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"'''You Kent Always Say What You Want'''" is the twenty-second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[The Simpsons (season 18)|eighteenth season]] aired on [[May 20]], [[2007]] as part of the one hour season finale, alongside the episode "[[24 Minutes]]"; a repeat took place on [[August 19]], [[2007]]. It was the milestone 400th episode of ''The Simpsons'' and was written by [[Tim Long]]. Guest starring [[Ludacris]] as himself and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the Fox announcer.
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==Plot==
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{{Quote|Ha-ha! Your distinguished career is over!|[[Nelson Muntz]] to [[Kent Brockman]]}}
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Driving home after a trip to the [[dentist]], Homer and the kids decide to go to the local ice cream parlor, where Homer buys what turns out to be the store's millionth ice cream cone. This results in Homer appearing on [[Kent Brockman]]'s show ''[[Smartline]]''. There, an overexcited Homer knocks over Kent's mug, spilling hot coffee on his lap. Kent jumps up and, in a moment of excruciating pain, yells out a really horrible swearword. Immediately Kent apologizes for swearing but as he and Homer leave he is relieved to see that no one seems to have seen his faux-pas. However, [[Ned Flanders]] sees Kent's swearing while going through tapes of TV shows looking for blasphemous material, and immediately he shoots off a mail to the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], reporting the incident. The next day, during the Channel 6 newscast, Kent finds out that he is under scrutiny for his indiscretion and that the station has been fined $10 million. Later, [[Lindsay Naegle]] speaks to Kent, assuring him that his job is safe, but then abruptly fires him after claiming that the [[Splenda]] in his coffee is cocaine.
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|caption = Homer on Kent's "Smartline" talk show
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|airdate= May 20, [[2007]]
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|couchgag= No gag. "[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'s" episode "[[Family Portrait]]" plays instead.
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|guests= [[Ludacris]] as {{Ch|Ludacris|himself}}<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[FOX voice-over]]
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The next day, at the Simpsons' home, Homer finds Kent sleeping on their couch, after Marge took him in amid fears that he might commit suicide. Later, while watching TV, Lisa wonders why Fox News can be so conservative, when the Fox Network keeps airing "raunchy shows". Kent replies that Fox deliberately run shows that will attract huge fines, that are then funneled through the FCC to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He says that apparently everyone in the media knows it, but no one has the guts to say it. Lisa goads him into blowing the whistle on the scam, using her [[web camera]]. Kent's subsequent webcast is so successful that the Republican Party members are less than thrilled about Kent threatening their ill-gotten gains, so Lindsay Naegle and [[Krusty the Klown|Krusty]] hatch a plan to stop him.
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"'''You Kent Always Say What You Want'''" is the twenty-second and final episode of [[season 18]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundredth episode overall. It originally aired on May 20, [[2007]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Ludacris]] as {{Ch|Ludacris|himself}} and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[FOX voice-over]].
  
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The next day, Lisa and Kent are accosted by the party-members, who offer him his old job back with a 50% raise, which Kent immediately accepts, before apologizing to Lisa. At home, feeling downcast, she complains to Homer about there being no truth and bravery in today's media. Homer starts to tell Lisa something horrible Kent mentioned about the Fox Network, but the audience doesn't hear what he says as his voice is dubbed by another voice ([[Maurice LaMarche]]) promoting Fox and its shows. However, Homer suspects that the Fox Network might attempt to cover up his words, so looking at the camera, he starts saying, "the truth is..." before being cut off by the [[Twentieth Century Fox]] Television logo and music. He appears against an all-white backdrop and tries to continue his exposé, but he is shushed by the [[Gracie Films]] logo.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|When [[Homer]] buys the 1,000,000th ice-cream cone at a local shop, he ends up on [[Kent Brockman]]'s news program. When Brockman swears on live TV after coffee is spilled in his lap, [[Ned Flanders]] leads a crusade to clean up [[Springfield]]'s airwaves, starting with getting Brockman fired. Then Homer once again saves the day.}}
  
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*The scene where Kent Brockman says to stand up to FOX while smoking is in reference to [[Edward R. Murrow]] and the film ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]''.<ref>[http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1822.htm You Kent Always Say What You Want] at TheSimpsons.com</ref>
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[[File:You Kent Always Say What You Want promo 2.png|thumb|left|Alternate promo image]]
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*The title of the video shown in the dentist's office, "Menace Tooth Society", is a spoof of ''[[Menace II Society]]''.  Lisa's comment that the dentist's cartoon sends mixed messages parallels critiques of the spoofed movie.
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Driving home after a trip to the dentist, Homer and the kids decide to go to the local ice cream parlor, where Homer buys what turns out to be the store's millionth ice cream cone. This results in Homer appearing on [[Kent Brockman]]'s talk show "[[Smartline]]". Kent is livid about doing the report since there is a much more interesting piece he could be doing. While there an over-excited Homer knocks over Kent's mug, spilling hot coffee on his lap. Kent jumps up and, in a moment of pain, yells out the most worst word ever in the English Language. Kent immediately apologizes and pledges to give money to charity, but as he and Homer leave he is relieved to see that no one seems to have noticed his faux-pas. When the Simpsons talk about it over dinner, Lisa says that no one really cares about a little mistake except certain groups that have nothing better to do than watch TV for hours on end for even the slightest hint of bad behavior, to which Bart replies that he cant believe someone would do that.  
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*The title of this episode is a play on the [[The Rolling Stones]] song "[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]".
 
