Strong Arms of the Ma Capsule Submission

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Review: C. Marge starting to lift weights: on paper, it looks like an intersting plot line. However, once we've seen footage of the episode. It turns out to be very disappointing. Much of it is due to most of the second act focusing on Marge's fear of leaving the house, which, save for a couple of good jokes (i.e. Marge pepper-spraying Ralph), was very weak. Heck, Marge taking steriods wasn't really entertaining at all. All in all, a flat episode.

DYN's

Ned preventing Jimbo from joining in Marge's beatdown of the mugger? The D.A.R.E bumper sticker on the back of Marge's car?

Refs.

"The strong arm of the law" -Title

Tetris -Homer fitting stuff in the car a la the video game, complete with the music from the Game Boy version of the game.

The Twilight Zone -Mailman unable to read Twilight Zone Magazine due to broken glasses spoofs the end of the "Time Enough at Last" episode.

Popeye -Music when Marge takes steroids for the first time

Comments

Rainer Wolfcastle's comment about using the huge baby character for a Rob Schneider film is a crack at the ridiculous roles that Rob Schneider plays in various films (i.e. a male escort, a man with various animal DNA inside of him, a woman who suddenly becomes a man).

D.A.R.E. is an anti-drug program that many schools had in the 1980's and 1990's. (not sure if the program is still used in schools or not).

Joe Klemm

I agree with this review. People seem to like these new episodes because they aren't overly wacky and the characters generally act like themselves, but the fact is there just isn't that much that is interesting, funny, or memorable about these episodes. I also liked the part where Ralph was pepper-sprayed, as well as the part about how Homer's Tetris-playing habits payed off, but overall your description of this episode sums it up: flat.

Oh and BTW, the D.A.R.E. program is still in effect.

On 03 Feb 2003 01:48:31 GMT, [email] (Joe Klemm) wrote:

The have some pretty slow mail delivery in Springfield. The last issue of the Twilight Zone Magazine was published in June, 1989.

Maybe Comic Book Guy bought a copy off eBay.

"Joe Klemm" wrote in message news:[email]...

Yes, it is, and the funny thing is that teen marijuana use rises.