Moldy Bagels: Episode Six (Part Two)

For the love of god, if anybody has any advice on how I can get a handle on my car again, please e-mail me and clue me in, because I'm going to shoot myself in the face with an assault rifle if I have to go another month or so without being able to open my car door. It's very annoying, not to mention that the extra 10 seconds it takes to get into my car will make the difference between surviving and getting fucking eaten when all nerd wet dreams come true and the zombie apocalypse finally happens.

I'm trying to think of more to say about this segment, but I'm finding more and more that the comedy is really self-explanatory, and maybe there just isn't that much of interest to say about it. Actually, after listening to a few DVD commentaries, I've more or less determined that people talking about why something is funny or what inspired a particular joke is the driest, most boring fucking thing a person could possibly be subjected to. You get stunning insights like, "This character's catchphrase comes from something my science teacher said in high school," and in worst case scenarios you'll hear somebody discuss the literary merit and hidden meanings of their comedy, which is every bit as terrible as it sounds.

I don't know if you own any Simpsons DVDs. It's kind of fucking pointless since everyone has already seen every good episode of The Simpsons 12 times, and on any given day you can catch 8 different airings on local TV, but I guess there's something to be said for collectors or fans who have a really strong urge to load up one particular episode. Anyway, I tried listening to the commentary for the Frank Grimes episode, and it was fucking painful. Hearing the showrunner analyze, overanalyze, then overanalyze his analysis on how the episode so powerfully speaks to the relationship between the fiction of the show and reality is like verbal waterboarding. Even Hank Azaria, who plays the character, seems to be in disbelief by the end of the 22-minute session.

So I'll try to can the painfully overlong commentary and say that I busted on The New Radicals because they were awful, the Where's Waldo bit is funny because he's dead, and playing the preacher was fun because I got to stand in my kitchen and scream for extended periods of time.