KABF19 Written by Tim Long Crossword Puzzles by Merle Reagle
Good episode- remincent of an old-style episode, for some reason. The subplot with Homer as a break-up king didn’t really go anywhere, but the main plot with Homer’s dishonesty may have something to do with it. I’m surprised Gil is still alive, as the last time we saw him, he was shot full of holes as a security guard. Also, Duffman’s* gay! Oh, yeah!
After Bart makes the “San Francisco people mover” gay-bar segue joke, there’s a quick page of text flashed on screen: “Scene 151 Take 2 Akom & Film Roman Fix.” Film Roman is the animation studio, and Akom is the Korean overseas animation studio- the scene must have had to have been reanimated during production, and the title card must have not been removed.
The final crossword puzzle was today’s real New York Times crossword puzzle, and the two hidden messages are indeed really there. Besides this one, Reagle also did a Simpsons-themed puzzle for his syndicated crossword today, called “Simply Simpsons,” featuring a number of Simpsons characters as clues. (Reagle is known for his humor- one of the clues, answer “Bart”, reads “Homer’s imp son.” That’s clever.)
“You’re a free man…unlike me. You have all your hair…unlike me. No kids tying you down or crippling morgage that you refinanced at 26% 'cause a dancing Internet cowboy told you to…oh, God, I hate my life!”
“What is a four-letter word for hero?”
“Hero!”
“Yes, but I meant Lisa.”
“Will and shorts- two things I’m no longer allowed to change by myself.”
“If I had $100 for every customer I’d broken up, I’d have exactly this amount- 'cause that’s what I charge!”
*Or at least the current actor who portrays Duffman is.
