The Simpsons *S20 Premiere* -- "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" -- 09/28/08
09-28-08, 07:17 PM
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"It's not what you think it is. It's his penis." 
09-28-08, 09:47 PM
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Okay - nice start. I laughed out loud more than I have in recent seasons. What was that Flanders-Homer chase a reference to? Were there any guest voices?
09-28-08, 11:07 PM
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I thought it stunk. You know an episode's bad when the best laughs are all in the first three minutes (the carbonite gag and the Irish parade). Everytime an episode seems to start to get funny Homer pops in and ruins it. The character has become so stupid by this point that I simply find it hard to laugh whenever anything focuses on him.
09-28-08, 11:48 PM
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Is this the second or third episode that had a St. Patrick's Day parade as the opener?
I know the "Beer Baron" episode started with Bart getting drunk at the St. Pat's parade and thus shaming the town into prohibition... but I could swear that there was at least ONE more St. Pat's episode.
I know the "Beer Baron" episode started with Bart getting drunk at the St. Pat's parade and thus shaming the town into prohibition... but I could swear that there was at least ONE more St. Pat's episode.
09-29-08, 12:42 AM
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I hadn't watched in a while, but a recent re-watch of the movie, and riding the ride at Universal recently, I decided to give it another go. For 20 seasons, they still got it in them. I liked it.
09-29-08, 01:57 AM
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09-29-08, 07:48 AM
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I thought it seemed a little like Casino Royale, but that may be a reach.
"Did this come from a meth lab?"
"The biggest one in Springfield!"
"But isn't this evidence?"
"Evidence of a father's love for his daughter!"
Misquoted probably, but close.
"Did this come from a meth lab?"
"The biggest one in Springfield!"
"But isn't this evidence?"
"Evidence of a father's love for his daughter!"
Misquoted probably, but close.
09-29-08, 08:18 AM
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09-29-08, 08:21 AM
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Not bad but not great.
I missed the opening though - as usual my recorder never gets it.
09-29-08, 08:39 AM
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Wasn't the one "chase" scene a French Connection reference? The one at the end did seem like Casino Royale to me.
09-29-08, 09:09 AM
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My Fox channel was having problems and was off until the show actually started after the opening credits. I always hate missing the couch gag. 
Not a bad episode, though. I caught myself laughing on more than one occasion.
Yep, chasing the subway train was a direct reference to French Connection.
Not a bad episode, though. I caught myself laughing on more than one occasion.
Yep, chasing the subway train was a direct reference to French Connection.
09-29-08, 09:12 AM
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I laughed a lot throughout this episode, which I don't normally do when watching late era "Simpsons." Hope the show can keep the funny up.
"Marge, I can see you withholding sex and withholding cake, but sexy cake?"
"Marge, I can see you withholding sex and withholding cake, but sexy cake?"
09-29-08, 10:55 AM
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10-04-08, 04:48 PM
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set your tivo to record one minute early so you don't miss the opening couch scene
that is what I do
I thought it was a good episode.
that is what I do
I thought it was a good episode.
