With the song written by Bruce Springsteen, FWIW.

With the song written by Bruce Springsteen, FWIW.

Then again, Palau showed how much fun it can be to see one tribe lose over and over again until there was just one left.

Then again, Palau showed how much fun it can be to see one tribe lose over and over again until there was just one left.

You mean, like Ben Stiller (a former cast member) not being invited back for a decade after he bailed on hosting the second post-9/11 episode?

You mean, like Ben Stiller (a former cast member) not being invited back for a decade after he bailed on hosting the second post-9/11 episode?

@avclub-8f14e45fceea167a5a36dedd4bea2543:disqus , I turned 13 in November 1985.  While I saw 1-2 earlier seasons via VCR-timeshifting (falling in love with Eddie Murphy, then the Crystal-Guest year), this was probably the first one I was allowed to watch live.

@avclub-8f14e45fceea167a5a36dedd4bea2543:disqus , I turned 13 in November 1985.  While I saw 1-2 earlier seasons via VCR-timeshifting (falling in love with Eddie Murphy, then the Crystal-Guest year), this was probably the first one I was allowed to watch live.

Well, yeah, there's that. (Oops.)

Well, yeah, there's that. (Oops.)

It was. Almost as bad as The Magic Hour.

It was. Almost as bad as The Magic Hour.

@avclub-9b3eca27b368c5a2a7efc94dc5c4afc5:disqus , in an F3 season, doesn't Hatch get rid of Rudy sooner?  Maybe he makes the dumb doctor #3.

@avclub-9b3eca27b368c5a2a7efc94dc5c4afc5:disqus , in an F3 season, doesn't Hatch get rid of Rudy sooner?  Maybe he makes the dumb doctor #3.

The Mr. Monopoly sketch is actually pretty damn funny, and Wayans doesn't play the role as swishy as it's purported to be. He doesn't distract from the sketch.

The Mr. Monopoly sketch is actually pretty damn funny, and Wayans doesn't play the role as swishy as it's purported to be. He doesn't distract from the sketch.

Is there an argument to be made that there's a straight line from Dennis Miller to Family Guy in terms of references-for-references-sake comedy?

Is there an argument to be made that there's a straight line from Dennis Miller to Family Guy in terms of references-for-references-sake comedy?

Whitney was pretty damn great, and as a 13-year-old at the time I was very much in sync with the drollery.  (He still comments on DailyKos fairly regularly.)

Whitney was pretty damn great, and as a 13-year-old at the time I was very much in sync with the drollery.  (He still comments on DailyKos fairly regularly.)