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Also, Meg and Peter were fun as one-liner machines since it was a Chris plot. And once again, Stewie and Brian barely got to do anything (we didn't miss much this time, thankfully). I can believe that Meg can see the dead and travels through a portal to hell, and I liked Peter just reacting so terribly to celebrity financial troubles.

Pam & Tommy...Lee Jones was a great cutaway. So Lois disguises herself to be a substitute teacher at the high school, and everyone is convinced that Chris is having sex with her. Even though they're not, so how much incest has Chris taken part in by now?

As soon as I read that description, I knew that Jacob was gonna be moving in with Melissa. But I LOVE that they became best friends real quick. And because this show is this show, their friendship threw off the work dynamic, leading to Ava making Mr. Johnson cry (OMG), so he couldn't clean up the mud the kids tracked in. I also liked that it didn't reset at the end! The friendship is here to stay! "You two are FRIENDS!" Loved Mr. Johnson being so offended at that. And flew a government plane in the 70s. And somehow played in the Negro League. LOVE that Gregory is so enamored by the new organization in the library, while Barbara absolutely didn't. That was Cree Summer as the librarian, to boot! (She's mostly known as a voice actor since her stint on A Different World, but she's been getting onscreen work in the past few years). Yeah, Barbara was pretty terrible and bratty in this, but it was for Janine to finally learn to stand up to her.

"You wish it rained my meatballs."

I really really hope it was all a set up for the "Lets Free Willy!" joke. I feel they HAVE grown, but as work besties, they do bring out the worst in each other, and channel it at Janine.

Not Barbara confusing The Hangover with The Holdovers! I loved that cold open with Bradley Cooper. Definitely taking advantage of the Disney synergy/post-Oscars buzz. Oh no, the one good Willard R Abbott was a Flat Earther. Loved Mr. Johnson saying "real recognize real" when he said the moon was a spaceship. The ending was real sweet. I was dying at all the Janine short jokes, from having to adjust the mic, to Gregory putting up the historical picture, to "What if Janine needs to reach as book off the middle shelf?!"

This was the dirtiest episode of the season, and I was here for it. Susie's billboard had two dicks! And man, Susie's fits were outrageously awful this week. Man, I was on Leon's side about getting banned from that Buffet. Total Curb to cut him off. Yeah, I laughed really hard at Sienna Miller eating the pear. And I was wondering how Larry was gonna ruin things with her, and it turns out...she has Alopecia. Was NOT expecting to see a callback to the dead thriving fish at the Chinese restaurant. And all the plots came together at the end like that, Larry embarassing himself several times over. And now he got arrested. Again. This time for a crime he didn't commit!

Man, if ep 9 was an indication for the rest of the season, we might be in for a good time. I thought this was the best one so far. Okay, Wed Zepplin is a great pun for a wedding band (that in itself is also a great pun). And I liked that no one really wore good disguises. And yet Kang couldn't tone down the raw sexuality with that big parka of his.

Boat: Mackerel Number five Wolf's Shirt: Fartbreak Hotel So...revolving an episode around Cheesecake. Just a failure of a man that I wasn't too jazzed to see them try to carry a whole story. I wanted more of Beef's plot with Carissa. Well, it was good to see Dirtrude again so soon. I also liked the cruise ship people enamored with Beef for being an Authentic Alaskan Man.

Neighbor: The Mighty Mighty Sauce Clones Off Brand Condiments Exterminator: Take An Ants on Me Burger of The Day: Swiss Congeniality Burger, The Scarlet Cheddar Burger Nice callback to The Belchies with the town's history of bootlegging. The tour guide (the great Andy Daly) was lots of fun! Usually those types are wet blankets. And we got to see Fisch's secret lair and the storage space under the pier from the movie again! And of course some deus ex machina would rob Louise of her treasure, and of course it was Fisch. It was sweet that Louise framed the $17. We got to see Logan again! Loved how embarrassing Cynthia continues to be. Really liked the B plot with the street performers, especially the creepy guy with the pipes. And of course he wins. The balloon dragon was really cool.

Yeah, like Kenan, she came from the Nickelodeon/Dan Schneider factory, so she definitely had the chops for this.

Her mom.

