Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | 296 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT White People Problems
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Aired on 2013.04.28
Don wakes up/comes to in bed, a bottle of Canadian Club sitting tellingly on the nightstand, and takes a long moment to contemplate his existence/hangover before we cut to him trudging into the living room, wherein he sees Megan, Sally, and Gene dressed to go out. Sally, after tattling that Bobby's not supposed to be watching TV, tells Don they're going to a park vigil, and Megan mentions that a "Troy and Bridget," whoever they may be, are going to meet them there before Bobby clutches his stomach and claims that he's not feeling well. Hilariously, he then "furtively" looks around to see if anyone's buying what he's selling, but even though the answer is obviously "no," Don sighs and tells Megan Bobby can stay with him. Megan, taking a conciliatory tack, tells Don she feels like she has to get out of the house, while Sally is just a shade less understanding: "I knew you wouldn't go." The three of them leave, and they're not even out the door before Bobby vaults over the couch; not only that, when Don asks if he wants some aspirin, he's practically like, "For what?" Not the most solid planner, this one. Don has him turn off the TV and tell him exactly what Betty said, so Bobby confesses that he's not allowed to watch TV for a week. Don nods thoughtfully...
...and then we cut to the two of them in a movie. HA! You did say "TV," Betty. Hee. This is exactly the sort of workaround a child would have no problem doing, but the fact that Don's spearheading it makes it hilarious. They're watching Planet Of The Apes, and Drs. Zaius and Zira are discussing their captive's mental abilities, with Zaius claiming that humans are inferior to them. The racial commentary is obvious, which is just as well, because I'm not going to be able to delve too deeply into it with the "Dr. Zaius" song from the "A Fish Called Selma" episode of The Simpsons inevitably running through my head. (What's wrong with me? I think you're crazy. Want a second opinion! You're also lazy.) Don asks Bobby why Betty punished him, so Bobby cryptically (to Don) tells him the wallpaper didn't match up. Don figures the issue isn't worth pressing, so he goes back to eating popcorn...