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. Least Favorite Scene:Again, this is one where I am flush with options. Kill the Alligator and Run is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. And how does nobody throw the madman under the bus? Look! And Im not going to restate my arguments here, since it would be a waste of time for all involved. I love that guy. My solution to this is stupid said Marge. They mess with his equilibrium and are thwarting the rise of the glorious clown regime! They tied him and the bed to the roof of their truck. https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Kill_the_Alligator_and_Run&oldid=1188973, "I am not here on a fartball scholarship.". 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! (Anybody care what this guy thinks? NO!), But you know what? The Simpsons are barefoot, quickly walking across a bed of hot coals to reach the couch. 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). (Politicians merely got a fur coat to make investigations go away.) I dont even know what the hell I put down in this review. 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. Destroy us all!. Both The Twin Dilemma and Kill The Alligator and Run are rather nauseating. Mmmmmm! Jerkass Homer Meter: 5, although thats really academic. This episode is totally hilarious, from Homer's paranoia about the T.V. 25/03/2020. For everything just wrong with this episode, at least Deidrich Baker manages to sell me on the Sherrif. I hope so! 1 reference. ARRESTED. Seconds later, without the car moving an inch. 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. its a cartoon. Speaking of insane antics, Homers boating kills Captain Jack, a gator who functions the town mascot. TV Show Episode Scripts. This time the family takes him to Florida. 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. stated in. The family flees in their car but the sheriff gives chase until the family are pushed down the rails by an oncoming train. Im not crazy! Zaniness Factor: 5. So, yeah, for every idiotic, selfish, deluded, insane, and horrific thing that he did in this episode, Homer is allowed to practically walk scot free, leaving behind a stunned town, and taking with him a family that would be traumatized in any other show by which I mean, earlier in this show, when the writers actively wrote moments for other characters rather than as add-ons. And three makes three. He paid Bart three dollars. 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. Eh? Homer laughed. 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. The whole point of this was to help you relax. said Marge. 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. Is that a good thing? Weird Al asked Dr Demento. One put a franchise on ice, the other couldve in another world. Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations! I think its a testament to how FOX treats their properties that everybody involved in the production wasnt fired the morning after. S11E19: Kill the Alligator and Run. Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Oh, you thought he was insane before? No! So maybe calling it universally condemned as the worst ever might have been a stretch. Which looks like one of those modern, white boxy rich houses with a pool and glass doors. Well, why isn't my baby gaining weight? Homer cried. "Take them off the glass! 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. Lets waste this beeeeeyotch! Joe C yelled. Take them off of the glass! At least Janeway had to deal with a ship getting launched halfway across space. Now, this next scene Im about to describe is something that I did not make up for the review. Homer hates his psychiatrist's dad for a reason the man brought up during their session. And Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali said Lisa. I wish it was funny, but guess what the duo dont have much to work with here. Kid Rock's song "Bawitdaba" features as part of his appearance. Marge grumbled. AAND, CDD, LGG, and maybe Boys of Bummer ARE worse than this episode, in that those episodes are too bad to even obtain ironic enjoyment from their ineptitude. No way! Summary: Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. Regardless, its still probably the most consistently awful episode of the Scully era a failure on virtually every level possible. So tell me, are all you government inspectors so handsome and strapping Mr a Burns brown nosed the inspectors. Meh Bart looked at his last homework he got back. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of season 11 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and forty-fifth episode overall. And since it's my birthday, we'll party extra hard! (Beeping) She has a red Logans Run hand crystal. There was a big red F on it. With a Nielsen rating of 7.4, the episode finished 46th in the ratings for the week of April 2430, 2000. Yeah I hear they dont even hand out raincoats or tarps at his shows. language of work or name. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. Yes, I said Kid Rock Concert. This isn't real money. OOPS, SPRING BREAK TIME! Alright, if it seems like Im recapping the third act more than reviewing it this is really just a bunch of stuff that happens. Lisa: You can't drive, dad. Fine! That is not hyperbole. Homer: D'oh! Awwwww! 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. Oscar winced exasperated. The Simpsons BABF16 Episode Script - Dr. ? Bart yelled. I trust you dear. said Marge tying him to the bed. it wasnt that bad. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Oh I missed you boys so much! Having to choose between KTAAR and Twin Dilemma is a rather sobering choice. If only I could find out what Dr Dementoid was planning now Bart was nervous about one of his enemies. Really, it reads like a five year old describing how their day went while playing with friends at recess! His black alarm clock radio went to radio. However, in retrospect, it's no more or less silly than what they were. I dont know how people can say that when shit like Alone Again, Co-Dependents Day, Boys of Bummer, and Lisa Goes Gaga exists. Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. He should be partying! Oscar yelled. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson family go to Florida for vacation. Marge darling, can they be honey braised? Homer asked. I suggest Florida. said Dr Payne. Lost in the wilderness and on the run, the family come across a diner, where they are given employment. Well, this time, he becomes legitimately disturbed he encounters insomnia over his apparent impending demise, which feeds into his newfound paranoia to generate a quite frankly disturbing break from reality. Unlike this episode, those four are downright offensive in their sheer awfulness. OF course, that also makes it ironic, given the path that. Theres so much wrong with this episode, its hard to know where to begin (and you cover the more egregious bullshit, anyway). For Homer Simpson running over an alligator. That's it. Show: The Simpsons Episode: 245 Year: 2000 Writer(s): John Schwartzwelder Director(s): Jen Kamerman. Mom, Bart's sitting next to me! Lisa whined pushing him. Remember those jokes you and Seth McFarlane wrote about all of Johnny Depps exes?!. IMDb ID. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Homer manages to break the chains, and the Simpsons get into the car and escape. What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. Lisa comments on the stars. Im not surprised Bart. said Oscar. Barts room. Billy frowned. A count of six people denied the statement, which is admittedly not a lot. I think that makes this episode a good contender for that blogs collective Worst Episode Ever, if you count worst as being absent of anything good. While there he accidentally kills a beloved alligator. Yknow, his wife who died as a result of Homer dodging flying T-shirts and parking in the ambulance zone in one go. Marge spotted Homer still tied to the bed in the crowd. Its Dr Demento again! Bart whined mentioning his other arch enemy. They flee from the Sheriff, and their car is hit by an Amtrak train, which pushes them along the tracks. [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. Gahahahaha! Dr Demento laughed hurling exploding skulls at them. 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. 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. Not yet! Anyway, they jump the train tracks, and appear to miss the train entirely, as well as dodge the long, rather cruel arm of southern justice. Homer was suddenly dressed as a woman carrying a baby. The episode seems to suffer from ADD as it cant focus on any topic for very long. You were talking about gophers the whole time! Marge ranted. (Have I told you yet that Ive grown to despise this character? After Homer accidentally kills the beloved town alligator, the family must go into hiding to avoid being arrested. Homer was breastfeeding a plastic baby doll. Mmmmmm Florida oranges Ahhhh, I think Im recovering from my scurvy. said Hugo. Hugo was reading a book. Eh As long as he doesnt embarrass us or get into trouble said Bart. Students partied and a song played, I dunno probably Duran Duran. Cooooool! Elsewhere at the plant, Homer had gone completely nuts! The first three you mentioned are objectionable in one way or another, and the last one effectively drove me away from new episodes for good (with a few rare exceptions, none of which were worth it). In fact, Dead Homer Society has not once used the episode for a "Quote of the Day" - they've gone back to the aforementioned wells on some occasions, even though they consider Season 11 the show's last gasp of dignity being stripped away. Bill, bill, bill Death threat from Sideshow Bob to Bart bill bill Oh! Of course, hes then turned into a plot device when hes fatally struck, leading to the arrest of all ofthe Simpsons. 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. Also, remember back when during plant inspections, he hid the most incompetent employees deep into the basement? Kill The Alligator and Run, meanwhile, really has neither. "[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. In contrast to the believable midlife crisis seen in that episode, here, Homer is instead confronted with the possibility of dying at age 42 thanks to a quiz that he took in a magazine. Some of us have Grammar school today! Lisa groaned. Oscar kept being stupid saying it was Kraid from Metroid said Lisa. Oh, dont forget Diedrich Baker. Are you a good lover. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Odd. There were monkeys in the crowd hooting and screeching. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. Yeah, it has a few amusing moments, but its too scattershot to succeed. It was blue in colour with yellow bone shapes printed all over it. Oscar whipped out a black handgun and pointed it at Homer menacingly. Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there . [3], Actor Diedrich Bader guest starred in the episode as the sheriff. 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. It makes only slightly more sense, in fact. 'Kill the Alligator and Run' is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons . Here is a great collection of Simpsons Scripts . "My first reaction to that was, 'What kind of rock star is this? We're almost to Palm Corners. 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 Your father got out and is in the mosh pit!. I like that, 5) Redditor 5: it has kid rock. This listing provides federal protection for alligators but allows state-approved management and control programs. Well, we've got a Soloflex down at H.Q. said one of the inspectors. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow was wading in the swamp. 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. Suddenly there was a Tyrannosaurus Rex outside the car staring in at them and growling. 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. What is your life expectancy. 0 references. Poison green monkeys said Dark Oscar in spirit form. 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. Of his familys station wagon. Destroy us all!, He had chicken. Sepulveda here doing the veejay thing for the most out-of-control spring break ever! said a brunette lady hosting the event. The Simpsons were still stuck in the middle of a street party. 4seven | Saturday 11 August 2018 | 15:00. He also mentored Weird Al Yankovich. said Lisa. Oh no! Its boring and Clownja hates oranges! The point is that, no matter how atrocious or vapid a franchise gets, there will be people who defend it (see the MCU). Now lets ask everyone else!. Just quit. You could do better. I think Sideshow Bobs after me again Bart shivered. Homer receives a magazine full of personality tests, from which he takes one which concludes he has only three years left to live. Homer cried in pain as he was being beaten up. There were imaginary cowboys pointing guns at him and snarling. And when you cant invest in the characters, your plot is all but guaranteed to have no impact. Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. Make an account! This time the family takes him to Florida. Its nonsensical! King of the Hill might have gotten a bit weaker in its final few seasons, but it still went out with some dignity, and even gained some pop cultural power in the years since. No contest even the few amusing lines cant drown out the sheer awfulness surrounding them. In a way, its sort of like the show is having its life flash before its eyes as it slips into a fate worse than death. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Its perfect! (To which I argue that they merely mocked his candidacy back in 1999.). Yes! Just be glad that you never have to watch anything after The Blunder Years (except for How I Spent My Strummer Vacation, you do have to watch that one). Do you drink? 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! Im not even going to make a snarky remark about that lets just move on. No you dont! Oh my guity secret! I also own none of the screenshots, nor do I own 99% of the images here. No this isnt like that time I wanted to be an inventor like Thomas Edison Homer sighed. Living in the sunshine, dancing in the moonlight, having a wonderful time! Tiny Tim was singing I dunno but best avoid those celebrities from now on said Oscar. Discussion; Bug Reporting; Delete/Combine Pages "Kill the Alligator and Run" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. Uh no we got a gator stuck in our toilet once when Mom got arrested for shoplifting at the Kwik E Mart.

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