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| Oh man, I remember the PJs! |
Homer has come to enjoy a British sitcom that airs on PBS, however he catches PBS in the middle of one of their 'occassional' pledge drives (hosted by Betty White). As the pledge drags on, they 'promise' to return to the show once they've been pledged $10,000. Homer desperately calls in to 'pledge' the money, trying to do so anonymously in hopes they don't find out who pledged. PBS tracks him, though, and soon confront him for the money. Homer is eventually forced to run for his life, and makes his way to the church. Homer pleads Reverend Lovejoy to help him out, and the Reverend does so, helping sneak Homer away from PBS officials. Until the heat dies down, Lovejoy has Homer take a plane down to the south seas for missionary work, much to Homer's panic.
Upon reaching "Microasia", Homer sees a pair of missionaries who are departing. They tell them that they've taught the natives some English and mocked away their original beliefs, making them ripe for conversion. Although Homer initially gives missionary work the ol' college try, he quickly realizes he's over his head and decides to help out the locals in his own way: by helping build a casino full of beer, gambling and macaroni salad. In a tiny subplot, Homer over a ham radio makes Bart man of the house, so he goes to work in Homer's stead.
At first, this change seems good, but quickly the locals become violent drunks, corrupted by the gambling and booze. Morally aided by a young girl that dresses and sounds like Lisa whom Homer calls "Lisa Jr.", Homer decides to finish building a previously half-built chapel to get the locals back in God's good graces. He rings the bell loudly, but that sparks a chain reaction where a nearby volcano breaks up, spewing out hot lava. Homer and Lisa Jr. appear to be on their way to a fiery end, but the episode is interrupted by a FOX pledge drive (also hosted by Betty White), with Rupert Murdock and friends needing money to keep low-brow entertainment like Family Guy airing. Bart 'donates' money because, after all, saving FOX seems to be an attribute of his.
Quick Review
This wasn't a great episode, and some of the bits involving the chase of Homer by PBS was a bit over the top, but there were a few good jokes spread inbetween and Betty White's appearance was good. The pledge ending, I felt, was done well enough if not a grand way to end the episode. Overall, the episode is just alright.
Final Score: 7.3
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