"How the Test Was Won" - Episode Discussion
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khmershinobi
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Yeah it was funny :lol:
FALCONKING
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I completely forgot about that :lol:
hdoraisamy
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I was able to see most of it. I liked the Springfield billboard.....
Springfield
The Armpit of America's Butt-Crack
Springfield
The Armpit of America's Butt-Crack
pink.tutu95
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OK, cool. I didn't realize eps were on fox.com. 
RAINBOW CHICK
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i just watched this on fox.com
yeah, ya dont need hulu. check the simpsons web site for the link.
:spoiler:
the plot was the best part. well rounded enough to feel classic. the whole message about the standardized state tests was put forth decently too. the down side of the sode, for me any way, were the jokes.
sure there were a few goldies like the homer and the glove compartment gag. but most seemed reused "haha's" from the big box of old sodes while others were arbitrarily random to the point that they almost threatened the interior of the plot! then there were the root canal like puns that were hammered into the ground again and again... and again.
:rant:
one thing that caused me to chagrin was how the episode seemed to drain the humanity from many of the characters, forcing me to view them less as people but more as sock puppets who don't need my "love". i was seriously hoping they were gonna at least mention that ralph might need rabies shots after being gnawed on, but alas.
in closing, i think if the writers had taken there joke cannon of full auto for the whole of the sode, the dance scene would have felt as epic as it should have. at least to me any way. but after all that came before the dance, it felt no more zany then the fact there was a dock behind the school all along and we just never noticed it.
i give it a c+ for barging into real world educational issues and beating them soundly with a tube sock of penny's.
:violin:
"to be loved, you have to do nice things for people every day. to be hated, you don't havta do squat!"
yeah, ya dont need hulu. check the simpsons web site for the link.
:spoiler:
the plot was the best part. well rounded enough to feel classic. the whole message about the standardized state tests was put forth decently too. the down side of the sode, for me any way, were the jokes.
sure there were a few goldies like the homer and the glove compartment gag. but most seemed reused "haha's" from the big box of old sodes while others were arbitrarily random to the point that they almost threatened the interior of the plot! then there were the root canal like puns that were hammered into the ground again and again... and again.
:rant:
one thing that caused me to chagrin was how the episode seemed to drain the humanity from many of the characters, forcing me to view them less as people but more as sock puppets who don't need my "love". i was seriously hoping they were gonna at least mention that ralph might need rabies shots after being gnawed on, but alas.
in closing, i think if the writers had taken there joke cannon of full auto for the whole of the sode, the dance scene would have felt as epic as it should have. at least to me any way. but after all that came before the dance, it felt no more zany then the fact there was a dock behind the school all along and we just never noticed it.
i give it a c+ for barging into real world educational issues and beating them soundly with a tube sock of penny's.
:violin:
"to be loved, you have to do nice things for people every day. to be hated, you don't havta do squat!"
engtuner01077
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I liked that also when Homer was trying to prevent all the accidents. And what he was imagining was happening with Marge kissing the real estate lady :lmao:
Loved that we got some Ralph in the episode :yay:
Loved that we got some Ralph in the episode :yay:
I lolved Homer trying to prevent all those accidents at the book club meeting.
The rejected students thing reminRAB of the time that all the troublemakers were led down to the boiler room for mountain bikes.
I liked Skinner reclaiming his school at the end. A nice jab at "No Child Left Behind".
The rejected students thing reminRAB of the time that all the troublemakers were led down to the boiler room for mountain bikes.
I liked Skinner reclaiming his school at the end. A nice jab at "No Child Left Behind".
Sebassssssss
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I couldn't believe they were having the students memorize the order of answers. But then I seem to recall a few professors giving the same tests semester after semester. People would memorize answers from old tests and be finished with their exams in 15 mins or so.
invader_cuban
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Let's see......
*The couch gag with the old show, complete with Sideshow Bob at the bar in Cheers and Lisa getting hit in the nose with the football during The Brady Bunch part.
*The montage with Homer's injuries, all taking place during a week.
*No. 2.
*The origin of "suck shack."
*The "act stupid" moments with the "superstars."
*Homer's death fantasy turning into a sex fantasy with Marge and LinRABay Nagle making out.
*Everything involving Ralph (as always).
*The random Footloose dance sequence at the end.
I loved all that stuff. So many great moments, definitely one of my favorite episodes in recent years. Well worth the wait.
Oh and this episode also gets major points for showing how far too often schools teach for those standardized tests. That was an issue a million years ago when I went to school and by all reports, it's really no better now.
*The couch gag with the old show, complete with Sideshow Bob at the bar in Cheers and Lisa getting hit in the nose with the football during The Brady Bunch part.
*The montage with Homer's injuries, all taking place during a week.
*No. 2.
*The origin of "suck shack."
*The "act stupid" moments with the "superstars."
*Homer's death fantasy turning into a sex fantasy with Marge and LinRABay Nagle making out.
*Everything involving Ralph (as always).
*The random Footloose dance sequence at the end.
I loved all that stuff. So many great moments, definitely one of my favorite episodes in recent years. Well worth the wait.
Oh and this episode also gets major points for showing how far too often schools teach for those standardized tests. That was an issue a million years ago when I went to school and by all reports, it's really no better now.
vsprincess
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I know - I loved the montage! And then Homer mentioned how it was only in a week's time.
By the time NASCAR was over, I was falling asleep. I'll have to watch it on Hulu also because I only saw bits and pieces of the episode.
By the time NASCAR was over, I was falling asleep. I'll have to watch it on Hulu also because I only saw bits and pieces of the episode.
Mariah Chante
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Have to catch this on HuLu - 
Why did Nascar have to roll over to 8:40, I'll never understand :shrug:
The couch gag was funny with them going through the different TV shows. And Sideshow Bob at the Cheers bar. :lol:
The montage of Homer getting hurt! :lmao: Awesome!
Why did Nascar have to roll over to 8:40, I'll never understand :shrug:The couch gag was funny with them going through the different TV shows. And Sideshow Bob at the Cheers bar. :lol:
The montage of Homer getting hurt! :lmao: Awesome!