From: mxg77@po.cwru.edu   
      
   Decent premise and overall storytelling style for a straightforward,   
   grounded family episode. The fluctuating feelings were a little   
   frustrating but understandable at least. A few things didn't quite land   
   (the subpar "Mr. Grinch" parody, which comes not too long after a rather   
   better one by American Dad, and the strangely self-aware dream sequence   
   at the start), but overall not bad.   
      
   Previous episode stuff   
   HABF05: Another (mostly compatible) angle on the history of Homer's blue   
   pants and their rarity   
      
   Meta in Marge's dream   
   -it's the 35th annual Springie awards, one for each season of the show   
   -Miss Hoover's never-changing outfit is noted (explained by her very low   
   salary)   
   -Ned's walk-on music is "Everyone Loves Ned Flanders"   
   -Gerald's rivalry with Maggie, and Marge's sailboat painting, are at   
   least reasonable for Marge's awareness and anxiety   
   -Homer asks "will this show never end" (referring to the awards but also   
   The Simpsons) and opens up a program with a 1990-era Fox promo for the show   
      
   Meta outside Marge's dream   
   -CBG has a cousin named CPD (Collectible Pants Dude)   
   -3510 (for 35ABF10, which really just does mean 10th episode of   
   production season 35, now that it's not as cryptic) is in the serial   
   number of the top bill offered by CPD   
      
   And Smithers preferred another huge blockbuster movie last summer over   
   Oppenheimer; we all know it as Barbie, but perhaps we can believe in the   
   Simpsons universe it was a Malibu Stacy movie since he never did name it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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