That was serviceable, I guess. The most interesting story was Shady and the Vamp, with the Bonnie and Clyde retelling coming in second. But aside from the middle story, not a lot really popped out at me... oh well. See below for more notes, but there is one telling complaint: the CBGB shirt on CBG is the sort of joke that really doesn't need to be spelled out, and is more annoying when it is.
DYN ...the director is now listed as Raymond Saharath Persi? ...Thompson's machine guns (previously seen as Tommy's)? ...the framing is unusual for the 3-story style; i.e. the first story continues (the police shooting goes on long enough for birds to show up) through the break, and aside from a brief signoff from Homer, there's no wrapup? (The end may have been left out in HABF11, too, but I can't check right now) ...only one story had an onscreen title (usually it's zero or all 3)? ...Maggie finally shows up as one of the puppies at the end of act 2 (complete with pacifier)? ...no cameo from SLH in act 2? ...the characters swap roles in the parody title of act 2? (Shady [Lady] is Homer, and the Vamp [tramp] is Marge) ...despite Marge saving Homer's story for last and making Bart go second in HABF11 because the second one is usually the weakest, here Bart does go last (and the second one is probably the best)? ...older Nancy/Lisa has a hairstyle like teen Maggie in 2F15? ...aside from the first minute or so and the adaptation of familiar characters, there isn't a lot to make the title accurate?
Previous episode references (and already-done jokes) 5F17: Couch gag reminiscent of Homer and Lisa hanging on the giant mobile AABF11: Valentine's Day episode (also, Wiggums and Nahasapeemapetilons seen being romantic) AABF19: Feed store AABF21: Ruff/rough joke 2F18: Bitch joke (also pregnant dog along with FABF01) 4F01: Nelson and Lisa romance EABF22: Nelson and Lisa's chocolate jag + some British association reminds me of Bart and Lisa in this episode (also Bart and Milhouse in 1F06)
Other references -The Great Gatsby: the upper-crust fleas on the Vamp (Marge dog) make reference to going to "West Leg" - probably a reference to "West Egg" (On a related note, there is a website called West Egg that has a page highlighting more sophisticated Simpsons humor - http://westegg.com/simpsons/ - I've thought about going through it and correcting all the misquotes and helping name the episodes, but meh) -Cycle 5 is a reference to "Cycle-4", a brand of dog food (I believe along with lower-numbered varieties for different types of dog) that, judging by the lack of high ranking in a quick internet search, has probably not been made in years. (I only know of it from Weird Al's "Happy Birthday" song myself.)
Goofs Everyone should know by now that you can't turn water into Jell-O that easily. As I understand it, first it has to be heated, and then allowed to cool before it sets. The fact that the water is moving probably doesn't help, and the moving boat also would be unlikely to stop. I also just can't see anyone being able to walk on the surface in normal shoes.
This could be intentional, but a dead battery is not going to stop a moving car (in fact, the alternator charges the battery, doesn't it?).
Question There aren't really ghouls and stuff in a tunnel of love, are there?
Finally Is the song over the credits meant to be anything that already exists? I don't know much about Sid Vicious or the Sex Pistols, though it doesn't really sound like anything related to that. (Closed captioning doesn't help either, describing it as "otherworldly music".)