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During the reverend's speech, after [[Selma]] makes a sly remark, Marge begins to regret whether the choices she made during her pregnancy with Bart influenced the devilish behavior he is now known for. In a flashback to this time, it transpires that Marge had a strange pregnancy craving for regularly listening to {{w|KISS}} albums, which relaxed her.<br> | During the reverend's speech, after [[Selma]] makes a sly remark, Marge begins to regret whether the choices she made during her pregnancy with Bart influenced the devilish behavior he is now known for. In a flashback to this time, it transpires that Marge had a strange pregnancy craving for regularly listening to {{w|KISS}} albums, which relaxed her.<br> | ||
Down the aisle, Kent Brockman ponders upon the choices he has made regarding his career. Kent begins to regret staying local to Springfield, "a back-water town" that hates his guts, instead of moving on to a more successful news channel elsewhere.<br> | Down the aisle, Kent Brockman ponders upon the choices he has made regarding his career. Kent begins to regret staying local to Springfield, "a back-water town" that hates his guts, instead of moving on to a more successful news channel elsewhere.<br> | ||
| − | Meanwhile, Homer recalls the worst financial decision he made of all time. In early 2001, he sold all of his stock investment in Apple.Inc - believing "technology is a fad | + | Meanwhile, Homer recalls the worst financial decision he made of all time. In early 2001, he sold all of his stock investment in Apple.Inc - believing "technology is a fad" - in order to purchase a fancy bowling ball, as "heavy blue balls are the future."<br> Lovejoy then instructs the congregation to pull out their Apple phones and tablets to text, leaving Homer sitting alone, isolated from the technology-filled-room, hugging his bowling ball.<br> |
"If it makes you feel worse, I'm the man who bought the stock you sold," Mr. Burns remarks, from the aisle behind. "I bet a rich man like you has no regrets at all," a jealous Homer remarks. However, Burns indeed does have a regret - falling in love with a girl who ran away.<br> | "If it makes you feel worse, I'm the man who bought the stock you sold," Mr. Burns remarks, from the aisle behind. "I bet a rich man like you has no regrets at all," a jealous Homer remarks. However, Burns indeed does have a regret - falling in love with a girl who ran away.<br> | ||
"So is there truly anyone among us without regrets?" Lovejoy contemplates. [[Agnes Skinner]] steps up and informs the reverend that she has no regrets. [[Seymour]] is ecstatic, before she takes a seat quickly and adds, "Oh, I didn't see ''you'' there." | "So is there truly anyone among us without regrets?" Lovejoy contemplates. [[Agnes Skinner]] steps up and informs the reverend that she has no regrets. [[Seymour]] is ecstatic, before she takes a seat quickly and adds, "Oh, I didn't see ''you'' there." | ||
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- "Dedicated to the memory of Chip Davis. Much loved, never merchandised."
- ―Tribute to Chip, as seen in the closing credits.
"Four Regrettings and a Funeral" is the five hundred and thirty-third episode of The Simpsons and third episode of the twenty-fifth season.
Contents
Synopsis
Four Springfielders are prompted to try to right past regrets following the funeral of a beloved neighbor. Homer regrets selling his Apple stock to buy a bowling ball, Marge worries she caused Bart’s rebellious streak, Mr. Burns reminisces about a romance he gave up with a beautiful Parisian woman and Kent Brockman admits he was too afraid to leave local news and follow his former partner Rachel Maddow (guest appearing as herself) to cable news.[1]
Plot
Act I
A funeral for beloved neighbor Chip Davis is taking place at the First Church of Springfield, where Reverend Lovejoy discusses the topic of regrets.
During the reverend's speech, after Selma makes a sly remark, Marge begins to regret whether the choices she made during her pregnancy with Bart influenced the devilish behavior he is now known for. In a flashback to this time, it transpires that Marge had a strange pregnancy craving for regularly listening to KISS albums, which relaxed her.
