What Would You Do On The Simpson's Couch?

FOX and MySpace invite fans to continue to “Unleash Your Yellow” and celebrate 20 years of television’s favorite family with THE SIMPSONS Video Contest. Based on the iconic couch gag from THE SIMPSONS opening credits, fans are encouraged to create live-action videos of their own original couch gags and upload them to THE SIMPSONS MySpace page at myspace.com/thesimpsons.

Beginning today, fans 18 years and over will have the opportunity to submit and share their “Best. Couch Gag. Ever.” live-action videos. On June 22, 2009, two winners – one grand prize winner chosen by a judging panel including THE SIMPSONS producers and one fan favorite chosen based on MySpace fan ratings – will be announced and may be featured online. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM ET on Monday, May 18, 2009. Official rules and more information can be found at myspace.com/thesimpsons.

The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Los Angeles to attend THE SIMPSONS 21st season premiere party, a Sony Home Entertainment System and a custom SIMPSONS drawing. The fan favorite winner will receive a SIMPSONS prize package.

D'oh! I Need Stamps!

The U.S. Postal Service® and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising (Fox L&M) today announce that the FOX hit series THE SIMPSONS will be commemorated on 44-cent First-Class Mail® stamps in 2009.

Featuring the iconic Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson the stamps have been personally designed by SIMPSONS creator and executive producer, Matt Groening. Winner of 24 Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and a multitude of other accolades, this historic series featuring the five family members is currently the longest-running primetime comedy in television history and is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout 2009, which will culminate on January 14, 2010.

A sneak peek of THE SIMPSONS stamps will be made available on Thursday, April 9 at 8 a.m. ET on www.usps.com. At that time, the Postal Service will announce the date the stamps go on sale and how to pre-order stamps.

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The Simpsons Sign Up For 2 More Seasons

FOX has ordered two additional seasons of THE SIMPSONS, which will bring the longest-running series in primetime television history through its 22nd season. The 44-episode pickup ensures the series will reach an astounding 493 episodes. THE SIMPSONS airs Sundays (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Since its debut on January 14, 1990, THE SIMPSONS immediately struck a chord with viewers across the country as it poked fun of itself and everything in its wake. With its subversive humor and delightful wit, the series has made an indelible imprint on American pop culture and has become one of television’s most iconic families.

“Best. 20 Years. Ever.,” a year-long global celebration honoring all things THE SIMPSONS, launched in January 2009 and will culminate on January 14, 2010, the 20th anniversary of the series’ debut.

FOX Animation Celebrates Valentines Day

Flowers, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and romantic dinners might be the most popular gifts, but FOX’s Sunday night animated characters reveal what they think makes for the perfect Valentine’s Day! Make a special date with all-new episodes of THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD this Sunday, Feb. 15 on FOX.

THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT)

Homer Simpson: I’d like to take my sweetheart Marge out wherever she wants to go – as long as it isn’t one of those restaurants that charge you $200 because they know they got you trapped. Oh, yeah, and if Santa is reading this, I also want a new bike.

Marge Simpson: Chocolates and some time with my dream man: Mr. Clean. (Because sometimes chocolates leave stains!)

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Fall Out Boy Shows Some Simpsons Love

Fall Out Boy pays homage to their fans and the citizens of Springfield when they perform their rendition of THE SIMPSONS theme song during the end credits of the “Lisa the Drama Queen” episode Sunday, Jan. 25 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Named after the sidekick of THE SIMPSONS character Radioactive Man, Fall Out Boy will honor their namesake by recording their own version of the iconic theme song originally composed by Danny Elfman.

Additionally, actress Emily Blunt makes a guest voice appearance in the episode as Lisa’s equally academic and creative new friend Juliet. Together they construct a fantasy world that takes them both a little too far from reality.

The Simpsons Celebrate 20 Years With Poster Contest

The 1990s introduced us to rollerblading, grunge music, slap bracelets and a yellow animated family from Springfield that took America by storm. Some fads come and go, but 20 years later THE SIMPSONS remains timeless.

