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Talking Simpsons - Catch 'em if You Can

🕑 Added 2025-08-06 04:00:03 +0000 UTC

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Dylan (batmanboy11) Freitag

Truly impressive that they made Marge absolute match "Jerk-Ass Homer" energy towards the kids and also produce an episode that's frankly really boring! I remembered thinking this was okay when I watched it back in 2004, but I can't say I remember revisiting it since then, and clearly it is MUCH worse than I remembered. But still not the worst episode of the Al Jean return era so far, I think.

Talking Simpsons

To be fair, no one should be surprised at the lack of Dayton facts on our podcast. - Bob

zzz711

I know the Dayton stuff had no real plot implications but I was a little surprised that there was no mention of Dayton's history with tornadoes. The region was hit pretty hard from the memorial day 2019 tornadoes and a former Holiday Inn north of the city got wrecked hard. There is also Xenia Ohio which is about fifteen miles east of Dayton and has a history with tornadoes dating back to the 1960s.

littleterr0r

I know the theme from Love Story from a 90s Happy Hardcore track that samples its melody.

mavrick

Henry talking about checking in movies and putting them on the shelves reminds me of when I was a teenager working at my local small town library. I would check in books and put them on the shelves. Very zen.

Blake R.

I'm really glad you guys picked up on just how mean-spirited this episode is. As an adult, I now understand that yes, it's good and natural for parents to want time to themselves. But Homer and Marge fantasizing about a life without their kids genuinely bummed me out when I watched this for the first time as a preteen. I remember thinking "Oh, do my parents not want me? Did I ruin everything?" All at the pen of some writer who could probably afford the most elite of daycares. That said, I do still get a laugh at Grandpa's feet turning into the Wicked Witch