Cold Open: Okay, everyone was expecting a sketch about the Republican rebuttal the SOTU...and then focus on Biden. At least at first. And then they brought in ScarJo for Katie Britt. I kinda wish I saw the real thing, because I missed a hell of a thing. Loved the Get Out reference with Kenan. And at least we got Heidi as MTG. Yeah, that actually happened. And they showed the real footage on Update. My god, that really WAS The Sunken Place! Monologue: Oh that's right, Josh Brolin wrote that weird poem about Timothee Chalamet. Love that he leaned into it. "Josh Brolin stripping down and taking an ice bath" was not on my Bingo card tonight. Bank Robbery: Josh and Heidi were so into this, I liked this. Ad Astra: Great song, and I couldn't get over the wigs. People Pleasers Support Group: It's already a great premise, and that it's group therapy made it even better. I feel seen, as the kids say. Wine & Cheese: Oh, the happiness when the cat that doesn't like people gets attached to you. And the audacity when it goes to someone else. Those black, beady eyes on the cat puppet weirded us all out, right? Oh man, that was great. Was not expecting it to be so bloody! Even caught the arm controlling the puppet at the end, and the blood hose. Shrimp Tower: Josh Brolin committed to this 1000%. I knew this was a Squirm sketch the moment she showed up. I laughed a lot in this one. Shonda: Kenan and Marcello just NOPE'D out of that sketch so quick when they revealed Jerry was in a wheelchair lol. That was an adventure. Hell, you know this sketch went weird when SARAH nope'd out of it. WU: Sleepy Joe woke the hell up. And of course they moved the "seen here" jokes to other people, like Krysten Sinema being "all the Flintstones at once." And the graphics department was having fun, like with Humpback Mountain. This was a strong one, and it was short! There were no guests! That doesn't happen very often. Moulin Rouge: I was missing Reese DeWHAT here (even though that's Cinema Classics and not PBS). And I got a kick out of the jukebox songs going to the public domain well. (Happy Birthday wasn't public domain when the movie was made, but I liked the sketch regardless) Sandwich King: Man, the editing and sound mixing was awkward in this one. This was a weird sketch, but that kept throwing it off for me. The moldy sandwiches, the refilled sodas, the pickles in the listerine bottle were all great, but this had to be the weakest sketch all night. Lisa From Temecula: Out of everything for 12:55, they dust off this sketch?! At least they changed it up this time with something else shaking the table. Was "Negrodivergent" added for the live version? Because it made Bowen break. Weird SNL came out to play tonight, and we were all thankful for it. The last two sketches were flat, but that was the best ep in a while, that's for sure. It's a low bar, definitely.

Airs 3/9/24

Thanks to this site giving every show its own forum instead of just grouping everything in the Animation section, I forgot this show had a thread! So, I binged all of season 3 the moment it dropped, and man it was great. Obviously, the Space Ghost episode was the best one. It was great hearing Andy Merrill and George Lowe back as Brak and Space Ghost. And the guys they got for Zorak and Moltar were damn good soundalikes. My other favorite was the one with Goober and The Ghost Chasers. I got a big laugh out of them just being disgusted by Goober. Also loved the Laff-a-Lympics tribute where the rival town were literally just the Really Rottens. And of course, the Top Cat episodes were great, too. All I wanted out of this show was to tell fun stories with the classic Hanna-Barbera characters and give some deep cuts, and this show delivered in spades. Hell, there were characters I had to look up! Cool Cat from the disco episode appeared in only ONE episode of "Heyyy, It's The King," for one. Raspberry Rover was a giant reference to all the Huckleberry Hound merch where he was red instead of blue.

And now the show is back. I liked the swipes at Bob's Burgers. Yep, Bob's got the old 9pm time slot, and Family Guy got punted to 9:30 on a Wednesday. "It looks like a Stephen King novel before anything bad happens" perfectly describes Maine vacation towns. I liked that Quagmire was the one that was really anal about sticking to an itinerary. And I had a feeling that it would miss the Bear Show, but the very last one? Yeah, I'd be hurt, too. It was weird hearing Patton Oswalt voice a character that looked nothing like him. I mean, he's had plenty of voice over roles, but by design you could tell he voiced them. The Bear Show guy was too generic looking to me. Can't believe we missed out on a Brian and Stewie adventure! The whole thing turned out to be a heart attack dream, anyway.

Because they ordered three seasons sight unseen. And it's actually pretty decent!

I loved that he pitched Deegan, after the Major Deegan Expressway. (I guess it's funnier if you're from the NYC area) "Fish living a good life downtown! Fish thriving!"

At least the fence lady admitted her write-in vote was a joke. Same, and being dead for five years shouldn't have stopped her from getting re-elected.

My question: Why would Hobie Turner of all people (Rob Riggle's character from last week) buy a brick calling out Larry David being disrespectful to women?

