Saturday, July 7, 2012

The Simpsons - 4x14 - Brother from the Same Planet

    Homer forgets to pick Bart up after soccer practice, leading Bart to take advantage of the Bigger Brothers program.  Bart has lots of fun with Tom,  an ideal father figure.  Once Homer finds out, he adopts a Little Brother, in a kid with huge eyes named Pepe.  When the pairs meet up at an aquarium show, Homer and Tom have a big fight.  Lisa has a subplot about her addiction to calling the Corey Hotline.
    I really love this episode, and there's only one passage in it that I don't like, and that's when Lisa has the tension of listening to a bunch of other noises while she's trying to not think about calling the hotline.
    But the first section of the episode is brilliant.  I love the strangeness of some of the gags - the female version of Homer driving the same car, singing I Am Woman.  The flying nun exploding in the distance.  Milhouse having the Shining moment.  Homer's Wheel Of Fortune phrase of "I'm on my way."
    The clips of the Corey hotline are fantastic as well.  Phil Hartman does a great voice for Tom, who, according to the Wiki article, was written with Tom Cruise in mind.

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