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The Chemosphere

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Troy McClure’s back from the gutter, and he’s brought someone with him! — Troy McClure, “A Fish Called Selma” Troy’s posh piscine pad is modeled on the Chemosphere, a classic piece of 60s architecture overlooking the San Fernando Valley region … Continue reading →

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Mafia Staff Car

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Humans, you have stopped eating… — Alien #1, “Treehouse Of Horror” Homer’s apron in the first-ever Treehouse ep is a quick take on a novelty automobile gewgaw that your uncle may have displayed on one Skylark or another. Bada bing: … Continue reading →

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I’m gon-na make it af-ter all! — Homer, “And Maggie Makes Three” I do declare, it’s starting to seem like the Simpsons writers may have watched a fair amount of television growing up. Here’s the full routine: Fun fact, the … Continue reading →

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Dan Rather’s Walkoff

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

And now, my exclusive interview with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II…That’s it, I cannot work under these conditions. If anyone wants me, I’ll be downstairs at MacDougal’s… — Kent Brockman, “Lisa The Beauty Queen” CBS Evening News certainly got … Continue reading →

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Fast Paced World

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Perk up, Prendergast. Profoundly pressing power plant profit projections for Pete Porter in Pasadena. — Smithers Priority? — Prendergast Precisely. — Smithers, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One” That rapid fire Fedex scene that more-or-less opens WSMBPO is based on … Continue reading →

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Nobody Beats The Wiz

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

He unholied the holy water! — Agnes Skinner, ‘The Canine Mutiny” Ah, the Wiz. A consumer electronics store whose ubiquitous slogan once played across the Eastern Seaboard like sexy music (?). But don’t take my word for it … ask … Continue reading →

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Madonna’s ‘Sex’

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

If you watch my show, I will send you this book featuring me in a variety of sexually-explicit positions! — Krusty, “Krusty Gets Kancelled”/”The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular” Though Lady Madonna took a fair amount of ribbing over the Super … Continue reading →

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Andy Capp

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Oh, Andy Capp, you wife-beating drunk… — Homer, “Marge vs. The Monorail” While the character and comic strip Andy Capp may have done little to dispel the myths surrounding Britain’s stereotypically hard-drinkin’ working class, I can’t think of a way … Continue reading →

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Soul Train

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

The bear, the bear! — Smithers, “Rosebud” Of course, much has been written about Soul Train since host Don Cornelius exited this world on Wednesday. I don’t feel particularly compelled to throw in my two cents, as many other pieces … Continue reading →

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Colonel Klink

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Colonel Klink! Did you ever get my letters? — Homer, “The Last Temptation Of Homer” America’s favorite nazi in the 1960s, Colonel Klink was the chief antagonist of that bygone WWII period piece Hogan’s Heroes. As the overseer of an … Continue reading →

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