In these last few days (well, let's hope days and not weeks, shall we) before I become someone's mother, I've been trying to watch TV that makes me laugh (as opposed to the news, which generally makes me cry or throw breakables at the wall).
What this means, of course, is that I'm back to getting my daily dose of Simpsons on Fox at 7:30 p.m. How is it possible that I could ever forget (for even a moment) how hysterical (and brilliant) that show is?
Anyway, last night's episode was the one in which Sideshow Bob exacts his "revenge" against Bart for sending him to prison. Basically, Bob starts up a pen-pal relationship with Marge's sister Selma, pretends to fall in love with her (scary), and then marries her, all the while planning to kill her for her money and for the pain and suffering that would cause Bart and his family.
Well, as mirth-inspiring as this plot is, it's nothing compared with Sideshow Bob's words upon being foiled in his attempt to carry out his plan. As he's being dragged off to prison, he turns and yells (in that fabulous Kelsey Grammar Frasier voice of elitist superiority):
"I'll be back! You can't keep the Democrats out of the White House forever! And when they're back, I'll be back out on the streets with all my criminal cohorts!"
I just about fell off the sofa laughing!
Someone out there "gets" it...
Posted by insomnomaniac at September 25, 2003 11:22 AM | TrackBackit is no wonder that show has been on as long as it has.
and only 3 seasons on DVD?
DAMN THEM! DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!
Homer: That Sideshow Mel thinks he's so big. Whatever happened to Sideshow Bob?
Lisa: Don't you remember dad? He framed Krusty. He tried to kill Aunt Selma. He rigged an election.
Bart: And he tried to murder me!
Homer: Oh yeah. But what I'll mainly remember is the laughter.
I had a roommate in college who looked like a short version of sideshow Bob. He left a notebook on the kitchen table one day. In it he wrote "I hate Rich..." over and over again for about 30 pages. Ahhhhh....the memories...
Hey Rich, I didn't see the episode where he rigged the election....Who was he rigging it for?
Why aren't more of these episodes on DVD????!
:-)
Posted by: Deb at September 27, 2003 8:41 AMSideshow Bob joins the Springfield Republican party and runs against Mayor Quimby and wins through fraud...and, as usual, he gets exposed by bart and sent back to jail.
Don't know about the DVD's.
Posted by: Rich at September 27, 2003 8:49 PMYou are invited to check some relevant pages in the field of
Posted by: blackjack at July 2, 2004 2:43 PM