Upcoming Episodes (including 20th Season Premiere) - September 7-28

9/7 - SPECIAL TIME: 8:30 - Dial 'N' for Nerder (KABF07) A prank gone horribly wrong leads Bart and Lisa to believe they've killed Martin; Marge gets a reality TV show to spy on Homer to see if he's cheating on his new "bell pepper diet" * Originally, "Papa Don't Leech" was scheduled to air at 8:00, but Fox decided to air a preview of its new game show "Hole in the Wall" (where contestants see who can fit through odd-shaped holes in walls the fastest - that seems to be pretty much the whole show) instead, and will air "Papa Don't Leech" on 9/21 at 8:30

9/14 - DOUBLE FEATURE - NOTE SPECIAL TIMES ------------------------------------------ 7:00 - Apocalypse Cow (KABF10) Bart joins 4-H (so he can get his hands on some major farming equipment) and, with Lisa's help, saves a steer from slaughter, but when he gives it to a girl from a farm family, her father - Cletus - considers it a marriage proposal, and refuses to keep it unless his daughter and Bart get married * In cities that have a 4:05 Eastern NFL game on Fox, this episode will be joined in progress (or pre-empted should either of the two games run until 7:30)

7:30 - Any Given Sundance (KABF11) "The Simpsons are going to..." Park City, Utah, when Lisa's student film documentary on her family is shown at Sundance

• Fox is airing the 90-minute premiere of "Fringe" at 8:00

9/21 - GASP!!! TRIPLE FEATURE ----------------------------- 7:30 - All About Lisa (KABF13) Lisa goes from being Krusty's assistant to having her own show to winning an award, but has fame gotten to her head?; Homer and Bart go in search of the elusive "kissing Lincolns" penny

8:00 - Mona Leaves-a (KABF12) Homer's Mother dies - for real this time - and Homer decides to make up for being such a disappointment by fulfilling her last wishes, only to discover it's actually a plot from beyond the grave

8:30 - Papa Don't Leech (KABF09) Lurleen Lumpkin goes into hiding with the Simpsons because she hasn't paid the city taxes she owes, and Marge tries to help her out by reuniting her and her estranged father - who sticks around just long enough to sell one of her songs, passed off as his own, to The Dixie Chicks

9/28 - 20th SEASON PREMIERE - Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (KABF17) Homer and Ned go into the bounty hunting business; Marge inadvertantly starts working at an Erotic Cakes store

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On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:43:11 -0700, Don Del Grande wrote:

My prediction: Hole in the Wall = Hole in Fox's schedule by October.

Stupid concept, stupid host, and stupid contestants dressed like gay astronauts.

OFF Fan wrote:

Don't forget that hyper-annoying countdown sound.

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:33:22 -0500, [email] wrote:

I'm actually trying to forget it. That's what made me finally reach for the remote.

"OFF Fan" wrote

One of the advantages of living way down south is that by the time US programmes actually filter their way down to our screens, the real dogs have already been taken into the back paddock and shot.

Although sometimes that's hard to believe...

Paul

On Sep 8, 1:29 am, "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR mysoul.com.au> wrote:

So, uh, I take it the news stories about Michael Vick never made it to your neck of the woods?

Mr. Museum

wrote

This is getting very abstract, but thank you: I do enjoy working at the bowling alley.

Uh, no, I don't think so. I see from a quick Google News search that the guy is an American Football star, and we only ever hear about that through the Superbowl (if that's the same sport even?) As for football players going bad, we've got three being questioned about a sexual assault in a local nightclub right now. I'll stick to soccer, thank you.

Paul

On Sep 17, 1:41 am, "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR NEAR mysoul.com.au> wrote:

I am going to assume that your comment about taking dogs out and shooting them and my comment about Michael Vick are all just part of the dry humor and sarcasm that sometimes gets undecipherable in this ng. :-)

Mr. Museum

wrote.

I am going to assume that your comment about taking dogs out and shooting them and my comment about Michael Vick are all just part of the dry humor and sarcasm that sometimes gets undecipherable in this ng. :-)

Must be, because I haven't understood this thread right from the get-go. I'll just back out quietly...

Paul

"OFF Fan" wrote in message news:[email]...

FUX is trying to duplicate the success of quirky Japanese game shows. They probably want to sell the show to Japan. The problem is, it's no Unbeatable Banzuke.

"Captain Jack Harkness" wrote in message news:[email]...

And no Ninja Warrior, either, which does make for some nice television on G4TV every so often.

-- R Flowers

Come on everyone, nothing beats HAPPY SMILE SUPER FAMILY CHALLENGE WISH SHOW!

OFF Fan wrote:

It's cheap, and it got reasonably good ratings. When Fox needs to make room on its schedule in January, they'll probably move it to Sundays at 7 in the "we need to put something here" timeslot.

-- Don

On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:40:36 -0700, Don Del Grande wrote:

You could have saved a lot of words and said they would "Futurama" it.

OFF Fan wrote:

Except that they probably won't remove it from the schedule entirely for months at a time.

-- Don

On Sep 8, 7:40 pm, Don Del Grande wrote:

Isn't mid-season just a dumping ground for second-rate shows that weren't good enough for the fall schedule? I heard that "Admiral Xino Kiner" was going to be on Sundays at 7 in January! See http://www.snpp.com/episodes/AABF09 if you don't get these jokes, or don't consider them jokes, or whatever.

Mr. Museum

I Dream of Jeannie?

Mr. Museum