Notes for RABF03 (A Test before Trying)

Eh, OK. Not awful but not great. Is 4 years too soon to repeat a standardized-test plot? I feel like it might be. The parking meter story was kind of forgettable (and done not too long ago by American Dad), and sure could have used an ending. The part with the most potential was the electricity rate hike, actually. Anyway...

Previous episode stuff 2F06: Homer's dive from explosion in couch gag is like this (to a point) 2F03: "Chicken Pete Pie" brings "Nightmare Cafeteria" to mind, especially with Doris's involvement EABF19: Homer drops off silly kitchen appliance at the dump LABF02, AABF03, etc.: Need for good marks on standardized test (or grades overall) (7F03: Bart's test result hinges on one question) CABF21: Marge writes to Burly again (in a slightly less crazy way this time)

Doris keeps speaking: HABF15, JABF02, KABF06, LABF08, MABF12, NABF11, NABF13, NABF15, NABF16, PABF06, PABF15, PABF19, RABF03

Meta -The schoolchildren you never see -Bart's coffee can head

Dedication alert I hope you had your VCRs going, or whatever, because you won't be seeing that Huell Howser dedication again. (The roulette wheel o' placement points, this time, to "before executive producers".) He guest starred in MABF01 (and if I recall correctly this was preceded by a spoof of him in GABF04).

On Sun, 13 Jan 2013, Matthew Garvey wrote:

I wondered who he was, but between seeing the dedication and typing it in, I'd forgotten the spelling, so no luck.

With the proper spelling, wikipedia actually has a paragraph about him and The Simpsons.

Michael

OK, that sucks. I wasn't aware that he had died. I grew up watching him, when KCET was still PBS.

Matthew Garvey wrote in news:f912ab68-a9c7-4df9- [email]:

Not everybody memorizes every episode, writers or viewers.

Not everybody watches either program or both.

It had an ending (a stupid ending, throwing away money, but an ending.)

Burns is mean and loves money. What a new concept. Talk about repeating plots. Never saw those hounds before either.

If only to a point why is it being mentioned here?

Only to people who memorize every episode.

-"I hope Bart passes his test and saves the school." "Way to get us back on topic, Marge.

Why not?

Matthew Garvey wrote in news:f912ab68-a9c7-4df9- [email]:

Amazing that two educators who knew of risotto mispronounced it (with both long o sounds). Reminds me of Diane Chambers (who should have known better) mispronouncing mauve as "mawv" on Cheers.