Aww, Richard Lewis tribute right at the start. And he was in this one! Of course he was doing standup at the AA meeting. I hope he got to record that Drunk As Hell concert. Loved that he opened up the moment Larry said he'd put him in the will. I knew Larry was totally gonna ruin his chance with the good lawyer over the last name. Zeckleman totally needs a great first name! And of course he was played by Dan Levy. And in true Curb fashion, it ends with his case going to trial, and four more bricks calling him out, including one from Irma. I knew getting rid of her was surprisingly easy, and she runs into the ONE person that exposed the ruse. "Tinkerbell fine as fuck." I KNEW Freddy's girl worked for Disney to the extent that she worked as a face character. I thought Disneyland, but the Disney Store worked so much better. And she gave great notes! I died at the Minnie Mouse backpack. Oh man, that "Disrespectful to Women" brick. Just WHY was Larry going to Cheryl about the brick?! Next to Susie, she's the last person he should be going to! And then he goes to Susie, too!

I appreciate Flute running through town to find a disguise only to put the same clothes back on. I also liked the tall girl that couldn't be understood because her head's out of frame. So Prince Philip didn't die, just fled to Grimsburg to become a janitor. I liked that all the janitors in Grimsburg were people who fled high stress jobs. Trauma Club Stan looked like an Emo Harry Potter, complete with a lightning bolt (at least on a button). I am liking the running gang of the school bullies being comprised of boys from stable families. So...no one else can see Mr. Flesh, but other kids can summon rejected demons like Oil, and other people can see the slick he leaves?

Boat: A Dinghy Ate My Baby Shirt: The Queef's Gambit Man, wasn't expecting Honeybee winning mayor for a day. I knew that approving everyone's weird requests was gonna bite her in the ass, and of course the fence request set off a war with Whippleton and Ted's Folly. Honeybee taking a soggy hoagie bullet for Wolf while a cover of The Bodyguard theme plays is peak Relationship Goals. "There are no small proposals, just small mayors. Which are different than short kings, who I love and respect." I love how into it the family was on the makeovers.

Yep, Hestia's retreat was a death cult. But it being an excuse for her human companion to gather gods to kill them was a good twist. I did like how the Argonauts all immediately died, and Homer knew and just wanted to see how far the family would keep up with their ruse. And then he grew a sexy mane of hair and went to Mt. Olympus...only to be speared by Heracles. Honestly wasn't expecting that ending.

Cold Open: Finally, a sketch about Biden! Daily Show beat SNL to this bit about everyone saying how great he is but won't actually show us them. But Daily Show didn't give us the image of Biden trying to parkour. Train Time is real, though. Monologue: "You definitely didn't see me in Madame Web." It says a lot when the most emotion she showed was when they cut to Glen Powell in the audience. NYPD Interns: I kept thinking of "hated it!" from Men on Film whenever the two girls said :found him." Loved JAJ trying to imitate them. Please Don't Destroy: Definitely had the most PDD way to die. Kinda dumb, but I liked Chef Boyardee showing up at the end. Air Bud: Okay, a cheerleader earnestly trying to hit on Air Bud is a fun premise. And Air Bud had a girlfriend and Sydney Sweeney was offended by it was funny. She was a trooper for selling this so much. Big Bench: Apparently a parody of Hot Bench, which has three judges. So this one has 17. Er, 16 and a dog. A different dog than Air Bud, to boot. I liked this one. Ego was definitely the MVP. Bowen's Straight: Straight Bowen? He's showing off range! Bride: Wasn't a fan of all the "Shoooots." Weird how Chloe Troast was swapped out with Molly as the camera cut away from her the first time. WU: I'm gonna miss the Mitch McConnell "seen here" jokes. I had the captions on, but I still had no idea what Heidi as the Golden Bachelorette was saying most of the time. And man, the wardrobe department needs an award for Ego's pregnant stringray costume (THAT wasn't on my bingo card) and the clips holding Heidi's skin together. Ego's bit was surprisingly great. Hooters: Okay, liked seeing Bowen in this one. I wish he somehow got more tips than Sydney. "I was a crossing guard, thousands died." was the line of the sketch. And yes, Hooter B Owl is real, but he doesn't look like Nite Owl from Watchmen. Airbnb: Oh, this wasn't a commercial, it was a sketch. It was CRIMINAL for the only shout out to that AI Wonka experience in Glasgow to be hidden in this sketch. Date Night: I can't get over Dismukes's mustache. Yep, nothing kills rowdiness like an earnest statement of affection. or reminders of their mother's humanity. But not even Dismukes's mustache could save his girl from Glen Campbell. Powell Well, only SOME of the sketches about Sydney Sweeney being hot and had boobs, but at least she was funny and was all in on being silly. Otherwise, this one was just okay.