So, did the Simpsons just kill Gill?

[ComerPerro]

What happened?

That was a weird episode

[ET Awful]

1. It was a very weird episode . . .

and they killed way too many cats. . . .

[ComerPerro]

2. I thought it was funny

that Marge, when reffering to "God's plan", sad that you "have to stand up to bullies" while looking toward the sky.

[ET Awful]

12. I thought it was funny too, I was just making a wise-ass remark :)

[LincolnMcGrath]

3. HA HA

[CrownPrinceBandar]

4. NO! Not Gil...

Oh man, it was his lucky day. This time he's gonna make a sale, for sure.

[Dudley_DUright]

6. Don't worry, I am sure Gil will be back in a future episode

You heard the explosion but never actually saw the body, so they are free to miraculously bring him back (after perhaps an extended stay in the hospital).

[solinvictus]

5. "My hot plate!"

"Awwww, and I only had three more payments on it!" I love Gil.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

7. Gil's the best.

Oh, man...

[baldguy]

8. I bet you wouldn't buy a car from him tho.

[solinvictus]

9. Gil selling Springfield Elementary Coleco computers

"Ahh, you gotta buy rust protection on 'em or those Colecos will rust up on ya every time!"

[CanuckAmok]

10. Gil is alive...

That episode just aired here in the Pacific Time Zone. Gil is alive, because death would be the easy way out for him, and he's not that lucky.

I'm more concerned about Lisa's fate, since she defied a court order and referred to "Principal Tanzarian". Do you think it'll be death by catapult for her, or just a banishment to the Alkalai Flats?

[WindRavenX]

11. Oh man...and he was going to eat *food* tonight too!!

How tragic :(
Ah, he'll be back though....
Funny episode.

[NoPasaran]

13. Jeez, what's going on?

Silly me, watching the dust up from Iowa.

[mvd]

14. I waited until after the Eagles game to eat, and..

missed the episode. Can someone post a little recap of the plot? Thanks.

[CanuckAmok]

15. Hmmm...where to start.

Bart's bike isn't a ten-speed so he can't keep up with the bigger kids going up hills. He lets Dr. hibbert (in his Mercedes SUV) run over his bike so he can have a new one. As Hibbert is driving away, he accidentally runs over Snowball II.

Bart and Home pick out a 10 speed at the local bike shop ("Vicious Cycle"), but it needs to be assembled. Homer makes a mess of it, and it falls apart while Bart is riding it. Of course, he's pissed because Homer has failed him once again.

Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge go to the pound to pick out a new cat. Several cats are killed subsequently...

Homer decides to impress Bart with his handiwork, by building a battle-robot for a "Robot-Wars" style show. Of course, it's a failure, so, not wanting to fail Bart again, Homer makes a hollow robot shell out of a mailbox and a tricycle, and hids inside, pretending to be a robot.

Homer takes several bullets and other injuries during battles with other killer robots, but sucks it up for Bart, who has no idea that the robot is actually Homer.

Finally, he has to battle Dr. Frink's ultimate battle robot.

Lisa finally finds an non-accident-prone cat, and renames it "Snowball V" then "Snowball II". Principal Skinner walks by and says it's cheating to rename a character and ignore reality for the sake of series continuity, and Lisa calls him on it, referring to his real identity, Armand Tanzarian.

[mvd]

16. That's a great recap!

Thank you very much. Sounds like I missed a really fun episode.