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. Back to the swamp Homer groaned. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. The fact that this got past a room of writers, a team of animators, network censors, and even advertisers in the absolute state that it did makes me wonder what the quality control standards are at the FOX Network. And here comes Floridas most beloved and famous resident Captain Jack- said the tour guide. (2008). I dont like you stalking celebrities. Marge sighed and made an anecdote about a time one of them stalked an obscure celebrity because they thought they had slighted them in some way. as if the show is required to be to your standard week after week. Dedicated to The Simpsons and host to thousands of free TV show. 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. Whether theyre there for a day or weeks (they apparently were able to enroll in the school system, although that might just be a facetious commentary on Barts behalf), they turn into complete rednecks, complete with Homer suggesting that Bart and Lisa will get married to each other. Well I just googled him and hes blogging about a pool party hes having at his mansion. said Lisa. Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. MAGGIE WAS PUT IN HANDCUFFS. 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. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. The Simpsons were still stuck in the middle of a street party. Kill the Alligator and Run. 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. Lets just get this over with theres a party, the Simpson clan are taken to aid the upper crust of the party, and use it as an excuse to escape. Around 7.46 million American homes tuned in to watch the episode during its original airing. Grrrr! Granted, the execution of this change (as well as the whole serial) was so terrible that it discredited the franchise. Sort of. 0 references. 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. The family is acquitted, but they are banned from entering Florida again. Show everyone your boobs! Oscar exclaimed. [8] Scully said in an interview with the Detroit Free Press that the staff of the show chose Kid Rock and Joe C. for the episode because the two "have a lot of stage presence" and visually are "a funny combination," and because the staff thought "they would be funny playing off Homer. Homer! The Simpsons were on a hovercraft with those enormous fans on the back going about a swamp. Homer Simpson: Well, I'm gonna try anyway. Partying college Frat boys swapped the letters in Fart back to Frat and cheered. Simpsons Showdown! Views: 268. To calm himself down, he and the . Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there . 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.) Terrified of his supposedly impending death, he develops insomnia and has a mental breakdown. The family flees in their car but the sheriff gives chase until the family are pushed down the rails by an oncoming train. its a cartoon. This is a terrible vacation. Homer: Well, here we are, kids, the zoo. (2008). I dont know how else to guess the thought process that was behind Kill the Alligator and Run. I mean, I personally consider Alone Again worse on the grounds that it was trying to be sincere, whereas this is just a bunch of stuff that happened in the worst way possible. 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. " Kill the Alligator and Run " is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Oh, you thought he was insane before? With a Nielsen rating of 7.4, the episode finished 46th in the ratings for the week of April 2430, 2000. In 2006, Nohomers.net named this the worst episode in the history of the show. Seriously I think that episode is an absolute smash, combining American satire with great character work for Lisa. Marc Anthony the musician or recording artist was now Mark Anthony, the Roman boyfriend of Queen Cleopatra. Staff members Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Julie Thacker, and Steven Dean Moore, as well as cast member Dan Castellaneta and guest star Diedrich Bader, participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode. Unlike this episode, those four are downright offensive in their sheer awfulness. While there he accidentally kills a beloved alligator. Right thats it! subject named as. You all attend Springfield Elementary! said Homer. Cant sleep clown will eat me cant sleep clown will eat me Bart groaned in his sleep. 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. For Homer Simpson running over an alligator. Barts room. Turns out the Alligators real name was Robert Ewing all along! A mother can't die. It's quite a title. 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.. Somethings off. Kid Rock guest stars in this episode. They prefer The Sunshine State. said Dr Payne. When you invite comparisons to the Sixth Doctor, and the Sixth Doctor comes off the more sane character? The chalkboard gag is "I am not here on a fart ball scholarship." The couch gag is the Simpsons walking over hot coals and yelping in pain as they walk over the hot coals to get . 28 October 2013. Hes so good to his mother. said Carl. I guess it speaks to how out of touch Springfield is, but come on, this is a stunning lack of common sense. You win. I will now read the jurys verdict. This is pure art. One of the Frat boys partying outside was smoking pot. And Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali said Lisa. Chris was dealing with the evil monkey in his closet. What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. Dont worry I wont leave this room. said Homer. Jimmy crack corn and I don't care . If only I could find out what Dr Dementoid was planning now Bart was nervous about one of his enemies. Lisa Goes To Washington wasnt, you know, my personal favorite episode of theentire frigging show. Homer cheered and partied with the students. and the hat that bounces back up on his head, absolutely hysterical this episode is packed with great sight gags, one liners and all around great Simpson's comedy! The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. Hes panicking about dying young! Make an account! Everybody has their theories some rational, others more theoretical, a scant few completely insane and rooted in somewhat odious rationales. 