Fland Canyon
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"Fland Canyon"
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Episode Information
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"Fland Canyon" is the 19th episode of season 27 and it aired on April 24, 2016.
Contents
Synopsis
- "Homer recalls a tense family vacation to the Grand Canyon with the Flanders family. At first, the Flanders' perfection puts the families at odds, but when they get stranded and Ned and Bart go for help, the families finally bond."
Plot
Homer tries to put Maggie to sleep, but fails multiple attempts. Maggie tries to make him read Little Red Riding Hood as a bed time story, instead Homer starts telling her the story of their vacation at the Grand Canyon with the Flanders. The story starts two years ago, with church people volunteering to clean Springfield skid row on a saturday, with Homer protesting for the church making people work for it on Saturdays. At the end, Ned wins a family trip to the Grand Canyon for being the most selfless cleaner. The vacation was a trip for two families, so he tries to invite the Lovejoys, but with Helen refusing, Reverend Lovejoy convinces Ned to take the Simpsons with them to the trip.
On the journey to the Grand Canyon, Homer, after drinking a lot, stops at a public toilet, using it for a long time, with a bear waiting in line too.
At the canyon, after Homer and Bart fight with a snake and spiders, they admire the great view, with Homer commenting that they say America run out of room for garbage, while the Flanders arrives singing Go Tell It on the Mountain.
The two family are not getting along very well, after Maude comments on Bart's bad behavior at the diner, the prank on the bridge and with her kids while riding the mules along the canyon. During the trip on the mountain, a group of millionares passes by, to go camping using the canyon as they wish, and the tour guide fells off the cliff with most of their supplies, leaving the two families stranded.
Maggie is exausted and finally falls asleep, but Lisa surprises Homer when from behind she says she wants to know the rest of the story. Ned and Homer decides to search around for supplies and arrives at the millionares' camping site. Around the site, full of tv companies tents, Homer convinces Ned to steal some of the supplies and excape using a raft. After the ride back, they wake the family up with the rich banquet, including Lisa eating meat. Lisa comments to Maggie that it was before she become vegetarian.
At the end of the vacation, Homer and his mule say goodbye, after the mule took his heavy weight through all of the journey, and Homer and Ned comments on their friendship. Back in the present, Ned speaks through the window, having heard the whole story, and Homer reminds him that he still owe him the Flanders a trip.
Homer did managed to make Maggie sleep with the story, but Lisa wanted to know what happened next, so Homer continued telling the story. At the canyon, Ned and Homer decided to look for supplies when they found the Millionares' camping site. Homer convinced Ned to steal their food and supplies amd escape down the river using a raft. They managed to reach their camping and surprise everyone with a breakfast with caviar and bacon. Later they were rescued and Homer and Ned talk about their friendship.
Several locations postcards are shown, but then revealed that the Simpsons took the Flanders to the postcards museum, that doesn't sell postcards at the gift shop.
Gallery
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Promo Videos
When Nature Calls at YouTube- Fill Your Sunday With laughter at YouTube
- Couch Gag By Eric Goldberg at YouTube
- So Satisfying at YouTube
- Blessed at YouTube
