I just noticed, watching this episode this time around, that Lucille's line "We loved her just as much as any of you normal kids - more than GOB!" is yet another tie-in to the pilot episode, where Lucille says "I don't care for GOB."

There are so many fantastic deep cuts on this album. "Funeral for a Friend", "Grey Seal", "Harmony" (though I don't know if that counts as a deep cut, as I heard it on the radio at a breakfast restaurant in Arkansas once), "This Song Has No Title", "All The Girls Love Alice"… all so good.

I'm pretty sure I was a member once.

Pffft. That's not fun!

Pffft. That's not fun!

Well, in "Who Shot Mr. Burns" we learn that his last name is Szyslak, which is clearly an Italian name.

Well, in "Who Shot Mr. Burns" we learn that his last name is Szyslak, which is clearly an Italian name.

I feel like such a free spirit, and I'm really enjoying this so-called "iced cream".

I feel like such a free spirit, and I'm really enjoying this so-called "iced cream".

In the upcoming Malibu Stacey episode, Stacey's creator points out that the entire Simpson family has hideous hair - at least from a design perspective.

In the upcoming Malibu Stacey episode, Stacey's creator points out that the entire Simpson family has hideous hair - at least from a design perspective.

A human GOING!

A human GOING!

Well, here we are at the Brad Goodman lecture.

Well, here we are at the Brad Goodman lecture.

There you have it. Unrehearsed testimonies from important celebrities.

There you have it. Unrehearsed testimonies from important celebrities.

You're off the case, McGarnagle!

You're off the case, McGarnagle!

I think this is one of the very first episodes where the first act has almost nothing to do with the rest of the episode.