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"'''Mommie Beerest'''" is the seventh episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> sixteenth season.
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'''Mommie Beerest''' is the seventh episode of [[season 16]]. It was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
  
==Synopsis==
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== Synopsis ==
The Simpsons celebrate a [[brunch]] at a fancy restaurant to congratulate [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] finally paying off the [[mortgage]]. After [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] get in a food fight, Homer goes to [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]]'s, but the health inspector comes for a visit and dies when he eats one of Moe's pickled eggs. The new inspector declares Moe's Tavern to be closed until the violations are cleared up.
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{{Desc|[[Moe's Tavern]] is closed by a health inspector, so [[Homer]] takes out a mortgage on his house to open the bar again. As a result, [[Marge]] becomes [[Moe]]'s business partner and turns the bar into a British bar that makes them spend too much time together, which worries Homer.}}
  
Moe's Tavern is now closed, with the regulars holding an [[Ireland|Irish]] wake for its demise. Homer helps Moe reopen his bar, by getting a new mortgage for their home, but he forges [[Marge Simpson|Marge]]'s name and she becomes the new owner. Homer visits a cleaned-up Moe's with Marge running in order to protect their investment, and she wants him to take care of the kids, and suggests that Moe's should become an English [[public house|pub]], which opens and is a success, with Bart and Lisa noticing that Marge spent more time at Moe's than Homer ever did. Homer is worried, but Marge has no problem with it.
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== Plot ==
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After finally paying off the house's mortgage, the Simpsons go to a fancy restaurant for brunch. After [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] have a fight, causing embarrassment to [[Homer]] and [[Marge]], Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern]] to complain about his kids. Before he has a drink, a health inspector, {{ap|Frankie|Mommie Beerest}}, comes in and says he should close the bar down. He then reveals that he's close friends with [[Moe]] so he wouldn't close the bar down. After eating a pickled egg though, he drops dead. [[Chief Wiggum]] then comes in, sees everyone surrounding the dead body, and runs away.
  
Homer and Marge go to a movie together, only to be joined by Moe, and learning from [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] and [[Carl Carlson|Carl]] that Marge and Moe are having an emotional affair. Homer is also scared when the two go to a bartender convention in [[Aruba]], with Homer rushing to the [[airport]] and getting to the aircraft as it is taxing down the runway to confront Moe. Meanwhile, Moe finally gets out his true feelings for his partner that he has hidden in the dark for so long. He tells Marge he loves her and, in a rush, asks her to marry him. Before she can answer, Homer bursts out of the toilet seat in the bathroom and starts yelling at the barkeeper to leave his wife alone, but Moe shouts back that he doesn't deserve Marge at all, on account that he knows nothing about her. Homer does admit that he doesn't know much about his own wife, but despite his faults, Marge realizes that she really is in love with her husband and not the lovestruck bartender.  
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A week later, a new [[health inspector]] comes in and deems the bar a health violation, partially due to Frankie's corpse still being on the floor. Moe's Tavern is then closed down and many of the patrons come along to its "funeral", with [[Barney]] singing "{{W|Danny Boy}}" during the ceremony. Homer then tells Moe that he'll help him reopen his bar and goes to the [[First Bank of Springfield]] to get a loan out. In order to do so though, he had to put his house up as collateral, giving it another mortgage.
  
When the three arrive in Aruba, miserable Moe tries to drown himself because of his loss of a business partner and a love, only to be stopped by Marge and Homer.  Marge explains to him that he's sweet enough a man to be loved by someone else, if only he's willing to make a few, minor changes. Moe seems to listen but, nevertheless, goes forth with his first plan of cornering Marge in the bed of a hotel room.  To his disappointment, the barkeeper finds himself forced to share a bed with Homer while Marge sleeps alone on the hotel's couch, only to soon realize everyone's forgotten about the three children at home. Meanwhile, Bart enters himself, Lisa, and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] in a [[Europe|European]] balloon race.
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When Marge finds out Homer put money towards Moe's, she decides to become a partner in the tavern in order to get her money back. When Homer gets to the tavern after work, Marge tells him to go home and look after the kids rather than drink, which annoys Homer. Marge then convinces Moe to remodel his tavern [[Welcome to Moe's|through song]]. Moe knocks down the bar in order to turn it into a British-style pub, [[The Nag and Weasel]].
  
