1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:16,000 What is up everybody and welcome back to the mmm donuts podcast I am your host Justin Metcalf might as well just start sharing my name because it's on the RSS feed anyway and I'm not ashamed. 2 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Nobody's gonna come and stalk me I'm just a fat yellow man with two hairs on the top of my head. 3 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:41,000 I identify as Homer Simpson so sorry it is what it is. It is Wednesday which means there's a new episode. This is my third official episode where I'm doing the reviews of each episode of the Simpsons and today we're doing season one episode three. 4 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:58,000 I will do them in order because I have OCD1234 and because it's clean that way so you know it is what it is. So thanks very much for listening last week I hope you watch this episode so you can get the trivia questions. 5 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Last week was the Bart the genius episode which is episode two of season one and we had some key moments there that many of us will never forget like the Quijibo scene when the family's playing Scrabble became a very popular scene and will always be one of the best. 6 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Another key moment is when the Simpsons go to the opera. 7 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:39,000 That was that was interesting it was fun to see them up on in the balcony, which is ironic for a number of reasons. 8 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:44,000 And then, of course, one of my favorites was Bart's chemistry explosion. 9 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:50,000 That was, that was a great one for me. So what were some key moments for you what did you like. 10 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:56,000 You can now tweet me or X me. 11 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 It doesn't sound right. 12 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 I'm on X. 13 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:05,000 My Twitter X handle is donuts. 14 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:22,000 It's at MMM donuts, and it's spelled D o n UTS 742 donuts 742. We all know the Simpsons live at 742 Evergreen Terrace, right. 15 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Well, fun fact in these first two seasons, the the address of the Simpsons gets misquoted. I guess at the time it wasn't misquoted but like Chief Wigam calls it in and it's a different number on Evergreen Terrace. 16 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:45,000 And there's two or three different ones before they actually stick with 742 Evergreen Terrace. 17 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:54,000 So just one of the many wonderful things that you will learn on this podcast. So you're welcome. 18 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Homer's Odyssey is today's podcast episode. 19 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,000 And this one's this one's rough. 20 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,000 It's rough for a couple of reasons. I'm here. 21 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:17,000 You've heard it before. I'm not a huge fan of the really bad animation and there's plenty of that in this episode but it's also tough because of the the subject matter. 22 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:22,000 And again, keep in mind this was 1990. 23 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Okay, this is 34 years ago when this aired this aired on January 21 1990. 24 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:37,000 If you've ever seen. It's a Wonderful Life. 25 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Then I think you're, you're going to see some scenes that are reminiscent of that in a way. 26 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:57,000 And the Simpsons come back and reference it in another episode I think in season six where there's a run on the bank, like Bart does it as a prank and George Bailey, a very George Bailey sounding bankers. 27 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,000 It's in Bill's house. 28 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Anyway, so if you have not seen it's a Wonderful Life. 29 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,000 This Christmas season. 30 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:18,000 I want you to watch that. It's a black and white movie from 1946 it's two hours and 10 minutes long, and it is arguably one of the greatest films ever made. 31 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:24,000 It will really really tug at your heartstrings and it's got an amazing message. 32 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:36,000 And that's why I think that parts of this episode are a little reminiscent of it, particularly Homer's crisis that he faces, and the transformation that he undergoes. 33 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,000 So, more, more to come with that. 34 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:57,000 This is the, the episode with the first appearances of a few people and keep in mind. When we say first appearances in the first season it's kind of difficult because there is the original lineup. 35 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:10,000 This episode was supposed to be the first episode that airs, but it actually aired out of order. And it's the third episode that was aired. So, like the first. 36 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:16,000 It's the first episode where we see Blinky the three eyed fish and then this one he's yellow. 37 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:21,000 We see Chief Wigam but I don't think that it's Hank Azaria's voice. 38 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,000 I'd have to go back and look at that because I don't remember. 39 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:30,000 I mean, if it is his voice then it's, it's kind of like Homer. 40 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Dan can't cast Al and Edda who eventually changes the way that it sounds. 41 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:47,000 And that can be said with others to like auto. This is autos first episode, Sherry and Terry who sound identically the same as they do in season 30 and on. 42 00:05:47,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Those are the twins in Bart's grade and then Jasper Beardsley, the cantankerous old cute that lives in the home with Grandpa Simpson. 