Monty Can't Buy Me Love
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| "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" | |
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| Episode no. | 224 |
| Prod. code | AABF17 |
| Orig. Airdate | May 2, 1999 |
| Show Runner(s) | Mike Scully |
| Writer(s) | John Swartzwelder |
| Director | Mark Ervin |
| Chalkboard | "I have neither been there nor done that" |
| Couch gag | The family forms a chorus line, which turns into a large production number. |
| Guest star(s) | Michael McKean as Jerry Rude |
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| Season 10 August 23, 1998 – May 16, 1999 |
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"Monty Can't Buy Me Love" is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. The episode aired on May 2, 1999.
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[edit] Synopsis
It's a normal afternoon, and Marge wants Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to go for a walk. They do, and apparently arrive at a Fortune Megastore, a venture of wealthy Springfieldian Arthur Fortune (modelled on British entrepreneur Richard Branson), who gives every one of his customers a dollar each. This embarrasses Mr. Burns, who shows up at the opening. He sees Homer, and asks him to help him to be loved by all.
As his first activity, Burns makes Homer throw silver dollars from the top of a tall building, which causes injuries. Next, he tries to make Homer donate money to the Springfield Hospital, mindful that it was Homer who made the donation. Mr. Burns appears on a radio show parodying Howard Stern, called "Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch", and says many rude things. Feeling disappointed, Mr. Burns makes his newest plan, which is to go to Scotland to capture the legendary Loch Ness Monster, and they bring along Professor Frink and Groundskeeper Willie. With Mr. Burns' help, the monster is captured and sent to Springfield to be unveiled.
However, when the monster is being unveiled, Burns is being blinded by flash pictures, and as a result, he runs into a camera, which crashes, allowing fires to happen. In the aftermath of the incident, Homer and Burns agree to have Nessie get a job at Mr Burns's casino.
[edit] Trivia
- This episode was rated TV-14 DL, the second time for The Simpsons.
- In line at the antiques appraisal show are:
Herman with a German military helmet
Dr. Hibbert with a vase
Miss Hoover with some books
Comic Book Guy with a copy of "Sad Sack"
Krusty scratching his back with a menorah
Apu with a statue of Ganesh
Principal Skinner with an old blunderbuss-bellshaped musket. - Nessie appears to work at the casino created in the earlier episode, $pringfield.
[edit] Goofs
- In this episode Groundskeeper Willie meets his father. However, in the episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One", when Willie is tending to the school hamster's burial, he says "You're lucky you're getting a decent burial. Me own father got thrown in the bog". Previously, in "I Love Lisa", Willie sobs to Skinner during Ralph's death scene in the George Washington play, "I dinna cry when my old man was hung for stealin' a pig."
[edit] Cultural references
- The title is a pun on the Beatles' song Can't Buy Me Love, whose refrain is "Money can't buy me love". A cover of the song appeared in the previous episode.
- The antiques appraisal TV show "Cash In Your Legacy" is a parody of Antiques Roadshow.
- When the family visits the new MegaStore, Bart asks Homer for money. Homer then hands Bart, Lisa and Marge money much like in the intro of Married... with Children where Al hands money to Bud (his son), Kelly (his daughter), Peg (his wife), and Buck (the family dog).
- Mr.Burns's press conference falling apart when all of the flashbulbs go off is reminiscent of King Kong.
- Bart derailing the train with a penny and having the penny smooshed flat is a reference to Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King. In the introduction to the book, King talks about lies his friends told him as a child, among which were; a penny getting hit by a train would be flattened, and another telling him it would de-rail the train, leading him to the conclusion that it did both.
[edit] Quotes
- Lisa: (watching The Postman on a big screen TV) Ooh, I hear this really sucks.
- Mr. Burns: (reading Billionaire Beat magazine) I can't believe it! I'm still not among the hundred most popular billionaires! I'm behind Adam Sandler, for God's sake!
- Mr. Burns: And now, presenting the ninth wonder of the world—the eighth being Gomer Pyle's heavenly singing voice—I give you the Loch Ness monster!
- Arthur Fortune: I have some bad news from my accountant. It seems I have too much money. Who wants a dollar?!
Homer: ME!!!!
Arthur: What's your name?
Homer: I don't know! Just give it to me! - Mr. Burns: Get to work! What do you think I'm paying you for?
