How Would You Rate: "Weekend at Burnsie's" (DABF11)?

[blueduck37]

Homer the pothead.... I never thought I'd see the day.

This episode (more of a three-act than most) was just too odd for my tastes.
Still.... it did make me laugh out loud a few times.

Overall, 3 out of 5. Not a bad ep, but there have been better this season.

Funniest bits:
1. CBG 'Pop-Up Video' thing
2. Flanders' Wiggum impression

[Kamikaze_chimp]

I give the episode a 4/5. Mr. Burns was hilarious this episode, the dancing and slapping were great. also the crows with Homer was pretty funny.

[The Governor]

Originally posted by mike
Wow...where to start.

If you didn't think it was funny, ok, I can understand that. But some of you are like the movie critic on tv. They love these boring foreign films because they are artsy and the camera work is incredible and so on. Then they will review a comedy and, because they are looking at it so critically, they miss what the purpose of the movie is: to entertain us.

Well, if you're an expert of what is entertaining, then you'd realize there's many LEVELS of what is entertaining. There's some who consider biting satire along with deep social commentary entertaining, then there's some who consider HOmer being stoned, blown up and tortured to be entertaining (not me). The earlier was truly entertaining, IMO--the latter is cheap disposable entertainment.

Some on here seem to want a realistic Homer on pot, and like someone said before, that would basically be him laying around the whole episode. Who wants to see that?

While noone wanted to see that, I doubt people were expecting a cartoonified parody of Homer bouncing around from weird situation to weird situation while whacked out of his mind.

[B}As far as the show, I thought it was funny. I don't care about innaccuracies in the plot or if such and such made perfect sense, because it is a cartoon and a comedy. I live in the real world I don't need to see a cartoon mirroring reality to perfection. That is what all that other garbage they put on tv at night is for.[/B]

The Simpsons is/was NOT ONLY a comedy and it NEVER WAS a perfect mirror of the real world despite what the modern 'fans' say to downplay what the show was. Not surprisingly, the current defenders of the show who think, nay DEMAND, its only purpose whatsoever is to have gag after gag after gag...'cuz it's a cartoon!'.

I am not flamming anyone or think less of them because of what they said, but I just don't understand why, like someone said, you would even bother watching a show that you think is so terrible. Peace.

Because after watching the show for 8 damn good years, plus seeing those episodes in reruns, you have some hope a scene, or bit of dialog will have the same bitterly ironic, or satirical tone that the show gave us for the first eight seasons.

Jake

[Wavy Gravy]

Good episode. All I can say right now. I'm in computer class, and this kid keeps turning off my computer. 4/5.

[Mike Scully]

Originally posted by mike
Wow...where to start.

I have been here only a few weeks, but man, some of you guys take this show way too seriously. I love the Simpons (I think after Cheers and the Honeymooners, it is the funniest show ever) and it is one of the few shows that I look forward to watching. I also love watching the reruns that fox shows in the evening.

The reason I like the show is because it is funny. I want to be entertained.

If you didn't think it was funny, ok, I can understand that. But some of you are like the movie critic on tv. They love these boring foreign films because they are artsy and the camera work is incredible and so on. Then they will review a comedy and, because they are looking at it so critically, they miss what the purpose of the movie is: to entertain us.

That's an oversimplification; no fan thinks that way; at least, no fan that has sticked with the show for 13 years.

I enjoy many episodes that were really wacky or silly, and simply made me laugh. For example, look at Sweets And Sour Marge this season. It had some incredibly far-out elements (Homer climbing a pyramid of people, a vampire residing in Springfield), but I had very few complaints against that episode. The jokes were well-thought out and the story worked, and it was a lot of fun. Even stupid stuff like Frink's operation "HOYVEN MAVIN" made me laugh. And just last week, I responded to someone who hated Blame It On Lisa, because I thought his reviews was a bit overanalytical of an episode that was meant to be whimsical and a farce.

But Weekend at Burnsies was an episode that tried to take on a serious topic, ripe for intelligent satire and mockery, and it failed. I didn't want a bunch of easy laughs; I just didn't find the gags that funny.

[skittlebrau]

Well, I watched it again a second time, and my mark improved ever so slightly, but I'm still sticking with my 2/5. It just didn't do it for me. Something is amiss and I don't know what, but it just wasn't a great episode.

[waffles]

great episode,
Lisa's saxaphone would make a great pipe...
the rainbow blood rocked.

[Phoney McRing Ring]

Blinky and Mike dude, i totally agree with you man...

these idiots post week after week, i had to respond because of what you said...they continue to bash every freakin episode that comes out(dont give me your past posts saying you put 5/5) and then their come back to that is...no, because we used to always get quality episodes back in season whatever...I love when i read a post of some one that says, "the ONLY funny parts were..." and they were the most pointless jokes in the episode, compared too other stuff..if you thought the only funny part was Homer throwing lisa money to play the sax...you got serious problems.

