The Simpsons is genius. The Office is genius. But this episode didn't work so well.
There is some re-hashed stuff from The Office (the UK version) - the neurotic character is David Brent in cartoon form and some of the jokes are a straight lift (e.g. the Princess Diana song) which didn't work nearly as well the second time round.
Apparently SKY TV in the UK reported this as their biggest ever Simpsons episode in terms of ratings, but this may have been more to do with the intense pre-publicity and advertising that led up to broadcast. This in itself generated hype that was hard to live up to.
There is some re-hashed stuff from The Office (the UK version) - the neurotic character is David Brent in cartoon form and some of the jokes are a straight lift (e.g. the Princess Diana song) which didn't work nearly as well the second time round.
Apparently SKY TV in the UK reported this as their biggest ever Simpsons episode in terms of ratings, but this may have been more to do with the intense pre-publicity and advertising that led up to broadcast. This in itself generated hype that was hard to live up to.