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The new pub is a big success and becomes popular among celebrities in the town. Homer becomes annoyed at how close Marge and Moe seemed to be getting. That night, Marge comes home at 4am only to have Moe ring her up with more ideas for the pub, upsetting Homer in the process. Homer and Marge then go to see a movie in the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres|theater]]. When they do, Moe shows up and Marge invites him to sit with them. At work, [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] tell Homer that they have something to tell him and take him to {{ap|Itchy & Scratchy Land|theme park}} to do so.
*This episode was dedicated to the memory of [[Johnny Carson]], who died a week before this episode aired.
 
*The scene where there's a new computer-animated movie from [[Dreamworks SKG|Dreamworks]], ''Cards'', parodies many other computer-animated movies, specifically Disney/Pixar's [[Cars (film)|Cars]], in the way that Dreamworks seems to always use similar themes for their CGI films. Also, computer animation is used for the first time since the episode "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
 
*This also marks the return of the [[Itchy & Scratchy Land]] theme park.
 
*You can also hear [[Barney Gumble|Barney]]'s beautiful singing voice from "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" in this episode.
 
* During the musical number, Moe's trademark catchphrase "whaaaa!?!" is included in the lyrics.
 
*On the map in the aircraft, [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] is shown in the middle of the ocean.
 
*This episode actually has some of the most noises made by the rarely-speaking barflies Sam and Larry. They both unenthusiastically moan "Ugggh".
 
*Homer calls himself "Jerkass Homer", a possible nod to what Simpsons fans called him during the [[Mike Scully|Scully]] era (Seasons 9-12)
 
*Among the mourners seen alongside the regular barflies at the wake: [[Duffman]], [[Dr. Nick]], [[Kirk Van Houten]], Surly Duff and a Leprechaun.
 
*This is the third episode written by [[Michael Price (Simpsons Writer)|Michael Price]]. He has also written popular episodes [[My Mother the Carjacker]] and [['Tis the Fifteenth Season]] which has led some Simpsons fans to call him one of the shows best current writers.{{fact}}
 
  
==Cultural References==
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On the log flume at Itchy & Scratchy Land, Lenny and Carl tell Homer that Marge is having an emotional affair with Moe and whilst there's no physical connection, there's an emotional connection which threatens their marriage. They tell Homer he has to become a good friend to Marge. However, that night Marge comes home too tired to talk and just wants to go to bed so she can catch her flight to [[Aruba]] for the Tavern and Restaurant Owners Convention. When Marge leaves with Moe, Homer decides that he has to win Marge back and travels to the airport (with the help of [[Chief Wiggum]]) to get Marge back. Homer boards the plane as it's taking off and realizes that Moe knows Marge better than he does so he gives up and lets Moe win.
*The title is a play on the [[1981]] movie ''[[Mommie Dearest (film)|Mommie Dearest]]''.
 
*Over the end credits, Homer and Marge sing [[Captain & Tennille]]'s song "Love Will Keep Us Together"; this was actually a deleted scene from ''[[Co-Dependent's Day]]''.
 
* In the scene where Homer chases Moe and Marge's plane on the tarmac is a spoof on the [[Jim Carrey]] movie ''[[Liar, Liar]]''.
 
  
==Awards==
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Seeing what was happening, Marge tells Moe that she doesn't love him and she loves Homer. Marge then goes and tells Homer that she loves him and they share a moment. In Aruba, Moe is lying on the beach when he is attacked by a stingray. Homer and Marge then come along and Marge told Moe that he could make a woman really happy some day. Moe then tells them that there was a mistake at the front desk of the hotel which changed the sleeping arrangements. Homer and Moe then share a bed whilst Marge sleeps on the sofa. Marge suddenly realizes that nobody's watching the kids, who at this point are in [[Paris]] in a European balloon race.
*This episode would win writer [[Michael Price (Simpsons Writer)|Michael Price]] the 2006 WGA Award for writing in animation. It marked the third year in a row a Simpsons episode won the award. No matter what, The Simpsons would have won because all six nominees were Simpsons episodes (also nominated were [[There's Something About Marrying]], [[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]], [[See Homer Run]], [[Thank God It's Doomsday]], [[The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star]]. (See [[List of awards won by The Simpsons#WGA Awards|List of awards won by The Simpsons]] for more info)
 