Beginning January 14, 2009, FOX and THE SIMPSONS will launch the “Best. 20 Years. Ever.,” a global celebration of THE SIMPSONS culminating one year later, January 14, 2010, on the 20th anniversary of the series’ debut. The “Best. 20 Years. Ever.” will incorporate domestic and global efforts honoring all things Simpsons.

To kick off the celebration, FOX invites fans to “Unleash Your Yellow” and celebrate television’s favorite family. The year-long campaign begins tomorrow with THE SIMPSONS Poster Contest and will follow with multiple fan-based initiatives through January 2010.

Beginning tomorrow, THE SIMPSONS Poster Contest encourages fans to get creative and discover THE SIMPSONS in their everyday life.

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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (FOX)

Animation Domination continues on Sundays on FOX...

Show: The Simpsons
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Krusty, Barney and others), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty, Selma and others), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers,Ned Flanders and others), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and others).
Program Description: The longest-running comedy in television history – is a cultural institution. Intelligently written, subversively humorous and delightfully witty, THE SIMPSONS, now in its historic 20th season, continues to poke fun at itself and everything in its wake.

Show: King of the Hill
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Mike Judge (Hank Hill and Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive), Toby Huss (Cotton Hill and Kahn).
Program Description: From deep in the heart of Texas comes a 13th season of the half-hour animated comedy KING OF THE HILL. The series has received numerous accolades over the past 13 years, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. KING OF THE HILL has garnered several award nominations and was hailed as the Best Television Show of the Year after its debut by TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine. The series is translated into numerous languages, and is licensed in almost 50 countries around the world.

Show: Family Guy
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Seth MacFarlane (Peter, Stewie and Brian Griffin), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin).
Program Description: Since its debut in 1999, the Emmy-nominated animated series FAMILY GUY has attracted an impressively loyal following of devoted fans and has sold over 16 million combined DVD units, making it the second-largest-selling TV series ever.

Show: American Dad
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Seth MacFarlane (Stan Smith, Roger), Wendy Schaal (Francine Smith), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley Smith), Scott Grimes (Steve Smith), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus)
Program Description: AMERICAN DAD, the animated series that follows die-hard Republican and card-carrying NRA member STAN SMITH (Seth MacFarlane) and his hilariously odd family in Langley Falls, VA, is back to salute a fourth season of laughs.

FOX Upfront Announcements - Fall 08-09 Schedules

Peter Liguori, Chairman, Entertainment; and Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime schedule for the 2008-2009 television season speaking before the national advertising community at New York City Center.

“Broadcast television needs a jolt. We feel it’s our responsibility, as the No. 1 network for the last four seasons, to provide that electricity,” said Liguori. “The goal of our business is entertaining viewers…they’re our lifeblood, and it’s incumbent upon us to make sure their first and favorite entertainment destination is FOX.”

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One Mother of a Sunday!

It’s “One Mother of a Sunday” when FOX’s animated sons and daughters reveal the unique gifts they will give their moms – Marge Simpson from THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Peggy Hill from KING OF THE HILL (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Lois Griffin from FAMILY GUY (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Francine Smith from AMERICAN DAD (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) – for Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11.

Stewie, Meg, Bobby, Bart, Steve and Hayley will surely make Mom smile with these thoughtful gifts:

· STEWIE (FAMILY GUY) – “It’s dark, lumpy and rhymes with ‘moody.’”
· MEG (FAMILY GUY) – “When I asked Mom what she wanted, she said earplugs.”
· BOBBY (KING OF THE HILL) – “I’m giving Mom my adorable face because it’s all any mother could want.”
· BART (THE SIMPSONS) – “My ideal gift for my mother would be to ask for a separation from my father.”
· STEVE (AMERICAN DAD) – “Mom loves it when I give her things, so instead of just buying her stuff, this year I've hand-drawn a 380-page graphic novel depicting all of the beautiful mother-and-son moments we've shared since last Mother's Day.”
· HAYLEY (AMERICAN DAD) – “I’m not pregnant. What more could she possibly want?”

