and Bart working together.

C

[mmm...forum]

just re-watching some S12 episodes tonight and I almost forgot about this one.
this episode is complete crap especially the ending. 2nd worst of the season next to the computer menace one.

F

[Sycophantic German]

Not great or anything, but I enjoy it. 3/5

And personally, I thought that "Surf's up!" was pretty funny to begin with, but the way people overreact to it makes it absolutely hilarious to me.

[Ray Jay Jonah]

I actually liked the episode quite a lot but 'SURF'S UP!' ruined it. I love the bit where Wille shoots everyone and then Marge says 'That's a rap!'

B

[The Wiggs]

I actually like this episode. I think Homer's "dog for sale" scene is hilarious. Overall I'd give this episode a 4/5

[Financial Panther]

A really good episode. For some reason, the ending doesn't bother me that much, which is weird, as I like logic, and not cop-out crap, but that didn't really faze me.


Separate Vocations, on the other hand...

[Financial Panther]

I wonder why Grampa was the judge. I thought the entire thing was to make them stop their grifting, but he was a grifter, so why was he in on it?

[Ben Chan]

THE EPISODE IS SUCH A MYSTERY!!! ^_^

(ps that was sarcastic)

For some reason, the ending doesn't bother me that much, which is weird, as I like logic, and not cop-out crap, but that didn't really faze me.


Separate Vocations, on the other hand...

you're right it is weird, as well as hypocritical.

edit: i also want to make the point that usually, when you hand in a paper or a piece of work that's unfinished, you'll receive a failing grade. incomplete works are usually failed works, and especially so when what is finished really isn't that good.

[cloneasaurus]

"so she was made of chimps!"

This episode had me laughing a bunch. Nothing amazing and some dullish parts, but overall just a damn fun episode. B-

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

Act 1: B- This act was definitely my least favorite. It was pretty dull, and there weren’t a whole lot of laughs. However, there was enough to keep me entertained. Most of the humor wasn’t particularly memorable, and the only laugh out loud moments were Homer saying they already left the gift shop, and Bart and Homer arguing about how Homer is a bad father. My problems with this act were that the sturgeon falling on there car was really random. I don’t mind some randomness here and there, and I’m more lenient than most fans, but that was too weird, and there had to be a much more plausible explanation, that may have been funnier. My other problem was that Marge was annoying when she was drunk. It wasn’t very funny, and while I like to see a different side of Marge, they could have made her better. I also found the Jackson 5 thing to be stupid and unfunny. I don’t know what purpose they served, since they didn’t make me laugh. Overall, this wasn’t a bad act, just a little dull and random, but it does introduce the story nicely, in an interesting way.
Act 2: B+ This act was better than the first because it was a little funnier, and I enjoyed seeing all of the clever tricks that Homer and Bart pulled, and watching them bond. The first funny part in the act was Homer getting Marge to stop asking questions. I’m gonna have to use that one. I also enjoyed Kent Brockman saying “Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow,” a joke that I had never picked up on until now. I also enjoyed the scene at Flanders’s house. As I previously stated, I liked seeing Homer and Bart bond and seeing all of the interesting tricks they pull. I enjoyed seeing Grampa used differently than how he normally is, and I thought Edward Norton was a good guest star, and he was used well. Overall, this act was better than the first, because it was more interesting and a bit funnier, however, it still certainly could have had more laughs.
Act 3: B+ This act was about as good as the previous one. It was a bit less funny, but it was even more interesting. I enjoyed the twists throughout it, and found that if they weren’t there, the episode would be incredibly dull, with few laughs. I did like the meta-reference at the end, which The Simpsons are good at. I thought Willie was funny, especially the line “Willie wasn’t!” I also found the courtroom scene funny before the twist, just because of how ridiculous the Blue-Haired Lawyer’s accusations were. The twist at the end was very entertaining, too. With all of that said, it still could have been funnier, but the twists kept it from becoming dull.
Overall: B This episode was an enjoyable episode, mainly because it was just entertaining to watch everything unfold. Humor definitely could have improved it, as it was lacking in that department. The episode had some random moments that were a little annoying, like the sturgeon falling from space onto there car. I didn’t mind the “surf’s up” part at the end, but I wish they would have ended it without showing everyone surfing, and just went to the end credits with a surfing song playing. I didn’t like how they showed everyone on the surfboards, including the Russians, which just added to the randomness, but didn’t add any humor. There was very little emotion in it, and the only way I could see putting any would be having a moral dilemma with Bart wanting to do what was right, or something. That might have worked, but it wasn’t needed, as it would have only subtracted from the fun that this episode is. The only other thing I have to say is that I liked how Homer was semi-competent. I could easily envision an episode with Homer ruining every con, and Bart getting annoyed. That may have been funny, but I don’t think it would have worked as well. It was a good episode anyway, that benefited from being very fun, however, suffered from not being funny.

Favorite Character: Bart

[The Governor]

Oh, I remember this episode as an episode I've only seen twice in 12 years and the last time was 12 years ago.

Very stupid, boring episode that tried to grift its way to a 'neat' ending. Nah....2/5 at best.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

I quite liked this episode, actually. But that ending...yeah.

[The Governor]

Well, IMO, the Scully Average is a 2/5.

[zach]

great episode A-

[Bella Drape 'er]

Obviously when Skinner was shot, I kind of guessed the ending, but it was still an interesting way to take the story, even if it was typical season 12 tackiness.

And while the main plot although fun, I disliked most of the drunk Marge stuff.

3/5

[SpringfieldGood]

Liked it, even the ending. The Marge stuff was a subplot that went nowhere.

"Colgate Cavity Patrol?!?"

[kidpresentable]

This is my favorite season 12 episode. A lot of the schemes made me laugh and the way Dr. Hibbert says "oh dear lord" gets me every time. As for the ending, i don't mind. If this this were a more serious plot, it probably would have annoyed me, but given that this is a pretty wacky episode, i can forgive it. I watched this a lot when i was a kid, and it was one of my favorites then, so i guess i can't give a totally unbiased opinion about it.