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"Moe'N'A Lisa"

Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Pamela Hayden, Hank Azaria, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Franzen.
Producer(s): James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean.

Original Airdate: November 19, 2006.

Jason

Well, the random bag of characters and plot devices sure came up with a winner this time.

Snowmaker

I swear they're just using the "Manatee" method to pick whole episode plots.

grim_tales

Whats that?

Snowmaker

Its a South Park reference.

sjrab16

Is it going to be like the flaming moe episode, but using lisa instead of homer?

grim_tales

Sounds a bit like it

slop101

There were some clever bits in the episode but the only time I actually laughed was during Homer's syrup tasting at the end.

I guess it would've been funnier if they hadn't repeated so many jokes from the past - weather they know it or not, The Simpson has basically been plagiarizing itself for the last five or six years.

dick_grayson

I think they're writing the show directly for the long time viewers/stoners. I have no problem with that.

Ranger

thought homer's spiderwalk was funny. rest of the episode was eh.

wergo

I was kinda annoyed that Tom Wolfe got more screen time (and lines) than Gore Vidal. Especially since it's been previously established (in 'Summer Of 4'2" ') that Lisa's a Vidal fan.

MrX

I liked the poet Q&A

slop101

"And even he's kissed more boys than I ever will."
"Girls, Lisa. Boys kiss girls"

Ah, see how funny the show used to be...

Andalusia

at Franzen/Chabon bickering and fighting.

This was the first episode of the season that I really enjoyed. Hope they can keep it up.

mllefoo

The crab fight between homer and bart was the funniest part of the show.

Groucho

I thought J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson at the poetry magazine was hilarious. Too bad they had to dumb it down by putting in an explicit Spiderman reference at the end.

clckworang

Yeah, I agree. I think that is a direct reference they wouldn't have bothered to do in the past; they would have expected their audience to know who he was.

Bill Needle

I typically enjoy Moe, but as usual the extra Lisa dumbed down the funny in this one.

DRG

I honestly felt like I'd seen this episode before. I had to double check to make sure it really was a new episode. Groundskeeper Willy as the grim reaper and the line, "Homer? Oh, that's just his car..." made me laugh but that's about it for me.