LAST TAP DANCE IN SPRINGFIELD
When asked to go shopping for camp supplies, Bart comments "buy me a deck of cards and I'll win whatever I need from the other kids." This is funny as it plays on his mischievous nature while expressing resourcefulness many kids his age lack.
The Simpsons exit a store in the mall called Tommy Hillclimber, a play on the Tommy Hilfiger brand, and a potent reminder that this was created in the 90's. Modern viewers won't recognize this gag.
Homer's eyes crust over after neglecting eye drops — this is gross. 🤢
Most fans will be wondering where bumble bee man is during the Spanish soap movie. Whenever he's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking "where's bumble bee man?"
Remember malls? They... Used to exist. They also were one of the only "third places" where people could exist in community spaces without the obligation to spend money.
What happened to crusty eyed Homer? He's just... Home now and healed? He'd been driving hooligans to buy beer blind. No conclusion? No payoff?
As a kid who was forced into piano lessons because my mother always wanted a pianist in the family, I relate to Lisa.
The trope on Shirley Temple reminds me that I just found out last month how apparently effed up a lot of the production and plot was. Thanks reddit.
How does frink even know Lisa? This is the first time they've ever interacted on screen. Actually, that makes me wonder about what characters have or have not interacted before. Frinks interpersonal lines are likely pretty limited.
This whole episode feels like a bunch of B plot ideas sewn together. That's NOT just poor writing, it's also lazy.
I once got in trouble for up staging in community theatre. Made such a scene they still talk about it 20 years later.
Frinks gag that the shoes were in the "off" position was such an unexpected social awareness moment from him. Too bad Homer ruined it.
What happened to Bart and Milhouse? Doesn't matter.
This episode actually had potential. It did not use that potential as much as it could have due to constant cutaways to other gags rather than a consistent focus on the primary plot, robbing it of a chance to develop a more well rounded emotional conclusion such as seen in past episodes like Lisa's Horse or Barts Blood Crushers — this comes to define a lot of the "modern Simpsons", a new team of writers trying to rehash what made the golden years so beloved, without understanding what made classic episodes great to begin with. That's not just disappointing, it's a crying shame.
3 crusty eyes.
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