I'd like to start by offering my condolences to former Simpsons guest star Kristen Wiig (Flaming Moe, Homerland) who has received the 2016 Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for her poor performance in Zoolander 2.
Pro: 1. I'm a big fan of Barney Gumble so I liked that he got his own St. Patrick's Day billboard.
2. Wiggum has two great scenes: One is arguing with Officer Lou over whether the Declaration Of Independence made "No Girls Allowed" signs law. The other great moment is Clancy taking the "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" song all too seriously.
3. I was delighted when I learned Michael Sheen was involved with this episode. I loved his work as Brian Clouth in "The Damned United" and he was fine here (I believe he voiced the male therapist in Homer & Marge's couples therapy).
4. Kirk & Milhouse Van Houten need one thing to make fools of themselves: a chance. Kirk insisting that thumb-sucking is the one vice he can afford was hilarious.
5. I hate who Lisa can sometimes be the girl with all the answers to questions nobody asked. I really got a kick out of how Lisa called Bart out on his political incorrectness, only for Charlie to reveal Lisa is the one who's wrong.
6. It's not very original to show the inner workings of a cartoon character's mind but that didn't stop it from being funny.
7. Two great 70's moments: the Itchy mice dancing to "Staying Alive" and the parody of Barry Whiute's "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" sung by that great voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson.
8. Best Line Smithers: This is quite a change of character for you, Simpson, what's going on? Homer: (whispering) I'm sexually repressed Smithers: (seen below a giant painting of Mr. Burns) I know the feeling
Con: 1. In Russia, Putin makes lame jokes about The Simpsons.
2. This episode is established to be set during season 4's "Camp Krusty" and yet the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon is titled "Dancing With The Scars". Dancing With The Stars didn't exist then. I'm sure some Americans had e-mail accounts in the fall '92 - Spring '93 but I can't believe Homer would.
3. I was disappointed the episode never addresses Bart's takeover of Camp Krusty, the effect it had on the bully councilors or Krusty taking the campers to Tijuana.
4. The idea of a man giving up sex for the sake of his intelligence was already done on Seinfeld and it was infinitely more satisfying on that NBC sitcom.
