Worst Episode Ever #23: Sinead O'Doubtfire

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Worst Episode Ever #23: Sinead O'Doubtfire

S20E01 - Sex, Pies, and Idiot Scrapes

Did someone say St. Patrick's Day? Oh that was yesterday? Well, good because this episode only has about three minutes of a St. Patrick's Day parade. Yes, it's that one that Jack thought was all those other ones but it wasn't. It's season 20's Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes! Homer and Flanders become bounty hunters because reasons, while Marge works in an erotic bakery without any kind of dramatic tension at all. Sounds like a winner to us! When did Springfield get so many Irish residents? Why do they waste great guest stars with unnecessary characters? And how can there be other Jack Picones and Dan Mulhalls out there? All that, plus black and white cookie stores, intense fears of Marc Summers, and a visit from Joe Pesci. We ate Popeye's before recording this one, so you know it's going to be good. Plus, a stream of special guests waiting for a bus!

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Worst Episode Ever #22: All of the Groban

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Worst Episode Ever #22: All of the Groban

S20E09 - Lisa the Drama Queen

This week, Dan and Jack enter a world of their own creation (filled mostly with action figures) to watch Season 20's Lisa the Drama Queen. Lisa and her new BFF Juliette create the fantasy world of "Equalia" to get away from their problems in a loose parody of Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures." Sure, why not? Is there potential romantic tension between Juliette and Lisa? Is there potential romantic tension between Dan and Jack? And does anyone else remember Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire? Plus, the joys of Crazy Town, the new Mozart, and the best animated mugs.

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Worst Episode Ever #21: Die Another Hedaya

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Worst Episode Ever #21: Die Another Hedaya

S13E21 - The Frying Game

It's a Popeye's-fueled bender as WEE watch Season 13's "The Frying Game" then slowly lose our minds. Homer volunteers to help an old woman, who then dies, and Homer is blamed. Sounds like comedy gold to us. We're joined by guest and Simpsons Trivia expert Rusty Harding who actually prepared and drops the knowledge that John Swartzwedler - Simpsons Super-Pro and VIP - wrote this fascinatingly weird episode. Does the twist of this episode hold up under any sort of scrutiny at all? How does Homer alternate between world's best husband and murderous coward? And how could "Frasier" succeed where "The Tortellis" failed?  Plus, an extended conversation about character actor Dan Hedaya's body of work, tiny doll clothes for your genitals, and a few visits from a friendly, chatty Dalek. Enjoy, and make sure you're subscribed to our feed or you could miss out on our bonus episodes, which may or may not be complete nonsense.

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Worst Episode Ever #20: Nerdy Canon Game

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Worst Episode Ever #20: Nerdy Canon Game

S13E17 - Gump Roast

Our twentieth episodery already? Time flies at WEE Studios... To celebrate, Jack and Dan endure the season 13 clip show "Gump Roast," which features a timely "Forrest Gump" parody, clips from much better episodes, and the damned catchy "They'll Never Stop The Simpsons." Does every episode of "The Simpsons" take place in Homer's mind? Does all of television take place in the mind of a small boy? And why has this show not done another clip show in the past 13 years? Find out, plus Dan talks about the worst X-Men power, Jack ties "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" with Empty Nest, and together they get more gongs than the breakdancing robot that caught on fire. And, because you tolerated it, another installment of Dan's awful teenage Simpsons fan-fiction.

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Worst Episode Ever #19: Burnsify It!

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Worst Episode Ever #19: Burnsify It!

S16E12 - Goo Goo Gai Pan

It's Chinese New Year this week, so The Simpsons are going to China as WEE watch Season 16's Goo Goo Gai Pan and Selma attempts to adopt a Chinese baby. And it actually starts out really great in a funny coherent first act... which quickly devolves into overly complicated plots and troubling racial humor. Are cartoony gags worth breaking the reality of the show? Is Robert Wagner the real-life Troy McClure? And was Jack's first car powered by squirrels, or cartoon wolves? All that, plus Dan bamboozles a pandamonium pun, Jack loves menopause, and we feel old and bad about ourselves. (We actually mention mimeograph machines in this episode, ask your parents kids.). And Hank Azaria is Sephardic Jewish, not Italian as we ignorantly assume in this episode. Thanks Wikipedia!

