Promotional artwork for the episode featuring Bart, "Exclusive: 'THE SIMPSONS' AL JEAN CELEBRATES 400 EPISODES (AND A '24' PARODY) AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF IDEAS", "The Simpsons: 20 Seasons, 20 Episodes – TV Feature at IGN", "The Simpsons at 500: what are your favourite episodes? "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. Homer tries to return the yogurt to Apu, but Apu refuses to take it due to its unbearable stench and, desperate to get rid of it, takes Homer to the yogurt section and offers him whatever he wants there. Please post if you have more examples of this phenomenon, or if you can point me to an existing list. "Easy-Bake Coven" was storyboarded by Kirkland and the backgrounds were designed by Lance Wilder. Storyline. "24 Minutes" is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons' eighteenth season. Homer furiously chases Bart with an axe for messing with the device. ", "The Simpsons: The Best Episode In Every Season, Ranked", The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer, Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair), Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=24_Minutes&oldid=999075010, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 January 2021, at 10:39. The witches like these better than the children so they go to each house, getting goodies in exchange for not eating the children. [3] In the same segment, Homer runs over Johnny and Edgar Winter while fleeing the mutants pursuing him, mistaking them as mutants as the Winter brothers are both albino. no. It was written by Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball. When he detonates it, it turns out the bomb had decayed beyond use due to Bob picking a nuke constructed during the 1950s. [6], "Treehouse of Horror VIII" won a Golden Reel Award in 1998 for "Best Sound Editing – Television Animated Specials" for Robert Mackston, Travis Powers, Norm MacLeod and Terry Greene. After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist. Marge desperately attempts to cover it up with pink and white frosting before rushing to the bake sale. Homer's Odyssey. In the 2001 episode "The Blunder Years," 12-year-old Homer Simpson and friends Lenny and Carl have a wilderness campout next to where the Springfield Nuclear … It was also the last episode Brad Bird worked on; he left the show to direct The Iron Giant. To begin, I have always been interested in movies about nuclear war – from the 1950s until today. Sun, Jan 21, 1990 30 mins. It was Kimball's first writing credit. Chief Wiggum is unable to shoot through the bulletproof glass, but Marge then throws her burnt cake like a discus through the window, breaking the windows and allowing Bart, Willie, the bomb, and all the water to flood into the room. Bart appeals to Lisa for help, but she is chased by the fly and cornered in the kitchen. I am telling you this because I just have to let someone about it. People begin accusing others and soon they erupt into chaos, until Marge intervenes. In the eighth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Homer discovers he is the last man left alive after a neutron bomb destroys Springfield in the segment "The HΩmega Man". Episodes are grouped by season and sorted in broadcast order. A Fox censor is sitting at his desk going through the show's script, censoring some things and explaining to the audience that the episode is rated TV-G with no violence or anything explicit. At the bake sale, the bullies start the three-minute timer for the bomb. Running out of air and floating dangerously close to the sharp ceiling fan blades, Bart swims down with the chair tied to his back to the room's only window, which faces the bake sale room. The episode is a spoof of the Fox television drama 24, and sees Principal Skinner's new Counter Truancy Unit (CTU), led by Lisa Simpson, attempting to prevent a stink bomb being released at Springfield Elementary School. Skinner starts filling up the room with the water. "The HΩmega Man" is an extended homage to film The Omega Man, which was one of Mike Scully's favorite movies as a child. When “The Simpsons” aired its 636th episode on April 29, 2018, it surpassed “Gunsmoke” to become the longest-running primetime scripted series in … Homer emerges and seems to be the only person left alive. While premier broadcast dates are given as a reference, you must refer to the air dates chart for information on all successive Fox network broadcast dates. The other most common nuclear cruiser was the California Class with three ships. [4], The producers had trouble with the censors over several segments in this episode. Perhaps the Simpsons character which represents the nuclear threat the most, more even than Montgomery Burns, is Blinky, the three-eyed fish. In the eighth annual Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer Simpson is the last man left alive when a neutron bomb destroys Springfield until a gang of mutants come after him, Homer buys a transporter that Bart uses to switch bodies with a housefly, … The sisters watch Ned and Maude Flanders talking about how the witches eat children, which gives them the notion to do just that. Then Bob tries to destroy Krusty with the Wright Brothers’ plane, but fails yet again. Bart and Lisa join forces to stop the school bullies from setting off a stink bomb at the school bake sale. Out of respect, maybe some episodes are not completely appropriate in all locals, but don't edit the content entirely. She returns to her sisters Patty and Selma. "Treehouse of Horror