Down the aisle, Kent Brockman ponders upon the choices he has made regarding his career. Kent begins to regret staying local to Springfield, "a back-water town" that hates his guts, instead of moving on to a more successful news channel elsewhere.
Meanwhile, Homer recalls the worst financial decision he made of all time. In early 2001, he sold all of his stock investment in Apple.Inc - believing "technology is a fad" - in order to purchase a fancy bowling ball, as "heavy blue balls are the future."
Lovejoy then instructs the congregation to pull out their Apple phones and tablets to text, leaving Homer sitting alone, isolated from the technology-filled-room, hugging his bowling ball.
"If it makes you feel worse, I'm the man who bought the stock you sold," Mr. Burns remarks, from the aisle behind. "I bet a rich man like you has no regrets at all," a jealous Homer remarks. However, Burns indeed does have a regret - falling in love with a girl who ran away.
"So is there truly anyone among us without regrets?" Lovejoy contemplates. Agnes Skinner steps up and informs the reverend that she has no regrets. Seymour is ecstatic, before she takes a seat quickly and adds, "Oh, I didn't see you there."
Act II
Act III
Production
The episode guest-stared Joe Namath and Rachel Maddow both as themselves.[2]
The episode featured a tribute to Marcia Wallace, who died nine days before the episode aired.[3]
A scene was cut from the final episode. In this scene, in a moment of truth during Brockman's meeting at the Fox News, Aaron Sorkin appears in a thought bubble above Brockman's head and advises the anchor on whether or not he should work for the cable channel.[2]
The script for the episode
Reception
The episode was watched by a total of 5.43 million viewers, making it the most watched show of the night, beating American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and Family Guy.[4]
The episode received generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. The A.V Club gave the episode a C+ rating and criticized the episode for its "mediocre writing", "shoddy structure" and "flabby, toothless attempts at satire."[5] TV Fanatic compared it to the seventh season episode 22 Short Films About Springfield, "but this time it felt rather disjointed and lacked any real humor." They ultimately gave it a 2.5/5 rating.[6] Film Watch gave an identical rating and named the episode "a letdown as the writers trotted out some tired old tropes and gags."[7] Bubble Blabber concluded, "the four different plots were sloppily put together and really just rehashed from prior seasons. [...] how many Burns love stories have we seen? The Hobbit-inspired intro was legit, but it was all down hill from there."[8] Conversely, Den of Geek gave a positive 4/5 rating, praising the show for "playing with their own publicity" by having 'the death of Springfield’s most beloved character' being a one-time character never seen before.[9]
Fan reaction was more positive, but still mixed. On No Homers, the episode holds a 3/5 majority rating on a fan poll. Some fans criticized the episode for being "disjointed" and for "crudely mashing a bunch of uninteresting subplots together," while others noted the episode contained "some good jokes." The Hobbit couch-gag was lauded and the tribute to late Marcia Wallace was deemed "touching."[10]
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References
- ↑ Spoiler TV - "The Simpsons - Episode 25.03 - Four Regrettings and a Funeral - Press Release "
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inside TV - "Aaron Sorkin to cameo on 'The Simpsons' -- EXCLUSIVE"
- ↑ The Daily Beast - "‘Simpsons’s Marcia Wallace Dies"
- ↑ TVbytheNumbers - "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down + Final NFL Numbers"
- ↑ A.V Club - Dennis Perkins - The Simpsons "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" S25 / E3
- ↑ TV Fanatic - The Simpsons Review: "Four Regrettings and a Funeral": A Regrettable Episode
- ↑ Film Watch - The Simpsons Review: “Four Regrettings And A Funeral” (Season 25, Episode 3) - WGTC
- ↑ BubbleBlabber.com - Cartoons Covered: Review: The Simpsons ‘Four Regrettings and a Funeral’ - 2013 - John Blabber
- ↑ Den of Geek review - "The Simpsons: Four Regrettings and a Funeral, Review"
- ↑ NoHomers.net - Forum - R&R Four Regrettings and a Funeral
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