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Waiting for Duffman

2015-03-10T08:28:26Z

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"'''Waiting for Duffman'''" is the upcoming [[season 26]]'s 17th episode and will air on March 15, [[2015]].

== Summary ==
{{Desc|When Duffman undergoes hip replacement surgery and retires, the company sets up a reality show competition to find his replacement. Homer wins the competition, and because the job requires him to stay sober, he learns that beer isn't as necessary as he thought to have a good time.''<ref name="Futon">[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20150219fox19/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX|TheFutonCritic.com]</ref>}}

== Production ==
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File:TABF10 Script.png|Script for the episode
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File:Waiting for Duffman promo 1.jpg|Promotional image
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== References ==
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{{Season 26}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waiting for Duffman}}

[[Category:2015]]
[[Category:Episodes written by John Frink]]

Krusty Gets Kancelled

2015-02-15T07:51:48Z

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{{Quote|Ugh, 35 years in show business and already no one remembers me, just like what's-his-name and whose-it, and you know that guy, always wore a shirt?|[[Krusty the Clown]]}}
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|Show Runner=[[Al Jean]] [[Mike Reiss]]
|Written By=[[John Swartzwelder]]
|Directed By=[[David Silverman]]
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"'''Krusty Gets Kancelled'''" is the twenty-second and final episode of [[season 4]]. It originally aired on May 13, 1993. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[David Silverman]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"When the [[Gabbo]] show causes [[Krusty]] to get cancelled, Krusty quickly hits the skids. However, [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] vow to help Krusty out by organizing a comeback special. Guest stars [[Bette Midler]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Hugh Hefner]], [[Johnny Carson]], [[Luke Perry]] and [[Red Hot Chilli Peppers]]."''

== Plot ==
[[File:Krusty Gets Kancelled.png|thumb|left|Krusty's party at Moe's after the special]]
One afternoon while Homer and Bart are watching ''The Springfield Squares'', a highly distracting commercial is aired for something named "[[Gabbo]]". The advertisement is the start of a viral marketing campaign around Springfield to build interest in whatever "Gabbo" is. At one point, a distressed [[Rev. Lovejoy]] expresses his concern that the term "Gabbo" has fallen into common usage, in lieu of religious terms such as "worship" and "Jericho".

Finally, "Gabbo" is unveiled with great fanfare — he is a Howdy Doody-type ventriloquist's dummy with a voice that sounds like [[Jerry Lewis]]. Ventriloquist [[Arthur Crandall]] announces that Gabbo's new program will air in direct competition with the established ''Krusty the Clown Show'', each afternoon at 4 PM. Gabbo's catchphrase — "I'm a bad widdle boy" — instantly charms his intended audience, and this has a negative impact on Krusty and his show.

The clown vows to withstand the competition from the new program, but Gabbo's cutthroat tactics and fantastic reviews quickly attract Krusty's audience. Gabbo even steals away Krusty's signature cartoon, ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'', since it would be exposed to far-higher ratings than the fast-fading Krusty. Krusty tries to fight back with a dummy of his own, but due to its gruesome appearance and poor condition, it falls apart on Krusty's lap, and scares off many of the child audience. Eventually, Krusty's ratings hit rock bottom, and after being left to air a poorly produced cartoon called ''[[Worker and Parasite]]'' ("Eastern Europe's favorite cat and mouse team"), his show is canceled.

Left without work, Krusty falls on hard times and begins suffering from depression. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa — all along unimpressed with Gabbo — reveal to him a plan to get him back into the public eye: expose Gabbo as a profane flash-in-the-pan, and plan a huge prime-time special starring Krusty. Believing there still may be hope for himself yet, Krusty agrees.

After Bart begins derailing Gabbo's success, by secretly turning on a studio camera, which catches Gabbo bad-mouthing his audience on-air, he and Lisa begin recruiting major celebrities to appear on Krusty's special: {{Ch|Bette Midler}}, {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}, the {{Chs|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}, "Sideshow" {{Ch|Luke Perry}} (Krusty's "worthless half-brother") and {{Ch|Elizabeth Taylor}}. Taylor declines Bart and Lisa's invitation, much to her later regret.

Bart and Lisa return to Krusty to declare their success, only to find him morbidly obese from drinking several fatty milkshakes after believing them to be weight-losing shakes. Fortunately, the entire Simpson family helps get him back into shape before the special airs.

The show is a success, and later at [[Moe's Tavern]], Bart makes a toast; "To Krusty...the greatest entertainer in the world! (Except Johnny Carson whos dancing while playing the accordion and balancing Jasper and Grampa on his head with a table)

== Reception ==
In 2007, ''Vanity Fair'' named "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the ninth best episode of ''The Simpsons''. John Orvet felt, "This is Krusty's best episode—better than the reunion with his father, or the Bar Mitzvah episode, which won an Emmy much later on. The incorporation of guest stars as themselves is top-notch, and we get to see the really dark side of Krusty's flailing showbiz career. Hollywood, television, celebrities, and fans are all beautifully skewered here."<ref>{{cite news | author = John Orvted | title = Springfield's Best | publisher = Vanity Fair | date = [[2007-07-05]] | url = http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/08/top10simpsons200708 | accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref>

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{season 4}}

[[Category:Season 4]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Krusty the Clown episodes]]
[[Category:1993]]
[[Category:Season finales]]
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Wikisimpsons:Featured episode

2015-02-15T07:47:22Z

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The '''featured episode''' are articles that represent the best [[Wikisimpsons]] has to offer.

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==="[[Kamp Krusty]]"===
Surprised this hasn't been nominated yet. It has a fully developed and in-depth "general" tab, complete with a fleshed out plot overview and accompanying screenshots, as well as production and reception sections. All other tabs are completed to a similar standard. Definitely one of the best pages we have for an earlier episode. Deserves to be featured. --[[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] ([[User talk:Effluvium|talk]]) 02:47, February 15, 2015 (EST)

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My Fare Lady

2015-02-15T07:34:40Z

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"'''My Fare Lady'''" is an upcoming [[season 26]] episode and will air on February 15, [[2015]].<ref name="Futon"/>

==Summary==
{{Desc|When Marge gets fed up with the thankless duty of chauffeuring her kids around, she begins working as a driver for a transportation app service. Meanwhile, Homer bankrupts Moe when he watches over the bar for one night, which forces Moe to take a temporary job as a janitor at the nuclear plant.<ref name="Futon"/>}}

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== References ==
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{{Season 26}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:My Fare Lady}}

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The Man Who Grew Too Much

2015-02-04T19:15:17Z

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|specialGuestVoices= [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]] [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]]
|Show Runner= [[Al Jean]]
|Written By= [[Jeff Westbrook]]
|Directed By= [[Matthew Schofield]]
|Episode Number= 543
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"'''The Man Who Grew Too Much'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 25]]. It originally aired on March 9, 2014.

== Plot ==
{{Desc|On a research trip, Lisa is shocked to discover that Sideshow Bob is now the chief scientist at a massive chemical engineering company, but her fears are allayed as she becomes enamored with his likeminded appreciation of high-culture. Meanwhile, Marge's attempt to preach healthy sexual practices to a teen church group goes awry.}}

== Production ==
It was announced that the episode would air on March 9, [[2014]] as part of a back-to-back airing, along with "[[Diggs]]". The episode was the last to feature [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]].

<gallery>
File:SABF07 ScriptCover.png|The Script for this episode
</gallery>

== International premieres ==
{{Airdates
|esLAdate= July 20, 2014<ref>[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Vigesimoquinta_temporada_de_Los_Simpson Anexo:Vigesimoquinta temporada de Los Simpson]</ref> <ref>[http://www.entutele.com/programa/the-simpsons/280 The Simpsons - Entutele.com]</ref>
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
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}}

== Reception ==
The episode was watched by 3.75 million people and received a 1.6 rating-share, beating ''{{w|Bob's Burgers}}'', but losing out to ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/11/sunday-final-ratings-resurrection-once-upon-a-time-the-amazing-race-adjusted-up/243619/ TVbytheNumbers - "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up"]</ref>

"The Man Who Grew Too Much" received a mixed-to-positive response from TV critics. The [http://www.avclub.com/ A.V Club] awarded the episode a B+ rating and highly praised Kelsey Grammer's voice-acting. They summed up, "the greatest reward of any Sideshow Bob episode is Kelsey Grammer who, some 24 years after his first appearance as the fright-wigged, intermittently homicidal, incongruously cultured Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, can make the character as vitally funny and menacing as ever. [...] Essentially, Bob’s machinations bump this episode up an entire grade."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-diggs-man-who-grew-too-much-201996 A.V Club review - Dennis Perkins - March 9, 2014: TV.Club - "The Simpsons: "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref> Conversely, Teresa Lopez of [http://www.tvfanatic.com/ TV Fanatic] gave a somewhat mixed review. Although lauding the "heartwarming" parts of the episode and Marge's B-storyline, Lopez heavily criticized Bob's scheme as "mundane" and pointed out that Bob's devolution "into an out of control genetic monster [...] was silly even for him." The episode ultimately received a 3.6/5 star rating.<ref>[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/03/the-simpsons-review-doubly-dull-feature/ TV Fanatic review - Teresa Lopez - March 9, 2014 - "The Simpsons Review: Doubly Dull Feature"]</ref> [http://www.bubbleblabber.com/ Bubble Blabber] wrote, "It’s hard to mess up a Sideshow Bob episode. This one wasn’t anything to write home about (especially if you do so with your own blood, Sideshow Bob-style) but it didn’t completely miss the mark either. Combining Bob with an episode that touched on political issues like GMOs and the teaching of abstinence could have been a bit too much, but they made it work" and awarded the episode an 8\10 rating. They also commended the reference to the now retired Edna Krabappel, concluding their review with, "Miss you, Marcia."<ref>[http://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-simpsons-man-grew-much/ Bubble Blabber review - Gonzo Green, March 10, 2014 - Review: The Simpsons “The Man Who Grew Too Much”]</ref>

Fan reception was negative. On [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php No Homers], a fan forum dedicated to Simpsons discussion, the episode received a 2/5 majority rating on a community poll. Users were polarized, with some naming the episode the "worst Sideshow Bob episode ever" and joking that "the script felt more like a first draft", while others praised its premise and Bob's reappearance.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?104050-R-amp-R-quot-The-Man-Who-Grew-Too-Much-quot NoHomers - Rate & Review: "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref>

The episode currently has a 6.7/10 IMDb rating and a 7.9/10 rating on TV.com.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3181550/ IMDb "The Man Who Grew Too Much" episode page]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/the-man-who-grew-too-much-3020263/ TV.com The Simpsons - "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 1.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 3.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 4.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 5.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much - Bob's Back promotional gif.gif|Promotional gif for the episode
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Season 25}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man Who Grew Too Much, The}}

[[Category:2014]]
[[Category:Sideshow Bob episodes]]

[[sv:The Man Who Grew Too Much]]

The Man Who Grew Too Much

2015-02-04T19:12:48Z

Effluvium: /* Reception */

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|specialGuestVoices= [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]] [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]]
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"'''The Man Who Grew Too Much'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 25]]. It originally aired on March 9, 2014.

== Plot ==
{{Desc|On a research trip, Lisa is shocked to discover that Sideshow Bob is now the chief scientist at a massive chemical engineering company, but her fears are allayed as she becomes enamored with his likeminded appreciation of high-culture. Meanwhile, Marge's attempt to preach healthy sexual practices to a teen church group goes awry.}}

== Production ==
It was announced that the episode would air on March 9, [[2014]] as part of a back-to-back airing, along with "[[Diggs]]". The episode was the last to feature [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]].

<gallery>
File:SABF07 ScriptCover.png|The Script for this episode
</gallery>

== International premieres ==
{{Airdates
|esLAdate= July 20, 2014<ref>[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Vigesimoquinta_temporada_de_Los_Simpson Anexo:Vigesimoquinta temporada de Los Simpson]</ref> <ref>[http://www.entutele.com/programa/the-simpsons/280 The Simpsons - Entutele.com]</ref>
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
}}

== Reception ==
The episode was watched by 3.75 million people and received a 1.6 rating-share, beating ''{{w|Bob's Burgers}}'', but losing out to ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/11/sunday-final-ratings-resurrection-once-upon-a-time-the-amazing-race-adjusted-up/243619/ TVbytheNumbers - "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up"]</ref>

"The Man Who Grew Too Much" received a mixed-to-positive response from TV critics. The [http://www.avclub.com/ A.V Club] awarded the episode a B+ rating and highly praised Kelsey Grammer's voice-acting. They summed up, "the greatest reward of any Sideshow Bob episode is Kelsey Grammer who, some 24 years after his first appearance as the fright-wigged, intermittently homicidal, incongruously cultured Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, can make the character as vitally funny and menacing as ever. [...] Essentially, Bob’s machinations bump this episode up an entire grade."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-diggs-man-who-grew-too-much-201996 A.V Club review - Dennis Perkins - March 9, 2014: TV.Club - "The Simpsons: "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref> Conversely, Teresa Lopez of [http://www.tvfanatic.com/ TV Fanatic] gave a somewhat mixed review. Although lauding the "heartwarming" parts of the episode and Marge's B-storyline, Lopez heavily criticized Bob's scheme as "mundane" and pointed out that Bob's devolution "into an out of control genetic monster [...] was silly even for him." The episode ultimately received a 3.6/5 star rating.<ref>[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/03/the-simpsons-review-doubly-dull-feature/ TV Fanatic review - Teresa Lopez - March 9, 2014 - "The Simpsons Review: Doubly Dull Feature"]</ref> [http://www.bubbleblabber.com/ Bubble Blabber] wrote, "It’s hard to mess up a Sideshow Bob episode. This one wasn’t anything to write home about (especially if you do so with your own blood, Sideshow Bob-style) but it didn’t completely miss the mark either. Combining Bob with an episode that touched on political issues like GMOs and the teaching of abstinence could have been a bit too much, but they made it work" and awarded the episode an 8\10 rating. They also commended the reference to the now retired Edna Krabappel, concluding their review with, "Miss you, Marcia."<ref>[http://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-simpsons-man-grew-much/ Bubble Blabber review - Gonzo Green, March 10, 2014 - Review: The Simpsons “The Man Who Grew Too Much”]</ref>

Fan reception was negative. On [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php No Homers], a fan forum dedicated to Simpsons discussion, the episode received a 2/5 majority on a poll rating. Users were polarized, with some naming the episode the "worst Sideshow Bob episode ever" and joked that "the script felt more like a first draft", while others praised its premise and Bob's reappearance.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?104050-R-amp-R-quot-The-Man-Who-Grew-Too-Much-quot NoHomers - Rate & Review: "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref>

The episode currently has a 6.7/10 IMDb rating and a 7.9/10 rating on TV.com.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3181550/ IMDb "The Man Who Grew Too Much" episode page]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/the-man-who-grew-too-much-3020263/ TV.com The Simpsons - "The Man Who Grew Too Much"]</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{Images|ep=yes}}
<gallery>
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 1.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 3.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 4.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much promo 5.jpg
File:The Man Who Grew Too Much - Bob's Back promotional gif.gif|Promotional gif for the episode
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Season 25}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man Who Grew Too Much, The}}

[[Category:2014]]
[[Category:Sideshow Bob episodes]]

[[sv:The Man Who Grew Too Much]]

Bart's New Friend

2015-02-01T22:43:02Z

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|Written By= [[Judd Apatow]]
|Directed By= [[Bob Anderson]]
|Episode Number= 563
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"'''Bart's New Friend'''" is the 11th episode of [[season 26]].<ref name="AlJeanTwitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/483276497596059648 Al Jean's Twitter post]</ref> It was written by [[Judd Apatow]]. It was aired on January 11, [[2015]].<ref name="AlJeanTwitter2"/>

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] is hypnotised to think he's 10 years old and becomes friends with [[Bart]].}}

== Production ==
In an interview on [[Conan O'Brien]]'s Internet show, ''{{W|Serious Jibber-Jabber}}'', [[Judd Apatow]] stated that he wrote the episode in 1990 and "[he] got a call from ''The Simpsons'', saying "We're going to shoot that episode next year".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20443615 BBC News - Simpsons to shoot Judd Apatow script at last]</ref>

During an interview with Slashfilm, Apatow revealed elements of the plot, saying that "they [''The Simpsons''] went to see a hypnotism show and at the hypnotism show, they made [[Homer]] think he was the same age at [[Bart]]. And then the hypnotist had a heart attack. So now Homer and Bart became best friends and they spent the rest of the show running away because Homer didn't want responsibility and didn't want to be brought back to his real age."<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/judd-apatow-and-the-simpsons-script-that-defined-every-movie-hes-made-since/ Slashfilm - Judd Apatow and 'The Simpsons' Script That Defined Every Movie He's Made Since]</ref>

The table reading took place on April 25, [[2014]].<ref>[http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/23039/judd-apatows-the-simpsons-episode-will-air-after-24-years/ Shalom Life - "Judd Apatow’s ‘The Simpsons’ Episode Will Air After 24 Years"]</ref>

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File:TABF05 Script.png|Script for the Episode
</gallery>

== Gallery ==
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File:Bart's New Friend promo 1.jpg
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Season 26}}
[[Category:Bart episodes]]
[[Category:Homer episodes]]
[[Category:Season 26]]
[[Category:2015]]

Lisa Goes Gaga

2015-01-24T18:07:10Z

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|image = Lisa Goes Gaga promo 3.jpg
|Caption= [[Lady Gaga]] tries to cheer up a depressed [[Lisa]].
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|originalAirdate = May 20, [[2012]]
|blackboardText =
|couchGag = The family are playing a [[Funtendo Zii|Zii game]] in which they sit on the couch, but Homer keeps failing. Homer angrily throws his controller down and tries to sit on the real couch, but fails just like in the game.
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|specialGuestVoices = [[Lady Gaga]] as {{ch|Lady Gaga|herself}} [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Lady Gaga Express conductor]]
|Show Runner = [[Al Jean]]
|Written By = [[Tim Long]]
|Directed By = [[Matthew Schofield]]
|Episode Number = 508
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"'''Lisa Goes Gaga'''" is the five hundred and eighth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the twenty-second episode and last of the [[Season 23|twenty third season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Lisa]] tries to reverse her status as one of the least popular girls in [[Springfield Elementary|school]] by ghostwriting positive things about herself on the school blog. When her plan backfires, her social ranking plummets to a new low – until a psychic force tells [[Lady Gaga]] that Lisa needs her help. With Gaga's assistance, Lisa and the entire town of [[Springfield]] realize that being yourself is better than being like anyone else."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
The [[Lady Gaga Express]] passes through [[Springfield]] and [[Lady Gaga]] decides to stop and visit the town after she learns that it has the lowest self-esteem of any place on the planet. Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary]], the Student Choice Awards are taking place. Lisa wins the award for Least Popular Student and falls into a state of depression. At dinner that evening, [[Milhouse]] shows Lisa the school's online message board, where there are several posts written about her by a user named "Truth Teller". The posts are all positive, to Lisa's surprise. The next day, Lisa is excited to learn that her fellow classmates now wish to befriend her after reading the message board...until [[Bart]] uncovers a notepad from Lisa's backpack full of Truth Teller's messages. Putting two-and-two together, Bart figures out that Lisa is Truth Teller and was ghostwriting the messages herself, in an attempt to reverse her status as the school's least popular student. Lisa's classmates overhear Bart and begin chanting "Lie Smeller" and she runs off in tears. On the Lady Gaga Express, a psychic force alerts Gaga to Lisa's situation and she makes it her mission to try and help.

=== Act II ===
[[File:Gaga&Lisa.png|thumb|left|[[Lady Gaga]] tries to help [[Lisa]] overcome her depression.]]
Lady Gaga arrives in Springfield and is greeted by its inhabitants. At the Simpson home, [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] are trying their best to cheer up Lisa, with little success. Homer spots a news report on the TV about Gaga's arrival and makes plans to go and see her and invites Lisa along. Lisa reluctantly agrees and the family goes to watch Gaga perform. During the concert, Gaga receives another psychic alert and spots Lisa in the crowd. Gaga disappears from the stage and appears next to Lisa "incognito" and subsequently the two agree to head back to the Simpson home to talk. In Lisa's bedroom, Gaga reads the school's message board and all the negative comments that have been written since, as Lisa cries on her bed. Gaga tries to teach Lisa that being your own #1 fan is the best way to live and that being yourself is better than being like anyone else. Lisa remains upset and Gaga vows not to leave until she has restored Lisa's sense of hope.
[[File:LadyGaga&HomerMeatDress.png|thumb|right|[[Homer]] snacks on [[Lady Gaga]]'s meat dress.]]
Later that evening, Gaga is conversing at the kitchen table over milk and cookies with Marge about what to do with Lisa. Marge admits that she has no idea how to help her daughter and breaks down into tears. Gaga attempts to comfort her by holding her hand but Marge pulls away. Marge explains that hand-holding won't cheer her up, just as Gaga grabs her and the two make-out. Marge calls out for Homer and the two have sex, with Homer adding, "Wow, this is like the night Hilary won the New Hampshire primary!" The next morning, Marge and Gaga discover that Lisa snuck out the previous night and hasn't returned home. Lisa goes to school, where she continues to be made fun of by her peers. Gaga makes an appearance and tells Lisa that "this pity party is being shut down by the smile police!" Lisa erupts into a fit of anger and tells Gaga that she doesn't want her help, resulting in Gaga running away, leaving only a trail of tiny diamond tears behind.

