We did it all the time in the '80s.

There are a lot of episodes focusing on side characters that would have been better if they didn't have to tie in with a member of the main family.

I think the real enemies of America are Econo Save (tm). They're on The List!

Did you ever read Roald Dahl's short story "Skin" ? My takeaway was that tattoos can be a solid retirement investment if your artist becomes famous.

According to the DVD commentaries, a spin-off centered around the supporting ensemble was seriously considered at one point.

I think that Bob's Burgers could still air for a long time in the early slot. Football provides a great lead-in bump, and Fox no longer starts its shows "in progress" like they used to do to with Futurama.

There are a handful of quotes that endure from the later seasons ("Old Man Yells At Cloud", "No one's gay for Moleman"), but yeah, it's depressing.

The inevitable day when a big red NO is superimposed over a picture of the Simpson family will be a bittersweet event.

Thank heavens for Twitter. Yeah, tonight is the second season premiere.

No, they had a license. Marceline was allowing them to stay. In order to gain actual property rights, their possession had to be "adverse", i.e. without permission (among other requirements). The rationale for adverse possession is that the actual owner might lose their rights for being careless or lazy, but they…

It wouldn't really fit with the theme of Jake the Dad, though. In that episode, Jake was a suffocating father who had to learn to let go. It would feel like a cheat to teach Jake the exact opposite lesson, that he should be spending more time with the adult kids.

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This is actually the second season of Majumder Manor, isn't it?

At this point, even Bruce Willis is pretending he's still Bruce Willis.

Get off the computer and start touring with the band again, Bill Wyman.

Or an evening driving around to former Quizno's locations, looking for one that was still around.

I'm re-playing Phoenix Wright on an iPad mini. The art looks really nice on the bigger screen.

"I Try to Talk to You" by Hercules and Love Affair, guest vocals by John Grant. It's absolutely heart-wrenching.

I think Nathan For You is funnier when his terrible ideas end up going fairly smoothly. When everyone is relaxed and happy, you get those incredibly revealing moments.

I concur!