"No, that was not Jan… it was a German woman named Erkyl-Gru."

Ah yes, I remember this. Seeing it in a store made me not want to watch "The Simpsons" for a very long time. ("No show that would have a DVD set like that could be funny!"). But then I went over to a friend's house for dinner, and she showed me "Homer the Great" - and then, all was well.

This is a great episode. Even as a Christian, the line about going to Bible camp to become more judgmental is one of my favorite lines in the whole series.

If you like that, you should see the classic horror film, "Carnival of Souls" (1962, black & white)

comment is hilarious in hindsight

Dang. No one could write a twist ending like Philip K. Dick.

Wow. I don't think I ever realized how much Todd writes like Ray Bradbury.

It would have been cool if, instead of giant spacemen, Serling had come in at the end to deliver his closing monologue and casually crushed him in the process

All you really need to see is the "trivia contest" episode:

You dropped everything to see him because your friend was obsessed?

If memory serves, that's a good one

This pilot aired almost nineteen years ago?

Wow, you weren't joking!

You know what else could have used some editing? Hamlet.

The mysterious and elusive candymaker, Willy Wonka, not having any children of his own to bequeath the inheritance of his vast commercial empire, plants three golden tickets in three chocolate bars. The three winners - a pampered, snot-nosed brat, a little boy with a video game obsession, and an innocent waif with a…

Only if they bring back Gene Wilder

This is terrific. The last movie may have been my favorite Bond movie.

@avclub-ab7d240c84d7265faec0b698a29c6ca7:disqus This is much, much funnier than it has any right to be

"Yep, that's a bleepin' dead alien…"

"Well Mr. Brown… if that really is your name…"