VIII" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' ninth season. It includes the lines: "we'll try to stay serene and calm / when Alabama gets the bomb." I don’t want anyone to be able to find me or it. The bullies then return Martin's ant farm, which they had used to blackmail him into working for them, but Martin is devastated to learn one of their ants has joined the bullies' cause. In this second-season episode, Bart … At the Power Plant, Homer is found to be the owner of a container of expired and highly pungent yogurt and is ordered to dispose of it. episode;-- The engines on Little Marge's airplane tricycle, in the episode about her fear of flying;-- Bart's backpack, in the episode where Sideshow Bob gets the nuclear bomb. It might be predicted by hollywood, in the Simpsons, of all places. Reacting to the real-life nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan, Pro7, the channel that … It was written by Mike Scully, David X. Cohen and Ned Goldreyer, and was directed by Mark Kirkland.[1]. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 26, 1997. Directed by Raymond S. Persi. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, beating King of the Hill. The family writhes in pain as they get shocked by electricity. Quimby assures her that she is entitled to due process which means she will be thrown off a cliff with a broomstick; if she is a witch she will be able to fly to safety, in which case the authorities expect her to report back for punishment. Sideshow Bob slips away from prison detail, steals an atomic bomb and threatens to detonate it unless the town of Springfield gives up television. Lisa then pushes the fly into the teleporter. The Tom Leher song "Who's Next" in his album "That Was the Year That Was", 1966, is about nuclear proliferation. Homer flees back home where he discovers that his family survived as their house was protected by its many layers of lead paint. He wrote: "One reason why The Simpsons has remained so watchable is that its parodies are getting sharper – The Departed in Debarted, The Da Vinci Code in Gone Maggie Gone. They had issues with the size of the knife and the sound effects used. [3] Originally, the TV-rating was supposed to stab Censor with a dagger, but Fox objected because it was too gruesome and was changed to a cutlass. While on work duty at a local airfield, Sideshow Bob escapes from prison and breaks into a hangar. To tackle misbehavior, Principal Skinner opens a CTU – Counter Truancy Unit – at Springfield Elementary School with Lisa heading up the operation over Milhouse, Martin and Database. The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (#3F31) 3 Dec 1995 Troy McClure hosts an half- hour show looking back at The Simpsons' past eight year history. [4], As with the majority of the Treehouse of Horror episodes, numerous cultural references are made throughout the episode. Guest stars include Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub as their respective characters from 24, Jack Bauer and Chloe O'Brian. Four ships were Virginia-Class ships focused on air defense but also featuring weapons needed to attack enemy submarines and ships as well as to bombard enemy shores. Bart comes out the other end, fully restored. Meanwhile, Marge discovers that there is a bake sale at the school that day, and realizes she has just 27 minutes to make a cake. They knock on the Flanders' door and demand their sons, but before they leave, Maude offers the witches gingerbread men instead. During his investigation, Bart's phone call is accidentally crossed with a call from Jack Bauer of 24, who is busy in a gun battle, and turns it into a prank call against him ("Ahmed Adoudi"). [2] In the eighth annual Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer Simpson is the last man left alive when a neutron bomb destroys Springfield until a gang of mutants come after him, Homer buys a transporter that Bart uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and Marge is accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of Springfield in 1649. When Willie stumbles upon the bullies, they overpower him and tie him up too. I mean The Simpsons,' and dispenses with its normal format completely for an entire episode of split-screen thrills, torture and cake baking. W Tough times for the Griffins Da Boom The Griffins bring in the New Millennium with a bang. [6], In 2012, Johnny Dee of The Guardian listed the episode as one of his five favorite episodes in the history of The Simpsons. After being shoved off the cliff, Marge flies up on the broomstick revealing that she really is a witch and vows to conquer the whole town. Club named Comic Book Guy's line "Oh, I've wasted my life" as one of the quotes from The Simpsons that can be used in everyday situations. [4] In "Easy-Bake Coven", the animators referenced the film The Crucible for many of their designs,[5] and Edna Krabappel is wearing a Scarlet A, which is a reference to the novel The Scarlet Letter. I ended up joining a forum about them. It was originally promoted as being the 400th episode,[1] but was broadcast as the 399th. In order to save time, she drastically increases the oven temperature to 1,200 degrees, quickly burning the cake and making it rock-solid. Before Bart can tell Lisa about Martin's double-dealing, Martin knocks him unconscious and takes him to the ventilation room, where the bullies tie up Bart. [3] Large portions of the "Fly vs. [4], In 2007, Simon Crerar of The Times listed Sutherland's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show. Outside, Homer unwittingly breaks Milhouse's cover, and the bullies throw them both in a trash container and send it rolling down an avenue. Season 7, Episode 9 TV-PG CC HD CC SD. While Homer and Apu are distracted, the bullies take the yogurt. "[5] He also stated "Though much of Season Eighteen was quite mediocre, "24 Minutes" ranks up there with the best of all time". Welcome to The Simpsons Archive's episode guide. Nuclear power plants are well-maintained. Bart sees the family pets inadvertently go through the transporter together, resulting in a DNA mismatch. ": Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use", "Treehouse of Horror VIII episode capsule", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_VIII&oldid=998722309, Television episodes written by David X. Cohen, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It went off in Shelbyville . The scene was reanimated so that Homer was dancing naked in the front row. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 26, 1997. Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian. Homer buys a matter transporter from Professor Frink. Lisa defuses the bomb with one second to spare. Thanks! It was the freakiest thing, I have ever seen. David X. Cohen managed to persuade the producers to leave the scene in. A nuclear bomb hits Springfield, but the Simpson family survives because their house is covered in lead paint. Critically acclaimed, it won the 2008 Annie Award … The Simpsons episode isn't the first time a joke is made about a state or province that is part of a larger country getting atomic weapons. Known to be one of the best episodes of The Simpsons ever, let alone the best Sideshow Bob episode, is ‘Cape Feare’. Sideshow Bob (voice of Kelsey Grammer) steals an atomic bomb and demands that Springfield abolish television. Nuclear bomb is a bomb that is mentioned in 24 Minutes. It … At Jimbo's house, the bullies make a powerful stink bomb (which resembles the canisters of Sentox Nerve Gas from season 5 of 24) from the expired yogurt and a variety of other putrid items, and plan on detonating it at the bake sale. [3], This episode was the only Treehouse of Horror episode that was directed by Mark Kirkland. [4], Robert Canning on IGN named "24 Minutes" the best episode of the season and gave it a 9.6/10 saying "this smart, funny, spot-on parody of 24 was so good that it came very close to redeeming the entire season. There, he gains control of the airwaves and demands that all television stations immediately go off the air permanently ... or else he'll detonate an atomic bomb. As they fly off, the Sea Captain says that is how the tradition of Halloween and trick-or-treating started. This gives him the idea to enter the teleporter with a fly, thinking that he will become a mutant superhero. The Simpsons’ nemesis, Sideshow Bob, returns to threaten Springfield with a nuclear bomb. Bart finds out about the stink bomb and informs Lisa. Fly ", Homer buys a transporter that Bart uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and " Easy-Bake Coven " features Marge being accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of 1649 Springfield. Bauer and his CTU SWAT Team then arrive to arrest Bart for prank-calling him, having diverted all CTU's resources into finding him. A few weeks ago, I was in Universal Studios theme park in Orlando riding the ride based on The Simpsons, which has a plot based partly around a nuclear accident in the fictional town of Springfield. Marge and the children kill the mutants with shotguns and then the family head off to steal some Ferraris. Fly" is a reference to the Mad magazine comic strip "Spy vs. Spy", while the segment itself is based on the film The Fly. Initially grieving for his loved ones, Homer perks up, realizing that being the last person allows him to do everything he always wanted to. Translations: German, Finnish, Danish, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese. German Television has put a moratorium on meltdowns in The Simpsons. Lisa suggests that Bart help them, though he only agrees after negotiating immunity from punishment for all his past and future pranks (and making Skinner teach him a new swear word). An original idea saw Edgar Stiles from 24 appearing in the episode and being killed, but the concept was dropped. Later, he hangs himself by his underwear on a clothing hook, giving himself a wedgie after putting on his hall monitor sash (as a homage to the suicide in A Few Good Men as well as that of the character Walt Cummings on Season 5 of 24, who is murdered and has his death framed as a hanging). A 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is being eroded and efforts to revive the pact face a new challenge with a decision by Tehran to resume 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility. Here's some of the show's notable New Jersey references. Set against the backdrop of The Simpsons, this rocking, rollicking musical mythology with score by the late Michael Friedman is "so smart it [will make] your head spin" (The New York Times). The opening segment of the episode, which features the aforementioned censor Fox Censor being stabbed to death, was pitched by David Mirkin and had a difficult time getting through the real-life censors. After Mayor Quimby makes an offensive joke about France, the French president launches a nuclear missile directly into Springfield, apparently killing everyone except Homer, who had been inspecting a bomb shelter he was considering buying from Herman. 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