# Simpsons 5/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719 "2002-05-13T00:32:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![doyle420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@doyle420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doyle420)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/21 "2002-05-13T20:50:50Z")
Otto sounds like a student of the [D’oh of Homer](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812694333/sr=8-1/qid=1021322697/002-8901890-3555210) (which is actually a pretty interesting, if you’re into that kind of thing) ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/22 "2002-05-13T20:52:37Z")
“Ahhhhh! Owowowowowowowowowowowow! Not the GOOD cheek” ---
**Author:** ![ummm.yeahh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ummm.yeahh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ummm.yeahh)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/23 "2002-05-13T21:02:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Otto \* > \*\*Bart was put in the bubble because he was bitten by a Chinese mosquito that had been trapped in the Krustysaurus toy he got with his Krusty Burger fun meal, causing Bart to contract the rare but dreaded “Panda virus” (symptoms include panda-shaped bump at the bite site). “Are you sure you haven’t been in China? There’s no shame in it.” > > As for Bart’s status in the nerds vs. bullies debate, he’s on neither side of the fence because IMHO he has his own innate sense of justice and playground balance. He knows it’s unfair for kids as much larger as Jimbo and Nelson to pick on smaller kids, but Bart, being of similar size, is able to pick on them with less of a personal moral conflict. Another example of this is seen when Bart shoots the mother bird. He feels guilty about it in part, I think, because of the innate power difference between him and the bird. he acts in such a way as to satisfy his own ethical sense of balance, thus necessitating switching sides on a frequent basis. \*\* I salute you on your in-depth ananlysis. Favorite Homer Quote: “I guess it’s true what they say: ‘Some people never change’. Or rather, quickly change and then quickly change back again.” So true… So true… ---
**Author:** ![Supersaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Supersaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supersaurus)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/24 "2002-05-13T21:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lockz \* > \*\*Bart had a Krusty-saur toy in his Krusty Burger meal. It was made in China, and carried a mosquito with the Panda Virus in it, which stung Bart. Abe took him to the hospital, where Dr. Hibbard told Marge (who had shown up in the meantime) that Bart was highly contagious and could live a normal life in a bubble. \*\* So how was it okay for him to come out of the bubble in the end of the episode? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/25 "2002-05-13T23:21:03Z")
He stopped being contagious after a week. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/26 "2002-05-14T00:44:58Z")
I’m just glad there was a Lisa episode that didn’t involve an element of sanctimony. It’s been a long time. But waitasec; Lisa needed an extracurricular physical activity to pass gym? Wasn’t that the reason she became a hockey goalie? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/27 "2002-05-14T01:17:26Z")
I loved it. I also think Lisa should wear the beret more often-she looked _tres chic_. ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/28 "2002-05-14T03:49:17Z")
Of course, it’s not often that they do follow storyline, such as **Bryan Ekers** pointed out. I mean, didn’t Lisa pass the 2nd grade when she got out of military school? And of course there’s the episode(s?) when they start summer vacation. I remember Bart got F’s, so he couldn’t go to Kamp Krusty. Never look for continuity! Referring to the bubble, if Bart truly was contagious Homer wouldn’t have opened it to give him food, water, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/29 "2002-05-14T09:53:31Z")
You mean they went to Kamp Krusty the same summer they had the pool in the backyard and Bart broke his leg? Gosh! Yes, I know, no continuity. I wonder if they were tempted to have Comic Book Guy wander through and start nitpicking again. Nevertheless, _Simpsons_ remains one of the best shows on TV. ---
**Author:** ![G.I.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@G.I.J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.I.J)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/30 "2002-05-14T11:50:53Z")
Well, finally a good episode. I’ve noticed something about the older episodes, which were good, and most of the ones from the last two seasons, which have been terrible. In the older ones it’s like the plot is divided into segments. For example, in this week’s episode (which was good) it has Lisa in gymnastics, Bart and Grampa at Krusty Burger, Bart at the hospital, Lisa meeting the college people, Lisa at the college class, Bart in the bubble defending the nerd, Lisa alientating all her friends, then Lisa in the bubble winning them all back. However, in an episode like the one where Bart was drawing Angry Dad, all it had was Bart learning to draw, Bart at the comic shop trying to sell it, Bart at the internet company putting the strip online, Homer trying not to get angry anymore, Bart stops drawing the strip, THE END. It just seems to me like they weren’t trying for a long time, but now have gotten back in gear, hopefully for more than one episode. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/31 "2002-05-14T12:38:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*I’m just glad there was a Lisa episode that didn’t involve an element of sanctimony. It’s been a long time. > > But waitasec; Lisa needed an extracurricular physical activity to pass gym? Wasn’t that the reason she became a hockey goalie? \*\* yEAH AND iF MEMORY SERVES THEY ADDRESS THAT BY HAVING HOCKEY EQUIPMENT IN THE ACKGROUND IN ONE SCENE… THEN AGAIN MY MEMORY ISN’T…FRENCH TOAST PLEASE! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/32 "2002-05-14T14:49:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*I’m just glad there was a Lisa episode that didn’t involve an element of sanctimony. It’s been a long time. > > But waitasec; Lisa needed an extracurricular physical activity to pass gym? Wasn’t that the reason she became a hockey goalie? \*\* Yeah but that was years ago back when Lisa was in second grade…um…d’oh! ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/33 "2002-05-14T23:40:07Z")
The two funniest part’s of Sunday’s very very funny episode were: -Ralph wetting himself, as previously mentioned… particularly the way he’s frowning, wets himself, and then smiles. -Homer singing _Tubthumping_: "I drink a whiskey drink I drink a chocolate drink And when I have to pee I use the kitchen sink I sing the songs that remind me I’m a urinating guy" ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719/34 "2002-05-14T23:46:32Z")
They do repeat plots a bit. Like the gym thing, the horse plot, Homer working for Mr. Burns in some new way, with Smithers leaving for a short period of time only to return, and soon they’ll be reusing a whole entire plot! (Supposedly, they’ll do one after the season finale in which Homer becomes a vigilante in order to get back Lisa’s stolen saxaphone. AHEM. Sound familiar? :mad:) But this one was good. “Who’s Mom?” “Uh…that’s what we call the gay guy who lives with us.” The ending left me a bit weak, but all else was alright. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-12/108719.md?page=1)