Its the TV thats crazy! Homer whined. 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 . 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. Kill the Alligator and Run Homer once again has a midlife crisis after reading a life expectancy quiz in a magazine. The Simpsons The Simpsons #1119 - Kill the Alligator and Run released by Bongo on April 30, 2000. Its nonsensical! My grand momma loves to read these on the potty. The American alligator is classified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as similarity of appearance to a threatened taxon. He's got your license. I can't find a single violation or employee acting strangely. said another. Do you smoke? Homer wakes up the next day, rushing outside ready to party, but spring break is over: The students are returning home. I would argue that its one of the most technically inept episodes of the show that I have ever seen. Also, if the mood is right, Alligator might just qualify as so bad, its good. 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. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Pete Joyce, a firefighter and paramedic, said he was. The family flees in their car but the sheriff gives chase until the family are pushed down the rails by an oncoming train. (Kid Rock was also on KOTH but I dont think until a later season.). to Spring Break in Florida to Getting in trouble with the local authorities. I just do this as a hobby. [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. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. We better leave before we get caught trespassing. said Oscar. He rents an airboat and they go through the swamp, accidentally running into the town's most famous resident, an alligator named Captain Jack. Lost in the wilderness and on the run, the family come across a diner, where they are given employment. D'fhach 7.46 millin duine ar an eipeasid. Ah, good times. Well aint that a kicker! We're almost to Palm Corners. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E19KillTheAlligatorAndRun. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. Im madder than Homer seethed at Bart. Jerkass Homer Meter: 5, although thats really academic. For what they have done, the family is sentenced to forced labor. Ill only live till Im 42?! They are eventually tracked down by the sheriff, who kidnaps them while they are asleep. While there, they accidentally kill Captain Jack, the crocodilian mascot of the town, and so are chased by the sheriff. Came true: 2007. So, this is where I should declare it the new candidate for the Worst Episode Ever. 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). (Anybody care what this guy thinks? NO!), But you know what? Dad can you not like any celebrity that supports Dr Dementoid? Mmmmmm Florida oranges Ahhhh, I think Im recovering from my scurvy. said Hugo. Incredibly, that makes this episode even more baffling! Logans Run reference Oscar cooed. Maybe this: the plot is two King of the Hill episodes smashed together, The Order of the Straight Arrow (a character kills a whooping crane/alligator who later conveniently returns to life to save the heroes) and Escape from Party Island (characters go to a quiet vacation spot to relax, only to find Spring Break has beat them there). Oscar kept being stupid saying it was Kraid from Metroid said Lisa. One scene that was cut saw Captain Jack lying in state at the capitol in Florida, with Kid Rock being one of the people present to pay their respects to the alligator. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. And three makes three. He paid Bart three dollars. Yknow, his wife who died as a result of Homer dodging flying T-shirts and parking in the ambulance zone in one go. A magazine with those light hearted quizzes I take too seriously and annoy people by asking them their answers to! And Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali said Lisa. Seconds later, without the car moving an inch. Take them off of the glass! The reviews are protected under Fair Use more specifically, Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. surely this has to link at least marginally somewhere; if not, it would be fascinating fanfiction material). Now shut up! The point is that, no matter how atrocious or vapid a franchise gets, there will be people who defend it (see the MCU). Barts room. You'll have to watch and found out what. The family is acquitted, but they are banned from entering Florida again. This is a perfect vacation for Homer. 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. The Simpsons were on a hovercraft with those enormous fans on the back going about a swamp. 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. The episode seems to suffer from ADD as it cant focus on any topic for very long. just take this frame in. The Simpsons are barefoot, quickly walking across a bed of hot coals to reach the couch. Watchlist Share Homer cried in pain as he was being beaten up. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. 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. But heres the full context of their counterpoints, including the grammatical errors so you know Im quoting verbatim: 1) Redditor 1: Oh calm down! I am having a private pool party! It's printed by the Montana Militia. said Bart annoyed Homer gave him fake money. Lisa seethed at him. But at least you tried, unlike Bart. Hmmmmm! 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.. Ill catch him! Homer tackles Joe C. You idiot! Scully has said that the episode is "kind of three stories in one. Its baffling that the show remains on the air, and as it seems, will remain on the air for the foreseeable future. Referensi [ sunting | sunting sumber] Pranala luar [ sunting | sunting sumber] Saturday 30 April 2022 09:55. Yes, I said Kid Rock Concert. It was scripted and animated. language of work or name. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Scullyfied Simpsons: Kill the Alligator and Run (Season 11, Episode19), But as I mentioned in my review of Take My Wife, Sleaze, The Review Nebula Ranks Red Dwarf (AKA, "Happy 35th, Red Dwarf! simpsons:Kill_the_Alligator_and_Run. Yes! 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. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. Is that a good thing? Weird Al asked Dr Demento. it wasnt that bad. The power plant's psychiatrist recommends Homer go on a long vacation for quiet recuperation, so the family head off to a town in Florida. (Though Homer rejects the former state because he dislikes its odor. Yeah, it has a few amusing moments, but its too scattershot to succeed. As after taking the quiz, Homer goes off the deep end. IMDb ID. