The Wandering Juvie Capsule Submission

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Review: While the writers did attempt to make the episode funny with some laughable jokes (i.e. "Your eyes need diapers."; the photos of kids getting beat up in the slide), it suffers from two main problems. The first is that Judge Harm is in it, which is an almost certain sign of a crappy episode. The second and main reason is the episode's plotline of Bart going to juvie and being someone's bitch. Sorry, but if the idea of the hero becoming someone's bitch when he/she goes to prison doesn't work comedy-wise with penguins, it sure as hell won't work with the Bart Simpson (Homer maybe, but not Bart). C-.

DYN's

the sound effects in the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon that played at the prison? among the people lined up for the blacksmith include Laurel and Hardy and a pair of hippies?

Refs.

Let's Make a Deal -Skinner's mother won her flatware on that show

White Wedding -Song played when Bart initiates his "fake wedding" prank

The Defiant Ones -Third act spoofs the film

Pillsbury Doughboy -A wood statue made by Cletus has him in a beartrap

Punch and Judy (old time puppets) -Punch and Juvie

Comments

Released in 1967, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is considered to be one of the best albums that the Beatles released. While the album cover consisted of a picture of of the Beatles (as Sgt. Pepper's band) posing with various celebrities past and present (including the 1964 version of the Beatles), the album itself contained such memorable Beatles classics including "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". As for Bart calling the "fake wedding" prank his Sgt. Pepper, it's very likely refers to the fact that not only was this album made during the peak of the Beatles' career as a rock band, but it was also the only Beatles album to win the Best Album category at the Grammy Awards.

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C-. -------- This was not a great episode, and I actually enjoyed the England episode that followed on FOX a lot more. I must agree with Joe about the comment Ralph made to Marge, but after that the episode was pretty dry. It was pretty predictable once they escaped the jail, although I liked the title of Snake's book, and the scene with Cletus. I did like Chief Wiggum's badge that read "Cash bribes only" as well. The ending where Gina confessed to the cops that she was entirely responsible was touching, but again like the rest of the episode it was predictable. Overall, D+.

Freeze Frame Fun

People inside Bart's wedding tent include Sideshow Mel, Ned Flanders, Mayor Quimby, his niece, Moe. Those are all I remember.

Previous Episode Refs

9F06, 2F04 - Bart kissed by a girl 3F07 - Bart in Juvenile Hall (it actually happens this time) EABF19 - Somebody is attacked by a bear 5F20, DABF06 - Youth dance

Animation, goofs

When Marge is first shown sobbing in the kitchen and Homer reaches to hug her, it appears that a few frames are skipped. Homer seems to "jump" from one position to another abruptly, if you know what I mean.

Jay

I didn't see that.

I saw two guys in stereotypical prisoner garb, and assumed them to be prisoners and not people dressed up as prisoners/

A cowboy and indian.

A "hippie" and a soldier.

I have a feeling I'm missing the next in line.

The Sea Captain and an octopus.

Except for the first two, they all seemed to be pairs of contraries. People who wouldn't get along, and all the worse when chained together. One could argue that the pair of prisoners represent The Defiant Ones who were a pair who did not get along well.

As Bart and the girl were escaping, I flashed on The Defiant Ones, but though it's been years since I saw the film, I didn't think th episode really went there with Bart and the girl.

Michael

In article , [email] (Michael Black) wrote:

Indeed, they were. And they were unmistakably Laurel and Hardy.

A nun and a prostitute