What's the deal here? They screwed up and made a good episode this season! What is it, an April Fool's joke?

I loved the "sack monkey" storyline in the beginning.

"Put it all in one bag, but don't make it heavy." Since I worked at a supermarket my junior and senior years in high school (starting as a bagger), that part of the show hit close to home, and I have had so many customers just like that. Hit the nail right on the head with that one.

And who could not love "Pepsi presents New Zanzibar"?

that was a very funny episode. Because everyone remembers going shopping with dad. Making b.s excuses to get stuff in the cart.

Great episode. I haven't been able to catch many of them this season, but I was impressed by last night's.

hehe.. and gotta love how he was going on and on about the bag boy strike as they were heading over the falls

Yeah, nothing like watching them mindlessly go through the motions.

"Being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep. In a giant blender."

"Look, she's even got diamonds on the soles of her shoes!"
"He seized power in a bloodless coup, all smothering."

Man what a great episode. It's gotta be in the top 10 already!

I must be the only one, but I thought the "Africa" episode was one of the WORST episodes this year so far - really forced humor, bordering on jingoistic "Africa" stereotypes - a definite low point in the series for me!

You are not alone, my friend.

A few chuckles but that's it. But that's the thing about The Simpsons. Even when it's a really bad episode, it's still better than 98.7% of the other stuff on tv.