=== Act III ===
Lisa is hiding up in Bart's treehouse and Homer calls for her to come down to talk. After Homer's unrelated ramblings about dieting and sudden death, Lisa comes around and realizes how ungrateful she has been. She kisses her father on the cheek and runs off, adding "I've got a train to catch." At the Springfield train-station, Gaga is bidding farewell to her fans, just as the Gaga Express is about to pull away. The train begins to move and Lisa emerges from the crowd and quickly jumps on board. Lisa thanks Gaga and explains that she helped her by allowing her to inappropriately focus 8 years of rage and rejection on her. Lisa then begins reciting all the things she feels good about herself to Gaga, who then tells her that there's only one more thing she needs to do in order to become a "Little Monster" - sing. Gaga and Lisa perform a self-acceptance song to a crowd of Springfieldians. Suddenly, [[Moe]] appears and asks if Gaga will help him with his self-esteem issues. "I'm not that good," Gaga replies, and she waves goodbye as her train leaves Springfield.

== Production ==
During August 2011, it was revealed that Lady Gaga would star as herself in an upcoming episode.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/lady-gaga-gets-animated-for-the-simpsons/2011/08/23/gIQA3B2CZJ_blog.html Washington Post - "Lady Gaga gets animated for The Simpsons"]</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/lady-gaga-to-guest-star-the-simpsons_n_934423.html Huffington Post - "Lady Gaga to guest-star on The Simpsons"]</ref>

Gaga's recording sessions took place on August 22-26th in Los Angeles. Entertainment Weekly interviewed Gaga, expressing that her appearance was "a little nerve wracking" and that she "[doesn't] do voice-overs every day of the week". "Their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, [that] I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humor. That's what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines." Despite these initial emotions, Gaga exclaimed that working with the staff of the show was "one of the coolest things that [she] has ever done".<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/23/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-exclusive-photo/?iid=rcfooter-tv-%27simpsons%27+goes+gaga%3A+first+pic! Entertainment Weekly Lady Gaga interview]</ref>

The show producers were impressed with Gaga's ad-libbing skills and her voice-acting range. [[Matt Groening]] was also interviewed by the Entertainment Weekly, he stated that "since the very beginning, I’ve always wanted to have on the most iconic personalities of our time, and she's it". Also, [[Yeardley Smith]] was interviewed by Broadway.com, and stated that she "was stunned that she has time in her schedule that she's coming to our studio to record."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669502/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-guest.jhtml MTV behind the scenes of "Lisa Goes Gaga"]</ref>

<gallery>
File:Lady Gaga studio.jpg|Gaga recording her lines
</gallery>

== Reception ==
The episode was watched by an approximated 4.79 million viewers and received a 2.1 rating in the 18–49 key demographic. These ratings ultimately made it the fourth least watched episode of the show to date.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/21/tv-ratings-sunday-billboard-music-awards-leads-abc-to-nightly-win-family-guy-simpsons-celebrity-apprentice-finales-up/135161/ TV by Numbers ratings]</ref>

Critically, "Lisa Goes Gaga" evoked mixed-to-positive responses from TV reviewers, with many praising Lady Gaga's appearance, her professional voice-work, yet criticized the general execution of the episode and its writing. ''The [http://www.avclub.com/ A.V. Club]'' gave the episode a B- and positively compared the episode to the [[Season 3|third season]] episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which featured [[Michael Jackson]]. Discussing Gaga's guest-appearance, the A.V Club writes, "If Lady Gaga didn’t exist, ''The Simpsons'' would have had to create her. Had ''The Simpsons'' been on its game in the early/mid-2000s, it might have said 'Hey, let’s subvert this over-the-top sexuality with a veneer of feminist and queer theory! [...] Lady Gaga already feels like she has both the similar love of media and the willingness to subvert that love as ''The Simpsons'' does, but she does that on her own, in her own way." Although annoyed by the episode's concept, the A.V Club summed up, "If you wanted to call it a half-hour commercial for Lady Gaga, you probably wouldn't be wrong. Fortunately for 'Lisa Goes Gaga', the celebrity at its heart is entertaining enough that it being her commercial isn't a complete waste of time. [...] Against my better judgment, I was moderately entertained."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-lisa-goes-gaga-75201 A.V Club - By Rowan Kaiser, May 20, 2012 - "The Simpsons: “Lisa Goes Gaga”, Season 23, Episode 22"]</ref> ''TV Equals'' said, "Lady Gaga helped The Simpsons end its 23rd season on a memorable note." <ref>[http://www.tvequals.com/2012/05/21/the-simpsons-lisa-goes-gaga-review/ TV Equals review]</ref> and ''TV Fanatic'' added that the writers made good use of Gaga, instead of reducing her role to a small cameo.<ref>[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/05/the-simpsons-review-lady-blah-blah/#ixzz1vZdgtBTv TV Fanatic review]</ref> Lady Gaga's appearance was voted as one of the best musician guest appearances in the history of the series by ''{{w|The Guardian}}''.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/23/cartoon-cameos-the-simpsons-best-musician-guest-appearances-from-lady-gaga-to-keith-richards The Guardian - "Cartoon cameos: the Simpsons' best musician guest appearances, from Lady Gaga to Keith Richards"]</ref>

However, fans of the show reacted negatively to the episode, with many deeming it "the worst episode of Season 23".<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/lisa-goes-gaga-2449228/reviews/ TV.com fan reviews]</ref>It currently holds a 5.4/10 IMDB rating and a 5.7/10 TV.com rating.<ref>[http://www.imdb.co.uk/title/tt2403733/ IMDB episode page]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/lisa-goes-gaga-2449228/ TV.com episode page]</ref> In 2014, the episode was voted the worst episode of the entire series by fans.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lady-gaga/76415 NME.com - March 29, 2014 - "Lady Gaga episode of The Simpsons voted worst ever by fans...New graph shows fan ratings for every single episode of animated TV show"]</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Lisa Goes Gaga promo 1.jpg
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== External links ==
* {{youtube|yyxLrYnWcV4|THE SIMPSONS - Promo for "Lisa Goes Gaga" airing SUN 5/20}}
* {{youtube|00O03xGVSSs|THE SIMPSONS - Lady Gaga}}
* [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/16/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-clip/ Lisa make Lady Gaga cry on 'The Simpsons' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] at {{w|Entertainment Weekly}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{season 23}}

[[Category:2012]]
[[Category:Lisa episodes]]
[[Category:Season finales]]

Lisa Goes Gaga

2015-01-24T18:06:33Z

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|couchGag = The family are playing a [[Funtendo Zii|Zii game]] in which they sit on the couch, but Homer keeps failing. Homer angrily throws his controller down and tries to sit on the real couch, but fails just like in the game.
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|specialGuestVoices = [[Lady Gaga]] as {{ch|Lady Gaga|herself}} [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Lady Gaga Express conductor]]
|Show Runner = [[Al Jean]]
|Written By = [[Tim Long]]
|Directed By = [[Matthew Schofield]]
|Episode Number = 508
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"'''Lisa Goes Gaga'''" is the five hundred and eighth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the twenty-second episode and last of the [[Season 23|twenty third season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Lisa]] tries to reverse her status as one of the least popular girls in [[Springfield Elementary|school]] by ghostwriting positive things about herself on the school blog. When her plan backfires, her social ranking plummets to a new low – until a psychic force tells [[Lady Gaga]] that Lisa needs her help. With Gaga's assistance, Lisa and the entire town of [[Springfield]] realize that being yourself is better than being like anyone else."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
The [[Lady Gaga Express]] passes through [[Springfield]] and [[Lady Gaga]] decides to stop and visit the town after she learns that it has the lowest self-esteem of any place on the planet. Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary]], the Student Choice Awards are taking place. Lisa wins the award for Least Popular Student and falls into a state of depression. At dinner that evening, [[Milhouse]] shows Lisa the school's online message board, where there are several posts written about her by a user named "Truth Teller". The posts are all positive, to Lisa's surprise. The next day, Lisa is excited to learn that her fellow classmates now wish to befriend her after reading the message board...until [[Bart]] uncovers a notepad from Lisa's backpack full of Truth Teller's messages. Putting two-and-two together, Bart figures out that Lisa is Truth Teller and was ghostwriting the messages herself, in an attempt to reverse her status as the school's least popular student. Lisa's classmates overhear Bart and begin chanting "Lie Smeller" and she runs off in tears. On the Lady Gaga Express, a psychic force alerts Gaga to Lisa's situation and she makes it her mission to try and help.

=== Act II ===
[[File:Gaga&Lisa.png|thumb|left|[[Lady Gaga]] tries to help [[Lisa]] overcome her depression.]]
Lady Gaga arrives in Springfield and is greeted by its inhabitants. At the Simpson home, [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] are trying their best to cheer up Lisa, with little success. Homer spots a news report on the TV about Gaga's arrival and makes plans to go and see her and invites Lisa along. Lisa reluctantly agrees and the family goes to watch Gaga perform. During the concert, Gaga receives another psychic alert and spots Lisa in the crowd. Gaga disappears from the stage and appears next to Lisa "incognito" and subsequently the two agree to head back to the Simpson home to talk. In Lisa's bedroom, Gaga reads the school's message board and all the negative comments that have been written since, as Lisa cries on her bed. Gaga tries to teach Lisa that being your own #1 fan is the best way to live and that being yourself is better than being like anyone else. Lisa remains upset and Gaga vows not to leave until she has restored Lisa's sense of hope.
[[File:LadyGaga&HomerMeatDress.png|thumb|right|[[Homer]] snacks on [[Lady Gaga]]'s meat dress.]]
Later that evening, Gaga is conversing at the kitchen table over milk and cookies with Marge about what to do with Lisa. Marge admits that she has no idea how to help her daughter and breaks down into tears. Gaga attempts to comfort her by holding her hand but Marge pulls away. Marge explains that hand-holding won't cheer her up, just as Gaga grabs her and the two make-out. Marge calls out for Homer and the two have sex, with Homer adding, "Wow, this is like the night Hilary won the New Hampshire primary!" The next morning, Marge and Gaga discover that Lisa snuck out the previous night and hasn't returned home. Lisa goes to school, where she continues to be made fun of by her peers. Gaga makes an appearance and tells Lisa that "this pity party is being shut down by the smile police!" Lisa erupts into a fit of anger and tells Gaga that she doesn't want her help, resulting in Gaga running away, leaving only a trail of tiny diamond tears behind.

=== Act III ===
Lisa is hiding up in Bart's treehouse and Homer calls for her to come down to talk. After Homer's unrelated ramblings about dieting and sudden death, Lisa comes around and realizes how ungrateful she has been. She kisses her father on the cheek and runs off, adding "I've got a train to catch." At the Springfield train-station, Gaga is bidding farewell to her fans, just as the Gaga Express is about to pull away. The train begins to move and Lisa emerges from the crowd and quickly jumps on board. Lisa thanks Gaga and explains that she helped her by allowing her to inappropriately focus 8 years of rage and rejection on her. Lisa then begins reciting all the things she feels good about herself to Gaga, who then tells her that there's only one more thing she needs to do in order to become a "Little Monster" - sing. Gaga and Lisa perform a self-acceptance song to a crowd of Springfieldians. Suddenly, [[Moe]] appears and asks if Gaga will help him with his self-esteem issues. "I'm not that good," Gaga replies, and she waves goodbye as her train leaves Springfield.

== Production ==
During August 2011, it was revealed that Lady Gaga would star as herself in an upcoming episode.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/lady-gaga-gets-animated-for-the-simpsons/2011/08/23/gIQA3B2CZJ_blog.html Washington Post - "Lady Gaga gets animated for The Simpsons"]</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/lady-gaga-to-guest-star-the-simpsons_n_934423.html Huffington Post - "Lady Gaga to guest-star on The Simpsons"]</ref>

Gaga's recording sessions took place on August 22-26th in Los Angeles. Entertainment Weekly interviewed Gaga, expressing that her appearance was "a little nerve wracking" and that she "[doesn't] do voice-overs every day of the week". "Their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, [that] I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humor. That's what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines." Despite these initial emotions, Gaga exclaimed that working with the staff of the show was "one of the coolest things that [she] has ever done".<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/23/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-exclusive-photo/?iid=rcfooter-tv-%27simpsons%27+goes+gaga%3A+first+pic! Entertainment Weekly Lady Gaga interview]</ref>

The show producers were impressed with Gaga's ad-libbing skills and her voice-acting range. [[Matt Groening]] was also interviewed by the Entertainment Weekly, he stated that "since the very beginning, I’ve always wanted to have on the most iconic personalities of our time, and she's it". Also, [[Yeardley Smith]] was interviewed by Broadway.com, and stated that she "was stunned that she has time in her schedule that she's coming to our studio to record."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669502/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-guest.jhtml MTV behind the scenes of "Lisa Goes Gaga"]</ref>

<gallery>
File:Lady Gaga studio.jpg|Gaga recording her lines
</gallery>

== Reception ==
The episode was watched by an approximated 4.79 million viewers and received a 2.1 rating in the 18–49 key demographic. These ratings ultimately made it the fourth least watched episode of the show to date.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/21/tv-ratings-sunday-billboard-music-awards-leads-abc-to-nightly-win-family-guy-simpsons-celebrity-apprentice-finales-up/135161/ TV by Numbers ratings]</ref>

Critically, "Lisa Goes Gaga" evoked mixed-to-positive responses from TV reviewers, with many praising Lady Gaga's appearance, her professional voice-work, yet criticized the general execution of the episode and its writing. ''The [http://www.avclub.com/ A.V. Club]'' gave the episode a B- and positively compared the episode to the [[Season 3|third season]] episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which featured [[Michael Jackson]]. Discussing Gaga's guest-appearance, the A.V Club writes, "If Lady Gaga didn’t exist, ''The Simpsons'' would have had to create her. Had ''The Simpsons'' been on its game in the early/mid-2000s, it might have said 'Hey, let’s subvert this over-the-top sexuality with a veneer of feminist and queer theory! [...] Lady Gaga already feels like she has both the similar love of media and the willingness to subvert that love as ''The Simpsons'' does, but she does that on her own, in her own way." Although annoyed by the episode's concept, the A.V Club summed up, "If you wanted to call it a half-hour commercial for Lady Gaga, you probably wouldn't be wrong. Fortunately for 'Lisa Goes Gaga', the celebrity at its heart is entertaining enough that it being her commercial isn't a complete waste of time. [...] Against my better judgment, I was moderately entertained."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-lisa-goes-gaga-75201 A.V Club - By Rowan Kaiser, May 20, 2012 - "The Simpsons: “Lisa Goes Gaga”, Season 23, Episode 22"]</ref> ''TV Equals'' said, "Lady Gaga helped The Simpsons end its 23rd season on a memorable note." <ref>[http://www.tvequals.com/2012/05/21/the-simpsons-lisa-goes-gaga-review/ TV Equals review]</ref> and ''TV Fanatic'' added that the writers made good use of Gaga, instead of reducing her role to a small cameo.<ref>[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/05/the-simpsons-review-lady-blah-blah/#ixzz1vZdgtBTv TV Fanatic review]</ref> Lady Gaga's appearance was voted as one of the best musician guest appearances in the history of the series by {{w|The Guardian}}.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/23/cartoon-cameos-the-simpsons-best-musician-guest-appearances-from-lady-gaga-to-keith-richards The Guardian - "Cartoon cameos: the Simpsons' best musician guest appearances, from Lady Gaga to Keith Richards"]</ref>

However, fans of the show reacted negatively to the episode, with many deeming it "the worst episode of Season 23".<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/lisa-goes-gaga-2449228/reviews/ TV.com fan reviews]</ref>It currently holds a 5.4/10 IMDB rating and a 5.7/10 TV.com rating.<ref>[http://www.imdb.co.uk/title/tt2403733/ IMDB episode page]</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/lisa-goes-gaga-2449228/ TV.com episode page]</ref> In 2014, the episode was voted the worst episode of the entire series by fans.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lady-gaga/76415 NME.com - March 29, 2014 - "Lady Gaga episode of The Simpsons voted worst ever by fans...New graph shows fan ratings for every single episode of animated TV show"]</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{Images|ep=yes}}
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File:Lisa Goes Gaga promo 1.jpg
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== External links ==
* {{youtube|yyxLrYnWcV4|THE SIMPSONS - Promo for "Lisa Goes Gaga" airing SUN 5/20}}
* {{youtube|00O03xGVSSs|THE SIMPSONS - Lady Gaga}}
* [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/16/lady-gaga-the-simpsons-clip/ Lisa make Lady Gaga cry on 'The Simpsons' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] at {{w|Entertainment Weekly}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{season 23}}

[[Category:2012]]
[[Category:Lisa episodes]]
[[Category:Season finales]]

Kamp Krusty/References

2014-10-25T00:03:32Z

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:French Lieutenant's Woman.PNG|thumb|right|Comparison between the two scenes, highlighting the reference to [[Meryl Streep]]'s appearance in ''{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman}}''.]]
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
[[File:Kamp Krusty Theme Song.png|thumb|right|[[Martin Prince, Jr.|Martin Prince]] is visible in the bottom right of the scene, despite being in a different part of the camp.]]
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.
*The Krusty doll Bart clutches while muttering, "Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming..." has a black nose instead of a red one.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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Treehouse of Horror XXV

2014-10-24T23:58:42Z

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"'''Treehouse of Horror XXV'''" is the fourth episode of [[season 26]] and the 25th installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]]. It aired on October 19, [[2014]].<ref name="date">[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/493080239002484736 The Simpsons Official Twitter]</ref>

== Summary ==
{{Desc|On the annual spooktacular Halloween special, Bart and Lisa are transported to a demon-filled alternate universe after Bart reads a set of Aramaic symbols he finds on the underside of his desk; Moe's "Clockwork Orange"-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls for a girl (Marge) who wants him to give up the thug life; and, in a parody of ''{{W|The Others (2001 film)|The Others}}'', the [[Simpson family]] are haunted by a family of ghosts, which turn out the be the family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]], who were murdered and buried in the house.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/10/simpsons-tracey-ullman-show-treehouse-of-horror/ Entertainment Weekly - "A 'Simpsons' crossover with... 'The Simpsons'?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140923fox18/#ixzz3EDw5OmRR Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref> One of the segments is titled "School In Hell".<ref name="Gaiman segment">[http://deadline.com/2014/09/simpsons-al-jean-26th-season-premiere-character-killed-off-coy-836298/ Deadline - ‘Simpsons’ EP Al Jean On Character’s Death In 26th Season Premiere: “When We Kill ‘Em, They Stay Dead”]</ref>}}

== Production ==
On January 24, [[2014]], [[David Silverman]] confirmed on [[Twitter]] that he was working on a segment of the episode.<ref name="Silverman">[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/426511235815710721 Twitter - David Silverman]</ref>

There will be a parody of {{W|Stanley Kubrick}}'s ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/460600653924945920 Al Jean's Twitter post]</ref> One of the segments is titled "A Clockwork Yellow"<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s195/the-simpsons/blog/a586642/the-simpsons-comic-con-2014-live-blog-celebrating-25-years.html#~oL8UYCQjG6hHtj Digital Spy - "The Simpsons: Comic-Con 2014 live blog - Celebrating 25 years"]</ref> The segment "School In Hell" is inspired by the work of British comic book author [[Neil Gaiman]].<ref name="Gaiman segment"/>

Sound dubbing took place on September 23rd.<ref>[https://twitter.com/stevie_gillis/status/514587532663607296 Stephanie Gillis Twitter]</ref>

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== External links ==
*{{Youtube|twMDJ2n6dr4|Promo for "Treehouse of Horror XXV"}}
*{{Youtube|xrydsY8WJ-k|A Portal Back To Earth from "Treehouse Of Horror XXV"}}
*{{Youtube|rWD8OCrQ9co|FOX "Sunday Funday Spooktacular" promo}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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Kamp Krusty

2014-10-23T00:51:00Z

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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|left|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson Los Angeles Times - Sharon Bernstein - January 21, 1992 - Special to the times - "'The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms: Don't have a cow, but a different animation studio is going to be drawing Bart Simpson next season."]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref> {{w|Total Film}} ranked the episode's reference to ''{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur}}'' as the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show.<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-50-greatest-simpsons-movie-references/page:18 Total Film - The Modern Guide to Movies - Nathan Ditum/Jun 6th 2009 - "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References: Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments..."]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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== External links ==
* {{youtube|iXWFpsr8wug|THE SIMPSONS - Kamp Krusty Song}}

== References ==
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Kamp Krusty

2014-10-23T00:42:21Z

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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|left|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson Los Angeles Times - Sharon Bernstein - January 21, 1992 - Special to the times - "'The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms: Don't have a cow, but a different animation studio is going to be drawing Bart Simpson next season."]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref> {{w|Total Film}} ranked the episode's reference to ''{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur}}'' as the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show.<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-50-greatest-simpsons-movie-references/page:18 Total Film - The Modern Guide to Movies - Nathan Ditum/Jun 6th 2009 - "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References: Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments..."]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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== References ==
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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|left|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson LA Times - "The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms"]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref> {{w|Total Film}} ranked the episode's reference to ''{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur}}'' as the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show.<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-50-greatest-simpsons-movie-references/page:18 Total Film - The Modern Guide to Movies - Nathan Ditum/Jun 6th 2009 - "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References: Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments..."]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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== References ==
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== Cultural references ==
[[File:French Lieutenant's Woman.PNG|thumb|right|Comparison between the two scenes, highlighting the reference to [[Meryl Streep]]'s scene from the ''{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman}}''.]]
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
[[File:Kamp Krusty Theme Song.png|thumb|right|[[Martin Prince, Jr.|Martin Prince]] is visible in the bottom right of the scene, despite being in a different part of the camp.]]
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.
*The Krusty doll Bart clutches while muttering, "Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming..." has a black nose instead of a red one.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:French Lieutenant's Woman.PNG|thumb|right|Comparison between the two scenes, highlighting the reference to [[Meryl Streep]]'s scene from the ''{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman}}''.]]
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.
*The Krusty doll Bart clutches while muttering, "Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming..." has a black nose instead of a red one.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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[[File:French Lieutenant's Woman.PNG|thumb|right|Comparison between the two scenes, highlighting the reference to [[Meryl Streep]]'s scene from the ''{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman}}''.]]
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.
*The Krusty doll Bart clutches while muttering, "Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming..." has a black nose instead of a red one.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|left|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson LA Times - "The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms"]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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"'''Opposites A-Frack'''"<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=PAu003711492&Search_Code=REGS&PID=El4c5ut2x9TJUiW7VBDDHYir&SEQ=20130905100318&CNT=25&HIST=1 PAu003711492 in the Copyright Database]</ref> will be the fifth episode of [[season 26]]. It will air on November 2, 2014.

