Elsewhere at the plant, Homer had gone completely nuts! Oh dear! Eh? Homer laughed. Even with the excuse that this episode has a bunch of university students cutting loose, Homer goes beyond the pale of most of the partying students, and his behavior has Kid Rock and Joey C attempt to attack him, only to be held off by the sheriff who admonishes the two rockers. How the hell did the family get banned from 48 out of 50 United States? Seriously if you take everything he does here, Homer would check off a disturbing amount of boxes on a psychiatrists list for meeting the standards for Antisocial Personality Disorder, or Psychopathy disorder. We came during spring break! Marge groaned. Marge took Homer to therapy for what he did at work from his fear of death craziness. Having to choose between KTAAR and Twin Dilemma is a rather sobering choice. Interesting take, and I have to say that I sort of agree there. But thats Americas wang! They prefer The Sunshine State., 3) Redditor 3: Its absolutely not the worst episode ever. Sort of. Homer annoyed Joe C and Kid Rock by climbing on stage and being out of style because he likes older bands these kids hate. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Theyre some of the fucking worst half-hours of television ever, EVER produced. Oz were not cutting ties with Sergio just because you dont like him said Bart. Unfortunately, when they arrive it is spring break, one of the loudest weeks of the year. By Justin Kirkland Published: Jul 15, 2021. I think those are the only gig or concert arenas in Florida Oscar snapped his finger or Thanos Snapped. We are at the third episode this season that is almost universally considered a contender for the worst episode ever, and this one is probably the most universally and virulently despised overall. I just do this as a hobby. D'fhach 7.46 millin duine ar an eipeasid. The Simpsons on trial No joke she said that. publication date. Amateur hour said Gallagher sipping a cocktail. Dr Demento introduced Weird Al to Tiny Tim. Joined Nov 22, 2002 Messages 333 Location Iowa City, IA Jan 4, 2004 #4 Kill the Alligator and Run: F Simpson Safari: D- They both give me the dry heaves, but Simpson Safari is the "winner." C With around 60 Scully-era episodes under my belt, Ive mulled over quite a few contenders for the shows event horizon, the moment when the shows collapse was cemented forever. Wait! Im calling it Americas wang Homer snarled. 4seven | Saturday 11 August 2018 | 15:00. You'll have to watch and found out what. However, when the second train hits the car, the ground under the train is another set of railroad tracks that were not there before. It was scripted and animated. Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there . Im sorry Mom but Im obsessed with Chef Boyardee for some reason said Lisa. 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. ! Marge told Bart and Lisa off. Here? Movies. But then I wont live to see my children die! Um Marge Im having another midlife crisis Homer whined. Granted, the execution of this change (as well as the whole serial) was so terrible that it discredited the franchise. And theyll destroy us all! This is probably second only to Lady Gaga in terms of most egregious guest stars this show ever did, although at leastthisfits the spirit of Spring Break. Nah I prefer Nick. And secondly when we get round to that! Billy frowned. Turns out the Alligators real name was Robert Ewing all along! And Ill say it again, there are even cartoons made for kids that have blown the few Modern Simpsons that Ive seen out of the water. Lisa: You can't drive, dad. No time is given to let a scene have an impact before something else stupid happens, or when there is time given, the scene is so bereft of comic timing or so flawed with a character I want to see put in a psych ward that I am just stunned at what Im seeing. '," Scully jokingly told the Detroit Free Press. Hmmmmm! Im not paying you just for getting me the mail that I could have got myself. Season 11 > Kill the Alligator and Run. Gahahahaha! Dr Demento laughed hurling exploding skulls at them. Im making braised ribs! Marge called from the kitchen. Or that time you dreamt Heckle and Jeckle were at your funeral with President Lenny and Cardinal Flanders Oscar sighed exasperated. The Simpsons all packed up and drove to Florida. Oh, dont forget Diedrich Baker. ! Lisa groaned. Also, if the mood is right, Alligator might just qualify as so bad, its good. For what they have done, the family is sentenced to forced labor. Oh no! The Simpsons are barefoot and briskly walking across a bed of hot coals in order to reach the couch. Kill The Alligator and Run, meanwhile, really has neither. Kill the Alligator and Run Last Tap Dance in Springfield The Simpsons in front of their trailer. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included in the box set. And three makes three. He paid Bart three dollars. Barts room. Either way, pray to whatever deity you believe in because theres no saving this episode. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. So, this is where I should declare it the new candidate for the Worst Episode Ever. Unlike most other bad Scully-era episodes which start off on a good note (or at least a good idea buried under zaniness), this episode already misfires at the starting gate. Alright, lets break this down neither Marge nor the Plant Psychiatrist (who is not really played for humor, quite the contrast to Dr. Zweig) didnt bother to research the whole concept of Spring Break? Or Dr Kanaga and Tee Hees alligator and crocodile farm said Oscar. Kid Rock!. Around 7.46 million American homes tuned in to watch the episode during its original airing. Homer states he got no sleep last night because he thought the TV was threatening to kill him. Mom! Well I just googled him and hes blogging about a pool party hes having at his mansion. said Lisa. Mmmmmm.. It passed testing. Scrobh John Swartzwelder an eipeasid seo. For the past five and a half years, I have been taking a look at the Mike Scully era ofThe Simpsons. Take them off of the glass! Marge covered her eyes disgusted. He drooled and smooshed his face against the window while the girl was continuing to smoosh her boobs against the window. Seriously, it feels like the writers wrote themselves in a corner, and when coming up with how to resolve the episode, they decided eh, make it so he wasnt really dead. A count of six people denied the statement, which is admittedly not a lot. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. In fact,Dead Homer Societyhas not once used the episode for a Quote of the Day theyve gone back to the aforementioned wells on some occasions, even though they consider Season 11 the shows last gasp of dignity being stripped away. The episode also features the party-hard youth culture of the 90s and 2000s at its peak, with Kid Rock appearing at an MTV show broadcast from the beach (featuring a joke about the age of the channel's presenters), with Rock's particular brand of Rap Rock being passe by the time the episode aired. There was a bull alligator swimming about in the mire. Okay, Ive actually finished the episode. The Simpsons then went orange picking. Now, I will admit that Captain Jack does work as a joke, a riff on the quirkiness of small towns that need something to attract tourists in the offseason, and for that joke, Jack works. They mess with his equilibrium and are thwarting the rise of the glorious clown regime! to Spring Break in Florida to Getting in trouble with the local authorities. Marge sighed pulling Oscar away from them. Freebase ID /m/05x54w. The Simpsons is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. And it reaches some astonishing depths in all four areas. Odd. Something, something day . 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. Dont worry I wont leave this room. said Homer. Im not even going to make a snarky remark about that lets just move on. OOPS, SPRING BREAK TIME! We're almost to Palm Corners. I dont know how people can say that when shit like Alone Again, Co-Dependents Day, Boys of Bummer, and Lisa Goes Gaga exists. Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. And I still insist yeah, its terrible. Really, it reads like a five year old describing how their day went while playing with friends at recess! Marge grunted as the car flipped upside down. Seth wrote Peter cracking a joke about God ruining Ellen Barkins face when he was ironing it. You win. Simpsons Scripts - Springfield! 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? This better not be like that time you aspired to be like Thomas Edison!. Captain Jack, the alligator. said the tour guide. Embarrassing. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. This isn't real money. You were talking about gophers the whole time! Marge ranted. (To which I argue that they merely mocked his candidacy back in 1999.). Elsewhere Lenny and Carl asked each other which member of the Backstreet Boys they liked. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Now, this next scene Im about to describe is something that I did not make up for the review. Marge grumbled. Because even if it was intentional, the end result is just depressing. [4] The Simpsons producer Ian Maxtone-Graham directed Bader during his recording session, telling the guest star to do a Southern accent. No you dont! Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. Oh, God! Wheres the rum gone?. I think Sideshow Bobs after me again Bart shivered. Teddy are you gonna mistake everyone for Santa?!. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. (Turns out, he fell into the grave at the funeral as well). One of the most disjointed of the series. This time, however, we have a magazine joke that is only used to focus on Homer and Homer himself, which would work if he didnt give Ned Flanders a sex test, forgetting that his wife died. (echoes throughout the zoo causing the animals to run riot)(all arrive at the Springfield Shopper and Homer is holding a balloon that says "Zoo")Newspaper editor: .And to protect Mother Earth, each copy contains a certain percentage of recycled paper. Youve got to stop blindly supporting celebrities just because you like them! For their crimes (and Homer's foolish attempt at defending himself in court - calling the jury "drunken hicks"), the family is put into forced labor. On advice of the power plant's psychiatrist, the family head for a restful vacation in Florida. Homer Simpson: It worked! The reason why were in Florida is because Homers frightened of dying young again but this time instead of aspiring to be an inventor he went crazy at work. Score: 1. Seriously I think that episode is an absolute smash, combining American satire with great character work for Lisa. Grrrr! It's a miracle! Do you smoke? Um no the bear gets hungry said Marge. Since Homer is now practically a grand-scale Houdini who will get away with manslaughter, I dont just dislike him. Alice Cooper had a python or some other large constricting snake with him. I trust you dear. said Marge tying him to the bed. Saddlesore Galactica is reviled for the insanity of the plot twist, but there are those (including the writers) that defend it as a mockery of the silliness ofSouth Park andFamily Guy. There was a big red F on it. 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. 2023 Wikisimpsons. get over it. Theres Peewee Herman! said Oscar. When The Simpsons is finally canceled, as far as Im personally concerned, the gravitas of the epochal nature of the announcement will be nullified by the relief that the rotting carcass of what was once the best show on TV will finally be put out of its misery. The closest we have now is on the cusp of sociopathic disorder, and everybody else either enables him or is content with not stopping him in his completely insane antics. Dr Dementos mansion. As after taking the quiz, Homer goes off the deep end. Kill Homer Simpson! said Mendoza. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. "My first reaction to that was, 'What kind of rock star is this? A magazine with those light hearted quizzes I take too seriously and annoy people by asking them their answers to! What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. What am I supposed to do? The debauchery makes Homer feel better, but he is disappointed to learn spring break is over and the students are returning to their studies. Given that The Simpsons Season 11 was clearly trying to be more like South Park or Family Guy, to apparently rip off plots from King of the Hill one the most grounded adult animated sitcoms out there, outside of maybe Bobs Burgers is an exercise in combining oil and water. Also This. I can't find a single violation or employee acting strangely. said another. Then an albino midget in a sweater and a hip hop woolly hat arrived. New Comics. "[12] While reviewing the eleventh season of The Simpsons, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented on the episode, writing: "Wow this may be the most jumbled Simpsons to date! Um I dont know anything about him. Kill the Alligator and Run - Vicipid Kill the Alligator and Run Alt Pl Ligh Cuir in eagar Cuir foinse in eagar Fach ar stair Craoladh an nao eipeasid dag, "Kill the Alligator and Run", den aon sraith dag The Simpsons ar an 30 Aibren 2000. Can you stop hiring Sergio Aragons as a guest illustrator for your comics! Oscar yelled at Bart. But here, the insanity of the children being arrested just dragged on and on and on CHILDREN. I hope so! Oh no! There are none. Oh my guity secret! "[9] According to Scully, the two musicians "had a great sense of humor [] about themselves," with Kid Rock asking if "he could add a couple of his own lines. Forget badSimpsons, this is downright badtelevision. Of course, hes then turned into a plot device when hes fatally struck, leading to the arrest of all ofthe Simpsons. I mean, within the first three minutes, we have the recurrence of an earlier plot in the magazine usage. 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. Sepulveda here doing the veejay thing for the most out-of-control spring break ever! said a brunette lady hosting the event. Actually adds a very slight veneer of poignancy to Kid Rocks desire to pour out some malt liquor on a fake curb very slight. Peewee Herman was at the pool party with his bicycle. While assigned to work at a party held by a judge in front of the capitol, the family once again try and fail to escape. Its occasionally seen as something of a harbinger of Jerkass Homer, given how he becomes a party animal on campus. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. No its not! The reception of "Kill the Alligator and Run" by critics was mixed. (LogOut/ Whoo! Alright, if it seems like Im recapping the third act more than reviewing it this is really just a bunch of stuff that happens. Well, we've got a Soloflex down at H.Q. said one of the inspectors. Homer laughed. It makes only slightly more sense, in fact. Which Marge even buys into. Wow. Kill the Alligator and Run vs. Simpson Safari - YouTube 0:00 / 13:12 Simpsons Showdown! Watchlist Share When they sit down, the soles of their feet are black and smoldering. When you invite comparisons to the Sixth Doctor, and the Sixth Doctor comes off the more sane character? But I think the aforementioned train track scene stands out for indicating just how awful this show really has become. 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. Or never paid attention to the burgeoning Spring Break culture? Is it Sideshow Bob again. He called security to beat up Homer. I dont think The Simpsons has had any genuine effort in the writers room for 20 years. However, in retrospect, it's no more or less silly than what they were. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Yes! Take them off of the glass! But at least you tried, unlike Bart. And stop annoying your brother! Watchlist Share A lot of the process of making Simpsons episodes involved the writers all getting together and making changes, and Swartzwelders particular style combined with him not being there to defend his work seemed to cause problems in some of his later episodes., 4) Redditor 4: You didnt like the episode?!? "The Simpsons" Kill the Alligator and Run (TV Episode 2000) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. Take them off the glass!" "We built this city!" The Simpsons are arrested for accidentally murdering Captain Jack by the worst Sheriff of all time, including Maggie! Whats up chew toys? said Kid Rock to the fans. High pitched singing and string instrument plucking. 25/03/2020. Is the monkey from Narnia? Oscar asked. Consider it this way George Meyer, being a show veteran behind many of the shows best gags for the previous decade and a leading writer of S9-12 (assuming that he held significant influence over script rewrites, or the content that ultimately ended up broadcast during this period of the shows lifetime) and notable for his darker sense of humor (which is visible in Brothers Little Helper, itself unusually macabre comedy-wise by S10 standards), served as one of the writers on Behind the Laughter, an intended finale which satirized Homers flanderization from none-too-bright but well-meaning family breadwinner to irredeemable and physically indestructible omnipotent cartoon egotist by assigning his successively plummeting intellect to physical injury and resultant addiction to painkillers.It may be a stretch to interpret it this way (although the popularity of the Pixar Theory confirms that outlandish and barely-supported theories can gain significant following and external credence regardless), but one has to wonder if Meyer actually utilized this theory as a kind of guideline for Jerkass Homers character, particularly as BTL presents the show itself as a semi-documentary on the casts everyday life, with the external/executive crews desire to push the Simpson family into increasingly outlandish situations for comedy/viewership/ratings resulting in Homer sustaining head injuries and the effects of heavy painkiller usage/over-dosage (due to the demands of filming the series) inflicting further psychological damage by spacing out Homer into a more childlike and delusional figure to the extent where the damage becomes a permanent malady. 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