When I first saw this particular episode, I thought the writers were riffing on Jessica McClure, who as a baby fell down a well and became a media sensation until her rescue.
Then years later I learned the real inspiration was a dark Billy Wilder comedy starring Kirk Douglas called Ace in the Hole. That’s actually a pretty good movie, and a lesser-known film from Wilder. But that’s not important right now.
Yay! Season three! I haven’t lost my sanity yet!
And look, another celebrity who may be both the biggest one yet and who had a pseudonym listed in the closing credits, despite being very obviously identified.
Why does Homer hate Ned Flanders so much?
The world may never know.
Ah, baseball. America’s pastime, where a ticket gives the holder the right to make a complete ass of himself in a public venue.
Well, maybe not so much unless your name is Homer Simpson.
Season two has started in the rewatch. See an uptick in the animation if not necessarily an uptick in the quality of the stories.
Not that they’re bad. Just that they will get much, much better.
What? ANOTHER Bart episode? No wonder Lisa feels so depressed.
Although the city claims this was done as publicity for the upcoming JoeCon, we all know the truth. Springfield has given in to COBRA. Local news reporter Kent Brockman has stated he, for one, welcomes his new evil overlords.
You know how much we love 8-Bit anything here at Gabbing Geek, but wait till you see what Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon did with this little gem! Video after the break.
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