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   We sure have a lot of family history episodes these days. This was   
   decent, I guess. I don't think I'd peg Homer as particularly apathetic   
   to SLH typically, though. I have to point out, though, how incredibly   
   short the episode was (about 12 seconds below syndication length),   
   even with the inclusion of the minute-plus "fiscal cliff" video we   
   probably won't see in repeats. Maybe the opening will be lengthened   
   for those instead of being 6 seconds long? Time will tell.   
      
   DYN:   
   ...yet more conspicuous looping on several lines?   
   ...a Wilhelm scream in Villageville?   
   ...McDonald's gets mentioned again (as opposed to Krusty Burger)? (How   
   the "soup" line is meant I suppose depends on whether they currently   
   serve soup - do they? I do remember in the late 90s a big deal being   
   made about putting it on the menu, but if it's still there I am not   
   sure.)   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   2F19: Perpetual motion machine that appears to be genuine   
   4F02: Slight "Genesis Tub" vibe in Homer's game, the way the villagers   
   interact with him   
   8F17: The group petting scene reminiscent of the end of this episode,   
   with Homer's behavior unusual both times   
   MABF04: One of the book titles we saw ("Postcards from the Hedge")   
   riffs on the same source ("Edge") as this episode title ("Wedge")   
      
   Meta and show mythology stuff   
   -Lisa notes how stupid and long SLH's name is, which probably wasn't   
   thought through when it first came up   
   -The name Bongo is a favorite of Matt Groening   
   -Krusty used to have a much bigger monkey (the fact that the current   
   one is named Mr. Teeny isn't explicitly pointed out, unlike some other   
   stuff)   
   -Herman gets a last name (Hermann - in the vein of Lenny and Carl)   
   -Not only do we get some "origin stories" (Herman's arm, Ralph's name,   
   Lou) but Bart has a checklist to tick them off ("Wiggum" is on there   
   too but we've seen plenty of his history before)   
   -"Simpson, release your hound"   
   -Grampa's slippers and bolo tie are explained   
      
   The sequences with "Me and My Arrow" must be a reference to an old   
   animated special, "The Point", where the song was used as the main   
   character played with his own dog (Arrow, named in part because nearly   
   everyone and everything in the land had a point of some sort). The   
   slight change in drawing style is explained by this too, since it was   
   a kind of cheaper/messier look and had lots of cross-hatching around   
   the edges (and mouth corner shapes like Homer was sometimes drawn with   
   in these sequences).   
      
      
   So, I didn't get to see the episode air on Fox. (See my other post   
   tonight and Wiseguy's responses.) According to Wiseguy, some areas did   
   get the entirety of the Fox lineup, according to the plan I was told   
   Fox would be using - but while those areas would have seen Bob's   
   Burgers stop around 8:32 (Eastern) and resume 24 minutes later, to   
   cover just Obama's contribution to the memorial thing in CT, in   
   Cleveland anyway the regular programming was interrupted at 7:36 for   
   even longer coverage (and picked up, with the 3rd minute of Bob's   
   Burgers, at 8:56). Ugh. I am not sure this is strictly a time zone   
   thing (ET vs. CT anyway); maybe there was some other reason we got a   
   different version of the network feed. Anyway, thanks to the wonders   
   of the internet I was able to see the episodes tonight. And now you   
   know the rest of the story.   
      
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