Imagine my joy that The Simpsons celebrated its 400th episode last night by sending up three of my favorite topics: the FCC, the web and local news. Homer winds up on the local news for buying the one-millionth ice cream cone at a local restaurant. (The station and the ice cream restaurant are owned by the same company, anchor Kent Brockman bitterly notes.) He spills coffee in Kent’s lap, causing Kent to utter a “super swear.” Ned Flanders starts an online protest, the FCC imposes a whopper of a fine and Kent gets fired. Kent then takes to the web to tell the story of a conspiracy at Fox News. (“Thank you for inviting me into your laps.”) It was a Very Lost Remote Simpsons.
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