5/4 - DOUBLE FEATURE
8:00 - Old Yeller Belly (EABF14)
Stacy Keach guest voies as the owner of Duff Breweries, who names
Santa's Little Helper as the new Duff Spokesdog (after Homer
pretty much throws SLH out when Homer is saved by Snowball II),
which is good news for its owner...but is it Homer, or its
original owner, who got rid of him in the first Christmas episode?
8:30 - I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can (EABF07)
George Plimpton guest voices as himself when Lisa qualifies for
the "Spellympics" spelling bee, only to be offered a college
scholarship if she throws the competition5/11 - DOUBLE FEATURE
7:00 - Strong Arms of the Ma (EABF04)
After Marge gets mugged, she starts working out, which leads to
pumping iron
8:00 - Brake My Wife, Please (EABF15)
Steve Buscemi and Jackson Browne guest voice as themselves when
Homer has his driver's license revoked5/18 - DOUBLE FEATURE OF NEW EPISODES
8:00 - Bart of War (EABF16)
"Cowboys and Indians" (AHEM) sorry, Lisa...Cowpersons and Native
Americans takes on a whole new meaning when Bart and Milhouse
join competing after-school clubs, "Pre-Teen Braves" and "Cavalry
Kids"
8:30 - SEASON FINALE - Moe Baby Blues (EABF17)
When Moe saves Maggie, Homer and Marge let Moe be Maggie's new
babysitter, but the world isn't ready for a kinder, gentler Moe,
especially when Maggie gets involved somehow in Fat Tony's
business5/25 - PRE-EMPTED for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race
Note that the repeat on 5/11 will be at 7:00; Fox moved "Malcolm in the Middle" to 8:30 so they could air a one-hour "Beverly Hills 90210" reunion at 9:00
Upcoming "Futurama" Non-Episodes ----------------------------------------------------------- 5/ 4: a King Of The Hill repeat 5/11: a Simpsons repeat 5/18: the King Of The Hill season finale 5/25: NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race
STUFF for "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" (EABF13) -------------------------------------------- Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham Directed by Chris Clements Blackboard: none Couch: Everybody is dressed as mimes, walking against the wind and then sitting on a non-existant couch Special Guest Voice: David Byrne, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Taylor Thomas Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Rough Draft Rating: TV-PG-LV
REVIEW: B-plus - it was pretty much a "meh" episode with a "somebody
saves the day at the end" finish, but how can I say "meh" to
that Flanders song?REFERENCES "Dude, Where's My Car?" (title) Andy Warhol (the painting of Homer at the disco) "Misery" (Moe and David Byrne) "Let's Go" travel books (Lisa reads "Let's Go - Home") "The Lord of the Rings" ("My Precious") "More, More, More" ("Moe, Moe, Moe") 9F21 (Homer writes a song) BABF07 (Simpsons singing carols)
LYRICS - "Flanders is His Name" and "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" (I assume the second title refers to the "studio" version) music by Alf Clausen, lyrics by Ian Maxtone-Graham & Ken Keeler Everybody in the USA Hates their stupid neighbor [CC: "a" instead of "their"] He's Flanders and he's really, really lame Flanders tried to wreck my song His views on birth control are wrong I hate his guts, and Flanders is his name F-L-A-N-R-D-S He's the man that I hate best I'd like to see his house go up in flame [CC: "flames"] F-L-A His name is Ned E-R-S That's a stupid name [CC: "D-R-S Ned's a stupid name"] He's worse than Frankenstein or Doctor No You can't upset him, even slightly He just smiles and nods politely Then goes home and worships nightly His Leftorium is an emporium of woe F-L-A "Don't yell at Ned" D-E-R "His wife is dead" Everybody hates that stupid jerk Springfield rocks with Homer's joyous loathing Filling clubs with angry Valentinos You don't have to move your feet Just hate Flanders to the disco beat He's a perky, peppy, nightmare neighborino If you despise polite lefthanders Then I doubt you'll like Ned Flanders Or his creepy little offspring Rod and Todd [Todd: "That's Us" - Rod: "Hooray"] F-L-A His name is ned E-R-S He is so white bread The smiling mustached geek who walks with God
DYN ...Marge didn't have a stocking over the chimney? ...they're pressing vinyl singles? ...Rod and Todd are reading "Billboard for Kidz"? ...Lisa DOESN'T want to ride a pony? ...Marge's hat moves from the top of her hair to right on her head (with her hair down)? ...in Homer's model of the dam, Bart is labelled "the boy"? ...Buzz Cola makes a (now rare) appearance? ...in the woods, the rabbit sounded like a dolphin?
MAGGIE ALERT ...Maggie is (still) fat? ...Maggie wasn't wearing her pacifier during the dance?
GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT "Sleigh Ride", written by Leroy Anderson, isn't exactly a "Christmas Carol"; in any event, the lawyer was right and Marge was wrong in that it can't be performed without paying royalties.
Lisa has already had at least two crushes - Nelson, and the boy from the other school (West Springfield?) in CABF14.
The back of the station wagon should have scraped against the ground when Homer popped the wheelie at the end.