11/12 - G.I. <D'oh> (HABF21) When Homer has to talk an Army recruiter out of a deal Bart made to enlist when he turns 18, the recruiter talks Homer into enlisting himself (there will be no 7:00 episode as it is a Fox NFL doubleheader day)
11/19 - DOUBLE FEATURE ---------------------- 7:00 - The Italian Bob (HABF02) "The Simpsons are going to..." Italy, to pick up Mr. Burns's new sports car, but they end up in a small village where Sideshow Bob has become the mayor; when a tipsy Lisa lets it slip that Bob is a notorious criminal, the Simpsons learn what "vendetta" means * Note that some cities in the Eastern and Central time zones will get the first two episodes in progress, or even pre-empted or moved, because of NFL coverage on Fox; check the NFL coverage map (note that it won't be finalized until 11/19) at: http://www.gribblenation.net/nflmaps/11-FOX.gif ---- 8:00 - Moe'N'A Lisa (HABF19) Lisa discovers that Moe has a talent for poetry (driven in part by his anger - say, for example, when Homer forgets his birthday) and helps him get published, but when Moe becomes the talk of the literary world (literally, with Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, Gore Vidal, and Tom Wolfe voicing themselves), he takes all the credit for his success
11/26 - Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair) (HABF22) Homer, recently fired by Mr. Burns, starts driving an ice cream truck, which leads to Marge's popsicle-stick sculptures becoming Springfield's new hot topic * Note: this is supposed to be a Fox NFL doubleheader day, but the NFL schedule does not list any 4:15 Eastern games on Fox, although Fox is expected to move one or more of its 1:00 games to 4:15 once the NFL decides which game NBC will air that night (which it has to do by Tuesday 11/14)
STUFF for "Treehouse of Horror XVII" (HABF17) --------------------------------------------- Written by Peter Gaffney Directed by David Silverman & Matthew C. Faughnan Special Guest Voices: Fran Drescher, Maurice LaMarche, Richard Lewis, Dr. Phil McGraw, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Marcia Wallace Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Akom TV Rating: TV-PG-LV
REVIEW: B - for a Halloween special - ER, UH, a "Treehouse of Horror" episode - this didn't live up to the standard. None of the stories went anywhere (they were all pretty much "here's the premise, here are a lame bunch of gags, and here's the commercial, except for the political statement at the end"), and "Married to the Blob" looked like it wanted to be a remake of "Nightmare Cafeteria".
REFERENCES "The Blob" "The Gambler" (Kenny Rogers song includes the line "You got to know when to hold 'em", similar to the second story title) "War of the Worlds" "Baby Got Back" (Sir Mix-A-Lot sings a revised version) Lucky Strike & Chesterfield cigarettes (the 1938 teacher smokes ChesterStrikes) "The Great Gildersleeve" (mentioned in the final story)
DYN ...The "u" in "The Day The Earth Looked Stupid" is backward? ...in 1938, there's a Springfield Coal-Fired Power Plant (with two smokestacks) and a Kwickee & Sons General Store (where the Super-Lotto Jackpot is $18)?
GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT In "You Gotta Know When To Golem", when Bart says, "It's always the Jews' fault!", the newspaper front page is now on the back page.
The Golem's mouth is open only when someone is about to put a scroll into it.
HALLOWEEN CREDITS Created by BAT GROENING Developed by JAMES "BEMUSED BUT BLOODTHIRSTY" BROOKS / BAT GROENING / SAM "SAYONARA" SIMON Executive Producer HELLION MAXTONE-GRAHAM Executive Producer SELMAN OF THE CORN Executive Producer CAROLYN OBAKE Executive Producer THE GHOST OF TIM HORTON Co-Executive Producer FREAKY FRINKY Co-Executive Producer DYSTOPIAN DON PAYNE Co-Executive Producer PLAN 9 FROM DANA GOUILD Co-Executive Producer CAVE IN CURRAN Co-Executive Producer (j dot integral from t=e to w alpha r^t) = (B mu r^n, and I'm not sure if that last character is meant to be an S or not) Co-Executive Producer MICHAEL "BIG & TALL CAPE" PRICE Co-Executive Producer BILL MONSTERJERK Co-Executive Producer MARC "BLOOD CLOT" WILMORE Co-Executive Producer GHOUL H. GROAN Supervising Producer PINHEAD ADAMSON Producer DAN GREANEY II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE Producer MATT WARBURTON VS. PREDATOR Producer PLAGUE HAGUE Producers OLD MAN GAMMILL / HOUSE OF WAX PROSS Producer MIKE "INSERT SCARY NAME" SCULLY Producer DECADENT DAVE MIRKIN Producer MS. IRIS EEK Co-Producer "TO SERVE MAN" IS A COOKBROOK Supervising Director DAV "THE IMPALER" SILVERMAN Produced by RICHARD BONE DIGGER RAYNIS Produced by LA FEMME BONITA Produced by DENISE "BURIED ALIVE" SIRKOT Produced by EVIL DR. SAKAI Written by PETER GAFFNEY Directed by DAVID "TUBATRON" SILVERMAN & MALICIOUS MATTHEW C. FAUGHNAN