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*When ordering his ice cream cone, Homer mentions several toppings, all of which are real candies with their names slightly but noticeably changed, such as [[Hershey's Kiss|Herschel's Smooches]] and [[Mr. Goodbar|Mrs. Badbar]].
 
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*As Marge runs hurriedly home to greet Bart and Lisa, the main yodeling music of the Coen Brother's film [[Raising Arizona]] is heard overhead.
 
  
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However, [[Ned Flanders]] is doing exactly that: sitting watching tapes in the dark, scanning them for anything even remotely blasphemous, including a dog cleaning itself or a guy with a pants fold near his groin. He sees Kent's swearing and despite acknowledging that Kent didn't mean it and that no one would care otherwise he immediately sends a letter to the Federal Communications Commission reporting the incident. The next day, during the Channel 6 newscast, Kent finds out that he is under scrutiny for his indiscretion and that the station has been fined $10 million. Later, [[Lindsay Naegle]] speaks to Kent, assuring him that his job is safe, but then abruptly fires him after claiming that the Splenda in his coffee is cocaine.
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This episode, formerly known as "'''[[Kent State shootings|The Kent State Massacre]]'''"<ref>Reg. # PAu-3-061-056 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on [[June 16]], [[2007]]</ref>, was renamed in light of the [[Virginia Tech massacre]], which occurred only a month before the episode was set to air.
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The episode was intended to spoof increased fines by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] in the wake of the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction]]. However, a month before the episode aired, [[Don Imus]] was fired for remarks he made on the air about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Similarly, Brockman wasn't immediately fired for his comments.<ref>{{cite news
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The next day, at the Simpsons' home, Homer finds Kent sleeping on their couch, after Marge took him in amid fears that he might commit suicide. Later, while watching TV, Lisa wonders why Fox News can be so conservative when the Fox Network keeps airing "raunchy shows". Kent replies that Fox deliberately run shows that will attract huge fines, that are then funneled through the FCC to the Republican Party (apparently, everyone in the media knows it, but no one has the guts to say it). Lisa goads him into blowing the whistle on the scam using her web camera. Kent's subsequent webcast is successful, but the Republican Party, less than thrilled about Kent revealing their ill-gotten gains, orders Lindsay Naegle and [[Krusty]] to stop him.
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The next day, Lisa and Kent are accosted by the party members, who offer him his old job back with a 50% raise. Kent immediately accepts and apologizes to Lisa. At home, feeling downcast, she complains to Homer that there is no truth or bravery in today's media. Homer starts to tell Lisa something horrible Kent mentioned about the Fox Network, but no matter how many times he tries to say it, he is voiced over by [[Maurice LaMarche]]'s adverts for Fox, cut off by the [[20th Century Fox]] Television logo and music, and finally being shushed by the [[Gracie Films]] logo.
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== Production ==
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This episode, formerly known as '''"The Kent State Massacre"''',<ref>Reg. # PAu-3-061-056 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on June 16, [[2007]]</ref> was renamed in light of the {{W|Virginia Tech massacre}}, which occurred only a month before the episode was set to air.
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The episode was intended to spoof increased fines by the Federal Communications Commission in the wake of the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. However, a month before the episode aired, Don Imus was fired for remarks he made on the air about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.<ref>{{cite news
 
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It originally aired as part of the one hour season finale, alongside the episode "[[24 Minutes]]". Apart from being the 400th episode of the series, it was also the last episode to air before ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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== Reception ==
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Robert Canning of IGN.com named the episode one his three favorites of the season, stating that it "ended the season on a very high note".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html|title=The Simpsons: season 18 Review|accessdate=2007-06-15|date=2007-06-14|author=Robert Canning|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref>
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*{{Youtube|rL39KSQ1L6M|The 400th Episode!}}
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Robert Canning of IGN.com named the episode one his three favorites of the season, stating that it "ended the season on a very high note".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html|title=The Simpsons: Season 18 Review|accessdate=2007-06-15|date=2007-06-14|author=Robert Canning|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref>
 

