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This episode started out a little slow with Homer dreaming of smothering his Grandpa (funny for it's shock value?) but it picked up quickly. The episode was witty and clever and although suffered from the standard Simpsons "the beginning act had nothing to do with the rest of the episode problem" it held together well. This episode brought us one of the best Bart lines of all times: "You'd think living in a house full of crazy people would be fun. Actually, it's really depressing."It also has the Dixie Chicks as themselves singing such thought provoking phrases as: "Free speech needs curtailing now and then." "We pledge allegiance to Fox News." "Please take away our right to choose."And how about when Lurleen's father Royce Boss Hogg Lumpkin first hears of his daughter's troubles while eating breakfast cereal and says, "I better whiskey up this cereal," and pours whiskey from a flask over his cereal. Soon after he goes on to say, "I better heroine up this orange juice," as he proceeds to inject heroine from a needle into a glass of orange juice turning it an ugly brown. This outlandish event causes the viewer to both laugh in shock and pause for a moment to ponder if you can actually drink heroine.Another great Bart line was when he asks Lurleen where all her past money went: "Did it go up your nose? Between your toes?"Or when the judge poignantly (although unexpectedly) realizing most old music makes money due to camp value says: "The court orders you to make payments of a hundred dollars a week till such time as your music comes back in style or becomes appreciated for its camp value."And who could forget Grandpa jumping in at the end of a song stating (and yes, he had an otter on a leash with him): "And here comes Grandpa with an otter." This episode was full of memorable lines and the song by the Dixie Chicks was great (it *had* to be done by the Dixie Chicks to be funny due to their previous comments about the Bush administration!) Later in the episode they sell out their song for a Chevy commercial because they "love money." The fact that they would be willing to poke fun at themselves (and take another jab at the Country Music Establishment) really earns them a lot of respect. One of the best episodes of the season.
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