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"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"

Episode Description

Originally Aired: September 23, 2007

CharlieK

Well, at least Colbert isn't playing himself. I like it a lot better when guests are new characters.

RyoHazuki

Agreed. Having celebs just show up every week is weird.

Brent L

Ok, that Simpsons opening kicked ass.

wildcatlh

... just what I was coming here to say.

Lateralus

I was thinking the same thing but I never saw the movie so it's just "meh" to me.

thecrackedjack2

Yes it certainly did! Rest of the episode has been kind of a let down though.

The Bus

What was the music that played while Homer was unemployed? Seems really really familiar.

MrX

The opening was the highlight of the episode

Brent L

Yeah, that's true. I've been laughing at King of the Hill more than I did during that Simpsons episode.

It wasn't a horrible Simpsons episode, but instead it just wasn't what I was expecting for the first episode of this season.

NitroJMS

It's Debussy's "Claire de lune." It was featured in Ocean's 11, when the group is in front of the fountain towards the end.

The Bus

Thanks Nitro.

Groucho

I've heard the "I wish I spent more time at the office" joke before, rather recently I think. But where?

The gag with the "Better Luck Next Time" cake was familiar as well.

Count Dooku

Alec Baldwin's Jack said that on 30 ROCK when he had his heart attack

RobCA

Agreed. I loved the opening, but the rest, while certainly not terrible, reminded me again why I stopped watching The Simpsons a few years ago.

Rob

smashthesymbols

Apparently I'm in the minority here, but I actually enjoyed this episode. The opening was amazing of course, and there were little moments that made me laugh ("semper fudge", "wherever the White Sox play").

This episode is still leftovers from last season, the true season 19 produced episodes don't start for a bit yet.

sb5

It's almost the exact same joke from when Marge became a real estate agent (only it was a sign instead of a cake).

Chew

The couch gag was the highlight of the episode, that's for sure.

Enjoyed hearing Colbert, but a lot of the jokes feel flat. Especially when the opening reminds you of the far funnier movie.

madcougar

Certainly not the first time The Simposons has rehashed a joke. "There's a NEW Mexico?" is still one of my favorites, but it lost steam when it was employed a second time. A so-so episode, but this show is a shadow of what it was once. It kind of reminds me of a 100 year old man, sure you made it to a 100 but what was your quality of life?

StealthStratos

Didn't they already do a semper fudge joke once before?

Shannon Nutt

Yep. The rest was pretty bad, though. Not a very good season opener.

Charlie Goose

I haven't yet seen the movie, so the jokes in the opening were lost on me. The remainder of the episode had no jokes at all.

Strafe

Yet another 'agreed'. Wish they would have carried through with it however.

mdc3000

I liked the episode, but I too LOVED the opening - brilliant.

slop101

Colbert would be a great addition to the show, ala Phil Hartman. Not to have him play Lionel Hutz or Troy McClure, but to have him voice recurring characters in a similar vein. I mean, if he's got time to do so much voice work for Adult Swim, why not Simpsons?