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{{Desc|Lisa brings in Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (guest voice [[Jane Fonda]]) to put a stop to Mr. Burns' fracking operation, but is taken aback when the two political opponents find themselves attracted to one another.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141008fox18/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX]</ref>}}

== Production ==
On March 4, [[2014]], writer and producer [[Matt Selman]] leaked a part of the storyboard for the episode via [[Twitter]]. In the image, a part of the episode name is cut off by the camera. However, the episode's full name was found in the United States Copyright Database. The storyboard image shows [[Lenny]] with a giant calf muscle bulging on his leg. The scene is part of act 2.

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== Cultural references ==
*[[Snake Jailbird|Snake]]'s girlfriend in this episode is named [[Shoshanna]]. This was a barb at {{W|Jerry Seinfeld}}, who at the time of the episode's airing was dating {{W|Shoshanna Lonstein}}, who was 21 years his junior and still a teenager at the time they first dated.
*Bart's saying that a soul is something adults make up to scare kids "Like the Boogeyman or [[Michael Jackson]]." is a reference to a {{w|1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson|case in 1993 where Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse}}.
*Moe reads a book titled ''Your Gimmicky Restaurant'' by Benngian and Fuddrucker. The authors' names are references to the restaurant chains {{W|Bennigan's}} and {{W|Fuddruckers}}.
*Bart's prayer, "Are you there, [[God]]? It's me, Bart Simpson," is a reference to the young adult novel ''{{W|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret}}'' by {{W|Judy Blume}}.

== Trivia ==
*When [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] shines the flashlight to see who is harassing [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]], Bart's pupils become cat-like.
*This episode is notable for featuring the Seven Deadly Sins:
**'''Lust''': [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] remember making out to [[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]] (In the Garden of Eden).
**'''Gluttony''': Celebrated in the TV commercial for [[Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag|Uncle Moe's]]. When [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] is converting his bar into a restaurant, he acquires a gigantic deep-fat fryer, claiming it can deep-fry a buffalo in forty seconds, to which Homer grouses "Oh, I want it now"! Later, Homer gets Bart's meal at [[Moe's Tavern]].
**'''Greed''': A flash at [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|Reverend Lovejoy]] counting money. Also, [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] avariciously celebrates owning Bart's soul, saying, "Who's stupid now?"
**'''Sloth''': [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and Milhouse slacking off cleaning the organ. Later, Milhouse's [[Kirk Van Houten|dad]] is very serious about wanting his sleep, although this is probably justified considering Bart traipsed by uninvited in the middle of the night.
**'''Wrath''': The minister gets angry at being fooled. Later, Moe loses his restaurant in a fit of anger.
**'''Envy''': Moe envies the profits of family restaurants. [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] wishes she had five dollars. Bart envies the kids in his dream for their souls.
**'''Pride''': Bart is proud at fooling Milhouse out of five dollars, and is later humiliated at having his soul sold for pogs. Snake is seen with a trophy girlfriend (also a combination of Pride & Lust).

== Goofs ==
*[[Jasper]]'s beard is incorrectly colored yellow while singing "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".
*At around the end of the song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", [[Wendell Borton|Wendell]]'s skin and hair is colored the same shade of the color yellow.
*After the sponge incident, Bart is standing in the drive with a sponge packet in his hand. In the next shot he says "everything about me must go", but the packet has vanished from his hand.
*When [[Barney Gumble|Barney]] comes out of Moe's Tavern when the deep fryer arrives, his pants changes from blue to red.

== Continuity ==
*Bart has previously made reference to the soul:
**"[[The Pagans]]": Bart states that his pagan soul yearns to roam free.
**"[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]": Bart doesn't fear [[Hell]], and Bart defers to Lisa's soul-saving quest.
**"[[Bart Gets Famous]]": Bart yearns to cast away "the shackles of the soul-crushing hellhole that is [[Springfield Elementary School]]".
**"[[Lisa's Rival]]": Bart welcomes Lisa to "the nether regions of the soul".

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the 1989 {{w|black comedy}} movie ''{{w|Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills}}'', which depicts a series of sexual entanglements and comic confusions between a group of rich Beverly Hills socialites and their servants.
*When [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] look at television sets in the [[Ogdenville Outlet Mall]], the off-brand sets they see include Magnetbox, Panaphonics and Sorny, puns on respectively {{w|Magnavox}}, {{w|Panasonic}} and {{w|Sony}}.
*When Homer takes up golfing, he reads a book titled ''[[The New Our Caddies, Ourselves]]'', a wordplay on the women's health book ''{{w|Our Bodies, Ourselves}}''.
*When [[Marge]] tells Homer not to wear a tie with a short-sleeved shirt, Homer protests that "Sipowicz does it", referring to the character {{w|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{w|NYPD Blue}}''.
*The opera playing on the TV is ''{{w|La Traviata}}'', and the aria is "Sempre libera."
*When Homer tells Marge that Kennedy and Lincoln had the same golf handicap, it is a reference to the many putative {{w| Lincoln Kennedy coincidences urban legend | similarities between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy}}.
*''{{w|The Great Gatsby}}'' is referenced when Lisa says the line, "the rich are different from you and me" - a direct quote from the novel.
*Marge's line "I wouldn't want to join any club that would have this me as a member" is a reference to the movie ''{{w|Annie Hall}}''.

== Goofs ==
*The layout of the price tags changed between when Homer and Bart first walk into the store at the outlet mall and in the closeup of Bart.
*When Lisa is first shown riding the horse, the horse's eye is colored solid red.

== Continuity ==
*Marge gets her dress at a store in [[Ogdenville]]. Ogdenville was last mentioned in the episode "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" in season 4. In that episode, it was one of the places where [[Lyle Lanley]] sold monorails.

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Clown in the Dumps

2014-10-16T20:06:44Z

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"'''Clown in the Dumps'''" is the first episode of the [[season 26]]. It orginally aired on September 28, [[2014]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|When [[Hyman Krustofsky]] dies during a comedy cable channel's roast of his son, [[Krusty]], he decides to retire. [[Lisa]] becomes worried about Homer's deteriorating health.}}

== Plot ==
[[Krusty the Clown]] appears on a comedy roast, which offends him. He seeks the advice of his father, [[Rabbi Krustofski]], on whether he is funny, but the Rabbi does not agree with him, and suddenly dies. Believing that nobody finds him funny any more, Krusty quits his show.

Bart attempts to reinspire Krusty by showing him old episodes of the show, but he picks up on the repetitive nature of his own jokes, and binge drinks in anger. He passes out and has a vision of himself in Jewish Heaven, where he meets [[Rodney Dangerfield]]. Rabbi Krustofski then appears and tells Krusty that Jews do not believe in Heaven, and thus he should do more to help others. An act of kindness does not seem to make him happier, but Bart takes Krusty to the synagogue, where Rabbi Krustofski's favorite Rabbi recites Krusty's jokes on religion. Krusty therefore deduces that his father did find him funny, and sees him again in Jewish Heaven, where [[Jesus]] turns Dangerfield's water into a Bloody Mary (cocktail)|Bloody Mary.

Triggered by the death of Krusty's father, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] becomes obsessed with protecting her own father, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], from getting hurt. She wraps him in bubble wrap, which ends up saving his life when [[Otto Mann|Otto]]'s school bus plows into the garden.

== Production ==
This episode was dedicated in memory of Louis Castellaneta, the father of [[Dan Castellaneta]], who died in August 2014, aged 99.<ref>[http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/29398287-421/father-of-homer-simpson-voice-actor-dead-at-99.html#.VCkynfmSx8E Father of ‘Homer Simpson’ voice actor dead at 99 - Chicago Sun-Times]</ref>

=== Character death ===
A major character who regularly teamed up with Bart was said to die in this episode.<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/21/and-the-next-simpsons-character-to-be-killed-off-is-4804957/ Metro - "And the next Simpsons character to be killed off is…"]</ref> The character appeared more than twice in the show and will be voiced by an [[Emmy Award]]-winning voice actor who won an Emmy for the role as the character. As [[Al Jean]] said<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsons/posts/10151751306093697]</ref>, it wouldn't be [[Edna Krabappel]], due to [[Marcia Wallace]]'s death<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/11/simpsons-which-character-dies/ Entertainment Weekly - "'Simpsons' producer on mystery death in Springfield: Even the actor doesn't know yet"]</ref> and [[Hank Azaria]] confirmed that it wasn't one of his characters.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/simpsons-character-death-hugely-narrowed-down-following-hank-azaria-tip-9083125.html The Independent - "Simpsons character death hugely narrowed down following Hank Azaria tip"]</ref> [[Homer]] was ruled out.<ref name="SDCC2014">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s195/the-simpsons/blog/a586642/the-simpsons-comic-con-2014-live-blog-celebrating-25-years.html#~oL8TeFxR08NjcE SDCC2014 Panel]</ref> There is scene that will feature Lisa worrying about Homer's health as he struggles with a sleep mask.<ref name="SDCC2014"/>

The character who died was [[Hyman Krustofsky]].

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== Reception ==
The episode received 8.5 million viewers on its premiere, the highest for a season premiere since [[season 20]]'s "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]", and the highest rated episode since the ninth episode of [[season 25]], "[[Steal This Episode]]", from January 2014. It also received a 3.9 18-49 rating.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/29/tv-ratings-sunday-once-upon-a-time-the-simpsons-family-guy-return-way-up-csi-premieres-down-madam-secretary-falls/307745/ TVbytheNumbers -
TV Ratings Sunday: 'Once Upon A Time', 'The Simpsons' & 'Family Guy' Return Way Up, 'CSI' Premieres Down, 'Madam Secretary' Falls]</ref>

The episode received mixed reviews from critics. [http://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] awarded it a "C", saying "''The Simpsons'' returns for its 26th season with a nondescript, anti-climactic premiere whose overstuffed cameos and would-be big character death amount to little more than a disspiriting confirmation that its best days are, indeed, long gone", and that "this inability to weave the A- and B-stories into a unified episode has become pretty glaring", before praising the episode's couch gag, calling it "brilliant stuff".<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-clown-dumps-209794 The A.V. Club - "The Simpsons: "Clown In The Dumps""]</ref> [http://www.denofgeek.us Den of Geek] said it was "a bittersweet episode" and picked up on how "''The Simpsons'' always make you care for their characters. There is a sweetness inherent in the most egregious traits", and in the end awarding it 4/5. [http://www.bubbleblabber.com BubbleBlabber]'s review started out with anger at "[...] which character died. I'll tell you who: Rabbi Fucking Krustofski – the guy I predicted would die in this episode over FOUR months ago", but then ultimatally praised the episode for "the amount it resembled ''Simpsons'' episodes of the classic era", then saying that "[...] all these elements [how it resembled its classic era, its cast and couch gag] nevertheless combined for a fantastic premiere to the show's 26th season", and in the end, awarded it 8.5.<ref>[http://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-simpsons-clown-dumps/ BubbleBlabber - "Review: The Simpsons – 'Clown in the Dumps'"]</ref>

The [[NoHomers.net|NoHomers]] forum users were less sympathetic to the episode, which as of late, holds a majority 2/5 on a poll, with one saying it was "a mediocre, forgettable episode", another critizing how "[the] character death [being] way overhyped was [the] biggest flaw," yet another praising the episode saying "[the] couch gag was great" and "the ending was sweet." <ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?105897-Rate-and-Review-quot-Clown-in-the-Dumps-quot-%28SABF20%29 NoHomers - Rate and Review: "Clown in the Dumps" (SABF20)]</ref>

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== External links ==
*{{youtube|BxgLA7HjzVk|Promo for "Clown In The Dumps"}}
*{{youtube|j2OeSPvZe6g|Roasting Krusty from "Clown In The Dumps"}}
*{{youtube|4Ted9IL2pC4|Cancelling The Bit from "Clown In The Dumps"}}

== References ==
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Super Franchise Me

2014-10-12T15:21:01Z

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"'''Super Franchise Me'''" is an upcoming [[season 26]] episode that will air in October 12, [[2014]].<ref name="AlJeanTwitter"/><ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=SABF19&Search_Code=CMD&PID=V2H51plD2tD9cHHKQ5bQC5rLcUNKX9&SEQ=20140131225549&CNT=10&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003703309 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Marge opens a sandwich franchise store after her sandwiches become a huge hit at Springfield Elementary. But running day-to-day at the store proves challenging, especially when the same franchise opens another location across the street. <ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140917fox17/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref>}}

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Kamp Krusty/References

2014-10-12T15:17:06Z

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== Cultural references ==
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.
*The Krusty doll Bart clutches while muttering, "Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming, Krusty is coming..." has a black nose instead of a red one.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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Kamp Krusty/References

2014-10-12T15:15:24Z

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== Cultural references ==
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
**Bart's clothing in the dream resembles that of {{w|John Rambo}}, the titular character featured in the {{w|Rambo (film series)|Rambo film series}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*Mr. Black mentioned that he was formerly the head of [[Euro Krustyland]] before it "blew up," referring to the unpopularity of {{w|Disneyland Paris}}.
*Krusty saying: "I don't know her name, but she held up a liquor store last year" is a reference to troubled {{w|Diff'rent Strokes}} sitcom star {{w|Dana Plato}}. The actress infamously held up a video store in February 1991 after developing drug and alcohol problems. She died of a lethal overdose in May 1999.
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*The kids being served "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" whlie Mr. Black and the bullies enjoy a banquet is reference to the Charles Dickens novel {{w|Oliver Twist}} and its {{w|Oliver Twist (1948 film)|film adaptation}}.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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2014-10-12T14:36:07Z

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== Cultural references ==
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.
*When Lisa was looking at her report card, the writing appears to be pointed away from her for a couple of seconds.
*As Marge packs Bart's clothes, a brief mirror image of Bart is shown. However, the image was poorly drawn - his leg should have been reversed.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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The Simpsons Guy

2014-10-12T14:24:38Z

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'''"The Simpsons Guy"''' is the first episode of ''[[Family Guy]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s season 13. It was a one-hour premiere, orginally airing on September 28, [[2014]]. "The Simpsons Guy" was the first official ''[[The Simpsons]]'' - ''Family Guy'' crossover episode.

== Summary ==
{{Desc|[[Peter Griffin|Peter]] and the Griffins get out of dodge and end up in [[Springfield]], where they are greeted by a friendly stranger named [[Homer Simpson]], who welcomes his new “albino” friends with open arms. The families get along famously: Stewie and [[Bart]] make out like bandits when Stewie trades in his mind control device for a good old-fashioned slingshot; [[Lisa]] takes Meg under her wing and teaches her the saxophone; [[Marge]] and Lois ditch housework for a little bonding; and Peter and Homer fight over the best beer in town – Pawtucket vs. [[Duff]].<ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z57z5z3 FoxFlash]</ref>}}

== Production ==
"The Simpsons Guy" is the first official crossover episode between ''The Simpsons'' and ''Family Guy''. However, [[Dan Castellaneta]] previously voiced Homer Simpson in the ''Family Guy'' episode "{{w|Ratings Guy}}" whilst [[Seth MacFarlane]] voiced {{ap|Ben|Dangers on a Train}} in the [[season 24]] episode "[[Dangers on a Train]]". [[Peter Griffin]] has also made a couple of appearances in ''The Simpsons'' whilst many ''The Simpsons'' characters have appeared in ''Family Guy''.

The writers of ''Family Guy'' wrote the episode, rather than the writers of ''The Simpsons'', although the executive producers of ''The Simpsons'' tweaked a few lines. [[Bob Belcher]] from ''{{w|Bob's Burgers}}'' also appeared in the crossover episode.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/20/simpsons-family-guy-crossover-bobs-burgers-new-girl/ Entertainment Weekly - "'Simpsons'-'Family Guy' crossover to include 'Bob's Burgers' cameo"]</ref> Current ''Family Guy'' producer and former ''Simpsons'' producer [[Richard Appel]] is the one who proposed the idea of the crossover to ''The Simpsons'' producers. ''The Simpsons'' producers were happy with this, as long as they didn't kill off characters and didn't destroy Springfield.

A 5 minute sample of clips from the episode was shown at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014.

== Gallery ==
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File:The Simpsons Guy screenshot 1.jpg|Pre-release screenshot from the episode
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== Promotional Videos ==
*{{youtube|bc4jGiTTick|Springfield, U.S.A. from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|vV4QiJ5M1qQ|"Eat My Shorts" vs. "What the deuce?" from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|_4uPu8Y5Gnw|Free Stolen Car Wash from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|ApITGbXU6MQ|Peter's Offensive Dishwasher Cartoon from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|6_y1Qz_Ers4|The Griffins Visit The Kwik-E-Mart from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|04DYjrOuobQ|Brian & Santa's Little Helper's Kitchen Confidential from "The Simpsons Guy"}}
*{{youtube|mrm_QreQUjo|Peter and Homer Fill Up from "The Simpsons Guy"}}

== See also ==
*"[[Simpsorama]]"

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Youtube|-7YzXMzZ1bU|SDCC "The Simpsons Guy" 5 minute clip}}

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Treehouse of Horror XXV

2014-10-12T14:21:08Z

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"'''Treehouse of Horror XXV'''" is an upcoming [[season 26]] episode and the 25th installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]]. It will air on October 19, [[2014]].<ref name="date">[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/493080239002484736 The Simpsons Official Twitter]</ref>

== Summary ==
{{Desc|On the annual spooktacular Halloween special, Bart and Lisa are transported to a demon-filled alternate universe after Bart reads a set of Aramaic symbols he finds on the underside of his desk; Moe's "Clockwork Orange"-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls for a girl (Marge) who wants him to give up the thug life; and, in a parody of ''{{W|The Others (2001 film)|The Others}}'', the [[Simpson family]] are haunted by a family of ghosts, which turn out the be the family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]], who were murdered and buried in the house.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/10/simpsons-tracey-ullman-show-treehouse-of-horror/ Entertainment Weekly - "A 'Simpsons' crossover with... 'The Simpsons'?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140923fox18/#ixzz3EDw5OmRR Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref> One of the segments is titled "School In Hell".<ref name="Gaiman segment">[http://deadline.com/2014/09/simpsons-al-jean-26th-season-premiere-character-killed-off-coy-836298/ Deadline - ‘Simpsons’ EP Al Jean On Character’s Death In 26th Season Premiere: “When We Kill ‘Em, They Stay Dead”]</ref>}}

== Production ==
On January 24, [[2014]], [[David Silverman]] confirmed on [[Twitter]] that he was working on a segment of the episode.<ref name="Silverman">[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/426511235815710721 Twitter - David Silverman]</ref>

There will be a parody of {{W|Stanley Kubrick}}'s ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/460600653924945920 Al Jean's Twitter post]</ref> One of the segments is titled "A Clockwork Yellow"<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s195/the-simpsons/blog/a586642/the-simpsons-comic-con-2014-live-blog-celebrating-25-years.html#~oL8UYCQjG6hHtj Digital Spy - "The Simpsons: Comic-Con 2014 live blog - Celebrating 25 years"]</ref> The segment "School In Hell" is inspired by the work of British comic book author [[Neil Gaiman]].<ref name="Gaiman segment"/>

Sound dubbing took place on September 23rd.<ref>[https://twitter.com/stevie_gillis/status/514587532663607296 Stephanie Gillis Twitter]</ref>

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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2014-10-08T12:17:19Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode is the first official crossover between ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Family Guy]]''.
*The name of the episode is a mixture between the two shows, with "The Simpsons" being taken from ''The Simpsons'' and "Guy" being taken from ''Family Guy'' and added to the end.
*"''{{w|Pour Some Sugar On Me}}''" by {{w|Def Leppard}} plays during Peter and Homer's stolen car wash scene.

== Trivia ==
*During the courtroom scene, the Springfield characters are paired with their Quahog counterparts:
**[[Kent Brockman]] with Tom Tucker
**[[Bumblebee Man]] with Consuela
**[[Carl]] with Cleveland
**[[Horatio McCallister|Captain McCallister]] with Seamus
**[[Mayor Quimby]] with Mayor Adam West
**[[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]] and Principal Shepherd
**[[Waylon Smithers]], a closeted gay man, is sat next to Bruce, an openly gay man.
**A Simpsons-ized James Woods being paired with the recurring ''Family Guy'' James Woods.
**[[Matt Groening]] with [[Seth MacFarlane]].
*Stewie claims Bart sounds like a girl. In actuality, Bart is voiced by a woman - [[Nancy Cartwright]].
*''Family Guy'' crew member and episode director [[Peter Shin]] worked on ''The Simpsons'' from 1990-1995 as a layout artist.

