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. Um I think thats the least romantic score on the quiz. They're only in Florida in the first place because Homer came down with a bad case of Sanity Slippage due to Mortality Phobia after his death was predicted by a magazine quiz. Or possibly White Lightning or methylated spirits Then Oscar wanted to visit stupid places in the swamp Oh! Mom! Kid Rock's song "Bawitdaba" features as part of his appearance. tt0701143. Is that a good thing? Weird Al asked Dr Demento. He also mentored Weird Al Yankovich. said Lisa. Freebase ID /m/05x54w. The comedy is not fit for an 80s sitcom, the plots are nihil, it feels like the voice acting is phoned in (or at the very least, the voices are all but torn to shreds), the animation is stilted, and Ive already ranted about the characters. It has gone from timeless to anachronism. And you are not invited! Dr Demento went back inside his mansion. Dad thats not a kid thats Joe C, a famous rapper who is vertically challenged. Lisa sighed. knock you out. The Simpsons is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. What's he doing? The safety inspector yelled. One, he hasnt met her yet! Some of us have Grammar school today! Lisa groaned. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of season 11 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and forty-fifth episode overall. Weve got a whole lot of catching up to do! Fan reception was more negative; former showrunner Mike Scully later noted that the episode is considered by many fans to be one of the worst Simpsons episodes due to its outlandish and erratic plotline. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. End act 1, and any chance of me giving a damn about this character. That'll be three dollars for on-couch delivery. Bart collected the Letters for Homer. Nothing is natural about this series anymore. I am having a private pool party! 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! The Simpsons The Simpsons #1119 - Kill the Alligator and Run released by Bongo on April 30, 2000. Well, we've got a Soloflex down at H.Q. said one of the inspectors. 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. Homer was breastfeeding a plastic baby doll. Wait! Thats the only part I think you got wrong. The Simpsons #1119. This isn't real money. What am I supposed to do? Theyre some of the fucking worst half-hours of television ever, EVER produced. Oscar kept being stupid saying it was Kraid from Metroid said Lisa. Unfortunately, when they arrive it is spring break, one of the loudest weeks of the year. maybe the writers were in spring break., 6) And Redditor 6 just has a Simpsons meme picture of Velma (from the episode) saying, Youre usin hyperbolic statements to try and justify your unpopular opinion I like that.. Same with the other characters who got derailed at some point, you realize that investing in them is a lost cause since this show now treats them as setpieces instead of actual characters. 4830. Summary: Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. How'd you do on your science test? Hugo asked him. You'll have to watch and found out what. Do you smoke? Wanting Homer to get the rest and recuperation he needs, Marge tries to confine him to his hotel room, but he escapes to party and attends a concert featuring Joe C. and Kid Rock. The debauchery makes Homer feel better, but he is disappointed to learn spring break is over and the students are returning to their studies. Fine! (Politicians merely got a fur coat to make investigations go away.) Remember those jokes you and Seth McFarlane wrote about all of Johnny Depps exes?!. Boom, you have the Villain of the Week. Even in KOTHs weakest moments, it at least had some form of soul apparent behind it. Hmmmmm! There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang. Im not paying you just for getting me the mail that I could have got myself. In an attempt to heal, the family takes a vacation to Florida. He should be partying! Oscar yelled. 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. Forget badSimpsons, this is downright badtelevision. Lisa: You can't drive, dad. " Kill the Alligator and Run " adalah episode kesembilan belas dari musim kesebelas sitkom animasi Amerika Serikat The Simpsons. Before you go can you turn off the- But we never find out what it was. Anyway, everything looks great, Mr. Burns. They mess with his equilibrium and are thwarting the rise of the glorious clown regime! Sorry to inform you, but Reddit has denied the notion of this being the worst episode ever as of 5 years ago, when a post with zero upvotes declared the same accusation. Right now, what Im sensing is that the show collapsed due to a fatal combination of arrogance, inexperience, and the limitations of the traditional story engine, sourced from the writers room and the FOX Network executives, at war with both increasingly disillusioned fans and worn-down staff (animators and voice actors, respectively.) It also says something that Homer was more antagonistic in this episode than Charles Montgomery Burns. Is the monkey from Narnia? Oscar asked. Directors Jim Reardon (supervising director) Jen Kamerman Writers Matt Groening James L. Brooks Sam Simon Stars Dan Castellaneta (voice) Julie Kavner (voice) Because, you know, a Simpson going on vacation to restore their mental health hasnt been done before. [5] The episode also features guest appearances from talk show host Charlie Rose and film producer Robert Evans as themselves. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. Seconds later, without the car moving an inch. Unless this was meant to be a riff on the strictness of the Southern legal system, this is taking the Sins of the Father cliche a bit too seriously, right? He visits sick kids in hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow! Oscar yelled. Kid Rock was there. [8], Rappers Kid Rock and Joe C. also guest star in the episode as themselves,[6][7] performing at the annual spring break concert that Homer sneaks out to attend. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. What the else do I have to say here? Plot: After taking a test in a book of self-improvement quizzes, Homer begins to fear that he only has three years left on his lifespan. Even without stretching it that far, the second act inadvertently demonstrates that Homer Jay Simpson didnt belong in Florida so much as he belonged in a mental hospital. See production, box office & company info, Funniest Simpson's Episode I Have Seen Yet, WatchMojo: Top 10 Plot Holes in "The Simpsons" You Never Noticed. However, when the second train hits the car, the ground under the train is another set of railroad tracks that were not there before. Zaniness Factor: 5. Add this to the Increased attention the family receives for being TV stars (think the commentary in Behind the Laughter again and its hard to not view this as a little more than a coincidence), which catalyzed the infamous invincible attitude and clinginess of Jerkass Homer and the increased physical injury he suffers during Scullys tenure (which explains why the curve of his increasing stupidity sharply spikes beginning in S9) and you have either a major coincidence or one of the most bitterly self-referential (if largely unfunny on most other levels) exploits in major-league TV history (the same applies to other flanderized cast members as well Flanders plunging into avid Fundamentalism as a means of tying down his mental instability (Hurricane Neddy) following his wifes death, Marge becoming more of a Stepford smiler due to the increasing popularity of Homers antics on TV leaving her with little choice, Lisa becoming more confident due to her fame and thus more of an insufferable activist as opposed to the morbidly childlike straight man of earlier seasons (for an eight-year-old, this is actually more plausible than most would think), Burns becoming increasingly senile with old age/injury (Who Shot Mr. Burns?), etc. Simpsons Scripts - Springfield! Here's the mail, Dad. Odd. Saturday 30 April 2022 09:55. Homer joins in on the party and ends up getting himself and his family in trouble for killing the state's beloved mascot, an alligator named Captain Jack. Youre not supposed to be smoking that said Oscar. Show: The Simpsons Episode: 245 Year: 2000 Writer(s): John Schwartzwelder Director(s): Jen Kamerman. Um no the bear gets hungry said Marge. 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. Or Dr Kanaga and Tee Hees alligator and crocodile farm said Oscar. What it lacks in Jockey Elves, Mole People, or Micronesians, it makes up for in sheer lack of coherence within the plot. The Simpson family get off the railway and end up at a secluded diner, where they work until the sheriff tracks them down. OF course, that also makes it ironic, given the path that. 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. Students partied and a song played, I dunno probably Duran Duran. 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. Ill catch him! Homer tackles Joe C. You idiot! Homer yelped. This page was last edited on 17 October 2022, at 16:22. Captain Jack, the alligator. said the tour guide. Hes panicking about dying young! Audio commentary for "Kill the Alligator and Run", in, Meyer, George. As far as Im concerned, this episode is awful in that it has both a disjointed plot, poorly-executed comedy, glaring errors in logic, and utterly bastardized characterization. You all attend Springfield Elementary! said Homer. Homer: D'oh! Seriously this is disturbing reminiscent ofBio-Dome, where the supposed antagonist, while certainly with his own faults (the sheriff is bribed by beer companies) is more rational than the obnoxious numbskull jackass of a protagonist. Quiet, you two. I would argue that its one of the most technically inept episodes of the show that I have ever seen. But heres the full context of their counterpoints, including the grammatical errors so you know Im quoting verbatim: 1) Redditor 1: Oh calm down! 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. Template:Infobox Simpsons episode "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. "[9] Kid Rock recorded some of his dialog over the phone, but also paid a 45-minute visit to the Simpsons studio in Los Angeles to record lines. ! Lisa groaned. I mean, KTAAR is not the most offensive episode of the show. Since Homer is now practically a grand-scale Houdini who will get away with manslaughter, I dont just dislike him. All Rights Reserved. [1][2] When the animation department finished its work on the episode, it had ended up being about four minutes too long and the staff of the show was forced to make some difficult cuts. As after taking the quiz, Homer goes off the deep end. Destroy us all!, He had chicken. Random Events Plot: Most of the episode deals with various obstacles the family encounter while running from the law after seemingly killing a valuable Florida alligator. English. The family is acquitted, but they are banned from entering Florida again. 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. Yeah, definitely. The local sheriff, lenient during spring break and cruel the rest of the year, subsequently arrests the entire family. The jazz pianist didn't show up. I wish it was funny, but guess what the duo dont have much to work with here. Look, how can the clowns enslave us with all these oranges! Oscar yelled. The Simpsons are barefoot and briskly walking across a bed of hot coals in order to reach the couch. Turns out the Alligators real name was Robert Ewing all along! Im sorry Mom but Im obsessed with Chef Boyardee for some reason said Lisa. Menu. He's just a harmless maniac here to remind us of the precious gift of sanity. said Mr Burns. Speaking of insane antics, Homers boating kills Captain Jack, a gator who functions the town mascot. Why cant you two sit quietly and read like he is? But here, the insanity of the children being arrested just dragged on and on and on CHILDREN. He continued reading the quiz. All I know is that this time, I have watched aSimpsons episode that I sincerely believe wouldve been better off if it was penned and edited by a room full of cocaine users. 