From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Not too bad. I was concerned after the ridiculous first act with all the   
   birthday party nonsense, but I liked the unexpected way the Bart and Abe   
   stories came together (I wouldn't say I need Abe to be totally lucid,   
   coherent, and wise too often but it's    
   nice once in a while). I liked the (apparent) homage to bits of The Right   
   Stuff. And another Glenn Close cameo, which was fun, and probably not too   
   contradictory. (I guess this Carice van Houten as Milhouse's cousin thing is   
   just because of Game of    
   Thrones and the novelty of casting someone with that actual last name.) Maybe   
   didn't need two suicide attempt jokes within a few minutes, though...   
      
   DYN:   
   ...Homer on helium sounds a little like Arnie Pye or some other nasal Dan C.   
   characters?   
   ...the TMNT have their usual weapons (even nunchucks, which in the 80s cartoon   
   were phased out near the end)?   
   ...Rod is about 8, yet seems to have mostly kids Bart's age at his party?   
   ...several of the dystopian future movies Homer mentions (at least I am Legend   
   and District 9) are not nearly as recent as most of the long list?   
   ...Rainier Wolfcastle, parodying Arnold of course, looks quite aged in the   
   Expendables parody, even though the character himself probably won't be?   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   2F12: Homer poses as Krusty, though he does a pretty bad job of it here   
   8F01, etc.: "Veterans of Popular Wars" gag seems to now be "Veterans of   
   Unpopular Wars"   
      
      
   Meta   
   -Marge to Bart and Lisa when hearing their birthdays might be cancelled:   
   "You're gonna stay your current ages for the rest of your lives!"   
   -An electronically enhanced "ay caramba" from that stoma thingy   
   -Bart mentions e-cigs are legal for kids in "this state"   
      
   Fun fact   
   Basketry sure is (or was) a Boy Scout merit badge. If I recall correctly, it   
   had one of the lowest requirement counts, if not the lowest overall, at 2.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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