5/9 - DOUBLE FEATURE -------------------- 8:00 - The Way We Weren't (FABF13) *** WARNING: FLASHBACK ALERT ***...this time, to Homer's first kiss - but that's not Marge on the receiving end
8:30 - Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays (FABF03) After a riot at a children's show, singles, seniors, childless couples, teens, and gays unite against families with children (among other things, they feel they shouldn't have to pay school taxes), so it's up to Marge to put families first
5/16 - Bart-Mangled Banner (FABF17) "The Simpsons are off to...do some hard time" when Bart accidentally moons the USA flag
5/23 - SEASON FINALE - Fraudcast News (FABF16...or is it 18?) One thing stands in the way of Mr. Burns owning all of Springfield's media outlets: Lisa's homemade newspaper
5/30 - PRE-EMPTED for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR auto race
STUFF for "Simple Simpson" (FABF15) ----------------------------------- Written by Jon Vitti Directed by Jim Reardon "America (I Love This Country" music by Alf Clausen, lyrics by Jon Vitti Blackboard: none Couch: Everybody slides down a "Batpole" and ends up in a superhero costume (repeat of FABF01) Special Guest Voice: Nichelle Nichols Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott Overseas Animation: Rough Draft TV Rating: TV-PG-LV
REVIEW: B-plus - this had all of the makings of one of the show's
classics, until it turned into "Homer vs. Dignity" in the
third act. However, the rooftop ending kept it from being
a complete disaster at the end.REFERENCES
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Simple Simon (nursery rhyme) (title, and name Homer used)
"Temptation Island" ("Promiscuous Idiots Island")
"The Bachelor" ("winners" being handed roses)
"Spider-man" (Homer kisses Marge while upside-down; also, Homer
says "friendly neighborhood Pie Man")
"Charlie/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (golden ticket in
packages of food)
"Richie Rich" (one of Bart's comics)
"Supergirl" (one of Bart's comics)
"Fantastic 4" (Milhouse's comic)
DABF02 (Lisa the Buddhist)KINDA SORTA REFERENCE "Stripperella" (Homer, like Stripperella, makes references to his dual identity)
REFERENCE I CAN'T PLACE There's an episode where Homer is taking a bite out of a pig (referenced by the pig biting another big in the bacon commercial)
DYNs ...Lisa's "last place" ribbon was black? ...Homer never did pick a winner in the pig contest? ...Homer didn't open all of the bacon packages to see if he had won a Golden Ticket in addition to his silver one? ...Lisa's picture of "Pie Man" has long orange hair? ...nobody noticed that Homer knew that it was "the pie man" even though he wasn't there when the hit was made? ...Burns recognized Homer? ..."Cupcake Kid" looks a little like "Fallout Boy"? MAGGIE ALERT ...Maggie was sucking up spilled soda from the table with a straw?
CULTURAL NOTE In the USA, blue ribbons are for first place. (In England, for example, first place ribbons are usually red.)
GOOFS / FREEZE FRAME / WHATNOT In the nursery rhyme, Simple Simon wasn't a pie man, but someone who met a pie man.
Bart picked up the side of a pile of mashed potatoes as if it had a "skin" on the bottom.
Marge said she could look up Pie Man's nose, but Pie Man's mask covers his nose entirely.
Pie Man's flag at the end had only 40 stars. (Note the flag in the crowd during the song had 50.)
LYRICS to "America (I Love This Country)" ----------------------------------------- I can please Ms. Barbra Streisand by spittin' on the flag Or stranglin' a bald eagle On the cover of some mag But I love this country To me, she has no sins If you don't buy my record Then Al Qaeda wins
-- Don S1.1 MAG+++ LIS++ BAR+ SKI+ MrsK+ MissH+ P&S# FLA- (heresy!) f+++ n+++ Ilps(w) $+++ M42 Pie Man is a mouth breather