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Old 12-15-02 | 07:08 PM
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Simpsons 12/15/02

I saw this episode a little earlier tonight, and I really enjoyed it. It was like a whodunit up to the end, where we find out who did it (or who tried to do it):

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Frank Grimes Jr.!

Good to see Sideshow Bob back as well!
Old 12-15-02 | 07:12 PM
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"The fat little dixie chick"
Old 12-15-02 | 07:30 PM
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Worst...episode...ever...
Old 12-15-02 | 07:31 PM
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meh - not a very good episode.

When I first saw
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Frank Grimes Jr. as the mechanic
I said to myself "they must have run out of character models, because that guy is obviously based on
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good 'ol Grimy
Old 12-15-02 | 07:32 PM
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That episode certainly sucked. Ugh. Not the worst episode ever, but it was close.
Old 12-15-02 | 07:36 PM
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You guys must be joking, this episode is a significant improvment over the last Sideshow Bob episode. Although I could've done without the excessive shock gags.
Old 12-15-02 | 07:41 PM
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TheMadMonk, the same thing went through my mind.

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And when they called him Junior, I said to myself "IS it Frank Grimes, Jr.?" And when they figured out Junior was the attempted killer I knew it had to be. That character was a pleasant surprise IMO because I've always loved the Frank Grimes episode.
Old 12-15-02 | 08:11 PM
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Eh. Average at best. King of the Hill was much more entertaining following the Simpsons.
Old 12-15-02 | 09:46 PM
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Frank Grimes epitaph: (Homer's enemy)
Old 12-15-02 | 10:02 PM
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Not very good IMO. I fell asleep during the middle of it. Grimes was one of my favorite one time only characters so this should have been better. Homer's remarks at the end were funny and so was Grimes tombstone.
Old 12-15-02 | 10:31 PM
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It was nothing special. watchable.
Old 12-15-02 | 10:47 PM
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Since the past few years have not been the same as it's earlier run, I was actually suprised to see this episode making me laugh as hard as in the past. (well, at least the first half)

The part when Moe was looking at the photos of him and the pickled egg jar...Classic Simpsons writing. But, unfortunately, it went downhill from there...LITERALLY in the case of Homer on the float
Old 12-15-02 | 10:58 PM
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not very funny but i liked the story...as soon as i
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heard the mechanics voice, i was like "damn ive heard him before in another episode...guess they just use the same persons voice for all the non-important characters
Old 12-15-02 | 11:04 PM
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It wasn't horrible, but a bit boring. I think it could have been much better.
Old 12-15-02 | 11:27 PM
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It was good until Bob had to sing towards the end.
Old 12-15-02 | 11:43 PM
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"Wait. I'm not wearing a shirt!"

That line had me laughing.

I just learned that my mother inlaw hates the Simpsons because "They're gross".

boggle.
Old 12-16-02 | 12:01 AM
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Not as good as a Sideshow Bob episode should be.

But I liked it, because it refered to my favorite Simpsons episode. Ever.
Old 12-16-02 | 12:21 AM
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I thought this was a very funny episode, especially compared to others this season. I predicted it would be somone from the Frank Grimes family... I bet my wife and won $10.
Old 12-16-02 | 02:46 AM
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Sigh - the show just keeps on getting worse and worse. It's like watching your randy uncle Fred waste away or something. The guy was funny as hell 10 years ago, but it's been time to pull the plug for a while. You just cant let go.

I'll continue to hang around, but it looks like I might have my sundays free in the near future.
Old 12-16-02 | 02:59 AM
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I enjoyed seeing Frank Grimes again, I knew it was him or his son. However, I felt Sideshow Bob wasn't really used that much. I was a little dissapointed how he was kinda 'goofy'. Thats NOT SideShow Bob! Bob and Grimes are one of my two favorite characters, and it wa sgreat to see them once again.

Also, the song at the end, WTF? It went on waaaaay to long.
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I'm sure a lot of you will "Still hang around" just to complain week in and week out.

You folks do have an option of changing the channel instead of just complaining about it.
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I agree, Jackskeleton. No reason to suffer through a show you don't like anymore. Plenty of other programming out there.

I thought it was a GREAT Simpsons. Lots of obscure references and hidden jokes. I'm going to watch it again later just to see if I caught all the subtle elements and background items.
Old 12-16-02 | 06:13 AM
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I absolutely hated the first Frank Grimes episode, and thought that this was a huge step up.
Old 12-16-02 | 07:40 AM
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Decent episode, the song at the end was uncomfortably bad.

"I've grown accostomed to your face."

That's not funny.
Old 12-16-02 | 07:45 AM
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
You folks do have an option of changing the channel instead of just complaining about it.
People have been complaining about how great the show "used to be" and feeding the "worst episode ever" line almost since the beginning of the show. It's part of the mythos, I guess.


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