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. "Take them off the glass! animated, comedy, situation comedy Sunday 30 April 2000 Homer has a mental breakdown, so the family goes to Florida so he can unwind. They are eventually tracked down by the sheriff, who kidnaps them while they are asleep. This episode is totally hilarious, from Homer's paranoia about the T.V. There is something for everyone in this episode, with political humor, satire, a play on spring break rowdiness, jokes about handcuff's for Maggie, and even one thrown in about Bart and Lisa getting married. Marge wants Homer to stay in his hotel room, but he escapes to party at a Kid Rock concert on the beach. And I still insist yeah, its terrible. For all lawyers and content owners/creators that happen to stumble upon this blog, I own none of the content thats reviewed here. 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. 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. Oh God, fuck this episode. English. How'd you do on your science test? Hugo asked him. A shadow wearing a top hat covered them as the got the most peculiar feeling they were being watched. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. And no, I am not repeating or contradicting myself this time. EPISODE: 19 - Kill The Alligator And Run . There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson . High pitched singing and string instrument plucking. Thats the only part I think you got wrong. Destroy us all!, He had chicken. Uh no. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Bart swapped the letters in Frat around so it now said Royal Fart Hotel. Summary: Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice. 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. Season 11 > Kill the Alligator and Run. There are a wide variety of opinions regarding the shows quality and how deep and when and even IF it declined. Whoo! Still wanting to party, Homer rents an airboat and makes his family join him on a joyride through the local swamp. No this isnt like that time I wanted to be an inventor like Thomas Edison Homer sighed. Upon arriving they are greeted by wild college students in the middle of a raucous spring break. Ill catch him! Homer tackles Joe C. You idiot! 1 reference. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Because it's made of plastic. said Dr Payne. Later on he takes his own test, which determines how long he has left to live. 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. (2008). Bart: Well, that's great dad, except you were supposed to take us to the newspaper. Do we have any hobo body parts to feed him with! Homer asked being stupid. And while there are virtually no defenders of Bart to the Future, it did get some more recent recognition for its precognition related to the election of President Donald Trump. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. ! Lisa groaned. Captain Jack, the alligator. said the tour guide. 0 references. "Kill The Alligator and Run", meanwhile, really has neither. (Kid Rock was also on KOTH but I dont think until a later season.). Something that stressful would take a toll on anybodys mental health.). Or has a growth hormone syndrome that stopped him growing said Hugo. For the past five and a half years, I have been taking a look at the Mike Scully era ofThe Simpsons. When they sit down, the soles of their feet are black and smoldering. No! But then I wont live to see my children die! Um Marge Im having another midlife crisis Homer whined. I love that guy. 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. (In my opinion, both shows were putting out better scripts thanThe Simpsons Season 11, invalidating that argument.) Really, it reads like a five year old describing how their day went while playing with friends at recess! Their conversation mentions Evans's films Love Story and The Two Jakes, as well as Vincent Canby. Having to choose between KTAAR and Twin Dilemma is a rather sobering choice. Spring break! Students cheered. Given that The Simpsons Season 11 was clearly trying to be more like South Park or Family Guy, to apparently rip off plots from King of the Hill one the most grounded adult animated sitcoms out there, outside of maybe Bobs Burgers is an exercise in combining oil and water. You all attend Springfield Elementary! said Homer. Oh no! The point is that, no matter how atrocious or vapid a franchise gets, there will be people who defend it (see the MCU). Quality-wise, on a minute-by-minute basis, Kill the Alligator and Run might be the single worst script in terms of quality, at least as far as I can remember. Theres Peewee Herman! said Oscar. Im serious we had Jerkass Homer before, but this episode has him at probably his most sociopathic for a consistent length of time. They have burnt feet. It is so perfectly indicative of how this show considers its characters. And from there, the episode clearly forgets to take its Focusyn, as it moves at simultaneously breakneck and laborious speed. Probably