THen you have the people that cant take a random joke as funny...when the ghostbusters theme played, it was meant to be a strange funny joke and some retard was like, "they just ran out of time and had to fill the last minute" BS! You either didn't laugh at that joke because A. you hate ghostbusters or B. you are Jake, waiting for the second coming of the "great years"

And secondly, Jake...Dissing Family Guy and then saying you do have a sense of humor, wake up man! Family Guy is one of the most creative shows on television, too bad FOX puts more effort into that 80s show.

you should, and i am, be so glad Simpsons after 13 freakin seasons is still on tv. What is wrong with you people...some are saying, end the show now, i turned it off mid episode. Ever notice when Comic Book guy made fun of people like you, saying something along the lines in a itchy convention of, "excuse me, in episode 2324whatever, itchy played scratchy's rib cage and the 3rd note he played was an A, but it should have been a D"..i think thats Matt G's way of saying, lighten up, its just a freak TV SHOW!!



HEYOOOOOOOH,

[Tomacco]

One question: What's the point? What is the point of all this!?

This debate about how the show's slide comes up EVERY SINGLE WEEK after a new episode airs, for the past three years! And what good has it done? After last season, I have learned to just sit back and enjoy the show and appreciate how damn good it is in its thirtheenth season. THIRTEEN! Can you believe that!? And truthfully, the new style of the show this season kind of appeals to another side of the type of comedy I like. Of course, I love the smart stuff of the earlier years, but lately, their semi-sarcastic, exaggerated style of humor has given my many laugh-out-loud moments. For me, this is better stuff than seasons 10-12, because it seemed like in those years, they were trying to do certain things and it didn't work (like in "Make Room for Lisa", they tried to make it sentimental, but it sucked). But this season has its own feel. The current episodes kind of feel like a celebration of the whole show in general, with lots of fun and funny episodes.

[Duffman OH YEAH]

do you know what wouldve rocked???? if at the phish concert where homer was talkign bout weed, if JAY AND SILENT BOB were in the crowd

[Bluesman]

Unlucky 13 indeed...

[Smilin'JoeFission]

I was late to post my review, when the rest of the family hogs the PC, but anyway here it is;

I thought this episode was OK. It definetely did not tackle the whole issue of medical marijuana the way I wanted to, but it did a better job than I anticipated. What I mean is that I was looking for more discussion and debate about its controversy, but instead it was too pro-weed, and didn't show (besides Ned's petition) the other side of the argument. That being said, I will continue my reveiw;

The First Act-

The story started off great, with the family discussing the genetically altered vegetables. Homer's remark about the "Baby Corn" was great. I was glad that Maggie was featured a lot in this part, as we've havent seen enough of her this season. The crows flocking to Homer was an interesting turn, and turning against him was well done too. One question though, Is Barney dead?
The best jokes were the Flanderses kneeling before the scarecrow frame, and the CBG pop-up dealie, especially "Who shot Grampa's Hat?" that joke was especially made for the online Simpson geek community!

The Second Act-

The story picked up well with Homer at Doc Hibbert's office. The flashback was funny, and great with a young, leaner Wiggum and Lenny&Carl with afros. The best line of this part was Lisa's "It smeels like the art teacher's room!!!" Homer singing "Smoke on the Water was funny too. This episode also marks(I think) the first time Homer was in the plant at his sector the entire season. Ned's impersonation of Wiggum was funny, and dead-on. But not better than Homer's "No!!! Do Wiggum!!!"

The third act-

OK-The Phish appearance was not that good, for all of you who got so exited that they were going to perform. They had one good line-which was the scene with Hans Moleman. Pronouncing Pot Head wrong was just dumb. By far, the best part of the final act was Burns. Him as a lifeless puppet was well done, especially when he was dancing the Charleston!!! The other funnniest scenes were the barber hair, and Bill Clinton. The ending was good, too. I thought it would be a stupid "Dancing ending" like the last two episodes.
[for the ending,]Mr. Burns said it best-"Excellent"

Overall Grade- B minus
It was not as bad as I thought it would be. The Phish appearance neither improved or ruined the episode, pretty much it was just a filler to my eyes. The treatment of the controverial topic was, as I already posted, not what I wished for, go ahead and call me a conservative right-wing dumbass, I'm ready. But, all the good jokes and humor pushed this episode's grade up a little, so B- is what I'll give it.

[Wiggle Puppy]

Good thing Phish was only in it for 30 seconds.

[Mike Scully]

Before appearing as completely ungrateful, I'll note that there were quite a few jokes from last night's episode that I really liked.

