# The Simpsons 1/8 (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080 "2006-01-09T01:46:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/21 "2006-01-09T20:56:39Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > That’s what I’m getting at. They’ve been to the well too many times. That’s true. But this episode actually didn’t set off my “not another retcon!” alarm the way some others have (like the one where Homer and Marge actually met at summer camp, which was WAY too much for me to accept). Unless I’m forgetting something, the only thing we had to accept in this one was that Mona cheated on Abe. Past episodes have established that he was such an ass that I had no problem with that, and Homer really wouldn’t have known about that. Okay, except for the bit about him being at Homer and Marge’s wedding. I thought that was a hallucination caused by oxygen deprivation. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/22 "2006-01-09T21:03:27Z")
I’ve been generally enjoying this season, but this one was sub-par. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/23 "2006-01-09T21:47:12Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Unless I’m forgetting something, the only thing we had to accept in this one was that Mona cheated on Abe. I had a much longer discourse on **all** the retcons/flashbacks they’ve done, but I shortened it. Suffice to say, even what you said bugged, because that conflicts with the episode in which we were told that Mona was the classic suppressed housewife until she abruptly broke out of the mold and became an activist. Sigh. Someone around here (may not be an active poster nowadays, for all I know) has/d “714 Evergreen Terrace” as their location. They once asked, “What subject has been discussed the most on SDMB?” Another poster replied, “I believe your location has spawned the most threads.” ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/24 "2006-01-10T03:08:01Z")
I liked the treasure of [Piso Mojado](http://www.officezone.com/handyconehd.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/25 "2006-01-10T03:46:46Z")
Oh Mona, how thou hast fallen. The first time we met her she was telling Abe never to let Homer know about Abe’s illegitimate son. Hmmm. I did love the dirt toll-less road, and the mass severe damage of the tires. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/26 "2006-01-10T03:46:54Z")
My favorite part was when Homer was playing catch with the question mark. The ball goes astray and breaks a window, then an exclamation mark comes out shaking his fist. Hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/27 "2006-01-10T05:29:20Z")
The whole episode was too Steve Zissou for my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/28 "2006-01-10T14:44:31Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Unless I’m forgetting something, the only thing we had to accept in this one was that Mona cheated on Abe. Didn’t the episode that introduced her indicate she had been cheating on Abe? The two hippies, who Abe knew from before she left, went on about how she was great in the sack. She could have been with them AFTER she left, but since she was on the run, it seems probable that she was with them before. > [@](#): > > Okay, except for the bit about him being at Homer and Marge’s wedding. I thought that was a hallucination caused by oxygen deprivation. Did anyone else think of that Halloween episode where Homer recalls his father’s wedding day advice about what to do if you ever find yourself time traveling? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/29 "2006-01-10T14:56:56Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > The whole episode was too Steve Zissou for my tastes. I was thinking the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/30 "2006-01-10T16:28:29Z")
I didn’t get too many laughs out of this one but I did like the part with the frozen postman. That was cool. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/31 "2006-01-10T19:23:39Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > I didn’t get too many laughs out of this one but I did like the part with the frozen postman. That was cool. At least Abe Simpson never took a bite out of him! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/32 "2006-01-10T20:36:37Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > I didn’t get too many laughs out of this one but I did like the part with the frozen postman. That was cool. Frostillicus Redux ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/33 "2006-01-11T14:11:11Z")
Wow. There have been plots revolving around THREE seperate frozen men. 1. Frostillicus 2. Abe’s Mountain Climbing Partner 3. The Frozen Mailman ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/34 "2006-01-11T17:20:06Z")
Have we reached the point where the Simpsons can’t do _anything_ without either repeating or contradicting something they’ve done before? ---
**Author:** ![Ty\_Cobb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ty\_Cobb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ty_Cobb)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/35 "2006-01-11T17:30:53Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > I could see that Dr. Hibbert’s bit with the T-shirt was ALMOST funny, and the stove thing at the end was mildy amusing. Can you spoiler the jokes for those of us what forgot em 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080/36 "2006-01-11T17:32:43Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > Have we reached the point where the Simpsons can’t do _anything_ without either repeating or contradicting something they’ve done before? I’m pretty sure we have. The t-shirts said “#1 Son” if Abe was the father, and “World’s Biggest Bastard” if it was Mason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-1-8-spoilers/339080.md?page=1)