Giving it a 8 because it doesn't deserve this low. Actually good episode. Surprised how low this is getting because of one SJW joke, the joke in fact was apolitical anyways, so why bother. The golf is religion joke was actually really good too and reminds me of stuff John Swartzwelder made, and the joke wasn't even took to far to make it religious, and was mostly set up for puns that reminded me of the golden age era. Also Bart's voice is still wanning so that sucks. Also, I have noticed that Ralph has good jokes for once. The beginning had no set up that doesn't relate to the plot in the episode and actually just cuts to it. The only bad thing in this episode, and it's major is that Marge is an absolute KillJoy in this episode, but she's later forgiven. Also the end-credit's with ralph being like the gopher in caddyshack has to be the best end-credit gag in a while. 8/10. It doesn't deserve an low 5.9/10 rn.
13 Reviews
Probably one of the Worst Episodes of the Entire Series
isbh-322781 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This episode was very inconsistent when it came to the writing. It starts off with Bart and co. becoming caddies for some uppity golfers. Marge disapproves of Bart working for the club because she believes that he golfers are a negative influence on her son (though he is only sucking up to the golfers for some extra cash). "Hilarity" ensues, and the Golf club ends up being shut down as it has turned into some sort of sex cult. The episode is all over the place; there's some joke(?) about "sjws" that seems like its going to be included into the plot, but goes absolutely nowhere. The kids use cringeworthy "hip" lingo like "hella" and "you da man" that's really out of place for a Simpsons episode. The music in the episode was also incredibly out of place, most notably in the final act, which sounded like the music belonged to a car commercial. Overall, the episode was pretty pointless, and is definitely the worst of the season. Hopefully this season will have a few more solid episodes like "Road to Cincinnati."
A promising beginning
burteriksson21 June 2021
This one starts off quite nicely - it has an old-school feel to it. But quickly things flatten out to the bad-quality 2020/2021 Simpsons that we are so used to by now. It's scary to see that the viewers don't really have any expectations for the new shows.
This one and the two previous episodes are just grey mash. There aren't many gleams of light in season 32 this (ep. #13) far: you can count them using the fingers in your one hand - even if you lost half of them in a sawing accident.
The biggest problems are bad writing and the acting: the jokes are not funny or then there aren't any jokes - I'm not sure which - and the voice acting... Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria and Julie Kavner sound tired. After over 30 years they actually might be a bit tired, come to think of it. Dan Castellaneta and Yarley Smith sound like they're still up to par.
Another huge problem in the cast is that Dr. Hibbert, Bumblebee Man etc. Are no more. When they changed the actors, it just doesn't work. Even Martin doesn't work anymore, even though they changed the actor because the great Russi Taylor died. The legendary characters cease to be in the new episodes. Even the gay latino isn't voiced by Hanz Azaria anymore. That pretty much sums it all up: the worst season ever.
This one and the two previous episodes are just grey mash. There aren't many gleams of light in season 32 this (ep. #13) far: you can count them using the fingers in your one hand - even if you lost half of them in a sawing accident.
The biggest problems are bad writing and the acting: the jokes are not funny or then there aren't any jokes - I'm not sure which - and the voice acting... Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria and Julie Kavner sound tired. After over 30 years they actually might be a bit tired, come to think of it. Dan Castellaneta and Yarley Smith sound like they're still up to par.
Another huge problem in the cast is that Dr. Hibbert, Bumblebee Man etc. Are no more. When they changed the actors, it just doesn't work. Even Martin doesn't work anymore, even though they changed the actor because the great Russi Taylor died. The legendary characters cease to be in the new episodes. Even the gay latino isn't voiced by Hanz Azaria anymore. That pretty much sums it all up: the worst season ever.
An exact reminder how the new Marge sucks
AnimatedCritic28 May 2021
If there is any episode that portrays how the modern Marge, it's this episode. The whole thing is just Marge going extreme lengths to get vary out of being a Caddy because shoe doesn't like the new him, but Bart's only doing it for the money. An exact reminder on how low the Simpsons have fallen.
Terrible terrible episode
rmason20053 March 2021
Bad
stevenmortonuk17 May 2021
Please stop
bobby_the_rookie4 April 2021
The Simpsons should have stopped a long time ago. I used to love them but it's now utter crap! Without even going into their "right side of politics" they are just not funny anymore. Like in any possible way. This episode is just typical of the new low level they have sunk to.
Weak episode of season 32
mikylie-786611 March 2021
Seems fishy to me
10086cn30 August 2021
The thing they said about broadcast news being "the swagness"...did the BBC pay The Simpsons to say that line and have it featured in this episode in order to coerce people into buying a TV license?! If that's the case, this seems oddly fishy to me and as such this episode should not be receiving a rating any higher than 1 star (from me anyway). I am just shocked and speechless that their propaganda has spread to The Simpsons.
Not Great
jpark421 December 2021
OK but not great. A few good jokes. They delve into politics again but can't keep them straight-so it's OK for the police to raid some sort of a non-traditional sex operation as long as it's a bunch of stereotypical country club types running it? Suppose the same thing happened at the Obama's mansion-still OK?
Harry Shearer was sidelined
safenoe11 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This episode Wad Goals sees African-American Dr Hibbert being voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, not Hand Azaria. As a long-time fan of The Simpsons, I was astonished because with due respect to Kevin his rendition of Dr Hibbert seemed like a weak imitation of Harry Shearer's version (who reportedly didn't want to give up the voice role).
No Good Read Goes Unpunished, the famous Simpsons episode that was a harsh rejoinder to "politically correct" Indian-American Hari Kondabolu's The Problem with Apu, is an episode that came to mind immediately when I saw Wad Goals. Because why on earth did The Simpsons producers cast replace the extraordinarily talented Harry Shearer as Dr Hibbert's voice with that of African-American Kevin Michael Richards. Why can't the producers get an Indian-American to voice Apu? Political correctness run amok amongst The Simpsons production team I guess.
Anyway Wad Goals is okay, and tried to fit a lot into one episode.
No Good Read Goes Unpunished, the famous Simpsons episode that was a harsh rejoinder to "politically correct" Indian-American Hari Kondabolu's The Problem with Apu, is an episode that came to mind immediately when I saw Wad Goals. Because why on earth did The Simpsons producers cast replace the extraordinarily talented Harry Shearer as Dr Hibbert's voice with that of African-American Kevin Michael Richards. Why can't the producers get an Indian-American to voice Apu? Political correctness run amok amongst The Simpsons production team I guess.
Anyway Wad Goals is okay, and tried to fit a lot into one episode.
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