43 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:10,000 Anyway, others, it can be said of others to like last episode, we hear. 44 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:20,000 We hear Smithers on on the last speaker. But this episode is the first time we see him and Mr. Burns. 45 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Well, the first episode we see him and and we see him and Mr. Burns and Mr. Burns office. 46 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:32,000 So it's kind of tricky because there's some continuity things there. 47 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:37,000 And then in future episodes, I'll bring up guest stars. OK, I love talking about guest stars. 48 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:44,000 I love seeing really awesome cameos. I love seeing like rock bands as guests. 49 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:51,000 You know, we get Aerosmith and Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins and lots of really, really cool guest stars. 50 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:59,000 But. Marsha Wallace is considered a guest star for this episode and for subsequent episodes. 51 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:15,000 And I'll do some research on that and find out what exactly is the reason she's she's always listed as as a guest star, because there's guest stars who play themselves like. 52 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:31,000 Like these famous people and famous musicians and actors who who play their own themselves. And then there's guest stars that we all kind of consider as regulars like Marsha Wallace. 53 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:36,000 But she voices Mrs. Krabappel. So. 54 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:49,000 But again, she was in. Episode two, so it's not her first appearance, but the continuity is just kind of it's goofy. 55 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:59,000 But she's listed as a guest star, so I'll point that out. But for future episodes, I doubt I will mention her as a guest star. 56 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:09,000 But then, of course, pay proper homage and reverence to to her, the episode that was dedicated to her much, much later when she passed away. 57 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:21,000 So anyway, lots and lots more to come on Mrs. Krabappel. She enjoys a very well done character over decades of these episodes. 58 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:31,000 So more to come. So now with these new first appearances of these characters, we've got these going. 59 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,000 There's. 60 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:42,000 This is the first episode, I believe, where Maggie sucks on her pacifier. 61 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:50,000 And I looked this up, Matt Groening actually does the sound of pacifier. 62 00:08:50,000 --> 00:09:00,000 And it's fun to think that because I think what he did is he recorded the sound just once and it's it's like on a on a synthesizer and then they just push it when they want to go. 63 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,000 Sometimes it's like really fast repetition, the sound of the pacifier. 64 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:12,000 And sometimes it's just the standard, you know, token metronome type. 65 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:20,000 And then it's just the standard spacing. But, you know, we'll have more to discuss on that. 66 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:26,000 And yeah, why don't we get into it? 67 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:32,000 All right. So the episode starts with what we are now used to. 68 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:40,000 Second episode in a row, the two gags. And then, of course, for years and years to come, we we expect them in every episode. 69 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:48,000 The the chalkboard gag starts off and Bart is writing, I will not skateboard in the halls. 70 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,000 And believe me, in 1990, that was funny. 71 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,000 You know, we got a kick out of it. 72 00:09:55,000 --> 00:10:06,000 And the joke may not have withstood the test of time. I'm not sure it's very funny in 2024, but you know, it is what it is. 73 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:17,000 The couch gag is is a classic one. The family sits and the couch falls apart under their weight, leaving them to just sit on cushions on the floor. 74 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Oh, before we really get into it, I did the gags. Sorry. A little out of order. 75 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:30,000 I forgot to do the trivia. Let's do the trivia real quick. I try to have at least three questions that I think are fun. 76 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:39,000 So if you if you watch the episode, you probably will know these. I do try to make them a little obscure and hard to get because I think that's fun. 77 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,000 And if you don't, that's fine. You just you're wrong. But here we go. 78 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:52,000 So the trivia questions are first, the the safety record at the plant before Homer's blunder. 79 00:10:52,000 --> 00:11:02,000 There's a big sign that says there's their safety record has been X amount of days. How many days since their last incident? 80 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:07,000 All right. So the safety record at the plant is how many days. 81 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Number two, when Marge and Homer talking about jobs and Marge compliments Homer and says, you've always been a great provider. 82 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:25,000 And she mentions she could go back to the job she had before they got married. 83 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:30,000 What is that job that she had before they got married? 84 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:37,000 OK. Number three, as I talked about this episode gets deep. 85 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:49,000 And so Homer ends up wanting to end his life. So he writes a note on a stationary. 86 00:11:49,000 --> 00:12:01,000 So on that note, there's there's like those of you don't know, a stationary like is a pad of paper that has the same something like at the top of it. 87 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:07,000 So I could say from the desk of Homer Simpson or, you know, flowery patterns. And this did have flowery patterns. 