I used to be a faithful viewer of The Simpsons every Sunday and even the repeats on the weekdays. Over the years my weekly viewings have become more and more sporadic. I think that's a common story when it comes to The Simpsons. I did catch this episode and I'm beginning to watch some more again. My first impressions are as follows:
The couch gag wasn't particularly inspired. It won't be in a Youtube video of the greatest ever, that's for sure.
In this episode, Krusty is fired by the network. The Simpson family help him get in contact with a talent agent. It turns out that he has a history with this woman. Their relationship and his career revival is the basis of this episode.
It's a fairly fast-paced episode. In usual Simpsons' style, there are about ten jokes per minute and a lot more miss than hit. A short Comic Book Guy cameo and Krusty's explanation of the documentary surrounding his 1970s television audience are the funniest in my opinion.
The newer episodes reference sex a lot more than I recall in earlier seasons. I wouldn't watch these shows with the kids anymore. There are several blatant references to sex, along with depictions of various unseen acts in bed by Krusty and this talent agent.
I give it a 7 out of 10 because no real heart is expressed in the episode and it's one in a long line of Krusty's career episodes. But it is an enjoyable 22 minutes all the same.
The couch gag wasn't particularly inspired. It won't be in a Youtube video of the greatest ever, that's for sure.
In this episode, Krusty is fired by the network. The Simpson family help him get in contact with a talent agent. It turns out that he has a history with this woman. Their relationship and his career revival is the basis of this episode.
It's a fairly fast-paced episode. In usual Simpsons' style, there are about ten jokes per minute and a lot more miss than hit. A short Comic Book Guy cameo and Krusty's explanation of the documentary surrounding his 1970s television audience are the funniest in my opinion.
The newer episodes reference sex a lot more than I recall in earlier seasons. I wouldn't watch these shows with the kids anymore. There are several blatant references to sex, along with depictions of various unseen acts in bed by Krusty and this talent agent.
I give it a 7 out of 10 because no real heart is expressed in the episode and it's one in a long line of Krusty's career episodes. But it is an enjoyable 22 minutes all the same.