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"'''I Am Furious Yellow'''" is the eighteenth episode of [[Season 13]]. It aired on April 28, 2002. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. [[w:Stan Lee|Stan Lee]] guest stars as Himself.
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"'''I Am Furious (Yellow)'''" is the eighteenth episode of [[season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two-hundred and eighty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on April 28, [[2002]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Stan Lee]] as {{Ch|Stan Lee|himself}}.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|[[Bart]] is inspired by one of the school's motivational speakers to become a cartoonist, in which he creates a popular comic and later internet series titled "[[Angry Dad]]", which is based on [[Homer]]'s anger problems. Homer becomes the town's laughing stock, and decides to give up anger completely.}}
  
[[Bart]] creates an Internet cartoon entitled "[[Angry Dad]]" that's based on [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] - who then becomes a laughing stock.
 
 
== Plot ==
 
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[[Kirk Van Houten]] holds an unsuccessful short speech at [[Springfield Elementary School]] which has [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]] get cartoonist [[Geoff Jenkins]] the creator of a cartoon named "Danger Dog", however instead of the 'buckle down and study' speech Skinner had been hoping for Geoff tells the kids how easy and rewarding his job is and that he didn't even need to work hard in school to get it, causing all the other students to start trying to be cartoonists to. However their creativity is sadly lacking and they all create blatant rip offs of "Danger Dog". [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] then makes the worst rip off and then sees an angry [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] trying to unfold a lawnchair and makes a cartoon named "[[Angry Dad]]" based on his anger problem. Bart then goes to an internet cartoon company and there it is put on the internet. At work Homer, finds [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], and [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] watching it and then finds out it is based on him and has become the most successful thing on the internet after one hour. [[Marge]] then says if Homer can control his anger Bart won't make anymore cartoons. Soon Angry Dad is cancelled when Homer has not been angry for a few days, thus ruining Bart's chances of retiring at age 12. Bart and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] then decide to make the ultimate cartoon by putting a plate of doughnuts in the treehouse which lead to a trap door and then Homer is placed on a rope and when he cuts it he falls in a pool of green paint and turns in to the "Ingestible Bulk" and goes on a destructive rampage around town. [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] then sends Homer to the hospital and relaxes him. Dr Hibbert then reveals to the family that the violent outburst was just what Homer needed to release all the anger he had been holding back before it overwhelmed him. Homer decides to stop getting angry and Bart decides to stop making Angry Dad cartoons. The two then go fishing and then Homer is then angered there.
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A career day is being held at [[Springfield Elementary School]] where [[Kirk Van Houten]] gives a talk about his job. The talk doesn't go down well and [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Mrs. Krabappel]] discuss how to improve career day in Skinner's office, with [[Lisa]] giving her input. Lisa and Skinner then go to the [[Springfield Speakers Bureau]] to find someone successful to come and speak at the school. They get cartoonist [[Geoff Jenkins]] in to give a talk about how he made his cartoon, [[Danger Dog]]. During the assembly, Jenkins shows a clip from the ''Danger Dog Easter Special'' then tells the students about how he doesn't consider what he does as real work and only doodled in class rather than doing any work. Upon hearing this, Skinner pulls the fire alarm to end the assembly early.
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In class, the kids all draw their own cartoon characters, all of which are parodies of Danger Dog. Bart is impressed with the comic he makes and goes to [[The Android's Dungeon]] to get [[Comic Book Guy]]'s opinion. Comic Book Guy calls Bart's comic "lame and derivative" but then {{Ch|Stan Lee}} comes in and offers to look at Bart's comic too. Stan Lee also doesn't like Bart's comic but tells him to keep trying to come up with ideas. Back at home, Bart tries to come up with an idea for his comic. After only coming up with existing ideas, he notices Homer outside struggling with a lawn chair. Bart then draws that and calls his new character "{{Ch|Angry Dad}}". Bart follows Homer around his day-to-day life until he gets enough ideas to make a comic.
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At school, everybody loves ''Angry Dad'', although [[Lisa]] complains about the character just being their dad. Bart then takes the comic to The Android's Dungeon where Comic Book Guy deems it "rack-worthy". Bart then notices that Stan Lee is still at the store, and Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he never left. Stan Lee then upsets [[Database]] by cramming a [[The Thing]] figure into his [[Batmobile]] toy. Later, during a signing session at school, [[Todd Linux]] from [[BetterThanTV.com]] approaches Bart and tells him that he wants to make ''Angry Dad'' into an Internet cartoon. Bart takes Lisa to go and meet Todd Linux at the BetterThanTV.com office. Linux shows them around the office and takes them through the creative process before he releases the first episode of ''Angry Dad'' onto the Internet.