88 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:13,000 But back in those days, it was it was common to get like custom stationary. 89 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,000 So this stationary had a phrase at the top of it. 90 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:27,000 What was the phrase on the top of stationary that Homer uses to write his end his life note? 91 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:33,000 All right. Sorry about that. Let's jump into the episode summary. 92 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,000 It's pretty it's pretty quick, pretty easy. 93 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:41,000 It's there's not too much going on in the episode, aside from the major things that we're going to discuss. 94 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:47,000 So it starts with Bart taking a field trip to the nuclear power plant where Homer works. 95 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:52,000 And through a series of mishaps, there's a blender that I talked about. 96 00:12:52,000 --> 00:13:00,000 And Homer is fired from his job after Bart distracts him and he causes an accident. 97 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:05,000 And it's Terry and Sherry's dad who fires him. 98 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:13,000 And I don't think there's ever another reference again to Terry and Sherry's dad working at a plant and being Homer's boss. 99 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,000 I mean, he doesn't come back to the plant in that job. 100 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,000 But still, I don't know if there's ever a reference back to him. 101 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:29,000 So anyway, Homer struggles to find a new job and becomes increasingly depressed. 102 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:33,000 And he eventually decides to end his life. 103 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,000 But fortunately, his family finds out and runs to stop him. 104 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:41,000 And he takes forever because he's carrying a boulder tied to a rope. 105 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:49,000 And so on his way to the bridge where he's going to jump in and sink himself, he almost gets hit by a car. 106 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Then his family almost gets hit by another car. 107 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:57,000 So Homer realizes that intersection needs a stop sign. 108 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:04,000 So he fully commits and he says, I will not rest until this street has a stop sign. 109 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:07,000 And that's when we really start getting into the crux of the episode. 110 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:18,000 Homer successfully campaigns in a council meeting with council members and Chief Wiggum. 111 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,000 And I'll talk about this more in a few minutes. 112 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:39,000 But he campaigns for the stop sign and becomes a local hero for promoting safety, which becomes ironic, you know, based on what we know now as Homer's ability to maintain safety of the nuclear plant. 113 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:48,000 He then protests the lack of safety at the nuclear power plant, which leads him to being offered a job as a safety inspector. 114 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,000 And this is how he gets his job that he's known for throughout the series. 115 00:14:52,000 --> 00:15:01,000 He initially accepts, but he refuses Mr. Burns' requirement to lie to the public about the plant's safety. 116 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:07,000 And more irony, impressed by his integrity, Mr. Burns hires him anyway. 117 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:13,000 It's only ironic because the characters developed so much that this is far from who they are now. 118 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:18,000 Like Mr. Burns having any ounce of integrity, which is funny. 119 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:32,000 So a key moment in this, in my opinion, and one that deserves some thought and recognition is Homer's despair and his attempt to end his life. 120 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:43,000 But more, more importantly, his newfound passion for safety and then the heartwarming reunion with his family, which were which were great. 121 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,000 So, like I said, this episode is not quite as funny. 122 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,000 There's not as many jokes, but there's a great message. 123 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,000 And it was a really well done episode in a lot of ways. 124 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,000 Cut to me complaining about animation. 125 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,000 So, yeah, aside from the animation. 126 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:07,000 And here we go. So Chief Wiggum is at the podium back at that council meeting. 127 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:15,000 He's talking about the town being held hostage or under siege is what I think what he says to El Bartow. 128 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:22,000 And it's Bart, one of his spray paint graffiti that he'd done. 129 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,000 And it is hard to watch. 130 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:31,000 The animation is just awful. And that's saying something because the animation for the season is rough. 131 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:38,000 But his scene, like there's there's almost no continuity with what what you see and what you hear. 132 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,000 And it is rough, in my opinion. 133 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,000 But what do you think? Oh, that's right. 134 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:49,000 I can't hear your answer. Remember to tweet me or ask me. 135 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:55,000 I really don't. I don't like that. Or you can email me at chart in pants at Gmail dot com. 136 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,000 I really do want to know your answers. I'm I'm interested. 