At the Springfield Minimum Security Prison (Lol), Sideshow Bob is disturbed when he hears his inmates laughing at the Krusty the Clown's TV show. Believing that television mindless and wanting to rid the world of it, Bob escapes while on work duty at the Springfield Air Force Base. He gets inside restricted area of the hangar, where he finds a 10-megaton nuclear weapon.
Meanwhile, The Simpsons attend an air show held at the base and see different planes, including the Wright Brother's plane. But when they watch the plane show, the TV nearby shows up Sideshow Bob, who threatens to detonate the nuclear bomb unless Springfield gets rid of all television broadcasts. After the announcement, the panicked crowd flee the airfield, except for Bart and Lisa. Unable to locate Bob, Mayor Quimby decides to give in to Bob's ultimatum.
Bart is scared that Bob might kill him, but that wasn't his motive. He want to kill Krusty. They arrive at Krusty's shack, and Bob attempts to carry out a attack, but the slow-moving plane ends up bouncing harmlessly off the shack. The police quickly arrive and arrest Bob, while Bart is reunited with his family.
My thoughts:
How many times have I watched it: Twice.
Chalkboard Gag: Wedgies are unhealthy for children and other living things. What? (C-)
Couch Gag: The Simpsons are a family of sea monkeys and swim to a couch made of clam shells, looking at an open treasure chest. Not a fan of the water, but the Simpsons look cool as sea monkeys. (B-)
Storyline: This was a decent episode, but I'm not quite a fan of it. The episode is below par for a Sideshow Bob episode and for a Simpsons episode for this season. The plot is pretty good and it is funny in parts, I liked Lisa leaving a message for the authorities in the Duff blimp, and she being smart of where Bob was hiding. Helium! However, the ending is pretty flat, with Bob making an unfunny speech. The whole premise of Bob deciding to blow up Springfield gets a little silly.
The episode kind of started off slowly, then looked as if it was going to take off after Bob threatens the town with nukes, but somehow, it didn't do that. It just meandered a bit until Bart and Lisa suddenly locate Bob. No build-up of suspense. All up, a promising episode which fails to develop. Also, Krusty was a bitch this episode, too. He used Mel as a mop in his show and his was more concerned about adult magazines than an important town meeting.
Overall, this was a middle of the line episode, and a below average episode in the 1990s era.
My Grade: C+/C
Chalkboard Gag: Wedgies are unhealthy for children and other living things. What? (C-)
Couch Gag: The Simpsons are a family of sea monkeys and swim to a couch made of clam shells, looking at an open treasure chest. Not a fan of the water, but the Simpsons look cool as sea monkeys. (B-)
Storyline: This was a decent episode, but I'm not quite a fan of it. The episode is below par for a Sideshow Bob episode and for a Simpsons episode for this season. The plot is pretty good and it is funny in parts, I liked Lisa leaving a message for the authorities in the Duff blimp, and she being smart of where Bob was hiding. Helium! However, the ending is pretty flat, with Bob making an unfunny speech. The whole premise of Bob deciding to blow up Springfield gets a little silly.
The episode kind of started off slowly, then looked as if it was going to take off after Bob threatens the town with nukes, but somehow, it didn't do that. It just meandered a bit until Bart and Lisa suddenly locate Bob. No build-up of suspense. All up, a promising episode which fails to develop. Also, Krusty was a bitch this episode, too. He used Mel as a mop in his show and his was more concerned about adult magazines than an important town meeting.
Overall, this was a middle of the line episode, and a below average episode in the 1990s era.
My Grade: C+/C
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