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|name= The Crepes of Wrath
originalAirdate = 15/4/90 |
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|image= The Crepes of Wrath.png
blackboardText = "Garlic Gum Is Not Funny" |
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|number= 11
couchGag = The family hurries onto the couch and Homer pops off. |
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Written By = [[George Meyer]], [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Jon Vitti]]
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|airdate= April 15, [[1990]]
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|blackboard= "Garlic gum is not funny"
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|couchgag= The family hurries onto the couch and Homer pops off.
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|showrunner1= James L. Brooks
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|showrunner2= Matt Groening
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|showrunner3= Sam Simon
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|writer= [[George Meyer]]<br>[[Sam Simon]]<br>[[John Swartzwelder]]<br>[[Jon Vitti]]
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|director= [[Wes Archer]]<br>[[Milton Gray]]
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==Plot==
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"'''The Crepes of Wrath'''" is the eleventh episode of [[season 1]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on April 15, [[1990]]. The episode was written by [[George Meyer]], [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Jon Vitti]] and directed by [[Wes Archer]] and [[Milton Gray]].
Bart discovers an old cherry bomb, and decides to flush it down the boy's restroom at the same time as Principal Skinner's mother is in the girl's restroom. The resulting explosion blows Mrs. Skinner of the toilet. In order to be rid of him, Skinner proposes to the Simpsons that Bart should participate in a foreign exchange program. Bart is sent to France, whereas the Simpsons host a student from Albania named Adil Hoxha (possibly a reference to the country's former dictator Enver Hoxha but most likely a fusion of the name of Enver Hoxha and Adil Çarçani, another Communist ruler of the time).
 
  
In France, Bart is greeted by two unscrupulous wine-makers who work him worse than their donkey. Bart is made to collect and crush grapes, sleep on the floor, and test wine adulterated with antifreeze.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|When [[Bart]] flushes a cherry bomb down the toilet, [[Principal Skinner]] suggests he should partake in a foreign exchange scheme. Bart ends up in [[France]], working for some crooks who want to put antifreeze in wine. Meanwhile, back in [[Springfield]], [[Adil Hoxha]], an [[Albania]]n boy, is exchanged to the Simpsons to receive in the scheme, shows an interest in the power plant, and sends information back to the Albanian government.}}
  
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== Plot ==
Adil is actually a spy who is after nuclear secrets, which he intends to obtain from Homer. Homer is happy that Adil is taking an interest in his work, and promptly shows him around the plant.
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[[File:About to drop the bomb.png|200px|thumb|left|Bart about to drop the bomb into the toilet.]]
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While being forced to clean his room (after accidentally causing [[Homer]] to trip down the stairs, hurting his back), [[Bart]] discovers an old cherry bomb, and decides to flush it down the boy's restroom toilet at school. This happens to coincide at the same time that [[Principal Skinner]]'s mother [[Agnes]] is using the restroom, the resulting explosion blowing her off the toilet. Shortly afterward, Skinner arrives at the Simpson home with Bart in tow. Skinner explains the incident 'transcended incorrigible.' Feeling detention, suspension or expulsion won't do, he suggests deportation. The idea shocks [[Marge]], but Skinner explains his plan. He proposes to the Simpsons Bart should participate in a foreign exchange program. Bart's sent to France, whereas the Simpsons host a student from Albania named Adil Hoxha. In France, Bart is greeted by [[Cesar]] & [[Ugolín]], who work him worse than their [[Maurice|donkey]]. After confiscating his clothes and items, Bart is forced to collect and crush grapes, sleep on the floor, and test wine adulterated with antifreeze.
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[[File:Bart trying to explain.png|200px|thumb|left|Bart tries to explain his situation to the policeman.]]
  
Eventually, Bart learns enough French to escape his captors and inform the authorities about his captors' plot to sell contaminated wine. The wine-makers are swiftly arrested and Bart is feted as a hero to conclude his stay in France on a satisfying note. Adil is caught by the FBI and is exchanged for a boy who is an American spy caught in Albania.
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Back at the Simpsons' home, it is revealed that Adil is actually a Communist spy after nuclear secrets he intends to obtain from Homer. Homer's happy Adil's taking an interest in his work, and he promptly shows him around the plant. Back in France, Bart's sent out for a case of antifreeze. As he wanders the streets, he finds a {{ap|police officer|The Crepes of Wrath}}, who doesn't understand English. When he gives Bart a piece of candy, Bart leaves, feeling he'll never learn French, even though he was there two months. He suddenly starts speaking French, and tells the officer about the child abuse and how they put antifreeze in the wine. Ceaser and Ugolin are swiftly arrested for the antifreeze in the wine, and Bart becomes a national hero in France. Back in the United States, Adil is caught by the FBI and exchanged for an American boy spy caught in Albania. As Adil leaves, Bart returns.
  
==Trivia==
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== Production ==
*Seymor's nickname is Spanky according to Mrs. Skinner.
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*Adil is from Tirana, Albania
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File:7G13 Script.jpg
*While Bart is in France he stays at the "Chateau Maison" which means castle house in english.  
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*The donkey's name is Maurice
 
*The two men Bart stays with are Cesar and his nephew Ugolin.
 
