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| − | "'''The Old Man and the Key'''" is the thirteenth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season. | + | "'''The Old Man and the Key'''" is the thirteenth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season and first aired on March 10th 2002. It is the first episode written by [[Jon Vitti]] since season seven's clip show episode, "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". |
| + | == Plot == | ||
| + | When a beautiful new woman named [[Zelda]] moves into his retirement home, [[Grampa Simpson]] is determined to win her love over the youthful owner of a minivan. After renewing his driver's license (which [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]] quickly gave to him in return that he would not wink at her again), Grampa convinces [[Homer]] to let him borrow the car to romance her. Although he impresses the new old gal who Homer and [[Marge]] think is a hoochie and only likes Grampa only because he can drive, he crashes Homer's car in a drag race and loses his girlfriend in the competition. | ||
| − | == | + | When a younger man takes Grampa's new girl on a road trip, Grampa steals Marge's car and "kidnaps" [[Bart]], taking him on the road to Branson, Missouri to win back Zelda from the arms of the younger man. Ray Jay Johnson, Mr. T, Charo, Yakov Smirnoff, Charlie Callas, Bonnie Franklin and Adrian Zmed are the stars of the show in Branson they go to see. (Tennessee Ernie Ford is backstage, but crumbles to dust when Grampa proves he is dead by showing the deceased actor his obituary.) Grampa calls out to his lady from on-stage, but then denounces her in front of everyone, who then call her (in a chant) a hoochie, sending her fleeing off the stage in tears. Abe then reconciles with Homer. |
| − | + | ==Cultural references== | |
| − | Marge | + | * [[Gloria]], from "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]" earlier in the season, returns in this episode as [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]]'s girlfriend |
| + | * The title is a pun of The Old Man and the Sea; like "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]" and "[[The Old Man and The "C" Student]]". | ||
| + | * When Abe and Zelda take off on one of their dates, three old men with long beards imitate ZZ Top as a short part of “Sharp Dressed Man” is played. | ||
| + | * The closing credits parody those of The Beverly Hillbillies. At the end, [[Lisa]] says in a Southern accent, "This has been a Gracie Films presentation," which parodies the line at the end of The Beverly Hillbillies, "This has been a Filmways presentation." | ||
| + | * This episode pokes fun at the XFL. According to Marge, the XFL MVP was sweeping up toenails at the beauty parlor. Apparently, she breaks the news to Homer that there’s not going to be a new season. In truth, Tommy Maddox, the lone XFL MVP, was the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers at the time of this episode and would win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award for the 2002 season. Additionally, Homer believes the "X" in XFL stands for "eXtreme". In actuality, the X never stood for anything. | ||
| + | * The drag race parodies a scene from Grease. | ||
| + | * Grampa sings an altered version of "Old Time Love" by The Rivingtons to Zelda. | ||
| + | * The music in the beginning of the concert is the third movement of Frederick Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35. | ||
| + | * On the way to Branson, Missouri, the Simpsons end up in the fictional town of Bronson, Missouri. In Bronson, all the inhabitants (male and female) look and sound like Charles Bronson. | ||
| + | * When Homer asks if "Grampa" is Grandpa Munster, Marge answers, "No, Simpson!" This prompts Homer to stomp the ground like Herman Munster. | ||
| + | * When Homer salutes his sunken ship in "Scrabbleship," he says, "Semper Fi," which is short for Semper Fidelis (Latin for "Always faithful). This is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. | ||
| + | * "Scrabbleship" is an illogical combination of the popular board games Scrabble and Battleship played by Bart and Homer, who apparently created it. | ||
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Episode Information
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"The Old Man and the Key" is the thirteenth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season and first aired on March 10th 2002. It is the first episode written by Jon Vitti since season seven's clip show episode, "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular".
Plot
When a beautiful new woman named Zelda moves into his retirement home, Grampa Simpson is determined to win her love over the youthful owner of a minivan. After renewing his driver's license (which Patty quickly gave to him in return that he would not wink at her again), Grampa convinces Homer to let him borrow the car to romance her. Although he impresses the new old gal who Homer and Marge think is a hoochie and only likes Grampa only because he can drive, he crashes Homer's car in a drag race and loses his girlfriend in the competition.
When a younger man takes Grampa's new girl on a road trip, Grampa steals Marge's car and "kidnaps" Bart, taking him on the road to Branson, Missouri to win back Zelda from the arms of the younger man. Ray Jay Johnson, Mr. T, Charo, Yakov Smirnoff, Charlie Callas, Bonnie Franklin and Adrian Zmed are the stars of the show in Branson they go to see. (Tennessee Ernie Ford is backstage, but crumbles to dust when Grampa proves he is dead by showing the deceased actor his obituary.) Grampa calls out to his lady from on-stage, but then denounces her in front of everyone, who then call her (in a chant) a hoochie, sending her fleeing off the stage in tears. Abe then reconciles with Homer.
Cultural references
* Gloria, from "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" earlier in the season, returns in this episode as Snake's girlfriend * The title is a pun of The Old Man and the Sea; like "The Old Man and the Lisa" and "The Old Man and The "C" Student". * When Abe and Zelda take off on one of their dates, three old men with long beards imitate ZZ Top as a short part of “Sharp Dressed Man” is played. * The closing credits parody those of The Beverly Hillbillies. At the end, Lisa says in a Southern accent, "This has been a Gracie Films presentation," which parodies the line at the end of The Beverly Hillbillies, "This has been a Filmways presentation." * This episode pokes fun at the XFL. According to Marge, the XFL MVP was sweeping up toenails at the beauty parlor. Apparently, she breaks the news to Homer that there’s not going to be a new season. In truth, Tommy Maddox, the lone XFL MVP, was the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers at the time of this episode and would win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award for the 2002 season. Additionally, Homer believes the "X" in XFL stands for "eXtreme". In actuality, the X never stood for anything. * The drag race parodies a scene from Grease. * Grampa sings an altered version of "Old Time Love" by The Rivingtons to Zelda. * The music in the beginning of the concert is the third movement of Frederick Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35. * On the way to Branson, Missouri, the Simpsons end up in the fictional town of Bronson, Missouri. In Bronson, all the inhabitants (male and female) look and sound like Charles Bronson. * When Homer asks if "Grampa" is Grandpa Munster, Marge answers, "No, Simpson!" This prompts Homer to stomp the ground like Herman Munster. * When Homer salutes his sunken ship in "Scrabbleship," he says, "Semper Fi," which is short for Semper Fidelis (Latin for "Always faithful). This is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. * "Scrabbleship" is an illogical combination of the popular board games Scrabble and Battleship played by Bart and Homer, who apparently created it.
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