Something about Barney's “Two Can Play At That Game” move that didn't hit me until much later:  the way Barney executes it (with specific references to the woman's husband), he's not merely tricking some girl into sleeping with him.  He's explicitly tricking a married woman into committing adultery.  And likely…

Something about Barney's “Two Can Play At That Game” move that didn't hit me until much later:  the way Barney executes it (with specific references to the woman's husband), he's not merely tricking some girl into sleeping with him.  He's explicitly tricking a married woman into committing adultery.  And likely…

97 potential episodes.  85 from Seasons 1-9, and 12 from Seasons 10-24.

97 potential episodes.  85 from Seasons 1-9, and 12 from Seasons 10-24.

Condiment King actually made it into the regular DCU, courtesy of Chuck Dixon.  He was still a one-joke character, but Dixon managed to infuse him with a bit of menace by having him exploit the debilitating properties of the Scoville Scale.

Condiment King actually made it into the regular DCU, courtesy of Chuck Dixon.  He was still a one-joke character, but Dixon managed to infuse him with a bit of menace by having him exploit the debilitating properties of the Scoville Scale.

Part of me hopes that all the cast members memorize these form answers, and then deliver them verbatim when asked questions on the subject.

Part of me hopes that all the cast members memorize these form answers, and then deliver them verbatim when asked questions on the subject.

I dropped it too, though not because of the art.  After 4+ years of mostly self-contained Hex stories, they simultaneously decompressed the writing *and* raised the cover price.

Bill Willingham made a similar observation in one of the earliest issues of "Fables," though he played it for humor.  Pinocchio (who at this point was over a century old) was at a party, complaining that if he ever saw the Blue Fairy again, he'd kick her butt.  Because although she turned him into a real boy, she had…

It's not a huge deal, but I don't think the years that are referenced in the episode all add up properly.

I was thinking about this exact kind of list recently, and yet the first show to come to my mind is missing here:  "A League of Their Own."

Speaking of "This Nasty American Life":

"Or maybe this season, Don Draper is gonna f**k a mannequin."