3/5 - almost a 4, with the scenes of Homer soaring, but a couple of things ruined the moment; first, Homer running into the building turned into a rake scene (you all do know what "rake scene" means, right?), and second, there was no real resolution to the honor code story (okay, Bart ended up in detention, but then what?).
Written by Michael Noroki
Directed by Michael Polcino
Billboard: Santa's Lap - The Line Is Already Forming! / Springfield Mall - Never Leave!
Chalkboard: MY SCHOOL SCHEDULE DOES NOT INCLUDE A BYE WEEK
Couch: Everybody except Maggie has to climb to reach the couch, but from different directions, as gravity is affecting them differently; Homer ends up falling up through the roof and into the sky
Special Guest Voice: Jon Lovitz, Marcia Wallace
Also Starring: Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Chris Edgerly
"You Only Live Twice" parody performed by: Denise Donatelli
Overseas Animation: Akom
TV Rating: TV-PG-DLV
The first time Milhouse's glasses come off, he has no whites to his eyes, but the second time they do, he does.
Is this the first time Wendell's first name (Borton) has appeared on the show? I have seen it before, but it may have been only in merchandise (the way Janey's last name is Powell in the merchandise but the one time it was on the show - in "My Fair Laddy" - it was Henderson).
One of Homer's dreams involves riding on a fire truck - but he did already, in JABF13, when he was a member of the volunteer fire department.
What, was Maurice LaMarche too busy to do a William Conrad impersonation for the Rocky & Bullwinkle "Tune in next time" segment?
LYRICS - "You Only Live Once"
No music or lyrics credits were given; presumably, the music is too close to the theme to "You Only Live Twice"
You only live once
Or so it seems
No life for yourself
And none for your dreams
You work every day
At a job so lame
And every night
The ending's the same
(Homer solo)
No dream will come true
You only live once
You only live once
But that's OK
You'll live quite long
In the USA
But back to my point
You only live once
You've got years and years
Unless it's just months