I'm proud of you

Hey! Today actually is the first day of the month! Which is when new billboard day was in that episode.

That's not a question, Professor.

LAIKA BOSS

And the premise contains a certain "twist" if you will, as most bloggers are humans.

The A.V. Club

It's a totally outrageous paradigm!

I love that bit, and I especially love that one of Homer's sound effects is just him *saying* "Honk honk."

That might seriously be my favorite ever joke about professional sports.

So like us.

So it's a comedy?

"Now is the winter of our discontent."

After all, all their equipment is used to measure TV ratings.

Related, from Season 5:

I don't even know what a colobus monkey is exactly (beyond knowing that it's some kind of monkey), but I think it's a great example of how in comedy writing, sometimes making something very specific makes it funnier.

I say this in real life.

Yeah, hi Roy.

Otm Shank

Homer: Hmm…I _could_ help others. [slowly] I'll get a bunch of monkeys, dress them up, and make them reenact the civil war.
Lisa: Dad, that doesn't help people!
Homer: Couldn't hurt…unless the monkeys start hurting people. Which they almost certainly would.

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Actually 2000, but close enough.