137 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:05,000 So another another thing that we want to discuss and analyze is Homer's character development. 138 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:13,000 I think this was very, very important for us to see in the time. 139 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:20,000 I don't remember specifically having any profound thoughts from this episode as a as a child. 140 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:30,000 But as an adult, I can certainly appreciate how this episode can deepen one's understanding of Homer's character, 141 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:39,000 especially how it reveals his vulnerability and his capacity for growth, which was very, very nice, very endearing. 142 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:45,000 And one of the reasons that it got so much great review from the public back in the time, 143 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:50,000 which I always think is kind of funny because then, you know, shortly after everything changes. 144 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:57,000 So, yeah, it got great reviews. And then they, you know, the show just pivots quite a bit. 145 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:03,000 So it's it's fun. It's interesting. And and yeah, fun to talk about. 146 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:13,000 There's a theme of redemption, which I think is extraordinary that the theme of redemption and like having second chances, 147 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:20,000 specifically Homer's journey from despair and wanting to end his life to finding a new meaning in life 148 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000 and then eventually getting his old job back. 149 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Because when when he's successful with all these signs that he puts up, including the sign that says sign ahead, 150 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:33,000 which was, I think, my favorite joke of the episode. No, I lied. 151 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:38,000 There was a different one. That's a good one, though. That's a good joke. 152 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,000 You see him. He's not satisfied. 153 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:49,000 He said there's there's still a bigger enemy and it's right there and it's you know, he points to the plant. 154 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:58,000 So his drive is is definitely something to point out there, too. But of course, like I said, the theme of redemption. 155 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:06,000 So it's got it's got humor, the episode, but it's also got a lot of heart, which was great. 156 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,000 And I think this episode, there was a there was a really good balance. 157 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:15,000 There was a bit more emotional moments than there were humor. 158 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:23,000 But I still I liked the balance because it's still you blended some comedy with, you know, heartfelt themes. 159 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:37,000 So there we go. OK, so let's talk about some obscure stuff, some obscure trivia facts. 160 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:45,000 I think the we've we've probably talked about Homer's attempt at ending his life fairly well. I think we've covered that. 161 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Let's let's talk about Mr. Smithers, Waylon Smithers. 162 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:57,000 His it's his first appearance. Like I said, I'm pretty sure his voice is on the loudspeaker in episode two. 163 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:10,000 But this is where we see him and his his skin color is black instead of yellow and his hair is blue. 164 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:16,000 And and there's some commentary on this, because according to David Silverman, 165 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:24,000 the person who did the color styling just randomly decided the ethnicity of various characters, which usually wasn't much of a problem. 166 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:36,000 But again, the words of David Silverman, David Silverman, it sort of ruined the white sycophant personality that they wanted to establish for Smithers. 167 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:46,000 So very interesting. And in his next appearance, he does have the the yellow skin, but his hair is still blue. 168 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:58,000 So then, of course, further on it adjusts and he's got gray hair. But but yeah, that's his that's that Smithers transition through the artistic debacles. 169 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Animation debacles, rather. So there's there's also a setup of an early use of flashbacks. 170 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:17,000 This this episode features some of the earliest flashbacks that we all know end up being used throughout the series. 171 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:23,000 That technique really becomes a staple for the show. 172 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:30,000 And then I think it evolves into Family Guy cutaways. 173 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:44,000 You know, they reference how the Simpsons already did everything a couple of times. They make that joke often, which is great. But I think that's like their their version, their spin off of of these this technique. 174 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:52,000 You know, their cutaways, which is I love that shtick. The Family Guy cutaways. Awesome. 175 00:21:52,000 --> 00:22:02,000 So like I said, this continuity is a little rough because these episodes didn't air the way they originally were intended. 176 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:11,000 So this is the first episode with Wayland Smithers and Mr. Burns. Mr. Burns was technically in Simpsons roasting on an open fire. 177 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:19,000 But this episode is supposed to come out first. So, you know, that makes sense. But here's another continuity issue in that. 178 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:26,000 Bart Bart talks about he goes to the mall and he gets a tattoo like we know from last week. 179 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:36,000 Well, in this episode, he's talking to Otto, the bus driver, and he's he's saying, Otto, I woke up with this tattoo. It's a great joke. 180 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,000 Bart says, Oh, man, I want one. 181 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:51,000 So seeing the episode out of order changes that continuity. But you should know it was intended that this episode was first. So that that line makes sense. 