We discuss how revisiting the episode helped Dando grieve the loss of Jet, the history of Tracey Ullman's turbulent relationship with the series, the simplistic but effective use of Marge's quilt to drive the story and more.
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CHAPTERS:
05:52 - The potential of Mrs. Winfield
07:42- The importance of emotion-driven episodes
09:41 - Helping Dando grieve the loss of Jet
12:26 - Living with anxiety
17:16 - The effective role of the quilt
18:44 - The potential buyer raised the stakes of the story
20:46 - Homer and Marge don't WANT to sell Santa's Little Helper
22:38 - Santa's Little Helper was particularly naughty this episode
23:09 - Emily Winthrop
25:32 - The history of The Tracey Ulman Show
33:08 - Emily Winthrop is so unlikeable
35:09 - "pull the bloody chain, boy!" haunts us
37:08 - The use of "son of a bitch"
41:48 - Marge and Lisa's bonding story
45:47 - The best version of Lisa
48:51 - The various parodies (E.T., Predator, etc)
49:47 - Loving the Assassins
59:07 - FAVOURITE MOMENTS
01:00:00 - The birth of "Wise Guy"?
01:00:59 - Daytime television
01:02:40 - TRIVIA
01:07:46 - STONECUTTER SHOUT-OUTS
01:11:00 - FULL EPISODE REVIEW BEGINS
01:12:50 - Frank Welker
01:16:17 - How to draw the mumps
01:19:05 - Guy ruins Louise's lawn
01:15:54 - Faking sick to get out of school
01:22:02 - Mrs. Winfield calls Homer (clip)
01:23:40 - Flanders is odd in the earlier seasons
01:25:20 - Sometimes you've got to spoil yourself
01:35:08 - Homer gets caught (clip)
01:36:08 - The dangers of Afterpay
01:40:28 - Homer handled the Assassins situation well
01:44:18 - Guy returns a used shirt
01:51:10 - Marge's devastation
01:55:06 - Someone eating your leftovers
02:00:09 - Emily's choice was justified
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