Natural Born Kissers
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| "Natural Born Kissers" | |
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| Episode no. | 203 |
| Prod. code | 5F18 |
| Orig. Airdate | May 17, 1998 |
| Show Runner(s) | Mike Scully |
| Written by | Matt Selman |
| Directed by | Klay Hall |
| Chalkboard | "I was not the inspiration for Kramer" |
| Couch gag | The family is represented as frogs |
| DVD commentary by | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Matt Selman Dan Castellaneta Mark Kirkland |
| Season 9 September 21, 1997 – May 17, 1998 |
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"Natural Born Kissers" is the last episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons, and is especially notable for its risque subject matter. Some networks, including the UK's Sky One and Canada's CBC, list the episode by its working title: "Margie, May I Sleep With Danger?"
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[edit] Synopsis
It's Homer and Marge's eleventh wedding anniversary, and Grampa doesn't arrive at the Simpson house to babysit the children (he is babysitting the children next door). So they take Bart, Lisa and Maggie to a formal restaurant with them. However, Bart objects and takes the family to an informal aeroplane restaurant, which spoils the anniversary. Homer and Marge plan that they have a better anniversay celebration next year. The food in the refrigerator become off when Homer leaves the freezer door open overnight. Homer drives into a motor shop to buy another refridgerator, but the car gets stuck in the muddy driveway. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa stay at the Springfield Retirement Castle with Grampa, and they discover a metal detector in his closet. Grampa explains that he used it to detect enemy bombs during World War II. He proudly says that he received the Iron Cross - one of the highest decorations in the German military. Back at the motor shop, a sudden lightningstorm occurs and hits a tree nearby. They rush into the nearest barn and enter letting animals get out of the barn. The farmer suspects that they sneaked into the barn and gets his gun and rake and enters the barn. He stabs the hay above with the rack, which almost hits Homer and Marge, then leaves because he believe there are not any humans inside. Homer and Marge then make love but are spotted kissing by a cow, through a hole. This is followed by an embarrassing incident at a bed and breakfast, and they conclude they are both best aroused when they risk being caught during intimate moments. Hence, they later begin to have sex on the same miniature golf course where Bart was conceived. This time they come too close to being caught, and while they manage to escape, they have to flee through Springfield in the nude, trying to find clothing. In the end, the two are seen in a football stadium, and a naked photograph of Homer and Marge appears in the local newspaper.
The episode also shows an alternate, suppressed, happy ending to the film Casablanca. The final reel shows Rick Blaine and Louis, who draws a gun. Sam the pianist pushes his console piano into the gunman. Hitler pops out of the top of the piano holding a hand grenade, but Ilsa parachutes onto the piano, closing the lid, killing Hitler with his own grenade. Ilsa Lund and Rick marry.
The ending, variously described as "unbelievable" by Lisa Simpson, and "great" by Bart Simpson, finishes with "The End?", with the question mark leaving the door open for a sequel.
One of the residents of the Springfield Retirement Castle, who has not yet been given a name in the series except 'Old Jewish Man', steps forward to reveal that in his younger days, he and other studio executives tried to hack that happy ending onto the picture, "'cause back then, well, studio execs, we was just dopes in suits. Not like today!" He diplomatically left unstated whether the difference is that studio executives are more intelligent now, or that they now wear blue jeans. He then gives Bart and Lisa twenty dollars to re-bury it, along with another film reel labeled, "It's a Wonderful Life: Killing Spree Ending".
[edit] Trivia
- After Homer and Marge are discovered on the golf course, Moe takes over Helen Lovejoy's catchphrase: "Won't somebody please think of the children?". As he says this, Helen Lovejoy stands behind Moe looking at him as he uses her catchphrase.
- Abe Simpson says he was rewarded with an Iron Cross for his military work during WWII. The fact that the Iron Cross is a German military award suggests that Abe did his job so badly that the enemy gave him an award, either that or he was a member of the Nazis.
- Marge's bare breasts appear very briefly when Homer and Marge are escaping the windmill hole at the golf course and again as Homer says "There's only one thing left to do" before taking off in the balloon. Such a situation happens again when they land the balloon. The first and third situations can only be seen clearly when proceeding frame by frame (a feature on some DVD players).
- For some reason, Homer's nipples are censored in the newspaper photograph near the end.
- This is also the first episode where we see Marge's butt (first is when Homer and Marge are running from the golf course, the second is after they fall out of the hot air balloon).
[edit] Cultural references
- The title of the episode is from the film Natural Born Killers.
- The chalkboard gag Bart writes about is based on the character Kramer from the hit television show Seinfeld, which went off the air only three days before this episode originally aired.
- Homer using the "cadita" saying and kissing style of Gomez Addams from the television show The Addams Family.
- Bart's pirate fantasy is much like the novel Treasure Island.
- This episode mentions "Rock the Casbah" twice, and the song (by The Clash) was played in the end credits.
- As Homer and Marge are going to buy a new engine for the fridge, the radio airs an ad on divorce, the music which can be heard is "Spanish Flea", played by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass.
- At the golf course, after the people discover that Marge and Homer were in the windmill, Ned Flanders says "It was people! People soiled our green!", a reference to the sci-fi movie Soylent Green.
- The all-glass church Homer is dragged across is modeled after the Crystal Cathedral.
- When Bart and Lisa read the newspaper, they say they're looking for Dave Barry, because "he's so good at pointing out lifes little foibles."
[edit] External links
- "Natural Born Kissers" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive
- Watch the ending on Youtube
