Both shows once ran episodes about Facebook on the same week, which makes this doubly odd.

Oh, but I think there's always been a tension between Lucille's treatment of Buster and Michael's relationship with George Michael. Think about all the time's they've discussed parenting, and the ways he routinely puts George Michael down.

I really thought this was true of GOB in particular. You could really understand how being the least favorite child and being in his mid-forties could really bring him to that place. I've never been a big fan of most of the musical gags of the show, but I thought the Sound of Silence bit was particularly effective in…