Still looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift? Send Mom some love and laughter by visiting www.motherofasunday.com to create a personalized greeting card featuring YOU and one of FOX's matriarchs. Beginning today, fans can go online to upload their image into one of four unique greeting cards featuring characters from THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY or AMERICAN DAD. The resulting digital card can then be printed and sent or emailed to Mom just in time for Mother's Day. Also at www.motherofasunday.com, find out how you can have your likeness animated into a character from one of your favorite Sunday night shows.

Don't forget to celebrate Mother's Day with your favorite moms from THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD Sunday, May 11 7/6c on FOX.

"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Love Springfieldian Style"

The Simpsons
“Love Springfieldian Style”

Original Air Date: February 17, 2008

Jeff L – TwoCents Staff Writer

Love is in the air in Springfield. Everyone is under Cupid’s spell, including Homer and the family, who attend a carnival to celebrate the romantic holiday. Homer and Marge are looking forward to some kid-free time and they decide to ride the tunnel of love. Homer knows that nothing will get a woman into his arms faster than scary robots and simulated-privacy.

The ride breaks down (thanks to Bart and a barrel of Jello) and Homer decides to pass the time by telling the most romantic stories of all time.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "That 90's Show"

The Simpsons
"That 90's Show"

Original Air Date: January 27, 2008

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

Winter has come to Springfield, and of course Homer refused to pay the heating bill, so the Simpsons are huddled around the fireplace burning things to keep warm. Everything is going into the fire, magazines, wool socks and winter parkas. Marge’s memory box almost goes up in smoke, but she saves it and the flashback (which pretty much rewrites the entire history of the Simpsons) commences.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "E Pluribus Wiggum"

The Simpsons
"E Pluribus Wiggum"

Original Airdate 1-6-08

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

Homer decides to go on one last fast food bender before his big New Year diet. He hits all his favorite spots in the Springfield fast food district, including Chili Blasters, Captain Corndog’s Schnitzel Palace and of course the Krusty Burger where he starts a fire that burns down the entire neighborhood.

Mayor Quimby calls an emergency town meeting to pass a bond issue that will raise money to rebuild. The next election in Springfield is the presidential primary but that’s not until June so Diamond Joe moves the primary up to next Tuesday – making Springfield’s the first primary in the country.

Dan Rather, Jon Stewart and all the candidates hightail it over/up/down to Springfield. There is all kinds of political hubbub going on in town and Springfield doesn’t enjoy being in the national spotlight. They decide to stick it to the system and write-in their own candidate for President. Which leads to Ralph Wiggum being declared the new front runner in the race for the White House. Both the Democrats and the Republicans try to woo Ralph but eventually unite and both parties decide to endorse Ralph Wiggum for president in ’08.

"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"

The Simpsons
"Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"

Original Airdate 12/16/07

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

This was a weird one. Good, but weird. The episode starts with an Ice Age parody featuring Groundskeeper Willie getting attacked by a bunch of squirrels. It’s snowing in Springfield and Homer wakes up in a snow bank with no memory of the previous evening.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Funeral for a Friend"

The Simpsons
"Funeral for a Friend"

Original Airdate 11/25/07

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

Homer is trying to avoid all the sales-people and just buy some cheap batteries at Circuit Circus. He blows Moe, who’s trying to load a plasma tv on top of his car. Moe is unsuccessful however, and must resort to his old way of watching DVDs by chasing family vans down the road and watching through the back window. Once inside, Homer bypasses the car stereo sales people, the camcorder guys and a woman just offering sex.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Husbands and Knives"

The Simpsons
"Husbands and Knives"

Original Airdate 11-18-07

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

We open in the Android’s Dungeon. Jeff Albertson the Comic Book Guy (CBG) is, as usual, giving everybody a hard time. Bart thinks he should stop being so mean to all the kids, but CBG isn’t having it. He’s enjoying his monopoly and pointing out all the places where the kids can’t buy comics around town when he notices a brand new Coolsville comic book store across the street.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Little Orphan Millie"

The Simpsons
Little Orphan Millie

Original Airdate 11-11-07

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

The Simpsons and the Van Houtens are enjoying a picnic. Kirk announces that he and Louann have a major announcement – and no, it’s not that they are brother and sister. They are getting remarried.

