All Singing, All Dancing (S09, E11-189)

"Gonna paint your wagon, gonna paint it fine.
Gotta use oil-based paint, 'cause the wood is piiiine."

Plot Summary
Homer and Bart return from the video store, video stores still being profitable at the time.  Despite Marge and Lisa's recommendations, the two men rented a movie they would rather enjoy: a shoot 'em up western.  However, they are unaware that the movie they rented, Paint Your Wagon, is actually a western-themed musical.  After seeing Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin sing and dance, a disgusted Homer stops the movie, openly wondering why a perfectly fine wagon tale had to be ruined with song.  Just then, Marge and Lisa help start up a song as well to try and prove to both Homer and Bart that not only do they like to sing and dance (using clips from previous episodes to show as much), but that the entire towns loves to as well (using clips from previous episodes to show as much).

After the first set of clips, Snake jumps in through an open window, planning to take the Simpsons hostage, however when they sing about their predicament, Snake can't handle it and leaves.  However, after the second batch of clips, Snake returns, having gotten a tune stuck in his head because of the Simpsons, and plans to shoot them to make it stop.  However, he forgot to load his gun, and leaves again to get some ammo.  After the final batch of clips, where Homer and Bart are convinced that musicals are not so bad (and not nearly as bad as when a long-running series does a cheesy clip show), Snake returns yet again to end his madness.  However, the family has finished up, and are no longer singing.  Snake no longer holds a grudge and takes his leave again.  Marge closes the window but then it gets shot at.  Snake then continues to shoot up anybody playing a song even during the credits.

Quick Review
All Singing, All Dancing is the fourth clip show of the series, and like the two that preceded it, this one comes with a theme: musicals.  The Paint Your Wagon scene to set up the clip show, I thought, was excellent, by far the best part of the episode.  I don't know who voiced Lee Marvin, but hearing him do his singing lines was just hilarious.  The continuous plot line involving Snake was a nice touch as well to break up the monotony of the clips.  The clips themselves were okay for the most part, but most of the episode's good will came from its new content.

Final Score: 8.5