== Continuity ==
*Some of the criminals at the car wash include:
**[[Ms. Botz]] ("[[Some Enchanted Evening]]")
**[[Dr. Colossus]] ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]")
**[[Hank Scorpio]] ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
*An image of [[Troy McClure]] from "[[Meat and You: Partners in Freedom]]" is seen outside [[Channel 6 Studios]]. ("[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]")
*Homer tells Peter to say "hello to [[Maude Flanders]]. ("[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddly]]")
*When Homer and Peter are jumping Springfield Gorge with the spaceship Peter says "''We're Gonna make it!''" and Homer answers "''Trust me, we're not''" and then they fail. ("[[Bart the Daredevil]]", ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
*{{Ch|James Woods}} from [[Springfield]] is next to James Woods from Quahog in the [[Springfield Court House]]. The one from Springfield mentions working in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]. ("[[Homer and Apu]]")
*Lisa mentions Homer giving her saxophone to her. ("[[Lisa's Sax]]")
*The [[Fortune Megastore]] is seen. ("[[Monty Can't Buy Me Love]]")
*[[Bobo]] is seen with [[Mr. Burns]] in the court house. ("[[Rosebud]]")

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Itchy & Scratchy Land/References

2014-10-06T19:28:23Z

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:Scratchtasia.png|right|200px|thumb|Scratchtasia]]
;'''{{w|Disneyland}}'''
*Itchy & Scratchy Land is mostly based on Disneyland, and several aspects of the park, such as the {{w|Main Street Electrical Parade|electric light parade}}, are parodied.<ref name="Mirkin">{{cite video | people=Mirkin, David|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
*The film Bart and Lisa watch is a reference to the ''{{w|The Walt Disney Story}}'', while the name Parents Island is a reference to {{w|Pleasure Island (Walt Disney World Resort)|Pleasure Island}}, and a castle resembling Sleeping Beauty Castle is seen.<ref name=snpp>http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F01.html</ref>
*''Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land'' is a parody of {{w|Disneyland Resort Paris}}, which at the time was a failing theme park known as EuroDisney.<ref name="Mirkin"/>

;'''{{w|Disney}}'''
*''Scratchtasia'' is a reference to the ''{{w|The Sorcerer's Apprentice|Sorcerer's Apprentice}}'' segment of the Disney film ''{{w|Fantasia}}'', with several shots and the music being exact parodies of the film.<ref name="Mirkin"/>
*''Pinnitchio'' is a parody of the 1940 Disney film ''{{w|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio}}''.
*{{w|Walt Disney}}'s alleged {{w|antisemitism}} is spoofed in the character of [[Roger Meyers, Sr.]]'s creation of the "controversial cartoon" ''Nazi Supermen Are Our Superiors''.<ref name=EW>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748_2,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-08-03|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

;'''{{w|Michael Crichton}}'''
*The concept of a theme park's attractions turning on its guests parodies two of Crichton's works, with several direct references to each as well:
**Several scenes, such as the helicopter ride as well as the logo visible on the side of the helicopter are based on the Crichton book and ensuing film ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}''. Frink explaining that "elemental {{w|chaos theory}}" will lead to the robots turning evil is what Ian Malcolm says in the film about the dinosaurs.
**Much of the episode is based on another Crichton story, ''{{w|Westworld}}'', which is about a theme park in the near future which caters to the rich that has realistic androids in Westworld, Medievalworld, and Romanworld. Guests pay a lot of money in order to enact any fantasy they wish, which includes killing the male androids or having sex with the female androids. The androids start to malfunction and begin attacking guests and employees.<ref name="Mirkin"/><ref name=bbc/> The Delos park in ''Westworld'' is also, like Itchy and Scratchy Land, referred to as a "theme park of the future." Similarly, when the helicopter pilot says "Where nothing can possiblay {sic} go wrong", this is reference to the tagline of ''Westworld'' seen on the movie posters, "Where nothing can possibly go wrong." Furthermore, the concept of the Itchy and Scratchy robots having special sensors to ensure they can't harm humans mirrors the heat sensor guns in ''Westworld'', as does Homer taunting a robot, failing to realise that it is no longer harmless. The music as the robot group marches towards the Simpsons is based on music from ''Westworld''.

;'''Others'''
*[[Hans Moleman]] being attacked by predatory birds while in the phone booth is a spoof of the 1963 {{W|Alfred Hitchcock}} film ''{{w|The Birds (film)|The Birds}}''.<ref name=bbc/>
*Homer's [[Amish Country]] flashback recalls {{w|Peter Weir}}'s 1985 film ''{{w|Witness (1985 film)|Witness}}''.<ref name=imdb/>
*{{w|John Travolta}}'s career slump is referenced with him serving as the barman at T. G. I. McScratchy's; he is dressed like his character from the film ''{{w|Saturday Night Fever}}''.<ref name=imdb/>
*The [[Itchy & Scratchy robots]]' screen displays are similar to the [[Terminator]].
*Camera flashes killing the robots is similar to the film ''{{w|Gremlins (film)|Gremlins}}''.
*The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon "[[Last Traction Hero]]" is a reference to the film ''{{w|The Last Action Hero}}'', as is Bart's line, "With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero."
*A toy depicting an ''Itchy & and Scratchy and Friends'' character named "Klu Klux Klam" is a reference to the {{w|Ku Klux Klan}}, as well as the tendency for cartoons to add characters to boost sagging ratings.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season6/page4.shtml|title=Itchy & Scratchy & Marge|accessdate=2007-08-02|author=Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian |year=2000|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
*The Simpsons beam aboard the couch in the couch gag, just like ''{{w|Star Trek}}''.<ref name=imdb>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778449/movieconnections</ref>

== Trivia ==
*There is a sign that says "Freeway To Some Other State" on the highway - perhaps this was done in order to keep the real-life location of [[Springfield]] a mystery.
*Locations/rides at Itchy & Scratchy Land:
**Tavern on the Scream
**Child Care Center
**Log Ride
**Parents' Island
**Itchy's 70's Disco (est. 1980)
**T.G.I. McScratchy's Goodtime Foodrinkery
**Laramie Cigarettes Presents Itchy's Mine Field
**The Roger Meyers Story
**Lands:
***Torture Land
***Explosion Land
***Searing Gas Pain Land
***Unnecessary Surgery Land
**Rides out of order:
***Head Basher
***Blood Bath
***Mangler
***Nurse's Station

== Goofs ==
*While on the log ride, Bart's right foot appears to be cut by the saw and Marge's right leg passes right through it.
*The family's cameras vanish.
*If this was Itchy & Scratchy Land's "Grand Opening," why does the '70s Disco say "Established 1980"?
*The animation is off throughout the episode
**Lisa's hair is off-model and looks much stubbier than usual in some scenes
**Bart and Lisa both have weirdly swollen-looking cheeks when Marge is telling them about the bird sanctuary.

== Continuity ==
*[[Bart]] plans to pull the shark fin prank (seen in the [[Sandy Beach]] flashback scene) when the family go to the beach in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 16]]'', but this time [[Marge]] catches him and makes him get rid of the fake shark fin.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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2014-10-06T19:25:13Z

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:Scratchtasia.png|right|200px|thumb|Scratchtasia]]
;'''{{w|Disneyland}}'''
*Itchy & Scratchy Land is mostly based on Disneyland, and several aspects of the park, such as the {{w|Main Street Electrical Parade|electric light parade}}, are parodied.<ref name="Mirkin">{{cite video | people=Mirkin, David|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
*The film Bart and Lisa watch is a reference to the ''{{w|The Walt Disney Story}}'', while the name Parents Island is a reference to {{w|Pleasure Island (Walt Disney World Resort)|Pleasure Island}}, and a castle resembling Sleeping Beauty Castle is seen.<ref name=snpp>http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F01.html</ref>
*''Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land'' is a parody of {{w|Disneyland Resort Paris}}, which at the time was a failing theme park known as EuroDisney.<ref name="Mirkin"/>

;'''{{w|Disney}}'''
*''Scratchtasia'' is a reference to the ''{{w|The Sorcerer's Apprentice|Sorcerer's Apprentice}}'' segment of the Disney film ''{{w|Fantasia}}'', with several shots and the music being exact parodies of the film.<ref name="Mirkin"/>
*''Pinnitchio'' is a parody of the 1940 Disney film ''{{w|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio}}''.
*{{w|Walt Disney}}'s alleged {{w|antisemitism}} is spoofed in the character of [[Roger Meyers, Sr.]]'s creation of the "controversial cartoon" ''Nazi Supermen Are Our Superiors''.<ref name=EW>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748_2,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-08-03|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

;'''{{w|Michael Crichton}}'''
*The concept of a theme park's attractions turning on its guests parodies two of Crichton's works, with several direct references to each as well:
**Several scenes, such as the helicopter ride as well as the logo visible on the side of the helicopter are based on the Crichton book and ensuing film ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}''. Frink explaining that "elemental {{w|chaos theory}}" will lead to the robots turning evil is what Ian Malcolm says in the film about the dinosaurs.
**Much of the episode is based on another Crichton story, ''{{w|Westworld}}'', which is about a theme park in the near future which caters to the rich that has realistic androids in Westworld, Medievalworld, and Romanworld. Guests pay a lot of money in order to enact any fantasy they wish, which includes killing the male androids or having sex with the female androids. The androids start to malfunction and begin attacking guests and employees.<ref name="Mirkin"/><ref name=bbc/> The Delos park in ''Westworld'' is also, like Itchy and Scratchy Land, referred to as a "theme park of the future." Similarly, when the helicopter pilot says "Where nothing can possiblay {sic} go wrong", this is reference to the tagline of ''Westworld'' seen on the movie posters, "Where nothing can possibly go wrong." Furthermore, the concept of the Itchy and Scratchy robots having special sensors to ensure they can't harm humans mirrors the heat sensor guns in ''Westworld'', as does Homer taunting a robot, failing to realise that it is no longer harmless. The music as the robot group marches towards the Simpsons is based on music from ''Westworld''.

;'''Others'''
*[[Hans Moleman]] being attacked by predatory birds while in the phone booth is a spoof of the 1963 {{W|Alfred Hitchcock}} film ''{{w|The Birds (film)|The Birds}}''.<ref name=bbc/>
*Homer's [[Amish Country]] flashback recalls {{w|Peter Weir}}'s 1985 film ''{{w|Witness (1985 film)|Witness}}''.<ref name=imdb/>
*{{w|John Travolta}}'s career slump is referenced with him serving as the barman at T. G. I. McScratchy's; he is dressed like his character from the film ''{{w|Saturday Night Fever}}''.<ref name=imdb/>
*The [[Itchy & Scratchy robots]]' screen displays are similar to the [[Terminator]].
*Camera flashes killing the robots is similar to the film ''{{w|Gremlins (film)|Gremlins}}''.
*The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon "[[Last Traction Hero]]" is a reference to the film ''{{w|The Last Action Hero}}'', as is Bart's line, "With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero."
*A toy depicting an ''Itchy & and Scratchy and Friends'' character named "Klu Klux Klam" is a reference to the {{w|Ku Klux Klan}}, as well as the tendency for cartoons to add characters to boost sagging ratings.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season6/page4.shtml|title=Itchy & Scratchy & Marge|accessdate=2007-08-02|author=Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian |year=2000|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
*The Simpsons beam aboard the couch in the couch gag, just like ''{{w|Star Trek}}''.<ref name=imdb>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778449/movieconnections</ref>

== Trivia ==
*Locations/rides at Itchy & Scratchy Land:
**Tavern on the Scream
**Child Care Center
**Log Ride
**Parents' Island
**Itchy's 70's Disco (est. 1980)
**T.G.I. McScratchy's Goodtime Foodrinkery
**Laramie Cigarettes Presents Itchy's Mine Field
**The Roger Meyers Story
**Lands:
***Torture Land
***Explosion Land
***Searing Gas Pain Land
***Unnecessary Surgery Land
**Rides out of order:
***Head Basher
***Blood Bath
***Mangler
***Nurse's Station

== Goofs ==
*While on the log ride, Bart's right foot appears to be cut by the saw and Marge's right leg passes right through it.
*The family's cameras vanish.
*If this was Itchy & Scratchy Land's "Grand Opening," why does the '70s Disco say "Established 1980"?
*The animation is off throughout the episode
**Lisa's hair is off-model and looks much stubbier than usual in some scenes
**Bart and Lisa both have weirdly swollen-looking cheeks when Marge is telling them about the bird sanctuary.

== Continuity ==
*[[Bart]] plans to pull the shark fin prank (seen in the [[Sandy Beach]] flashback scene) when the family go to the beach in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 16]]'', but this time [[Marge]] catches him and makes him get rid of the fake shark fin.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Season 6|R}}
[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Continuity]]
[[Category:Goofs]]

Itchy & Scratchy & Marge

2014-10-06T19:04:45Z

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|Episode Number = 22
|productionCode = 7F06
|originalAirdate = December 20, [[1990]]
|blackboardText = I will not pledge allegiance to Bart.
|couchGag = The couch is missing.
|specialGuestVoices = [[Alex Rocco]] as [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]
|Show Runner= [[James L. Brooks]] [[Matt Groening]] [[Sam Simon]]
|Written By = [[John Swartzwelder]]
|Directed By = [[Jim Reardon]]
|DVD features=yes
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{{Quote|Dear Purveyors of Senseless Violence: I know this may sound silly at first, but I believe that the cartoons you show to our children are influencing their behavior in a negative way. Please try to tone down the psychotic violence in your otherwise fine programming. Yours truly, Marge Simpson.|[[Marge]]'s letter to [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]}}
"'''Itchy & Scratchy & Marge'''" is twenty-second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the ninth episode of the [[season 2|second season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"After watching an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, [[Maggie]] strikes [[Homer]] with a mallet. Horrified, [[Marge]] vows to put a stop to violence on children's television. But when the ball of censorship starts to roll, where will it all end?"''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
Homer attempts to build Marge a spice rack. While he is doing so, Maggie sneaks up and hits Homer on the head with a mallet. Marge is at first clueless as to why Maggie would do such a thing, but Maggie sees an episode of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'', a cartoon which is known for its violence, and tries to stab Homer with a pencil. Marge immediately blames ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' for Maggie's actions and bans [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] from watching the show. Despite the ban, Bart and Lisa still manage to watch ''Itchy & Scratchy'' at friends houses. Marge writes a letter to the producers of the show asking them to tone down their violence and in response, [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] (the CEO of Itchy & Scratchy International) writes a letter to Marge, telling her one person can not make a difference and calls her a "screwball." In response, Marge decides to "show what one screwball can do!"

=== Act II ===
Marge forms "[[Springfield]]ians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping" (SNUH) and forces the family to picket outside the Itchy & Scratchy Studios. Unknown to her, Bart and Lisa have been sneaking off to their friend's houses to watch the shows, under the guise of 'playing sports,' or 'making the most of their childhood years.' Marge's protest gains momentum and soon more people join the group and even start to picket ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show (TV series)|The Krusty the Clown Show]]'', on which ''Itchy & Scratchy'' is shown. Marge appears on [[Kent Brockman]]'s show, ''Smartline'' where she confronts Roger Meyers over the violence and suggests that concerned parents send letters to Meyers. Enough angry letters to fill several trucks are sent to the Studio and Roger Meyers concedes defeat, and agrees to eliminate violence in ''Itchy & Scratchy''.

=== Act III ===
Eventually, the first of the new shorts is released, in which Itchy & Scratchy sit on a porch drinking lemonade. Marge finds the cartoon to be better, but Bart, Lisa, and the other kids across Springfield reject the cleaned-up show. A lengthy montage follows, in which the children of Springfield go outside and engage in various wholesome activities and that night Bart and Lisa brag about their various outdoor activities while Marge listens happily.
Meanwhile, {{W|Michelangelo}}'s {{W|Michealangelo's David|David}} goes on a coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. and will stop in Springfield. The members of SNUH urge Marge to protest the sculpture, insisting that the sculpture is offensive and unsuitable. However, Marge argues that the sculpture is a masterpiece. [[Dr. Marvin Monroe]] argues that Marge is being hypocritical in believing that it wrong to censor one form of art but not another, to which Marge is forced to agree and admits defeat. She decides to give up her anti-cartoon violence protest, although she expresses disappointment that there is no discrimination between centuries-old classic art like David and violent filth meant for the lowest common denominator. ''Itchy & Scratchy'' immediately returns to its old form and Springfield's children abandon their wholesome activities. Homer and Marge go to see David and Marge expresses her disappointment that the kids are watching "a cat and mouse disembowel each other" rather than seeing the sculpture. She cheers up when Homer tells her that [[Springfield Elementary School|the school]] will be forcing them to go.

== Production ==
"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" is an acclaimed episode which dealt with censorship issues and allowed the writers to have a lot of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy & Scratchy]]'' cartoons which many fans had been clamoring for.<ref name="Jean">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]], who loved Itchy & Scratchy and wrote several episodes that have them at the center.<ref name="Reiss">{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode was partially inspired by Terry Rakolta, who protested FOX over the show ''Married... with Children''.<ref name="Jean"/> For the episode, which handles a large issue, the writers tried not to have a point of view and looked at both sides, despite what the writers personally felt.<ref name="Reiss"/> During the original airing of the episode, the Fox satellite blew out and the entire West coast of the United States missed the first act of the episode.<ref name="Reardon"/>

This was the first episode directed by [[Matthew Chantelois]], who had previously made a student film called ''Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown'' which was very violent and the experience served him well for this episode.<ref name="Reardon">{{cite video | people=Reardon, Jim|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> There are several characters who work at I&S studios who are caricatures of real people: the cartoonist who draws the Marge/Squirrel is based on Eddie Fitzgerald, who worked at Filmation and the three people with Meyers when he is asking Marge for suggestions are caricatures of [[Rich Moore]], [[David Silverman]] and [[Wes Archer]].<ref name="Reardon"/>

[[Alex Rocco]] makes his first of three appearances as Roger Meyers. Many people behind ''The Simpsons'' were huge fans of ''[[The Godfather]]'' and Jim Reardon looked for a way to shoot him in the eye as a reference to Rocco's character, Moe Greene.<ref name="Reardon"/>

The long montage of the Kids of Springfield playing was directed by [[Bob Anderson]]<ref name="Reardon"/> and is making a satirical point by saying the opposite of what the writers believed.<ref name="Groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The segment was written by John Swartzwelder and the idea of using {{W|Beethoven}}'s {{W|Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)|6th Symphony}} was in the original script. [[James L. Brooks]] had wanted the episode to end with the montage, but the writers disagreed.<ref name="Reiss"/> [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] makes his first appearance in this episode, as does [[Sideshow Mel]], although he does not have any lines until the later episode "[[Radio Bart]]."

== Reception ==
"Itchy and Scratchy & Marge" was watched by approximately 22.2 million viewers and was the highest-rated show on [[FOX]] the week it aired.<ref>{{cite news |title=NIELSENS; Special help in ABC win |work=[[USA Today]] |author=Brian Donlon |page=03.D |date=December 28, 1990}}</ref>

The episode has received critical acclaim. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] has since named the episode "a classic." Awarding the episode an A rating, the A.V Club summed up, "[The episode] got to make a relevant point in line with writer [[John Swartzwelder]]’s libertarianism without sacrificing the momentum of the episode or losing track of the characters and turning them into mere sounding boards for their creator’s beliefs" and praised the episode for its satire and humor.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-classic-itchy-scratchy-marge-47251 A.V Club.com - By Nathan Rabin, Nov 7, 2010 - "The Simpsons (Classic): "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" - Season 2, Episode 9"</ref>
The authors of the book ''[[I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide]]'' lauded the episode, stating that "Homer's doomed attempt to build a spice rack is only the start of another great episode, which works as a superb debate about television violence and politically inspired censorship." As well as noting that "the ending is especially poignant, as the pedagogues of Springfield swoop on Michelangelo's David as an example of filth and degradation".
The {{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}} parody has received consistent praise and is considered an iconic reference and hallmark within the series. [http://www.totalfilm.com/ Total Film] ranked the parody at #22 on their list of " "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References"<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-50-greatest-simpsons-movie-references/page:18 Total Film - By Nathan Ditum, June 6th, 2009 - "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References: Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments..."]</ref>

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== References ==
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== Cultural references ==
[[File:Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Psycho reference.jpg|thumb|right|Highlights of the {{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}} parody.]]
*The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the infamous shower scene from ''{{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}}''.
**The famous music score plays again when Maggie was about to stab Homer with a pencil.
*Roger Meyers saying, "The screwballs have spoken", is a reference to {{w|Richard Nixon}}'s famous saying, "The voters have spoken. The bastards."
*The scene with the children playing outdoors to the music of Beethoven's 6th Symphony is a reference to {{w|Disney|Disney's}} {{w|Fantasia}}.
*The children whitewashing a fence during the Fantasia sequence could be seen as a reference to ''{{w|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}}''.

== Trivia ==
*Homer's hammer still has the price tag connected.
*The squirrel in the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon was a thinly-vieled insult against Marge. This is reference to during the earlier decades of the 20th Century, when there was less cultural sensitivity, animators would often make cartoons to lampoon people, such as black people or Asians, by portraying them as animals or having cartoon characters do "black activities".
*This is the first episode to have Marge's name somewhere in the title.
*When Krusty reads Marge's letter, he isn't able to understand the words and throws the letter away due to his analphabetism.
*Protest signs:
**"I'm protesting because Itchy and Scratchy are indirectly responsible for my husband being hit on the head with a mallet."
**"Stop me before I kill my father again."
**"Please ban violent cartoons--next time I might not be so lucky."
**"Ban Itchy and Scratchy"
**"Erase Itchy and Scratchy"
**"Join S.N.U.H."
**"Save the Cartoon Animals"
**"Destroy All Violent People"
**"Death Isn't Funny Anymore"
**"Bring Back Wagon Train"
**"What if a cat blew up and nobody laughed?"
**"Kancel Krusty"
*Debut appearances:
**[[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]
**[[Sideshow Mel]]
**[[Corporal Punishment]]

== Goofs ==
[[File:Pen color goof.png|250px|thumb|right|The red "Don't" on the sign, and then after a switchover to a scene with Marge and Maude, the "Don't" is now black.]]
*Bart writes "Don't" on the "Ban Itchy & Scratchy" sign in red pen. When Bart tells Marge that it's time to go to Milhouse's house, the "Don't" is still in red pen. After a scene with Marge and Maude, "Don't" is written in the same color as "Itchy & Scratchy" - black.
*There is a shot of protesters for Michaelangelo's David outside the Simpson House. There are two protesters at the front door. The protesters have orange hair (left), and purple hair (right). When Marge answers the door, these protesters are Maude and Helen. Helen's hair color has gone from orange to grey, and Maude's has gone from purple to orange.
*During the wholesome activities the children play due to the new Itchy & Scratchy, 3 people are riding scooters. The person on the left has his shirt changing color.

