Lemon of Troy

Great episode, allowing us to see a bit more of Shelbyville and the people that live there. Some great one liners, good back story and all in all, one of the better Season 6 episodes.

Bart goes on a mission to take back the disputed lemon tree claimed by Springfield and Shelbyville.

This is a very funny episode with excellent character moments.

The plot is an amusing lampoon of everyday tribalism between neighbouring communities, thinly disguised as a spoof of Homer's 'Iliad'. It uses numerous characters hilariously, especially Bart, Homer, Nelson, Martin and the Shelbyville counterparts.

The humour is quite consistent, with a number of memorable sight gags and plenty of strong banter. My favourite running jokes are the disrespect Homer shows Flanders' RV and the Shelbyville incest references.

I love the brief sequence of Lisa and her Shelbyville friend playing peacefully together with the kite.

This episode shows how people start a war between eachother. Over a simple thing, like small fraction of territory or a lemon tree. I cannot explain everything. Go, check it out yourself.

PS: I'm planning on doing chicken fight Bart vs Shelby. If anyone does it first, go ahead. I'll be happy to watch.

Marge's lecture to Bart about town pride hits a nerve and proves to be the basis of a nice episode of the show, and one that mixes humour and heart well.

I liked the scene were the parents intervene and try to steal back the lemon tree using Flanders's RV as the get away vehicle, that was great.

A lovely episode overall.

This focuses on Springfield/Shelbyville folklore and the retrieval of a classic lemon tree. Bart and the gang confront the Shelbyville kids who have grown up weird from in-breeding. Their ancestors found their female cousins attractive and you can imagine. It has some pretty funny stuff in it as the whole Bart gang cross the border.