[fr_freak]

Even though the Simpsons was my all-time favorite show and I still get sucked into the syndicated episodes whever I come across them, I pretty much stopped watching the show because it seemed like they started sacrificing humor to make ideological points (and not the kind of ideology I like). As I recall, the episode that really sealed it for me was where, at the end, all the townspeople declared that the US national anthem sucked, so they all sang the Canadian national anthem. That episode wasn't even funny - it was just preachy. Anyone else notice this kind of shift, or is it just my imagination?

[motzman]

I don't know....I saw the second episode last night, a newer rerun. Homer disguised as a robot enters the father son robot rumble.

In his first match, Homer grabs the saw blade his opponent uses, and turns it back upon the opposing robot.

The anouncer says "He's killing him softly with his saw...that's right, he's killing him softly with his saw!"

I've been chuckling all day after that ;)