Homer: Uh...to work in your power plant?
Willie: You're not paying me anything.
Prof. Frink: You kidnapped me. I remember it distinctly. With the grabbing and the duct-taping and the tennis ball in the mouth. It hurt meeeeeeeee. - Homer: Hey, Willie, that old couple looks just like you.
Willie: Tis my ma and pa. They own a pub which still has the same pool table on which I was conceived, born, and educated.
Willie's ma: So ya back home now?
Willie: Aye.
Willie's pa: I suppos' ya'll be leavin' soon.
Willie: Aye.
(they then shrug and walk off) - Willie: That was amazin' Mr. Burns.
Mr. Burns: Well I was a little afraid when he swallowed me, but you know the rest. - Marge: This Family's getting so lazy.
Bart: I'm not lazy. I'm just...Lisa, finish my sentence for me.
Lisa: Why don't you finish (fading) you're...own...darn..zzzzz (falls off couch) - Marge: When was the last time we went for a good old fashioned family walk?
Homer: Oh, we stopped those when the kids said I was too fat to carry. - Mr. Burns: (watching the people of Springfield doing the conga with Arthur Fortune) Bah. Anyone can lead a conga line. (to Smithers): Hop to it!
Conga conga conga!
We love Monty Burns more!
Conga like you mean it!
Please don't make me shock you! - Bart: If you love me, you'll kill me.
- Otto: New Music? Man, all these bands are just ripping off Judas Priest.
- Mr. Burns: (blaring on horn) Step lively, Smithers. That orphanage won't demolish itself.
Smithers: Sir, although I do enjoy your loud, excessive honking, it doesn't seem to be moving the crowd.
Burns: Deploy the cow-catcher. - Mr. Burns: Books and cocoa in the same store? What's next, a talking banana?
- Homer: Can we go home yet? My feet hurt. All this fresh air is making my hair move. And I don't know how much longer I can complain.
- Homer: Oh, you know what Arthur Fortune did lately? He donated two male pandas to the zoo and got them to mate, successfully!
Mr. Burns: And a stunt like that impresses people?
Homer: Oh, yeah. And I'm not easily impressed. (looking out window) WOW, a blue car! - Bart (at Fortune Megastore): Hey, Dad, gimme fifty bucks. I gotta buy some things. Uh, better make it a hundred. (Homer hands him money)
Lisa: Me too! (Homer hands her money)
Marge: Homer, don't you think you're spoiling- (her voice trails off as Homer hands her money) - Kent Brockman: Springfield is still swooning from the whirlwind visit of playful plutocrat, Arthur Fortune.
Burns: Oh, the man has no idea how to behave like a billionaire. Where's the dignity? Where's the contempt for the common man?
Brockman: This new breed of fun-loving billionaire is a welcome change from the classic joyless miser, brooding in his cavernous mansion...
Burns: Bah! [echoing] Bah! Bah! Bah!
Brockman: ...grasping a glass of brandy with his thin, clawlike fingers [Burns smiles] and a superior smirk on his greedy, soulless face.
Burns: [frowns] I thought I had everything: money, good looks, strong, sharp teeth, but what's it all worth when nobody likes you?
Smithers: I like you, sir.
Burns: Are you still here?! - Frink: Oh, my great good God. Gentlemen, your attention, please. I am detecting a gigantic amphibious life form! It's 80 meters long and it's heading this way! Oh, good glavin, it's on my shoe! It's a ...a small frog. Just get off. Just get off. Get out! Get out! [shakes the frog off his shoe] Stupid machine. Oh, wait a minute, this isn't the monsterometer, it's the frog exaggerator! Mu-hey.
Burns: We're the laughing stock of the town! [the five people stand there looking mildly annoyed]
Homer: Don't worry, Mr. Burns. We're gonna find that monster no matter how long it takes. [wearing a kilt, giddy] Besides, I'm getting kind of used to wearing a kilt. [giggles] Can you believe I'm a size four? [spins, causing the kilt to rise and show he's not wearing underwear] Whoo!
Pa: Ach.
Man 1: Aye.
Burns: Oh, it's pointless hunting for an animal that has 24 miles of water to hide in. Drain the lake.
Willie: What?!
Burns: You heard me. Deploy the delochinator.
[edit] External links
- "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
- "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" at the Internet Movie Database
