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'''Family Portrait''' is the 18th short in the second shorts season.
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"'''Family Portrait'''" is the twenty-fifth [[The Simpsons shorts|short]]. It aired on ''[[The Tracy Ullman Show]]'' on March 6, [[1988]]. This was also aired as a [[couch gag]] in the episode "[[You Kent Always Say What You Want]]" in [[Season 18]].
  
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
[[Homer]] gathers the family for a portrait and sets his camera for the automatic timer however he arrives in the shot to late and ends up blocking the whole family in the portrait.
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Homer tries to take a perfect family portrait of the family although they fail to do so each shot.
 
 
The next shot [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are already bored and want Homer to be a lot quicker and Homer messes up the second shot by squishing the family together and making them become a squished up mutant.
 
 
 
In the final shot Bart then tries to use profanity to get Homer to speed up however Homer continues on and has everyone smile correctly in the final shot, however Bart is making faces which messes up the final shot because Homer strangles him for faces and [[Maggie]] and Lisa make faces while [[Marge]] stands still.
 
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
*Marge does not make any speaking appearances in this short.
 
 
 
*This short replaced the couch gag in [[You Kent Always Say What You Want]].
 
  
*This is the first episode that shows Homer strangling Bart
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== Plot ==
== Appearances ==
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[[Homer]] calls the family to gather around for a portrait. They don't listen and resume their daily routines. Homer calls them up but they still do not listen. The family finally gather around when he shouts for them to make a portrait. Homer sets the camera for the automatic timer however he arrives in the shot to late and ends up blocking Marge and having Bart and Maggie out of the shot.
=== Characters ===
 
==== [[Simpson family]] ====
 
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Image:Homerr.png|[[Homer Simpson]]
 
Image:Maggie.png|[[Maggie Simpson]]
 
Image:Bart Simpson.png|[[Bart Simpson]]
 
Image:Marge.png|[[Marge Simpson]]
 
Image:Lisa Simpson2.png|[[Lisa Simpson]]
 
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=== Locations ===
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The next shot [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are already bored and want Homer to be a lot quicker so that they could resume their daily routines. Lisa says "Make room for Jumbo", prompting Homer to ask what she said, annoyed, although she says it was nothing. He wants the family to be closer although becomes too close eventually by the shot, resembling a mutant.
==== Residential ====
 
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Image:742simphouse.jpg|[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]
 
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In the final shot, Bart then tries to use profanity to get Homer to speed up however Homer continues on and has everyone smile correctly in the final shot, however Bart is making faces which messes up the final shot as an annoyed Homer strangles him while [[Maggie]] and Lisa make faces and [[Marge]] falls asleep.
  
 
{{Shorts season 2}}
 
{{Shorts season 2}}
  
 
[[Category:Shorts season 2]]
 
[[Category:Shorts season 2]]
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[[Category:1988]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, March 13, 2020

Shorts season 2 Short
24 "The Aquarium"
25
"Family Portrait"
"Bart's Hiccups" 26
Family Portrait
Family Portrait.png
Short Information
Airdate: March 6, 1988
Short season: 2
Short number: 25
Production code: MG25
Writer: Matt Groening


"Family Portrait" is the twenty-fifth short. It aired on The Tracy Ullman Show on March 6, 1988. This was also aired as a couch gag in the episode "You Kent Always Say What You Want" in Season 18.

Synopsis[edit]

Homer tries to take a perfect family portrait of the family although they fail to do so each shot.

Plot[edit]

Homer calls the family to gather around for a portrait. They don't listen and resume their daily routines. Homer calls them up but they still do not listen. The family finally gather around when he shouts for them to make a portrait. Homer sets the camera for the automatic timer however he arrives in the shot to late and ends up blocking Marge and having Bart and Maggie out of the shot.

The next shot Bart and Lisa are already bored and want Homer to be a lot quicker so that they could resume their daily routines. Lisa says "Make room for Jumbo", prompting Homer to ask what she said, annoyed, although she says it was nothing. He wants the family to be closer although becomes too close eventually by the shot, resembling a mutant.

In the final shot, Bart then tries to use profanity to get Homer to speed up however Homer continues on and has everyone smile correctly in the final shot, however Bart is making faces which messes up the final shot as an annoyed Homer strangles him while Maggie and Lisa make faces and Marge falls asleep.

Shorts Season 2 Episodes
Making Faces The Funeral Maggie's Brain Football House of Cards Bart and Homer's Dinner Space Patrol Bart's Haircut World War III The Perfect Crime Scary Stories Grampa & the Kids Gone Fishin' Skateboarding The Pagans The Closet The Aquarium Family Portrait Bart's Hiccups The Money Jar The Art Museum Zoo Story