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   Matthew Garvey  wrote in news:f912ab68-a9c7-4df9-   
   894f-ca8985a3c195@j4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com:   
      
   > Eh, OK. Not awful but not great. Is 4 years too soon to repeat a   
   > standardized-test plot? I feel like it might be.   
      
   Not everybody memorizes every episode, writers or viewers.   
      
   >   
   > The parking meter story was kind of forgettable (and done not too long   
   > ago by American Dad),   
      
   Not everybody watches either program or both.   
      
   > and sure could have used an ending.   
      
   It had an ending (a stupid ending, throwing away money, but an ending.)   
      
   > The part with the most   
   > potential was the electricity rate hike, actually. Anyway...   
   >   
   >   
      
   Burns is mean and loves money.  What a new concept.  Talk about   
   repeating plots.  Never saw those hounds before either.   
      
   > Previous episode stuff   
   > 2F06: Homer's dive from explosion in couch gag is like this (to a   
   > point)   
      
   If only to a point why is it being mentioned here?   
      
   > 2F03: "Chicken Pete Pie" brings "Nightmare Cafeteria" to mind,   
   > especially with Doris's involvement   
      
      
   Only to people who memorize every episode.   
      
   > EABF19: Homer drops off silly kitchen appliance at the dump   
   > LABF02, AABF03, etc.: Need for good marks on standardized test (or   
   > grades overall) (7F03: Bart's test result hinges on one question)   
   > CABF21: Marge writes to Burly again (in a slightly less crazy way this   
   > time)   
   >   
   > Doris keeps speaking:   
   > HABF15, JABF02, KABF06, LABF08, MABF12, NABF11, NABF13, NABF15,   
   > NABF16, PABF06, PABF15, PABF19, RABF03   
   >   
   > Meta   
   > -The schoolchildren you never see   
   > -Bart's coffee can head   
   >   
      
   -"I hope Bart passes his test and saves the school."   
    "Way to get us back on topic, Marge.   
      
      
   > Dedication alert   
   > I hope you had your VCRs going, or whatever, because you won't be   
   > seeing that Huell Howser dedication again.   
      
   Why not?   
      
   > (The roulette wheel o'   
   > placement points, this time, to "before executive producers".) He   
   > guest starred in MABF01 (and if I recall correctly this was preceded   
   > by a spoof of him in GABF04).   
      
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