2/24 - DOUBLE FEATURE (of repeats) ---------------------------------- 8:00 - Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind (KABF02) Homer wakes up one morning without remembering what happened during the previous 24 hours (thanks to a drink Moe gave him), which is not a good thing when Marge and his kids are missing
8:30 - Treehouse of Horror XVIII (JABF16) Bart and Lisa try to help Kodos to contact someone from his species for help, unaware of just what help he wants; Homer and Marge as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"; Flanders gets a little, well, not exactly divine intervention to add some authenticity to the church's Hell House
3/2 - The Debarted (KABF06) When Bart's pranks all start to backfire, he suspects somebody he knows is passing information to the intended victims in advance; Marge wrecks one of the cars, but when it's repaired, Homer does not want to get rid of the loaner car * There is a chance this episode may start late in the Eastern and Central time zones because of a NASCAR race scheduled to end at 8:00 Eastern (although what usually happens is, the race ends about 30 minutes before the broadcast is scheduled to end, so they can interview pretty much everybody there - however, you never know when an accident might cause a lengthy red flag delay while they fix the track)
3/9 - Dial 'N' for Nerder (KABF07) Bart and Lisa think they have killed Martin after a prank gone horribly wrong; Marge calls on a "Cheaters"-like show to catch Homer in the act...of cheating on his diet * Apparently, somebody realized that the 13th book in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series is not called "M is for Murder" (but "M is for Malice"; the 14th is "N is for Noose")
STUFF for "Love, Springfieldian Style" (KABF05) ----------------------------------------------- Written by Don Payne Directed by Raymond Saharath Persi "Any Minute Now" music by Don Payne & Alf Clausen, lyrics by Don Payne "Smash the Flag", "Hitler and Her Majesty", "Education's Bollocks", "The Potion of Emotion" music by Alf Clausen, lyrics by Don Payne Blackboard: none Couch: Everybody attaches themselves to a mobile Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Akom TV Rating: TV-DLSV
REFERENCES 4F01 (Lisa and Nelson as a couple) "Love, American Style (title; also, most episodes of that show had three separate stories, like this episode) "Lady and the Tramp" (Shady and the Vamp) Goofy (the dog who can talk) Woody Woodpecker (Robby Robin) Let's Go travel guides (Let's Not Go London) Spinal Tap (the Sex Pistols drummer was killed in an accident on stage - well, maybe it's not an actual reference, but remember Harry Shearer is one of the show's stars)
DYN ...they used quite a few brands by name, especially Hershey's brands (Kit Kat, Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Powder)? (Hershey's is notorious for protecting the image of its Kisses)
GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT This was clearly mentioned as a Valentine's Day episode even though it first aired after February 14. Usually, Fox does not air "date-themed" episodes after the fact (they once held a "King of the Hill" Thanksgiving episode for an entire year rather than air it three days after Thanksgiving), but for whatever reason (perhaps Fox did not want to air a new episode against the Grammys?), it aired "late".
This is the tenth episode to have the word "Love" (or a variation, like "Loves" or "Lover") in the title, the other nine being: Bart the Lover (Season 3) Bart's Friend Falls in Love (3) I Love Lisa (4) $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (5) Homer Loves Flanders (5) Lady Bouvier's Lover (5) Monty Can't Buy Me Love (10) A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love (13) He Loves to Fly and He D'oh's (19)
-- Don S1.1 MAG+++ LIS++ BAR+ SKI+ MrsK+ MissH+ P&S# FLA- (heresy!) f+++ n+++ Ilps(w) $+++ M46 Please, please, please, pleasepleaseplease, PLEASE, please tell me they didn't use Hershey just because of some Nestle boycott