2/7 - O Brother, Where Bart Thou? (MABF01) When Lisa tells Bart that he'll never have the bond she has with Maggie because he doesn't have a brother, and Homer is no help in fixing the problem, Bart decides to get a brother on his own - by going to the orphanage
2/14 - Boy Meets Curl (MABF05) "The Simpsons are going to..." Vancouver to compete in the 2010 Winter Olymp-ER, UH, some international sporting event with a generic name and not one where USA broadcast rights are owned by a network besides Fox...where was I? Oh, right...they're going to Vancouver when Homer, Marge, Principal Skinner, and his mother qualify to represent the USA in curling, despite the fact that, while Marge is a natural at the sport, Homer is a natural disaster, but Marge has to decide between her husband and the team; Lisa gets a little too involved in collectible pin trading
2/21 - The Color Yellow Lisa discovers that some of her ancestors (it doesn't say if they are from the Simpson or Bouvier side of the family tree) helped a slave escape to freedom
2/28 - The Devil Wears Nada (LABF17) When Marge poses for a charity calendar rather seductively, she ends up as the talk of Springfield; Homer becomes newly-promoted Carl's executive assistant
SUPER BOWL SIMPSONS COMMERCIAL There are reports (some with images) that there will be an animated commercial involving Simpsons characters (including Mr. Burns and Apu) for Coca-Cola during the Super Bowl
STUFF for "Million Dollar Maybe" (MABF03) ----------------------------------------- Written by Bill Odenkirk Directed by Chris Clements Billboard: none Chalkboard: none Couch: Homer is alone on the couch and starts a "Couch Gag" on his iPhone; when he gets a call from Mr. Burns, he swallows it Special Guest Voice: Chris Martin, Marcia Wallace Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Rough Draft TV Rating: TV-PG-LV
REFERENCES "Million Dollar Baby" (title) Circuit City (Circuit Circus - complete with closeout sale) Nintendo Wii (Funtendo Zii) U-Haul (U-Tote)
NOT REALLY A REFERENCE "Rhoda" (when Rhoda got married and the minister said that Rhoda and her fiancee had written their own vows, her mother commented, "What's wrong with the ones God wrote?", similar to Reverend Lovejoy's comment)
DYN
...although Fox made a big deal about the new fan-designed character,
they never mention his name (Ricardo "La" Bomba) or his job
(SNPP safety inspector) - just his catchphrase ("Soon you will be
mine")?
...more evidence that the state's name is Springfield: the ticket says
Springfield Lottery, but the check is from "State Lottery
Commission, Government Center, Capitol City, USA"?
...the Lotto jackpot is only $1 million, yet there is a long line for
tickets?
...the date on the check is 11/12 (no year)? The last Sunday 11/12
was in 2006, and the next is in 2017
...the check is signed "Governor Bailey", even though we know her
first name (Mary)?
...the federal tax on the million is $314,556.78? (Actually,
assuming no other income, the federal tax on $1,000,000 is
$327,683,50 if you are single (like Barney is), or $320,387 for
a married couple)
...apparently, Springfield's Lotto pays out its jackpots all at once?
(It "could" be $50,000 a year for 20 years, which would make it
easier to explain how Homer spent all of it, but then how do you
explain the lump-sum tax check?)
...the band Coldplay did not get credited? (Presumbly because their
song did not have lyrics, and Chris Martin was the only one to
speak)
...the new character can't even complete his catchphrase over the
closing credits?GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT Homer already knows how to put himself first; see FABF02.
"Zero-gravity flights" use a parabolic up-then-down arc.
The flag in Bart's classroom has 25 stars and 10 stripes.
-- Don S1.1 MAG+++ LIS++ BAR+ SKI+ MrsK+ MissH+ P&S# FLA- (heresy!) f+++ n+++ Ilps(w) $+++ M47 Now watch the game be a blowout and the commercial end up airing in the fourth quarter