== Continuity ==
*The scene where Maggie hits Homer on the head with a mallet, as well as The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon "Messenger of Death", are seen in the flashbacks of [[So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show]].

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Psycho reference.jpg|thumb|right|Highlights of the {{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}} parody.]]
*The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the infamous shower scene from ''{{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}}''. The famous music score plays again when Maggie was about to stab Homer with a pencil.
*Roger Meyers saying, "The screwballs have spoken", is a reference to {{w|Richard Nixon}}'s famous saying, "The voters have spoken. The bastards."
*The scene with the children playing outdoors to the music of Beethoven's 6th Symphony is a reference to {{w|Disney|Disney's}} {{w|Fantasia}}.

== Trivia ==
*Homer's hammer still has the price tag connected.
*The squirrel in the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon was a thinly-vieled insult against Marge. This is reference to during the earlier decades of the 20th Century, when there was less cultural sensitivity, animators would often make cartoons to lampoon people, such as black people or Asians, by portraying them as animals or having cartoon characters do "black activities".
*This is the first episode to have Marge's name somewhere in the title.
*When Krusty reads Marge's letter, he isn't able to understand the words and throws the letter away due to his analphabetism.
*Protest signs:
**"I'm protesting because Itchy and Scratchy are indirectly responsible for my husband being hit on the head with a mallet."
**"Stop me before I kill my father again."
**"Please ban violent cartoons--next time I might not be so lucky."
**"Ban Itchy and Scratchy"
**"Erase Itchy and Scratchy"
**"Join S.N.U.H."
**"Save the Cartoon Animals"
**"Destroy All Violent People"
**"Death Isn't Funny Anymore"
**"Bring Back Wagon Train"
**"What if a cat blew up and nobody laughed?"
**"Kancel Krusty"
*Debut appearances:
**[[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]
**[[Sideshow Mel]]
**[[Corporal Punishment]]

== Goofs ==
[[File:Pen color goof.png|250px|thumb|right|The red "Don't" on the sign, and then after a switchover to a scene with Marge and Maude, the "Don't" is now black.]]
*Bart writes "Don't" on the "Ban Itchy & Scratchy" sign in red pen. When Bart tells Marge that it's time to go to Milhouse's house, the "Don't" is still in red pen. After a scene with Marge and Maude, "Don't" is written in the same color as "Itchy & Scratchy" - black.
*There is a shot of protesters for Michaelangelo's David outside the Simpson House. There are two protesters at the front door. The protesters have orange hair (left), and purple hair (right). When Marge answers the door, these protesters are Maude and Helen. Helen's hair color has gone from orange to grey, and Maude's has gone from purple to orange.
*During the wholesome activities the children play due to the new Itchy & Scratchy, 3 people are riding scooters. The person on the left has his shirt changing color.

== Continuity ==
*The scene where Maggie hits Homer on the head with a mallet, as well as The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon "Messenger of Death", are seen in the flashbacks of [[So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show]].

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== Cultural references ==
*When the kids, teachers, and staff wreck [[Springfield Elementary School]] in [[Bart]]'s dream, the song playing is "{{w|School's Out (song)|School's Out}}" by {{w|Alice Cooper}}.
*Some of the depictions of conditions at [[Kamp Krusty (Location)|Kamp Krusty]] are taken from the {{w|Allan Sherman}} song "{{w|Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah}}".
*{{w|Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur''}}: When [[Kearney]] beats a drum to make the kids in the sweatshop work harder, it's a reference to the slave galley scene from the movie.
*{{w|The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|''The French Lieutenant's Woman''}}: Referenced in the scene where [[Lisa]] gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback as payment for delivering a letter. Lisa is also dressed much like {{w|Meryl Streep}}'s character was in the film scene.
*The sequence where Bart leads a revolt and the kids take over the camp is reminiscent of ''{{w|Lord of the Flies}}''.
*The 1991 fall of the {{w|Soviet Union}} is referenced when the rebelling campers uproot a totem pole of Krusty, parodying rioting Russians tearing down statues of {{w|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin}}, {{w|Joseph Stalin|Stalin}}, and other Soviet dictators.
**Note for ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans: The scene cannot be a reference to the Emperor's statue being torn down at the end of {{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi''}}. The episode aired in 1992, but the scene with the Emperor's statue occurs in the Special Edition, which wasn't released until 1997.
*The post-revolt Kamp Krusty (where Bart is in charge and the camp has been renamed to "Camp Bart") strongly resembles {{w|Walter E. Kurtz|Colonel Kurtz}}'s camp in ''{{w|Apocalypse Now}}''.
*The song played over the closing credits is "[[South of the Border]]". However, the singer is not [[Frank Sinatra]], but [[Gene Merlino|a sound-a-like]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first episode where we learn [[Dolph]]'s name, even though he has been seen since [[season 1]].
*When [[Dolph]] serves the "[[Krusty Brand Seal of Approval|Krusty Brand]] Imitation Gruel" to the kids, he is wearing a hairnet, making it one of the few times both his eyes are visible.
*[[Bart]]'s remark of "No way would I lend my name to a crummy product" is an ironic one; a likely reference to the [[Butterfinger]] commercials Bart has starred in.
*When [[Kent Brockman]] comments that he has reported on [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], he was referring to the {{w|Soviet war in Afghanistan|1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan}} and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first {{w|Gulf War}}), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
*The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

== Goofs ==
*When the kids sing the "[[Kamp Krusty Theme Song]]", [[Martin Prince, Jr.]] is present, despite being in Fat Camp instead of the regular camp.
*[[Homer]] points out to [[Marge]] that now the kids are away, he has grown two more hairs, making it four on the top of his head. Later when they are reading [[Lisa]]'s letter, he has two hairs again. But later still when they are watching TV, he has four again. Two of them fall out when he sees that [[Bart]] is the ringleader, leaving him with his original two.
*When the kids rip Krusty's shirt to see if is the real him he buttons his shirt up then in the next shot his shirt is still torn.
*In the shot where Kearney is reading the letter sent to Marge whilst he is eating the jellybean cookies, there is a quick shot of Kearney's hand going in his mouth with the cookie to eat it. Note that there is nothing on his wrist. In the next shot where it is revealed that Kearney is reading the letter rather than Bart or Lisa, he has spiky, black collars on his wrist.

== Continuity ==
*In ''[[Man vs. Beast vs. Food]]'', when telling Krusty who he is, Bart mentioned he lead a revolt as Krusty's summer camp.

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El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer

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|Episode Number = 162
|productionCode = 3F24
|originalAirdate = January 5, 1997
|couchGag = The family parachutes to the couch. [[Marge]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] land safely, but [[Homer]]'s parachute fails, sending him plummeting to (and through) the floor.
|specialGuestVoices = [[Johnny Cash]] as [[Space Coyote]]
|Show Runner = [[Bill Oakley]] [[Josh Weinstein]]
|Written By = [[Ken Keeler]]
|Directed By = [[Jim Reardon]]
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{{Quote|Find your soulmate, Homer.|[[Spirit Guide|Coyote]]}}
"'''El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer'''" (translated as "'''The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer'''") is the one hundred and sixty second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the ninth episode of the [[Season 8|eighth season]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After [[Homer]] downs several ultra-spicy "insanity peppers" at the annual Chili Cook-Off, his consciousness goes on a mystical journey, complete with a talking [[Space Coyote|coyote]] spirit guide, to discover his soul mate.}}
== Plot ==
It's time for the annual Springfield Chili Cook-Off, and [[Marge]] tries everything to keep [[Homer]] from finding out about it, including cutting the ad out of the newspaper, disconnecting a phone call between Homer and [[Lenny]], and even smoking a cigaratte to cover up the smell of the cookoff wafting over the city. Homer is surprised by her smoking and opens the front door for some fresh air, then realizes the cookoff is happening when he smells the spices from the house. He begs Marge to go, but she at first says no, reminding Homer of his drunken behavior at last year's Cook-Off. However, Marge changes her mind and makes him promise not to drink any beer, and the family quickly races to the Cook-Off.

After they arrive, Homer is revealed to be a revered chilli critic whose opinion is highly important to all the cooks. He demonstrates an extraordinary ability to withstand hot foods, until he falls victim to [[Chief Wiggum]]'s chili spiked with "[[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper|The Merciless Peppers of Quetzlzacatenango]]", humiliating himself in front of the whole town. Feeling the effects of the extremely hot peppers, Homer races desperately around in search for ''anything'' to drink, grabs a tray full of beers, and nearly drinks them when Marge catches him. Homer doesn't actually drink the beers (instead simply dousing his tongue with them), but Marge is still furious and storms off. Homer resorts to drinking water and discovers that candle wax can protect his mouth from the pepper's spiciness. Homer then returns to Chief Wiggum's stand and amazes the whole town by eating several peppers in quick succession. However, the peppers roil in his stomach, causing him to hallucinate and run off.

In his hallucination, Homer ends up in a desert, a bizarre world where the laws of physics don't apply, wherein he breaks the sun and encounters strange creatures such as a puddle that transforms into a snake. Homer is then instructed to follow a tortoise and climb a pyramid which grows to an enormous height, where he meets his spirit guide, a [[The Space Coyote|coyote]] voiced by Johnny Cash. The coyote advises Homer to find his soulmate, and questions Homer's assumption that he has already found her in Marge.

When Homer regains his senses, he rationalizes his dream. For example, he compares the desert he wandered in to the real-life location where he woke up (a golf course's sand trap) and the pyramid to the course's pro shop, and the talking coyote to a talking dog. After returning home, he finds Marge (who thinks that he got drunk, thus breaking his promise) angry with him for his odd behaviour at the cook-off. Feeling that Marge doesn't understand him at all, and remembering the coyote's words, Homer sets off on his own quest to find his soulmate. After looking among the patrons in [[Moe's Tavern]] and responding to a Personals ad placed by "GBM", Homer happens to see the lighthouse and concludes that the lighthouse operator must be the loneliest guy in town.

Homer goes to the lighthouse and is elated to see a sign reading "This lighthouse operated by EARL". Shouting "No more loneliness for Homer and Earl", Homer goes inside to meet his new friend. He is frustrated, however, to discover that the lighthouse is operated by a machine: [[E.A.R.L.]], short for '''E'''lectronic '''A'''utomatic '''R'''obotic '''L'''ighthouse. Homer destroys the lighthouse's giant bulb in a bout of recklessness, but Marge arrives and they fix it, warning a ship that's just about to run aground. They decide they really are soulmates, and Homer mocks what he calls the "space coyote". Unfortunately, the ship runs aground anyway, spilling its precious cargo of hot pants. The townspeople then turn up and help themselves to free hot pants.

== Production ==
The early working title for the episode was "Marge and Peppers; Lonely Hearts; Ka-Bamm!".<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/427530439079624705 Josh Weinstein tweet 1]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/428368008910610433 Josh Weinstein tweet 2]</ref>

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== Reception ==
"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" was viewed by approximately 8.7 million households and garnered a 9.0 Nielsen rating. It was the highest-rated show on [[Fox]] the week it aired.

The episode received general acclaim from television critics. In 2013, [http://www.craveonline.co.uk/ Crave Online], naming it the best episode of the entire series, praised the show's "classic one-liners" and concluded, "They’ll never have an episode like “El Viaje Mysterioso de Nuestro Homer” again."<ref>[http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/518629-best-episode-ever-1-the-simpsons Crave Online: "Best Episode Ever # 1: ‘The Simpsons’, A new column at CraveOnline TV begins by declaring the very best out of over 500 episodes of “The Simpsons.”" - Fred Topel - June 12th, 2013]</ref> [http://www.laweekly.com/ L.A Weekly] and [http://uk.askmen.com/ Ask] both included it in their "Top 10: Simpsons Episodes" lists.<ref>[http://www.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/11/11/top-10-simpsons-food-episodes-tomacco-ribwich-with-a-side-of-guatemalan-insanity-peppers-skittlebrau LA Weekly: "Top 10 Simpsons Food Episodes: Tomacco Ribwich with a Side of Guatemalan Insanity Peppers + Skittlebrau" - By Keith Plocek - Fri, Nov 11, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://uk.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/64_top_10_list.html AskMen.com: "Top 10: Simpsons Episodes"]</ref> Johnny Cash's guest appearance was ranked at #14 on [http://ign.com/ IGN]'s list of "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances" in the show's history.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/01/04/top-25-simpsons-guest-appearances?page=3 IGN.com: "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances" - Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson & Brian Zoromski - 4 Jan 2010]</ref>

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El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer

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|Episode Number = 162
|productionCode = 3F24
|originalAirdate = January 5, 1997
|couchGag = The family parachutes to the couch. [[Marge]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] land safely, but [[Homer]]'s parachute fails, sending him plummeting to (and through) the floor.
|specialGuestVoices = [[Johnny Cash]] as [[Space Coyote]]
|Show Runner = [[Bill Oakley]] [[Josh Weinstein]]
|Written By = [[Ken Keeler]]
|Directed By = [[Jim Reardon]]
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{{Quote|Find your soulmate, Homer.|[[Spirit Guide|Coyote]]}}
"'''El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer'''" (translated as "'''The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer'''") is the one hundred and sixty second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the ninth episode of the [[Season 8|eighth season]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After [[Homer]] downs several ultra-spicy "insanity peppers" at the annual Chili Cook-Off, his consciousness goes on a mystical journey, complete with a talking [[Space Coyote|coyote]] spirit guide, to discover his soul mate.}}

== Plot ==
It's time for the annual Springfield Chili Cook-Off, and [[Marge]] tries everything to keep [[Homer]] from finding out about it, including cutting the ad out of the newspaper, disconnecting a phone call between Homer and [[Lenny]], and even smoking a cigaratte to cover up the smell of the cookoff wafting over the city. Homer is surprised by her smoking and opens the front door for some fresh air, then realizes the cookoff is happening when he smells the spices from the house. He begs Marge to go, but she at first says no, reminding Homer of his drunken behavior at last year's Cook-Off. However, Marge changes her mind and makes him promise not to drink any beer, and the family quickly races to the Cook-Off.

After they arrive, Homer is revealed to be a revered chilli critic whose opinion is highly important to all the cooks. He demonstrates an extraordinary ability to withstand hot foods, until he falls victim to [[Chief Wiggum]]'s chili spiked with "[[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper|The Merciless Peppers of Quetzlzacatenango]]", humiliating himself in front of the whole town. Feeling the effects of the extremely hot peppers, Homer races desperately around in search for ''anything'' to drink, grabs a tray full of beers, and nearly drinks them when Marge catches him. Homer doesn't actually drink the beers (instead simply dousing his tongue with them), but Marge is still furious and storms off. Homer resorts to drinking water and discovers that candle wax can protect his mouth from the pepper's spiciness. Homer then returns to Chief Wiggum's stand and amazes the whole town by eating several peppers in quick succession. However, the peppers roil in his stomach, causing him to hallucinate and run off.

In his hallucination, Homer ends up in a desert, a bizarre world where the laws of physics don't apply, wherein he breaks the sun and encounters strange creatures such as a puddle that transforms into a snake. Homer is then instructed to follow a tortoise and climb a pyramid which grows to an enormous height, where he meets his spirit guide, a [[The Space Coyote|coyote]] voiced by Johnny Cash. The coyote advises Homer to find his soulmate, and questions Homer's assumption that he has already found her in Marge.

When Homer regains his senses, he rationalizes his dream. For example, he compares the desert he wandered in to the real-life location where he woke up (a golf course's sand trap) and the pyramid to the course's pro shop, and the talking coyote to a talking dog. After returning home, he finds Marge (who thinks that he got drunk, thus breaking his promise) angry with him for his odd behaviour at the cook-off. Feeling that Marge doesn't understand him at all, and remembering the coyote's words, Homer sets off on his own quest to find his soulmate. After looking among the patrons in [[Moe's Tavern]] and responding to a Personals ad placed by "GBM", Homer happens to see the lighthouse and concludes that the lighthouse operator must be the loneliest guy in town.

Homer goes to the lighthouse and is elated to see a sign reading "This lighthouse operated by EARL". Shouting "No more loneliness for Homer and Earl", Homer goes inside to meet his new friend. He is frustrated, however, to discover that the lighthouse is operated by a machine: [[E.A.R.L.]], short for '''E'''lectronic '''A'''utomatic '''R'''obotic '''L'''ighthouse. Homer destroys the lighthouse's giant bulb in a bout of recklessness, but Marge arrives and they fix it, warning a ship that's just about to run aground. They decide they really are soulmates, and Homer mocks what he calls the "space coyote". Unfortunately, the ship runs aground anyway, spilling its precious cargo of hot pants. The townspeople then turn up and help themselves to free hot pants.

== Production ==
The early working title for the episode was "Marge and Peppers; Lonely Hearts; Ka-Bamm!".<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/427530439079624705 Josh Weinstein tweet 1]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/428368008910610433 Josh Weinstein tweet 2]</ref>

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== Cultural references ==
*There are many similarities in the appearance of the dog guide to the coyote from {{w|Carlos Castaneda}}'s ''{{w|The Teachings of Don Juan}}''. In the book, after Carlos ingests peyote he plays in the desert with a wild coyote, which may or may not be a hallucination.
*[[Milhouse]] is seen playing an arcade game based on [[Kevin Costner]]'s movie ''[[Kevin Costner's Waterworld|Waterworld]]''. The game is over only a few seconds after it starts, and he calls the game a ripoff. This is a reference to {{w|Waterworld|the movie}} being extensively hyped, but turning out to be mediocre.
*There are also allusions in the episode to the works of {{w|Richard Bach}}, whose works often focus on the concept of "soulmates" and typically involve quests led by spirit guides. At the end of the episode, [[Horatio McCallister]] refers directly to Bach's most famous book, by exclaiming, "Arr! ''{{w|Jonathan Livingston Seagull}}''!"
*During [[Homer]]'s chili hallucination:
**[[Jasper]] says "Goo goo gajoob?" which is a line from {{w|The Beatles|Beatles}} song "{{w|I Am The Walrus}}".
**[[Ned Flanders]]' non-sensical talk includes the words "Gabba Gabba Hey" which is a reference to [[The Ramones]].
**[[Mrs. Krabappel]] sounds like Miss Othmar from the screen adaptations of the comic strip ''{{w|Peanuts}}''.
**The train heading towards Homer is a reference to the opening titles of the series ''{{w|Soul Train}}''.
*When Homer comes home looking for Marge, he interrupts a conversation between [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] where Bart says, "So then, I says to Mabel, I says" and repeats the line after Homer leaves.
**In the mid-20th century, the line was a catchphrase representing inconsequential conversation and was ubiquitous in popular culture. It is believed to have originated from the "Dere Mable" series by {{w|Edward Streeter}}.
**The line's appearance on ''The Simpsons'' may be an homage to {{w|Tex Avery}} (1908–1980), who inserted it into several of his cartoons.
*When Bart and Lisa see Homer's silhouette projected into the sky, Bart wonders whether it's Homer and Lisa says, "Either that, or {{w|Batman}}'s really let himself go", referencing the {{w|Bat-Signal}} as well as Batman himself.
*''{{w|Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus}}'': Referenced when [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] are in the lighthouse discussing their differences. Homer says to Marge, "It's like you're from Venus ..." and Marge replies, "And you're from Mars."
*[[E.A.R.L.]] being a robot rather than a human being is a reference to the {{w|The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone''}} episode "{{w|The Old Man in the Cave}}".
*The theme to ''{{w|The Good The Bad And The Ugly}}'' by Ennio Morricone is briefly heard as Homer approaches [[Chief Wiggum]] at the Chili Cook-Off.
*"{{w|At Seventeen}}" by Janis Ian plays in the background as Homer walks through the town of Springfield looking for his soulmate after he wakes up from his chili vision.
*"Short Shorts" by The {{w|Royal Teens}} plays at the end of the episode (and over the credits) after [[Lenny]] (while holding a pair of ''hot pants''), yells into the crowd: "Hey, who likes short shorts?"

== Trivia ==
*The episode was originally pitched by long time writer [[George Meyer]] during season 3. The staff felt it was too odd for the show, but showrunners [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] decided to use it.
*This is the second episode to have its English title in another language, the first being "[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]".
*Some of the attractions at the Chili Cook-off were Moe's Chili Bar, Muntz Family Chili; It Takes Weeks to Make Muntz, and Firehouse Ned's 5-Alarm Chili.
*[[Johnny Cash]] and {{w|Bob Dylan}} were the writers' two choices to play the [[Spirit Guide|coyote]]. Bob Dylan had [[Intended guest stars#Turned down a role|turned the show down]] many times, so Johnny Cash was given the part.
*The coyote was intentionally drawn in a more boxy way so that it looked unlike the other Simpsons characters. It was also done that way to resemble the representations of coyotes in American Southwestern art.
*The emphasis of [[Nelson]]'s trademark [[Ha Ha!|laugh]] is reversed during [[Homer]]'s chili hallucination.
*Most of the chili pepper sequence was animated completely by [[David Silverman]], who wanted it to look just right and didn't want to risk sending it to Korea.
*The shot of real life clouds is only the second time live-action footage was used in ''The Simpsons''. The first time was in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]". Afterwards there was also live-action footage in "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]".
*Some 3D computer animation is used in this episode for the giant butterfly seen during Homer's hallucination. Also, during the same hallucination, [[Ned Flanders]]' line ("What can I do-diddily-doodily-diddly-hobbily-hibbily-gobbily-gobbily-gobble-gabba-gabba-hey!") was also treated on a {{w|Macintosh}} computer so that it increased and decreased pitch. A sample of Flanders saying this can be heard on the track "The Nebbish Route" on the album ''{{w|Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost}}'' by Ambient Techno group {{w|Shpongle}}.
*This episode's commentary on the [[Season 8]] DVD set was the first commentary to include children.
*The FOX censors sent a note to the writers about the part where Homer coats his mouth with hot wax so he can eat [[Chief Wiggum]]'s super-spicy chili pepper. The actual note reads as follows: ''"To discourage imitation by young and foolish viewers, when Homer begins to pour hot wax into his mouth, please have him scream in pain so kids will understand that doing this would actually burn their mouths."''
*This episode mentions that [[Springfield]] slopes westward to the sea, indicating that it is either on the West Coast or western {{w|Florida}}.
*[[Ralph]] seems to act smarter than usual in this episode, an example being when he tells Homer he will accidentally drink wax.
*Homer is evidently ignorant of "Personals-ese", as he responds to an ad placed by GBM, not realizing that it stands for "Gay Black Male".

