And Maggie Makes Three
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"And Maggie Makes Three" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It is notable for recounting the birth of Maggie. The episode title is a play on the lyric "And baby makes three" from the song "My Blue Heaven".
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[edit] Synopsis
When looking through the family photographic albums, Bart and Lisa comment on the lack of baby pictures for Maggie. As Marge insists on the weekly hour for the family without watching TV, Homer recalls Maggie's conception and birth. Homer hated working at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and had a dream job of working at a bowling alley. Through 'careful' budgeting, he managed to make that dream come true. He quit the power plant, and went to get a job at Barney's Bowlorama. It meant less pay, but also less stress, a friendly atmosphere, and enabled them to have just enough money to get by with the four of them.
However, when Homer and Marge "snuggled" to celebrate this development, she became pregnant. Knowing that another baby would mean that Homer would have to get a better paying job, Marge tried to keep it a secret from Homer as long as she could, but Patty and Selma managed to find out. Even though they promised not to tell Homer, they spread the word quickly around town that Marge was pregnant, and threw her a "surprise" baby shower after "forgetting" that Homer was due back from work soon.
Homer was not happy when he found out about the new baby, and completely unenthusiastic about the impending birth. Because of the financial problems caused by the pregnancy of the baby, Homer was forced to quit his dream job and go back to the Power Plant, and Mr. Burns smugly allowed him to return, but only after placing a plaque in Homer's station saying "Don't forget: you're here forever," to remind him that he could never quit again. As much as he dreaded the idea of having another child, as soon as Maggie was born, Homer immediately fell in love with her and took all of her baby photos to work, positioning them around the plaque to alter it into saying "Do it for her".
[edit] Trivia
- The music during the 'where do the bowling pins go' scene is Raymond Scott's Powerhouse. This particular song turns up in many similar scenes and is a favorite of Matt Groening.
- This episode is Ricky Gervais' second favorite episode[1]
- Technically, Homer's request to God that he "freeze everything exactly as it is" comes true as the basic structure of Homer's life following the conception of Maggie remains mostly unchanged (as a result of the lack of change in The Simpsons universe over countless seasons).
- The first person listed in the Springfield telephone book, "A. Aaronson", was previously mentioned in "Sideshow Bob Roberts", where he is the first listed person in the list of Springfield registered voters and voted for Sideshow Bob.
- This is only the second episode to date with "Maggie" in the title.
- When Homer discovers where the bowling pins go, the man throwing the bowling ball is Jacques from the episode "Life on the Fast Lane".
- It has been revealed that Homer becomes bald due to the Marge's pregnancy of Bart and Lisa. First, when Marge tells Homer that she's pregnant with Bart, he rips out most of his hair. When she tells him that she's pregnant again with Lisa, Homer rips out the rest of his hair.
[edit] Cultural references
- At the beginning of the episode, the family watches Knightboat, which is a direct parody of Knight Rider.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- "And Maggie Makes Three" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
