THE SIMPSONS...as stingingly sharp as ever

I'm hardly the first to say this, but the great thing about animation (particularly on a major network TV show) is that you can get away with SO much more. Witness tonight's SIMPSONS ep about Homer enlisting in the Army. The entire show was littered with as blatantly political of opinion as i've ever seen on it. Honestly, it was verging on Very Special Episode; this show's jokes/commentary are usually a bit more subtle. Was this TIMED for this past week's elections? At least it all SEEMED very obvious in its stance...as I must admit I wasn't giving it my complete attention. I'll have to catch the repeat sometime.

ANYWAY...there was ONE brief scene...you can't even call it a scene...it was 3 seconds...that spurred me to write this entry. Homer went to the Army Recruitment Office and a sign on the storefront said SUICIDAL TEENS WELCOME. I cackled out loud at this VERY dark humor. I think the point is quite clear and can't imagine many other network sitcoms making such a statement. Bravo! And THE SIMPSONS MOVIE is finally in sight!! This is probably my favorite show of all time.