After a flight in Mr. Burns's private jet, Homer vows never to fly commercial again * 9/23 is a Fox NFL doubleheader day; Fox is airing two games that start at 4:15 Eastern, and will switch from one to another as each one ends until all of them are over, so there is a slim chance The Simpsons will start a few minutes late in the Eastern and Central time zones
9/30 - GASP! TRIPLE FEATURE! (in most cities, anyway) ------------------------------------------------------- 7:00 - G.I. D'oh (HABF21) Homer tries to get Bart out of a commitment to join the Army when he turns 18, and ends up enlisting himself * Note: cities in the Eastern and Central time zones that air an NFL game on Fox starting at 4:05 Eastern (for example, Tampa) will get this episode "already in progress", if at all; the Fox NFL coverage map for that day will be available this week at: http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-02-FOX.html
7:30 - 24 Minutes (JABF14) Springfield Elementary's CTU (Counter-Truancy Unit) gets a little help in trying to stop the bullies from detonating a stink bomb at the school bake sale - from Jack Bauer of "24"
8:00 - Homer of Seville (JABF18) An accident causes Homer to have an incredible operatic singing voice, but only when he's lying down; however, that doesn't stop him from a performance of "La Boheme" that turns him into an opera star
10/7 - Midnight Towboy (JABF21) Homer becomes a tow truck driver; Marge's idea of making Maggie less dependent on her work a little too well * This is not a Fox NFL doubleheader day; however, Fox is airing "King of the Hill" in the 7-8 hour
10/14 - I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (JABF19) Marge foils a bank robbery by promising the robber (voiced by Steve Buscemi) that she'll visit him in prison, but when she doesn't, he decides to visit her - by breaking out
10/21 - TO BE ANNOUNCED, although expect either a repeat or a movie as Fox needs to keep the date clear - Fox will air baseball American League Championship Series Game 7 if that game is played
10/28 - PRE-EMPTED for Game 4 of the baseball World Series
11/4 - Treehouse of Horror XVIII (JABF16) Homer and Marge in a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" parody; Flanders gets divine help in making his Hell House more powerful; when Kang lands in the Simpson backyard, everybody treats him like he's E.T. * This is not a Fox NFL doubleheader day, so THOH XVII may air at 7:30
STUFF for "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs (JABF20) ------------------------------------------------ Written by Joel H. Cohen Directed by Mark Kirkland Special Guest Voice: Stephen Colbert, Lionel Ritchie Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott Blackboard: I WILL NOT WAIT 20 YEARS TO MAKE ANOTHER MOVIE Couch: The pig from the movie is on the couch; as the family sits on it, Homer rubs its stomach, calling it "my summer love" Overseas Animation: Rough Draft TV Rating: TV-PG-DSLV
REFERENCES The Simpsons Movie (the opening) Delta Airlines (title like "We Love to Fly and It Shows" slogan) "Futurama" (Amy, like Mr. Burns, swallowed a miniature cellphone) 5F12 (Homer mentions he drove a car over a cliff)
DYN IN THE OPENING ...Bart skateboards past President Schwarzenegger, Colin, Moe, Russ Cargill, and the medicine woman? ...the Jebediah Springfield statue is missing its head? ...apparently, somebody got the pig crap silo out of the lake, and Homer decided to put it back on top of his car?
DYN ...the mall has Restoration Software, Designer S'mores, Crazy E.T.'s Phone Home, The Shoe-Inn, Ah, Fudge!, Cost-Mo, and Box Barn? ...the last thing on Mr. Burns's shopping list was the Brooklyn Dodgers? (He probably wants to get rid of the ethnics they've hired recently) ...the penny was minted in 1989? ...Homer slaps Bart on the back of the head instead of choking him? ...Homer's bowling ball, like Marge's, also says "Homer", but it's pale lavender instead of green? ...now we know what the rich Texan actually does for a living? ...Maggie not only has a full set of teeth, but they're brushed? ...Marge isn't afraid of flying in a jet piloted by Homer?
GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT One of the pieces of the dome Bart skateboards around could not have been made from the dome; it was curved too sharply.
Unless they made this episode when Meigs Field was still in operation, Chicago does not have any airports along the water.
Landing a plane with a sudden drop like that at the last second is about as possible as, say, riding a motorcycle around the top half of a dome without falling.
The runway they landed on did not have direction numbers.
-- Don S1.1 MAG+++ LIS++ BAR+ SKI+ MrsK+ MissH+ P&S# FLA- (heresy!) f+++ n+++ Ilps(w) $+++ M45 I wonder if they'll nominate "Beer Beer, Beer Beer" for an Emmy?