Once Homer starts smoking the medicinal marijuana, he imeediately goes on an acid trip; his shaving razor talks to him, and he sees rainbows everywhere. People noted that this is not what would happen if Homer was smoking marijuana. That's the whole joke. The scene plays on our biased perceptions of the effects of illegal drugs. The writers were fully aware of the inaccuracy; Jon Vitti's a smart guy. Besides, Doctor Hibbert should be competent, and he wouldn't prescribe medicine that made Homer imagine he was flying while driving a car. That's why the absurdity of Homer's hallucinations was funny, and probably the most satirical aspect of the episode.

The scene at Moe's where Carl mentions suffering alcohol poisoning is funny, because it's treated so lightly compared to Homer's much less serious problem with illegal drugs.

Also hilarious was Lisa's confusion about whether she preferred the normal Homer or Homer stoned.

Those are really all the highlights. Some of the simple jokes about Homer being stoned ("My fingers are finging", "Hey, there's a kitchen") were rather amusing. I found the episode pretty funny for what it was worth, but I'm just disappointed with the wasted potential.

[Voodoo Monkey]

I loved this episode! i can't list everything I loved, but here's a sampling:

-Flanders Wiggum impression
-The 'crow bar'
-the various crow names
-the crows doing his bidding
-Hans Moleman

[Mayor Quimby]

I am new here but I figured I would state my opion anyway. The only way this episode got a 3 was because it had Hans Moleman in it. Hans is the best bit player ever. Without the Moleman this episode sucks.

[defrocked]

Originally posted by Mayor Quimby
I am new here but I figured I would state my opion anyway. The only way this episode got a 3 was because it had Hans Moleman in it. Hans is the best bit player ever. Without the Moleman this episode sucks.

:rolleyes That's how you rate an episode. I repeat,:rolleyes

[Cole]

Originally posted by blueduck37
Homer the pothead.... I never thought I'd see the day.

I didn't think it was too far-stretched -- considering Homer's extreme alchohol consumption

Originally posted by The Jolly Bengali

The scene at Moe's where Carl mentions suffering alcohol poisoning is funny, because it's treated so lightly compared to Homer's much less serious problem with illegal drugs.

Yes, I loved how they were drinking while planning Homer's intervention -- the irony!

[BurningLeprechaun]

I didn't know it was possible for an episode to both suck and blow at the same time...


OH yeah, how come everyone hates lame sex jokes but loves lame pot jokes?

[Cole]

Originally posted by BurningLeprechaun
I didn't know it was possible for an episode to both suck and blow at the same time...

I'm sorry you feel that way. :rolleyes

Originally posted by BurningLeprechaun

OH yeah, how come everyone hates lame sex jokes but loves lame pot jokes?

What "lame pot jokes" are you refering to? Most of them were pretty funny -- atleast much better than Homer jumping in a suicide chair that provides him with sexual relief as seen in "Jaws Wired Shut." I felt lines like "Why do they call them fingers? I never see them fing. Oh, there they go" and "Hey, there's a kitchen." were much funnier.

Originally posted by Wiggle Puppy
Good thing Phish was only in it for 30 seconds.

I felt that they did a good job. You got to admit the joke about Phish being upset about smelling marijuana in the crowd was pretty funny. If you have ever been to a Phish concert, then you know what I am talking about. You can smell it from a block away. And the joke about "Here's a guy who is a real 'poth-ead.' Oh, I'm sorry -- that's "pot-head."

[BurningLeprechaun]

Originally posted by Wiggle Puppy
Good thing Phish was only in it for 30 seconds.

Hey Cloud-cole, pay attention to who you quote...i didn't say a darn thing about phish....I don't know why you have it on your post that I said that....
next time i'll sue for misquotation...

[Smilin'JoeFission]

Originally posted by The Jolly Bengali
Before appearing as completely ungrateful, I'll note that there were quite a few jokes from last night's episode that I really liked.

Once Homer starts smoking the medicinal marijuana, he imeediately goes on an acid trip; his shaving razor talks to him, and he sees rainbows everywhere. People noted that this is not what would happen if Homer was smoking marijuana. That's the whole joke. The scene plays on our biased perceptions of the effects of illegal drugs. The writers were fully aware of the inaccuracy; Jon Vitti's a smart guy. Besides, Doctor Hibbert should be competent, and he wouldn't prescribe medicine that made Homer imagine he was flying while driving a car. That's why the absurdity of Homer's hallucinations was funny, and probably the most satirical aspect of the episode.

The scene at Moe's where Carl mentions suffering alcohol poisoning is funny, because it's treated so lightly compared to Homer's much less serious problem with illegal drugs.

Also hilarious was Lisa's confusion about whether she preferred the normal Homer or Homer stoned.