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. "[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! The Simpson family get off the railway and end up at a secluded diner, where they work until the sheriff tracks them down. Yay! But as I mentioned in my review of Take My Wife, Sleaze, he was influenced by various college movies, and the universe rebutted him by showing a) actual consequences, and b) nerds being a part of everyday life. Hugey! Oscar squealed and hugged Hugo. Watch online Download Subtitles Searcher. No kidding two seconds into Palm Corners, Homer is not only cured of his paranoia but promptly takes part in a car-flipping. Im not surprised Bart. said Oscar. Menu. Somethings off. Elsewhere Lenny and Carl asked each other which member of the Backstreet Boys they liked. We built this city on rock and roll . Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice. Okay, honey. Dr Demento introduced Weird Al to Tiny Tim. Marge sighed. subject named as. 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.) Ay carumba! ! Marge comforted Homer but he had got out of the car! For Homer Simpson running over an alligator. Marge came in wearing oven gloves and glowered at him. Homer Simpson: It worked! No this isnt like that time I wanted to be an inventor like Thomas Edison Homer sighed. The Simpsons then went orange picking. I dont even know what the hell I put down in this review. Bart jogged Hugo making him drop his book. Lisa comments on the stars. 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. Its occasionally seen as something of a harbinger of Jerkass Homer, given how he becomes a party animal on campus. 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. 1 reference. What it lacks in Jockey Elves, Mole People, or Micronesians, it makes up for in sheer lack of coherence within the plot. You know what? That's it. Marc Anthony the musician or recording artist was now Mark Anthony, the Roman boyfriend of Queen Cleopatra. Okay, Ive actually finished the episode. I think Sideshow Bobs after me again Bart shivered. Of course not. The Simpsons: Kill The Alligator And Run The Simpsons (1999) Animated, Comedy | United States. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of season 11 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and forty-fifth episode overall. Partying will help him forget his worries about his mortality. said Oscar. 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. No way! Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. One of the worst ever though? [9] All of Joe C.'s lines were recorded over the phone. If I wasnt so lazy. Lisa Goes To Washington wasnt, you know, my personal favorite episode of theentire frigging show. After Spring Break, he is so excited, that in the midst of his party, he runs over the towns mascot, the alligator Captain Jack. There, they end up in the middle of a raucous spring break. And theyll destroy us all! Chris was dealing with the evil monkey in his closet. No! I suggest Florida. Florida? But, it does its job in wrapping up the plot, albeit in the most moronic way ever the Simpsons are exonerated, and the judge decides to drop the other charges on the grounds that they never set foot in Florida ever again. Even in KOTHs weakest moments, it at least had some form of soul apparent behind it. 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. 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. 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! Views: 268. High pitched singing and string instrument plucking. Terrified of his supposedly impending death, he develops insomnia and has a mental breakdown. Its not all gonna be good news when the ax finally falls.). It'll be real soon enough. Homer was um being weird Hehehe! Mmmmmm! Elsewhere Homer broke out of the hotel room still tied to the bed. Boobies. Oscar moaned aroused. Simpsons Showdown! Homer frowned slightly but wasnt too disappointed. Look, how can the clowns enslave us with all these oranges! Oscar yelled. 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. Look! Gahahahaha! said a wacky voice on the radio. How the hell did the family get banned from 48 out of 50 United States? Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! 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. 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. Party! I suggest Florida. said Dr Payne. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. He took a slug of his bottle of gin. Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there . Animation Apr 30, 2000 21 min Information Genre Animation Released 2000 Run Time 21 min Rated TV-PG Hugo woke up struggling to sleep and rolled his eyes. Oz! The quiz says youre a Frigid Frieda. But that's America's wang. said Homer. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. You were talking about gophers the whole time! Marge ranted. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Hes not possessed by a demon! Oscar yelled. Little do they know, it is Spring Break. This isn't real money. Im basing his mannerisms off of Ayam Aghoul. It flits from one gag to another with abandon and rarely makes much sense or produces many laughs. What is the Spanish language plot outline for Kill the Alligator and Run (2000)? (LogOut/ 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. The debauchery makes Homer feel better, but he is disappointed to learn spring break is over and the students are returning to their studies. I dont know how people can say that when shit like Alone Again, Co-Dependents Day, Boys of Bummer, and Lisa Goes Gaga exists. 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. Forget badSimpsons, this is downright badtelevision. If anybody has a counterargument, however, Im all for it. Their conversation mentions Evans's films Love Story and The Two Jakes, as well as Vincent Canby. 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. Oooooh! He should be partying! Oscar yelled. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that reveal Um I dont know anything about him. That is not hyperbole. The Simpsons run from the law and take jobs at a small restaurant while hiding from the police. And I still insist yeah, its terrible. Freebase Data Dumps. "Kill the Alligator and Run" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. It makes only slightly more sense, in fact. I cant think of anything, except for satirizing Spring Break which only lasted for a few minutes. Can you stop hiring Sergio Aragons as a guest illustrator for your comics! Oscar yelled at Bart. My pockets hurt. said Homer depressed about dying. Lets waste this beeeeeyotch! Joe C yelled. Because even if it was intentional, the end result is just depressing. Why the Underworld do you want to help the clowns?! Captain Jack was rolling about in the stagnant water with the other gators. Are you a good driver, yes! His wife died six months ago! Marge yelled. 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