Well, it wasn't so much that it was bad, but I think the Critic crossover was something that was foisted upon the show by Fox, and he was unimpressed by being co-opted into its marketing.
However, it is one of my least favourite episodes, not for that reason but because it's a really terrible plot and story. It's all based around Barney making a film about alcoholism and Homer being pressurised to choose it as the best in the Springfield Film Festival he's judging, but a) who cares if it wins, it still got made, b) Barney has never before or since shown any kind of self-awareness about his alcoholism (I know he later got sober, but the point remains) and c) in every other episode everyone hates Barney apart from his mate Homer, and now suddenly everyone loves him and Homer's the bad guy! Useless episode.
Well, it wasn't so much that it was bad, but I think the Critic crossover was something that was foisted upon the show by Fox, and he was unimpressed by being co-opted into its marketing.
However, it is one of my least favourite episodes, not for that reason but because it's a really terrible plot and story. It's all based around Barney making a film about alcoholism and Homer being pressurised to choose it as the best in the Springfield Film Festival he's judging, but a) who cares if it wins, it still got made, b) Barney has never before or since shown any kind of self-awareness about his alcoholism (I know he later got sober, but the point remains) and c) in every other episode everyone hates Barney apart from his mate Homer, and now suddenly everyone loves him and Homer's the bad guy! Useless episode.
I believe this debacle was referenced later with Jay Sherman appearing in the Calmwood Mental Hospital as a patient.
:-(
A former member
It Stinks, It Stinks, It stinks.......... Yes Mr Sherman everything stinks.
When I first saw that I thought it was just a callback to that earlier Simpsons episode, not knowing at the time The Critic was its own show.
Was The Critic even shown over here? If it was I imagine it was only on a channel like Sky One or Paramount Comedy that the vast majority of people wouldn't have access too, so wouldn't be familiar with it.
When I first saw that I thought it was just a callback to that earlier Simpsons episode, not knowing at the time The Critic was its own show.
Was The Critic even shown over here? If it was I imagine it was only on a channel like Sky One or Paramount Comedy that the vast majority of people wouldn't have access too, so wouldn't be familiar with it.
Remember for the first 7 series of The simpsons you needed Sky to watch it. It so weird to think something so big was only viewed so so little people.
When I first saw that I thought it was just a callback to that earlier Simpsons episode, not knowing at the time The Critic was its own show.
Was The Critic even shown over here? If it was I imagine it was only on a channel like Sky One or Paramount Comedy that the vast majority of people wouldn't have access too, so wouldn't be familiar with it.
Remember for the first 7 series of The simpsons you needed Sky to watch it. It so weird to think something so big was only viewed so so little people.
When I first saw that I thought it was just a callback to that earlier Simpsons episode, not knowing at the time The Critic was its own show.
Was The Critic even shown over here? If it was I imagine it was only on a channel like Sky One or Paramount Comedy that the vast majority of people wouldn't have access too, so wouldn't be familiar with it.
Remember for the first 7 series of The simpsons you needed Sky to watch it. It so weird to think something so big was only viewed so so little people.
Or home video?
Yes, I think the show sold (or rented) a lot of videos in the early years. Maybe the money they made from them was partly why it took so long to turn up on terrestrial?