*Bart has to go get anti-freeze from 14 Voltaire Street.
 
  
==References==
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== In other languages ==
*The episode's title is a play on John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" (the movie that is based off the novel, is, like The Simpsons, a Fox property).
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*The two winemakers, Cesar and Ugolin, are named after the peasants from the 1986 French films Jean de Florette, and Manon des sources (Manon of the Springs), according to producer George Meyer.
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|frName=L'Espion qui venait de chez moi
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|frTrans=The Spy who came from my home
*Early in the episode, there is some actual dialogue in Albanian between Adil and his family, but later on the dialogue is just gibberish. The dialogue in French is very loosely translated, but correct, however.
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*Ugolin whistles the melody of "Alouette" while walking to the fields, but the song, which originates in French-Canada, is not very well known in France and would likely not be known by someone of his class standing.
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|quName=Bart au grand cru
*In later seasons, Agnes Skinner's personality seems vastly different to her kindly demeanor in this episode. In the DVD audio commentary, Matt Groening offers the theory that her current mean streak can be attributed to being a victim of Bart's prank.
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Latest revision as of 13:02, March 28, 2024

Season 1 Episode
010 "Homer's Night Out"
011
"The Crepes of Wrath"
"Krusty Gets Busted" 012
"Our school participates in a foreign exchange program."
Seymour Skinner
"The Crepes of Wrath"
The Crepes of Wrath.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 11
Season number: S1 E11
Production code: 7G13
Original airdate: April 15, 1990
Chalkboard gag: "Garlic gum is not funny"
Couch gag: The family hurries onto the couch and Homer pops off.
Showrunners: James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Written by: George Meyer
Sam Simon
John Swartzwelder
Jon Vitti
Directed by: Wes Archer
Milton Gray
DVD features


"The Crepes of Wrath" is the eleventh episode of season 1 of The Simpsons. It originally aired on April 15, 1990. The episode was written by George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti and directed by Wes Archer and Milton Gray.

Synopsis[edit]

"When Bart flushes a cherry bomb down the toilet, Principal Skinner suggests he should partake in a foreign exchange scheme. Bart ends up in France, working for some crooks who want to put antifreeze in wine. Meanwhile, back in Springfield, Adil Hoxha, an Albanian boy, is exchanged to the Simpsons to receive in the scheme, shows an interest in the power plant, and sends information back to the Albanian government."


Plot[edit]

Bart about to drop the bomb into the toilet.

While being forced to clean his room (after accidentally causing Homer to trip down the stairs, hurting his back), Bart discovers an old cherry bomb, and decides to flush it down the boy's restroom toilet at school. This happens to coincide at the same time that Principal Skinner's mother Agnes is using the restroom, the resulting explosion blowing her off the toilet. Shortly afterward, Skinner arrives at the Simpson home with Bart in tow. Skinner explains the incident 'transcended incorrigible.' Feeling detention, suspension or expulsion won't do, he suggests deportation. The idea shocks Marge, but Skinner explains his plan. He proposes to the Simpsons Bart should participate in a foreign exchange program. Bart's sent to France, whereas the Simpsons host a student from Albania named Adil Hoxha. In France, Bart is greeted by Cesar & Ugolín, who work him worse than their donkey. After confiscating his clothes and items, Bart is forced to collect and crush grapes, sleep on the floor, and test wine adulterated with antifreeze.

Bart tries to explain his situation to the policeman.

Back at the Simpsons' home, it is revealed that Adil is actually a Communist spy after nuclear secrets he intends to obtain from Homer. Homer's happy Adil's taking an interest in his work, and he promptly shows him around the plant. Back in France, Bart's sent out for a case of antifreeze. As he wanders the streets, he finds a police officer, who doesn't understand English. When he gives Bart a piece of candy, Bart leaves, feeling he'll never learn French, even though he was there two months. He suddenly starts speaking French, and tells the officer about the child abuse and how they put antifreeze in the wine. Ceaser and Ugolin are swiftly arrested for the antifreeze in the wine, and Bart becomes a national hero in France. Back in the United States, Adil is caught by the FBI and exchanged for an American boy spy caught in Albania. As Adil leaves, Bart returns.

Production[edit]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Tauschgeschäfte und Spione" Exchanges and spies
Spain flag.png Español "Viva la vendimia" Long live the vintage
Hispanic America.gif Español "Intercambio cultural" Cultural Exchange
France.png Français "L'Espion qui venait de chez moi" The Spy who came from my home
Flag of Quebec.svg.png Français "Bart au grand cru" Bart the great vintage
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Crêpes alle crêpes, vino al vino" Crêpes with crepes, wine is wine
Brasil Flag.png Português "Crepes da Ira" Crepes of Wrath
Hungary flag.png Magyar "Csere-bere fogadom" [untranslatable]
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "バートのフランス日記" Bart's France Diary


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