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|couchGag = Homer is on water skis, with the others on him, as he ski-jumps over sharks; everybody lands on the couch, but Homer is without his legs, which are in the sharks' mouths (a reference to the term "jumped the shark", describing a TV show that has reached its peak and is now declining in quality or has done something to cause it to decline prematurely). | |couchGag = Homer is on water skis, with the others on him, as he ski-jumps over sharks; everybody lands on the couch, but Homer is without his legs, which are in the sharks' mouths (a reference to the term "jumped the shark", describing a TV show that has reached its peak and is now declining in quality or has done something to cause it to decline prematurely). | ||
| − | |specialGuestVoices = [[Elvis Costello]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Brian Setzer]] all as themselves | + | |specialGuestVoices = [[wikipedia:Elvis Costello|Elvis Costello]], [[wikipedia:Mick Jagger|Mick Jagger]], [[wikipedia:Lenny Kravitz|Lenny Kravitz]], [[wikipedia:Tom Petty|Tom Petty]], [[wikipedia:Keith Richards|Keith Richards]] and [[wikipedia:Brian Setzer|Brian Setzer]] all as themselves |
|Written By = [[Mike Scully]] | |Written By = [[Mike Scully]] | ||
|Directed By = [[Mike B. Anderson]] | |Directed By = [[Mike B. Anderson]] | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| − | The family gets | + | The family gets very angry at [[Homer]] after he rants about how annoying his family can be on public television and as the tension builds up, they realize that he is stressed out and sad that he could never realize his childhood dream of becoming a rockstar, so they send him to a [[wikipedia:Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] hosted "rockstar" camp, where [[Homer]], [[Otto]], [[Lenny]], [[Carl]] and other Springfieldians learn to play guitar, sing, evade groupies and show off like rock stars. Homer is disappointed when camp is over, so The Rolling Stones offer him to help them with their concert. |
| − | + | However, Homer believes that he will be performing with them and is disappointed when he discovers he was just there to test the microphone. Homer then breaks free from his testing duties and starts playing guitar and singing. The Rolling Stones quickly get frustrated that Homer is stealing their show so they try to stop him by chasing him on-stage in a car shaped like a devil's head that spews fire. It ends very badly when their car crashes into the fans. | |
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| − | + | To apologize they invite him to play with them on their next gig but Homer refuses. Homer then uses the devil car to drop [[Bart]] off at [[Springfield Elementary|school]] but parks it in the bus zone. [[Skinner]] tells him that he can not park in the bus zone, to retort, Homer activates the devil's fire breath and burns off Skinner's clothes leaving with his pink boxers with hearts and the kids laugh at him. | |
| − | + | == Ratings and Reception == | |
| + | The episode recieved an 8.0/10 rating from TV.com user voters. The user score average for season 14 is about 7.9 so this episode was slightly over-average. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701129/ How I Spent My Strummer Vacation] at IMDB.com | ||
| + | *[[wikipedia:How I Spent My Strummer Vacation|How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]] at Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[http://www.tv.com/how-i-spent-my-strummer-vacation/episode/110003/summary.html?tag=search_results;title;1 How I Spent My Strummer Vacation] at TV.com | ||
{{Season 14}} | {{Season 14}} | ||
[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Season 14]] | [[Category:Season 14]] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, May 1, 2010
"How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
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Episode Information
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"How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" is the second episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons.
Plot
The family gets very angry at Homer after he rants about how annoying his family can be on public television and as the tension builds up, they realize that he is stressed out and sad that he could never realize his childhood dream of becoming a rockstar, so they send him to a Rolling Stones hosted "rockstar" camp, where Homer, Otto, Lenny, Carl and other Springfieldians learn to play guitar, sing, evade groupies and show off like rock stars. Homer is disappointed when camp is over, so The Rolling Stones offer him to help them with their concert.
However, Homer believes that he will be performing with them and is disappointed when he discovers he was just there to test the microphone. Homer then breaks free from his testing duties and starts playing guitar and singing. The Rolling Stones quickly get frustrated that Homer is stealing their show so they try to stop him by chasing him on-stage in a car shaped like a devil's head that spews fire. It ends very badly when their car crashes into the fans.
To apologize they invite him to play with them on their next gig but Homer refuses. Homer then uses the devil car to drop Bart off at school but parks it in the bus zone. Skinner tells him that he can not park in the bus zone, to retort, Homer activates the devil's fire breath and burns off Skinner's clothes leaving with his pink boxers with hearts and the kids laugh at him.
Ratings and Reception
The episode recieved an 8.0/10 rating from TV.com user voters. The user score average for season 14 is about 7.9 so this episode was slightly over-average.
External Links
- How I Spent My Strummer Vacation at IMDB.com
- How I Spent My Strummer Vacation at Wikipedia
- How I Spent My Strummer Vacation at TV.com
