The puzzle consists of various descriptions of couch gags from the Simpsons. The first letter of each block of text spells MARTERS DR WHO CHARACTER, which is the fake answer SULLIVAN. In addition, each couch gag also features a catch phrase or unique description of one of the first 12 Dr. Who doctors. To solve the puzzle identify the Simpson's episode in which this particular couch gag first aired. Either this site or this one should help you out. (You'll notice that the gags are arranged alphabetically by episode title to help you know that you're on the right track.) Then index into the title given the number of the Doctor that is referenced. Rearrange into chronological order by Simpsons episode air date and receive the message, NIMOY KEEP BLANK THE SKIS. In the Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files", Leonard Nimoy says "Keep watching the skis". WATCHING is the title.
In puzzle order here are brief gag descriptions, episode titles, and doctor references:
Gag Description | Episode No. | Episode | Doctor Reference | Doctor Number | Letter |
Sgt. Pepper remake | 158 | Bart after Dark | Old man with a wooden cane | 1 | B |
Simpsons sit in midair, couch builds itself on top | 104 | Bart of Darkness | "Brilliant!" | 10 | K |
Eyeballs go to couch by themselves in dark | 89 | Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood | Frilly shirt | 3 | Y |
Bayeux Tapestry | 410 | E. Pluribus Wiggum | From the North | 9 | S |
Robbers are carrying the couch away | 45 | Flaming Moe's | Scarf | 4 | M |
Alien escapes down trap door | 40 | Homer Defined | "Fantastic!" | 9 | I |
MC Escher parody | 115 | Homer the Great | gummy candies (Jelly Babies) | 4 | E |
Couch spins behind wall leaving another couch | 62 | Homer the Heretic | Stovepipe hat | 2 | O |
Jump the shark | 293 | How I Spent My Strummer Vacation | Celery | 5 | S |
Floor is hot coals | 245 | Kill the Alligator and Run | "Grandfather" | 1 | K |
Couch springs them into ceiling | 111 | Lisa on Ice | Leather jacket | 9 | E |
Gravity reversed | 160 | Lisa's Date with Destiny | Forgets surnames | 1 | L |
Simpsons flushed down drain | 139 | Marge be not Proud | "Geronimo!" | 11 | P |
Grandpa folded up into couch | 165 | Mountain of Madness | Brightly-colored coat | 6 | A |
Chess pieces | 344 | Pranksta Rap | Cricket ball | 5 | K |
Couch is slot machine | 275 | She of Little Faith | "Oh my giddy aunt!" | 2 | H |
Walk like Egyptians | 15 | Simpson and Delilah | Playing the spoons | 7 | N |
Harlem Globetrotters | 179 | The City of New York vs Homer Simpson | Converse sneakers | 10 | N |
Living room is giant fishbowl | 255 | The Great Money Caper | Amnesia | 8 | T |
Blue Man Group | 282 | The Old Man and the Key | Yellow car | 3 | E |
Couch on conveyer belt | 369 | The Seemingly Never-Ending Story | "Physician, heal thyself" | 8 | I |