@Well, the characters are all Simpsons, and appropriately foolish in their wants (I like Moe's suggestion that the money be used for a dubious expedition based on a doubtful treasure map, which Grampa immediately knows is stupid but still says he's in the front running0). The reference is more in the idea of a poor…

Almost as good as one of the best-named animators on the show; Tuck Tucker

"Hello? HELLO? Is anybody there? sigh"

Theres also the element of jokes which, overtime and through repetition, lose a lot of their connection with the original source material, and just become like common entertainment tropes. I'm not sure how many people remember the the scene of people waiting to ask for money, both here and then later in the first part…

Hello, I am Plato
Please partake of keno, craps and the loosest slots in town. My philosophy is, enjoy!

Hey, mellow out, old dudes, or I'll jam this baby into a river! Alright! Alright. Dadadadadadada

Now ya see, Gramps, I wanna customize the bus! Ya know, chop the top, jack it up, put mag wheels on it, psychedelic paint job from HELL, man! Jam the kids to school at 150 miles an hour, ya know! Here's an artist rendering. Note the cobra wrapped around trhe naked chick, hehe.

I'm realy interested in how this turns out

I thought it was ablout Glengarry Glen Ross. Boy, is my face red!

I third covering two episodes per article. I mean, thats a lot of space to fill covering one twenty-two minute episode, especially a show intended for kids, no matter what crossover appeal it has by design. Eventually you'll run out of thoughtfull things to say about Batman's duality and whatnot, all the more faster…

From now on, the baby sleeps in the crib

The monetary cost of a game- Okay, I kinda see what youre saying. Super Smash Bros. Brawl would still be an A+ regardless of whether or not you spent $10 or $25. However, if you take a game from Sawbuck, that maybe plays like a demo version of an official consul release, or like a good puzzle game on your iphone, then…

Santa's Little Helper Bit Bart
Homer didnt mind

He doesnt look like me!

Its hard to believe that it took them this long to introduce those characters. They seem so totally integral to George's character. Stiller is such a pro that he makes every word he says hilarious.

Haha, "how many people HEAR" I'm such a fucking retard.

That must have been some doll!

John Cheever
How many people hear where aware of who John Cheever was when they first saw this episode? It seriously took me a number of years to bother looking it up. This being New York, I just figured he was some sort of ball player or the inventer of the subway or something.

The one at the Dragonfly in Hollywood is worth checking out, since Busey has been known to make appearances there.

@Shakey- I dont believe Flea was in this one. You might be thinking of the Chase, staring Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Henry Rollins, and Charlie Sheen.