It Never Ends
- "Like the cleaning of a house, It Never Ends."
- ―TV announcer[src]
It Never Ends
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TV Show Information
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It Never Ends is a soap opera starring Gabriella DeFarge as Gabriella St. Farge and Allegra Hamilton as Sister Bernadette and Roxy Monoxide. Moe Szyslak played Dr. Tad Winslow briefly. Other characters in the series include Contessa, Cleo, Clive Dancer, Professor Gallaway and Gallaway's half-sister. Helen Morehouse served as an executive producer for the show.
History
It Never Ends is a live soap opera on TV, and is recorded in Springfield. Moe, in his youth, sought the role of Dr. Tad Winslow. However, he was rejected as he was too ugly. Years later, when Moe got plastic surgery to make him handsome, he went to get revenge on Helen Morehouse for rejecting him. When Moe arrived, Morehouse was arguing with Tad Winslow's actor because he wanted a pay rise. After seeing Moe's new face, Morehouse made Moe the new Tad Winslow, firing his original actor.
Moe took to the role and quickly became a hit with the ladies. One day, future plotlines were delivered to Moe and he signed for them. After reading through the plotlines, Moe found out that Tad Winslow was to be killed off. After finding this out, Moe plotted with Homer to reveal all the future plotlines from the show. After this happened, Moe was fired from his role and he and Homer were thrown off the set. However, Moe refused to be thrown off and walked out, slamming a set door behind him. The wooden frame then fell down, squashing his face and reverting him back to his old self.[1]
A scene of It Never Ends with Tad Winslow in, played by his original actor, was seen on TV in Grady and Julio's apartment.[2]
Plots
In one episode, Tad Winslow was in bed with Cleo. Tad told Cleo that their relationship could never work because he was a doctor and she was a 5,000 year old mummy who he brought back to life. Cleo then told Tad that she loved him and wanted to burn all the cities on Earth with him. Tad then told Cleo that their relationship was against hospital regulations and Clive Dancer was waiting for him to slip up.
Another episode that Moe and Homer were rehearsing had Tad arguing with Cleo. Cleo made a fool of Tad at a club and Cleo told Tad that he didn't love her, he just loved his ear, nose and throat pavilion. Tad then told Cleo that he dedicated his life to diseases of head holes but the one hole he couldn't fix was the one in his soul.
In Moe's final episode, Tad was in a hot tub with Contessa. Tad told Contessa that he never used to trust her but now she seems so nice. Contessa then asked if Tad would take a skydiving lesson to celebrate his newfound trust in her. Tad was about to agree when the doorbell rung, interrupting them. Tad went to answer the doorbell to find it was an angel from the future (played by Homer). The angel told Tad that he was going to die in a skydiving accident. The angel then went on to reveal future plotlines of the show including saying that Gabriella St. Farge's baby shower would be invaded by terrorists and that Sister Bernadette would leave the convent and start a softball team. The episode was then cut from air.[1]
Behind the Laughter
The name It Never Ends is a reference to long-running soap opera shows.
The introductory voiceover and opening shot of credits is a parody of soap opera The Days of Our Lives, but instead of an hourglass at the beach it is a grandfather clock at the beach. The charcoal sketches of the cast members is a parody of the opening credits used by soap opera The Young and the Restless until 1988.
Appearances
Episode – "Pygmoelian" - Episode – "Three Gays of the Condo"
Book – The Book of Moe 
Comic story – In the Name of Lava! (mentioned)- Comic story – Bart's Name Is Mud! (mentioned)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pygmoelian"
- ↑ "Three Gays of the Condo"
It Never Ends
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| Cast | ||
| Gabriella DeFarge • Allegra Hamilton • Moe Szyslak • Tad Winslow's actor | ||
| Characters | ||
| Sister Bernadette • Cleo • Contessa • Clive Dancer • Gabriella St. Farge • Roxy Monoxide • Tad Winslow | ||
| Crew | ||
| Helen Morehouse | ||
