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As one of Simpsons season 2 characters returns, we also happily welcome back Podcast: The Ride's Jason Sheridan! As Homer's snoring is out of control, this brings Artie Ziff back into Marge's life for an extended parody of Indecent Proposal. And just as we're done talking about that, they parody several films from the '70s leading to a fiery finale, so check all that out on your way to Mount Carlmore on this week's podcast!

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Paul

That Big Fat Liar flood set piece was also used in the Power Rangers Time Force episode Movie Madness (part two). A very fun ep where one of the monsters from the Sentai counterpart was a movie director monster, so the show just went to the Universal backlot and filmed the Rangers going through a whole bunch of sets and set pieces. Culminating in the shows villain Vernon Wells ending up in his gear from Mad Max 2 for a dune buggy chase.

Aaron Alcott

I love Arliss. Of course I also love Robert Wuhl and obscure sports references.

Chris Dobson

It looks like "Spy in the House of Me" is a Carrie Fisher-ism, appearing as the title of a 1990 Time article quoting her and later becoming a One Woman Show title, the audiobook would probably be Postcards from the Edge.

Neil Harris

I think the mailbox baseball in this episode is a reference to Stand By Me. Fits in with the late 50s/early 60s motif there

Joe Hodgson

Lovitz recently appeared on that Bob Saget special on Netflix where he was still keeping up the bit that Bob is gay, which I had totally forgotten was a thing once upon a time. He appeared via Zoom from Vegas where he apparently had a show somewhere, but he was fine. Kind of funny, though I don't really recommend that special unless you really like Bob Saget as it's just some funny people sitting around and remembering him, along with some not so great musical numbers and the whole thing is pretty uneven, but that's expected given the circumstances. At any rate, I don't have much affection for Lovitz the comedian, but I do love his voice acting. His line read to close this episode out is something that has stuck in my brain ever since I heard it, and if I'm in the rare setting where "Sweet Dreams" is playing, I am definitely adding the line about the camera when the part comes. If The Critic were to come back today, what would Jay's profession be now? The TV film critic show is dead, so he would have had to have pivoted to something else. Podcaster? YouTube personality? Internet columnist? Or maybe that's the plot and Jay is trying to find where he fits in the current climate, but has an air of self importance and thinks everything is beneath him.

To Boldly Joe... Moore

Yes! Finally, someone standing up for Mission Impossible 2! 😁😁😁

Zena Klein

As far the numerous references that are in this episode, I can honestly say I’ve never seen any of them and if something was a reference, it flew right over my head…except for the sex and the city ones. So watching this episode, it was like I was watching a new creation with new and fresh story line, Which made it very entertaining! Sometimes a little ignorance is bliss🙂

Thad Komorowski

In an edible-fueled haze earlier this year, I came up with the concept that Lovitz has been actively campaigning for a CRITIC reboot at Netflix by doing situps in the lobby 24/7, crying, "It STINKS." That really does sum the guy up.

Tyler The Destroyer

I can’t believe I’m thinking about this but was there another fucking movie reference in this episode? when Lenny looks up and says “I don’t think there’s anything in that helicopter for me” Is that a reference to the Wizard of Oz? when Dorothy says “I don’t think there’s anything in that black bag for me” It’s basically the exact same line lol The only reason I’m even thinking it might be an exact references because of Al Jean lol

Dylan (batmanboy11) Freitag

Artie's singing at the about watching Marge through the camera has been burned into my brain for years - I have a specific memory of fiddling around with an umbrella during recess with a friend while we referenced that and acted as though the umbrella was said camera. Likewise, Carl's face on the side of the mountain, and Lenny's reaction to him in the helicopter have been good meme fodder in the last few years, so this is one of the Jean era episodes that I actually remembered quite well when it was coming up on the schedule. I have to say that, treatment of sexual harassment/assault aside, I was REALLY pleased by it still. They really managed to capture the spirit of why we love this show so much again in this episode, and it's one of the reasons I hate those "the day Simpsons died" video essays, because there are still gems like this in season 13. -- On the topic of CPAP machines, my dad has used one for around 5 years now, and while he's got other health issues going on, it's definitely helped him sleep better and kept my mom sane from his loud-ass snoring during that time. I remember as a kid when he'd fall asleep in my room when laying down on the other bed to help me fall asleep (I was an anxious child and shared the room with my brother), sometimes his snoring would end up waking me up lol

Anita Bonkit

The recent episode "A serious Flanders" sort of references cuck memes. Sideshow Mel's wife has a date with Flanders and Mel is playing Xbox in the other room.

twistedmentat

I always thought the guitar riff when Homer was running from to the fake prom was from Honeymoon in Vegas

Norman Benford

I saw Jon Lovitz live a week ago, and he still has excellent stage presence. His act was surprisingly political, but he stayed pretty much on the fence. He definitely leans left, but seems to cling to some antiquated views on the trans and gay community, but always back tracked to "just be nice." All in all, a very funny evening, and he put on a great and lengthy show, despite suffering from a painful sounding cough the entire time.

Norman Benford

Wanted to mention that if you look at 11:00 on the screen when Kent is getting his back tattoo, you can see a topless mermaids, scandalous nipples and all. Come on Disney, my cats watch this!

Jay in Madison

I got a CPAP in 2004 after having a sleep study and being diagnosed with severe sleep apnea with an index score of over 60 (ie over 60 apnea events an hour!) And even that was after 6+ years of terrible snoring, even as a high school student. Though, as addressed above, I'm not sure why Henry agreed that sleep apnea/CPAP therapy is overdiagnosed/prescribed. I am pretty sure fatigue is necessary for diagnosis--therefore even someone with mild apnea who reports fatigue is trialed on a CPAP because the benefits outweigh the costs. Though I do know many people have trouble tolerating it, which I find weird. Strap me in and blow that air, boys.

Jay in Madison

About this episode, though, I wish the guys would have talked about the fake prom a little more. I'm sure it was something we NoHomersClub boarders were vociferously complaining about--just the gall of a teens era Zombie Simpsons daring to reference to beloved very early, story-setting ("this is how marge met homer") episode. And even by this point the timing didn't make sense, Artie says something about "for 20 years I've waited for this", but it had been nearly 30 years.