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“I didn’t order this Skinner guy killed.” – Fat Tony “But aren’t you the head of this gang?” – Prosecutor “No. I just stop by the club occasionally to read the complementary newspaper.” – Fat Tony...
View ArticleCompare & Contrast: Planet Express Goes Back in Time
“Choke on that, causality!” – Professor Farnsworth The Futurama gang has traveled back in time on several occasions and by several different methods, but usually when they do they manage to find...
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“The dryer goes on the right.” – Woman “Yes, ma’am.” – Jose Canseco Happy birthday Maggie Roswell!
View ArticleReading Digest: Futurama Crossover Reviews, Edition
“Say, let’s bring him back to life by using technology!” – Future Guy “Aye caramba!” – Bart Simpson “Yay!” – Future Crowd Unsurprisingly, there were a boatload of crossover reviews this week,...
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“Now, no tour would be complete without a visit to Edison’s boyhood gift shop.” – Tour Guide Happy birthday John Swartzwelder!
View ArticleBehind Us Forever: Blazed and Confused
“Camp is gonna be great! Seven days without parents, homework or ear medicine!” – Milhouse van Houten The best thing to say about this episode is that at least the designers and animators had some...
View ArticleCompare & Contrast: Pranking the New Teacher
“Kids have been doing that one since my day.” – Marge Simpson Rather than get into the nonsensical pageant of the transmundane that was the last third of “Blazed and Confused”, I’d like to take a look...
View ArticleReading Digest: Passing Time
“Egad, man! How are we supposed to pass the time?” – C.M. Burns “Best bet is to stake yourself out a good spot at the starin’ window.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson It’s another short Reading Digest this...
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“They swore they’d get us back by spiking our water supply, but they didn’t have the guts.” – Homer Simpson “Ohhh, the walls are melting again.” – Marge Simpson “Personally, I think I’m overdone.” –...
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“I have soy milk. The doctor says the real kind could kill me.” – Milhouse van Houten Happy (one day belated) birthday, Pamela Hayden!
View ArticleReading Digest: RIP, Real Life Bumblebee Man
“Dos huevos, por favor. Oh, que lastima.” – Bumblebee Man “I gotta steal that bit.” – Krusty the Klown Late last week, it was announced that Chesperito, a/k/a Roberto Gómez Bolaños, a/k/a the...
View ArticleBehind Us Forever: I Won’t Be Home For Christmas
“Hey, I thought Krusty was Jewish.” – Lisa Simpson “Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ.” – Bart Simpson According to IMDb, this is the first whole...
View ArticleReading Digest: Xi’an Bart Edition
“Look at how disciplined they are. They’re just like the terra-cotta warriors of Xi’an.” – Lisa Simpson “They sure are.” – Homer Simpson First off, apologies for no Compare & Contrast this week....
View ArticleReading Digest: Everyone Loves “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” Edition
♫”Then all the reindeer loved him/ And they shouted out with glee/ Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer/ You’ll go down in history!”♫ – The Simpson Family “Like Attila the Hun!” – Bart Simpson Simpsons Day...
View ArticleBea, What Was Birth Like?
“Homey, I think someone is saying hello.” – Marge Simpson Mad Jon’s lovely and talented Mrs. gave birth to a bouncing, baby Beatrice this morning. This is what he texted me: “It’s a boy! And what a...
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“I am not cleaning that . . . eh, who am I kidding?” – Marge Simpson Happy (one day belated) birthday, Tracey Ullman! Bonus Ullman:
View ArticleReading Digest: Year End Cleaning Edition
“Now, each one of you take a floor and get started.” – Marge Simpson “I call the basement!” – Homer Simpson “Fine.” – Marge, Bart & Lisa Simpson “D’oh? . . . D’oh!” – Homer Simpson With Christmas...
View ArticleSunday Preview: The Man Who Came To Be Dinner
The Simpsons get on the wrong ride on a trip to the Dizzneeland amusement park and are transported to Kang and Kodos’ home planet, where Homer finds himself on the locals’ menu. Happy New Year...
View ArticleBehind Us Forever: The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
“Are you going to need us tonight?” – Kang “I had ballet tickets! Not that they’ll do much good now.” – Kodos It’s now clear that Al Jean and David Mirkin (who co-wrote), and David Silverman (who...
View ArticleReading Digest: Roots Edition
“I am the wondrous wizard of Latin! I am a dervish of declension, and a conjurer of conjugation, with a million hit points and maximum charisma!” – Martin Prince This seems to be the week for rare,...
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