From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu

As modern family-history episodes go, this was good. You just have to excuse all the inconsistencies with every other family-history episode. It's got the spark of the classic antisocial tone (if a little lighter and softer), and it was cute to see this
version of the town's inhabitants. As it covers the origin of Bart and Lisa, it
certainly reminds me of the season 3 and 4 episodes (and season 6's "And Maggie
Makes Three"), which it doesn't entirely stack up to but it also doesn't pale in comparison
either.

The opening sequence is a direct parody of Bill Plympton's "Your Face", which I
mention because it's one I actually know already!

DYN:
...the episode is rated TV-14-DLSV?
...the family's reasons to sit through movie credits have changed along with the nation's in the decade since The Movie?
...Homer claims the reason to stay through the credits in his day was to see who sang "The Power of Love" (and it was usually Huey Lewis), although if he is
referring to its debut in Back to the Future, that was actually mentioned in the opening credits?
...Marge's past still manages to include some form of journalism profession?

Previous episode stuff
BABF22 (and beyond): "Presbylutheran"
2F10: The sperm imagery brings this to mind most of all

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From: ANTant@zimage.com

I enjoyed last night's episode a lot, but I didn't like the
introduction. It was too long.

Matt Garvey <mxg77@po.cwru.edu> wrote:

As modern family-history episodes go, this was good. You just have to excuse

all the inconsistencies with every other family-history episode. It's got the spark of the classic antisocial tone (if a little lighter and softer), and it was cute to see
this version of the town's inhabitants. As it covers the origin of Bart and Lisa, it certainly reminds me of the season 3 and 4 episodes (and season 6's "And Maggie Makes Three"), which it doesn't entirely stack up to but it also doesn't pale in
comparison either.

The opening sequence is a direct parody of Bill Plympton's "Your Face", which

I mention because it's one I actually know already!

DYN:
...the episode is rated TV-14-DLSV?
...the family's reasons to sit through movie credits have changed along with

the nation's in the decade since The Movie?

...Homer claims the reason to stay through the credits in his day was to see

who sang "The Power of Love" (and it was usually Huey Lewis), although if he is
referring to its debut in Back to the Future, that was actually mentioned in the opening
credits?

...Marge's past still manages to include some form of journalism profession?

Previous episode stuff
BABF22 (and beyond): "Presbylutheran"
2F10: The sperm imagery brings this to mind most of all

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In <d30c82a0-7ea1-4dfb-b048-efe3a47a6e3e@googlegroups.com> Matt Garvey <mxg77@po.cwru.edu> writes:

As modern family-history episodes go, this was good. You just have to excus= >e all the inconsistencies with every other family-history episode. It's got=
the spark of the classic antisocial tone (if a little lighter and softer),= and it was cute to see this version of the town's inhabitants. As it cover=
s the origin of Bart and Lisa, it certainly reminds me of the season 3 and = >4 episodes (and season 6's "And Maggie Makes Three"), which it doesn't enti= >rely stack up to but it also doesn't pale in comparison either.

The opening sequence is a direct parody of Bill Plympton's "Your Face", whi= >ch I mention because it's one I actually know already!

DYN:
...the episode is rated TV-14-DLSV?
...the family's reasons to sit through movie credits have changed along wit= >h the nation's in the decade since The Movie?
...Homer claims the reason to stay through the credits in his day was to se= >e who sang "The Power of Love" (and it was usually Huey Lewis), although if=
he is referring to its debut in Back to the Future, that was actually ment=
ioned in the opening credits?
...Marge's past still manages to include some form of journalism profession= >?

Homer and Marge go to an urban grindhouse/repertory/makeout movie
theater to watch 70's motorcycle movie "Queasy Rider" with Krusty the
Clown. Faded and scratchy film print suggests that it's being shown
years after it was made. Strongly based on Peter Fonda's "Easy Rider"
but no Dennis Hopper sidekick (unless you count the monkey), and with
the LSD and skinny-dipping scenes mixed together. Background music was
"Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers, actually used in the
soundtrack of the Bruce Dern/Jane Fonda Vietnam War movie "Coming Home"
instead of Easy Rider's "Born to the Be Wild" by Steppenwolf. Montage
of Krusty dancing in a suit was actually from "Charly" (based on the
book "Flowers for Algernon") with Cliff Robertson. Final death scene
probably borrowed from Thelma and Louise.

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