You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About - Act Three Will Shock You!
- Episode aired Mar 13, 2022
- TV-PG
- 22m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Homer becomes a pariah when footage of him allegedly leaving Santa's Little Helper in a hot car goes viral.Homer becomes a pariah when footage of him allegedly leaving Santa's Little Helper in a hot car goes viral.Homer becomes a pariah when footage of him allegedly leaving Santa's Little Helper in a hot car goes viral.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Raphael
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny Leonard
- (voice)
- …
Kumail Nanjiani
- Theo
- (voice)
Jay Pharoah
- Drederick Tatum
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Jimbo Jones
- (voice)
- …
Tress MacNeille
- Lindsey Naegle
- (voice)
- …
Chris Edgerly
- Angry Crowd
- (voice)
Dawnn Lewis
- Bernice Hibbert
- (voice)
- …
Maggie Roswell
- Helen Lovejoy
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe video meme nicknames are: Homer Simpson: "Pastor Pusher" Helen Lovejoy: "Lemonade Karen" Jed Hawk: "The Toilet Rocker" Larry Doogan: "Pissed-o Shorty" Kirk Van Houten: "Juice Box Dad"
- GoofsIn the past it's been mentioned a few times that Marge and Bart are allergic to shrimp and shellfish but are shown eating them fine.
- ConnectionsReferences Waterworld (1995)
- SoundtracksYou Shook Me All Night Long
(uncredited)
Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson
Performed by Kevin Michael Richardson
Featured review
Overall, it feels super numb after the first act, BUT
Remember that this is the very first time that a cast of females have directed, written, laid out and produced an episode in Simpsons history. If we evaluate the episode from that sole perspective, then the episode becomes very appreciable. Here's why:
A typical "female cast takes the role of making the show" episode usually has me in pieces because of how god awful they are. Sunny under Megan Ganz is glaringly problematic, for one. However, for The Simpsons, they managed to nail down the core basics of the family right away and managed to do so in a way that isn't mean spirited, isn't superliberal, and isn't one-sided.
Homer isn't a jerkass here, but rather he's a well meaning person that unfortunately goes overboard and lands himself in uncanny situations. Lisa in this episode is a fairly well kid rather than a know-it-all psych. Marge understands Homer's perspective as much as he does with her, making their situation fair-minded.
It is for this reason I bump my 6 to a 8 for this, solely because this is the first "female cast makes an episode" experiment in a show where I didn't attempt to gouge my eyes out. It's not mediocre to the point I somehow hate it... I don't hate this episode at all; I just dislike how weak it turns out to be in the last parts, as it really had potential to be the next Homer Badman.
But instead, it feels a bit like a Mike Scully episode from Season 11-12, especially where the third act falls off the cliffs; the only differences are the wit being partly dry (the first act was perfect in terms of humorous bits, but while the second and third acts do have some here and there, there wasn't enough layering of humor to pull things off), the actual presence of a well-intended ending, and the lack of Jerkass Homer. The Institute parody is too cartoony and simple.
Nevertheless, the female staff managed to make an effort that is very, very decent for current Simpsons. It it personally more watchable than "Bart's in Jail!," which was mediocre at best, and at the same time surpassing the god awful Tunnelcraft episode that was from four seasons back.
Some more things I like about this episode: The celebrity guest isn't all pushy in your face, I didn't even recognize that Drederick Tatum had a different voice, and the female staff recognized that Homer is supposed to be best friends with Santa's Little Helper now. There is some nice subtlety to what they are doing here.
A typical "female cast takes the role of making the show" episode usually has me in pieces because of how god awful they are. Sunny under Megan Ganz is glaringly problematic, for one. However, for The Simpsons, they managed to nail down the core basics of the family right away and managed to do so in a way that isn't mean spirited, isn't superliberal, and isn't one-sided.
Homer isn't a jerkass here, but rather he's a well meaning person that unfortunately goes overboard and lands himself in uncanny situations. Lisa in this episode is a fairly well kid rather than a know-it-all psych. Marge understands Homer's perspective as much as he does with her, making their situation fair-minded.
It is for this reason I bump my 6 to a 8 for this, solely because this is the first "female cast makes an episode" experiment in a show where I didn't attempt to gouge my eyes out. It's not mediocre to the point I somehow hate it... I don't hate this episode at all; I just dislike how weak it turns out to be in the last parts, as it really had potential to be the next Homer Badman.
But instead, it feels a bit like a Mike Scully episode from Season 11-12, especially where the third act falls off the cliffs; the only differences are the wit being partly dry (the first act was perfect in terms of humorous bits, but while the second and third acts do have some here and there, there wasn't enough layering of humor to pull things off), the actual presence of a well-intended ending, and the lack of Jerkass Homer. The Institute parody is too cartoony and simple.
Nevertheless, the female staff managed to make an effort that is very, very decent for current Simpsons. It it personally more watchable than "Bart's in Jail!," which was mediocre at best, and at the same time surpassing the god awful Tunnelcraft episode that was from four seasons back.
Some more things I like about this episode: The celebrity guest isn't all pushy in your face, I didn't even recognize that Drederick Tatum had a different voice, and the female staff recognized that Homer is supposed to be best friends with Santa's Little Helper now. There is some nice subtlety to what they are doing here.
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- dragonwarriorxtreme
- Mar 16, 2022
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