the only other thing close to an amusing bit in the episode has to be one of the MTV Spring Break Hosts getting hauled away when she announces that shes turned 25 (a reference to, Also, I guess I could argue that Homers fascination with We Built This City actually almost works, as well a quasi-rebel who instead comes off like a madman, singing a song about rockers arguing with executives, that just so happens to be written off by some rock publications as corporate rock. This is a perfect vacation for Homer. All Ill say is, for me, re-watching the Scully Years was a form of morbid curiosity. Not yet! So maybe calling it universally condemned as the worst ever might have been a stretch. You could do better. At least it was satisfied and now I can go the rest of my life without watching another episode from the double-digit seasons. Dad can you not like any celebrity that supports Dr Dementoid? Waste this beeeeeyotch! Joe C yelled. 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?!? She gasped because a girl with huge breasts smooshed he boobs onto the windows of the car. A lost child! Edit Clip Timeline Auto-GIF. Episode tersebut awalnya disiarkan dalam saluran Fox di Amerika Serikat pada 30 April 2000. Its got one the funniest lines ever: No listening, ya hear me? And when the accuser said It wasnt funny to me, the Redditor said, Well then youre dead inside. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ay carumba! Bart and Oscar shivered, they hugged frightened. Jerkass Homer Meter: 5, although thats really academic. Views: 268. Of his familys station wagon. The Simpsons were on a hovercraft with those enormous fans on the back going about a swamp. M rated material! Bart screamed. Gen. Suddenly there was a Tyrannosaurus Rex outside the car staring in at them and growling. That said, I can at least see where they were getting at with the change in the Doctors character an attempt to make him distinct from his predecessor, and maybe expose the effects of some of his more recent traumas (Earthshock, for example). Because even if it was intentional, the end result is just depressing. language of work or name. To my eyes, that alone puts it in contention for the title of Worst Episode Ever. Homer was suddenly dressed as a woman carrying a baby. So tell me, are all you government inspectors so handsome and strapping Mr a Burns brown nosed the inspectors. I also own none of the screenshots, nor do I own 99% of the images here. Is it a terrible episode? Marge sighed pulling Oscar away from them. Oz can you stop arguing with everyone this vacation? Theyre dead!. Marge grunted as the car flipped upside down. Im not surprised Bart. said Oscar. And how does nobody throw the madman under the bus? Homer read another of those dumb magazine quizzes in womens afternoon weekly magazines. Look! The local sheriff, lenient during spring break and cruel the rest of the year, subsequently arrests the entire family. Hes panicking about dying young! 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! What are you doing?! Kill the Alligator and Run is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. Because Florida is known for its orange juice. Hail our shiny red nosed masters. (2008). Oh, God! And Ill say it again, there are even cartoons made for kids that have blown the few Modern Simpsons that Ive seen out of the water. imported from Wikimedia project. He rents an airboat and they go through the swamp, accidentally running into the town's most famous resident, an alligator named Captain Jack. Nonton The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 19 - Kill the Alligator and Run di Disney+ Hotstar The Simpsons Kill the Alligator and RunS11 E1929 Apr 2000 17+ The Simpsons find themselves on the run from the law after they accidentally kill a beloved alligator while vacationing in Florida. 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. "The Simpsons" Kill the Alligator and Run (TV Episode 2000) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. I would argue that its one of the most technically inept episodes of the show that I have ever seen. 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 . Homer yelped. But heres the full context of their counterpoints, including the grammatical errors so you know Im quoting verbatim: 1) Redditor 1: Oh calm down! This is pure art. It's printed by the Montana Militia. said Bart annoyed Homer gave him fake money. And when you cant invest in the characters, your plot is all but guaranteed to have no impact. What I ultimately am looking at in terms of analyzing the collapse ofThe Simpsonsis what the symptoms reflect. I mean, KTAAR is not the most offensive episode of the show. Teddy, his living teddy bear creature yapped and caught the squeaky toy in his mouth and chewed it. Dedicated to The Simpsons and host to thousands of free TV show. Dont worry I wont leave this room. said Homer. They prefer The Sunshine State. said Dr Payne. Animation Apr 30, 2000 21 min Information Genre Animation Released 2000 Run Time 21 min Rated TV-PG 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 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. 