Homer is thinking about wearing his rules of beer drinking tie to the ceremony. The rules are the cornerstones of the Brewish faith, but Marge suggests Homer wear a tie that goes with her eyes. Homer can’t remember what color her eyes are and Marge vows to hide her eyes from Homer until he remembers.

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"The Simpsons" Recap & Review - "Treehouse of Horror XVIII"

The Simpsons
"Treehouse of Horror XVIII"

Original Air Date: November 4, 2007

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

Marge is making cupcakes. She wants to know if we remember Halloween? It was a whole long week ago. They’re still celebrating at the Simpson house, or at least they are trying to before all the promo animations start popping up all over the screen. Marge dust busters up an American Idol promo and exterminates a football graphic with bug spray. Then 24, Prison Break, Cops and House all pop onto the screen. Marge wants to know why people can’t just watch the show they’re watching. She takes a mixer to Cops, Sticks Jack Bauer to the ‘fridge with a magnet and microwaves House and then she bakes the whole batch of dead promo people into a meatloaf for the family. Homer dives in.

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"FOX Animation Sunday" Recap & Review - Oct 14, 2007

The Simpsons
"I Don’t Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

King of the Hill
"Four Wave Intersection"

American Dad
"Dope and Faith"

Original Air Date: October 15, 2007

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

The Simpsons
"I Don’t Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Homer gets into trouble for forgetting about Lisa’s Student of the Millennium award ceremony at the school. He wakes up early and shows up for the even almost two hours early. Marge, on the other hand, doesn’t show up at all. When Homer calls to gloat, he finds out Marge is being held hostage at the bank.

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"Simpsons"/"King of the Hill" Recap & Review - Oct. 8, 2007

The Simpsons
King of the Hill

Original air Date: October 7, 2007

Jeff L - TwoCents Staff Writer

The Simpsons
"Midnight Towboy"
Maggie is being very clingy. Marge tries unsuccessfully to put her to bed, while Homer, Lisa and Bart are having an Animal House toga party in the living room. Marge tries to make Maggie a bottle but the milk bottle breaks sending Homer into a crying jag and then out to the Kwik-E-Mart for more. Apu is out of milk – turns out Milk, Mentos and Lotto scratchoff dust make fuel for jet packs. Moe to the rescue. He pours Homer a glass that may either be milk or paint. Turns out it’s paint, but Homer keeps drinking it and Moe has to charge him.
Back home, Marge is totally acting like my mom trying to use the internet. Bart and Lisa take over using the computer after she accidenly buys a new freezer. They find her a website for a group that will come to the house and teach your baby to be self actualizing.
Homer tries to find milk in Shelbyville but their Welcome To Shelbyville billboard says “No Milk” so he keeps going to Ogdenville but it’s “Milk Free Since ‘73” so he must push on. Near Capital City he sees a billboard for M.I.L.K. but as he gets closer he sees that it’s only an add for Mr. T Is the Lion King playing at the Capitol City theater. A milk truck passes him on the road and he follows it to Guidopolis (Jersey) where the goomba run wild. They have milk though at the Mook-E-Mart, but Homer’s car gets towed by Louie (Matt Dillon).
Turns out being a tow jockey is a pretty sweet life so Louie sells Homer his own tow truck as long as he’ll stick to the Springfield territory. The next day Homer is out towing Bart around town on his skateboard and towing the bumpers off a few cars all around town. Back home, Marge is being taught how to let Maggie grow up by a crazy old hippie lady. Meanwhile, Homer is trying to tow away Arnie Pie’s helicopter while he’s flying over a fire hydrant but that can only lead to disaster. Later at Moe’s Homer is spending his new towing money on the guys but Lenny is double parked outside so Homer tows his car.
The next morning Maggie is getting her own breakfast when Homer stumbles home. Marge says she doesn’t want to live like this never seeing him anymore. Hey, when she married a man who would, years later and without warning, become a tow truck driver, she knew that the deal would eventually be. The rest of the town isn’t happy with Homer either so they launch a plot to get his towing license revoked. They plant a car just over the border into Guidopolis and trick Homer into towing the car, which makes Louie very, very angry. Turns out those in the towing game are strict about their territories.
Louie tows Homer to his very 80’s looking house, where he’s got a basement full of other tow truck drivers he’s locked up for towing in his territory. Louie makes Homer call home to explain that the Simpsons don’t need to come looking for him because he is working and don’t ask any questions if he doesn’t come home forever. Maggie, fearing thew worst, hops on Santa’s Little Helper and rides to Homer’s rescue. As a reward for rescuing him, Homer decides to give Maggie back her nose, but as he goes in to give it back he realizes “that’s Lisa’s nose.” Great, funny episode. 4 out of 5 stars.

