I knew a guy in high school who believed this, and became seriously conflicted about watching the show as a result. I remember being with him, several months after this aired, and laughing at a recent episode, when suddenly he gets this serious face and starts talking about how he can't trust anything, that all the…

If it helps, they're not entirely positive on the episode.

He definitely does not have Sha Na Na on his side.

Saying Garfield is better than 95% of the other shit on the comics page is like pointing to one of the lumps of shit in your bowl and saying "It's better than 95% of the turds I shit out."

I thought Betsy's character on CBB took some time to warm up but I really started enjoying it by the end. Personally I think Betsy is at her funniest when she does hapless, put-upon characters that make you feel sorry for them but in a way that their pathetic-ness is still hilarious.

Watterson was one that hadn't even occurred to me but when I read the article I was like, "Oh FUCK." Especially because he's so out of the public eye now, so it will probably take me by surprise more. It will go from me not even thinking about him for months at a time to me opening the AV Club or something, and BAM,…

It is perfectly acceptable—if not recommended—to downvote homophobes, racists, misogynists, and Cookie Monster impersonators. So don't feel bad about downvoting this guy!

Men in Tights has some good gags but the main thing it lacks is true love of the movies it's spoofing. With Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (not to mention Silent movie, High Anxiety, etc.) you can tell it was made by someone who respects the source material and is deeply familiar with it. With Men in Tights…

As cool as the novelty Kit Kats are, the "regular" Japanese Kit Kats are still the best. Seriously, they put American Kit Kats to shame. The chocolate is so smooth and creamy with just the right amount of sweetness.

What bothered me most about the episode was how all of a sudden it was like everybody at the power plant suddenly loved Homer. Up till then they had always just barely tolerated Homer, and all of a sudden it's like he's their wacky mascot and they all just enjoy laughing at his antics. EVEN MR. BURNS!!! And then we…

I would agree with you, @avclub-ca4fc44a59d0201cc7d4f760153cb00c:disqus, except I don't see what's so secret about it.

They acknowledge that it has some great gags, but the episode breaks Bart's character and has a lousy story. The show has Bart acting all mopey and guilty for most of the episode. And everything plays out in a very hackneyed way. There are long (by Simpsons standards) stretches where they don't even bother making…

If you don't want people criticizing your opinion, then don't put it on an open forum where people are free to criticize. I don't know what you were expecting. You basically just come and say "This movie that lots of people love is stupid and terrible, but of course I'm not going to give any actual arguments to…

The movie was clearly inspired by this special a lot. There's no way it could be completely coincidence—similarities aside, I fin it hard to believe that at least some of the people involved in making the movie wouldn't have seen this.

I like that it has become so cliche to have "sexy" women sing this song that EVEN GLEE decided to cut it from their show.

I think when he says "12 presents in one day" he's referring to the fact that you get 12 of the same present on the last day.

2013: The Year of Fake Controversy

Funny that you should be so worried about the word racism being thrown around too "cavalierly" and yet seem much less concerned about a horrible slur that has a history of being used to belittle, hurt, and oppress people. Completely unlike "cracker." I hope you weren't trying to draw a comparison between the two.

You're not alone @mollymauk:disqus. There were a lot of Scott haters back in the Comedy Death Ray Days. Many times people said he was just a no-talent hack and the only reason his podcast was funny was because he was lucky enough to be friends with other, more talented comedians. I even remember in an article where…

If the only thing you couldn't beat was the final boss, I'm guessing you didn't notice the power of the jump & slash powerup. You can tear through any boss instantaneously.