From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Ooh, it's been a while since a fat episode. Not too shabby overall despite a   
   few more out-there gags we could've done without, and I enjoyed the little   
   Lisa/Bart subplot. There aren't many characters to learn the history of   
   anymore, but the Hans Moleman    
   as former mayor bit was a nice touch. I was also happy to see it approaching a   
   normal length, and what luck, it looks like the writers have figured out how   
   to have Lunchlady Doris prominently shown without a terrible impression of her   
   voice.   
      
   DYN:   
   ...the undeleting of a website is apparently an "outdated concept"?   
   ...the anthems are titled simply "Old Springfield Anthem" (somewhat   
   anachronistically and as opposed to, say, "Only Springfield") and "New   
   Springfield Anthem"?   
      
   Previous episode references (yes, explicit references more or less)   
   7F24: "Lisa it's your birthday" song mentioned and oddness of episode's plot   
   deconstructed   
   2F16/2F20: Unused lyrics for anthem mention the town where Mr. Burns was shot   
   KABF04: "Back to the Future" phone holding pose done again   
   4F07: New anthem mentions Springfield only had a hurricane once   
   7F01: Blinky returns in anthem's debut (on a road sign)   
   9F18: Whacking Day practices mentioned in anthem   
   GABF13: Listing of the town's features and individuals in new anthem   
   reminiscent of "I'm Talkin' Springfield"   
   3F05: One of Homer's future body shapes is the "king-size" one with the   
   muu-muu and hat (his future wardrobe doesn't otherwise tend to change style   
   either)   
      
   Springfield doesn't have an anthem   
   How much can a deleted scene from The Movie whose audio is still used in the   
   credits be considered canon? I'd say "fairly"; so shouldn't they stick with   
   the idea that Springfield hasn't had an anthem until now? It wouldn't affect   
   the plot if Lisa and    
   Bart composed one to fill the gap instead of to replace one, and there could   
   even still be a young Mayor Moleman shirking his duty or something. Seems   
   careless to me.   
      
   Final fun fact   
   If you count the (one-time) dedication to Jan Hooks in SABF19 as special   
   credits, this is the first episode this (air) season to use plain old regular   
   credits.   
      
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