# Simpsons 4/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 4, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696 "2005-04-04T17:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/1 "2005-04-04T17:50:54Z")
The episode, as a whole, left me feeling kind of flat, but it was worth it for a couple of lines, “I haven’t seen this much drugs in a wang since I ran that Chinese opium den.” But, when the lady asked Bart what the name of his cat was, he checks her out and says, “Apron Boobs Face”. Then, he tells her his name is “Shoes Butt Back”. (it was “shoes”, wasn’t it?) By the way, did that “Fat Cat” story line resolve, or did they just leave it hanging with Bart and Lisa eating baked goods? I seriously can’t remember. Homer’s interview was pretty funny, and I liked the trip to Shelbyville. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/2 "2005-04-04T17:54:17Z")
They semi-resolved the Snowball II storyline by having Homer run into the cat while he was sneaking off to Moe’s, and Homer says “I won’t tell if you won’t.” So the implication I took away is that the cat supposedly stopped going to the other house but sneaks out. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/3 "2005-04-04T18:00:05Z")
Who else expected a Kittens Kittens Kittens! storyline? I’d bet Homer would be too lazy or cheap to get Snowball V–I mean, II–fixed. The Frank Gehry stuff was priceless, as was the audience leaving since they’ve heard the ‘da da da DUUUUM!’. And the stampede at the thought of Philip Glass, with the orchestra itself bringing up the rear. I like to think of Homer riding a Segway as a salute to its neighbor show ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Please don’t disillusion me. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/4 "2005-04-04T18:12:46Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > The Frank Gehry stuff was priceless, I agree. I like the way they mocked the design process (a crumpled letter) and the construction process (build a normal looking frame and then whack the bejesus out of it with wrecking balls). Felt like old-style Simpsons for a while there. “Binge and Purr” cat food was pretty funny as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/5 "2005-04-04T18:14:07Z")
Was the little hat that Homer wore in prison a subtle reference to the HBO series Oz? It reminded me of the hat that Simon Adebisi wore, although I don’t think he was a snitch. BTW, I loved the Frank Gehry stuff, particularly the portrayal of how the building was constructed (randomly deform a conventional building until it looked right). And I agree that the stampede at the annoucement of the Philip Glass piece was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/6 "2005-04-04T18:58:28Z")
Adebisi’s hat remains one of the great mysteries of Oz. How did it stay on? I don’t remember him being a snitch, either, apart from his relationship with Querns which wasn’t snitchworthy so much as protecting his own interests. Said became his pod mate at McManus’s prompting to try and find the videotapes of all that stuff going on behind the sheet at Adebisi’s pod. Anyway, I figured it was just a nod to Oz, and I chuckled to see it. I also have the same reaction to Philip Glass. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/7 "2005-04-04T19:04:30Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > I like to think of Homer riding a Segway as a salute to its neighbor show ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Please don’t disillusion me. I didn’t watch _Oz_, so I don’t know. But it had me on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/8 "2005-04-04T19:22:23Z")
I thought it was a brilliant episode, one of their best. And while I still hate his architecture, anyone who can poke fun at himself like Frank Gehry did is aces in _my_ book. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/9 "2005-04-04T19:37:35Z")
> [@](#): > > _my_ book. Another oh-so-subtle plug, **Eve**? You’re just shameless! A thought strikes; didn’t we have an ep with Homer as a prison guard before? When Bart was in detention? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/10 "2005-04-04T21:07:19Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > A thought strikes; didn’t we have an ep with Homer as a prison guard before? When Bart was in detention? Yes, in _The Wandering Juvie_. Although I think that was just one scene, and he wasn’t a prison guard here, so it’s a little different. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/11 "2005-04-04T21:29:41Z")
When the Shelbyville-ites were taunting the Simpsons because they were from Springfield…they’d point at them and go ‘hooo hooo hoooo’. Was there some significance behind that that I can’t place?? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/12 "2005-04-05T01:07:05Z")
My favorite part was when Mr. burns was going through the list of drugs Homer supposedly took. Also, Homers gold chain that had “Snitch Life” on it was classic as well. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/13 "2005-04-05T01:24:27Z")
I liked the gag at the beginning poking fun at the amount of people that get producer credits. 2 and a half minutes in and they were still listing co-executive producers! ---
**Author:** ![Typically\_Sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Typically\_Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typically_Sunday)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/14 "2005-04-05T01:32:01Z")
The Shelbyville-ite’s hooting was hilarious. I’m still wandering around going “hoo hoo hoo” under my breath. Overall it was a decent episode. The jokes were great but the plot was all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/15 "2005-04-05T02:48:16Z")
What? No mention of the prison abuse reference, including Smithers ability to rapidly find torture devices and people to point at genitals. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/16 "2005-04-05T02:56:43Z")
I’d forgotten about that, **Wolfian**. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/17 "2005-04-05T13:26:59Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > I liked the gag at the beginning poking fun at the amount of people that get producer credits. 2 and a half minutes in and they were still listing co-executive producers! I must’ve missed that… what was it? And me and someone else both looked at each other and went “Monorail” at the town hall scene where they were trying to come up with something to help their town’s image. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/18 "2005-04-05T13:56:48Z")
> [@clayton\_e](#): > > I must’ve missed that… what was it? I just checked another 16th season episode and it turns out what I thought was a producer credit rake gag is in fact the producer credit list at the beginning of every show. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/19 "2005-04-05T16:48:34Z")
> [@clayton\_e](#): > > I must’ve missed that… what was it? > > And me and someone else both looked at each other and went “Monorail” at the town hall scene where they were trying to come up with something to help their town’s image. I thought of the Film Festival. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696/20 "2005-04-05T17:10:49Z")
Wiggum to Smithers: “If I didn’t arrest you that night in the park, I’m certainly not going to now.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-4-3/297696.md?page=2)