From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Welcome to season 31, and I certainly hope it gets better than this. The   
   entire viral video thing was not only embarrassing but so far from any   
   grounding in reality (as far as the fights, etc. - not to mention the hipster   
   constantly directing out loud    
   during them!) that I just didn't care at all. Hipster guy wants Bart and Homer   
   to fight to the death? 10 seconds later, they decide they can't. Ooh. Not   
   exactly on the edge of my seat. (Remember when Homer was sent to the electric   
   chair? You knew he wasn'   
   t going to die, but you felt something!) That resolved itself even faster and   
   more pat than the Lisa B-story, and I would not have thought that possible.   
   (And act 4 coda: why is the angry guy on Homer's web show?)   
      
   DYN:   
   ...Homer's phone doesn't blank the screen when it's up to his ear?   
   ...the "kebab" in a shish kebab refers to the roasted meat, while the skewer   
   is the "shish"? (I guess it's not as catchy to say shish-cheer-up. Oh well.)   
   ...Warburton Parker may be named after the hipster eyeglasses brand Warby   
   Parker (which apparently takes its name from two Kerouac characters)?   
   ...what may be a real preview of an upcoming episode, a teaser that "Homer   
   buys a boat" on 11/3 (at 8/7central), which could indeed be true (possibly an   
   episode called "Gorillas on the Mast")?   
   ...the stain on Homer's shirt after the diner fight doesn't keep up with the   
   rest of him, making a really weird effect (especially in this day of digital   
   animation tools, when even in cel animation it'd look bad)?   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   2F01: Seed bell, Bort license plate   
   YABF12: the show seems to suggest that Bart "flossing" is a first, but he did   
   it last season (in April), and only now they're saying "don't sue us, backpack   
   kid" - huh?   
      
      
   Dedication and other repeat alerts   
      
   This episode got a dedication "In loving memory of Mike Mendel" before the   
   Gracie logo; this was a producer on the show since 1994, and it looks like he   
   just died a week ago. Probably won't see this one again, or will we (producers   
   and crew of late seem    
   to have more luck)?   
      
   In any case, I was wondering if Russi Taylor would get another mention once   
   new episodes returned, but I guess that answers that. In fact, I noticed that   
   Martin appeared in the episode but conspicuously didn't talk. I wonder how   
   much voiceover work she    
   had completed for future episodes. We'll see!   
      
   And I didn't actually remember to catch the weird Saturday airing of YABF16 on   
   the 21st. Since dedications are sprouting like weeds this summer, I have to   
   wonder if anyone got mentioned in THAT.   
      
   On the subject of repeats, I might as well make a quick note that the third   
   airing of YABF14 was joined in progress here at about 7:06 (with the usual   
   32-second abbreviated NABF21 opening), even though the game did just end at 7.   
      
   Finally, mark those calendars for repeats of this episode. Do we think it'll   
   keep the "homer buys a boat" teaser gag after the date is past?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)