King of the Hill
“The Power Puff Boys”
Bobby and Joseph are accosted by some football players. They aren’t trying to beat them up, they recruit Bobby and Joseph to be cheerleaders with the rest of the football team at the annual girls’ football game. Apparently they have girl football now. Who knew? Can the WNFL be far behind? Anyway, it’s quite an honor to be asked by the football team to join them, at least according to Hank who thinks it’s a good in with the team and their coach.
Subplot alert: Peggy wants in at the PTA and the PTA are none too happy about the boys making fun of cheerleaders by dressing in drag and cheerleading themselves.
Turns out being a “Power Puff” cheerleader is a noble tradition and that Hank and his buddies were cheerleaders for the even back in their football days. Lots of cross dressing jokes abound and the PTA shuts down the boys before the big game. Bobby’s not having it though and the boys tell the PTA that they are transsexuals to circumnavigate the rules since there’s an anti-sexual discrimination policy already in place and they can dress in drag and cheer all they want to at the big game. Not a lot of laughs tonight. Where’s Lucky when you need him? 2 out of 5 stars.

"FOX Sunday Animation Block" Recap & Review

The Simpsons
King of the Hill
Family Guy
American Dad

Original Air Date: September 30, 2007

Jeff L. - TwoCents Staff Writer


The Homer of Seville:
The Simpsons beings this week with a nod to Fox owner Rupert Murdoch’s “Wall Street Journal” being better than ever on Bart’s chalkboard. The family races from church to find a restaurant with a short line but end up crashing a catered funeral. Homer ends up being a pallbearer and falls into the open grave, hurting his back. At the hospital he finds out that laying on his back his organs align perfectly to give him a perfect operatic singing voice. Homer serenades the hospital where Mr. Burns overhears his singing and offers him the lead in La Bohéme which he performs while lying on his back. Homer contributes to the culture of Springfield which he says makes up for him showing up drunk to the father/daughter dance (which isn’t until next week). “Sorry, Lisa. You can’t change the future.” Placido Domingo praises Homer’s singing and Lenny and Carl go all Entourage. Homer even lands himself a stalker (Maya Rudolph) who ends up trying to kill him after he spurns her advances. The action culminates at Homer’s The Barber of Seville where his stalker plays maestro and tries to shoot Homer with a poison dart. Marge saves the day with little help from the Springfield police and their snipers and his stalker winds up in the hospital. Homer retires from opera to spend time on his back painting the roof of the house to look like the Sistine Chapel. 3 out of 5 stars.