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Worst Episode Ever #18: Angry Dishes

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Worst Episode Ever #18: Angry Dishes

S21E21 - Moe Letter Blues

WEE has a big announcement this week: we're getting married! Oh, and the introduction of the Dave System. And the waiter has been brutally beaten. But first, we dive into the miasmas of season 21's Moe Letter Blues with special guest Dave Dormon, all while slandering Bing Crosby's corpse and discussing that hot new app, with a film adaptation starring Seth Rogen as The Cup. Why are there no good married couples in Springfield? How did the writers settle on rehashing a semi-obscure movie from the forties? And is everyone caught up on the hit sitcom How I Met Your Valley? Plus, the real origin of Game of Throne's The Mountain, comparing penises to the Wicked Witch of the East's feet, and not being good at math or boobs. 

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Worst Episode Ever #17: Crazy Make 'Em Up Playland

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Worst Episode Ever #17: Crazy Make 'Em Up Playland

S26E10 - The Man Who Came to Be Dinner

Not a "what if?," not a Halloween episode, not a dream, but a real-life fictional cartoon show where The Simpsons go to SPAAACE! Yes, they "break reality" (but really it's long broken, thank you "Saddlesore Galactica") as the family goes to Dizneeland only to wind up taken away to Rigel 7 by Kang and Kodos in an extended rehashing of other episodes. Remember Kang and Kodos' first appearance in Season 2? Remember Itchy & Scratchy Land? Remember Homer eating potato chips in space? Well, get ready for them AGAIN, only slightly different and now in HD! And how does "Star Trek" factor into the ending? It just does! Don't ask questions! All that, plus our Jokes 101 course for preschoolers, terrible Dalek impressions, and those hot rodding teenagers from Dimension X. This was our most requested episode, but is it as good as those Brian Setzer Orchestra parody films? Our answer may surprise you... 

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Worst Episode Ever #16: The Glass Balloon Ceiling

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Worst Episode Ever #16: The Glass Balloon Ceiling

S14E04 - Large Marge

Things get serious (well, not that serious) as WEE, and returning guest Brice Canedo-Pullan, discuss Season 14's problematic "Large Marge". Marge accidentally gets breast implants, the citizens of Springfield sing a song about how they make her better, and lazy gay jokes get made in a muddled episode that makes no larger social commentary and has no moral. Remember, this show tackled homosexuality in a thoughtful progressive episode just six years prior! We weigh the heavy issues of sexism, feminism, and body shaming as three white heterosexual men (and we welcome listener input on it, male, female, or otherwise). Plus, Batman! Who is the worst Jack ever? Who will literally blush themselves to death? And who left the milk out?

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Worst Episode Ever #15: Mom & Joe America

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Worst Episode Ever #15: Mom & Joe America

S23E02 - Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts

Everyone's favorite tertiary school official gets his moment in the spotlight in Season 23's "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts," Super Duper Intendent Chalmers. Can Chalmers succeed where a string of teachers, parents, and parental figures failed by making Bart love learning? Or will Bart just turn into a terrorist? (Or both?) Dan and Jack are joined by special guest Brice Canedo-Pullan, assistant editor of the CBS show "Blue Bloods," who helps suss out this episode's strange pacing issues, dig into these guest animator couch sequences the HD era is so fond of, and analyze jokes about operating systems. Why does the news have a children's drawing of Bart's death by hanging? Why are we deprived of a long-winded Grampa story? And what's the deal with lateness fees, guys? Also, this episode features Nelson's mother, have we seen her before? All this, plus Jack can't say "anthropomorphic," Dan makes a terrible beets pun, and deep conversation about the opening credits to "Boy Meets World."

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Worst Episode Ever #14: Violence Here!

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Worst Episode Ever #14: Violence Here!

S17E01 - Bonfire of the Manatees

It's the cold, dark, depressing month of January, a perfect time for Season 17's "Bonfire of the Manatees." Didn't this episode open with a St. Patrick's Day parade? No? It actually opens with Homer shooting a porno? And it gets worse from there...? Well. This should be a fun one. Join us, with Alec Baldwin as a manatee enthusiast, as we dig deep into the excessive violence in this episode, debate what makes a good couch gag, and question why an episode so clearly focused on Marge is really all about Homer. Why is this episode's plot a Voltron-like combination of lesser plots? Why is Homer so over-the-top unlikeable here? And what other episodes did this episode's writer pen? (The answer MAY shock you, much like a car cigarette lighter). All that, plus, hard-hitting philosophical questions about manatees, more loose analogies to Spider-Man, and our new show sponsor: Vlassic pickles (not really). 

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