The Simpsons get Blazed and Confused to bring on the laughs like the old-style classic episodes.
Here is our review
Finally, a season 26 episode ofThe Simpsonsthat brings on the laughs.
For most of this seasonThe Simpsonshave been delivering relevant episodes.
The death of Krustys father bordered on maudlin territory.
None of that tonight.
Blazed and Confused was purely silly.
They would just move on.
They stuck to this promise.
Lassen brings a world of menace to Springfield Elementary.
He has asymmetrical nipples.
He bullies the bullies and all those above and below.
He rebrands Nelson as Smellson and it sticks.
Willem Defoe has many menacing characters in his past.
We all cowered as he tried to bring reasonableness to the Vietnam War inPlatoon.
We hid our eyes as he pulled the bleeding heart from his Rabbi Jesus inThe Last Temptation of Christ.
This is one scary guy.
Its enough to inspire prayer in school.
The Simpsons take aim at the teachers unions and the ultimate disregard of all things edumacational in Springfield.
They placate the parents and only the children the children suffer.
So, no harm no foul.
Except maybe Millhouse, who wets his pants at the very sound of Lassens voice.
Millhouse is the butt of a few extra jokes tonight.
Why did the Simpsons take Millhouse to Blazing Guy anyway?
I guess somebody had to drive the octorobot.
The pork chops look traumatized.
The mashed potatoes cant stand to watch.
Even the children seem upset.
Homer is once again saved from any consequences of his inactions.
One day, of course, he will create a mess so enormous it cant be cleaned up.
Bart goes too far this time though, creating a fake Facelook page without reading the terms and conditions.
The Blazing Guy, in conjunction with Duraflame, section is inspired nonsense.
The animation was very lively in its psychedelic splendor.
All the Simpsons found what they needed at this desert celebration of anarchic free expression.
Lisa disrupts drum circles where you have to be a real freak to freak out.
Cars are shaped like cupcakes, clothes are optional, pranks abound and any kid can suck a syringe.
Once Lassen is stripped of his nudity, he reverts to his violent and bullying nature.
The human prisoners reaction to how long they have to be bars in a cell is understated and hilarious.
The school can do what its never been able to do before and Skinner fails nail inspection.
I was looking forward to that pairing.
It doesnt have that tired feel that has been hampering the forward momentum of this season.
Its as free and easy as Blazing Guy itself.
The Blazing Guy compound is rich with the possibilities of visual gags without having to actually get too jokey.
There arent as many subliminal satirical bits because they had the freedom to be comfortably over the top.
The Simpsons are always at home in a land of freaks.
Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson.
Harry Shearer as Principal Skinner.
Pamela Hayden plays Millhouse.
Guest star: Willem Dafoe as Mr. Lassen andSPOILER ALERT: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.
But It All Went By So Fast:Ask me what was so funny.
Electricity generator: Educational and Agonizing.
New Zealand (The Millhouse of Australia)www.nzfilmhere.nz.
Facelook: Jack Lasson share a picture: Fan conclave was off the hook.
yo Do Not Shoot Signs.
It Makes Us Look Like Hicks.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
