Review: ‘Snowflake Day: A Very Special Holiday Episode’ – Lamb Tacos

While Clone High never went out of its way to come up with inventive story lines, it found its magic in being able to apply a mix of historical comedy and quirky personality to the high school tropes we’d become so associated with in the first half-century of television. Like most episodes, this is what …

Second Look: Clone High ‘Litter Kills: Literally’ – Neat Little Piles

'Litter Kills; Literally' (aired 1/19/2003) When Clone High is at its very best, it’s able to pile trope on top of trope, until it has this Escher-like contraption of story and parody that feeds into every facet of the plot. It’s not quite the case with ‘Litter Kills’, but when its focused on JFK, it’s …

Second Look: Mr. Show with Bob and David ‘Who Let You In?’ – I Shit On You

'Who Let You In?' (aired 11/24/1995) 'The Chase of the Chaste' - B- It's 1995, so of course Mr. Show has to find their own way to make fun of the OJ Simpson case,  what must be the single most parodied event of the last thirty years. The idea is pretty good - OJ was driving …

In Case You Missed It: Friends (Season 2) Reviews

Last week, I finished up my look at the second season of Friends. For your convenience, I've linked to all the reviews below, in case you missed any of them through the season. Enjoy - reviews of season three will return this fall. Thanks for reading!   Episodes 1 &2  - 'The One with Ross's New Girlfriend'/'The …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One with the Chicken Pox’/’The One with Barry and Mindy’s Wedding’ – I Know Her

'The One with the Chicken Pox' (aired 5/9/96) Phoebe's got a boyfriend in town - which means there's really nothing going on in 'Chicken Pox', one of many Phoebe episodes where we laugh about her failed romances and bohemian nature. As a character, she's only got two real arcs on the show: her brother (in seasons three …

Second Look: Mr. Show with Bob and David ‘We Regret To Inform You’ – I’m Gettin’ Laid Tonight

'We Regret To Inform You' (aired 11/17/1995) Letters - B- There appears to be some idea shoved down deep into 'Letters' - particularly with David - but they never really come to light in the sketch, serving more as an amusing opening and an interesting way to introduce Sarah Silverman into the first sketch. There's …