== Goofs ==
*When a close-up of E.A.R.L is shown, the rain immediately stops outside. After this, the rain continues.
*Jasper Beardly can be seen at a chili stand; then he's with Barney, Nelson and Edna at the start of Homer's chili hallucination.

== Continuity ==
*The "Mabel" line (detailed above) also appears in the comic story ''[[Fork it Over]]''.

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|originalAirdate = May 21, 1995
|blackboardText = "This is not a clue...or is it?"
|couchGag = The family runs across the room Hannah-Barbera style.
|specialGuestVoices = [[Tito Puente]] as [[Tito Puente (character)|Himself]]
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{{Quote|Ever since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. I shall do the next best thing: block it out.|[[Mr. Burns]]}}

"'''Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)'''" is the twenty-fifth episode of [[season 6]]. It originally aired on May 21, 1995. It is the only two-part episode ever produced.

== Synopsis ==
Mr. Burns brings untold misery to many of Springfield's citizens and is later found shot outside the city hall with the main suspects being [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] and [[Homer Simpson]].

== Plot ==
[[File:WhoShotBurnsPt.1.JPG|left|thumb|Mr. Burns showing Smithers his plan of blocking the sun]]
At the beginning of the normal ordinary school week, [[Principal Skinner]] opens up the school to find that [[Superdude]], the 4th grade gerbil, has died. He gives [[Willie]] the task of burying the gerbil, and in the process Willie strikes oil. Meanwhile, up on the roof, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers are inspecting what caused the explosion when a worker comes up and tells them they struck oil. He also held up the corpse of Superdude. After thanking Superdude, he tossed the gerbil off the roof. Everyone in the school rejoices, as now they have all the money they could ever want. Several teachers want new equipment, Willie wants a crystal slop bucket, and [[Lisa]] wants to hire Tito Puente to teach jazz at the school. However, [[Monty Burns]] has his eyes on the well, and wants to steal the oil (since [[Smithers]] forbid him from literally stealing candy from a baby.) First he tries to get Skinner to give the money to the [[Nuclear Plant]] by poorly disguising himself as [[Jimbo Jones]], but to no avail. Finally, he uses a "slant drilling" operation to tap the well before the school can, thereby stealing the oil. After launching the oil, it causes some mayhem in the town. The jet of oil smashes into [[Bart]]'s treehouse, leaving it in a wreck and breaking [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s legs. The drill also crushes the ground under [[Grampa]]'s [[Springfield Retirement Castle|retirement home]], and the fumes from the oil force [[Moe's Tavern]] to close. And of course, all the faculty and [[Lisa]] don't get their special equipment (and [[Tito Puente (character)|Tito Puente]]) because the school is now bankrupt from building the oil well, and some of the faculty (including Groundskeeper Willie) were laid off as a result of the same bankruptcy. All of these people (and [[Homer]], who flips out when [[Burns]] can't remember his name one too many times) swear revenge on the old man. Not even [[Smithers]] can stand the acts his beloved employer has undertaken, sarcastically saying that Burns has crushed all his enemies: An old folks home, the local tavern and [[Springfield Elementary]]. Burns says he hasn't taken out his biggest enemy: the sun. He plans to block out the sun, thereby forcing the town to use his electricity forever. Smithers says he's stood by enough of Burns schemes but this one is too much and says he will have no part of it. Burns then fires him.

[[File:Burns encounter.png|left|thumb|Burns' shadow seen while fighting the shooter]]
[[Mayor Quimby]] calls a town meeting, after noticing that many in the audience are stroking guns, he opens the floor. Several people complain: Mr. Smithers tells everyone that since Mr. Burns fired him, he has become a drunken wreck and always watches ''Comedy Central;'' Moe is mad that he lost his bar; Barney is mad that he lost Moe's bar; Lisa is mad that he robbed the school of music; Skinner is mad that he robbed the school of financial security; Tito is upset because he "robbed the school of Tito"; Homer is enraged because burns fails to remember his name; Marge is mad that he is making everyone yell; and Bart is disgruntled because Santa's Little Helper's leg was broken during oil drilling (although he initially said "look what he did to my friend" which caused people to assume that Mr. Burns did something horrible to Milhouse until Bart clarified that he meant Santa's Little Helper). Mr. Burns then shows up, and Bart charges at him in rage. Mr. Burns brandishes a gun hidden in his jacket, stating that he has decided to protect himself ever since he was attacked in his office by an unidentified assailant (Homer, of course). Burns moves the machine into place, blocks out the sun, and as he leaves, it is noticed that many townspeople are missing. A gunshot is heard, and Mr. Burns staggers out of an alleyway, collapsing onto the sundial, shot. [[Marge]] then comments that they may never know who did this, since everyone in town is a suspect. After a long silence [[Dr Hibbert]], with his trademark chuckle says "Well I couldn't possibly solve this mystery. ''Can'' '''YOU'''?" pointing at the screen, at what is thought to be the viewer. The camera zooms out to show that he is pointing to [[Chief Wiggum]], who says he will give it a shot, since it is his job. An ominous tune plays after this. The words ''To Be Continued'' appear onscreen.

== Production ==
In a cut scene, after Mr. Burns had dressed up as Jimbo, Skinner asks him what he had done with Jimbo. It is then shown that Mr. Burns have Jimbo a butchers shop in return for his shirt and hat and Jimbo was making sausages.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/445962334394011648 Josh Weinstein's Twitter picture]</ref>

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== Reception ==
The episode (and the second part) received positive reviews from critics and the writers of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "A superb end to the season - and what's more, it's a genuine whodunnit. There's no cheating - all the clues are there." "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" ranked 25th in Entertainment Weekly's ''Top 25 Simpsons episodes' list, in 2003.''

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{{Quote|Mr. Burns was admitted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was then transferred to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to 'alive'.|[[Kent Brockman]]}}

"'''Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)'''" is the one hundred and twenty-ninth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 7|seventh season]].

== Synopsis ==
Smithers is convinced that he was the one who pulled the trigger while drunk, so he confesses to a priest who turns out to be a police officer, and he is arrested, then released when he recalls more. The Simpsons car is searched and the police find a gun covered with fingerprints, so Homer is made the prime suspect. He escapes from the prison van, and advances on Burns, who wakes up in the hospital and finally reveals the culprit's identity.

== Plot ==
[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] wakes up in his apartment and hears someone taking a shower in his bathroom. When Smithers opens the shower door, he finds [[Mr. Burns]], alive. After Smithers decides the events of the previous night were a dream, Burns announces that the year is 1965 and that he and Smithers are undercover detectives on the hotrod circuit. Smithers wakes up again to find his detective work was a dream, his apartment is still a wreck, and that his mouth still tastes like an ashtray (which is quickly revealed that he was eating cigarette butts).

[[Kent Brockman]] reports on Mr. Burns assault. He was pronounced dead until transferred to a better hospital where doctors "upgraded" his condition to alive. After Brockman speaks to [[Chief Wiggum]], it is revealed that two witnesses are already being questioned: [[Maggie]] and [[Santa's Little Helper]], as they were both in the area when Burns was shot. Naturally, neither of them talk.

At the Simpson residence, [[Lisa]] says that everyone in [[Springfield]] had a reason for shooting Mr. Burns, even themselves. Everyone starts arguing amongst themselves about who did it, when [[Marge]] announces that there is already a prime suspect: Waylon Smithers, Jr.. Smithers is already starting to wonder if he himself shot down Mr. Burns in a drunken rage. When he finds a recently fired gun in his jacket, he remembers that after he left the town meeting, he ran into some old man on the way home, and shot him. Smithers bursts into tears, crying, "What have I done?"

[[Moe]], [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] arrive at Homer's house and ask if he wants to come and help pull down Burns’ sun blocker. With the help of [[Snake]], [[Otto Mann|Otto]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] and the [[Bumblebee Man]], they snap the machine in half. The sun blocker crashes into [[Shelbyville]], much to everyone's delight. Smithers, meanwhile is driven mad by guilt and goes to the [[Cathedral of the Downtown]] to confess his sins. When he finishes, Chief Wiggum (who was in the confessional instead of a priest) emerges and takes Smithers in for questioning. Both the police and the press interrogate Smithers. At a press conference, Smithers cracks a Madonna gag to Kent Brockman. [[Krusty]], who is watching the TV at the time, claims it was his joke, but [[Sideshow Mel]] says that Krusty stole it from an episode of the comedy TV show ''[[Pardon My Zinger]]''. Mel remembers that Smithers once said that he never missed an episode of that show, which airs on Comedy Central at 3pm, the very time Burns was shot. Mel heads for the station to point this out and Smithers recalls that he left the town meeting early to get home in time, and that the old man he ran into on the way was Jasper. The police and Smithers head for the newly repaired retirement home to check on Jasper and discover that Smithers ''did'' shoot him, but in the wooden leg.
[[File:Burns suspects.jpg|thumb|left|Lisa depicting possible suspects of who shot Mr. Burns]]
With the prime suspect cleared, the police continue to investigate the matter. Lisa decides to help by making a chart of all the other major suspects. However, she forgets about [[Tito Puente (character)|Tito Puente]], and when she tells the police (when Wiggum points out he's a suspect) that he did vow revenge, the police go to check him out. However, the kind of revenge Tito has in mind is an insulting, albeit catchy, tune; Tito is cleared. Skinner is next on the list, but the police clear him when he tells the police that he did go to the town meeting to ambush Burns, but he was in the lavatory applying his camouflage make-up at the time of the shooting. Superintendent Chalmers can vouch for Skinner's whereabouts as he entered the lavatory at the time of the assault too, just as Skinner realized he had taken his mother's make-up kit instead of his camo make-up (Skinner is quick to point out anything else Chalmers tells the police ''"is a filthy lie!"'').

The police questioned Willie next but he claimed it was impossible for him to fire a gun as he had crippling arthritis in his index fingers from playing Space Invaders in 1977. The police eliminated Moe as a suspect with the help of a lie detector, though Moe is utterly humiliated in the process.

At the Simpson house, Marge discovers that Grandpa's gun, which she buried in the backyard, is missing and asks Grandpa where it is. After he complains that people blame him for everything, Marge leaves. Grandpa removes the gun itself from his sweater, stroking it and telling it that he had missed it bad.

At the station, Wiggum prepares to pour some coffee, but after finding out he is out of coffee, he drinks some warm cream. He begins to dream, during which time Lisa tells him to check Burns' suit for more clues. While checking the suit, he finds an eyelash and tests it for DNA. Wiggum finds that the eyelash matches Simpson DNA. At the same time, Burns wakes up from his coma and cries, "Homer Simpson!"

The police raid the Simpson home for more information. A gun is found in under the seat of Homer's car. Homer claims he has never seen the gun before in his life, but his fingerprints are all over it. When Wiggum discovers that the bullets in the gun match the one they took out of Mr. Burns, he arrests Homer for attempted murder. Later, while Wiggum and the cops stop at [[Krusty Burger]]. Due to the trucks height, they are unable to enter the drive-thru. Wiggum decides to drive up the curb, which succeeds until Wiggum takes the food, the imbalance of weight causes the truck to tip, damaging the back doors in the process. Homer seizes this chance and he escapes from the police, heading for the hospital.

At the station, Waylon Smithers, Jr. offers a $50,000 reward for Homer's capture, dead or alive. Lisa returns to the scene of the crime and, with the help of an intelligent pigeon, learns the identity of Burns' true assailant. At the hospital, Dr. Nick discovers some startling information as well. When Mr. Burns shouted "Homer Simpson!" he wasn't giving the name of his gunman, it was because "Homer Simpson" was all he could say. The doctor leaves, and Homer himself, who had successfully infiltrated the hospital and reached Burns' ward, prepares to silence Burns for telling everybody that Homer shot him.

A police bulletin reports that Homer has been spotted at the hospital. Lisa, the police, and the rest of Springfield race to the hospital. Lisa gets there first, protesting to everybody that her father wouldn't hurt a fly. On entering the ward, everyone finds Homer shaking Mr. Burns vigorously, telling him to stop telling everyone that Homer shot him. As Homer continues to shake him, Burns finds his voice and asks, "Smithers, who is this beast that's shaking me?" Homer yells at the top of his lungs,"D'oh!" snatches a gun from Wiggum and shouts at Burns to tell everyone that he never shot him. Mr. Burns laughs, stating that Homer doesn't have the cranial capacity nor the right amount of fingers to use a gun. And with that, Burns reveals his assailant to be [[Maggie Simpson]].

Burns begins telling his story from the point where he left the town meeting. With the success of his sun-blocker, he had felt like celebrating. He walked into the parking lot to find Maggie, alone, in the Simpson car. She appeared to be smiling. He asked what she was so happy about, and she held up a lollipop. Homer pulls that very same sucker out of his shirt pocket; he had picked it up off the car floor when he was searching for an ice cream cone he had dropped. It was also there that he had absent-mindedly handled the gun, which explained why his fingerprints were all over it. Burns had tried to wrestle the candy away from Maggie, which was proving difficult. Eventually, his gun fell out of its holster into Maggie's hand and she fired it at him, although you can barely see her pull the trigger. The gun and lollipop then fell out of her hands underneath the car seat.

Mr. Burns, losing strength, tried to find aid, but finding only a useless Jimbo, he gave up and collapsed on the sundial, where he used his last ounce of strength to suck out his gold fillings and swallowed them so as to keep paramedics from stealing them. Mr.
Burns demands that Maggie be arrested, despite Marge's protests that the whole ordeal was an accident. Wiggum says that no jury in the world will convict a baby—except maybe Texas. Marge also adds that the shooting must have been an accident, but a final focus on Maggie's eyes suggests otherwise.

== Production ==
=== Alternate endings ===
Allegedly to keep the ending from being leaked from animators and writers, there were actually several different conclusions created. Most were nothing more than footage of various characters shooting Burns, but there was also a full-length conclusion animated in which Smithers shot Burns and explained his doing so at Burns' bedside after Homer's wild chase. This footage was seen in "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". This was done to prevent the public from sussing out the real killer. As [[Troy McClure]] states in "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" the alternate ending wouldn't have made sense because for Smithers to have done it, all of the Simpson's DNA evidence would have to be ignored, which would be "downright nutty", a reference to O.J. Simpson and his acquittal after the jury ignored the DNA evidence.

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=== Clues ===
As revealed in the DVD commentaries for the episode, a number of subtle clues, and a few red herrings, were planted in Part 1 for viewers who wanted to unravel the mystery. For example, after Mr. Burns says "You all talk big, but who here has the guts to stop me?", the camera pans across the entire crowd. All the people look at Burns and then at each other, as if hoping that someone else will do the deed — all except one. The only person in the whole crowd who keeps her eyes fixed squarely on Burns is Maggie!

Also, when Burns was viewing the oil pump he said, "Oh Pish Posh, it'll be like taking candy from a baby." Burns was trying to take candy from Maggie when he got shot. Burns' "Oh, it's you" when he sees his assailant shows that he knew the person who shot him.

[[File:Who-dun-it-image-4-859452874.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Burns' collapse on the sundial hinted a clue as his arms were pointing roughly to W or M and S. Initials for the suspect.]]Much was made of the fact that Burns lay his hands on "W" and "S" on the sundial. It was assumed that these initials stood for the name of his assailant. When Burns receives chocolate from Homer, he talks about the family and says about Santa's Little Helper, "Oh there's that '''S'''impson '''m'''utt." Grandpa's gun was a '''S'''mith & '''W'''esson. SW could be reversed to mean WS, as in '''W'''aylon '''S'''mithers. SW flipped upside down makes MS, meaning '''M'''aggie '''S'''impson, as Lisa points out in the end. When Mr. Burns was talking with Skinner in his office there was a diploma in the background that said "'''W'''. '''S'''eymour Skinner." Also, Moe's liquor license reads '''M'''oe '''S'''zyslak, his last name being revealed. '''S'''ideshow '''M'''el is also present, but reveals his name to be "Melvin Van Horn."

It was suggested that the assailant was not Skinner, as he had a silencer on his gun, but the shot that wounded Burns could be heard clearly. Moe also had a shot gun which would have done much more damage to Burns, indicating that someone else shot him (although one of the "alternate endings" features Apu firing multiple shots at Mr. Burns with a submachine gun at point-blank range, with Mr. Burns receiving only a single gunshot wound). Also, it is worth noticing that Sideshow Mel couldn't have shot Mr. Burns - when everyone is threatening him (Mr. Burns), Sideshow Mel is wielding a knife, and a gunshot was heard at the time of the incident. Jimbo and Marge also have an alibi, for as Mr. Burns staggers towards the sundial at the end of Part 1, he passes both of them.

Smithers states that he never misses a program on Comedy Central that airs at 3pm on weekdays called ''[[Pardon My Zinger]]''. Burns was shot at 3pm at Friday. Therefore, this proves that Smithers was not the gunman as also suspected by Sideshow Mel as well as going home drunk and shooting Jasper's artificial knee. Smithers also turns in the opposite direction to Burns after the town meeting. When Burns collapsed at the sundial, he does not have his gun with him, indicating that was what he is shot with.

=== Contest ===
Viewers were invited to participate in a contest to guess who shot Mr. Burns. The winner would be animated on an episode of the show. No one, however, was ever animated on the show.

This was because, as the [[DVD]] audio commentary for the episodes reveals, no one officially guessed the right answer. Due to contest regulations, a winner had to be selected out of a random sample of entries. Since the winner did not have the right answer, the commentary reports that the individual was paid a cash prize in lieu of being animated.

The creators and writers added on the commentary that they were aware of one person who posted the correct answer to the Simpsons newsgroup online after the night of the broadcast. They were forbidden from contacting the person while the contest was underway, but after it ended they wanted to contact the individual. The answer came from a person using a college internet account, and after the summer the person's address was no longer valid and they were unable to track the person down. They issued an invitation on the DVDs for this person to reveal him or herself.

=== Cut scenes ===
In December [[2013]], writer [[Josh Weinstein]] posted a couple of pictures of rough notes for the episode to [[Twitter]]. These notes were for scenes that never made it to the final script. The first of the cut scenes was to include a dream sequence of Smithers and Mr. Burns as they took on criminals, one of which was played by [[Leonard Nimoy]]. Smithers then wakes up and realizes it was all a dream and that he hadn't actually become a hideous drunken wreck, only to then realize that he had. The second scene has the police barging into Smithers' apartment. When Smithers asks for a warrant, Wiggum shows him the warranty for his fridge before telling him that the real warrant is downstairs and he can't be bothered to go and get it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/410518211675709440 Weinstein Twitter picture 1]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/414474128100298752 Weinstein Twitter picture 2]</ref> A third cut scene revealed that Smithers walked past [[Alice Glick]] before going into a church, overcome with guilt on thinking that he had shot Mr. Burns.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/418150826465427456 Weinstein Twitter picture 3]</ref>
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== Cultural references ==
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*[[Homer]] escaping from the overturned paddywagon is a homage to ''{{w|The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive}}''.
*The musical score that ends the Part 1 of the episode (when the credit rolls) is a parody of {{w|John Williams (composer)|John Williams}} "Drummers' Salute", which is part of the musical score he wrote for {{w|Oliver Stone}}'s movie ''{{w|JFK (film)|JFK}}''.
*''{{w|Mystery Science Theater 3000}}'' was playing at [[Moe's Tavern]].
*The scene where [[Chief Wiggum]] has a dream in which [[Lisa]] speaks backwards is an obvious homage to ''{{w|Twin Peaks}}'' and Special Agent {{w|Dale Cooper}}'s interaction with {{w|The Man from Another Place}}. Also, after Homer escapes from the paddywagon, the Squeaky-Voiced Teen speaks to his manager Diane, which is the same name as the unseen secretary that Agent Cooper dictates messages to.
*In the first part, Mr. Burns sings "hello lamp-post, what you knowin', I'm come to watch your power flowin'", which is close to the lyrics of {{w|Simon & Garfunkel}}'s "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".
*[[Sideshow Mel]] demonstrates deductive reasoning and logic similar to that demonstrated by noted fictional detective {{w|Sherlock Holmes}}. This connection is further noted by Mel's smoking of a pipe during his reflections, as Holmes was frequently known to do.
*The DNA database includes the names of [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]].
*The opening sequence of Part Two, wherein [[Smithers]] dreams that he merely dreamed shooting Mr. Burns, before going on to dream that they are in fact undercover detectives on the 1960s Speedway racing circuit, is similar to an incidence on the 1980s soap opera ''{{w|Dallas (TV series)|Dallas}}'', in which the events of an entire season (including an attempted murder) were explained away as being merely a character's dream.
*Groundskeeper Willie's interrogation scene where he is wearing a kilt and uncrosses his legs is a reference to Sharon Stone in ''{{w|Basic Instinct}}''. [[Moe]]'s lie-detector test also alludes to the film.
*The book that Chief Wiggum was reading is a parody of Agatha Christie's novel ''{{w|And Then There Were None|Ten Little Indians}}''.
*{{ch|Tito Puente}}'s jazz club, [[Chez Guevara]], is a pun on {{w|Che Guevara}}.

