Upcoming Episodes plus STUFF for "How the Test Was Won" (LABF02)

3/8 - No Loan Again, Naturally (LABF03) When the interest rate on the home equity loan Homer took out to pay for his annual Mardi Gras party skyrockets and he can't make the payment, the deed is sold - to Ned Flanders, who becomes the Simpsons' new landlord...at least until Homer demands that Flanders make repairs on the house

3/15 - Gone Maggie Gone (LABF04) It's a race between an ancient order of mystery fans led by Lisa, Principal Skinner, and Comic Book Guy, and the Freemasons, led by Mr. Burns, to find an ancient jewel - and Maggie, who was taken in by a convent when Homer left her on the doorstep for a moment to get Santa's Little Helper out of some trouble

3/22 - In the Name of the Grandfather "The Simpsons are going to..." - Ireland, as Homer takes Grampa to a pub he visited during World War II (after forgetting about a Father-Son three-legged race at Grampa's retirement home)...which they end up buying

STUFF for "How the Test Was Won" (LABF02) ----------------------------------------- Written by Michael Price Directed by Lance Kramer Billboard: LOST CHILD - NO REWARD (Milhouse) Chalkboard: "MARCH MADNESS" IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR MISSING SCHOOL Couch: Everybody is in scenes from "The Honeymooners", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Brady Bunch", and "Cheers", before sitting on the couch and breathing a sigh of relief Special Guest Voice: Marcia Wallace Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Akom TV Rating: TV-PG-DLSV

REFERENCES "How the West Was Won" (title) 9F18 (Bart thinks he's being rewarded at school when, in reality, he's being kept out of the way of something important) KABF06 (also delayed 30 minutes in the eastern USA by a NASCAR race in Las Vegas) 8F13, 8F22, 9F09, 1F13, 1F15, 2F06, 3F05, 3F09, 4F03, 5F12, 5F20, BABF06, CABF07, CABF14, EABF13 ("Homer getting hurt" montage) "Footloose" (ending)

DYN ...Homer has Blue Umbrella insurance? ...school starts on Monday, September 8 (which it was in 2008)? ...nobody noticed that Bart's "Slurp My Snot" answer sheet had two answers to some of the questions?

GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT Because of a long NASCAR race, the show's first airing, scheduled to start at 8:00 Eastern, was about 42 minutes late in the Eastern and Central time zones.

A "near miss" lightning strike is just as deadly as a direct hit, yet Homer was unaffected.

More pianos fell out of the container than could have fit into it.

-- Don S1.1 MAG+++ LIS++ BAR+ SKI+ MrsK+ MissH+ P&S# FLA- (heresy!) f+++ n+++ Ilps(w) $+++ M47 At least a yellow car won the NASCAR race

On Mar 2, 12:06 am, Don Del Grande wrote:

Don't forget...

Traveler's Insurance (Blue Umbrella Insurance, Traveler's' logo is a red umbrella) Homer also makes references to other insurance companies like Allstate and State Farm.

Once Upon A Time, Don Del Grande wrote:

They were Clown Pianos.

** Captain Infinity

"Captain Infinity" wrote in message news:[email]...

On their way to Clown College.

-- R Flowers

On Mar 2, 12:06 am, Don Del Grande wrote:

And on the same weekend too. You're just referring to the delay, right, not a story-related connection?

I was thinking of that myself (plus some of the questions had no answers either!) - but since the whole thing was a put-on, I sort of dismissed it. On the other hand, we've seen gags to that effect, like when Lisa got every question right, even the one the copy machine cut off.

Matt Garvey wrote:

Yes.

-- Don