  
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== Production ==
*When Marge tells Homer she and Moe are going to Aruba. The alarm clock changes from digital to analog.
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The episode was dedicated to [[Johnny Carson]], who died a week before this episode aired.
*Itchy & Scratchy Land is shown to be within a few hours driving distance of Springfield. However, in [[Itchy & Scratchy Land]], it is shown to be several thousand miles away.
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== Reception ==
*''(The rendition of "Love Will Keep Us Together")''<br/>'''Marge:''' Love...love will keep us together.<br/>'''Homer:''' Think of me, babe, whenever/Some sweet-talking guy in a [[thong]]/Hands you a bong/Don't take a hit/You just got to be strong<br/>'''Marge:''' You'd better stop<br/>'''Homer:''' Cause I want a sandwich<br/>'''Marge:''' I said stop<br/>'''Homer:''' Or maybe a [[manwich]].
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The episode won writer Michael Price the 2006 Writers' Guild of America Award for writing in animation.<ref>[http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners The Writers Guild of America - "Previous Nominees & Winners"]</ref> As of March 2018, the episode has a 7.0 rating on {{W|IMDb}}<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763036/ IMDb - "Mommie Beerest"]</ref> and a 8.0 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/mommie-beerest-364146/ TV.com - "Mommie Beerest"]</ref>
*''(lyrics to 'Welcome to Moe's')'' <br/> '''Marge:''' This place is a diamond, <br/> but it's trapped in the ruff. <br/> '''Moe:''' Yeah well the sign still says "Moe's" <br/> So enough of your guff. <br/> '''Marge:''' Here's my new idea, to serve both beer and grub <br/> We will turn this filthy dive into a proper ol' time British pub <br/> '''Moe:''' A British whaaaaaaaaaa?! <br/> (Bart, Lisa, Lenny and Carl enter) <br/> '''Bart and Lisa:''' Darts and meat pies and lager in pint glasses <br/> What a classy way to get drunk off your asses. <br/> '''Moe:''' Hey, hold the phone. A English pub? That just might work! <br/> '''Everyone:''' In song! <br/> '''Moe:''' (trying to sing) Or my bar could be British instead of arm-pit-ish so why don't we all... (failing) Ah, screw it. Let's get renovating! <br/> (Moe knocks a support bar which causes the entire building to collapse) <br/> '''Marge:''' I was thinking of some drapes and paint, but your idea is good too. <br/> '''Moe:''' (depressed) Thanks.
 
*'''Moe:''' I'm going to call the [[suicide]] hotline now. ''(dials and gets a tone)'' And they've blocked my number. OH GOD! ''(begins crying)''
 
*'''Moe's brain:''' Oh, Marge, I'm so in love with you. And tonight after some surf and turf and a bottle of [[champagne (beverage)|champagne]], maybe some [[Snickers]] pie, I'll explain how the hotel made a little "mistake" and we have to stay in the same room! Heh-heh-heh, oh yeah!
 
*'''Homer (making a mad drive to the [[airport]]):''' Hang on, Marge! Homie's coming! I won't let that man make you happy! ''([[police]] sirens)'' Ohhhhh! <br/> '''Wiggum (in a [[sidecar]]; Homer is pulled over):''' Simpson, you were going a hundred in a twenty-five zone. You're not gonna flirt your way out of this one. <br/> '''Homer:''' But I have to get to the airport to save my marriage! <br/> '''Wiggum:''' Really? Hey, why didn't you say so? Let's roll. <br/> '''Lou:''' Uh, Chief, you didn't work this hard to save ''my'' marriage. <br/> '''Wiggum (annoyed):''' Oh, for the last time, Lou, she was well out of your league.
 
*'''Moe:''' Hey Marge, I just had a great idea. I think we should change the names on the bathrooms to "Dukes" and "Dames" instead of the ones we have—"stand-ups" and "sit-downs".
 
