Upcoming Episodes plus Emmy News
Don Del Grande
Homer's mother dies (for real, this time), and Homer decides to
fulfill her last request of having her ashes scattered from the
highest point in Springfield National Park...but is it really just
an act of civil disobedience from beyond the grave?
7/27 - DOUBLE FEATURE
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8:00 - All About Lisa (KABF13)
Lisa climbs the ladder of fame after getting a job as Krusty's
assistant - and, unlike Bart, there doesn't seem to be any stopping
her once she reaches the top; Homer and Bart go after a 1917 misminted
penny that appears to have Lincoln kissing himself
8:30 - Little Orphan Millie (JABF22)
Milhouse's parents get remarried and go on a honeymoon cruise, but
when they are washed overboard and presumed lost at sea, Milhouse
breaks out a new rebel persona that takes over from Bart as the
popular kid in Springfield; Marge won't let Homer look at her eyes
until he can remember what color they are
8/3 - DOUBLE FEATURE
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8:00 - Funeral for a Fiend (KABF01)
When Marge is nagged in a dream about skipping commercials with her
new TiVo, she makes everybody watch the ones they missed, including
one that's really a trap set by Sideshow Bob, whose entire family has
joined his vendetta
8:30 - (The Emmy Nominated) Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
(KABF02)
Homer finds himself out in the snow and unable to remember the last
24 hours, which is not good when he discovers that Marge and his kids
are nowhere to be found
8/10 - E Pluribus Wiggum (KABF03)
Springfield's first-in-the-nation Presidential primary puts an
unlikely protest candidate into the national frontrunner spotlight -
Ralph Wiggum
EMMY NEWS
The Simpsons got two Emmy nominations; one for the show, in the
Animated Program Less Than One Hour category ("technically", it was
for "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind", but there was nothing
from preventing the people who make the nominations from basing it on
the entire season), and one for composer Alf Clausen, for his work on
"Treehouse of Horror XVIII", in the Music Composition (Dramatic
Underscore) category.
These will be part of the Too Boring For Network TV - ER, UH, Creative
Arts Emmys ceremony, held September 13; a highly edited version
(consisting mainly of "The nominees for <insert category here> are,
<list the shows here>; the winner is <insert winner here>", followed
by somebody holding an Emmy and saying "Thank you". and then go on to
the next category. unless it's for "one of the Guest Actor or Guest
Actress categories, where we'll show you their entire speech since
you recognize these people") will air on E! on September 20.
The show's competition in the animation category: King of the Hill,
Creature Comforts America, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the Robot
Chicken Star Wars episode.
Note that there are no nominations announced in the voiceover
category, as every entry is judged on its own merits; the winners, if
any, will be announced sometime in August.
-- Don
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"Next for voiceover consideration: Harry Shearer - after the way he
pissed me off 25 years ago? Next..."