Two seasons of shorts reviewed since mid-April. Let's continue on with the season 3 set of shorts, 19 in total.
#30: Shut Up Simpsons
What other way to begin this set than having a bickering family? Homer, the kids, and Grampa are all on each other's nerves. It's so easy to consider this a cliche, but it's done well. There's a certain level of animosity shown in each character. Not to mention seeing Grampa hit Homer with a newspaper and strangle him. That will seem out of touch for anyone that watches the show's take on him. A little improvement on the character modeling and they all seem almost identical to their show counterparts. A nice way to begin this final set of shorts. Funny and worth watching
Score: 7 out of 10
#31 Shell Game
Lay off the cookies. Bart wants to have one, but the family is set on him not having one. Tattler Lisa catches him with a bunch, and he puts all but one back in the jar. Cue the title. It's not so much the game that's amusing. The payoff in the beginning and end is what makes it a funny short. Having Bart fooled by Maggie (another cookie antic like The Perfect Crime) is icing on the cake. That's what makes it another solid short
Score: 7 out of 10
Next week's reviews include Bart doing his own TV show, and the family doing a little stress relieving.
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