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"  It begins today: The FXX broadcast of all 552 episodes of &amp;quot;The Simpsons&amp;quot; in chronological order\u2014probably the most embiggened TV marathon in history. You could read articles and books about all the nerdy jokes and references that the math geeks who write &amp;quot;The Simpsons&amp;quot; have snuck into the show, and you should. But for a quick briefer on what not to miss over the next few days (the golden part of the yellow marathon, as they run through the excellent early seasons), these are my quick picks for the most Popular Mechanics moments in Springfield. It&amp;#039;s a perfectly cromulent list.  &amp;quot;Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?&amp;quot; Season 2, Episode 15 In 1991, when this episode debuted, I&amp;#039;m sure car guys left and right were eyeing the milquetoast offerings coming out of Detroit and thinking, &amp;quot;I could do better.&amp;quot; Homer gets to live the dream and design his dream car\u2026 which is an unmitigated disaster that sinks his brother&amp;#039;s company. Sometimes a creative genius just flies a little too close to the sun. &amp;quot;Marge vs. the Monorail&amp;quot; Season 4, Episode 12 &amp;quot;Will monorails ever get off the ground?&amp;quot; Popular Mechanics asked on our December 1963 cover. The answer: They won&amp;#039;t just get off the ground\u2014they&amp;#039;ll put you on the map, just like Ogdenville, Brockway, and North Haverbrook.  Bonus points to &amp;quot;Marge vs. the Monorail&amp;quot; not only for the unforgettable song number, but also the Leonard Nimoy cameo. &amp;quot;The Computer Wore Menace Shoes&amp;quot; Season 12, Episode 6 This twelfth season episode is built from two fabulous nerd culture send-ups. The first is Homer&amp;#039;s foray into the blogosphere, during which he becomes Springfield&amp;#039;s version of Matt Drudge. The second is Homer&amp;#039;s rendition, after he spreads an accidentally true rumor about flu vaccinations used as a means of minds control, to an island prison that looks rather like the set of &amp;quot;The Prisoner,&amp;quot; complete with Patrick McGoohan reprising his role as Number 6. &amp;quot;Deep Space Homer&amp;quot; Season 5, Episode 15 It would be enough that Homer joins, nearly destroys, and ultimately saves the space program after he is selected to become NASA&amp;#039;s token everyman astronaut. However, this is also the episode that introduced the meme-inspiring Kent Brockman declaration, &amp;quot;I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.&amp;quot;      &amp;quot;Das Bus&amp;quot; Season 9, Episode 14 The kids find themselves stranded on an island an endup reenacting a four-fingered version of Lord of the Flies, which is its own geeky kind of joy. But &amp;quot;Das Bus&amp;quot; also features a subplot in which Homer decides to start his own internet company and gets a taste of the true nature of startup culture: Bill Gates comes to &amp;quot;buy out&amp;quot; his business, which means Microsoft goons coming over to break all his pencils. Beware the bowl cut, Homer.  Honorable Mention: &amp;quot;You Only Move Twice&amp;quot; Season 8, Episode 2 Because we love Bond. And hammocks. And because this is the greatest episode, IMO.      &amp;quot;Aww, the Denver Broncos!!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Treehouse of Horror VI&amp;quot; Season 7, Episode 6 Watch the third act, in which Homer explores the third dimension. This list is just a beginning, of course. Let us know what geeky Simpsons moments you&amp;#039;re looking forward to revisiting. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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