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''Angry Dad'' quickly becomes a hit and everyone in town loves it. Homer finds it funny himself until he realizes that Angry Dad is based on him. Upon realizing that Bart made it, he goes home to confront Bart about it. On the way home, Homer is spotted by fans of ''Angry Dad'' who stop his car and force him out of it, before [[Moe]] crashes the car. Homer gets home and immediately starts strangling Bart. Lisa then points out that Homer has anger issues, which he accepts having and decides to do something about. Homer tries to keep himself calm throughout the day, which means that Bart can't get any more content for ''Angry Dad''. However, whenever Homer starts to get angry, he gets a boil on his neck, which he then pushes back in. Bart then sets up a trap to make Homer angry then he and [[Milhouse]] go to BetterThanTV.com to tell them that he'll have new content soon. However, when they get there, they find that he company went out of business and ''Angry Dad'' was cancelled as a result. Upon hearing this news, Bart rushes home to try and stop Homer from falling into the trap.
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Homer arrives home first and notices a note taped to the door saying that there's free donuts in [[Bart's treehouse]]. Homer goes up to the treehouse but falls into Bart's trap. He is put through pain and ends up falling into a pool of green paint. Homer starts rampaging through town and people think that he is [[The Incredible Hulk]]. When Stan Lee sees this, he claims that he is the Hulk and tries to transform. Eventually, Homer is tackled to the ground by the police and sent to [[Springfield General Hospital]]. At the hospital, [[Dr. Hibbert]] tells the family that Bart's prank probably saved Homer's life because his anger would have overwhelmed his systems if he kept trying to bottle it. When Homer gets discharged from hospital, he and Bart go fishing where Bart keeps trying to rile Homer up.
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== Production ==
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The episode idea came from [[Matt Selman]], who was inspired by [[Matt Groening]] who would tell the story about how he was considered the class clown and would always be cartooning and never paying attention in school. Selman thought that if Groening went to school to tell the story that it would be the last message that the teachers and principal would want to hear.<ref name="Selman">{{Com|Selman, Matt|I Am Furious (Yellow)|Thirteenth|(2010).|link=Matt Selman}}</ref> The episode was partially inspired by web cartoons that the producers themselves had done, including ''{{W|Queer Duck}}'' and ''{{W|Hard Drinkin' Lincoln}}'', both created by [[Mike Reiss]].<ref name="Jean">{{Com|Jean, Al|I Am Furious (Yellow)|Thirteenth|(2010).|link=Al Jean}}</ref>
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The ''Angry Dad'' and other BetterThanTV.com cartoons were originally going to be done as {{W|Adobe Flash|Flash}} animations. However, the [[Film Roman]] Flash animation department wouldn't have been able to get it done in time for the episode. Director [[Chuck Sheetz]] then drew everything himself in a style that mimicked Flash animation.<ref name="Sheetz">{{Com|Sheetz, Chuck|I Am Furious (Yellow)|Thirteenth|(2010).|link=Chuck Sheetz}}</ref> Producer Matt Selman wanted Homer to fall into blue paint, which would mix with his yellow skin color to become green, rather than just green paint. However, nothing came of this idea.<ref name="Selman"/>
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== Reception ==
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When the episode was released, the promotional art for it featuring Homer dressed as the Hulk led fans to believe that the show had {{W|Jumping the shark|jumped the shark}} by having Homer turn into the Hulk.<ref name="Jean"/>
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In [[2009]], Nathan Ditum of {{W|GamesRadar}} called Stan Lee the 12th best guest star in the show's history.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160109144846/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-20-best-simpsons-movie-star-guest-spots/ GamesRadar - "The 20 Best Simpsons Movie-Star Guest Spots"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref> R.L. Shaffer of {{W|IGN}} called "I Am Furious (Yellow)" a "fan-favorite" episode.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/30/the-simpsons-the-thirteenth-season-blu-ray-review IGN - "The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season Blu-ray Review"]</ref>
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As of June [[2023]], the episode has a 7.7 rating on {{W|IMDb}}.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701132/ IMDb - "I Am Furious (Yellow)"]</ref>
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|laTrans=I'm furious
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Episode Information
Episode number: 287
Season number: S13 E18
Production code: DABF13
Original airdate: April 28, 2002
Couch gag: The Simpsons sit on the couch as normal. A crane game clamp comes down and picks up Homer. Homer screams, "Ow! My brain!" as he's being lifted.
Guest star(s): Stan Lee as himself
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Chuck Sheetz
DVD features


"I Am Furious (Yellow)" is the eighteenth episode of season 13 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and eighty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on April 28, 2002. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Chuck Sheetz. It guest stars Stan Lee as himself.

Synopsis[edit]

"Bart is inspired by one of the school's motivational speakers to become a cartoonist, in which he creates a popular comic and later internet series titled "Angry Dad", which is based on Homer's anger problems. Homer becomes the town's laughing stock, and decides to give up anger completely."


Plot[edit]

A career day is being held at Springfield Elementary School where Kirk Van Houten gives a talk about his job. The talk doesn't go down well and Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel discuss how to improve career day in Skinner's office, with Lisa giving her input. Lisa and Skinner then go to the Springfield Speakers Bureau to find someone successful to come and speak at the school. They get cartoonist Geoff Jenkins in to give a talk about how he made his cartoon, Danger Dog. During the assembly, Jenkins shows a clip from the Danger Dog Easter Special then tells the students about how he doesn't consider what he does as real work and only doodled in class rather than doing any work. Upon hearing this, Skinner pulls the fire alarm to end the assembly early.

