Dont worry I wont leave this room. said Homer. 4seven | Saturday 11 August 2018 | 15:00. Well for some moronic reason we both agreed the best way to help me with my panicking over dying young is to leave me alone while you lot go sightseeing. However, in retrospect, it's no more or less silly than what they were. In many ways, it is the dorkier equivalent to the study of the implosion of the Roman Empire. Even if you compare his persona from The Twin Dilemma? Homer read another of those dumb magazine quizzes in womens afternoon weekly magazines. He sighed. Elsewhere Homer broke out of the hotel room still tied to the bed. Im sorry Mom but Im obsessed with Chef Boyardee for some reason said Lisa. There is something for everyone in this episode, with political humor, satire, a play on spring break rowdiness, jokes about handcuff's for Maggie, and even one thrown in about Bart and Lisa getting married. When they sit down, the soles of their feet are black and smoldering. Animation Comedy Fearing he only has three years to live, Homer takes the family on a vacation to Florida, where they become fugitives after seemingly killing a famous alligator. Homer you need to see a doctor. The eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States between September 26, 1999 and May 21, 2000, starting with "Beyond Blunderdome" and ending with "Behind the Laughter".With Mike Scully as the showrunner for the eleventh season, it has twenty-two episodes, including four hold-over episodes from the season 10 . I think those are the only gig or concert arenas in Florida Oscar snapped his finger or Thanos Snapped. What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. As you can probably gather, the writers didnt do a good job at many of these forays, because even in normal episodes, the show was becoming increasingly outlandish in lieu of silly, callous instead of merely cynical, and downright incompetent in terms of framing a story, characters, et cetera. The Simpsons. Oh no! If the Ambulance Zone joke in Alone Again marked the momentThe Simpsons lost its soul and died spiritually, this is the moment when, to paraphrase Tom Servo, the zombified remains of the series threw up its hands and said, I just dont know. Scully-era Homer is to me what Captain Janeway is to SFDebris anytime I think about the actions he commits, he becomes more and more deluded and deserving of a mental institution. The family flees in their car but the sheriff gives chase until the family are pushed down the rails by an oncoming train. Live TV. Unfortunately, when they arrive it is spring break, one of the loudest weeks of the year. And just when you think theres a small return to normalcy with the students going back to school, Homer decides to continue Spring Break for another few days. What you need is a good, long rest. Review is spot on as per. The Simpsons are barefoot and briskly walking across a bed of hot coals in order to reach the couch. And since it's my birthday, we'll party extra hard! (Beeping) She has a red Logans Run hand crystal. Oscar whipped out a black handgun and pointed it at Homer menacingly. Because even if it was intentional, the end result is just depressing. Are you a good driver, yes! I dont even know what the hell I put down in this review. I suggest Florida. said Dr Payne. Edit # Submitter Type Comment Sent for moderation Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice. His current girlfriend Vanessa says hes very loving! Were leaving a manic depressive who is worried about dying young, alone tied to a bed! Partying college Frat boys swapped the letters in Fart back to Frat and cheered. Click here for your invite! No, Im actually from Africa said the Evil Monkey. Suddenly there was a Tyrannosaurus Rex outside the car staring in at them and growling. And while there are virtually no defenders of Bart to the Future, it did get some more recent recognition for its precognition related to the election of President Donald Trump. The debauchery makes Homer feel better, but he is disappointed to learn spring break is over and the students are returning to their studies. But at least you tried, unlike Bart. (In my opinion, both shows were putting out better scripts thanThe Simpsons Season 11, invalidating that argument.) Before you go can you turn off the- But we never find out what it was. But I can at least see where they were going. [3] The Simpsons showrunner Mike Scully has expressed regret for cutting this scene because it "hurts the logic" later in the episode when Captain Jack crawls out of the capitol and reveals himself to everyone, thus creating a plot hole due to a lack of any explanation as to how he got there. The Evil Monkey glares and points while sinister music plays. Its baffling that the show remains on the air, and as it seems, will remain on the air for the foreseeable future. People often ask me to review "Saddlesore Galactica" as it's considered one of the worst Simpsons episodes of all time.I disagree because THIS episode is much, much worse! ! Lisa groaned. MAGGIE WAS PUT IN HANDCUFFS. But from what Ive seen, this is one of those episodes more frequently cited when the topic of worst episode ever does come up. