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"'''Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish'''" is the fourth episode of season 2.
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"'''Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish'''" is the fourth episode of [[season 2]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seventeenth episode overall. It originally aired on November 1, [[1990]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and [[Sam Simon]] and directed by [[Wes Archer]].
  
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==Synopsis==
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== Synopsis ==
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Bart and Lisa go fishing downstream of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and [[Springfield Shopper]] reporter Dave Shutton pulls up just as Bart catches a three-eyed fish, [[Blinky]]. From the resulting publicity the governor, [[Mary Bailey]], calls for an investigation of the power plant and its owner, Montgomery Burns. After an inspection, Mr. Burns is presented with a list of over 342 violations, which would cost $56 million to rectify. Distraught, Mr. Burns talks to underperforming employee Homer Simpson who half-heartedly suggests Mr. Burns run for Governor. Mr. Burns pounces on the idea. Marge wants nothing to do with Homer's campaigning for Burns, even though Homer implies that he could move up to an executive position this way, because she believes Mr. Burns is attempting to gain political office in order to cover up problems at the plant. Homer's support for Burns divides the Simpson house because Marge and Lisa support Bailey. It is unsure whether Bart himself supports either Bailey or Burns, but he is seen wearing a "Vote for Burns" T-shirt, probably because Homer made him do so.
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{{Desc|[[Bart]] catches a three-eyed fish named [[Blinky]] in the river by the power plant, and it makes headlines. State nuclear inspectors find numerous safety violations, and order [[Mr. Burns]] to fix them or face having the plant closed down. Burns decides to run for governor so he can pass laws which will keep the plant open (by doing away with the regulations costing him so much money). Burns comes very close to having enough support to win the election, and his advisors propose a publicity stunt to put him over the top. As the TV cameras roll, Burns visits the Simpson house for a meal, but the plan backfires when he is presented with Blinky as the main course, and he takes a bite and spits it out.}}
  
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Burns's political advisors break the news to Burns that he is not well liked and force Burns to try being friendly and even smile. Burns also does a TV commercial, discussing Blinky with an actor portraying Charles Darwin, who claims Blinky is an evolutionary step. Combined with a smear campaign against Mary Bailey this eventually leads to Burns tying Bailey in the polls. On the night before the election, Smithers and his other advisors suggest that Burns have dinner at the Simpsons' house as an opportunity to put Burns "over the top". To everyone's surprise, Marge serves Blinky, the three-eyed fish that Bart caught, for dinner. Mr. Burns tries to act as if it doesn't bother him, but is not able to keep from spitting it out. The cameras flash as the bite flies through the air, but the press is gone and his gubernatorial campaign is over by the time the chunk hits the floor. But nevertheless, it brought the Simpson family back together again.
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== Plot ==
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Bart and [[Lisa]] go fishing downstream of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], and [[Springfield Shopper]] reporter [[Dave Shutton]] pulls up just as Bart catches a three-eyed fish, Blinky. From the resulting publicity, the governor, [[Mary Bailey]], calls for an investigation of the power plant and its owner, Montgomery Burns. After an inspection, Mr. Burns is presented with a list of over 342 violations, which will cost $56 million to rectify. Distraught, Burns talks to underperforming Homer who half-heartedly suggests Burns run for Governor, which he does. [[Marge]] wants nothing to do with Homer's campaigning for Burns, even though Homer implies he may move up to an executive position this way, because she believes Mr. Burns is attempting to gain political office in order to cover up problems at the plant. Homer's support for Burns divides the Simpson house because Marge and Lisa support Bailey. It is unsure whether Bart himself supports either Bailey or Burns, but he is seen wearing a "Vote for Burns" T-shirt, probably because Homer made him do so.
  
