Dangers on a Train
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"Dangers on a Train" is the 22th episode of season 24.
Synopsis
Looking for a cupcake website, Marge mistakenly ends up an online dating site for married people to arrange affairs. There she encounters Ben, who tries to seduce her based on their mutual love of TV series Upton Rectory, mostly over the phone.[1]
Plot
Act I
- Nearly Nine Years Ago
It's Homer and Marge's first wedding anniversary and the two are taking a stroll through the Springfield Glenne shopping mall. "Lets just enjoy our happiness Homie," Marge says, "Accidental motherhood is the greatest thing that can ever happen to a woman and I think Bart has finally out-grown his misbehavior." The couple look down at the stroller they're pushing along, only to see it empty. Across the courtyard, in the window of a clothing store, a baby Bart lies in the arms of a mannequin sucking on its breast. Homer lets out a yelp and quickly rushes inside and yanks Bart off the mannequin, as various Springfieldians look on. Embarrassed, Homer places Bart back in the stroller, before Ned Flanders offers to look after him. Homer hands Bart over and him and Marge head off to enjoy their anniversary; they have a massage, make out in the changing room of a store, and take a ride on the L'il Lisa train around the mall. "Oh Homie, what a wonderful anniversary," Marge whispers, as she relaxes in her husband's arms. "Yep," Homer replies, "We've got something money can't buy: love on a train. And I promise each anniversary will be better and better."
- The Present
"But somehow our anniversaries didn't get better than that first one on the train," Homer says solemnly, as he walks through the now derelict Springfield Glenne mall with Bart and Lisa. However, Homer announces his plans to recreate his and Marge's magical first anniversary and ending it with a romantic ride on the L'il Lisa. Just then, Homer spots several workmen dismantling the train tracks and stripping apart the train, much to his horror. One of the workmen, Rafael, explains that no one rides the train anymore so it's being replaced with a medical marijuana stand. Homer decides to take the rusted L'il Lisa home with him and re-decorate it so it looks just as it did on his first anniversary with Marge.
At the Simpson home, Marge is ordering Homer's anniversary gift online. Patty and Selma drop by for a visit and Marge explains that she has purchased a case of Homer's favorite snack cakes, Dolly Madisons. She turns the laptop screen round and shows her sisters the wesbite. Selma explains that Marge is on the wrong website; she's actually on Sassy Madison, a site for married people looking for extramarital relationships. Marge is horrified when pages and pages of local men begin emailing her. Marge quickly types away, telling her sisters that she has a lot of men to let down gently.
Meanwhile, at Moe's, Reverend Lovejoy is reading a prayer from the "Jesus and Mary Train" book, before Homer, Barney, Lenny, Carl and Moe all get to work on fixing up the L'il Lisa train for the anniversary plan.
Later, Marge finishes up emailing back all the men who contacted her on Sassy Madison. Homer returns home and, fearing Marge will learn of his plan and thus ruin the surprise, pretends that he has forgotten their anniversary is coming up. Marge is frustrated with Homer, so when she receives another email, from user Ashamed But Interested, she decides to continue the conversation. Just then, the telephone rings and Marge overhears a discussion between Homer and Moe about strippers. Little does she know, Moe and Homer were talking about the paint strippers they hired to help refurbish the L'il Lisa train. Now more angry than frustrated, Marge returns to her laptop and carries on replying to the emails, despite her better judgement.
Act II
Act III
Production
"Dangers on a Train" was originally set to be the season premier of season 25.[2] However, it was swapped with "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner" for unknown reasons. In Canada will the couch gag by Ray Savaya with John A. Macdonald after winning a contest at Global showing.[3]
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane guest-starred[1] as Ben, with Lisa Lampanelli as his wife. MacFarlane also sings the song "The Way You Look Tonight".
Jackie Mason was to sing one line in the episode but his line was cut from the final episode.[4]
Gallery
- Dangers on a Train promo 3.jpg
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References
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- ↑ Simpsons Music 500 - "A Short World Series Means We Need To Scramble" comment
