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   Matt Garvey  wrote in   
   news:c5f1cb1e-40d8-42f4-a404-c8529bf12e55@googlegroups.com:   
      
   > Decent installment in the Krusty-and-his-father series, though for   
   > Krusty-in-show-biz that seems to be done to death. Lisa's plot of   
   > worry about Homer's mortality (which reminds me of 8F22 at least if   
   > not other episodes) was interesting but then got very spotty and   
   > unfocused (not being just about his unhealthy lifestyle) and wrapped   
   > up a little too quickly. Actually the Krusty plot did too. The whole   
   > episode was very short (especially with a 2-minute couch gag), but   
   > maybe there was another way. Anyway, just about time for the Family   
   > Guy crossover...   
   >   
   >   
   > DYN:   
   > ...Arthur Crandall and Gabbo pay their respects to Rabbi Krustofski?   
   > ...Krusty's mother's name was Rachel?   
   > ...Krusty's old clips (new for this episode, not from old Simpsons   
   > episodes) are shown in 4:3 (and his newer ones are widescreen)?   
   >   
   > Returning guest stars (as themselves and not their Simpsons   
   > characters): Sarah Silverman (MABF07, PABF21)   
   > David Hyde Pierce (4F14, KABF01)   
   > in a sense, Rodney Dangerfield (4F05), though he's dead now and voiced   
   > by Maurice LaMarche   
   >   
   >   
   > Meta   
   > The couch gag involves regressing Homer to 4/19/87, the day the first   
   > Ullman short aired. And then all that future stuff... is something to   
   > behold.   
   >   
   > Dedication   
   > A brief one, after the executive producer credits, to Louis   
   > Castellaneta, who I assume is Dan's father; fitting as Dan does the   
   > voice of both Homer and Krusty, who were (in different ways) involved   
   > in the paternal-death plots. (See also KABF12, Mona Leaves-A, with Dan   
   > and Homer's mothers.) This seems more likely to stay on repeats.   
   >   
      
   Yeardley Smith also appeared in the season premiere of Revenge Sunday   
   night on ABC making her not only involved with 2-1/2 hours of primetime   
   programming in three separate broadcast primetime programs in one night   
   (with no overlapping time periods) but also appearing in three season   
   premieres in one night.  Might be a record in there somewhere.   
      
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