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Review -- The Simpsons: "The Man In The Blue Flannel Pants"
- By Ariel Ponywether
- Published 12/2/2011
- Animation
- Unrated
Ariel Ponywether
Ariel Ponywether has been a fan of The Simpsons since the first time Bart was ten.
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When Bart wins a viral marketing party from Krusty the Klown, Homer’s charming performance leads to his being promoted to accounts, where the soul-crushing greyness and demanding nature of the job quietly get to him and consume his time.Meanwhile, Lisa tries to help Bart improve his reading skills.
This is yet another Simpsons episode that falls squarely in the middle of the pack when it comes to quality.While the Mad Men parody was occasionally funny, it might have strove for brilliant, and instead went for broad strokes of humor when more pointed observations might have been made.
Meanwhile, the Bart/Lisa subplot was perfectly pitched, with a classic solution.But it was given a short shrift, and really could have used a few more segments to make it pop.
Again there was a fear of honest sentiment and even black humor – which the show used to be entrenched in.A mixed bag, but a funny one to sit through.Watch with medium-sized expectations and you’ll ultimately be pleased.
Letter Grade: C
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