Capsule Submission for FABF13: The Way We Weren't

� Ralph (appropriately) doesn't participate in spin the bottle � How fast Homer sobers up? � Milhouse has forgotten about Samantha Stanky and Greta Wolfcastle? � SLH and SII fall asleep on jury duty at the end of Act 1? � Maggie sighs happily at Homer's "cluster bomb" comment with Bart, and not the "Hallmark" one Marge makes, like Lisa? � Jackie Bouvier appears for a brief second, as she did in the last J. Stewart Burns written episode? � Maggie Roswell and Russi Taylor were both in this episode (young Helen, Sherri, Terri)

The Way We Were (novel & film) The Way We Was - title is derivative of the title of 7F12 which is based off of the title of the book/movie

Hallmark - Marge mentions Hallmark cards

Elvis Presley Mick Jagger Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Homer's fake name

Previous flashback episodes:

[7F12] Homer and Marge meet again in high school [8F10] Homer and Marge marry; Bart is born [9F08] Lisa is born; all three children say their first words [9F21] Homer joins a barbershop quartet [2F10] Maggie is born; Homer works at the Bowl-a-Rama [3G02] Lisa gets her sax; Bart becomes a miscreant [FABF13] Homer and Marge meet and kiss for the first time

Homer vs. gorge falling

[7F06] Homer falls down a Springfield Gorge [9F12] Homer and Tom fall down Springfield Gorge, and roll back up while fighting [9F17] Extended 7F06 gorge falling [BABF19] His fall is seen, along with the painful recovery [CABF21] Homer begins to tell the story again

[7F12] Title is an obvious spin on this title [7F15] Patty kisses a man [8F22] Milhouse kisses a girl in OFF's tree house [8F24] Members of OFF attend summer camp [4F01], [2F04] A member of OFF experiences their first kiss [DABF06], [FABF11] Bart's other two kisses [CABF22] Patty and Selma (cf. Homer and Marge) mistaken for long shore men [CABF21] young Homer and co. embark on a summer adventure (not a pure flashback episode, doesn't belong in the list) [DABF06] Milhouse kisses a girl

J. Stewart Burns strikes back, with an excellent episode, destined to be a modern day classic, up there with "Moe Baby Blues" and "The President Wore Pearls". Everyone was in full form, only one joke failed to have me in stitches (Osama), and even annoying characters like The Sea Captain and Cookie Kwan were entertaining. The other young Springfieldians, while their presence was somewhat improbable, were enjoyable and well used (though, I kinda wished Maude was there) as well as _all_ of ancillary OFF (Maggie (the subtle joke with her smiling at Homer's cluster bomb comment), SLH, Snowball II (gasp!), Abe, Patty and Selma) and Bart and Lisa. Hell, Jackie was even in it for a brief second. And the plot was well done, with Homer and Marge being well characterized as themselves with a child-like innocence. It was sweet when it wanted to be, funny when it wanted to be, beautifully animated and consistently well written. Easily among the best of the season, with a 10/10. (A+)

[I'll transcribe the promo later.]

Steve Brown wrote:

How fast he sobered up? How about how he got drunk off of ONE beer?

Rockboy wrote in message news:...

Considering both of these facts, I guess he wasn't that drunk (I mean, if he _knew_ he was drunk, then clearly he wasn't so blotto). Makes sense...kind of.

Steve Brown wrote:

Perhaps his the confusion surrounding his waking up, and the taste of beer in his mouth led him to believe he was drunk.

I'm putting to much thought in to this.

[email] (Steve Brown) wrote in message news:...

Announcer: This Mother's Day � (Marge is seen gasping in the TV room.) Announcer: It's the mother of all one hour Simpsons shockers that will have everyone puckering up! (In the tree house, Milhouse closes his eyes to kiss a girl, but she moves out of the way as Homer climbs up, and Milhouse ends up accidentally kissing Homer.) Homer: Blaugh, peh, ew! Announcer: Did Homer love another woman before Marge? (An eyepatched young Homer kisses a little brunette, who, judging by her facial features, is clearly Marge. Cut to a scene of OFF in the living room.) Lisa: How could you dad? (Milhouse enters) Milhouse: Because he's the kind who kisses and leaves you! Announcer: The Simpsons! All new, part of a full hour, 8/7c Sunday on FOX!

Also, a few other things:

... Julie's slightly less gravely delivery of Marge's voice? ... along with the others, Judge Snyder and Barney are at Camp Flab Away?

[7G03], [3F02] Other members of Sherri and Terri's family are seen [8F06] Millicent (Lisa's pony trainer) is the counselor at Camp Land-A-Man [7F21], [8F15], [9F11], [2F08] Young Patty and Selma are seen [AABF10] Screaming Yellow Zonkers referenced (in title) [EABF02] "Happy Together" plays

In Marge's retelling of the story, the tree she carves falls down in the morning, but in Homer's, it falls at night.

Homer wouldn't have anyway of knowing about Marge's call to Moe in the third act.

In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry plays during the montage of Lenny, Carl and Homer playing at Camp See-A-Tree.

Happy Together by The Turtles plays during Homer and Marge's kiss fantasies.