From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   It's always interesting to evaluate a new past or future episode - or in this   
   case, the rare "both". (I see it was also written by Al Jean.) And the   
   verdict? Cute and full of a handful of fun historical gags that for the most   
   part don't try too hard, and    
   not trying to seem profound or tug at heartstrings, wisely, since it would   
   fail at both. I doubt any such episode will live up to the first few   
   flashback/history episodes or Lisa's Wedding, but this was better than most of   
   that type of the last decade.    
   For character age play, one-year-ago was pretty well done (I enjoyed the red   
   dress and pacifier origins).   
      
   The episode was very very short, though. Too bad.   
      
   DYN:   
   ...Lisa's admission essay seems to use a _ instead of a . before the docx   
   extension?   
      
   Previous episode stuff:   
   8F01: Title puts Lisa in a "Mr. ___" reference and keeps it as "Mr. Lisa"   
   7F24: Direct reference to her forgotten 8th birthday, and slightly cheesy   
   return of "Happy Birthday Lisa" and Leon Kompowski (all Kipp Lennon this time)   
   8F08: Devil Moe makes a new meaning of "Flaming Moe"   
   3G02: "All in the Family" opening parodied again as act 4 tag (this time with   
   Norman Lear cameo, then AITF end credits parody)   
      
   Meta: too many to mention   
      
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