'SIMPSONS' MARKS 13 YEARS OF A FAMILY'S BONDING.Byline: David Kronke Thirteen seasons into its unprecedented network prime-time run, ``The Simpsons'' scarcely needs gimmicks anymore, just its time-tested sense of the absurd and the usual batch of sight gags crammed in amid the chaos. Tonight's episode begins with yet another of Bart's misguided stunts: He steals Officer Wiggum's cruiser and smashes it into a tree. At Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial (outside, Lady Justice is a little girl holding the scales aloft), Homer exults, ``I love our court dates'' - Bart's assigned to Judge Constance Harm (voiced by ``Malcolm in the Middle's'' Jane Kaczmarek Jane Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955 in Greendale, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award nominated American actress best known for playing the character Lois in Malcolm in the Middle. She lives in San Marino, CA. ), a tough, law-and-order sort a la Judge Judy For the person off screen, see . Judge Judy is an American syndicated reality-based "court," or "syndi-court" show, featuring former family court judge, Judith Sheindlin, arbitrating over small claims cases. . In Harm's way harm's way n. A risky position; danger: a place for the children that is out of harm's way; ships that sail into harm's way. , Bart and Homer are ordered tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. together. Homer disrupts Bart's classes, then grabs a beer at Moe's with Bart stranded just outside the door (Moe explains, ``The heat's been on since them Bush girls were in here''). That's not good enough for Judge Harm, who eventually orders Homer and Marge, whom she decrees miserable parents, to be placed in portable stocks. Naturally, it goes further downhill from there. Tonight's episode is far from a classic, but it's still reliably hilarious in places. At this rate, ``The Simpsons'' could still be running in the era a millennium hence, where creator Matt Groening's other series, ``Futurama,'' takes place. ``THE SIMPSONS'' What: Umpteenth-season premiere of the classic animated series. The stars: Voices of Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an Emmy award winning American voice actor, actor and comedian best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the long-running FOX animated series The Simpsons. , Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer. Where: Fox (Channel 11). When: 8 tonight. Our rating: Three and one half stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Bart Simpson, center, and his family begin season 13 tonight on Fox. |
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