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Talking Simpsons - The Blunder Years With Eric Peacock

🕑 Added 2022-05-11 04:00:02 +0000 UTC

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James Babbo

This was the episode that made me stop watching. It marked several fundamental changes for characters that made no sense over the history of the series. Burns raising Smithers from infancy changes the whole dynamic of the relationship. Smithers working for his surrogate father but wants him sexually?? Burns hiring his surrogate son as his right hand man is clearly a form of nepotism yet he's against family, friendship, & religion - the three demons he says you must slay to succeed in business?? If the writers/producers no longer care about established characterization then why should I?

bakarina

I feel like Moe looking different here might just be down to Rough Draft doing this episode vs Akom in the other Moe appearances you mentioned. Moe is hilarious in this episode though, probably my favourite stuff in this episode; especially his sad look into the window with the family just casually waving goodbye, and his sleuthing his ass off over the credits. IMO this episode (along with I Am Furious Yellow and Weekend at Burnsie's) is a gem in the otherwise mediocre season 13.

Talbert J.

When I think about the episodes in this sliding-quality era of the show that stuck in my craw, this one really upset teenaged-me, maybe more than jockey elves, panda love, or oedipal Bart. The disregard for continuity was a big part of it, but in my memory of watching this episode, Homer's screams really grated on me and the corpse was disturbing. Of course now, as an adult with real problems, I can appreciate all the good jokes in this episode, and I found Homer screaming actually funny! Further proof that there's merit to revisiting the "bad years" of the show, if only to reflect on when I had little better to do than get angry about TV.

mavrick

exploring these episodes in retrospect has somehow made them more humorous, or maybe I've changed.

Matt Rowell

Gordie in the book gets his butt kicked by Ace later in the book

SilkiePJ

I never thought about it until now how much this episode breaks continuity, even far more than something like Armin Tamzarian because it doesn't end with a status quo reset. Heck, we saw last season in Bye, Bye Nerdie where Homer was beating up Smithers in high school! I also didn't think about all of Smithers "Burnsexual" proclivities are a lot more creepy now if he was his surrogate dad. (What is this, an anime?) I guess that's a testament to how really funny, joke packed episodes can really make you overlook at the canon. I loved the Stand By Me bit, I love Homer screaming, Homer has so many kid one off lines...it's a very good return from Al Jean.