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I was so frightened that, when they cut to him in the rundown meeting and he was kind of unsure about whether to say something, it was going to be some kind of lunacy like Bigfoot again.  Something about penguins taking over the earth, or this new terrorist threat called "Honey Boo-Boo".

I gave you an invisible motorcycle not to bring that up!

"Hey guys - any one of us could be next." - Milhouse's reaction upon seeing Krabappel reading that book.

Nightmare Cafeteria has perhaps my favorite bit of animation from the whole series: when Wendell's pencil rolls on the floor, they cut to Krabappel's face in this terrifically creepy shot, and she's got this little smirk going on, just before she says "Detention…".

If not outright frightening, I think the retelling of The Raven is unsettling.  It's played surprisingly straight and dark.

They've had a lot of meat-related challenges, and it's impressive she's lasted through them.  I hope they balance the scales a bit and do at least a couple of challenges with no meat.

Damn it Schmidt!  In our bed?  Where we shave each other??

Are we sure this isn't a goof?

Also, The Langoliers.  Right?  Bronson Pinchot, Dean Stockwell?  Those hairy tennis balls with teeth at the end?…

The easy answer here: 24: Under the Dome.

The PTC website turned into a hardcore porn site so gradually I didn't even notice.

If this law passes, it's going to be a real blow to the "This Ain't [show title] XXX" porn industry.  If broadcast shows contain porn featuring real actresses, will people still seek out and illegally download torrents of porn actresses pretending to be real actresses in broadcast shows?

For Top Chef, I'm always amazed when people act completely shocked and appalled that they have to make a dessert, and they're totally unprepared to do so.  It comes up every season, and every season someone gets either cut or close to it for failing to execute one.  These are professional chefs - how hard would it be

Carey is far too sarcastic for what was always a relatively sweet and corny show.  I rarely watch it anymore, and that's after 30 years of catching it every chance I got when Barker was the host.

I caught the documentary back when it first aired.  I guess back in 1984, the idea of someone recording and obsessively watching a TV show was pretty novel.  I know we didn't have a VCR in 1984, and I think probably most homes didn't either.  I suspect the producers of the show, even if they were fully aware of the

Stinson, I think his name was.  Legendary stuff.

I hope he wins and comes up on stage with Tran (the nice old Asian man from the park bench in Menzies).  He can give his acceptance speech, and Tran just stands there smiling, and Johnson gets more and more agitated as he goes along…

Also, JD calls him Brown Bear.

It's my favorite scene from the entire run of the show.  You can't help but love Macy's character at the end of it.

That was my suggestion as well - I can't remember if Simpsons (Classic) reviews have gotten to that one yet, but in terms of pointing out the absurdity of the "normal" show, this seems the perfect example.