However, that doesn’t diminish from the fact that this episode is just awful all around. Referensi. ( Log Out /  Or something. OP. Homer vs. Working title appears to be It's Not the Heat, It's the Humiliation. It also isn't the first time Homer has worked as Mr Burns' assistant while Smithers is on vacation ("Homer the Smithers"). Dignity Note Annotated pre-table draft script. CABF07 (SI-1207 / S12E12) … It was like a whole different kind of cheating!”) In the middle of Bart’s reading, we hear Skinner off-screen say in a strained voice, “Come on, Edna, don’t be tardy!” That’s fucking gross, what else could that be but him coming close to an orgasm. (Part One) 2F18 Two Dozen And One Greyhounds (8 Quotes) Lemmy Caution wrote:Homer vs. So, yeah, I think that’s every-… oh, right. "Homer vs. June 3, 2012 June 3, 2012 ~ Mike! Unfortunately the link to it is really tenuous which makes it feel crowbarred in and rather jarring. Tidbits and Quotes Another would be just around the corner…. I’m not even sure I watched it as a kid. #6: Homer vs Dignity (Season 12) You'd think that I'll just say "Panda Rape" and leave it at that , but this episode has an interesting backstory to it. When Homer dresses up as the panda, his name is … I don’t really care. Or they did and were fired for their insolence. Homer vs. Homer, Buff Man 7/12/1997 Note Annotated story notes. for providing the template for this thread. I gotta say, the panda scene in this episode didn’t offend me nearly as much as Homer *actually* getting raped by Marge in “Strong Arms of the Ma”, Something that no-one has mentioned here – this episode was apparently based on an obscure 60’s movie called ‘The Magic Christian’, which had a similar premise (a billionaire forces people to do degrading things for money). Then why would Homer spend so much money on a single gun? "Homer vs. Note however, that not all sequels are recycled premises — just the ones that are almost identical, and have more than a couple of recycled scripts.. A Super-Trope to: . It’s grossly disturbing and disgusting, for sure, but it’s just that there were so many other terrible things that happened prior that I had developed a callous to it, I guess. This show is absolute shit, I have no idea what the fuck the writers are doing to Burns, or why they think any of the truly distasteful content in this episode is funny. Still is pretty darn extreme having Homer literally eating the number 1 of Spider-Man just for Burns' amusement! Homer has to make Mr. Burns laugh. Less severe, but next episode we have the cash prize intended for “Mr. It’s so ridiculously out-of-place and terribly unfunny. They have almost all largely been lackluster. Dignity-- Homer becomes Mr. Burns' "prank monkey." She is surprised by the changes and wonders what to do. “Well, there’s lots of needy kids out there.” “The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons' twelfth season. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. It first aired on Fox in the US on 26 November 2000. Whatever. Truly wretched. – I like this back-and-forth between Marge and Homer (“When did we become the bottom rung of society?” “I think it was when that cold snap killed off all the hobos.”) Dignity" is the fifth episode of the The Simpsons’ twelfth season, first broadcast by Fox on November 26, 2000. I’m not necessarily saying The Simpsons should go in the direction it went in with this episode — I’m much more into the episodes with actual heart and wit, obviously — but it’s kinda entertaining as a one-off episode. Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith. Ob als TV-Stars, als Spielzeugfiguren oder auf einem amerikanischen Linienflugzeug, die gelbste Familie der Welt findet sich überall. We start on familiar ground with the Simpson family deep in financial woes. Member. The actors, though seeing the script for the first time, deliver their lines as if they've been at many rehearsals. The fake Krusty balloon at the parade is the only funny thing I can think of in this episode. – Nice bit with Carl’s word-a-day calendar. I’d better throw it in the garbage.” “Well, there’s lots of needy kids out there.” “I see what you’re saying. He acts so weird in this episode and I don’t like it. I knew the girl I met ten years ago was a keeper when she told me she had a favourite Simpsons episode (Homer vs God)…. We’ve seen this plot thread before many times, and done so, so, so much better. Apart from the fact that it gave us the word “retirony,” I don’t have anything good to say about this one. The 26th episode of the series overall, it originally The writers mouth the words as their work is brought to life. Meanwhile, Smithers takes a leave of absence, so Burns is left to his own devices. User reviews (4) Season 12. “Here’s an exchange between Homer and Lisa. Working title appears to be Homer's Frozen Corpse. Hah. Fuck this episode. The fish stuff during the parade is just awful. Now, people call this the “panda rape” scene, but as Homer was in costume, it couldn’t be rape, per say. I can remember not laughing a single time, not once. Fuck this episode, indeed. Note however, that not all sequels are recycled premises — just the ones that are almost identical, and have more than a couple of recycled scripts.. A Super-Trope to: . Homer vs. CABF03 (SI-1203 / S12E07) The Great Money Caper 256. Homer vs. Definitely that's THE moment of Homer vs. Maybe this is the first time I have seen the entire episode. This episode may not have had strong characterization but it had so many iconic laughs, for me at least. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. But other than that, it just has a tired, overused plot and not a single joke that lands. Was it supposed to be a reference to better days? I’m sure Edna rolled her eyes in annoyance during that. "Homer vs. Homer becomes a clown for him with Homer's life becoming an episode of MTV's "Jackass." There is so much wrong with it before that scene and even more after it. However, the satirical thrust of that story is lost when Mr Burns is only paying Homer to humiliate himself…, Unfortunately, this was not the first inane and ridiculous episode based on a cult British property from the 1960s. Mr. Burns is in probably his worst role up to this point. ). The Fallen. But other than that, it just has a tired, overused plot and not a single joke that lands. I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can 5/9/2002 Note Table draft script. Were they hoping the episode wouldn’t be remembered as badly because they have a golden era line? After he’s continuously shocked with electric prods (another vocal workout for Castellaneta), the male panda takes notice to Homer, and then proceeds to do unspeakable actions toward him behind closed curtains. I realize Homer is dimwitted, but who the hell hears “financial planner” as “financial panther?” It’s not organic (like, for example, Homer misspelling “smart” as “s-m-r-t” which is believable), but rather forced in, which makes it not funny, in my opinion. In place of actual emotional value of Marge worrying or Homer having concern over providing for his family, we have jokes about Homer mishearing “financial planner” as “financial panther.” Then we get a dream sequence about it. Homer & Marge go to ''Let's Get Fiscal Financial Planning Service''. Dignity". Homer vs. Dignity-Wikipedia. It is LaZebnik's first full written script with the first script being "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad" from "Treehouse of Horror XI" and is based on The Magic Christian. But what's astonishing is the energy in the room - the sort of zest you expect in a show's first season, not its eleventh. I don’t know why the writers thought these were funny, but they weren’t. CABF05 (SI-1205 / S12E10) Pokey Mom 259. An episode-by-episode retrospective of a truly cromulent show. That scene. It’s sort of similar to the series’ early morality play episodes like “Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment.” I really like how this episode features Milhouse finally getting one over on Bart. In order to boost ratings, two earlier broadcast episodes (including Treehouse of Horror XI) were shown before the episode. An episode-by-episode retrospective of a truly cromulent show. Homer vs. We can obsess over it ’cause we’re just watching the thing over and over again; they actually have to focus on making new episodes day in and day out, and they don’t have time to look back. – Worthless cameo by Leeza Gibbons, Burns appearing on the float makes no sense, and for some reason he’s dressed in the Santa suit which I guess Homer somehow left behind. (c; What amazes me is that so many people think The Simpsons was pretty much garbage after Season 10, but it is still going. Shows that have pages created for all episodes, but are not fully formatted, will be highlighted in light blue. He says, “I concur,” while the word that day was actually “conquer.” – Here’s an exchange between Homer and Lisa. He reveals the tale of how this could have happened: he stayed after school and ended up stuck in the janitor’s closet as Skinner and Krabappel came in and made love on Martin’s desk (“It is usually the cleanest.”) To distract himself from the dirtiness, Bart read over a nearby poster of the planets over and over and the information stayed (“So when I took the test, the answers were stuck in my brain. ( Log Out /  Zum ersten mal traten die Simpsons als Kurzfilmreihe innerhalb der in den USA sehr berühmten Tracey Ullman Show am 19.4.1987 auf. Recycled Script: We have the family in financial trouble, Lisa worrying over a Simpson male's soul ("Bart Sells His Soul") and Homer dressing up as Santa Claus ("Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire"). Then we have the whole story being irritating. Homer uses his ill-gotten money to buy toys for children, and is made Santa Claus at the Thanksgiving