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| + | The '''[[Volkswagen Golf]] Mk6''' (or VW ''Typ 5K'') is the successor to the [[Volkswagen Golf Mk5|Mk5]], and was unveiled at the [[Paris Auto Show]] in October 2008. |
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| − | {{Quote|Now just follow a little formula called PB&J, pear at the monitor, be judgmental and jot it down. And one way to remember that is ABC, Always Be Considering PB&J, but the single most important rule is the four 'a's, Always Act According to ABC.|[[Clancy Wiggum]]}}
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| − | |Episode Number= 461
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| − | |originalAirdate= May 2, [[2010]]
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| − | |couchGag= The cast lip synchs to [[Kesha|Ke$ha]]'s "[[Tik Tok]]".
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| − | |specialGuestVoices= [[Eddie Izzard]] as [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] and [[Prince Charles]]<br>[[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]]
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| − | |Written By= [[Michael Nobori]]
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| − | |Show Runner= [[Al Jean]]
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| − | |Directed By= [[Lance Kramer]]
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| − | "'''To Surveil With Love'''" is the twentieth episode of [[season 21]].
| + | [[Volkswagen]] released pictures and information on 6 August 2008, prior to the official unveiling. The vehicle was released to the [[Europe]]an market in the winter of 2008. |
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| − | == Synopsis ==
| + | VW's reliable, like this sexy bitch |
| − | Thanks to [[Homer]] leaving a gym bag with radioactive waste (planted there by [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]) unattended in a train station, [[Springfield]] has surveillance cameras installed throughout the town, but when citizen video monitor scanner [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] abuses his ability to speak through the cameras' speakers, Homer uses the camera blind spot [[Bart]] discovers to the town's advantage; [[Lisa]], having heard one too many dumb blonde jokes, dyes her hair brown.
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| − | == Plot ==
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| − | When [[Mr. Burns]] is informed that the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] has run out of room to store waste plutonium, [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] hides some of the radioactive matter in [[Homer]]'s Duff gym bag. Later that day, Homer forgets the bag in a train station and mass chaos ensues when the police see the bag as a threat and blow it up (which according to [[Kent Brockman]] released enough radioactive power to create seventeen Incredible Hulks and a Spider Man). The incident sparks fears of terrorism, and the town votes to hire a British security consultant named [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] to install surveillance cameras all around Springfield. Soon the entire town is being watched, but [[Chief Wiggum]] and the other officers tire of watching the surveillance screens and recruit some of the townspeople — including [[Marge]] and [[Ned Flanders]] — to keep watch. Marge is not comfortable watching the activities of her fellow townspeople, but Ned discovers he enjoys being Springfield's "conscience" and proceeds to nag everyone through loudspeakers on the cameras, including Jimbo Jones kissing Shauna, and Moe, Homer, Lenny, and Carl betting on the weather.
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| − | Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] is invited to join the school debate team but soon discovers that she faces prejudice from the brunette supremacist judges (that her competition readily capitalizes on) because she has blond hair. Even [[Cletus Spuckler|Cletus]] mocks her when she raises concerns about infringement upon civil liberties at the town hall meeting, so she decides to dye her hair dark brown. At the next debate meeting, she intentionally presents a weak argument and when the judges enthusiastically agree with her, she points out that they judged her on her hair color rather than the strength of her debate skills, and notes that there are exceptions to every stereotype. Not all blondes are stupid and not all fat people are jolly, including [[Comic Book Guy]], and Just as she says that not all old people are bad drivers, though, [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] crashes his car through the wall of the gym where the meeting is being held, ruining her argument.
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| − | [[Bart]] becomes frustrated by Ned's constant nagging and discovers that the Simpson family's backyard contains a blind spot. Soon, he and Homer are charging the townsfolk to use the yard to relax and do anything they want. Marge voices her disapproval and Ned overhears. When Ned confronts Homer, Homer points out that because Ned won't let anyone do anything all they're pent up desires have been focused into this one small point and that he is playing [[God]]. Ned is troubled by this and admits that he got carried away with his nagging, and he and Homer proceed to destroy every security camera in town.
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| − | In the end, it is revealed that the antics of Springfield's citizens were broadcast as a reality TV show in Great Britain, known as ''American Oafs''. Queen Elizabeth II remarks that she will miss "that Ralph Wiggum boy," that he reminded her of her own son, and her son Prince Charles replies with a quintessential Wiggum-ism: "My cat's breath smells like cat food."
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| − | == Production ==
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| − | The episode was written by [[Michael Nobori]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. It guest stars [[Eddie Izzard]] as [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Prince Charles]], and [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]].
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| − | ===Opening Sequence===
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| − | In an effort for more viewers for May sweeps [[FOX]] made a week full of musical segments in all the shows called "Fox Rocks". For ''[[The Simpsons]]'' they had the entire [[Opening Sequence]] redone with the characters lip dubbing [[Kesha|Ke$ha]]'s song "[[Tik Tok]]" for that episode.
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| − | == Reception ==
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| − | The episode received high positive reviews. IGN gave the episode 8/10 and remarked that "Overall, it was a fun episode, hurt only by the uninteresting filler of Lisa dealing with blonde stereotypes. But even that delivered its share of memorable quotes. If the past few episodes are any indication, this season may go out on a very high note."
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| − | == Broadcasting Information==
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| − | *USA: 1st airdate: May 2, 2010
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| − | *UK: 1st airdate: June 3, 2010
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| − | *UK: 2nd airdate: June 6, 2010
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| − | *Uk: 3rd airdate: July 23, 2010
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