Since Homer is now practically a grand-scale Houdini who will get away with manslaughter, I dont just dislike him. (Yes, this is one of the starting points for Marge turning from merely mildly oblivious to rock stupid.). 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. What are you up to Demento! Homer cried in pain as he was being beaten up. 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. Somethings off. He continued reading the quiz. 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). With the Doctor Demento show! Marge sighed relieved and tried to catch up on her sleep. The Simpsons on trial 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. Waste this beeeeeyotch! Joe C yelled. This is pure art. Summary: Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. Elsewhere Lenny and Carl asked each other which member of the Backstreet Boys they liked. No! Oscar whipped out a black handgun and pointed it at Homer menacingly. Homer frowned slightly but wasnt too disappointed. The reception of "Kill the Alligator and Run" by critics was mixed. But here, the insanity of the children being arrested just dragged on and on and on CHILDREN. Ill catch him! Homer tackles Joe C. You idiot! (In my opinion, both shows were putting out better scripts thanThe Simpsons Season 11, invalidating that argument.) 4830. Homer tries to keep the party going, dragging the family along with him. 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. (Girlish giggle) My, you are the cats pajamas. said Tiny Tim seeing some potential in Weird Al Yankovich. Yeah, it has a few amusing moments, but its too scattershot to succeed. Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson . Kill the Alligator and Run F Simpson Safari D- Boht are terrible for some varying reasons, but KTAAR was the worse effort. Theyre some of the fucking worst half-hours of television ever, EVER produced. Oscar was squeezing a squeaky toy shaped like a bone. Simpson, we got a problem. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. [5] The episode also features guest appearances from talk show host Charlie Rose and film producer Robert Evans as themselves. No! Something that stressful would take a toll on anybodys mental health.). Homer thought the TV was trying to kill him. What is your life expectancy. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. Here? [15], Scully, Mike. He visits sick kids in hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow! Oscar yelled. Kill Homer Simpson! said Mendoza. 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. Unfortunately, when they arrive it is spring break, one of the loudest weeks of the year. Logans Run reference Oscar cooed. Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations! While there, they accidentally kill Captain Jack, the crocodilian mascot of the town, and so are chased by the sheriff. The Simpsons #1119. Wait! And when you cant invest in the characters, your plot is all but guaranteed to have no impact. I would argue that its one of the most technically inept episodes of the show that I have ever seen. Im serious we had Jerkass Homer before, but this episode has him at probably his most sociopathic for a consistent length of time. 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. Uh no. Marc Anthony the musician or recording artist was now Mark Anthony, the Roman boyfriend of Queen Cleopatra. The radio host stalking Bart for some reason who plays silly sound effects and weird songs. knock you out. I hope so! (Kid Rock was also on KOTH but I dont think until a later season.). OOPS, SPRING BREAK TIME! Oscar winced exasperated. Security! 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. 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. Granted, the execution of this change (as well as the whole serial) was so terrible that it discredited the franchise. Bart jogged Hugo making him drop his book. I mean, within the first three minutes, we have the recurrence of an earlier plot in the magazine usage. High pitched singing and string instrument plucking. Really, it reads like a five year old describing how their day went while playing with friends at recess! What you need is a good, long rest. https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Kill_the_Alligator_and_Run&oldid=1188973, "I am not here on a fartball scholarship.". Party! He hitchhiked until a white truck of Frat boys and Sorority girls picked him up and took him to the nearest party or gig. What up mosh monkeys! But I can at least see where they were going. This wouldnt irritate me as much if Mr. Well ho partying later She sighed to Homer. I cant think of anything, except for satirizing Spring Break which only lasted for a few minutes. Change). Even in KOTHs weakest moments, it at least had some form of soul apparent behind it. Tell these two imbeciles to sit and be quiet! Hugo yelled. In the episode, Homer has a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. I think those are the only gig or concert arenas in Florida Oscar snapped his finger or Thanos Snapped. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. My pockets hurt. said Homer depressed about dying. Report Browse more videos Playing next 14:26 which, of course, ends the Homer is suffering a mental breakdown plot in favor of the Homer is a psychopath who should be tranquilized plot. 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. Because even if it was intentional, the end result is just depressing. Not by a long shot. This listing provides federal protection for alligators but allows state-approved management and control programs. 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. Gen. 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. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. To my eyes, that alone puts it in contention for the title of Worst Episode Ever. Theres Peewee Herman! said Oscar. 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? Audio commentary for "Kill the Alligator and Run", in, Maxtone-Graham, Ian. Hugo was reading a book. Were on the run from the law, totally lost, no car, no money, no clean clothes, and its all your fault. Marge. Right thats it! (Turns out, he fell into the grave at the funeral as well). Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. There'll be nothing to do but lie on the beach and relax. said Marge. (2008). Awwwww! They tied him and the bed to the roof of their truck. 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. There was a big red F on it. (2008). Take them off of the glass! There are none. I love that guy. Forget badSimpsons, this is downright badtelevision. By Justin Kirkland Published: Jul 15, 2021. It was scripted and animated. The Simpson family get off the railway and end up at a secluded diner, where they work until the sheriff tracks them down. I love this couch said Homer. Terrified of his supposedly impending death, he develops insomnia and has a mental breakdown. 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. Teddy, his living teddy bear creature yapped and caught the squeaky toy in his mouth and chewed it. One attempt to defend himself and his family in court later (Drunken hicks of the jury), theyre breaking rocks on the chain gang. One, he hasnt met her yet! See?. Does Captain Jack eat smart mouthed little girls He asked annoyed. Menu. Marge came in wearing oven gloves and glowered at him. it wasnt that bad. 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. [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. 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). Homer laughed. There was a bull alligator swimming about in the mire. That's it. Its occasionally seen as something of a harbinger of Jerkass Homer, given how he becomes a party animal on campus. The Simpsons run from the law and take jobs at a small restaurant while hiding from the police. Lets waste this beeeeeyotch! Joe C yelled. You were talking about gophers the whole time! Marge ranted. Oh, you thought he was insane before? Usually just convicts or Hobos who get lost in the swamp. said the tour guide. And then it just keeps going with the chain gang, and when the scene lasted long enough that I was forced to think why the children were part of the chain gang in the first place yeah, THAT was when I gave up. "[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. And I still insist yeah, its terrible. Destroy us all!. 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. Then again, its clear that these writers are both out of ideas and threw out their shame long ago. 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. And theres Gallagher. He screamed. So tell me, are all you government inspectors so handsome and strapping Mr a Burns brown nosed the inspectors. 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