== Trivia ==
*At the end of the closing credits of the Part One episode, the [[Gracie Films]] logo sequence ends with a gunshot sound, referring to the mysterious atmosphere of the episode.
*[[Tito Puente]] and his Latin Jazz Ensemble perform the [[Theme Song]] in the closing credits of Part Two.
*The alternate ending to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (featured in the [[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular|138th Episode Spectacular]]) was created to prevent any staff (be it writers, or even the overseas animators) on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' from spoiling the mystery. There were also many of people who could have shot Mr. Burns as shown in the same episode. Which included [[Apu]] (with a semi-automatic gun which fired multiple rounds instead of just one), [[Moe]], [[Homer]], [[Skinner]], and even [[Santa's Little Helper]] (who held the gun in his mouth and somehow pulled the trigger).
*This episode is currently the only one of ''The Simpsons'' to have two parts. The story began with "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]", aired as the season 6 finale, almost four months previously.
*One of the men in [[Tito Puente]]'s band plays a bongo drum that has [[Mr. Burns]]' face on it, paralleling a scene in [[And Maggie Makes Three]] where [[Homer]] actually plays Burns' head like a bongo drum.
*Burns' hospital room number is 2F20, the same as the episode's production code.
*The alternate ending is that Smithers shot Mr. Burns.
*List of names in the DNA computer:
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*[[Marge Bouvier|BOUVIER]]
*[[Charles Montgomery Burns|BURNS]]
*[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|SMITHERS]]
*[[Ned Flanders|FLANDERS]]
*[[Moe Szyslak|SZYSLAK]]
*[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilan|NAHASAPEEMAPETILAN]]
*[[Barney Gumble|GUMBEL]]
*[[Seymour Skinner|SKINNER]]
*[[Edna Krabappel|KRABAPPEL]]
*[[Elizabeth Hoover|HOOVER]]
*CORY
*JOHNSTON
*[[Bill Oakley|OAKLEY]]
*PULIDO
*[[Steve Allen|ALLEN]]
*LEVYA
*[[Pamela Anderson|ANDERSON]]
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*DEMAKES
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*HIKMAN
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*McGRATH
*[[Lionel Hutz|HUTZ]]
*[[Nick Riviera|RIVIERA]]
*[[Hans Moleman|MOLEMAN]]
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*[[Jimbo Jones|JONES]]
*[[Horatio McCallister|McALLISTER]]
*[[Troy McClure|McCLURE]]
*[[Ruth Powers|POWERS]]
*[[Ranier Wolfcastle|WOLFCASTLE]]
*GRINER
*[[Roger Meyers, Jr.|MEYERS]]
*[[Leon Kompowski|KOMPOWSKI]]
*[[Bob Arnold|ARNOLD]]
*[[Llewellyn Sinclair|SINCLAIR]]
*LARSEN
*[[Lyle Lanley|LANLEY]]
*[[Sebastian Cobb|KOBB]]
*DEVLIN
*WHITE
*[[George Meyer|MEYER]]
*[[Al Jean|JEAN]]
*[[Mike Reiss|REISS]]
*BIDDLE
*FUDGE
*[[Josh Weinstein|WEINSTEIN]]
*[[Beatrice Simmons|SIMMONS]]
*DUBOSE
*SPARK
*LESTER
*[[Michael Jackson|JACKSON]]
*KANSLER
*LAZARUS
*KIM
*PHILLIPS
*[[Harlan Dondelinger|DONDELINGER]]
*[[Jonathan Frink|FRINK]]
*[[Arnie Pie|PIE]]
*[[Gary Chalmers|CHALMERS]]
*{{ch|Richard Nixon|NIXON}}
*[[Judge Snyder|SNYDER]]
*[[Tito Puente|PUENTE]]
*[[Bleeding Gums Murphy|MURPHY]]
*[[Martin Prince|PRINCE]]
*WARD
*INGALAND
*HEIDEN
*KONTOGIORGOS
*ADLER
*BROKAW
*EMELIN
*FERNANDEZ
*MORRIS
*JABOUR
*BICK-FORRESTER
*LESHER
*[[David X. Cohen|COHEN]]
*SCHOLL
*CARVALHO
*SCHIMINOVICH
*HANDEL
*GATTIS
*SEMMEL
*MATSUMARA
*REGE
*WILENN
*SCHIFF
*STEVENS
*VERNOOY
*[[Madame Wu|WU]]
*NEBBLE
*ELLIOTT
*[[Jasper Beardly|BEARDLY]]
*FALK
*LANE
*HERWITZ
*ZOMBANKS
*[[wikipedia:German|GUTENTAG]]
*[[Birch Barlow|BARLOW]]
*[[Evan Conover|CONOVER]]
*[[Dave Shutton|SHUTTON]]
*[[Paul McCartney|McCARTNEY]]
*[[Ringo Starr|STARR]]
*[[George Harrison|HARRISON]]
*MASTERSON
*HYDELL
*[[Artie Ziff|ZIFF]]
*[[wikipedia:Harribos Goldbears|GOLDBEAR]]
*GROTSTEIN
*HODGE
*ATKINS
*ITZKOWITZ
*PIERPONT
*HANDLEMAN
*HIGGINSON
*[[wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|BUGSBY]]
*AMIR
*FISHER
*FLENDER
*GORDON
*HINES
*KRAMER
*LOBKOWICZ
*LAZEBNIK
*MOLNER
*SHIPLEY
*NESCI
*ALEXANDER
*TYSON
*MONTGOMERY
*MOSTOW
*RHINELANDER
*JACOBS
*WIDMER
*SALTZMAN
*TOBEASON
*[[Brad Goodman|GOODMAN]]
*[[Stacy Lovell|LOVELL]]
*[[Allison Taylor|TAYLOR]]
*BORGNINE
*SHORT
*[[Colonel Hapablap|HAPABLAP]]
*BRODKA
*[[Hollis Hurlbut|HURLBUT]]
*LIEBERSTEIN
*[[Herb Powell|POWELL]]
*GARDNER
*FRIEND
*BROSS
*STEIKER
*WEINHAUS
*SCHICK
*YAFFE
*BRENNAN
*[[Richard Sakai|SAKAI]]
*[[Drederick Tatum|TATUM]]
*[[Janey Powell|POWELL]]
*[[Alice Glick|GLICK]]
*[[Mr. Bergstorm|BERGSTROM]]
*MR. MANAGLAN
*[[Carl Carlson|CARLSON]]
*BORDEN
*GRONQUIST
*WESTCOTT
*[[Richard Appel|APPEL]]
*[[Greg Daniels|DANIELS]]
*[[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|LOVEJOY]]
*[[Kent Brockman|BROCKMAN]]
*[[Mayor Quimby|QUIMBY]]
*[[Clancy Wiggum|WIGGUM]]
*[[Krusty the Clown|KRUSTOFSKY]]
*[[Sideshow Mel|VAN HORNE]]
*[[Homer Simpson|SIMPSON]]
*[[Sideshow Bob|TERWILLIGER]]
*[[Otto Mann|MANN]]
*[[Scott Christian|CHRISTIAN]]
*[[Julius Hibbert|HIBBERT]]
*[[Maggie Simpson|SIMPSON]]
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== Goofs ==
*[[Smithers]] was watching ''[[Pardon My Zinger]]'' at the time [[Mr. Burns]] was shot, yet somehow he knew Burns had been shot in the beginning of this episode. (Debunked: Smithers had been at home drinking and watching TV for some time before he passed out and had the "Burns in the shower" dream. He probably saw a news bulletin about Burns being shot.)
*When Smithers realizes that he shot Jasper, instead of Mr. Burns, he mentions he left the meeting early in order to watch "Pardon My Zinger". However, in the previous episode, you see him walk out of the meeting with everyone else, very slowly. (Debunked: Smithers was delirious at the time. He probably couldn't remember the fact he did leave the meeting with everyone else.)

== Continuity ==
*[[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]] have recalled [[Maggie]] shooting Burns many times:
**In "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]", Mr. Burns comes to the Simpsons house for [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]], asking her to help him rebuild his fortune after he loses all his money. While in her house, Homer shows him [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]], and she makes a gun shape with her hand. Mr. Burns then says "Oh yes, the baby who shot me."
**"[[Day of the Jackanapes]]" had [[Waylon J. Smithers Jr.|Mr. Smithers]] say "[[Maggie]] shot [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] again".
**In ''[[Baby Got Back (at Burns)]]'', when Mr. Burns and Smithers walk past Maggie at the beach, Burns says "look, Smithers, it's that child who shot me".
*There is another reference of [[Maggie]] as a "killer". In the episode "[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]", Homer is threatened to be killed by the [[Springfield Mafia|mafia]] after stopping their business. Just as the mafia is about to kill Homer, several gunshots wound all the gangsters. The shooter was, of course, Maggie. The show also refers to ''Who Shot Mr. Burns?'' in the following line after Maggie saves Homer:
:'''Homer:''' Look at Maggie. Napping so peacefully. '''Marge:''' ''Yeah. Probably thinking of the time she shot Mr. Burns.'' '''Homer:''' She's just like Clark Kent. Whenever there's lots of excitement, she's nowhere to be found. ''(Homer and Marge leave. Maggie wakes up and smiles right at the camera ominously)''
*In the episode "[[Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times]]", Homer states that he shot Mr. Burns and framed Maggie.
*The alternate ending (mentioned above) was featured in the "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]", along with several (fake) alternate versions of Burns getting shot, with a different culprit in each.
*The "Outhouse Gag": [[Grampa]] abruptly ends a discussion to "use the outhouse". [[Lisa]] says that the family doesn't own an outhouse, which causes [[Homer]] to panic and run outside to try to stop Grandpa from befouling a building (Homer's tool shed) that only resembles an outhouse. The gag is later repeated in "[[The Bonfire of the Manatees]]".

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|originalAirdate = September 17, 1995
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{{Quote|Mr. Burns was admitted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was then transferred to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to 'alive'.|[[Kent Brockman]]}}

"'''Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)'''" is the one hundred and twenty-ninth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 7|seventh season]].

== Synopsis ==
Smithers is convinced that he was the one who pulled the trigger while drunk, so he confesses to a priest who turns out to be a police officer, and he is arrested, then released when he recalls more. The Simpsons car is searched and the police find a gun covered with fingerprints, so Homer is made the prime suspect. He escapes from the prison van, and advances on Burns, who wakes up in the hospital and finally reveals the culprit's identity.

== Plot ==
[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] wakes up in his apartment and hears someone taking a shower in his bathroom. When Smithers opens the shower door, he finds [[Mr. Burns]], alive. After Smithers decides the events of the previous night were a dream, Burns announces that the year is 1965 and that he and Smithers are undercover detectives on the hotrod circuit. Smithers wakes up again to find his detective work was a dream, his apartment is still a wreck, and that his mouth still tastes like an ashtray (which is quickly revealed that he was eating cigarette butts).

[[Kent Brockman]] reports on Mr. Burns assault. He was pronounced dead until transferred to a better hospital where doctors "upgraded" his condition to alive. After Brockman speaks to [[Chief Wiggum]], it is revealed that two witnesses are already being questioned: [[Maggie]] and [[Santa's Little Helper]], as they were both in the area when Burns was shot. Naturally, neither of them talk.

At the Simpson residence, [[Lisa]] says that everyone in [[Springfield]] had a reason for shooting Mr. Burns, even themselves. Everyone starts arguing amongst themselves about who did it, when [[Marge]] announces that there is already a prime suspect: Waylon Smithers, Jr.. Smithers is already starting to wonder if he himself shot down Mr. Burns in a drunken rage. When he finds a recently fired gun in his jacket, he remembers that after he left the town meeting, he ran into some old man on the way home, and shot him. Smithers bursts into tears, crying, "What have I done?"

[[Moe]], [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] arrive at Homer's house and ask if he wants to come and help pull down Burns’ sun blocker. With the help of [[Snake]], [[Otto Mann|Otto]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] and the [[Bumblebee Man]], they snap the machine in half. The sun blocker crashes into [[Shelbyville]], much to everyone's delight. Smithers, meanwhile is driven mad by guilt and goes to the [[Cathedral of the Downtown]] to confess his sins. When he finishes, Chief Wiggum (who was in the confessional instead of a priest) emerges and takes Smithers in for questioning. Both the police and the press interrogate Smithers. At a press conference, Smithers cracks a Madonna gag to Kent Brockman. [[Krusty]], who is watching the TV at the time, claims it was his joke, but [[Sideshow Mel]] says that Krusty stole it from an episode of the comedy TV show ''[[Pardon My Zinger]]''. Mel remembers that Smithers once said that he never missed an episode of that show, which airs on Comedy Central at 3pm, the very time Burns was shot. Mel heads for the station to point this out and Smithers recalls that he left the town meeting early to get home in time, and that the old man he ran into on the way was Jasper. The police and Smithers head for the newly repaired retirement home to check on Jasper and discover that Smithers ''did'' shoot him, but in the wooden leg.

With the prime suspect cleared, the police continue to investigate the matter. Lisa decides to help by making a chart of all the other major suspects. However, she forgets about [[Tito Puente (character)|Tito Puente]], and when she tells the police (when Wiggum points out he's a suspect) that he did vow revenge, the police go to check him out. However, the kind of revenge Tito has in mind is an insulting, albeit catchy, tune; Tito is cleared. Skinner is next on the list, but the police clear him when he tells the police that he did go to the town meeting to ambush Burns, but he was in the lavatory applying his camouflage make-up at the time of the shooting. Superintendent Chalmers can vouch for Skinner's whereabouts as he entered the lavatory at the time of the assault too, just as Skinner realized he had taken his mother's make-up kit instead of his camo make-up (Skinner is quick to point out anything else Chalmers tells the police ''"is a filthy lie!"'').

The police questioned Willie next but he claimed it was impossible for him to fire a gun as he had crippling arthritis in his index fingers from playing Space Invaders in 1977. The police eliminated Moe as a suspect with the help of a lie detector, though Moe is utterly humiliated in the process.

At the Simpson house, Marge discovers that Grandpa's gun, which she buried in the backyard, is missing and asks Grandpa where it is. After he complains that people blame him for everything, Marge leaves. Grandpa removes the gun itself from his sweater, stroking it and telling it that he had missed it bad.

At the station, Wiggum prepares to pour some coffee, but after finding out he is out of coffee, he drinks some warm cream. He begins to dream, during which time Lisa tells him to check Burns' suit for more clues. While checking the suit, he finds an eyelash and tests it for DNA. Wiggum finds that the eyelash matches Simpson DNA. At the same time, Burns wakes up from his coma and cries, "Homer Simpson!"

The police raid the Simpson home for more information. A gun is found in under the seat of Homer's car. Homer claims he has never seen the gun before in his life, but his fingerprints are all over it. When Wiggum discovers that the bullets in the gun match the one they took out of Mr. Burns, he arrests Homer for attempted murder. Later, while Wiggum and the cops stop at [[Krusty Burger]]. Due to the trucks height, they are unable to enter the drive-thru. Wiggum decides to drive up the curb, which succeeds until Wiggum takes the food, the imbalance of weight causes the truck to tip, damaging the back doors in the process. Homer seizes this chance and he escapes from the police, heading for the hospital.

At the station, Waylon Smithers, Jr. offers a $50,000 reward for Homer's capture, dead or alive. Lisa returns to the scene of the crime and, with the help of an intelligent pigeon, learns the identity of Burns' true assailant. At the hospital, Dr. Nick discovers some startling information as well. When Mr. Burns shouted "Homer Simpson!" he wasn't giving the name of his gunman, it was because "Homer Simpson" was all he could say. The doctor leaves, and Homer himself, who had successfully infiltrated the hospital and reached Burns' ward, prepares to silence Burns for telling everybody that Homer shot him.

A police bulletin reports that Homer has been spotted at the hospital. Lisa, the police, and the rest of Springfield race to the hospital. Lisa gets there first, protesting to everybody that her father wouldn't hurt a fly. On entering the ward, everyone finds Homer shaking Mr. Burns vigorously, telling him to stop telling everyone that Homer shot him. As Homer continues to shake him, Burns finds his voice and asks, "Smithers, who is this beast that's shaking me?" Homer yells at the top of his lungs,"D'oh!" snatches a gun from Wiggum and shouts at Burns to tell everyone that he never shot him. Mr. Burns laughs, stating that Homer doesn't have the cranial capacity nor the right amount of fingers to use a gun. And with that, Burns reveals his assailant to be [[Maggie Simpson]]. [[File:Coversimphospc.jpg|thumb|Mr Burns. claiming that it was Maggie who shot him.]]

Burns begins telling his story from the point where he left the town meeting. With the success of his sun-blocker, he had felt like celebrating. He walked into the parking lot to find Maggie, alone, in the Simpson car. She appeared to be smiling. He asked what she was so happy about, and she held up a lollipop. Homer pulls that very same sucker out of his shirt pocket; he had picked it up off the car floor when he was searching for an ice cream cone he had dropped. It was also there that he had absent-mindedly handled the gun, which explained why his fingerprints were all over it. Burns had tried to wrestle the candy away from Maggie, which was proving difficult. Eventually, his gun fell out of its holster into Maggie's hand and she fired it at him, although you can barely see her pull the trigger. The gun and lollipop then fell out of her hands underneath the car seat.

Mr. Burns, losing strength, tried to find aid, but finding only a useless Jimbo, he gave up and collapsed on the sundial, where he used his last ounce of strength to suck out his gold fillings and swallowed them so as to keep paramedics from stealing them. Mr.
Burns demands that Maggie be arrested, despite Marge's protests that the whole ordeal was an accident. Wiggum says that no jury in the world will convict a baby—except maybe Texas. Marge also adds that the shooting must have been an accident, but a final focus on Maggie's eyes suggests otherwise.

== Production ==
=== Alternate endings ===
Allegedly to keep the ending from being leaked from animators and writers, there were actually several different conclusions created. Most were nothing more than footage of various characters shooting Burns, but there was also a full-length conclusion animated in which Smithers shot Burns and explained his doing so at Burns' bedside after Homer's wild chase. This footage was seen in "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". This was done to prevent the public from sussing out the real killer. As [[Troy McClure]] states in "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" the alternate ending wouldn't have made sense because for Smithers to have done it, all of the Simpson's DNA evidence would have to be ignored, which would be "downright nutty", a reference to O.J. Simpson and his acquittal after the jury ignored the DNA evidence.

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=== Clues ===
As revealed in the DVD commentaries for the episode, a number of subtle clues, and a few red herrings, were planted in Part 1 for viewers who wanted to unravel the mystery. For example, after Mr. Burns says "You all talk big, but who here has the guts to stop me?", the camera pans across the entire crowd. All the people look at Burns and then at each other, as if hoping that someone else will do the deed — all except one. The only person in the whole crowd who keeps her eyes fixed squarely on Burns is Maggie!

Also, when Burns was viewing the oil pump he said, "Oh Pish Posh, it'll be like taking candy from a baby." Burns was trying to take candy from Maggie when he got shot. Burns' "Oh, it's you" when he sees his assailant shows that he knew the person who shot him.

[[File:Who-dun-it-image-4-859452874.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Burns' collapse on the sundial hinted a clue as his arms were pointing roughly to W or M and S. Initials for the suspect.]]Much was made of the fact that Burns lay his hands on "W" and "S" on the sundial. It was assumed that these initials stood for the name of his assailant. When Burns receives chocolate from Homer, he talks about the family and says about Santa's Little Helper, "Oh there's that '''S'''impson '''m'''utt." Grandpa's gun was a '''S'''mith & '''W'''esson. SW could be reversed to mean WS, as in '''W'''aylon '''S'''mithers. SW flipped upside down makes MS, meaning '''M'''aggie '''S'''impson, as Lisa points out in the end. When Mr. Burns was talking with Skinner in his office there was a diploma in the background that said "'''W'''. '''S'''eymour Skinner." Also, Moe's liquor license reads '''M'''oe '''S'''zyslak, his last name being revealed. '''S'''ideshow '''M'''el is also present, but reveals his name to be "Melvin Van Horn."

It was suggested that the assailant was not Skinner, as he had a silencer on his gun, but the shot that wounded Burns could be heard clearly. Moe also had a shot gun which would have done much more damage to Burns, indicating that someone else shot him (although one of the "alternate endings" features Apu firing multiple shots at Mr. Burns with a submachine gun at point-blank range, with Mr. Burns receiving only a single gunshot wound). Also, it is worth noticing that Sideshow Mel couldn't have shot Mr. Burns - when everyone is threatening him (Mr. Burns), Sideshow Mel is wielding a knife, and a gunshot was heard at the time of the incident. Jimbo and Marge also have an alibi, for as Mr. Burns staggers towards the sundial at the end of Part 1, he passes both of them.

Smithers states that he never misses a program on Comedy Central that airs at 3pm on weekdays called ''[[Pardon My Zinger]]''. Burns was shot at 3pm at Friday. Therefore, this proves that Smithers was not the gunman as also suspected by Sideshow Mel as well as going home drunk and shooting Jasper's artificial knee. Smithers also turns in the opposite direction to Burns after the town meeting. When Burns collapsed at the sundial, he does not have his gun with him, indicating that was what he is shot with.

=== Contest ===
Viewers were invited to participate in a contest to guess who shot Mr. Burns. The winner would be animated on an episode of the show. No one, however, was ever animated on the show.

This was because, as the [[DVD]] audio commentary for the episodes reveals, no one officially guessed the right answer. Due to contest regulations, a winner had to be selected out of a random sample of entries. Since the winner did not have the right answer, the commentary reports that the individual was paid a cash prize in lieu of being animated.

The creators and writers added on the commentary that they were aware of one person who posted the correct answer to the Simpsons newsgroup online after the night of the broadcast. They were forbidden from contacting the person while the contest was underway, but after it ended they wanted to contact the individual. The answer came from a person using a college internet account, and after the summer the person's address was no longer valid and they were unable to track the person down. They issued an invitation on the DVDs for this person to reveal him or herself.

