Deleted Scenes
I'm not particularly trying to start a special editions vs. theatricals debate, but what is the point of including these at all (however belatedly they're finally being included) if you're not going to include the original versions of the movies?

I'd have to agree most with Idiotking, I think.

I'll probably get lynched for this, but I always thought "Last Temptation" was just slightly overrated. Don't get me wrong, it's a hilarious episode, but it's just a bit lacking in depth, and the emotional appeal it's going for doesn't entirely pan out (although the ending is sweet enough). Largely this precisely…

Yeah, this episode is far better than War of the Simpsons, as are a few other Homer/Marge marriage crisis episodes from the old days (the ones from seasons 9+ aren't worth discussing). Colonel Homer and Secrets of a Successful Marriage for instance are better episodes. But I think Life on the Fast Lane is actually…

Any guy would be lucky to have her. I mean, she's rich…she's…probably got other characteristics…

Yeah, season 2 is my favorite as well, I think (that or 7). I actually wouldn't hesitate to call it the peak of the show, although seasons 1-8 more broadly represent the "classic era" of it. Season 2 also contains my favorite episode ever, "Lisa's Substitute."

Speaking of Ford, he was also a teacher in deleted scenes for "E.T." I was surprised that wasn't on this list actually.

Guys, guys…I think we can all agree…
that cats and dogs are BOTH fucking awesome.

^I'd say there's a few worse episodes than that even in the first several seasons….most notably the second clip show, which is just dreadful. Also, Homer's Odyssey in particular is rather weak.

I always felt it was implied that there are actually lots of "Bending Units," even if we don't really see them. The robot museum had a thing where you could see through the eyes of a Bending unit, the directions for the furniture in "Less Than Hero" showed a "Bender" as a necessary tool, etc. You just never see them…

Hypnotoad, can I ask where you got your info? (I'm not disbelieving, I'm really genuinely curious). You can be a little vague if need be.

I used to frequent a Simpsons forum where someone with ties to the show (from what I recall a lawyer for the show, or for one of the voice actors maybe; I've heard he has a bigger behind the scenes role nowadays) used to post regularly and occasionally post certain insider info. He once admitted that the Mel Gibson…

*Argh, and "similarly crappy" before the "crappier" part.

*literally ask

"yeah, what Jeremy said!
the thing is until the South Park episode, it had been fairly evitable (aside from the hour on Adult Swim most weeknights). Really, it wasn't until the merchandising became huge that it really became difficult to avoid and really worth publicly insulting."

@wriaphea:

"Early Family Guy was only funny because you were 14 when it was on. Those episodes don't hold up. "

The original Futurama eps are actually kind of old now. For TV episodes that are over ten years old (in the case of the first season and a half) they've held up quite well, thank you, and still show regularly in reruns with little distinction between them and the other episodes. Perhaps ten years isn't THAT much but…

I think you can compare Family Guy to The Simpsons in that the former consciously attempted to ape the latter in a number of ways. Just saying. It brings the comparisons on itself.

And to clarify, since there appears to be too conflicting statements in my post, I meant to say that I wasn't saying Swartzwelder declined directly after this episode.