It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"
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Episode Information
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"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" is the twenty-first episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons. It aired on May 14, 2000. It is a parody of the film The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, although the title is a parody of the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Synopsis
Each child in Bart’s class is loaned a video camera for a school project to create a movie. Otto drives the school bus to the drive through where his girlfriend, Becky, works. While hoisting a boombox, he blasts Every Rose Has Its Thorn and proposes. She accepts. On Bart’s suggestion, they decide to have the wedding at the Simpson house and sends out flyers. Marge reluctantly agrees. The wedding is a success up until the point when Otto gets a Poison band tribute band to play Nothing but a Good Time. Becky admits to Marge that she hates heavy metal music. At the wedding, Marge suggests to Becky that she gives Otto an ultimatum: it's either her or heavy metal. The wedding is called off as Otto drives off in the school bus with the band.
Becky stays with the Simpson family. Marge consoles her, but begins to worry that her family likes Becky more than her. Eventually, she becomes paranoid that Becky is trying to kill her. Becky and the rest of the family meet without Marge at an ice cream parlour. Marge crashes the party and goes berserk, smashing anything in her grasp. She is arrested and declared insane. She escapes from the courtroom and becomes a notorious fugitive and butt of jokes. Finally, she returns home, only to find Homer tied up in what looks like an S & M tableau. It turns out that Bart is filming a scene in his movie, but Becky admits she was going to kill Marge and steal her family. The doctors show up and shoot a dart into Marge's neck, which doesn't take effect. Homer finally shoots a dart into her to make her fall asleep.
References
- The scene where Otto proposes to Becky by radio is a parody of the famous radio scene in the 1988 movie, Say Anything.
- Krusty's interview scene is a spoof of the "Celebrity Interviews" skit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Also, the Mad Marge Dancers references the Dancing Lance Itos from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
- The episode title is a parody of the movie It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World.
- The episode itself is a parody of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and it is also mentioned by Patty. Becky's name also appears to be a reference to the star of the movie Rebecca DeMornay.
- Homer sings his own version of the song "Changes" by David Bowie.
- After Otto leaves Becky at the altar, Homer warns her to take off her wedding dress lest she look crazy. This is a possible reference to Ms. Havisham, the Charles Dickens character.
Trivia
- One of the kids in the classroom says D'oh when he drops his camera.
- Dr. Zweig from Fear of Flying and Dr. Foster from Hurricane Neddy both appear at Marge's insanity hearing.
- This is the second time Homer knocks out Marge. The first time was in Mayored to the Mob.
- The bar Juggernauts which was mentioned earlier in Pygmoelian is mentioned by Kent Brockman in this episode and is seen briefly.
- Becky breifly seen in the simpsons movie when bart rides his skateboards naked.