Latest revision as of 18:06, August 30, 2024

Season 18 Episode
← 399 "24 Minutes"
400
"You Kent Always Say What You Want"
"The Simpsons Movie" →
"Ha-ha! Your distinguished career is over!"
―Nelson Muntz to Kent Brockman
"You Kent Always Say What You Want"
You Kent Always Say What You Want promo 1.png
Homer on Kent's "Smartline" talk show
Episode Information
Episode number: 400
Season number: S18 E22
Production code: JABF15
Original airdate: May 20, 2007
Couch gag: No gag. "The Tracey Ullman Show's" episode "Family Portrait" plays instead.
Guest star(s): Ludacris as himself
Maurice LaMarche as FOX voice-over
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Tim Long
Directed by: Matthew Nastuk


"You Kent Always Say What You Want" is the twenty-second and final episode of season 18 of The Simpsons and the four-hundredth episode overall. It originally aired on May 20, 2007. The episode was written by Tim Long and directed by Matthew Nastuk. It guest stars Ludacris as himself and Maurice LaMarche as the FOX voice-over.

Synopsis[edit]

"When Homer buys the 1,000,000th ice-cream cone at a local shop, he ends up on Kent Brockman's news program. When Brockman swears on live TV after coffee is spilled in his lap, Ned Flanders leads a crusade to clean up Springfield's airwaves, starting with getting Brockman fired. Then Homer once again saves the day."


Plot[edit]

Alternate promo image

Driving home after a trip to the dentist, Homer and the kids decide to go to the local ice cream parlor, where Homer buys what turns out to be the store's millionth ice cream cone. This results in Homer appearing on Kent Brockman's talk show "Smartline". Kent is livid about doing the report since there is a much more interesting piece he could be doing. While there an over-excited Homer knocks over Kent's mug, spilling hot coffee on his lap. Kent jumps up and, in a moment of pain, yells out the most worst word ever in the English Language. Kent immediately apologizes and pledges to give money to charity, but as he and Homer leave he is relieved to see that no one seems to have noticed his faux-pas. When the Simpsons talk about it over dinner, Lisa says that no one really cares about a little mistake except certain groups that have nothing better to do than watch TV for hours on end for even the slightest hint of bad behavior, to which Bart replies that he cant believe someone would do that.

However, Ned Flanders is doing exactly that: sitting watching tapes in the dark, scanning them for anything even remotely blasphemous, including a dog cleaning itself or a guy with a pants fold near his groin. He sees Kent's swearing and despite acknowledging that Kent didn't mean it and that no one would care otherwise he immediately sends a letter to the Federal Communications Commission reporting the incident. The next day, during the Channel 6 newscast, Kent finds out that he is under scrutiny for his indiscretion and that the station has been fined $10 million. Later, Lindsay Naegle speaks to Kent, assuring him that his job is safe, but then abruptly fires him after claiming that the Splenda in his coffee is cocaine.

The next day, at the Simpsons' home, Homer finds Kent sleeping on their couch, after Marge took him in amid fears that he might commit suicide. Later, while watching TV, Lisa wonders why Fox News can be so conservative when the Fox Network keeps airing "raunchy shows". Kent replies that Fox deliberately run shows that will attract huge fines, that are then funneled through the FCC to the Republican Party (apparently, everyone in the media knows it, but no one has the guts to say it). Lisa goads him into blowing the whistle on the scam using her web camera. Kent's subsequent webcast is successful, but the Republican Party, less than thrilled about Kent revealing their ill-gotten gains, orders Lindsay Naegle and Krusty to stop him.

The next day, Lisa and Kent are accosted by the party members, who offer him his old job back with a 50% raise. Kent immediately accepts and apologizes to Lisa. At home, feeling downcast, she complains to Homer that there is no truth or bravery in today's media. Homer starts to tell Lisa something horrible Kent mentioned about the Fox Network, but no matter how many times he tries to say it, he is voiced over by Maurice LaMarche's adverts for Fox, cut off by the 20th Century Fox Television logo and music, and finally being shushed by the Gracie Films logo.

Production[edit]

This episode, formerly known as "The Kent State Massacre",[1] was renamed in light of the Virginia Tech massacre, which occurred only a month before the episode was set to air.

The episode was intended to spoof increased fines by the Federal Communications Commission in the wake of the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. However, a month before the episode aired, Don Imus was fired for remarks he made on the air about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.[2]

It originally aired as part of the one hour season finale, alongside the episode "24 Minutes". Apart from being the 400th episode of the series, it was also the last episode to air before The Simpsons Movie.

  • Original title for the episode

Reception[edit]

Robert Canning of IGN.com named the episode one his three favorites of the season, stating that it "ended the season on a very high note".[3]

Promo videos[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Reg. # PAu-3-061-056 in the U.S. Copyright Records database Retrieved on June 16, 2007
  2. ↑ Roger Catlin. "If Only Homer Could Count: He'd Know Tonight's season Finale Marks The 400th Episode Of `The Simpsons'"Hartford Courant (ctnow.com). Retrieved on 2007-05-22. 
  3. ↑ Robert Canning (2007-06-14). The Simpsons: season 18 Review. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.


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