# Simpsons 5/5 Episode **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451 "2002-05-06T00:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/1 "2002-05-06T00:34:19Z")
Well, it wasn’t the greatest but it is the first new episode to give me more than a few laughs in awhile. Hopefully the quality is starting to come back. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/2 "2002-05-06T00:37:05Z")
“Mmmmmm…caramel balogna” “(Can I lick your fingers? Meet me at the mail slot.)” Tonight’s episode restored some of my faith.🙂 stv ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/3 "2002-05-06T00:38:12Z")
I meant, “b_o_logna.” Shoot, I shoulda just said “Baloney.” stv ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/4 "2002-05-06T00:39:16Z")
Brahma Queen. Hehehehhe. ---
**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 6, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/5 "2002-05-06T00:55:31Z")
“Mahatama-hatama-hatama…” 🙂 And “I hope there are no awkward double entendres.” It was good…it would have been cool to have more about “the other woman.” But I’m glad they are back together. Boy, the octuplets sure are large, hm? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/6 "2002-05-06T00:59:53Z")
Homer’s bit with the walking backwards and with the ladder at the end just cracked me up for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Harvey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@Max\_Harvey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Harvey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/7 "2002-05-06T01:08:31Z")
Did I miss something after Barney drank the beer? He drank it, said something like “Hey, I **can** drink just one beer!”, and then…? Was there a payoff later on? ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/8 "2002-05-06T01:10:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zoggie \* > \*\* > Boy, the octuplets sure are large, hm? \*\* Would this be the first example of a Simpsons character aging? Seems weird to have them getting older while everyone else seemingly stays the same. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/9 "2002-05-06T01:20:40Z")
I was thinking the same thing about the octuplets. And I loved Bart and Lisa’s comments on “My Fair Lady.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/10 "2002-05-06T02:03:14Z")
Homer’s ladder walknig reminded me of John Belushi in “Animal House.” ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/11 "2002-05-06T02:35:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Harvey \* > \*\*Did I miss something after Barney drank the beer? He drank it, said something like “Hey, I **can** drink just one beer!”, and then…? Was there a payoff later on? \*\* The punchline was simply that, contrary to what he had thought, one beer did not get him drinking again. I guess you could say that the joke was that there was no joke. I loved that one. I thought it was a hilarious episode. The Civil War re-enactment was great. ---
**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 6, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/12 "2002-05-06T02:52:52Z")
I think the Simpsons is relying on some “new” recurring jokes. Such as, in the old days, Barney just WAS the drunken alcoholic, and now he’s so completely on the wagon it’s funny. (Yeah, I’m used to non drunk Barney now…weird.) Or, another “new” joke- making fun of Kirk Van Houten’s pathetic nature. And now of course, it seems to be the fact that Manjula and Apu will never separate, no matter how many obstacles get in their way, be it not wanting to get married in the first place, eight kids, long work hours, or another woman. About the octuplets…I’m remembering the episode where Homer opens a day care center and Apu drops them off, and they’re pretty big. So I guess this is a permanent thing. It does seem to be the first _I’ve_ seen of a character aging. It’s kind of freaky, because they’re bigger than Maggie (walking and speaking and in their destructive stage), yet she was born first, and actually inspired Apu and Manjula to have kids. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Maximino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mighty\_Maximino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Maximino)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/13 "2002-05-06T03:25:25Z")
I just loved how the Squishee lady managed to tie a licorice stick into “Do Me” in her mouth. It was so reminiscent of Twin Peaks, yet even more insane. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/14 "2002-05-06T03:47:17Z")
I laughed when Maggie was in the elephant head. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/15 "2002-05-06T04:14:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Harvey \* > \*\*Did I miss something after Barney drank the beer? He drank it, said something like “Hey, I can drink just one beer!”, and then…? Was there a payoff later on?B] I guess they wanted to fool people into thinking they were going to go for the joke they used in the episode where Homer goes into space. Barney got sober for astronaut training but when he celebrated his victory with non-alcoholic champagne he immediately fell off the wagon and went beserk. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/16 "2002-05-06T04:26:56Z")
I thought the joke was that he drank it all in one gulp. I don’t know what it was about Barney, but it was pretty darn funny. Let’s hope the Simpsons keeps this up. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/17 "2002-05-06T04:40:52Z")
My favorite part was when bart wrote “I will not lie about being cancelled” (or something to that effect) on the chalkboard at the beginning. I thought the whole episode was good. I’ve actually thought that this was a pretty good season all in all though (I realise I’m in the minority) ---
**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/18 "2002-05-06T05:00:35Z")
Huh. Although it redeemed itself somewhat, (I thought Homer’s “shocked” act was funny, but not as funny as the writers did, apparently) I actually- for the first time- considered turning it off during the first segment. So many utterly failed gags, it was almost like watching everything else on TV that’s supposed to be funny. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/19 "2002-05-06T05:46:34Z")
I didn’t like it. Not at all. So many of the jokes just fell flat. I thought the “double entendres” part was ridiculously lame, and so was the gag about Apu’s fake signature. Homer’s behavior was out of character for much of the episode (that’s been happening quite a bit lately). And their starting to recycle old concepts. They’ve done Civil War reenactments before. Ok, so the giant mechanical spider was funny, but how many people have seen _Wild Wild West_, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451/20 "2002-05-06T13:19:09Z")
Well, it was a fairly popular TV Show in its time. And a lot more people have heard about it with that Wil Smith movie that came out a couple years ago (although that was pretty bad.) I’m actually with you mayberrydan; I like the original stuff, too, but the newer Simpsons stuff gets me laughing too. I just think that this episode was a lot more in the style of seasons 6 and 7. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-5-5-episode/107451.md?page=2)