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   Matthew Garvey  wrote in news:314c4fdc-88fb-4195-   
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   > Overall pretty good. Certainly nice to see Homer being competent and   
   > thoughtful and still resulting in comedy. I liked both plots. (The   
   > involvement of Lovejoy in restoring the train was a nice touch.) I   
   > didn't know till tonight that Seth MacFarlane was going to be guest   
   > starring - so I guess the demonstration of no bad blood continues   
   > (interestingly, I spied Hank Azaria's name in some Family Guy credits   
   > tonight, though I think that's not a first). I noticed that he did a   
   > voice unlike those he usually tends to do, though his singing voice   
   > and Stewie-esque voice did creep in. The only thing that bugged me was   
   > the way the tech worked - the inclusion of speech on the cheating   
   > website somewhat and certainly the way Ben's vision worked in the   
   > webcam window (looking up into the corner where Marge was, seeing   
   > Homer's photo, and especially peeking around the other window when it   
   > covered his). Oh well.   
   >   
   >   
   > DYN:   
   > ...Patty pronounces Mozart without the "tz" sound (moes-art)?   
   >   
      
   Both episodes reference Homer's reaction to climbing stairs?   
      
   > Previous episode stuff   
   > 4F17: The train (and apparently inspiration for her name) is called   
   > Li'l Lisa   
   > (EABF18: Connecting Bart with San Francisco's BART)   
   > 3F05: Imagining of fat Homer with a cleaning stick, like Bart   
   > imagining fat Bart with "a rag on a stick"   
   >   
   > Meta   
   > -Marge is a fan of animation   
   > -Marge returns a message from Convict RABF17 (see also RABF14 earlier   
   > tonight)   
   > -"Finally, a reason to watch TV on Sundays" (says Seth MacFarlane, for   
   > good measure)   
   > -Homer's suggestion that he's singing a song because it's in the   
   > public domain might count   
   > -"You think we'll last 25 years?" "Nothing should!" (with a painfully   
   > self-aware glance at the viewer)   
   >   
   > No act 4   
   > Unless you count a 23-second head start on the credits (given that the   
   > Executive Producers showed up at the beginning of that segment, this   
   > feels more like an extended credits sequence). See my notes on RABF14   
   > earlier tonight. If there is a return to a 3-act format I'll be cool   
   > with that, as long as the credits don't get lost in the shuffle.   
   >   
   > (The silly clouds-and-couch-and-no-TV opening we've been getting   
   > several times lately, on the other hand...)   
   >   
   > Couch gag   
   > So, weren't we supposed to get a fan-suggested couch gag for the   
   > season finale or something? Was this it? Or was it attached to RABF15   
   > (originally scheduled to be the finale) and going to be used whenever   
   > that runs (air season 25 premiere maybe)?   
   >   
      
   The closing credits read:  Couch Gag Contest Winner - Cheryl Brown.   
      
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