Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews

• The Writers – Mark Farell and Paul Mather
• Director – Rob De Lint
• A brief synopsis – Oscar declares war on the lawn ornaments next door.  Brent needs a new camera.  Wanda goes from teammate to competitor (along with Davis) when Hank and Lacey kick her off of their trivia team.  Karen tries to train Davis how to gamble.
• The best line – Oscar: I’m gonna have to do something about this (the trolls next door).  Emma: Promise me it’ll be something stupid.
• 2nd best line – Any of the jokes Wanda tells about Brent’s old camera.
  
• The best moment – Matching lawn gnomes.
• The best storyline – Brent’s love of his old camera and his battles with the new one.
• Notable guest appearance –  Ralph Goodale member of Parliament who answers a question about the capital of Canada.
• Em’s Favorite Character – Wanda, because she was so smart at the trivia game.
• El’s Favorite Character – I like Wanda too, she’s the smartest.
• Grade – B+

Oscar’s efforts against the tyranny of lawn ornaments signifies the real reason that this show is successful.  Love the music whenever the gnome takes center stage.  It’s about things we all think about, but only Oscar does.  Brent plays his goofy premise for all it’s worth.  Only a game of trivia could bring a town like Dog River together.  This show is comfort food for only slightly above average intellects, except for those who understand all of what Wanda knows.