Humor Does Depend On Surprise, And The

'the Simpsons' Basically - And 'futurama' - Are Really Smart Shows. They're Kind Of Disguised As These Goofy Animated Sitcoms, But The References Within The Shows, If You're Paying Attention, Are Pretty Smart And Pretty Sophisticated.

The Amazing Thing About Freak Out! Was That There Was Nothing Quite Like It In Rock 'n Roll At The Time. It Was Really Simultaneously Crude And Ugly, And Incredibly Sophisticated. The Beatles Were Funny, But There Was Nothing With The Kind Of Sneer That You Could Feel In The Music Of Frank Zappa.

First You Get The Sugar, Then You Get The Power, Then You Get The Women.

I Think In Daily Newspapers, The Way Comic Strips Are Treated, It's As If Newspaper Publishers Are Going Out Of Their Way To Kill The Medium.

Lisa: 'do We Have Any Food That Wasn't Brutally Slaughtered?' Homer: 'well, I Think The Veal Died Of Loneliness.'