Day parade. Dignity; The Computer Wore Menace Shoes; The Great Money Caper; Skinner's Sense of Snow; HOMЯ; Pokey Mom; Worst Episode Ever; Tennis the Menace; Day of the Jackanapes; New Kids on the Blecch; Hungry, Hungry Homer; Bye Bye Nerdie; Simpson Safari; Trilogy of Error; I'm Goin' to Praiseland; Children of a Lesser Clod; Simpsons Tall Tales Hah, that’s a pretty good exchange! Le fou du roi. The episode was written by Rob LaZebnik and directed by Neil Affleck, the last episode that he directed. It’s a pretty disturbing scene, and an unneccessary one, but it’s not exactly a rape as you said, Mike. It’s not a good scene, and there’s a good reason it’s infamous. ‘Chicago 7’ Vs. the World: How Aaron Sorkin’s Awards-Friendly Epic Jolted a Strange Awards Season IndieWire Toolkit Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. This episode shows that the Easter Bunny has a dog who is the mascot of Halloween. I could’ve sworn that the Malibu Stacy musical bit comes from an earlier episode, but I guess not. "The Simpsons" Homer vs. Virtually nothing about this show works; its fundamental story is flimsy and dumb, and everything it attempts just feels wrong. I’m 100% with you on this one. This is the episode that I specifically remember seeing live that I thought, this show is horrible and there’s no turning back. I don’t know. Rob LaZebnik received his first sole writing credit for the episode "Homer vs. Change ). So is the joke that Homer is a deplorable human being? That was it. There’s the thread of the Simpsons having no money, which has been done many times before. “Financial panther” is not funny, in my opinion. It is LaZebnik's first full written script with the first script being "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad" from "Treehouse of Horror XI" and is based on The Magic Christian. Animated Adaptation (when you're lucky) After a panda rapes him, he begins to hate the job. The episode's plot was based off an obscure movie where some rich guy (not unlike Burns) decided to pay some guy (Homer) to do a variety of really embarrassing things for his own amusement. Dignity 254. So Homer jumped to the conclusion that those kids have a terrible life, and would be better for them to stop suffering. Leeza Gibbons has a cameo. 1 Trivia 2 Allusions 3 Goofs 4 Production Notes 5 Quotes This is the first of the three Christmas specials of FOP. Smithers usually acts as a voice of reason or he thinks of some sort of distraction to keep Burns from going too far. Dignity (2000) - Neil Affleck on AllMovie - With Smithers away, Burns hires a cash-hungry… I enjoyed it quite a bit. Regards to 6F01, biffwestwood, Blobulle, Dark Homer, Gran2, jbauer, lionelhutz123, McClure, MDB, Nameless, OttoMann14, qwerasdf, SimpsonArgentina, simpsonsbart, That Don Guy, WeaselStomper, Matty, 20thCenturyBox and everyone else who contributed over the past year, helping … OP . In that episode he became Boyd's slave over a rare trading card that he didn't even find valuable to begin with, and in the end learned that dignity is worth more than material possessions. Everytime I wanna defend Mike Scully and say that he had an impossible job of keeping a show going that’s been on the air this long, I remember things like jockey elves and panda rape and become extremely pissed off. Bart: Hey, this ain't the Ritz. Regardless, it’s a pretty tasteless joke, but it’s nowhere as bad as in “The Computer Wore Menaces Shoes”. After the first few season 12 episodes were not great but still harmless, I figured the show would actually pick up a little bit. For all the shit that Homer goes through in this show, I felt worse for Burns. Dignity (TV Episode 2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I recommend a slow steady gorging process combined with assal horizontology. The last really good season premiere was The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson back in 1997. Homer becomes a clown for him with Homer's life becoming an episode of MTV's "Jackass." Considering Jerkass Homer takes a slight, superficial return to Classic Homer here (in this episode Homer allows himself to be humiliated to financially support his family, rather than punching people or screaming all the time, and only hurts people when Burns asks him to do), the way I see the “joke” is that Homer interpreted Lisa’s words as if he should do a good deed with the remaining money he has. Episode: Bart the Fink Working title appears to be It's Not the Heat, It's the Humiliation. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 2000. I’d better throw it in the garbage.” Lisa discovers his secret and tries to get him to retrieve his dignity. 