2: Bart the Genius/Homer’s Odyssey

James and Nick continue to work through the first season, and find themselves mystified by some of its weirder elements. Do the writers of The Simpsons not understand palindromes? Why does Homer not battle a Cyclops in the show's rendition of The Odyssey? Is Bart, in fact, Wario, and has he invented a Super Goo during Bart the Genius? Turns out there's a lot to dig into here.