The Simpsons - 03/16/03 (1 Viewer)

[ThomasC]

Another decent, but not great, episode. Maggie dancing to Marge's mix was the only laugh I got out of it, but Lenny and Carl's plutonium duel was pretty good too. The episode felt really compressed at the end, anyone else agree?

 

[Malcolm R]

Maggie's boogie to "Sex Bomb" was hilarious. Plus, Homer's assistant offering to take care of a bunch of paperwork "if you'll stop staring at my boobs."

Homer: "No deal!"

 

[Ike]

The episode felt really compressed at the end, anyone else agree?

They made a joke about that. The barbecue sign, remember? Again, the Simpsons is still batting high, and this was a good show.

"That's a printer port, not a finger hole!" or something to that effect.

Edit: I missed the first three minutes-when you say Maggie was dancing to Sex Bomb, do you mean the Flipper song, or something else?

 

[Malcolm R]

Nope, she was in her crib gettin' down to Tom Jones' "Sex Bomb."

 

[Richard Kim]

but Lenny and Carl's plutonium duel was pretty good too.

Yeah, that was pretty funny. There's another Lucas reference: the American Grafitti spoof in the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon.

Also, did anyone think that the motivational instructor was a reference to Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry Glen Ross?

 

[Justin1]

overall, solid, but not great episode

A few memorable moments:
Instructor: "[referring to Bentley].....they made one for Spielberg, one for me, and then killed the builder"

Lenny: "Boy, I'd hate to be a member of that union (something close anyway)"

hahhaha, that just killed me

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

Who was the voice of the inspirational speaker. Sounded like William Fichtner to me, but I didn't catch the credits.

 

[Paul_Medenwaldt]

The first half of the show was good, but somewhere in the middle of act 2 it just fell apart and was hurried along for a conclusion.

Still love The Simpsons!

Paul

 

[Tom Keels]

You guys need some face time with sweet lady brick.

 

[MickeS]

I think the voice of the inspirational speaker was just another Hank Azaria creation.

 

[WillG]

I thought the episode was ok. Got a few chuckes. I liked the Lenny and Carl battle and the scene in the class I thought was funny. It was better than the one with Krusty as a congressman, but overall, I think the last couple of weeks have been off. I know alot of people liked the one with Krusty, but somehow I get the feeling that the episode played better to Democrats because it seemed to poke at Republicans.

I must admit I empathiezed with Homer, my girlfriend has a similar Falling asleep as soon a she hits a bed problem

 

[Rob Speicher]

Also, did anyone think that the motivational instructor was a reference to Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry Glen Ross?

Very much so. But maybe because I had just seen the movie for the first time not 24 hours earlier

 

[Malcolm R]

Also, did anyone think that the motivational instructor was a reference to Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry Glen Ross?

I actually watched GGR just after The Simpsons, but didn't make this connection. Hmmmm.

 

[Everlasting Gobstopper]

It was clearly a reference to GGR. He talks about the quality of his watch and of his car.

 

[Steve_Knutzen]

Thought it was another great episode following the strong episode last week. Good to see Itchy and Scratchy again:
Scratchy: Buddy Holly? Richie Valens? The Big Bopper? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
And Dr. Hibert's refusal to chuckle was priceless.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Face time with sweet lady brick. Another priceless quote from the Simpsons.

BTW, I was watching a rerun of The Simpsons in which Homer smokes medicinal marijauna. What's the name of the song that Phish sings during their concert?

 

[Ike]

What's the name of the song that Phish sings during their concert?

Run Like an Antelope, off of Lawn Boy. I'm not a Phish fan, but I dug the song so much when that episode originally aired, I tracked it down.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Run Like an Antelope, off of Lawn Boy. I'm not a Phish fan, but I dug the song so much when that episode originally aired, I tracked it down.

Same here.

 

[Jeremy Allin]

Anyone notice that poor Homer is still outranked by the Inanimate Carbon Rod?

 

[Brenton]

That killed me!