From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Well, I did like that. Krusty's story was interesting enough as a Krusty   
   career episode and made a fair amount of sense. Homer's was a fun poke at   
   zealous fans (of this show and/or others) as well as current TV culture with a   
   cute conspiracy theory as    
   well. Selman is batting very high still, and this was very nearly current-day   
   full length to boot. One thing that I don't quite understand: what was the   
   point of the biker guy led into Krusty's cell near the end? It seemed as if it   
   would be the bearded    
   lady in disguise to help break him out, but it wasn't, and I'm not sure what   
   it means. (Another thing I don't quite understand: why do some of the credits   
   codas and extra gags run *almost* as long as the credits and then cut to a   
   very short piece of the    
   theme? Tonight's theme snippet was even shorter than usual. These bits can't   
   run a tad longer?)   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   HABF05: Bombardment coach back again   
      
   Meta stuff   
   Homer suggests season 4 of Krusty's show is one of the best, though I suppose   
   the same could be said of most shows that get past that point.   
   The list of current shows on TV includes The Simpsons and Tracey Ullman's Show   
   (not The Tracey Ullman Show, but the connection is clear).   
      
   Fun thought on the conspiracy theory   
   There hasn't been a USA Network for 20 years, so it is claimed; Homer cameoed   
   in Duckman, which was cancelled 21 years ago and therefore did exist then.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)