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==Trivia==
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Burns's political advisors break the news to Burns he is not well liked and force Burns to try being friendly and even smile. Burns makes a TV commercial, discussing Blinky with an actor portraying Charles Darwin, who claims Blinky is an evolutionary step. Combined with a smear campaign against Mary Bailey, this eventually leads to Burns tying Bailey in the polls. The night before the election, Smithers and his other advisors suggest Burns have dinner at the Simpsons' house as an opportunity to put Burns "over the top". To everyone's surprise, Marge serves Blinky, the three-eyed fish Bart caught, for dinner. On the advice of his campaign team, Burns tries to act like it does not bother him, but is unable to keep from spitting it out. The cameras flash as the bite flies through the air, but the press is gone, and his gubernatorial campaign is over by the time the chunk hits the floor. But nevertheless, it brought the Simpson family back together again.
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===General===
 
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*Bart's scrapbook contains a clipping headlined "Vandal Decapitates Town Statue... Who is El Barto?", referencing his own exploits in '[[The Telltale Head]]'.
 
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*Homer arrives at work at 3pm (fashionably late?), but when he falls asleep and then wakes up he realizes it is 9:30PM, to which he phones Marge and claims "those 12-hour days are killing me!"
 
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*Burns drinks from 5:05pm until 8:30pm, but passes Homer at 9:30, meaning he stumbled drunkenly around the plant for a solid hour. Neither Homer nor Mr. Burns notice (or respectively choose to ignore) each other's shortcomings, in this case Homer's sleeping on the job and Burns' drinking on the job, as Burns accuses Homer of working late, which Homer does not say anything else and accepts the compliment "You and I are a dying breed." The chance meeting has Burns believe Homer is a hard-working employee who can be trusted, hence the unraveling of the episode.
 
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*98% of Springfield voters see Mr. Burns as despicable or worse.
 
  
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== Production ==
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*Springfield's state flag, as seen in this episode, has three horizontal bars: green, white, and red, with a blue star, with the motto "Not Just Another State" in the red part.
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"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" was written by show developer [[Sam Simon]] and [[John Swartzwelder]]. It was directed by [[Wes Archer]]. Blinky, the three-eyed fish seen in this episode, previously appeared in "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" but the writers loved his design and subsequently planned a whole episode around him. [[Mary Bailey]] and [[Springfield Shopper]] reporter [[Dave Shutton]], who make several appearances throughout the series, made their first appearance on the show in this episode.  
  
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===Previous episode references===
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The episode was the first show produced for season two. However, "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" was aired beforehand because of Bart's growing popularity. The producers also wanted to steal viewers from ''The Cosby Show''.
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*At the retirement home, after Burns' election commercial, the Duff Beer commercial from Homer's Odyssey can be heard.
 
  
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== Reception ==
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*There are numerous visual and dialog references to ''Citizen Kane'', including Burns making a speech in front of a huge poster of himself, and overturning furniture. Also, Burns' line, "The line "You can't do this to me! I'm Charles Montgomery Burns!" This also reveals for the first time Mr. Burns' full name, and is a reference to the line "You cannot do this to me, I am Charles Foster Kane!" from Citizen Kane.
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"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" won a [[1991]] {{W|Environmental Media Award}} in Best Television Episodic Comedy.<ref name="EMAWinners">[https://www.green4ema.org/ema-awards/ema-awards-past-recipients-and-honorees Environmental Media Awards - "EMA Awards Past Recipients & Honorees"]</ref>
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*Burns mentions "slings and arrows", which is a phrase used in "Hamlet".
 
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*Other reference to Citizen Kane include Bart asking Homer "Is your boss governor yet?", like "Is Pop governor yet?", and showing Burns giving a speech in front of a gigantic poster of himself.
 
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*The title is a reference to President Herbert Hoover's 1932 reelection campaign slogan, "A car in every garage and a chicken in every pot."
 
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*"Mary Bailey" is the name of George Bailey's (played by Jimmy Stewart) wife in "It's a Wonderful Life", played by Donna Reed.
 