=== Cut scenes ===
In December [[2013]], writer [[Josh Weinstein]] posted a couple of pictures of rough notes for the episode to [[Twitter]]. These notes were for scenes that never made it to the final script. The first of the cut scenes was to include a dream sequence of Smithers and Mr. Burns as they took on criminals, one of which was played by [[Leonard Nimoy]]. Smithers then wakes up and realizes it was all a dream and that he hadn't actually become a hideous drunken wreck, only to then realize that he had. The second scene has the police barging into Smithers' apartment. When Smithers asks for a warrant, Wiggum shows him the warranty for his fridge before telling him that the real warrant is downstairs and he can't be bothered to go and get it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/410518211675709440 Weinstein Twitter picture 1]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/414474128100298752 Weinstein Twitter picture 2]</ref> A third cut scene revealed that Smithers walked past [[Alice Glick]] before going into a church, overcome with guilt on thinking that he had shot Mr. Burns.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/418150826465427456 Weinstein Twitter picture 3]</ref>
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Bart's Girlfriend

2014-10-03T02:00:49Z

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"'''Bart's Girlfriend'''" is the seventh episode of [[Season 6]]. It aired on November 6, 1994. The episode was written by [[Jonathan Collier]] and directed by [[Susie Dietter]]. [[Meryl Streep]] guest stars as [[Jessica Lovejoy]].

== Synopsis ==
[[Bart]]'s infatuation with the Reverend's daughter is short-lived when she steals the church collection plate and he is blamed for the theft.

== Plot ==
[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are playing Cowboys and Indians with their friends, until their game is interrupted by their parents, who want them to go to church, among other things. In church, Bart is bored and is not listening to [[Reverend Lovejoy]]'s sermon. Lovejoy's daughter, [[Jessica Lovejoy]], reads the very same sermon. Seeing her, Bart is delighted by her, thinking his search for a girl is finally over. However, when he approaches her, she ignores him. The next Sunday, Bart decides to be in Sunday school, and tries to be nice to her. Again, she ignores him. Frustrated, Bart goes to the park to play a prank on [[Groundskeeper Willie]] at the Scotchtoberfest, which turns out to be a setup by [[Principal Skinner]]. Bart is punished with three months of detention. Jessica then asks him to dinner with her family, which he accepts. When Jessica leaves, Bart says,"There's only one thing to do at a time like this: strut!" and he struts down the street while "''Stayin' Alive''" plays.

At the Lovejoy house, Bart is kicked out for allegedly swearing after Rev. Lovejoy hears him say the word "butt." Jessica instantly sees Bart as a bad boy, and she finds him very interesting. He sees Jessica as being "smart, beautiful, and a liar". They go out on the town, vandalizing landmarks and having the time of their lives. Bart, however, develops a problem with seeing her, realizing that Jessica is more of a troublemaker than him. Lisa suggests that Bart not see Jessica for three months. He agrees, but when he goes to church, he sits next to Jessica, who steals the money from the church collection plate, and puts the plate in Bart's lap. The congregation declares Bart the perpetrator of the theft, and indicts him as a thief and a crook. However, [[Chief Wiggum]] cannot officially charge or arrest Bart due to lack of evidence.At home, Homer tells Bart that he'll believe him if he can look him in the eye and say that he didn't steal the collection. When Bart does this, Homer strangles him,"How could you look me in the eye and lie like that?!" Marge tells Homer that her son is innocent. Homer doesn't believe him, as Bart wore 'fancy clothes' to church. Bart fails to get Jessica to turn herself in and she reminds him that because she is the Reverend's daughter nobody would believe his story. However, Bart reveals the truth to Lisa, who vows not to let him take the blame for this. When Bart dreamily remarks that Jessica's hair smells like red Froot Loops, Lisa threateningly says, "Yeah? Well I eat Froot Loops for breakfast."

The next week in church, Lisa tells the congregation that they should not indict Bart without evidence, and she wants all people considering themselves guilty to confess to a bad thing they did. She waits for the real culprit to come forward, but Jessica stays silent. Lisa then rats her out and suggests the congregation search Jessica's room. The money is found hidden under Jessica's bed, having everyone to realize that she did it all along and not Bart. Even though everyone's convinced about the truth, Reverend Lovejoy still refuses to admit to the evidence by telling that Bart moved his room to their house in order to save his daughter, but Jessica admits that she did it, to gain attention from her father. Reverend Lovejoy blocks her out by singing "Bringing in the Sheaves" while Jessica continues to complain about him not paying attention to her. After that, the whole congregation apologizes to Bart for indicting him. In the end, Jessica becomes punished and finds a new boyfriend, but she remains intrigued with Bart, who did not rat her out and, in turn, is still attracted to her. Jessica's punishment is washing the church steps and manages to trick Bart into doing for her and then rides away on her new boyfriends motorcycle. When Jessica is out of earshot he reveals that he plans to do a 2nd rate job to get Jessica into even more trouble.

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Treehouse of Horror XXV

2014-10-03T01:56:30Z

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"'''Treehouse of Horror XXV'''" is an upcoming [[season 26]] episode and the 25th installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]]. It will air on October 19, [[2014]].<ref name="date">[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/493080239002484736 The Simpsons Official Twitter]</ref>

== Summary ==
{{Desc|On the annual spooktacular Halloween special, Bart and Lisa are transported to a demon-filled alternate universe after Bart reads a set of Aramaic symbols he finds on the underside of his desk; Moe's "Clockwork Orange"-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls for a girl (Marge) who wants him to give up the thug life; and, in a parody of ''{{W|The Others (2001 film)|The Others}}'', the [[Simpson family]] are haunted by a family of ghosts, which turn out the be the family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]], who were murdered and buried in the house.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/10/simpsons-tracey-ullman-show-treehouse-of-horror/ Entertainment Weekly - "A 'Simpsons' crossover with... 'The Simpsons'?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140923fox18/#ixzz3EDw5OmRR Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref> One of the segments is titled "School In Hell".<ref name="Gaiman segment">[http://deadline.com/2014/09/simpsons-al-jean-26th-season-premiere-character-killed-off-coy-836298/ Deadline - ‘Simpsons’ EP Al Jean On Character’s Death In 26th Season Premiere: “When We Kill ‘Em, They Stay Dead”]</ref>}}

== Production ==
On January 24, [[2014]], [[David Silverman]] confirmed on [[Twitter]] that he was working on a segment of the episode.<ref name="Silverman">[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/426511235815710721 Twitter - David Silverman]</ref>

There will be a parody of {{W|Stanley Kubrick}}'s ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/460600653924945920 Al Jean's Twitter post]</ref> One of the segments is titled "A Clockwork Yellow"<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s195/the-simpsons/blog/a586642/the-simpsons-comic-con-2014-live-blog-celebrating-25-years.html#~oL8UYCQjG6hHtj Digital Spy - "The Simpsons: Comic-Con 2014 live blog - Celebrating 25 years"]</ref> The segment "School In Hell" is inspired by the work of British comic book author [[Neil Gaiman]].<ref name="Gaiman segment"/>

Sound dubbing took place on September 23rd.<ref>[https://twitter.com/stevie_gillis/status/514587532663607296 Stephanie Gillis Twitter]</ref>

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Kamp Krusty

2014-10-01T23:02:23Z

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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|left|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson LA Times - "The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms"]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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Kamp Krusty

2014-10-01T22:57:28Z

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{{Quote|Dear Mom, I no longer fear Hell, for I have been to Kamp Krusty.|An excerpt from [[Lisa]]'s letter [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]].}}
"'''Kamp Krusty'''" is the sixtieth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the first episode of the [[Season 4|fourth season]].

== Synopsis ==
:''"[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] spend six weeks at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]]. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out."''

== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 1.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]]'s report card is less than spectacular...]]
Bart dreams of the last day of school before summer vacation, whereby he, his fellow students, and the teaching faculty tear down [[Springfield Elementary School]] with chainsaws, flamethrowers, a bulldozer, and a wrecking ball. He is awoken by [[Homer]] who informs him that it ''really'' is the last day of school, much to Bart's joy. 
Shortly after, at the breakfast table, [[Marge]] reminds Homer of his promise to the children; If they get a report card of at least a C average, the two of them can spend their summer at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]], a camp run by [[Krusty the Clown]]. While Lisa is certain her report card will be glowing, Bart is less than confident. "Now listen boy," Homer begins, "We have an understanding and you better keep your end of it. I don't think I'd be any kind of a father if you got D's and I let you go to Kamp Krusty." 
Later that day, Lisa receives her report card, which contains all As except for a B+ in conduct. She brings this to [[Miss Hoover]]'s attention and rather forcefully tries to get her to change it. 
Meanwhile, across the hall, Bart is prancing back and forth as he waits for [[Mrs Krabappel]] to complete his report card. Bart tries to flatter her with compliments but fails to woo her enough to reconsider changing his final grades. She hands him his report card and Bart is horrified to see that he has got a D- in every subject. He explains to her that unless he gets a C average he won't be able to attend Kamp Krusty, to which Krabappel replies, "Have a ''D''-elightful summer!" and chuckles. 
It nears the end of the day, and both staff and students begin counting down the seconds until the bell signals the start of summer vacation. The bell rings and the students rush out of the school screaming and shouting excitedly. On the bus ride home, Bart attempts to alter Krabappel's grades from a D- to an A+. Lisa, who is sitting besides him, watches on and tells him to "at least forge plausible grades." 
Now at home, Bart watches an advertisement for Kamp Krusty on the TV, in which Krusty promotes such activities as archery and wallet-making, as well as the fact that attendees get to spend the entire summer with himself. Bart gathers enough courage to show the report card to Homer, who quickly spots Bart's grade forgery, but allows Bart to attend Kamp Krusty regardless, adding, "I didn't want you hangin' around all summer anyway."

=== Act II ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 2.png|thumb|right|The kids arrive at [[Kamp Krusty (location)|Kamp Krusty]].]]
The next day, a group of parents send off their children as they board the bus for Kamp Krusty. Marge and Homer bid farewell to Bart and Lisa. As the bus begins to pull away, Bart warns his parents to avoid going in his room, while Lisa adds, "If the pets die, don't replace them. I'll know!" The parents wistfully watch the bus vanish into the distance. Once it disappears over the horizon, they jump for joy and pop open bottles of champagne. 
The bus arrives at Kamp Krusty (after crossing an ''extremely'' unstable bridge) and the kids gather around to watch an introduction video. Kamp Krusty's director, [[Mr. Black]], introduces himself and after a brief question-and-answer session, he presents the kids with their camp counselors, school-yard bullies [[Dolph]], [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearny]]. 
Kearny presents the kids with their grime-covered cabin, which is partially collapsed and home to various assorted wildlife, including chickens and snakes. "Here's your cabin. If you don't like it, T.S," Kearny exclaims, as he slams the door behind him. Lisa and her other campers look concerned, but Bart isn't worried, for the cabin contains a (dirt-covered) Krusty Brand Seal of Approval. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 3.png|thumb|left|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]]'s cabin.]]
Later, the kids gather around a campfire, where the counselors make them roast pine-cones instead of marshmallows. Just then, Kearny throws another rubber tire onto the campfire and douses it with petrol, causing a huge flame to roar up into the air.
The next morning, Lisa and several other kids in their swimming costumes stand at the edge of a nearby pier, looking down at a
ragged canoe. Lisa asks if the canoe is safe, to which Kearny replies, "Well it ain't gettin' any safer." Just as she is about to step into the canoe, a vicious current of water breaks the canoe in two. Meanwhile, on the other side of the camp, at the secure "Chief Starving Bear Weight Loss Center", a drill sergeant gives his charges (pull-up bars) to a group of the overweight kids. Later, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny force the campers to sing [[Kamp Krusty Theme Song|the camp song]] (which provides an over-generous representation of what the camp is ''really'' like).
It's meal-time at the camp, and while the kids are fed gruel (''"This is Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel. Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference"''), in Mr. Black's cabin, a lavish feast is underway for just himself and his three counselors. 
[[File:Kamp Krusty 4.png|thumb|right|"''Our Arts n' Crafts centre is, in actuality, a Dickensian work house.''"]]
Back at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]], Homer reveals to Marge that since the kids have been away, he has lost five pounds and is beginning to grow new hair. The two embrace and dive under the bed sheets. 
Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown is at [[Wimbledon]]. He enjoys a bowl of strawberries and cream as he watches the tennis match from what we learn to be the Royal Box. [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Royal Highness]] is not amused. 
At Kamp Krusty, Kearny intercepts a letter from Marge addressed to Lisa and quickly munches down the jellybean cookies inclosed. Lisa composes a letter of her own to be sent home, in which she begins with, "I no longer fear Hell because I have been to Kamp Krusty." She goes on to describe the grim death marches and how their Arts n' Crafts centre is, in reality, a Dickensian work house. Lisa concludes, "SAVE US! SAVE US NOW!" and slips her letter to a man on horseback who accepts a flask of alcoholic beverage as payment. 
The letter arrives home, where Homer and Marge enjoy the letter, and predict that, although she complains now, when they go to pick her up, she won't want to leave. 
However, back at the camp, the cabin roof is blown off by forcefully strong winds and the campers cling on desperately to their beds to prevent being blown away. Bart announces, "Lisa, I've been thinking it over and next summer I'm getting a job."

=== Act III ===
[[File:Kamp Krusty 5.png|thumb|right|The kids take over and hoist the "Camp Bart" flag.]]
The next day, Mr. Black speaks before the campers. "Well kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner, and here it is,"
Mr. Black announces, as he presents them with Krusty the Clown...but it's not the real TV personality, but instead an overweight and dishelvelled [[Barney Gumble]] in clown makeup. Bart, who has been promising his fellow campers that Krusty would make an appearance all week, becomes fed up and riles up the rest of the kids with a speech. They begin chanting "We want Krusty! We want Krusty!" and throwing stones at Mr. Black and his counselors. The kids vandalize the camp and take-over, as Black, Dolph, Jimbo and Kearny retreat for the Hydrofoil. The Krusty totem pole is torn down and Bart hoists the black flag of "[[Camp Bart]]", despite Lisa's original impression that it was to be named "Camp Freedom". 
News of the kids' rebellion reaches Homer and Marge quickly. [[Kent Brockman]] hosts [[Channel 6 News]] on location at the camp where he declares, "Ladies and Gentleman, I've been to [[Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Iraq]]; and I can say without hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together." Behind him, the camp falls into chaos as kids smash windows and set a Krusty scarecrow alight. Just then, Krusty arrives via helicopter after being alerted to the situation, and attempts to negotiate with Bart. At first, Bart and the rest of the unruly campers believe he is an imposter, until they strip Krusty of his shirt, revealing his pacemaker scar, cattle skull birthmark, and famous superfluous nipple. Krusty falls down onto his knees and apologizes for how bad their experience was at the camp. He promises to make it up to them by showing them the time of their lives by taking them to "the happiest place on earth: [[Tijuana]]!"

== Production ==
The "Kamp Krusty" script was originally suggested by [[James L. Brooks]] as a possible plot for a Simpsons movie. However, due to problems with making the story long enough for an 80-minute film, the idea was dropped.<ref>''Audio commentary for "Kamp Krusty". [[The Complete Fourth Season]] DVD Boxset.''</ref>

The episode was the last to be animated at [[Klasky Csupo]], who have been working on the Simpsons since its beginnings as a short segment on "[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]", before the show's producers [[Gracie Films]] moved its domestic production to [[Film Roman]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson LA Times - "The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms"]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Kamp Krusty" was viewed by approximately 12.6 million households and garnered a 13.5 Nielsen rating, making it the highest-rated show on the [[FOX]] network the week it aired.

The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews from TV critics. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] called the episode "iconic" and went on to say "Nearly two decades on, 'Kamp Krusty' still feels bracingly dark and sharp and uncompromising." They summed up, "It’s timeless in the best possible sense, 22 minutes of hilarious anarchy that more than stands the test of time. God bless you, The Simpsons. You were truly doing God’s work."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/kamp-krusty,71360/ The A.V Club review]</ref>

Fan reaction was mixed-to-positive. Reviews submitted to [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php NoHomers.net] label the episode as "solid" with an "interesting plot" and that it was "a great way to start out Season 4." However, many fans agreed that the episode was overshadowed by the rest of the fourth season, including episodes such as "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]" and "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]", and subsequently deemed it as "forgettable."<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?40313-Rate-and-Review-quot-Kamp-Krusty-quot NoHomers.net fan reviews]</ref>

The episode currently holds a 9.0 [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com] rating<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/kamp-krusty-1345/ TV.com Kamp Krusty user rating]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701142/ IMDb page]</ref>

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Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?

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|Episode Number=59
|productionCode=8F23
|originalAirdate=August 27, [[1992]]
|blackboardText="I will not fake seizures"
|couchGag=The family cartwheel and land on the couch
|specialGuestVoices=[[Danny DeVito]] as [[Herb Powell]] [[Joe Frazier]] as {{ch|Joe Frazier|himself}}
|Show Runner = [[Al Jean]] [[Mike Reiss]]
|Written By=[[John Swartzwelder]]
|Directed By=[[Rich Moore]]
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{{quote|This is what you get. I forgive you. You can call me brother, and I can do the same.|[[Herb]] reconciles with [[Homer]]}}
"'''Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?'''" is the fifty-ninth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the twenty-fourth and final episode of the [[Season 3|third season]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]]'s half-brother [[Herb]] has been living as a bum since losing his car company. When he gets an idea for an [[Baby translator|invention]] that can make him rich again, he goes to [[Springfield]] and asks the Simpsons' help to develop it, using award money that Homer received from [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].}}
== Plot ==
[[Homer]] and the rest of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] employees are summoned for the annual company physical. Homer's sperm count comes back as incredibly low, due to the radiation at the plant. Realizing that the plant could be sued for millions, Burns considers options for escaping that liability. He and his lawyers settle on the idea of tricking Homer into signing a waiver by pretending that it is an award, given in a hastily-concocted ceremony for "The First Annual Montgomery Burns Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence." Homer receives $2000 as the award.

Meanwhile, [[Herb Powell]], now bankrupt and sleeping on the streets, discusses how he lost his fortune due to his half-brother Homer's stupidity (as shown in "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]") with other homeless people, one of whom claims to be the creator of ''{{w|New Coke}}''. After boldly claiming that all a person needs is a good idea, Herb sees a woman struggling to understand her baby and seizes on the idea of developing a [[baby translator]]. When Herb's fellow bums tell him that even with an idea, he's still a bum, Herb changes his claim to saying that all a person needs is an idea '''and''' some money to get it off the ground. Herb finds a newspaper with a photo of Homer winning the Burns award (and accepting the cash prize), and decides to pay him a visit to ask for a chance to make his money back.

[[File:Spinemelter2000.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Homer]] tries out the Spinemelter 2000.]]Homer, though, has other plans for the award money. After [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] destroy the couch during a session of "broom vaulting" in the "living room Olympics", Homer finds a store selling a [[Spinemelter 2000|vibrating chair]] for $2000, which he immediately falls in love with. [[Marge]] talks him out of making the purchase. Meanwhile, Herb, looking for the Simpsons, accidentally goes to the [[Flanders Family|Flanders]]' house next door. They take him in, bathe him and give him a new suit. Herb then goes to [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson home]]. When Homer answers the door, Herb punches him in the face and walks in.

Herb asks them for a second chance and explains his baby translator idea. Marge, Bart, and Lisa convince Homer to give him the money, even though he's still skeptical about the translator. Now with the money as well as the idea, Herb goes to work on his baby translator. After much work with Maggie, he unveils the translator to the family, who are quite overwhelmed by it despite its clunky appearance. However, the device does work, and Herb takes it to a Baby Convention, where he is innundated by orders and an offer from a baby goods store to stock thousands of his translators. Herb believes that he has made his fortune back again.

As Herb leaves the Simpsons, he repays Homer the $2000, then gives everyone gifts. To Lisa, he gives a subscription to "Great Books of Western Civilization"; to Bart, a membership in the National Rifle Association; to Maggie, a promise to get her something nice when the baby translator says she wants what the dog is eating; and to Marge, a replacement washer and dryer, plus $50 which he made from selling the old ones. Finally, to Homer, two gifts—his forgiveness and acceptance as a brother, plus the vibrating chair that he wanted so much. Homer is immensely pleased by this gift.

== Production ==
This episode aired later than most episodes, in August. This was because Fox wanted an extra episode during Summer so they could become "the biggest network" on television. As a result of this, the crew all had to work extra hours in order to get the episode ready.<ref name="GroeningCom">{{com|Groening, Matt|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?|Third|2003}}</ref> The scenes with the [[Spinemelter 2000]] were written after one of the writers bought a vibrating chair to relax after working 20 hours a day on the episode.<ref name="BrooksCom">{{com|Brooks, James L.|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?|Third|2003}}</ref>

The script was originally too long at 53 pages, therefore some scenes were cut.<ref name="GroeningCom"/> One of the cut scenes had Herb running after a train and asking which Springfield it was going to. This scene was later used in "[[Burns, Baby Burns]]" with [[Larry Burns]] instead of Herb.<ref>{{com|Reiss, Mike|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?|Third|2003}}</ref> There was also originally a joke about predicting the {{W|Soviet Union}} breakdown but since it occurred when the script was being written, it was scrapped.<ref name="BrooksCom"/>

== Reception ==
"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" finished 31st in the ratings for the week of August 24–30 in 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 10.7, equivalent to approximately 9.76 million viewing households. The episode currently has a 7.6 rating on IMDb<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701076/?ref_=fn_ep_tt_1 "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" IMDb page]</ref> and a 9.0 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/brother-can-you-spare-two-dimes-1344/ "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" TV.com page]</ref>

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