G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)

G. I. (Annoyed Grunt) is an entertaining episode of The Simpsons that starts with Marge asking Homer to get Bart out of the army, but in the end, it's Homer who enlists, which unfortunately feels repetitive, as we had already seen him enlist in the navy previously. While the episode has plenty of humorous moments throughout, the highlight for many viewers, including myself, is the sequence where they parody Looney Tunes.

The animation during this sequence is fantastic, and it's clear that the writers had a lot of fun creating it. An army drone behaving like a Looney Tunes character seemed very funny to me. I found myself laughing out loud at the absurdity of it all.

But the episode also has some great references to other films, including Full Metal Jacket. When the drill sergeant orders Homer to eat a donut while the rest of the platoon does push-ups and then proceeds to give him a foot massage, it's a clear nod to the scene in the movie where Gomer Pyle is similarly mistreated.

Overall, G. I. (Annoyed Grunt) is a solid episode of The Simpsons that manages to be both funny and entertaining. While it may not be the strongest episode of the series, it's a strong episode of modern Simpsons and it's still worth watching for the Looney Tunes parody. If you're a fan of the show, or just enjoy animated comedy in general, I would definitely recommend giving this episode a watch.

GI (Annoyed Grunt) is a great Simpsons episode with a well written plot and plenty of very funny scenes. It is an enjoyable, somewhat chaotic episode as we follow Marge getting Springfield in to some strange trouble while trying to get Homer out of the army. A ton of chaos ensues, including a sequence I particularly loved that was a nod to Looney Tunes that was very well put together.

I did feel that it could have used a side story to hold it together a bit more, it was not really strong enough to hold the whole twenty minutes on its own, I felt like giving Bart or Lisa something else to do would have added to it more.

The highlight has to be Kiefer Sutherland, who delivers a fantastic General accent that makes his unrecognizable. He has plenty of very funny quotes throughout and a great character was created here that I would love to see again some time.

The writers clearly had fun writing this episode, which makes us have fun watching it. GI (Annoyed Grunt) may not be a highlight of the eighteenth season, but it is still a very enjoyable Simpsons.

Homer accidentally gets signed up for basic training in the army, but Marge gets roped in after trying to get him released.

With Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Grampa, Barney, Gil and Squeaky Voiced Teen.

Julie Kavner as Marge.

Nancy Cartwright as Bart, Ralph, Nelson and Kearney.

Yeardley Smith as Lisa.

Hank Azaria as Army man, Chalmers, Moe, Apu, Cletus and others.

Harry Shearer as Skinner, Mr. Burns, Lenny and others.

Also with: Kiefer Sutherland, Maurice LaMarche, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden and Tress MacNeille.

This episode was just hilarious! It deals with Homer joining the army in Bart's place and becoming part of the "patsies" because of how dumb he is. This episode may be another one talking about the war, but it's really funny. The gags in the episode are great. The guest star Kiefer Sutherland does an excellent job doing a voice that's unrecognizable as him. I can't say I agree with the material, but as long as they come out with episodes that have as many laughs as this, I'm okay.

My rating: **** out of *****. TVPGV.