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The Simpsons 356-360 The Father, The Son And The Holy Guest Star This episode premiered on may 15th 2005. The lead in show was the previous Simpsons episode (Home Away From Homer) and it was followed by Family Guy. It ran opposite Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Survivor and The Contender.  The title comes from the Catholic prayer "The Father The Son and the Holy Ghost" The couch gag is the family are balloons and float onto the couch, except Homer is upside down and Snowball II takes a swipe at him, causing him to pop and fly away.  The school is holding a Medieval Festival, everyone is disappointed that it won't be like The Lord Of the Rings. Martin is going to be the king, Nelson is assigned as a guard. Bart has to play the Cooper. Lisa is named the queen. Milhouse makes his coat of arms, Spiderman on a field of green. Willie is assigned to be the village idiot complete with the plague. Skinner has the kids throw tomatoes at Willie (a bit of a historical inaccuracy the...

 The Simpsons 351-355 Don't Fear The Roofer This episode premiered on May 1st 2005. The lead in show was Malcolm In The Middle and it was followed by the next Simpsons episode. It ran opposite Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Cold Case and The Contender. The title comes from the song Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. The plot is based on the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind The opening credits say "350th Episode Man" even though this is episode 351. The running order of the series was thrown off when John Paul II died and they had to reschedule one episode, which is coming soon. The couch gag is the image is a jigsaw puzzle, the person building it puts Maggie's head on Homer and vice versa, they switch them out and say "Woo Hoo".  (The hands building the puzzle aren't yellow btw) It's raining hard in Springfield, Moe is putting glasses, and Barney, under the leaks at the bar. Kent Brockman asks Professor Frink what is going on, he says it'...

Just a quick note, I ended up having to work an extra shift last week so I was too tired to do The Simpsons plus I had all my weekend chores. So, that's why there wasn't a post last week.  The Simpsons 346-350 On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister This episode premiered on March 6th 2005. The lead in show was Malcolm In The Middle and it was followed by Arrested Development. It ran opposite Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Cold Case and Dateline NBC. The title comes from the 1965 Broadway musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever The chalkboard gag is "Beer in a milk carton is not milk" and the couch gag is a repeat of the Powers Of Ten. The students are heading to the Springfield Glacier, at 3 in the morning. Nelson is wearing a Glaciers Suck shirt. Bart trips Lisa and says "see you next fall". Skinner tries to get back with Edna but she rejects him. The bus starts sliding on the ice so Skinner busts out the chains, basically chains he uses to make the k...