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"'''Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass'''" is a [[Super Bowl]] themed episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' that aired after [[Super Bowl XXXIX]]. 23.1 million people watched the episode.
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|airdate= February 6, [[2005]]
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|couchgag= The family builds a totem pole by standing on each other's shoulders.
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|guests= {{ap|Tom Brady|guest star}} as {{Ch|Tom Brady|himself}}<br>[[LeBron James]] as {{Ch|LeBron James|himself}}<br>[[Michelle Kwan]] as {{Ch|Michelle Kwan|herself}}<br>[[Yao Ming]] as {{Ch|Yao Ming|himself}}<br>[[Warren Sapp]] as {{Ch|Warren Sapp|himself}}
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==Synopsis==
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"'''Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass'''" is the eighth episode of [[season 16]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the three-hundred and forty-third episode overall. It originally aired on February 6, [[2005]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars {{ap|Tom Brady|guest star}} as {{Ch|Tom Brady|himself}}, [[LeBron James]] as {{Ch|LeBron James|himself}}, [[Michelle Kwan]] as {{Ch|Michelle Kwan|herself}}, [[Yao Ming]] as {{Ch|Yao Ming|himself}} and [[Warren Sapp]] as {{Ch|Warren Sapp|himself}}.
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The Simpsons go to [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] Park and find it run down. They also find a charity carnival which is raising money to help the park. Bart wins first prize and then Homer beats him, going into his victory dance. Ned captures the dance and [[Comic Book Guy]] (revealing that his real name is Jeff Albertson) places it on his [[eBaum's World]]-esque website. Soon, the entire world has seen Homer's embarrassing dance. (see [[Star Wars kid]])
 
  
However, major sports players ask Homer to teach them his dance. Meanwhile, Ned uses his camera to make a movie about [[Cain]] (Rod) and [[Abel]] (Todd). Everyone loves the film, except Marge, who finds it bloody. [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] decides to finance Ned's next film, "Tales of the [[Old Testament]]" (which has a running time of 800 minutes). The bloodiness of the film angers Marge and she decides to protest Burns. Burns retorts, asking (in what is meant to be a [[rhetorical question|rhetorical]] fashion) what they would use instead of his nuclear power. When everyone else mentions alternate forms of power they can use, Burns admits defeat and says the film will never be seen again.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|[[Homer]] starts to teach sport players his dances and is placed in charge of the halftime show of the next [[Super Bowl]]. Meanwhile, [[Ned]] creates a violent film about Bible stories, which makes [[Marge]] angry, so she stops him from displaying it.}}
  
Homer's advice has found criticism, but the football national committee loves them, as Homer's advice has raised ratings. They ask him to [[choreograph]] the [[Super Bowl]] [[Halftime show]]. He can't get any ideas and runs into Ned at [[church]]. Homer than gets an idea for the halftime show, which ends up being about [[Noah]]. This is hated and the crowd thinks they are trying to de-[[secular]]ize the country.
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== Plot ==
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The Simpsons go to [[Springfield Park]] and find it had become run down. [[Marge]] suggested holding a charity carnival to fund the park, but the family quickly found out that somebody had beat them to it and a charity carnival was happening at the pavilion in the park. The family go to the carnival where a charity auction is taking place. [[Homer]] immediately bids all his money ($100) on a video camera, but [[Ned]] outbids him, winning the camera. Homer then complains about never winning anything when [[Bart]] wins at a carnival game. Homer then attempts the same carnival game and wins in a more spectacular fashion, causing the man running the game to give Bart's prize (a large stuffed octopus) to Homer instead. Happy at winning, Homer gloats and performs an obnoxious dance routine which Ned records on his new video camera. [[Comic Book Guy]] then asks Ned if he can have the video to upload online. Ned gives Comic Book Guy the video, despite not having spoken to him before.
  
Quarterback Tom Brady, who made a cameo in this episode, led the [[New England Patriots]] to victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, which aired immediately before this episode.
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Comic Book Guy uploads the video online and Homer becomes the laughing stock of the world, with tour buses coming up to the house to gawk at him. One day, football player [[Deion Overstreet]] comes to the door and tells Homer that he wanted to buy his obnoxious dance routine for $1,000. Overstreet also tells Homer that he'd like to buy other dance routines he can make because his touchdowns never make it to the highlight reels. Homer then begins to teach Deion new routines to perform.
  
