CAPSULE SUBMISSION: Moe Baby Blues (EABF17)

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Preview from snpp.com:
      8:30 . Moe Baby Blues (EABF17)
      When Moe saves Maggie, he becomes her new babysitter, but the Simpsons
aren't ready for a kindler, gentler Moe, especially when Maggie gets
involved in Fat Tony's latest mob war AHEM (sorry, Tony) latest legitimate
business activity

Preview from tvguide.com: Simpsons Moe Baby Blues 30 min. In the 14th-season finale, Moe saves Maggie's life and becomes her new best friend, but an otherwise intrusive presence in the house. Joe Mantegna, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer. (VCR Plus+ 3895)

References:

Moe better Blues: Information on the movie can be found at: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0100168 (check out the cast of this 1990 film. I was never able to sit all the way through it though)

Stinky Death Flower: There was a blooming of this in Miami earlier this week, wasn't there? It looked kinda like this "century flower", didn't it? Can someone find a link to that article?

Binky-Life in Hell Original Character

Lynda Barry: Her books (which are really good) can be found at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Barry%2C%20Lynda/103-0042930-2604636

Great Synopsis of Godfather and Godfather II.

Simpson's Playset- Moe's Tavern Playset

Notes:

Did Johnny Tightlips Talk?

Nice Trajectory on Maggie leaving the car.

Previous Episode References:

[2F13] Bart vs. Australia-didgeridoo player on the Beverly Hillbillies [1F21] Lady Bouvier's Lover-Maggie has a Birthday [1F21] Lady Bouvier's Lover-Homer eats Maggie's Cake [DABF17] Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge-Maggie gets the gangsters at the end of last year's season

Review: A really cute season finale, and it was because it had some sentimentality with Moe without him losing any of his off-color antics. Maggie amazes still after 14 years as this spunky character who does not talk (well, a couple of words here and there) but who could still carry a pretty large part of tonight's show. All in all, this year has been pretty good for the show. Really, when you think about it, TV does not get any better than this except those rare occurrences when Fox shows a new episode of Futurama. I honestly think that the show has gotten much better over the last couple of seasons, and I hope that Mr. Jean and Mr. Reiss are not pulled away for any Critic Reunion Special anytime soon!

GRADE: A-

Two good episodes tonight.

Episode for episode, this has been the best Simpsons season in six years...

I dont know if season 14 is pre-season 9 good (there were too many episodes I liked that season, including Mojo and the gun episode), but yeah it beats 10, 11, 12, and 13 with ease. Go TV go!

Stephen

There weren't really any out-and-out stinkers this year. There were last year and the year before that...

They had one of those at the NYC Botanical Garden a few years ago. It's large and rare and smells like rotting flesh.

evan

What are baby blues? More than half of mothers after giving birth to a child usually suffer from temporary symptoms of depression. It is also called postpartum blues. These symptoms are mixed feelings of happiness, usually associated with all or a combination of irritability, tears, insomnia, and mood swings etc. Baby blues commonly referred term to postpartum depression (PPD) is related to pregnancy and childbirth.

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It's also a comic strip. Can also refer to blue eyes.