Yeah, whoever directed that travesty should've been barred for life from comedy.

Yeah, whoever directed that travesty should've been barred for life from comedy.

Maybe I have been a bit of an ogre.

Maybe I have been a bit of an ogre.

Well, I'm glad my work here is already done. Time for a nightcap!

Well, I'm glad my work here is already done. Time for a nightcap!

There had been hints of this earlier — like the spontaneous combustion of Edgar Allan Poe's birthplace in the episode prior to this one — but you could argue that those are at least within the realm of possibility. Groening himself hated the Nimoy bit and tried to get it removed, but was overruled. I remember reading…

There had been hints of this earlier — like the spontaneous combustion of Edgar Allan Poe's birthplace in the episode prior to this one — but you could argue that those are at least within the realm of possibility. Groening himself hated the Nimoy bit and tried to get it removed, but was overruled. I remember reading…

As much as I love the entirety of the Simpsons' Golden Era, I'm going to have to agree with you on that. That scene is the best 3 minutes of comedy in TV history.

As much as I love the entirety of the Simpsons' Golden Era, I'm going to have to agree with you on that. That scene is the best 3 minutes of comedy in TV history.

Okay, I counter that with the fact that he came up with "if they mated" for Conan's Late Night, as well as dreaming up the "fake interviews with still pictures in which only the lips move" gag, which has been milked pretty hilariously over the past 17 years or so.

Okay, I counter that with the fact that he came up with "if they mated" for Conan's Late Night, as well as dreaming up the "fake interviews with still pictures in which only the lips move" gag, which has been milked pretty hilariously over the past 17 years or so.

Brent Forrester also wrote the first draft of "Lemon of Troy" for the Simpsons. He can officially do no wrong after that.

Brent Forrester also wrote the first draft of "Lemon of Troy" for the Simpsons. He can officially do no wrong after that.

Lots of women get into pole dancing as part of their exercise regimen. Women from all walks of life do this. I am failing to see what makes your cousin so special (though I'm sure she's a fine and interesting woman), but you make it sound like she's a stripper by night, VP by day  (which, granted, would be much more…

In season 2, it's also mentioned that Adriana was his cousin, which makes me question why he'd brag about her calling him all the time and being "this close" to sleeping with her.

Every time I hear the name "Doris Day", my brain, by default, has to finish with "Red China, Johnnie Ray."

I have the tastiest boner right now.

I didn't scroll down far enough and actually posted a reply to the comment above this about Bart and Gender roles, but I'm in total agreement here.

Oops, I didn't see the discussion of this below. D'oh!