182 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:57,000 But again, you know, it didn't happen that way. So here's what it is. 183 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 So I want to know. 184 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:19,000 I want to know what you think about this episode, particularly the the part that Homer plays and and his character development and his despair and then his redemption, so to speak. 185 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,000 I want to know how you feel about that. I want to know what you think about it. 186 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:28,000 And I want you to think about if you've ever experienced a similar feeling in your own life. 187 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:39,000 Well, like I said, this was this was 1990 that this was was out. And so people are starting to I mean, people are okay discussing it, you know, it's out there in the media. 188 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:49,000 But I think we all know now this is something that is is more prevalent in the world today and we it needs to be talked about. So what do you what do you think? 189 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Have you ever had issues like that? 190 00:23:54,000 --> 00:24:09,000 And get on Twitter and share your favorite moments from the episode or favorite lines or favorite jokes and tell me other things like how does this compare to the previous two episodes in your opinion? 191 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:19,000 Just going on how they aired like this is the third episode in terms of when it was aired. So just compare it to the previous two. 192 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:24,000 We don't need to get stuck in the quagmire of the fact that this should have been the first episode and blah, blah, blah. 193 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:32,000 So and tell me what you think. And what do you think makes Homer's transformation believable? 194 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:36,000 That's a deep question for you. But I'm curious. 195 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:51,000 Very curious. So you can hit me up on Twitter at Donuts 742 or send me an email at chartonpants at gmail dot com. 196 00:24:51,000 --> 00:25:00,000 And there's there's lots of other ways to like these these podcasts are showing up on on YouTube now. 197 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:08,000 And they're on Apple, iTunes and bunch of like five or six others. So there's there's lots of ways for you to reach out to me. 198 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:17,000 But please do let me know what you're thinking. I am really excited for the next episode to the next next episode is there's no disgrace like home. 199 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:25,000 That's a fun one. It's one of my favorite episodes and scenes in season one where they go to Dr. 200 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Marvin Monroe's office and zap each other in the chairs and during therapy. 201 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:36,000 I love it. I could watch that scene over and over and over again. It's pretty terrific. 202 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,000 So let's answer those trivia questions and see how you did. Shall we? 203 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:46,000 OK. The safety record of the plant before Homer's blunder is how many days? 204 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,000 The answer is seven. It was seven days. 205 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:55,000 What was Marge's job primary prior to marrying Homer Simpson? 206 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,000 She was a car hop. 207 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:03,000 That's that. Yeah. So well, never mind. So she's a car hop. 208 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:09,000 If you don't know what that is, you know what? It's not my job to teach you to look it up. 209 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,000 But you should know what it is. I'm not that old. 210 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:20,000 Third, what's written at the top of the stationery that Homer uses to write his note? 211 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:31,000 Stationary says dumb things I got to do today, which is another little more subtle but funny joke, my opinion. 212 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,000 And what I think goes down for the best joke of the episode. 213 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,000 I'm realizing now I didn't have a best joke from last episode. 214 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:46,000 I'll be better about that. But in my opinion, the best joke of the episode is a longtime running gag. 215 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:55,000 One of the first that we see is Bart calling Moe at the bar and giving him a fake name. 216 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:02,000 And this one is I.P. Freely. So, you know, Moe goes, Hey, I.P. Freely, everybody. I.P. Freely. 217 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:08,000 These killed in 1990. I would laugh and laugh and laugh at these jokes. 218 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:14,000 They were just my favorite grown up. So that goes down as my favorite joke. 219 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:19,000 What I think is the best joke of the episode. But I would love to hear yours. 220 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:25,000 Honestly, I really would. I'm not making this up. I set up a Twitter. Lots of ways to let me know. So do it. 221 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:32,000 All right. And tune in next week. 10 a.m. Eastern. I'll have another episode ready to drop. 222 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,000 And I'm going to keep doing this. I'd love to hear your thoughts. 223 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Any changes you think we should make or if you like the flow or, you know, what you what you don't like. 224 00:27:43,000 --> 00:28:10,000 And then then get over it because I'm not going to change anything. OK. Love you. Bye.