Oh that's raspberry!
Food-Crazed Maniac
November 27, 2011: Homer becomes an account executive at the plant, but soon begins to neglect his family. Meanwhile, Bart begins reading classic novels. Discuss!
Are you kidding me? The entire episode was a Mad Men reference / parody! (or rip-off... however you want to look at it.) Homer's office? Marge meeting at the door with a cocktail? John Slattery guest starring as a dead-on parody of Roger Sterling? The constant drinking and smoking? You really haven't seen much of Mad Men, have you? I didn't catch it, but it wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Burns was just wearing socks while he was in the "Executive Building." If he did have shoes on, I don't see why they didn't just go all the way with the joke and make him Bert Cooper.Really liked this one. The Mad Men reference with Smithers probably made for the biggest laugh of the night. I don't think I caught any more Mad Men references, but there probably were.
I don't know about anyone else but the subplot was just as bad. I mean Lisa helping Bart read and then he reads a 'girl book' to the bullies? Far too wacky to even be considered funny and it wasn't. It was so rushed also, that it wasn't even really a subplot, just a filler or something.
Are you kidding me? The entire episode was a Mad Men reference / parody! (or rip-off... however you want to look at it.) Homer's office? Marge's outfits? John Slattery guest starring as a dead-on parody of Roger Sterling? The constant drinking and smoking? You really haven't seen much of Mad Men, have you? I didn't catch it, but it wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Burns was just wearing socks while he was in the "Executive Building." If he did have shoes on, I don't see why they didn't just go all the way with the joke and make him Bert Cooper.
I feel that Al Jean is starting to lose interest in the show and is letting Matt Selman take the helm.
I was actually referring to blatant scenes from specific episodes, the stuff you pointed out was obvious general things from the show that I assumed didn't need to be pointed out. I haven't watched Mad Men in awhile, but was a consistent viewer the first few seasons or so...
Bart read "Johnny Tremaine" just fine; why would he have problems with "Little Women"?
Poor Lois. Got taken off the switchboard only to run over some guy's foot with a John Deer 110.^Quite alright, that is the episode-specific scene I was referring to as I assume you know.
but two freaking parody episodes in a row? Now they're just insulting me. This show is just getting more and more lazy as this season drones on.