Though not the most popular Simpsons episode (some critics felt it was especially cruel, and took the character of Bart from being a prankster to outright evil), Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em in season eighteen at the very least presented a fantastic lightsaber duel between Bart and Skinner, complete with the John Williams score (Episode I's Duel Of The Fates). While the main plot of the episode sees Marge taking up carpentry, the subplot sees Bart discovering that Skinner is allergic to peanuts, and deviously taking advantage of the situation, threatening him with a peanut on a stick. When Skinner eventually discovers that Bart has an allergy to shrimp, he returns the favour, and they eventually wind up in the aforementioned duel - only instead of sabers, it's sticks with a shrimp and a peanut tied to them. Thanks to the presence of the Williams score, this is a far better spoof of The Phantom Menace than it has any right to be.
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