==Trivia==
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Meanwhile, in the Flanders house, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] are watching an adult commercial for [[Jammitin]]. Ned gets annoyed at this and decides to use his new video camera to film a Bible story, with Rod and Todd playing [[Cain]] and [[Abel]]. At the [[Springfield Stadium]], Overstreet takes part in his first game since he started getting coaching from Homer. An ill kid called [[Timmy Thomas]] asks Deion to perform an obnoxious dance routine for him, which he does. A montage of Deion performing dance routines then plays. Homer then gets a call from {{Ch|LeBron James}}, who also wants Homer's help with making his celebrations more entertaining.
* We learn [[Comic Book Guy]]'s real name is Jeff Albertson.
 
* With 23.1 Million viewers, this episode is one of the highest rated episodes in Simpsons history.
 
* Homer is called a "jerkass" by a sports commentator. This is a possible reference to "Jerkass Homer", which is what many internet fans called Homer during the [[Mike Scully|Scully]] era (Seasons 9-12)
 
* Ned is dressed as the Devil in his film in the same way he appeared as the Devil in "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".
 
  
==Cultural References==
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At the [[First Church of Springfield]], Ned shows his violent video to the crowd, who all love it, except Marge who finds it too violent. After hearing how the audience would pay to see the film, [[Mr. Burns]] enters a partnership with Ned to produce more films. Back at home, Homer has now opened the [[Homer Simpson Showboating Academy]]. As well as LeBron James, attendees include {{Ch|Michelle Kwan}}, {{Ch|Tom Brady}}, {{Ch|Yao Ming}} and {{Ch|Warren Sapp}}. Homer begins to teach his new students and then they all have dinner together with the rest of the Simpson family. After dinner, Marge notices that the next film Ned is making is even bloodier than the first one.
* Legendary [[video game]] character Mario of [[Super Mario Brothers]] makes a cameo in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]] with Homer tossing garbage cans like Donkey Kong tossing Barrels at Mario.
 
* Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of [[The Passion of the Christ]].
 
* Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a refernece to the movie ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''
 
  
==Quotes==
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At the [[Aztec Theater]], Ned shows off his next film. When Marge decided that it was too violent, she disrupted the playing of the film and called for a boycott to Mr. Burns. After Burns finds out that the rest of the town know about other energy sources, and threaten to use them, Burns pulls financing from Ned's films. Later, on the TV show ''[[Jock Center]]'', Homer's students are seen in a highlight reel performing their new moves. Homer is then taken to see the commissioner of football, [[Bud Armstrong]]. Armstrong tells Homer that he wants him to make the half time show for the [[Super Bowl]]. Homer then gets to work with creating the half time show but can't come up with any ideas. Homer then goes to church to see if the homeless people had ideas, but found Ned instead. Ned and Homer decide to help each other out, with Ned making the half time show with Homer.
*'''Homer''': ''(singing, after beating Bart in the game)'' "I'm number one! I beat my son! Victory is mine! So kiss my behind!" ''(scutting and grunting at Bart)'' "In your face!" ''(starts dancing)''
 
*'''Tom Brady:''' "Everyone sucks but me."
 
*'''Burns:''' What would you use instead of [[nuclear reactor|nuclear power]]? <br/> '''Marge:''' [[solar power|Solar]]. <br/> '''Lenny:''' [[Hydroelectricity|Hydroelectric]]. <br/> '''Moe:''' A mix of conservation and [[wind turbine|wind]]. <br/> '''Burns:''' Who told you about those? <br/> '''Carl:''' The talking tree in a commercial. [http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season16/pass11.mp3 audio clip]
 
*'''Prof. Frink:''' (after seeing Ned's film, [[The Passion of the Christ|The Passion of Cain and Abel]]) You have taught me a world of faith beyond the world of [[science]]. I would pay to see it again and again and again and again but '''''NOT SIX TIMES!!!''''' [http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season16/pass8.mp3 audio clip]
 
*'''Homer:''' I wish I were a [[screensaver]].
 
*'''Comic Book Guy:''' My name is Jeff Albertson, but everyone calls me "Comic Book Guy".
 
*'''Michelle Kwan:''' Beware the [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|wrath of Kwan]]!
 
*'''Milhouse:''' Look! It's my hero, Michelle Kwan! <br/> '''Michelle Kwan:''' You remind me of a young [[Dorothy Hamill]]. <br/> '''Milhouse:''' I didn't know you could talk!
 
