Like many of us during the decade, the show’s writers frequently channel-surfed and found themselves entranced by a Spanish channel with an “always on” Mexican comedic performer named Chespirito and his grasshopper-costumed superhero character El Chapulín Colorado. The rise of Simpsons-mania in the 1990s coincided with the increased visibility of Spanish-speaking cable networks. Brian VanHooker, Senior Features Writer 99 Bumblebee Man Let’s just work out those kinks in the mean time.What would a list of the greatest Sprinfieldians be without the town’s namesake? Sure, he was a murderous pirate who once threatened George Washington with an ax, but he also inspired his followers with the legendary quote, “A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.” He’s Springfield’s own Christopher Columbus, part myth, part horrible monster, so precisely the kind of guy you’d want to steal the head of. There’s still much of this season to go, which includes another “Legs and Wheel Man” entry as well as the series’ 200th episode, so the best is yet to come. This isn’t the best that American Dad has to offer, but half of it is a very solid episode. I’m not really sure what’s going on here with the show, but hopefully it’ll smooth itself out soon. The show has done a pretty uneven job at balancing plots lately, with the B-stories barely being much of anything at all. Even Klaus’ story that he tells, combined with his tag at the end of the episode show a fuller story. The whole thing is baffling and the two scenes we get on the matter pretty much repeat themselves. What was Steve expecting here? Maybe if we had a little more details on this dance in question we’d have a better idea, but this story moves around largely in the background and it’s to its detriment. This results in Steve getting jealous that Stan had sex with Francine that night-effectively stealing his date-in a pretty ridiculous plot that doesn’t make a lot of sense. On the other side of the Smith family, Steve and Francine are off to a mother/son dance apparently, with Stan acting as chaperone. This season has been light on classic Roger material, but this is certainly up there, as is the constant costume use we see through the episode. He plays Hailey in one direction and Ax in the other, as he dovetails their lives beautifully in a way where he gains the most that he possibly can. The fact that all of this has in the end been apart of one macro-scheme by Roger is just perfect. Or rather, Roger in the persona of Rosaline, a Bettie Page-looking woman (as Ax’s tattoo on his crotch would indicate at least before her “accident”). The discussion even leads to a very welcome Klaus-as-a-human flashback about love lost and infidelity that also helps add to the pathos and emotion bubbling behind this one.ĭespite Hailey’s scruples, the sexual tension and trust spitting exercises Hailey and Ax do together begin to become too much, until the fairly brilliant twist is turned to that Ax’s wife is Rosaline. The show tries to have Hailey navigate through this as responsibly as possible, discussing the pros and cons of sleeping with a married man. At the same time, she does have a husband who she does love, he’s only lot in space with the ghost of Sinbad, somewhere. Roger is largely just playing around with Hailey’s life, but she really would like to find love. Watching Roger, Hailey, and Klaus beat around this issue is pretty engaging, and as outlandish as this plot is, there’s a real emotional core to Hailey’s situation that’s absolutely felt. So it’s only a matter of time until Hailey begins getting closer with the office hunk, Ax Jenkins, ready to seal the deal on her perfect life, until she learns that Ax is married. Incorporated, like that everyone hates Andrew and that the boss is big on banana chips. She begins to master the ins and outs at Businesscorp Industries Corp. Hailey continues to follow Boone/Roger’s three-step system (get a job get a man then get a baby with that man so you can ditch that job) as her life starts to come together, with Klaus acting as a very active audience in the matter.
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