9.8/10. Oh man, this was a hilarious episode. The main story, focusing on Abe and Joan's student films was brilliant. I especially loved the absurdity of Abe's commitment to his cheesy Air Bud-meets-E.T. flick (the line "I have your child now, Giraffe" left me in stitches) and I love the twist to Joan's bit being that she's desperate to avoid baring her soul through her film when it's just an entirely opaque student art film (replete with Freud totally getting it). Just inspired stuff all around.
The B-Story with Gandhi and George Washington Carver making a buddy cop movie was also excellent. I'm just an absolute sucker for a pairing between an outlandish, boisterous character and a more strait-laced button-down character (see also: Pinky and The Brain, Bert and Ernie, etc.). The "Say Whaaaaat" exchange cracked me up, and the riffs on the tropes of the genre was a nice preview of Lord & Miller's work on 21 Jump Street.
Lastly, the C-story with Scudworth trying to impress the shady government figures led to some of the usual enjoyable mischief with Mr. Butlertron. It was a pleasant enough riff on a stock sitcom story, and the goofiness of the characters shines through.
Overall, it's hard to really critique this episode, since it's reason for greatness is really just that it's damn funny, which is a hard thing to unpack. But go watch it! Now!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-10-24T01:58:46Z
9.8/10. Oh man, this was a hilarious episode. The main story, focusing on Abe and Joan's student films was brilliant. I especially loved the absurdity of Abe's commitment to his cheesy Air Bud-meets-E.T. flick (the line "I have your child now, Giraffe" left me in stitches) and I love the twist to Joan's bit being that she's desperate to avoid baring her soul through her film when it's just an entirely opaque student art film (replete with Freud totally getting it). Just inspired stuff all around.
The B-Story with Gandhi and George Washington Carver making a buddy cop movie was also excellent. I'm just an absolute sucker for a pairing between an outlandish, boisterous character and a more strait-laced button-down character (see also: Pinky and The Brain, Bert and Ernie, etc.). The "Say Whaaaaat" exchange cracked me up, and the riffs on the tropes of the genre was a nice preview of Lord & Miller's work on 21 Jump Street.
Lastly, the C-story with Scudworth trying to impress the shady government figures led to some of the usual enjoyable mischief with Mr. Butlertron. It was a pleasant enough riff on a stock sitcom story, and the goofiness of the characters shines through.
Overall, it's hard to really critique this episode, since it's reason for greatness is really just that it's damn funny, which is a hard thing to unpack. But go watch it! Now!