*''The Passion of Cain and Abel'' <br/> ''(Todd ([[Abel]]) and Rod ([[Cain]]) are together as Rod uses Todd's Shepard stick to sharpen his [[knife]]. Ned ([[Adam and Eve|Adam]]), wearing nothing but a leaf on his crotch walks up to them)'' <br/> '''Ned:''' Boys, I just talked to [[God]]. He's vacuuming Heaven to get it ready for when [[dead]] people show up. And he'd like you both to render a sacrifice. <br/> '''Todd:''' I shall sacrifice my finest [[cereal|grain]]s and [[livestock]]. <br/> (cut to Todd setting his sacrifice on fire. Rod's sacrifice only has a few [[rotting]] [[rodent]]s) <br/> '''Todd:''' Behold. I have found favor with the Lord. <br/> '''Rod:''' So shall my [[knife]] find favor with thy [[Abdomen|belly]]! <br/> ''(Rod begins stabbing Todd. Ned, dressed as the [[Devil]], laughs as he watches Abel's murder. There are several gruesome close-ups to the stabbing and two newspaper headlines appear: "[[Massachusetts]] Okays [[Gay marriage|Gay Marriage]]" and "[[Stem cell|Stem Cells]] Cure [[Alzheimer’s Disease|Alzheimer's]]". Rod kills Todd and runs off)'' <br/> ''(cut to Ned covering Todd)'' <br/> '''Ned:''' Now, I must bury my son, while '''''you''''' wander the [[Earth]] forever, with the mark of [[evil]] upon your face! <br/> ''(Rod turns; the left side of his face is now grotesquely deformed, complete with his left [[eye]] hanging out of its socket)'' <br/> '''THE END'''
 
  
*'''Crazy Cat Lady:''' ''(calm)'' Thanks to this [[psychoactive medication]] I enjoy brief moments of lucidity. <br/> '''Marge:''' Those are [[Reese's Pieces]]. <br/> '''Crazy Cat Lady:''' ''(goes crazy)''
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The day of the Super Bowl arrives and after the first half, Homer's show starts. The show is a retelling of Noah's Ark, with Homer playing {{ap|Noah|Bible}}. The show is elaborate and destroys the playing field, and angers the audience, who all hate it. Homer becomes hated because his show was a blatant display of religion and decency, which people didn't want in the half time show. Back at home, the Simpsons and Homer's students are all watching TV when Marge brings out omelets for dinner and they all eat.
  
*'''Frank:''' Oh, I paid a thousand dollars for this seat and I can't even see the game! <br/> '''Marge:''' Just poke through! <br/> (Frank then pokes his head through Marge's hair)
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== Production ==
*'''Announcer:''' The crowd gets ready for the half-time show, sponsored by the new [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] pickups, [[Citibank]], and [[Moe Syzlak|Moe]]'s Tavern. <br/> ''(cut to private [[skybox]], where Moe and the two executives are watching the game)'' <br/> '''Executive 1:''' How could you afford this? <br/> '''Moe:''' I hustled a lot of [[billiards|pool]]. Speaking of which, you wanna play? I gotta warn ya though, I ain't that good. <br/> '''Executive 1:''' Alright. ''(under his breath)'' Sucker. <br/> ''(Moe swings his [[cue stick]] full force against the executive's back, possibly killing him)'' <br/> '''Moe:''' Who's the sucker now!? Huh?!!
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*'''Mother:''' You try to raise your kids as [[Secular Humanism|secular humanists]] but these show-biz types keep shoving religion down our throat.<br/>'''Kid:''' Mommy, why wasn't I [[Baptism|baptized]]? <br/> '''Mother:''' You see? YOU SEE??
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== In other languages ==
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*'''Yao Ming:''' "Wo zhen de bu dong ni men de yu yan." ("I really don't understand your language" in Mandarin)<br/>'''Lisa:''' But I heard you have an excellent knowledge of English.<br/>'''Yao Ming:''' "Shut up kid, I've got a good thing going on!"
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*''(the athletes are carrying an ark in Homer's show)'' <br/> '''Tom:''' You think Homer's mad at me? I waved at him in the parking lot and his stared right through me. <br/> '''Yao:''' I left the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic]] for this? <br/> '''Warren:''' Yo, Michelle, ya got a boyfriend? <br/> '''Michelle:''' Not in here I don't.
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'''LeBron:'''Omelettes? For dinner? This is the best day of my life!
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'''Lisa:'''Didn't you just sign a $100 million dollar contract?
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'''LeBron:'''Oh yeah. That was a good day too.
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Episode Information
Episode number: 343
Season number: S16 E8
Production code: GABF02
Original airdate: February 6, 2005
Couch gag: The family builds a totem pole by standing on each other's shoulders.
Guest star(s): Tom Brady as himself
LeBron James as himself
Michelle Kwan as herself
Yao Ming as himself
Warren Sapp as himself
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Tim Long
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore


"Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" is the eighth episode of season 16 of The Simpsons and the three-hundred and forty-third episode overall. It originally aired on February 6, 2005. The episode was written by Tim Long and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Tom Brady as himself, LeBron James as himself, Michelle Kwan as herself, Yao Ming as himself and Warren Sapp as himself.

Synopsis

"Homer starts to teach sport players his dances and is placed in charge of the halftime show of the next Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Ned creates a violent film about Bible stories, which makes Marge angry, so she stops him from displaying it."


Plot

The Simpsons go to Springfield Park and find it had become run down. Marge suggested holding a charity carnival to fund the park, but the family quickly found out that somebody had beat them to it and a charity carnival was happening at the pavilion in the park. The family go to the carnival where a charity auction is taking place. Homer immediately bids all his money ($100) on a video camera, but Ned outbids him, winning the camera. Homer then complains about never winning anything when Bart wins at a carnival game. Homer then attempts the same carnival game and wins in a more spectacular fashion, causing the man running the game to give Bart's prize (a large stuffed octopus) to Homer instead. Happy at winning, Homer gloats and performs an obnoxious dance routine which Ned records on his new video camera. Comic Book Guy then asks Ned if he can have the video to upload online. Ned gives Comic Book Guy the video, despite not having spoken to him before.

Comic Book Guy uploads the video online and Homer becomes the laughing stock of the world, with tour buses coming up to the house to gawk at him. One day, football player Deion Overstreet comes to the door and tells Homer that he wanted to buy his obnoxious dance routine for $1,000. Overstreet also tells Homer that he'd like to buy other dance routines he can make because his touchdowns never make it to the highlight reels. Homer then begins to teach Deion new routines to perform.

Meanwhile, in the Flanders house, Rod and Todd are watching an adult commercial for Jammitin. Ned gets annoyed at this and decides to use his new video camera to film a Bible story, with Rod and Todd playing Cain and Abel. At the Springfield Stadium, Overstreet takes part in his first game since he started getting coaching from Homer. An ill kid called Timmy Thomas asks Deion to perform an obnoxious dance routine for him, which he does. A montage of Deion performing dance routines then plays. Homer then gets a call from LeBron James, who also wants Homer's help with making his celebrations more entertaining.

At the First Church of Springfield, Ned shows his violent video to the crowd, who all love it, except Marge who finds it too violent. After hearing how the audience would pay to see the film, Mr. Burns enters a partnership with Ned to produce more films. Back at home, Homer has now opened the Homer Simpson Showboating Academy. As well as LeBron James, attendees include Michelle Kwan, Tom Brady, Yao Ming and Warren Sapp. Homer begins to teach his new students and then they all have dinner together with the rest of the Simpson family. After dinner, Marge notices that the next film Ned is making is even bloodier than the first one.

At the Aztec Theater, Ned shows off his next film. When Marge decided that it was too violent, she disrupted the playing of the film and called for a boycott to Mr. Burns. After Burns finds out that the rest of the town know about other energy sources, and threaten to use them, Burns pulls financing from Ned's films. Later, on the TV show Jock Center, Homer's students are seen in a highlight reel performing their new moves. Homer is then taken to see the commissioner of football, Bud Armstrong. Armstrong tells Homer that he wants him to make the half time show for the Super Bowl. Homer then gets to work with creating the half time show but can't come up with any ideas. Homer then goes to church to see if the homeless people had ideas, but found Ned instead. Ned and Homer decide to help each other out, with Ned making the half time show with Homer.

The day of the Super Bowl arrives and after the first half, Homer's show starts. The show is a retelling of Noah's Ark, with Homer playing Noah. The show is elaborate and destroys the playing field, and angers the audience, who all hate it. Homer becomes hated because his show was a blatant display of religion and decency, which people didn't want in the half time show. Back at home, the Simpsons and Homer's students are all watching TV when Marge brings out omelets for dinner and they all eat.

Production

In other languages

Language Name Translation
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Homer Annega nel suo Diluvio Universale" Homer Drowns in his Great Flood

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