Category: Stuck at Home(r)

17.1 The Bonfire of the Manatees After a fight with Homer, Marge contemplates an affair with marine biologist, Caleb Thorn (Alec Baldwin). I like Baldwin, but this is one of the worst episodes of the season. There aren’t enough jokes to overcome this retread of an idea. 17.2 The Girl Who Slept Too Little After… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 17

16.1 Treehouse of Horror XV In “The Ned Zone,” Ned acquires the power to foresee how people will die. When he sees himself murdering Homer, he tries to avoid it, but fate will not let him. In “Four Beheadings and a Funeral,” Bart and Lisa are a detective team in the 19th century who try… Continue reading Stuck at Homer(r): Season 16

15.1 Treehouse of Horror XIV The fourteenth edition of the Simpsons annual tradition is one of the better ones. In the first segment, Homer takes on the role of Grim Reaper, but balks at killing Marge. In the second, Professor Frink wins a Nobel Prize and, while dealing with his long gestating daddy issues, briefly… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 15

14.1 Treehouse of Horror XIII Another excellent installment in the venerable Treehouse series. In the first segment, Homer clones himself with predictably disastrous results (a funnier version of Multiplicity). In the second, undead outlaws Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Kaiser Wilhelm(!) take over Springfield. While the final segment is a delightfully absurd take on… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 14

13.1 Treehouse of Horror XII I enjoyed this rendition of the annual tradition because of the second segment: “House of Whacks.” A robot house (Pierce Brosnan) falls in love with Marge and schemes to eliminate Homer from the picture. I love Pierce and I love the parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey. “Hex and the… Continue reading Stuck at Homer(r): Season 13

12.1 Treehouse of Horror XI The show continued its momentum from the end of season eleven in one of the better Treehouse episodes. The first segment, a parody of the Bill Cosby vehicle Ghost Dad, is harder to watch now because of what the ensuing twenty years did to Cosby’s reputation, but still works. The… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 12

11.1 Beyond Blunderdome After an early preview of Mel Gibson’s new remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is poorly reviewed, Homer is hired to rewrite the ending. He gives Mel what he thinks he wants: an ending where Mr. Smith opens fire on Congress (which plays differently in 2021), but studio executives hate the… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 11

Lard of the Dance (10.1) The new girl at school, Whitney (Lisa Kudrow) makes Lisa jealous. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart start a grease business, leading to a feud with Groundskeeper Willie. The two stories converge at the school dance when the grease explodes and all the kids play in it. Lisa’s problems with other girls… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 10

9.1 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson After Barney abandons Homer’s car in the World Trade Center plaza, Homer takes the family to the city to retrieve the car before it’s destroyed.  Homer running up one tower to use the restroom, finding it out of order, then going to the other tower and… Continue reading Stuck at Homer(r): Season 9

8.1 Treehouse of Horror VII This is one of the best installments of the show’s venerable Halloween tradition. Bart’s twin is a great segment, Lisa’s tiny universe is solid, and the final portion with Kang and Kodos impersonating US presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole is one of the best bits of the entire… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 8