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. Other times, they thought they could juggle an ability to tell an emotionally moving story with revenge against an errant voice actor and the quest for ratings. The jazz pianist didn't show up. The whole point of this was to help you relax. said Marge. It's a miracle! 47x. We went to Maudes funeral! And secondly when we get round to that! When it is then revealed that Captain Jack was never dead, simply knocked out, the family are released but are banned from the state of Florida - leaving them only able to travel to Arizona or North Dakota. Oh I missed you boys so much! You know your father's had a breakdown. said Marge sharply to Bart and Lisa. Homer Simpson: Well, I'm gonna try anyway. What else can I say about this turd here (other than the fact that Jerkass Homer at this stage could basically be carted off to a mental asylum with actual justification as opposed to the misplaced diagnosis in Stark Raving Dad (otherwise the episode that now no longer exists according to FOX/Disney because the shows crew grasped at straws for public attention)) without repeating the well-trodden criticisms of countless other Simpsons fans? Were all fictional Oscar broke the fourth wall He climb up our toilet any day Bart was admiring the alligator. Besides Kid Rock and Joe C, the episode has two other guest stars as themselves journalist Charlie Rose (since disgraced) and film producer Robert Evans as themselves, in what appears to be a pastiche of Roses PBS talk show. Gahahahaha! said a wacky voice on the radio. The reception of "Kill the Alligator and Run" by critics was mixed. Is it Sideshow Bob again. You know what? Even in KOTHs weakest moments, it at least had some form of soul apparent behind it. He took a slug of his bottle of gin. Around 7.46 million American homes tuned in to watch the episode during its original airing. We came during spring break! Marge groaned. The Simpsons were on a hovercraft with those enormous fans on the back going about a swamp. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. Summary: Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. One put a franchise on ice, the other couldve in another world. Of course, hes then turned into a plot device when hes fatally struck, leading to the arrest of all ofthe Simpsons. Lisa Goes To Washington wasnt, you know, my personal favorite episode of theentire frigging show. Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations! We have a cutaway if Amber Heard shitting on the bed and screaming and breaking things. Watchlist Share The radio host stalking Bart for some reason who plays silly sound effects and weird songs. TV Show Episode Scripts. The Simpsons Kill the Alligator and Run Available on iTunes, Disney+ S11 E19: After a terrible bout with insomnia, Homer takes the family to Florida during spring break. Seriously I think that episode is an absolute smash, combining American satire with great character work for Lisa. In fact, Dead Homer Society has not once used the episode for a "Quote of the Day" - they've gone back to the aforementioned wells on some occasions, even though they consider Season 11 the show's last gasp of dignity being stripped away. [2][6][7] Evans and Rose appear in a scene at the beginning of the episode, when Homer stays up late and watches Rose interview Evans on the television, hallucinating them threatening to kill him. The point is that, no matter how atrocious or vapid a franchise gets, there will be people who defend it (see the MCU). stated in. Kill Homer Simpson! said Mendoza. It originally aired on April 30, 2000. Its the TV thats crazy! Homer whined. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E19KillTheAlligatorAndRun. It was blue in colour with yellow bone shapes printed all over it. No you dont! Sepulveda here doing the veejay thing for the most out-of-control spring break ever! said a brunette lady hosting the event. One of the Frat boys partying outside was smoking pot. Dad thats not a kid thats Joe C, a famous rapper who is vertically challenged. Lisa sighed. The end in which Captain Jack makes an appearance is lifted from Alligator from 1980, only this time with less gory results. Hes not possessed by a demon! Oscar yelled. A car chase ensues because we havent had enough chases this season already, and the sheriff begins to fire his gun at the mirror instead of, you know, at the tires. Homer cried in pain as he was being beaten up. Captain Jack was rolling about in the stagnant water with the other gators. For those who dont know, John Swartzwelder stopped coming into the office when they wouldnt let him smoke there anymore and started writing his scripts at home and then sending them in. No! And when you cant invest in the characters, your plot is all but guaranteed to have no impact. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Its Dr Demento again! Bart whined mentioning his other arch enemy. The episode seems to suffer from ADD as it cant focus on any topic for very long. Kill the Alligator and Run Homer once again has a midlife crisis after reading a life expectancy quiz in a magazine. to Spring Break in Florida to Getting in trouble with the local authorities. That's it. Predicted: 1994. "Kill the Alligator and Run" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. Lost in the wilderness and on the run, the family come across a diner, where they are given employment. Let me put it this way if Homers character decline is intentional character development, it is some of the most abjectly awful character development in TV history. Im not crazy! So, yeah, for every idiotic, selfish, deluded, insane, and horrific thing that he did in this episode, Homer is allowed to practically walk scot free, leaving behind a stunned town, and taking with him a family that would be traumatized in any other show by which I mean, earlier in this show, when the writers actively wrote moments for other characters rather than as add-ons. Death/The Grim Reaper was there laughing maniacally. Homer frowned slightly but wasnt too disappointed. What the else do I have to say here? In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that reveal [13] Nancy Basile of About.com thought the best scene of the episode is the one where the Simpsons have become hillbillies and are sitting on their porch, and Bart says "I'm getting used to this country life. "[3] Meyer, a writer and producer on the show, said in the DVD audio commentary that the fans thought it was "kind of a frenetic and crazy, chaotic episode," adding: "I can't disagree. Not yet! No! The Simpsons BABF16 Episode Script - Dr. M rated material! Bart screamed. Bart, Lisa and Oscar yelped and shivered. For their next trip, the family plans to go to North Dakota, the only state other than Arizona (which Homer complains "smells funny") in which they are allowed to vacation. I hope so! Death is after me. Homer cried, hiding behind Mr Burns. Hi Santa! Teddy, Oscars living teddy bear creature yelled. As after taking the quiz, Homer goes off the deep end. Marge sighed. Is that a good thing? Weird Al asked Dr Demento. Shame you lost most of your teeth Hugo said Lisa. Can you stop hiring Sergio Aragons as a guest illustrator for your comics! Oscar yelled at Bart. But that's America's wang. said Homer. Having to choose between KTAAR and Twin Dilemma is a rather sobering choice. In retrospect, I did immerse myself in the purist section of Simpsons fandom, as I call it, and it might have impacted my perception of how the fandom operates. Its almost like. Upon arriving they are greeted by wild college students in the middle of a raucous spring break. Show: The Simpsons Episode: 245 Year: 2000 Writer(s): John Schwartzwelder Director(s): Jen Kamerman. "Take them off the glass! It originally aired on April 30, 2000. Which looks like one of those modern, white boxy rich houses with a pool and glass doors. Bart: Well, that's great dad, except you were supposed to take us to the newspaper. Kill the Alligator and Run/Appearances - Wikisimpsons, the Simpsons Wiki Page Discussion Edit this page History Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations! Sometimes, the writers thought they could go to war with fans. Dedicated to The Simpsons and host to thousands of free TV show. Take them off of the glass! Marge covered her eyes disgusted. If anybody has a counterargument, however, Im all for it. (LogOut/ Cant sleep clown will eat me cant sleep clown will eat me Bart groaned in his sleep. I just do this as a hobby. 10/10 Highly Recommended. Conversely, to fill the void of the WordPress comment box (and with no superior point in this project to insert it into asides from the zenith of Scully-era Homer here), I honestly have to wonder if Homers decline into Jerkass Homer during the Scully years is some form of bizarre character development, as Ive theorized for years. Alice Cooper had a python or some other large constricting snake with him. Pete Joyce, a firefighter and paramedic, said he was. He named one of his comics after something I hallucinated when I was little and continues to mock me for. Oscar explained. I dont know how else to guess the thought process that was behind Kill the Alligator and Run. Marge suggests a few lifestyle changes to make that number go up, naturally Homer is against that and has a mental breakdown, developing insomnia and going insane. Hes so good to his mother. said Carl. Marge grumbled. And then it just keeps going with the chain gang, and when the scene lasted long enough that I was forced to think why the children were part of the chain gang in the first place yeah, THAT was when I gave up. Or Dr Kanaga and Tee Hees alligator and crocodile farm said Oscar. But heres the full context of their counterpoints, including the grammatical errors so you know Im quoting verbatim: 1) Redditor 1: Oh calm down! 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