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. His wife died six months ago! Marge yelled. Watch online Download Subtitles Searcher. D'fhach 7.46 millin duine ar an eipeasid. Bart: Well, that's great dad, except you were supposed to take us to the newspaper. It passed testing. Culminates with: The alligator being named "Captain Jack" is a reference to, An MTV presenter having a jewel in her hand that lights up because it's her 25th birthday, leading to her being taken away and replaced by a younger presenter, is a parody of. "[14] Corey Deiterman of the Houston Press listed Kid Rock at number one in his list of the top five worst musical guests in Simpsons history. Anyway, besides sticking out like a sore thumb because hes so uncool (gee, how familiar), he first thinks Joey Cs a missing kid and tries to tackle him. (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. Homer? Seriously, from the writing to the animation, the sudden appearance of the second set of tracks to fit an Amtrak train, to even the voice acting this is astonishing. Is it Sideshow Bob again. Destroy us all! The caf owner saying, "I like that." Although your reference to the Sixth Doctors infamous debut story got me thinking and Im undecided if Id rather sit through 20 minutes of this or all 4 parts of Peri getting strangled, Peri getting lusted after by a giant alien slug, obnoxious twins who cant act and a costume department on some serious drugs. Logans Run reference Oscar cooed. Sort of. What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. Hi Santa! Teddy, Oscars living teddy bear creature yelled. Scrobh John Swartzwelder an eipeasid seo. Unlike this episode, those four are downright offensive in their sheer awfulness. I tried to find room for argument that I could just hate-watch the cartoon with my brain turned off as long as I pretend its a dumb cartoon then the incest joke happened. (Have I told you yet that Ive grown to despise this character? Oompa Loompa doopity dooooo! Oscar sang mocking little people. Marge mildly chides Homer for the debacle, thus proving that this marriage is collapsing into something akin to Stockholm syndrome, all before they pick up odd jobs at a diner in the middle of nowhere, while the proprietor lets them live in her trailer. No. The Simpsons: Kill The Alligator And Run The Simpsons (1999) Animated, Comedy | United States. One of the Frat boys partying outside was smoking pot. Marge came in wearing oven gloves and glowered at him. Okay I get it! 25/03/2020. A rather sad fact Joe C. died a few months after this episode aired. For the past five and a half years, I have been taking a look at the Mike Scully era ofThe Simpsons. Oscar winced exasperated. Ay carumba! This ones just dumb and annoying and all over the place, but its not so bad that it offends me (maybe it would if I lived in Florida, but I dont). publication date. Elsewhere Lenny and Carl asked each other which member of the Backstreet Boys they liked. He's got your license. Seriously, this episode alone is a good argument that the shows finale (if it gets one, and frankly it shouldnt get a special finale at this point) should consist of Homer getting his ass tossed out onto the street with prejudice. Are you a good driver, yes! 25.000. Interesting take, and I have to say that I sort of agree there. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. 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. Well, why isn't my baby gaining weight? Homer cried. You know your father's had a breakdown. said Marge sharply to Bart and Lisa. But that's America's wang. said Homer. It guest stars Diedrich Bader as the sheriff, Kid Rock as himself, Robert Evans as himself, Charlie Rose as himself and Joe C. as himself. Creator: Matt Groening Genre (s): Comedy, Animation Watch Now Buy on Really, it reads like a five year old describing how their day went while playing with friends at recess! This is a terrible vacation. (Of course, Ill be sad for the storyboard artists that will have to look for new work. One night when they are working, the alligator appears - He had been stunned, not killed. Spring break! Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Anyhoo, I think your fear of death is causing your insomnia which is provoking your erratic behavior. said Dr Payne. There was a bull alligator swimming about in the mire. Lisa comments on the stars. Referensi [ sunting | sunting sumber] Pranala luar [ sunting | sunting sumber] I hate other episodes more in fact, I would say this outing almost made me laugh at how awful it is but this episode is inept and boorish in almost every facet. I guess it speaks to how out of touch Springfield is, but come on, this is a stunning lack of common sense. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. So tell me, are all you government inspectors so handsome and strapping Mr a Burns brown nosed the inspectors. And secondly when we get round to that! My grand momma loves to read these on the potty. 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. In many ways, it is the dorkier equivalent to the study of the implosion of the Roman Empire. Gahahahaha! said a wacky voice on the radio. 2023 Wikisimpsons. Dr Dementos mansion. Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! This listing provides federal protection for alligators but allows state-approved management and control programs. Unfortunately [Whimpers] You got to hide me. 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