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"'''Co-Dependent's Day'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[season 15]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the three-hundred and twenty-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 21, [[2004]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Brave Combo]] as {{Chs|Brave Combo|themselves}}.
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"'''Co-Dependent's Day'''" is the fifteenth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[The Simpsons (season 15)|fifteenth season]]. The episode aired on [[March 21]], [[2004]].
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|In a trip to Northern [[California]], [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] find that they have fun drinking together. They have a great time until Homer drink drives and crashes the car, then pins the blame on Marge.}}
  
 
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[[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] see the newest ''Cosmic Wars'' film, ''The Gathering Shadow'', and the movie turns out to be less than what they expected. At home, [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] suggests that Bart and Lisa write a letter to ''Cosmic Wars'' creator Randall Curtis. Two weeks later, they get a reply from Curtis, which completely ignores their criticism, having sent them Jim-Jam merchandise. This forces the Simpsons to go on a trip to [[California]], where Homer and Marge go to wineries, and Bart and Lisa go to the Cosmic Wars Ranch, which was previously called [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]. Bart and Lisa visit Randall Curtis and tell him that his ''Cosmic Wars'' movies have lost their way. He does not like what they are saying until Lisa points out that better technology is no way to make the story better. Curtis agrees, and he decides to go back to his storytelling roots. (For inspiration he decides to go to the video store, and rides there on a [[List of Star Wars creatures#Tauntaun|tauntaun]].)
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''[[Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow]]'' premiered at the [[Aztec Theater]] and the [[Simpson family]] went to watch it. Many other [[Springfield]]ers also turned up, in costume, to watch the movie. [[Otto]] turned up to the wrong ticket booth after waiting there for three weeks and ended up watching ''[[The Momentum of Things]]''. The audience get bored of the film pretty quickly with some members falling asleep. After they left the studio, [[Comic Book Guy]] declared it the "Worst. ''[[Cosmic Wars]]''. Ever."
  
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[[File:BraveComboSimpsons.jpg|frame|left|[[Brave Combo]] on ''The Simpsons'']]
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[[Marge]] suggested that [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] write a letter to [[Randall Curtis]], the creator of ''Cosmic Wars'', to complain about the film. However, they got a letter ignoring their complaints back along with a signed photo of Curtis. The Simpsons then head to Northern [[California]] to go to the [[Cosmic Wars Ranch]] to meet Curtis in person. Whilst Bart and Lisa go to meed Curtis, Homer and Marge went to the [[Lush Valley Winery]]. Bart and Lisa left the tour to go meet Curtis. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer got drunk. Bart and Lisa managed to convince Randall Curtis to go back to his roots with making his movies. Bart and Lisa left the ranch to find Homer and Marge drunk.
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Bart and Lisa rejoin Homer and Marge, who are both drunk from free samples of the wine (and are tossing Randall Curtis around like a football). Back in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]], Homer and Marge go to Moe's Tavern and drink more wine. Moe opens a bottle of [[Chateau Latour]] 1886 vintage wine, clearly unaware of its value.  
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[[File:Brave Combo.png|thumb|left|{{Chs|Brave Combo}} appeared at [[Oktoberfest]]]]
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Homer and Marge then continue to drink heavily for several days, until Marge suffers a particularly painful hangover. She tells Homer that they should not be drinking, and he agrees. Unfortunately, when they go to an [[Oktoberfest]] featuring Grammy-winning nuclear polka band [[Brave Combo]], Marge, who tries to go through the night without drinking, gives in and ends up drunk along with Homer. He tries to drive them home, but in a drunken stupor overturns the car.
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Homer and Marge bond over their drinking. Homer even invited Marge to drink with him at [[Moe's Tavern]]. The two start to go out wine drinking a lot more often, leading to Marge getting bad hangovers. Marge decides to give up drinking but to still have fun with Homer. They then make a visit to [[Oktoberfest]]. Marge got extremely drunk and Homer drove them home, even though he was also in no condition to drive. Homer then crashed the car and switched places with Marge to make it seem like she was the one driving. He then runs off and hides in the woods.
  
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In order to avoid an arrest, Homer makes things look like Marge (who is more drunk than him) was the driver. She is arrested, but he bails her out. Later, [[Barney Gumble|Barney]] suggests that Marge go to a rehab clinic for a month, and when Marge is gone, Homer lets [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] take care of the kids. When he sees her at the clinic, he confesses, but Marge is angry and drinks again. Later on, the other rehab patients help her discover that she likes being with Homer more than drinking, and forgives him and returns home.
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Homer bails Marge out of jail and then tells [[Moe]] what he had done. Marge became an outcast in town. [[Barney]] tells her about a place where he was cured of his addiction five times at [[Quitters]] and so Marge checks in. Lisa begins to get suspicious and guesses that Homer was the one who was driving. He goes to see Marge and admits what he had done. She gets angry and goes to meet up with the other people at the rehab and gets drunk with them. She then realizes she enjoyed spending time with Homer more than drinking. She checks out of rehab, despite the fact {{ap|Kyle|Co-Dependent's Day}} thinks that they should both stay as Homer is an alcoholic and Marge is in denial. Homer then promised to give up some of his drinking for Marge.
  
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== Production notes ==
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== Production ==
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The scene where Homer sings at Moe's Tavern while Marge plays the piano was cut from this episode, but later used in [[Mommie Beerest]] as a postscript scene during the end credits.{{Fact|date=September 2008}}
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[[Matt Groening]] learned of [[Brave Combo]] as a college-radio DJ in the 1980s. He got them to perform at "his best friend's wedding party", where Groening invited them to appear on the show. The band were then contacted asking for videos of them so the animators could animate their ''Simpsons'' likenesses. They also recorded a Polka version of the "[[The Simpsons Theme]]" and made two other songs available for use during the Oktoberfest scene in the episode.<ref>[http://www.dallasobserver.com/2004-03-11/music/brave-new-combo/ "Brave New Combo D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band"]</ref>
  
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* ''Cosmic Wars'' and Randall Curtis are obvious parodies of Star Wars (particularly ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'') and [[George Lucas]], and the fictional movie's focus on boring legislative procedures (presided over by a purple-skinned Yoda-esque creature) parodies the conflict in ''The Phantom Menace'' being over the taxation of trade routes.
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* The title refers to the movie [[Independence Day (film)|Independence Day]].
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*The [[Walker (Star Wars)#All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT)|giant robot]] in ''The Gathering Shadow'' sits down and reads the [[Evening Standard]], which is the evening newspaper sold in [[London]], [[England]].
 
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* The songs that Homer sings while placing the rehab-center operator on hold are "[[Wichita Lineman]]" and "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]", both written by [[Jimmy Webb]].
 
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* When [[Comic Book Guy]] says that he will see the movie three more times today, he is dressed as [[George Lucas]] is usually seen.
 
  
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== Reception ==
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The episode currently holds a 6.9 rating on IMDb<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701081/?ref_=fn_ep_tt_1 IMDb - "Co-Dependents Day"]</ref> and a 8.1 rating on TV.com<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/co-dependents-day-315351/ TV.com - "Co-Dependents Day"]</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 11:24, April 14, 2024

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Episode Information
Episode number: 328
Season number: S15 E15
Production code: FABF10
Original airdate: March 21, 2004
Couch gag: The Simpsons sit on the couch as normal, but then begin to decay and turn to dust.
Guest star(s): Brave Combo as themselves
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Matt Warburton
Directed by: Bob Anderson


"Co-Dependent's Day" is the fifteenth episode of season 15 of The Simpsons and the three-hundred and twenty-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 21, 2004. The episode was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Bob Anderson. It guest stars Brave Combo as themselves.

Synopsis[edit]

"In a trip to Northern California, Homer and Marge find that they have fun drinking together. They have a great time until Homer drink drives and crashes the car, then pins the blame on Marge."


Plot[edit]

Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow premiered at the Aztec Theater and the Simpson family went to watch it. Many other Springfielders also turned up, in costume, to watch the movie. Otto turned up to the wrong ticket booth after waiting there for three weeks and ended up watching The Momentum of Things. The audience get bored of the film pretty quickly with some members falling asleep. After they left the studio, Comic Book Guy declared it the "Worst. Cosmic Wars. Ever."

Marge suggested that Bart and Lisa write a letter to Randall Curtis, the creator of Cosmic Wars, to complain about the film. However, they got a letter ignoring their complaints back along with a signed photo of Curtis. The Simpsons then head to Northern California to go to the Cosmic Wars Ranch to meet Curtis in person. Whilst Bart and Lisa go to meed Curtis, Homer and Marge went to the Lush Valley Winery. Bart and Lisa left the tour to go meet Curtis. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer got drunk. Bart and Lisa managed to convince Randall Curtis to go back to his roots with making his movies. Bart and Lisa left the ranch to find Homer and Marge drunk.

Brave Combo appeared at Oktoberfest

Homer and Marge bond over their drinking. Homer even invited Marge to drink with him at Moe's Tavern. The two start to go out wine drinking a lot more often, leading to Marge getting bad hangovers. Marge decides to give up drinking but to still have fun with Homer. They then make a visit to Oktoberfest. Marge got extremely drunk and Homer drove them home, even though he was also in no condition to drive. Homer then crashed the car and switched places with Marge to make it seem like she was the one driving. He then runs off and hides in the woods.

Homer bails Marge out of jail and then tells Moe what he had done. Marge became an outcast in town. Barney tells her about a place where he was cured of his addiction five times at Quitters and so Marge checks in. Lisa begins to get suspicious and guesses that Homer was the one who was driving. He goes to see Marge and admits what he had done. She gets angry and goes to meet up with the other people at the rehab and gets drunk with them. She then realizes she enjoyed spending time with Homer more than drinking. She checks out of rehab, despite the fact Kyle thinks that they should both stay as Homer is an alcoholic and Marge is in denial. Homer then promised to give up some of his drinking for Marge.

Production[edit]

Matt Groening learned of Brave Combo as a college-radio DJ in the 1980s. He got them to perform at "his best friend's wedding party", where Groening invited them to appear on the show. The band were then contacted asking for videos of them so the animators could animate their Simpsons likenesses. They also recorded a Polka version of the "The Simpsons Theme" and made two other songs available for use during the Oktoberfest scene in the episode.[1]

  • Script cover for the episode

Reception[edit]

The episode currently holds a 6.9 rating on IMDb[2] and a 8.1 rating on TV.com[3]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Fatti e Assuefatti" High and Addicted

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Brave New Combo D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band"
  2. ↑ IMDb - "Co-Dependents Day"
  3. ↑ TV.com - "Co-Dependents Day"


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