  
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== In other languages ==
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*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]
 
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*[[Pink Sedan]]
 
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Season 2 Episode
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"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
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"And those bureaucrats in the state capital can stick that in their pipes and smoke it!"
―Charles Montgomery Burns
"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
Two Cars.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 17
Season number: S2 E4
Production code: 7F01
Original airdate: November 1, 1990
Chalkboard gag: "I will not Xerox my butt.", or "It's Potato, not Potatoe" to honor Dan Quayle. Sometimes no chalkboard.
Couch gag: The couch springs out into a bed.
Showrunners: James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Sam Simon
Directed by: Wes Archer
DVD features


"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" is the fourth episode of season 2 of The Simpsons and the seventeenth episode overall. It originally aired on November 1, 1990. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and Sam Simon and directed by Wes Archer.

Synopsis[edit]

"Bart catches a three-eyed fish named Blinky in the river by the power plant, and it makes headlines. State nuclear inspectors find numerous safety violations, and order Mr. Burns to fix them or face having the plant closed down. Burns decides to run for governor so he can pass laws which will keep the plant open (by doing away with the regulations costing him so much money). Burns comes very close to having enough support to win the election, and his advisors propose a publicity stunt to put him over the top. As the TV cameras roll, Burns visits the Simpson house for a meal, but the plan backfires when he is presented with Blinky as the main course, and he takes a bite and spits it out."


Plot[edit]

Bart and Lisa go fishing downstream of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and Springfield Shopper reporter Dave Shutton pulls up just as Bart catches a three-eyed fish, Blinky. From the resulting publicity, the governor, Mary Bailey, calls for an investigation of the power plant and its owner, Montgomery Burns. After an inspection, Mr. Burns is presented with a list of over 342 violations, which will cost $56 million to rectify. Distraught, Burns talks to underperforming Homer who half-heartedly suggests Burns run for Governor, which he does. Marge wants nothing to do with Homer's campaigning for Burns, even though Homer implies he may move up to an executive position this way, because she believes Mr. Burns is attempting to gain political office in order to cover up problems at the plant. Homer's support for Burns divides the Simpson house because Marge and Lisa support Bailey. It is unsure whether Bart himself supports either Bailey or Burns, but he is seen wearing a "Vote for Burns" T-shirt, probably because Homer made him do so.

Burns's political advisors break the news to Burns he is not well liked and force Burns to try being friendly and even smile. Burns makes a TV commercial, discussing Blinky with an actor portraying Charles Darwin, who claims Blinky is an evolutionary step. Combined with a smear campaign against Mary Bailey, this eventually leads to Burns tying Bailey in the polls. The night before the election, Smithers and his other advisors suggest Burns have dinner at the Simpsons' house as an opportunity to put Burns "over the top". To everyone's surprise, Marge serves Blinky, the three-eyed fish Bart caught, for dinner. On the advice of his campaign team, Burns tries to act like it does not bother him, but is unable to keep from spitting it out. The cameras flash as the bite flies through the air, but the press is gone, and his gubernatorial campaign is over by the time the chunk hits the floor. But nevertheless, it brought the Simpson family back together again.

Production[edit]

"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" was written by show developer Sam Simon and John Swartzwelder. It was directed by Wes Archer. Blinky, the three-eyed fish seen in this episode, previously appeared in "Homer's Odyssey" but the writers loved his design and subsequently planned a whole episode around him. Mary Bailey and Springfield Shopper reporter Dave Shutton, who make several appearances throughout the series, made their first appearance on the show in this episode.

The episode was the first show produced for season two. However, "Bart Gets an "F"" was aired beforehand because of Bart's growing popularity. The producers also wanted to steal viewers from The Cosby Show.

Reception[edit]

"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" won a 1991 Environmental Media Award in Best Television Episodic Comedy.[1]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Frische Fische mit drei Augen" Fresh fish with three eyes
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Due auto in ogni garage, tre occhi in ogni pesce" Two cars in every garage, three eyes in every fish
Brasil Flag.png Português "Peixe de Três Olhos" Three-eyed Fish
Hungary flag.png Magyar "Háromszemű halat – micsoda jó falat!" Three eyed fish – what a dainty morsel!
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "バーンズ知事選に出馬!!" Burns Runs for Governor!!

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Environmental Media Awards - "EMA Awards Past Recipients & Honorees"


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