2 Worst: ‘Homer vs. I always wondered about the “There’s a new Mexico?” line being reused. *Commentary:-Treehouse of Horror XI: Matt Groening, Mike Scully, Rob Lazebnik, John … Dierdre mulls over the changes her husband Graham has made since he retired. This is what passes for comedic content nowadays, I guess. Disc breakdown of Episodes/Extras:DISC 1:*Episodes (110 min) Treehouse of Horror XI, A Tale of Two Springfields, Insane Clown Poppy, Lisa the Tree Hugger, Homer vs. Lisa discovers his secret and tries to get him to retrieve his dignity. He’s in “Old Man and the Lisa” mode, in that he’s a completely helpless old man, thinking a vending machine is a toffee shop and calling the sneeze guard a “force field.” I think that episode to him is what “Homer’s Enemy” was to Homer; in that context in the specific episode, the characterization worked, but that exaggeration crept further into his personality as seasons went on. Capsules for the most recent seasons may not be yet finished. Homer vs. Seated at the other end of the table, opposite the actors, writers and producers scribble notes. Dignity. Working title appears to be Homer's Frozen Corpse. Sep 25, 2020 #24 J-Spot said: It's weird that they've scheduled three fantasy type episodes in a row like that. Sep 25, 2020 #23 It's weird that they've scheduled three fantasy type episodes in a row like that. I honestly never even thought about the “panda rape” scene. There was another prank where Mr. Burnspu… Although, I never realized they didn’t have Costington do his slow motion lip movements in this one, so there is at least that. there were other reasons too. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 2000. As I said with “Monty Can’t Buy Me Love,” do the writers just not know how to write for this character anymore? Treehouse of Horror XI • A Tale of Two Springfields • Insane Clown Poppy • Lisa the Tree Hugger • Homer vs. In the episode, Bart destroys a centerpiece that Lisa makes for the Thanksgiving dinner table.After his parents send him to his room, Bart sneaks away and eats Thanksgiving dinner at a soup kitchen for homeless people.When Bart returns home to find Lisa crying, he apologizes to her and the Simpsons enjoy a meal of leftovers. The Simpsons S12 E3: "Insane Clown Poppy", The Simpsons S 12 E 8 Skinners Sense Of Snow. ( Log Out /  Dignity". I can't see the TV! Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. (originally aired November 26, 2000) A Recycled Premise is when a show is made that is effectively identical to another, earlier, popular show, made simply to cash in on the craze or shoot for another demographic. n. the act of not paying one's taxes. Oh come on, the Financial Panther bit is great. (originally aired November 26, 2000) Ah, after a few surprisingly passable shows, we have our first godawful episode of the season. Sexual Inadequacy 2F08 Fear Of Flying 2F09 Homer The Great 2F10 And Maggie Makes Three 2F11 Bart's Comet 2F12 Homie The Clown 2F13 Bart Vs. Australia 2F14 Homer Vs. Patty And Selma (13 Quotes) 2F15 Lisa's Wedding (9 Quotes) 2F16 Who Shot Mr. Burns? n. the process of editing a photo to make a person's cheeks more rounded and colorful. Give me Planet of the Apes any day. Crowbar loads of horrible contrived crap in around it for the sole purpose of getting to it, and it’s nasty and jarring. He has dropped his employees through trap doors and subject them to tiresome tasks in the past, but his absolute glee over these petty and childish antics seems so alien. Original airdate: January 3, 2021 The premise: Comic Book Guy’s wife Kumiko gets baby fever, but CBG isn’t crazy on the idea of having kids.When the pressure gets to be too much for him, he retreats to his childhood home, forcing Homer and Marge to convince him to come back. Was it just so funny they had to say it twice? SOMEBODY WHO HAS LISTENED TO THE COMMENTARY, LET US KNOW! Frankly, I don’t see how Burns is all that out of character here. So Homer’s money problems are solved when he becomes Burns’ “prank monkey,” in that he will perform humiliating tasks about town for cash, like getting run over by cyclists or writhing on the floor at a stadium men’s room wearing only a diaper. This is the first episode where the title card contains no character. Zum ersten mal traten die Simpsons als Kurzfilmreihe innerhalb der in den USA sehr berühmten Tracey Ullman Show am 19.4.1987 auf. Dignity (also the whole Panda thing was hilarious! Voir le script de l'épisode en VF: Dates de diffusion 26-11-2000 06-09-2001 28-09-2001 Toutes les diffusions de cet épisode Titres de l'épisode. Homer Vs. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Oh come on, “Don’t be tardy, Edna!” is hilarious. ( Log Out /  Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Simpsons : Homer vs. – Honestly, nothing about the prank monkey stuff is funny. Quite well, apparently. Carl mixes the words 'conquer' and 'concur' on his word-a-day calendar. ‘Chicago 7’ Vs. the World: How Aaron Sorkin’s Awards-Friendly Epic Jolted a Strange Awards Season IndieWire Toolkit Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. So, not a spectacular episode, but nothing too major to bitch about. 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