Bart's Dog Gets An "F"

The Four Finger Discount family recently lost our beloved pooch Jet, so to pay tribute we've gone back and revisited one of the more heartfelt episodes from the earlier seasons, Bart's Dog Gets An F.We discuss how revisiting the episode helped Dando grieve the loss of Jet, the history of Tracey Ullman's turbulent relationship with the series, the simplistic but effective use of Marge's quilt to drive the story and more.If you enjoy this review, please consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscountListen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3ZCHAPTERS:05:52 - The potential of Mrs. Winfield07:42- The importance of emotion-driven episodes09:41 - Helping Dando grieve the loss of Jet12:26 - Living with anxiety17:16 - The effective role of the quilt18:44 - The potential buyer raised the stakes of the story20:46 - Homer and Marge don't WANT to sell Santa's Little Helper22:38 - Santa's Little Helper was particularly naughty this episode23:09 - Emily Winthrop25:32 - The history of The Tracey Ulman Show33:08 - Emily Winthrop is so unlikeable35:09 - "pull the bloody chain, boy!" haunts us37:08 - The use of "son of a bitch"41:48 - Marge and Lisa's bonding story45:47 - The best version of Lisa48:51 - The various parodies (E.T., Predator, etc)49:47 - Loving the Assassins59:07 - FAVOURITE MOMENTS01:00:00 - The birth of "Wise Guy"?01:00:59 - Daytime television01:02:40 - TRIVIA01:07:46 - STONECUTTER SHOUT-OUTS01:11:00 - FULL EPISODE REVIEW BEGINS01:12:50 - Frank Welker01:16:17 - How to draw the mumps01:19:05 - Guy ruins Louise's lawn01:15:54 - Faking sick to get out of school01:22:02 - Mrs. Winfield calls Homer (clip)01:23:40 - Flanders is odd in the earlier seasons01:25:20 - Sometimes you've got to spoil yourself01:35:08 - Homer gets caught (clip)01:36:08 - The dangers of Afterpay01:40:28 - Homer handled the Assassins situation well01:44:18 - Guy returns a used shirt01:51:10 - Marge's devastation01:55:06 - Someone eating your leftovers02:00:09 - Emily's choice was justifiedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.