Bobby Rae:
King of Hill finds Bobby enjoying the sugar high he gets from the six new soda machines at Tom Landry Middle School. It seems the teachers are using the machines to raise money for an all inclusive trip to Cancun. Bobby realizes that carbonated beverages are the closest thing he has to a girlfriend and seeks advice from Hank. Hank tells him that if he wants to find a date he needs to talk to girls and find out what they are interested in. There are some funny moments in the lunch room, where a rejected Bobby and his root beer end up sitting with the outcast kids. One of the kids tells Bobby that the high fructose corn syrup he’s drinking could be contributing to his not getting a date. He demands that the soda machines be removed. His protest is seen by a member of the school board, who makes the teachers stop selling soft drinks. The school board aren’t the only ones taking an interest in Bobby’s soda pop protest. He meets Olivia, a young journalist, who writes Bobby up as “The Boy Who Cares.” The teachers replace the vending machines with a news ticker that only advertises energy bars, which Bobby agrees to protest in order to land a date with Olivia. The teachers refuse to back down and Bobby leads a walk-out. The students look to Bobby for leadership, but he doesn’t know what to do. He leads them to Strickland Propane where Hank scares the kids into going back to school. Olivia runs off with one of the other kids because Bobby doesn’t have any passion. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Moving Out (Brian’s Song):
The show begins with Brian and Jillian (Drew Barrymore) and Stewie watching television. Brian ends up canceling a date to see Disney on Ice with Jillian, by pushing her off on Peter. Meg lands a job at the Quahog Mini Mart. Brian is enjoying his time away from the smothering Jillian and working on his novel “Faster than the Speed of Love” which according to Lois is just a rip off of Iron Eagle and it’s three sequels. Peter convinces Brain that he’s going to lose Jillian unless he takes the next step and moves in with her. He moves in with her and brings Stewie along to pay the bills since he took over Chris’ paper route since Chris has joined Meg working at the Mini-Mart. Jillian finds out that Brian can’t pay the bills and breaks up with him. Meg is having to do all the hard work at the store while Chris and the boss play Mr. Skin and she gets fired. Stewie tries to cheer Brian up with a party where Brian realizes that he wants to win back Jillian, but it’s too late. She’s moved in with Adam West. 3 out of 5 stars.

Vacation Goo:
Vacation Goo refers to the green goop in the CIA articial memory chambers that Stan uses every year for the Smith family “Vacation.” It turns out that all the happy vacation memories the family enjoys are all fake. Stan drugs them and watches college football while the family is on vacation. Francine demands a real vacation. Meanwhile, Roger the Alien is trying to become the greatest actor of all time, but cannot cry on cue. That doesn’t stop him from landing a part on a soap opera ala Tootsie. The family is enjoying their ski vacation until they realize that Steve has plopped the family into the goo to enjoy is own vacation away from the family. The men in this family can’t be trusted to plan a vacation so Francine and Haley plan a trip to Italy. This time it’s Haley who drugs the family and puts them in the memory chambers so she can enjoy some kinky alone time with Jeff. The family wakes up and Francine demands a real vacation. The Smiths embark on a cruise after convincing Francine that this time it’s for real. Stan shows her the memory chambers being returned to the CIA and they set sail for real. The cruise is too good to be real to Francine who thinks she MUST be back in the memory chamber goo and jumps off the cruise ship to try to prove it’s fake. Turns out it’s real and the family board a life boat along with Becky from the cruise ship to search for Francine. They find her and end up shipwrecked and hungry on an island where the locals are hunting them for sport. After being at sea for four days and trapped in a cave-in (which kills Becky) the Smiths become cannibals only to find out that the hunt was actually just Jimmy Buffet’s Most Dangerous Game Family Retreat and the hunters were just using paintballs. Meanwhile Roger quits the soap opera and through his trials and tribulations as a dancer/prostitute learns to cry on cue. When the Smiths return home they vow to never vacation for real again. As the show ends we see them hot air ballooning over the Grand Canyon drinking champagne and quick cut back the Smith family basement where they are all really in the goo. 3.5 out of 5 stars.