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Many people in the crowd: {ddg} {mar} {jh} {mey} - At first: Larry, Wiggum, Eddie, Lou, Burns, Smithers - Homer admits it was a hoax: Barney, Moe, Skinner, Willy, Krabappel - Homer runs to his family: Homer, Marge, Obnoxious (Bart), Boring (Lisa), Stinky (Maggie) I can't identify anyone in the crowd - Larry asks Burns to forgive him: Barney, Maude, Ned, Lenny, Herman, Man who punches people, blue-hair Hutz-alike, Otto, Rev. Hibbert, Jacqueline Bouvier, Carl, Apu, Skinner, Moe - Pan: Carl, Lenny, Miss Hoover, Mrs. Glick, Randy (tour guide), railwayman, debutante's mother, two people with apples hats, Hans Moleman, Yale admissions man, Admiral Carstairs (break-dancing), chef, Handsome Pete, tall man, man in gorilla suit, Disco Stu, Mrs. Krabappel, Diamond Joe Quimby, Dave Shutton , rabbi/russian - Wide view: Larry (dancing on the Channel 6 van), Randy, Wiggum, Apu, Debutante's mother, OFF (w/o Maggie), Smithers (not dancing), Burns, Miss Hoover, Moe, Lenny, Jasper, chef, man in gorilla suit (dancing on a police car), Bumblebee Man - People whom I didn't find: Abe, train conductor, Yale admissions woman, costume shop owner Overseas Animation: Akom {ddg} Animation, continuity, and other goofs = Larry's watch disappears. I assume the couch probably would've simply caused a very messy accident. At the reunion, he still has (what looks like) his natural hair. It didn't go into wide release (including, I'm assuming, New Haven, CN) until 1940. Dress blue uniforms in the US Navy and Coast Guard have ranks designated at the ends of the sleeves, but admirals have a 4" gold band, something this guy was missing. Abersold: Yet another fine episode with a fine guest voice. Though the plot wasn't the strongest in the world, the quality and quantity of the gags kept me laughing consistently throughout the episode. Ian Maxtone- Graham, in his first effort, proves himself worthy to join the ranks of Simpsons writers. He and his brand of one-liner humor, which doesn't mix well with "Simpson" humor, almost completely take over this flat episode. Any amusing gags, like Homer's brain abandoning its body, and Grampa sitting on a pie, were overshadowed by Larry Burns' Dangerfield-esque character and irritating insult jokes. It was proper that Burns didn't bend in the end and accept his son; Blaske: While watching this, I couldn't quite decide whether I was enjoying it or not. I think it had to do with Rodney Dangerfield - he was funny, but too much like Himself. Also, the plot itself seemed a little stale, although I agree they did a nice job handling Mr. There were some pretty funny parts, however, including Homer's brain leaving, Marge's mispronunciations, etc. Steve Frayne: Losing only to "Two Bad Neighbors", this is the worst episode in the last 6 seasons. I found it hard to sit through a second time because Larry just wasn't funny. His cutdowns give a very brief chuckle, but there isn't a single line that sticks out as notably funny afterward. Include that with a poor plot and significantly less Homer humor than usual and you'll get a deadly combination which earns this episode an ! I thought the story was a little shaky at times and the ending, like last week, was forced. But this one had the funniest moment of the season for me (Hans Moleman in the movie theater), and the laughs in this one were good enough to eke out a (B+) Ryan Johnson: A fair episode, nothing exceptional. I only laughed a few times and the ending seemed out of place and kind of ruined the episode. I'm still waiting for an episode about the rest of the family. Granted, Rodney Dangerfield did a good job with the voice of Larry Burns, but the way he was acting, it was like Rodney Danger-field actually was the son of Mr. The party scene at the end added nothing except a song to add to my music list. Generally, the show was funny -- but funny isn't everything. We need something that makes sense for it to be ha-ha funny. Joe Manfre: Seemingly an unhealthy premise, mixing the one-liner style of Dangerfield's comedy with the historically plot-driven comedy of OFF. Blaine Moller: The first actually funny episode of this season! Classic homer stupidity, especially homer's line "what are you going to do, call the cops" (duh). It was nice to see Homer caring about the well being of a "drifter" again. Rodney Dangerfield's jokes were funny, and the part about Homer's fake bloody death on the news was hilarious! While Larry Burns was a little too Rodney Dangerfield to make him a truly memorable character, Mr. Burns was nicely characterized as the father who realises that he can only love someone like himself. Worse, they're Dangerfield one-liners which we've all heard many times before. Still, there were some very funny bits (especially Barney's scene) and the makers deserve credit for bringing back Disco Stu and Handome Pete for the bizarre finale. Probably the best episode of the season (so far), but it did suffer from the annoying "nice Burns" syndrome, even though there was a reason for it, and he (sort-of) returned to himself by the end. I thought the first two acts held up but the way the plot was solved was a little disappointing. Since "Caddyshack" is my favorite movie of all time I was delighted to see some references to it. I still think they aren't throwing in quite as many jokes as I'd like to see, though. Scanlan: "Burns, Baby Burns" was better than "The Homer They Fall" and that was hard to beat. Rodney Dangerfield was brilliant and Ian Maxtone-Graham's first episode is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. To begin with it promised to be a good episode (with a possible subplot), but after the first act is seemed to dwindle into a bad episode (without a good subplot). I'd given up all hope on the episode redeeming itself, but somehow it managed to still put a smile on my face during the final act. However, special guest Rodney Dangerfield was this episode's biggest miss-fire. Larry Burns was so underdeveloped, but some of his one-liners were pretty good. It's a shame, this episode had great potential - and to a certain extent it showed it - but overall it's still not up to the standard we expect from OFF. Ryan Siebel: IMHO, "Burns, Baby Burns" was inferior to "The Homer They Fall" not just because of the forced appearance of Rodney Dangerfield, but the fact that the first and second act were very slow. The apple cider mill visit took more time and produced less laughs than you would expect. And the whole "see Larry act like Rodney Dangerfield" idea seemed too predictable. First two acts: C- Last Act: A- (C+) Yours Truly: A rather nice episode, with many clever jokes and funny moments. However, the abundance of recurring gags, threads and characters was somewhat over-whelming, making me wonder if I was watching a new episode or a clip show. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Larry's lack of tact, although I'm not sure if it was worth a whole episode, especially when I find it harder and harder to care for long-lost relatives. This sums up to something less than a great episode, but still fun to watch. Robinson: Rodney Dangerfield has been a big name in comedy for a long time, starting from the time that the earth's surface cooled. Abersold: Rodney Dangerfield is a stand-up comedian made famous by his trademark line "I don't get no respect" (which the writers made fun of by using synonyms of "respect"). This similar situation occurs in 4F05, in which Dangerfield as Larry Burns insults Carstairs, the chef and the debutante's mother. Apples and World Series Although funny by itself, Marge's comment about the World Series was ironically suited to this season's debut. After a whole summer without any rerun, FOX decided to set the season premiere's date right after the World Series, which they were broadcasting this year. In other words, the outcome could be decided as late as the day before, if the Series lasted at least six games. That Saturday, many Simpsons fans who'd never watch baseball followed the game just to know when to set their VCRs. And Braves supporters, whose team was losing to the Yankees, were torn apart between their love for the Braves and their lov...
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