tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post7039999540598584874..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Retro Review: Mr. PlowAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-76608817100342217102012-06-25T10:38:29.036-05:002012-06-25T10:38:29.036-05:00@Dr. Bitz: But it has always felt very close to th...@Dr. Bitz: <i>But it has always felt very close to the sitcom cliche of almost striking it rich only to have it snatched away.</i><br /><br />I don't think I ever got the impression that Homer was poised to make <i>that</i> much money off the business - enough to keep the plow, maybe even enough to quit his other job, but never "rich", exactly, even with all the fame it afforded him. <br /><br />But maybe that's just because, as a kid, I could never convince very many neighbors to pay me $5 to shovel their driveways...<br /><br /><i>Maybe in the Simpsons' odd timeline, next winter has yet to come?</i><br /><br />I've wondered the same thing, and that's as good an explanation as any (though Homer did end up losing his plow, and maybe next winter he wasn't able to get approval for a loan to buy another one, but now we're injecting far too much realism into a show that has Homer picking up odd jobs at the expense of his actual one willy nilly).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-30214449159012290722012-06-25T08:53:40.996-05:002012-06-25T08:53:40.996-05:00Obviously this is a classic Simpsons episode. But ...Obviously this is a classic Simpsons episode. But it has always felt very close to the sitcom cliche of almost striking it rich only to have it snatched away.<br /><br />Also, I've also always wondered why Barney and Homer simply didn't continue their lucrative business next winter. Maybe in the Simpsons' odd timeline, next winter has yet to come?Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.com