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. There are none. This family has hit a new low! I just do this as a hobby. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. What does it say about The Simpsons at this point that they blatantly ripped off entire plots from one of their sister shows? Marge came in wearing oven gloves and glowered at him. To calm himself down, he and the . I like that, 5) Redditor 5: it has kid rock. Simpson, we got a problem. See?. They tied him and the bed to the roof of their truck. Simpsons Showdown! Hannah Montana money Oscar laughed. Oz! Homer and the students tipped Marges car upside down. The Simpsons. For their next trip, the family plans to go to North Dakota, the only state other than Arizona (which Homer complains "smells funny") in which they are allowed to vacation. I think Sideshow Bobs after me again Bart shivered. MediaWiki page ID. But we had a lot of fun writing it, and we stand by it. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. [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. My solution to this is stupid said Marge. Homer thought the TV was trying to kill him. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. [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. No you dont! There was a big red F on it. Im not even going to make a snarky remark about that lets just move on. Marge sighed relieved and tried to catch up on her sleep. Emotionally disturbed, he goes off the deep end, to a point where a psychiatrist recommends that he takes a vacation down in Palm Corners, Florida. 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. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. One of the most disjointed of the series. 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. Mom! 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. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. Report Browse more videos Playing next 14:26 Everybody has their theories some rational, others more theoretical, a scant few completely insane and rooted in somewhat odious rationales. Audio commentary for "Kill the Alligator and Run", in, Maxtone-Graham, Ian. 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). knock you out. The Simpson family get off the railway and end up at a secluded diner, where they work until the sheriff tracks them down. 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. Interesting take, and I have to say that I sort of agree there. simpsons:Kill_the_Alligator_and_Run. Is this man an employee? An inspector asked. The Simpsons is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. Nothing is natural about this series anymore. Also, remember back when during plant inspections, he hid the most incompetent employees deep into the basement? As after taking the quiz, Homer goes off the deep end. Wheres the rum gone?. ARRESTED. to Spring Break in Florida to Getting in trouble with the local authorities. Yeah, it has a few amusing moments, but its too scattershot to succeed. Yknow, his wife who died as a result of Homer dodging flying T-shirts and parking in the ambulance zone in one go. subject named as. 'Kill the Alligator and Run' is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons . Were leaving a manic depressive who is worried about dying young, alone tied to a bed! Now shut up! "[9] According to Scully, the two musicians "had a great sense of humor [] about themselves," with Kid Rock asking if "he could add a couple of his own lines. Oh, dont forget Diedrich Baker. Oscar! Referensi [ sunting | sunting sumber] Pranala luar [ sunting | sunting sumber] Marge darling, can they be honey braised? Homer asked. And stop annoying your brother! But as I mentioned in the review above, at least this one is almost amusingly awful, a-la The Room. 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. Youve got to stop blindly supporting celebrities just because you like them! [5] The episode also features guest appearances from talk show host Charlie Rose and film producer Robert Evans as themselves. Dont be offensive about vertically challenged people! Lisa yelled. Ill just rest here, alone with my paranoid thoughts worrying about my early death said Homer. Not by a long shot. The Simpsons are barefoot and briskly walking across a bed of hot coals in order to reach the couch. Of course, hes then turned into a plot device when hes fatally struck, leading to the arrest of all ofthe Simpsons. D'fhach 7.46 millin duine ar an eipeasid. [4] The Simpsons producer Ian Maxtone-Graham directed Bader during his recording session, telling the guest star to do a Southern accent. Haaaaauuuwww! Unfortunately, Homer's less than stellar health and eating habits add up to only three more years to live. Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E19KillTheAlligatorAndRun. 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