*'''Marge:''' Oh no! Who's watching the kids?<br/>''(Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in a hot air balloon)''<br/>'''Lisa:''' Are you sure mom and dad want us to enter in a European balloon race?<br/>'''Bart:''' Sure, why not?
 
  
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Mommie Beerest is the seventh episode of season 16. It was written by Michael Price and directed by Mark Kirkland.

Synopsis

"Moe's Tavern is closed by a health inspector, so Homer takes out a mortgage on his house to open the bar again. As a result, Marge becomes Moe's business partner and turns the bar into a British bar that makes them spend too much time together, which worries Homer."


Plot

After finally paying off the house's mortgage, the Simpsons go to a fancy restaurant for brunch. After Bart and Lisa have a fight, causing embarrassment to Homer and Marge, Homer goes to Moe's Tavern to complain about his kids. Before he has a drink, a health inspector, Frankie, comes in and says he should close the bar down. He then reveals that he's close friends with Moe so he wouldn't close the bar down. After eating a pickled egg though, he drops dead. Chief Wiggum then comes in, sees everyone surrounding the dead body, and runs away.

A week later, a new health inspector comes in and deems the bar a health violation, partially due to Frankie's corpse still being on the floor. Moe's Tavern is then closed down and many of the patrons come along to its "funeral", with Barney singing "Danny Boy" during the ceremony. Homer then tells Moe that he'll help him reopen his bar and goes to the First Bank of Springfield to get a loan out. In order to do so though, he had to put his house up as collateral, giving it another mortgage.

When Marge finds out Homer put money towards Moe's, she decides to become a partner in the tavern in order to get her money back. When Homer gets to the tavern after work, Marge tells him to go home and look after the kids rather than drink, which annoys Homer. Marge then convinces Moe to remodel his tavern through song. Moe knocks down the bar in order to turn it into a British-style pub, The Nag and Weasel.

The new pub is a big success and becomes popular among celebrities in the town. Homer becomes annoyed at how close Marge and Moe seemed to be getting. That night, Marge comes home at 4am only to have Moe ring her up with more ideas for the pub, upsetting Homer in the process. Homer and Marge then go to see a movie in the theater. When they do, Moe shows up and Marge invites him to sit with them. At work, Lenny and Carl tell Homer that they have something to tell him and take him to Itchy & Scratchy Land to do so.

On the log flume at Itchy & Scratchy Land, Lenny and Carl tell Homer that Marge is having an emotional affair with Moe and whilst there's no physical connection, there's an emotional connection which threatens their marriage. They tell Homer he has to become a good friend to Marge. However, that night Marge comes home too tired to talk and just wants to go to bed so she can catch her flight to Aruba for the Tavern and Restaurant Owners Convention. When Marge leaves with Moe, Homer decides that he has to win Marge back and travels to the airport (with the help of Chief Wiggum) to get Marge back. Homer boards the plane as it's taking off and realizes that Moe knows Marge better than he does so he gives up and lets Moe win.

Seeing what was happening, Marge tells Moe that she doesn't love him and she loves Homer. Marge then goes and tells Homer that she loves him and they share a moment. In Aruba, Moe is lying on the beach when he is attacked by a stingray. Homer and Marge then come along and Marge told Moe that he could make a woman really happy some day. Moe then tells them that there was a mistake at the front desk of the hotel which changed the sleeping arrangements. Homer and Moe then share a bed whilst Marge sleeps on the sofa. Marge suddenly realizes that nobody's watching the kids, who at this point are in Paris in a European balloon race.

Production

The episode was dedicated to Johnny Carson, who died a week before this episode aired.

Reception

The episode won writer Michael Price the 2006 Writers' Guild of America Award for writing in animation.[1] As of March 2018, the episode has a 7.0 rating on IMDb[2] and a 8.0 rating on TV.com.[3]

References

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Season 16 Episodes
Treehouse of Horror XV All's Fair in Oven War Sleeping with the Enemy She Used to Be My Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Midnight Rx Mommie Beerest Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Pranksta Rap There's Something About Marrying On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Goo Goo Gai Pan Mobile Homer The Seven-Beer Snitch Future-Drama Don't Fear the Roofer The Heartbroke Kid A Star Is Torn Thank God It's Doomsday Home Away from Homer The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star