Fear of Flying

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Episode Information Showrunner: [[{{{showrunner}}}]]

Plot

When Homer pulls a prank on Moe, he gets banned from the bar. When he gets rejected from all the other bars, he finds the last bar in Springfield, "The Little Black Box", however you need to be a pilot to drink there. When he pretends to be one, he is taken on a plane to fly it. He accidentally breaks it. He then gets a free plane trip to anywhere if he keeps this secret. On the plane, Marge freaks out since she has a fear of flying. She goes to a shrink (played by Ann Bancroft) to deal with her problems. Homer apposes to this because he thinks the shrink will tell her to break up with him. Marge recalls that her father was a stewardess which upsets her. She remembers other things like being attacked by a plane in cornfield. She finally gets on a plane with confidence which crashes in the sea just as it takes off.

Quotes

• Pilot: "You're not just pretending to be a pilot to drink are you?"
• Homer: "Yes."
• Pilot: "Ha-ha. You fly boys crack me up."
• Homer: "I keep telling you, I'm not a pilot!"
• Pilot: "And I keep telling you, you fly boys crack me up!"

• Homer: "Bart, where's my wallet?"
• Bart: "Right here, Dad!"
• Homer: "Thank you!"

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Bart of Darkness • Lisa's Rival • Another Simpsons Clip Show • Itchy & Scratchy Land • Sideshow Bob Roberts • Treehouse of Horror V • Bart's Girlfriend • Lisa on Ice • Homer Badman • Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy • Fear of Flying • Homer the Great • And Maggie Makes Three • Bart's Comet • Homie the Clown • Bart vs. Australia • Homer vs. Patty and Selma • A Star Is Burns • Lisa's Wedding • Two Dozen and One Greyhounds • The PTA Disbands • 'Round Springfield • The Springfield Connection • Lemon of Troy • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)