One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
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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.
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[edit] Synopsis
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 is indeed going to die and has 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 day, the 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 and be intimate with Marge. Afterwards, Homer listens to Larry King read the Bible on tape, but falls asleep, and is thought to be dead, until Marge finds that his drool is warm. She realises that he is alive and wakes him up. When Homer is awake again, he vows to live life to the fullest… by watching a bowling tournament and eating pork rinds.
[edit] Trivia
- The episode marks the first appearance of Akira.
- 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.
- The video at the end of the episode with Homer eating pork rinds on the couch is recycled from "Moaning Lisa", with bowling sounds (and credits) overlaid. He also seems to be munching on the same pork rind for the whoel duration of the credits.
- This is the first episode with a shortened opening sequence (clouds, blackboard, SNPP, grocery store, sax solo, driveway, couch, credits). Additionally, a slightly different version of Lisa's sax solo was introduced for use on this and other Season 2 episodes with this opening sequence.
[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.
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