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I also remember liking Sandie a lot on her first run. She seemed a little discombobulated last night but I'm glad she's in. She'll regroup for the next round. Rooting for either her or Julia for the ultimate win!

Hang tough, Chicken Wing! "Over there, over there Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming The Yanks are coming…"

Loved it. Loved every minute of it. Yeah, even the depressing glimpse of Seymour. Apparently they're both female. Who knew?

"Why are all cars black or gray now? It's like if you see a red one, it's a big deal." OK, as someone who just bought a new car and said this same complaint to the salesman, may I just say: preach it, Monty!

"The power of Chrysler compels you!" LOL!

Number 1, no contest, Sideshow Bob. I love Kelsey Grammer, and I always have to catch myself when I say that I don't buy him in any role other than Frasier -- because then I remember that he plays Sideshow Bob, and I totally buy him as a wild-haired psycho with a love for musicals whose only goal is to kill Bart. Number 2, Ralph Wiggum. In need of a non-sequitur? Look no further than Ralph. "My cat's breath smells like cat food."

Yes, he certainly should be back again today to co-defend. I think Alex just misspoke.

Well that was short-lived. I actually liked it. (Guess I was one of the few.)

I'll admit I wasn't giving my full attention to the show, but… I did not hear all three syllables of "Narcissus." I thought she said "Narciss." I was convinced they were going to come back from commercial and take the money away from her (sorry, can't recall which woman gave the answer). Just me? OK, time to get my hearing checked.

Bart & Homer stories, according to: https://twitter.com/EverySimpsons

In Ken Levine's blog today, "guest blogger" David Hyde Pierce gives the details on the fencing scene in "An Affair to Forget." http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2014/10/david-hyde-pierce-guest-blogger.html

Oh thank God Alex lost today. I had to change the channel during Double Jeopardy, I could not deal with his loooooong pauses. Unbearable.

I loved it and agree with Shermie that it was clever and fun. Much better than I expected. My favorite storyline was Brian with Santa's Stupid Name.

That would be , wouldn't it? If not, then I'm stumped too.

Aye caramba! That's none other than Bart Simpson! (Made even funnier because Sideshow Bob always wants to kill Bart.) What was the name of the lodge that Norm wanted to join (and Cliff was already a member)? Edited: M. Darcy beat me to it.

F is for Sy Flembeck (played by John Mahoney!), who was hired to write a jingle for the bar. "Beer and pretzels, that's our game…"

Ack! Why would we vote that he should get rid of it?! To me, he's never looked quite right without it. Yay for the 'stache!

Oh that's so weird, I also had a Girls hospital experience (not a dream, but close). I was of course put under for surgery and woke briefly as I was being wheeled into my room afterward, but the room was apparently dark and I had this strange sense I was being abandoned somewhere. I kept thinking, "They're leaving me in the elevator just like what happened to Sophia!" If I'd had any ability to speak, I'm sure I would've said it out loud. (No worries, I was in my hospital room, just super-disoriented.)

Love that song. "There's William Henry Harrison." "I died in 30 days!"

Y is for the song "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," which melted Rebecca into a puddle when she heard it.

V is for Veggie Boy, the vegetable health drink that Woody endorsed in a commercial.

I didn't realize there was also going to be a crossover with Futurama later in the fall! Coooool. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/04/simpsons-futurama-simpsorama-crossover/

The marathon was a huge success: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/business/media/the-simpsons-marathon-lifts-ratings-for-fledgling-fxx.html I know that I tuned in more frequently than I expected to.

K is for Kirstie Alley (I checked and we hadn't done her yet). Edited: Oh crap, we actually did use her already, for A (not for K). So, as a backup answer: K is for the karaoke machine that they had in the bar, in at least one episode.

Just popping in to point out that this show returns to MeTV's schedule as of tonight (Sept. 1).