Worst Episode Ever #159: Is It Sh*t? (S16E16 - Don't Fear the Roofer)

This week, Dan and Jack watch Season 16's "Don't Fear the Roofer," guest starring Ray Romano as Homer's new best friend. How has Marge changed over the years? What one-time offer are WEE giving to Matt Groening? What is Jack and Dan's platonic friendship song? And what magazine was originally printed on maps? All that, plus the time Jack met Ray Romano, DEE-lites, trivia night recaps, stool cake, a kitchen full of kooks, and FART FART FART.

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Worst Episode Ever #143: Mr. Frink and Mr. Goodbar Walk Into a Sack (S16E15 - Future-Drama)

This week Dan and Jack watch Season 16’s Future-Drama, a Poehler-izing flash-forward episode about teenage Bart and Lisa’s prom and Homer and Marge’s umpteenth separation. Is Aquaticmann pro-union? What is the WEE Ultimate Fan Sweepstakes Contest? Where is Freet moving to? All that plus a hidden a-Jenda, Kermit D. Alf, Ted Bunda, and The Waldoman.

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Worst Episode Ever #114: Octoween III: Megans and Arnolds Go First

Worst Episode Ever #114: Octoween III: Megans and Arnolds Go First

S16E01 - Treehouse of Horror XV

Jack and Dan host their third Octoween special, covering their fourth Halloween episode in October, Season XVI's Treehouse of Horror XV, something which is not confusing at all. Bookended by the Perfect Strangers theme, this Simpsons entry covers vignettes spoofing The Dead Zone, Victorian England(?), and Fantastic Voyage. What episode is this? Don't you want to see Flanders murdering someone? What will The Simpsons' patriotic 30th Season look like? And what's the WEE Cult's second rule? All that, plus Megans and Arnolds, flappy bacon penis, and steampunk everybody. 

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Worst Episode Ever #78: The Greeter Clause

Worst Episode Ever #78: The Greeter Clause

S16E11 - On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister

This week, Dan and Jack watch Season 16's On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister, an episode where Lisa gets a restraining order against Bart and Homer becomes a Wal-Mart greeter. What's the WEE version of a clip show? What is the Holy Trinity of the English language? Who is Hemus's father? All that plus a pig with an R, Robocop 2 references without context, and The Back of the Marble Notebook Podcast.

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Worst Episode Ever #68: Studio D

Worst Episode Ever #68: Studio D

S16E09 - Pranksta Rap

Live from Studio D, Jack & Dan discuss Season 16's Pranksta Rap, a cringeworthy episode that sees Bart suddenly love rap before turning into a completely different episode about Chief Wiggum. How sad is too sad for Kirk Van Houten? What does Sting do when he says "cut all this?" And what's the catchphrase for the CEO of Jack's Movies? All that, plus Cootie 2001, 8-Track Things, and lazy American writing. 

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Worst Episode Ever #44: Zane

Worst Episode Ever #44: Zane

S16E08 - Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass

Dan and the Yao to his Ming, Jack, and special guest Dan Ozzi collectively laugh while telling the angry loners who listen to WEE all about Season 16's Homer & Ned's Hail Mary Pass, a post-Super Bowl episode seen by 32 million people, in spite of its horrendous voice acting, ambiguous moral lesson and extended Homer gibberish. Did this episode inspire YouTube? Did Flanders kill a whole farm? Is Dan a Be-Sharper? All that plus the return of Dan's Illuminati product placement conspiracy, Dan Ozzi loves a good troll, and Jack explains why he was on all those white supremacist websites ten years ago.

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Worst Episode Ever #34: MacGayver

Worst Episode Ever #34: MacGayver

S16E10 - There's Something About Marrying

This week, from a very hot WEE Studios, Dan & Jack celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month with Season 16's jumpy-aroundy episode "There's Something About Marrying," the episode where Springfield legalizes gay marriage and Patty comes out of the closet. Do the writers come out in favor or against gay marriage? How does this episode stack up against Homer's Phobia? And when will the famous publishing house Marhouse & Barton publish Dan's fan fiction? Plus, WEE twist the ceiling fan, learn about Huell Howser, and devolve our Ullman-era Simpsons voices into bad Sammy Davis Jr. impressions. We resisted our urges to create characters out of every misspoken word in an attempt to keep this episode on track. Did it work?

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Worst Episode Ever #19: Burnsify It!

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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