Fear of Flying
"Fear of Flying"
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Episode Information
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Plot
When Homer pulls a lame 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 damages it, not knowing how to operate 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. After the traumatic incident, Marge begins possessing bizarre behavior. She goes to a psychiatrist (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 steward (or to her, a "stewardess") and not a pilot as she was told, which upsets her, until the psychiatrist explains that Mr. Bouvier helped make male flight attendants common. Marge also remembers other things, like her and her mother being attacked by a plane in a cornfield. Cured of her anxiety, she finally gets on a plane with confidence which crashes in the sea just as it takes off, much to her annoyance.
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!"