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? Its baffling that the show remains on the air, and as it seems, will remain on the air for the foreseeable future. Hugo woke up struggling to sleep and rolled his eyes. Bart jogged Hugo making him drop his book. In fact, he actually gets some amusing lines, albeit drowned out by the sheer insanity of this episode. Oz were not cutting ties with Sergio just because you dont like him said Bart. What are you doing?! not every episode can be the best. [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. Simpsons Scripts - Springfield! I trust you dear. said Marge tying him to the bed. Predicted: 1994. I can't find a single violation or employee acting strangely. said another. However, when the second train hits the car, the ground under the train is another set of railroad tracks that were not there before. The local sheriff, lenient during spring break and cruel the rest of the year, subsequently arrests the entire family. Homer Simpson must die! said an attorney. Watch The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 19 on Disney+ Hotstar The Simpsons Kill the Alligator and RunS11 E1929 Apr 2000 Comedy English Star World U/A 13+ The Simpsons find themselves on the run from the law after they accidentally kill a beloved alligator while vacationing in Florida. Were not flippin going to Disney World! Bart groaned. Kill The Alligator and Run, meanwhile, really has neither. He called security to beat up Homer. Spring break! Students cheered. Were all fictional Oscar broke the fourth wall He climb up our toilet any day Bart was admiring the alligator. Menu. Its the TV thats crazy! Homer whined. Hmmmmmmm! Granted, Reddit isnt exactly representative of the majoritys voice but it also tends to attract sheep and shills (and it was from the official Simpsons Reddit), so Id say its at least a somewhat accurate representation of what a significant portion of the fandom thinks. 1CD. And three makes three. He paid Bart three dollars. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. You'll have to watch and found out what. This is a more insane and nonsensical lizard-related end to an episode than Threshold, from the aforementionedVoyager andthathad two characters devolve into salamanders and mate with the theory that humans would evolve that way. Boom, you have the Villain of the Week. " Kill the Alligator and Run " adalah episode kesembilan belas dari musim kesebelas sitkom animasi Amerika Serikat The Simpsons. Hail our shiny red nosed masters. The episode starts off on a less than stellar foot, with Homer facing his own mortality. Even if you compare his persona from The Twin Dilemma? I also own none of the screenshots, nor do I own 99% of the images here. Not by a long shot. Really, you could take his character from this episode and transplant it onto any other TV show. Because the show did, as apparently that night, the sheriff manages to hitch the trailer up to his sedan (just go with it), and still nobody singles him out as the cause of this whole nightmare. 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?!? I love that guy. But from what Ive seen, this is one of those episodes more frequently cited when the topic of worst episode ever does come up. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. All Ill say is, for me, re-watching the Scully Years was a form of morbid curiosity. Whats up chew toys? said Kid Rock to the fans. Mmmmmm.. (2008). Anyway, everything looks great, Mr. Burns. Lost in the wilderness and on the run, the family come across a diner, where they are given employment. Well ho partying later She sighed to Homer. OF course, that also makes it ironic, given the path that. [7], According to Scully, "Kill the Alligator and Run" is often cited by fans of The Simpsons as one of the worst episodes ever because of its structure and outlandish nature. Either way, pray to whatever deity you believe in because theres no saving this episode. During a Springfield Elementary School assembly, Kearney asks fellow bully Dolph to take a memo to "Beat up Martin" on his . Hi Santa! Teddy, Oscars living teddy bear creature yelled. I mean, KTAAR is not the most offensive episode of the show. Well hes weird and creepy. Ah, good times. (Yes, this is one of the starting points for Marge turning from merely mildly oblivious to rock stupid.). Is it Sideshow Bob again. Its Dr Demento again! Bart whined mentioning his other arch enemy. Haaaaauuuwww! At least Janeway had to deal with a ship getting launched halfway across space. ! Marge told Bart and Lisa off. [3], Actor Diedrich Bader guest starred in the episode as the sheriff. Seen here in Kill the Alligator and Run is an absolute trainwreck of an episode, one that dispatches the shows prior standards of comedy, characterization, plotting, animation (which really feels stiff and lifeless in this episode), and even sanity in one of the most deranged episodes of non-Adult Swim-related television ever. (In my opinion, both shows were putting out better scripts thanThe Simpsons Season 11, invalidating that argument.) The ones no one takes seriously Homer read it. And theres Gallagher. Homer tries to keep the party going, dragging the family along with him. knock you out. In 2008, it was released on DVD along with the rest of the episodes of the eleventh season. 47x. Partying will help him forget his worries about his mortality. said Oscar. At least with previous episodes (and even the previous scenes, including the Spring Break one), there was some level (however small) of logical consistency for a cartoon where its just filled with short gags that had no lasting effect (the Teletubbies shooting lasers in Battlesore Galactica, for example, didnt cause the BBC or any Springfieldian to examine whats essentially sentient Teletubbies in another arc). 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. The Simpsons. His mental behavior almost costs the Power Plant to be closed down by asking the inspector to hide him wearing nothing but a mail sack. 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? Kid Rock and Joe C. also made guest appearances as themselves in the episode, performing at a concert in Florida that Homer attends. But here, the insanity of the children being arrested just dragged on and on and on CHILDREN. 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. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included in the box set. This is a terrible activity! 25/03/2020. Its nonsensical! 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