Laugh-out-loud moment from last week's The Simpsons:
Homer: "I'm going to hide you where there's nobody around for miles: Disney's California Adventure!"
Posted by Peter at November 17, 2003 11:47 AMSome people think that "The Simpsons" has fallen off from being the magnificent program it was for many years, and they may be right. But sometimes, every once in a while, you get a line like that where you just have to stop what you're doing for a minute and laugh. I knew there was a reason I enjoy the daily reruns so much.
-Travis
Posted by: Travis Eberle on November 17, 2003 6:06 PMThe article at http://www.msnbc.com/news/988733.asp indicates that one of the things that has happened to guide the show away from Homer-centric gag-fests is the return of Al Jean (veteren who ran the show during its third and fourth seasons).
Posted by: Dave S. on November 17, 2003 6:56 PMThe article repeats that it's probably impossible to revert Homer back to his early days, when he still somewhat resembled a human being, because of the many years of "Jerkass Homer" that have passed since. Personally, I don't care how many years pass; this new Homer still seems like some kind of buffoonish, mean-spirited alien creature who has descended on Springfield to torture it. For me, a sudden return to the original, sympathetic Homer would be less difficult to endure than another season of the monster he's become.
Posted by: Scott Hardie on November 18, 2003 5:54 AMThe Simpsons, I fear, have entered their "Godfather Part III" phase.
Posted by: Russell on November 19, 2003 6:24 PM