In class, the kids all draw their own cartoon characters, all of which are parodies of Danger Dog. Bart is impressed with the comic he makes and goes to The Android's Dungeon to get Comic Book Guy's opinion. Comic Book Guy calls Bart's comic "lame and derivative" but then Stan Lee comes in and offers to look at Bart's comic too. Stan Lee also doesn't like Bart's comic but tells him to keep trying to come up with ideas. Back at home, Bart tries to come up with an idea for his comic. After only coming up with existing ideas, he notices Homer outside struggling with a lawn chair. Bart then draws that and calls his new character "Angry Dad". Bart follows Homer around his day-to-day life until he gets enough ideas to make a comic.

At school, everybody loves Angry Dad, although Lisa complains about the character just being their dad. Bart then takes the comic to The Android's Dungeon where Comic Book Guy deems it "rack-worthy". Bart then notices that Stan Lee is still at the store, and Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he never left. Stan Lee then upsets Database by cramming a The Thing figure into his Batmobile toy. Later, during a signing session at school, Todd Linux from BetterThanTV.com approaches Bart and tells him that he wants to make Angry Dad into an Internet cartoon. Bart takes Lisa to go and meet Todd Linux at the BetterThanTV.com office. Linux shows them around the office and takes them through the creative process before he releases the first episode of Angry Dad onto the Internet.

Angry Dad quickly becomes a hit and everyone in town loves it. Homer finds it funny himself until he realizes that Angry Dad is based on him. Upon realizing that Bart made it, he goes home to confront Bart about it. On the way home, Homer is spotted by fans of Angry Dad who stop his car and force him out of it, before Moe crashes the car. Homer gets home and immediately starts strangling Bart. Lisa then points out that Homer has anger issues, which he accepts having and decides to do something about. Homer tries to keep himself calm throughout the day, which means that Bart can't get any more content for Angry Dad. However, whenever Homer starts to get angry, he gets a boil on his neck, which he then pushes back in. Bart then sets up a trap to make Homer angry then he and Milhouse go to BetterThanTV.com to tell them that he'll have new content soon. However, when they get there, they find that he company went out of business and Angry Dad was cancelled as a result. Upon hearing this news, Bart rushes home to try and stop Homer from falling into the trap.

Homer arrives home first and notices a note taped to the door saying that there's free donuts in Bart's treehouse. Homer goes up to the treehouse but falls into Bart's trap. He is put through pain and ends up falling into a pool of green paint. Homer starts rampaging through town and people think that he is The Incredible Hulk. When Stan Lee sees this, he claims that he is the Hulk and tries to transform. Eventually, Homer is tackled to the ground by the police and sent to Springfield General Hospital. At the hospital, Dr. Hibbert tells the family that Bart's prank probably saved Homer's life because his anger would have overwhelmed his systems if he kept trying to bottle it. When Homer gets discharged from hospital, he and Bart go fishing where Bart keeps trying to rile Homer up.

Production[edit]

The episode idea came from Matt Selman, who was inspired by Matt Groening who would tell the story about how he was considered the class clown and would always be cartooning and never paying attention in school. Selman thought that if Groening went to school to tell the story that it would be the last message that the teachers and principal would want to hear.[1] The episode was partially inspired by web cartoons that the producers themselves had done, including Queer Duck and Hard Drinkin' Lincoln, both created by Mike Reiss.[2]

The Angry Dad and other BetterThanTV.com cartoons were originally going to be done as Flash animations. However, the Film Roman Flash animation department wouldn't have been able to get it done in time for the episode. Director Chuck Sheetz then drew everything himself in a style that mimicked Flash animation.[3] Producer Matt Selman wanted Homer to fall into blue paint, which would mix with his yellow skin color to become green, rather than just green paint. However, nothing came of this idea.[1]

Reception[edit]

When the episode was released, the promotional art for it featuring Homer dressed as the Hulk led fans to believe that the show had jumped the shark by having Homer turn into the Hulk.[2]

In 2009, Nathan Ditum of GamesRadar called Stan Lee the 12th best guest star in the show's history.[4] R.L. Shaffer of IGN called "I Am Furious (Yellow)" a "fan-favorite" episode.[5]

As of June 2023, the episode has a 7.7 rating on IMDb.[6]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Der rasende Wüterich" The raging tyrant
Spain flag.png Español "Estoy verde de rabia" I'm green with rage
Hispanic America.gif Español "Estoy furioso" I'm furious
France.png Français "Papa furax" Angry Dad
Flag of Quebec.svg.png Français "Su-Père Choqué" Shocked Father
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Papà incacchiato" Angry Dad
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "怒れる父の逆襲" Angry Father's Revenge

References[edit]


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