One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish

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The Simpsons episode
"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
Episode no.	24
Prod. code	7F11
Orig. Airdate	January 24, 1991
Writer(s)	Nell Scovell
Director	Wesley M. Archer
Chalkboard	"I will not cut corners." (Bart uses ditto marks to repeat it)
Couch gag	The couch tips over backwards and Maggie pops up from behind it.
Guest star(s)	Larry King as himself; George Takei as Akira; Joey Miyashima as the Master Chef; Sab Shimono as the Apprentice Chef; and Diane Tanaka as the Hostess
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Season 2 October 11, 1990 – July 11, 1991
Bart Gets an F Simpson and Delilah Treehouse of Horror Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish Dancin' Homer Dead Putting Society Bart vs. Thanksgiving Bart the Daredevil Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Bart Gets Hit by a Car One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish The Way We Was Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment Principal Charming Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Bart's Dog Gets an F Old Money Brush with Greatness Lisa's Substitute The War of the Simpsons Three Men and a Comic Book Blood Feud
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"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons' second season. The episode aired on January 24, 1991.

1 Synopsis
2 Trivia
3 Cultural References
4 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Bored of having meatloaf for supper, Lisa suggests that the family, instead of having pork chops the next night, go to a sushi bar, "The Happy Sumo". Homer reluctantly accepts, and the family goes. When they arrive, Homer eats a type of sushi called Fugu, but it is badly prepared and Homer is told that he may have been poisoned. Homer and Marge go to the hospital. Dr. Hibbert informs Homer he would have 24 hours left to live but actually has 22 (since it took so long for Hibbert to see Homer). Homer is told that he is expected to go through five stages, and he makes a list of things he wants to do on the last day of his life.

On his last days, things he does are have a "man-to-man talk" with Bart by teaching him to shave, listen to Lisa play her saxophone, borrow Ned Flanders's camcorder to make a videotape for Maggie (he also briefly considers attending the Flanders family's barbecue), and reconcile with Grampa, until he is arrested for speeding. Homer calls Barney, who is asked to pay $50 to bail him out, because he doesn't want Marge to know he's in jail. After he is bailed, with not much time left, he tells off Mr. Burns, has one last drink at Moe's with his friends, and hurries home in time, to say a good-bye to his family. Homer listens to Larry King read the Bible on tape, but falls asleep, and is thought to be dead, until Marge finds he is alive. When Homer is awake again, he vows to live life to the fullest… by watching a bowling tournament and eating pork rinds.

[edit] Trivia

Fugu is, in fact, quite poisonous. Only specially licensed sushi chefs are allowed to sell it.
According to DVD commentary, the FOX censors almost didn't let them use Shaft's theme song. They had to dig up footage of the Academy Awards ceremony at which the song was sung in order to be able to use it.
The karaoke patron that introduces himself as "Ritchie Sakai" is a caricature of producer Richard Sakai.
Homer does not listen to the entire Bible on tape. The last verse he plays is Malachi 4:6, the last verse of the Nevi'im section of the Tanakh. This makes sense, however, considering that Larry King (the narrator) is Jewish.
The scene at the end of the episode with Homer eating pork rinds on the couch while watching professional bowling is recycled from "Moaning Lisa".

[edit] Cultural References

The title is a play on the Dr. Seuss book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
Bart and Lisa sing the theme song to the movie Shaft.
The song Ritchie Sakai sang in the karaoke bar is Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher.