From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Well, this started with an interesting premise (Bart and the mysterious   
   bulldozer prank) and had some shades of episodes like Marge Be Not Proud   
   (3F07) and Bart the Mother (5F22), but then in act 3 it all just kinda fell   
   apart, especially when we found    
   out he *did* really do it and (worse) things stopped making any kind of sense   
   at all. I have no idea what's going on. I also don't know why he had to commit   
   any sort of prank at all following his change of heart. The dog subplot was   
   tiny but actually    
   better, though I also have to confess I expected it to integrate with the main   
   plot (the new dog uncovers some evidence to clear Bart maybe). So, eh.   
      
      
   DYN:   
   ...the family eats dinner in the kitchen in act 1 for some reason, and in act   
   2 their positions at the dining room table are all 180 degrees around from   
   usual?   
   ...Maggie has a bar of the longtime classic "Ah, Fudge!"?   
   ...Quimby notes Springfield got the sign letter-by-letter from *other* failed   
   towns (implying he knows Springfield is a dump)?   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   9F04: King Homer and Marge in clouds in opening   
   7F24, 8F06: Minor, but Lisa's grumbles about being the middle child and   
   Homer's offer of ice cream bring to mind specific memorable moments from these   
   two episodes   
      
   Meta   
   Marge says D'oh and later tries to do the "why you little..."+strangle.   
   Bart skates through the town at night in a parody of one of his sections from   
   the (newer) opening sequence (with a weird version of the Simpsons theme); the   
   staging is apparently a common procedure with the townsfolk, too.   
      
      
   Repeat of TABF10 (Waiting for Duffman)   
   This episode reaired tonight and predictably the 15-second dedication to Sam   
   Simon is gone. However, it's not just that: the original had silent execs   
   before the dedication and regular credits afterward, but this, presumably the   
   "definitive" version, has    
   alternate music (from the Duffman contest?) throughout, including execs, and a   
   special Gracie ("oh yeah!" replacing the "shh!"). Great. Sam Simon still   
   appears as an executive producer (and, of course, show developer) in the   
   repeat and in TABF11 tonight;    
   my guess is he appears as an exec until the end of the air or production   
   season.   
      
      
   And also   
   What is Al Jean smoking? The DVD (especially TV on DVD) market is not dying by   
   a long shot. Jeez. I hope this prediction of no more DVD sets gets reversed.   
      
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