Covercraft

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Season 26 Episode

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This article is about the episode. For the band, see Covercraft (band).

"Covercraft"

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Episode Information

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"Covercraft" is the eighth episode of season 26.^[1] The "very musical" episode^[1] aired on November 23, 2014^[2]

Synopsis

"Homer has a mid-life crisis after Moe’s shuts down and Moe takes off on a trip with King Toot. Homer then takes up bass guitar and forms a cover band with some of the other dads in town. But the band's modest early success is soon overwhelmed by the breakout potential of their most unlikely star, Apu.^[3]^[4] Sideshow Mel's Family will show up.^[5]"

Plot

After Moe Syslack gets into a fight with the owner of King Toot's and the latter's store is closed down, Homer buys a bass guitar from a store named

Production

Matt Selman posted a picture from this episode in which Sideshow Mel's family appeared.^[5] It was originally titled "Band of Dads"^[6]^[7]

Sideshow Mel's family
Script cover for the episode

Gallery

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Al Jean's Twitter
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↑ FoxFlash - November 2014 FOX Press Release
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↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Matt Selman's Twitter picture
↑ Al Jean's Twitter
↑ Registration number PAu003721152 at the United States Copyright Office

← Season 25 Season 26 Episodes Season 27 →
Clown in the Dumps • The Wreck of the Relationship • Super Franchise Me • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Opposites A-Frack • Simpsorama • Blazed and Confused • Covercraft • I Won't Be Home for Christmas • The Man Who Came to Be Dinner • Bart's New Friend • The Musk Who Fell to Earth • Walking Big & Tall • My Fare Lady • The Princess Guide • Sky Police • Waiting for Duffman • Peeping Mom • The Kids Are All Fight • Let's Go Fly a Coot • Bull-E • Mathlete's Feat

[AlJeanTwitterMusicalEp-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Al Jean's Twitter

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[3] FoxFlash - November 2014 FOX Press Release

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[MattSelmanTwitter-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Matt Selman's Twitter picture

[6] Al Jean's Twitter

[7] Registration number PAu003721152 at the United States Copyright Office

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