The Fool Monty

This week’s episode of The Simpsons is entitled “The Fool Monty”.  At the beginning of the episode it becomes apparent that there is a new fatal disease going around.  In preparation for the epidemic there was a new vaccine made to fight off the virus.  It was stated that it would be offered to the families of Springfield at a certain location and therefore the families lineup in preparation for obtaining the vaccine.  As a funny remark they say that only one child per family will be able to receive it.  While waiting in line, Mr. Burns comes around and decides to cut the entire line.  He believes that he can get whatever he desires and obtains 37 vaccines.  He takes so many because he wanted to give the vaccine to his dogs, which are not even capable of getting this particular virus.  This just goes to show that the wealthy believe that they are above everyone else.  They can get whatever they want whenever they want it just because they have more money than the common citizen.  When getting his vaccine injected Mr. Burns learns from a doctor that he is dying from many different illnesses.  Mr. Burns then decides to have a huge party and invite the entire town of Springfield just to aware everyone that he is dying.  He realizes that everybody hates him and he jumps off of a cliff and become mentally handicapped.  He is no longer the crazy, old, mean man that he once was. Bart stumbles upon the old man in the woods and takes him home.  The people of Springfield find out about this occurrence and each day a new person takes Mr. Burns and uses him however they want.  They treat him the way he once treated them all, with no respect or affection.  This just goes to show that being wealthy will not always get you where you want to be in life.  Treat others the way you would want to be treated and you will be able to accomplish more and be happy while you are doing it.  

A Midsummer's Nice Dreams

This week on the Simspons, Homer becomes elated when he finds that Cheech and Chong are headed to Springfield on tour.  He decides to see them live and at the show the duo splits up.  Homer, of course, knows all of the lines and acts as a replacement while Chong has gone.  The show now becomes entitled “Cheech and Chunky”.  Chong himself looks for a replacement and finds Principle Skinner.  Chong knows Principle Skinner is not funny, but decides to cast him in the role anyways.  While on tour, Homer realized how Cheech really is when he is not on tour.  He is not how he is represented in the manner Homer believed him to be at all.  Homer believed that Cheech was all for crazy adventures and smoking marijuana when not performing but the opposite actually occurs.  On the other hand, Cheech is responsible and wants his audience to get their money’s worth for the shows that they attend to.

At the same time, Marge tries helping a hoarder clean up her crazy and hectic household.  This women is the true definition of a cat lady.  She has cats running around everywhere, collects rubbage and does not through anything away.  Therefore, Marge wants to help this woman.  She sends the woman to the show “Cats” on broadway (which is extremely ironic) and while she is there, Marge cleans the woman’s house for her. After cleaning she notices a few things that she was getting to throw away that would be useful for her in her own household and takes them for herself.  In the end this episodes shows how people can act when in the eyes of a certain person.  They may act differently or be a certain way that they normally would not be like.