Those are really all the highlights. Some of the simple jokes about Homer being stoned ("My fingers are finging", "Hey, there's a kitchen") were rather amusing. I found the episode pretty funny for what it was worth, but I'm just disappointed with the wasted potential.

Exactly, all the hallucinations were great, but still absurd. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves the Simpsons is a cartoon. Thanks for pointing out Lisa's confusion too. She seems to get all worked up, she loses her concentration and forgets what she's fighting. Finally, they give her a character flaw!

[Cole]

Originally posted by BurningLeprechaun


Hey Cloud-cole, pay attention to who you quote...i didn't say a darn thing about phish....I don't know why you have it on your post that I said that....
next time i'll sue for misquotation...

My mistake. I am truly sorry. The quotation was by Wiggle Puppy. I was just in a hurry and put down your name. There, just fixed it. Please don't sue.

[TomSledgehammer]

Originally posted by defrocked

:rolleyes That's how you rate an episode. I repeat,:rolleyes

Jeez....its his first post....be welcoming....

[BudSm0k4h]

Originally posted by The Jolly Bengali
Once Homer starts smoking the medicinal marijuana, he imeediately goes on an acid trip; his shaving razor talks to him, and he sees rainbows everywhere. People noted that this is not what would happen if Homer was smoking marijuana. That's the whole joke.

Actually weed is a known hallucinagin, i've tripped on pot many a time. :smoking:

[defrocked]

Originally posted by TomSledgehammer


Jeez....its his first post....be welcoming....

He marks it down heavily for not having Hans Moleman!! That's ridiculous!!

[Master11119]

What is this crap?1/5

[Cole]

Originally posted by defrocked


He marks it down heavily for not having Hans Moleman!! That's ridiculous!!

But it did have Hans Moleman. He had the prescription at the Phish concert.

Originally posted by Master11119
What is this crap?1/5

I know you are new here and everything, but the least you can do is explain why you felt this episode was such "crap" that it deserved a 1/5.

[The Governor]

Originally posted by Phoney McRing Ring
Blinky and Mike dude, i totally agree with you man...

these idiots post week after week, i had to respond because of what you said...they continue to bash every freakin episode that comes out(dont give me your past posts saying you put 5/5) and then their come back to that is...no, because we used to always get quality episodes back in season whatever...

Wow! Nothing like resatating the obvious to try and garner credibility for your 'arguement'. Next thing you'll be telling me is Homer Simpson is a cartoon character, or that "Springfield" doesn't exist! You might want to remind me the characters yellow while you're at it...

I love when i read a post of some one that says, "the ONLY funny parts were..." and they were the most pointless jokes in the episode, compared too other stuff..if you thought the only funny part was Homer throwing lisa money to play the sax...you got serious problems.

Of course, a person of your intellectual capacity is well-aware (I hope) that comedy is purely subjective. But then again, you're probably the target market of the Lindsy Nagells over at Fox Research.

THen you have the people that cant take a random joke as funny...when the ghostbusters theme played, it was meant to be a strange funny joke and some retard was like, "they just ran out of time and had to fill the last minute" BS! You either didn't laugh at that joke because A. you hate ghostbusters or B. you are Jake, waiting for the second coming of the "great years"

You're asking me to lie. I realize that it is a popular perception that the "Simpsons Forever!!!!" people that I must somehow 'laugh' at any act that could be described as attempted comedy.

And secondly, Jake...Dissing Family Guy and then saying you do have a sense of humor, wake up man! Family Guy is one of the most creative shows on television, too bad FOX puts more effort into that 80s show.

I could give damn about either show.

you should, and i am, be so glad Simpsons after 13 freakin seasons is still on tv.

Why should I be? I'm not a lap dog who begs for scraps and eats what's thrown before me and I don't feel I need to be punished and told to 'be quiet' when I think something is amiss.

What is wrong with you people...some are saying, end the show now, i turned it off mid episode.

So what? If it's on, it's on, if it's cancelled, it's cancelled. If they ended after Season nine, I would've been over it a long time ago. But, fine-- Play by your rules. Don't demand I laugh at something I don't find funny becasue of your (insert demeaning adjective here) sense of entitlement.

Ever notice when Comic Book guy made fun of people like you, saying something along the lines in a itchy convention of, "excuse me, in episode 2324whatever, itchy played scratchy's rib cage and the 3rd note he played was an A, but it should have been a D"..i think thats Matt G's way of saying, lighten up, its just a freak TV SHOW!!

News Flash! Your description is the stereotype that the show made fun of, not the people who made the comments themselves! If you knew that the show was a SATIRE, not Bobby's World, you'd know better and if you wanted to get my attention, you should've used Bart's line on dissing online opinions: "Hey, we want opinions that matter!". Or, you could've compared me to Homer when he wrote bad opinions as food critic just to fit in with his peers.

Jake

[Tomacco]

You know the drill.



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