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*In this episode of The Simpsons, Marge and Homer were seen leaving [[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]], scared.
*In this episode of The Simpsons, Marge and Homer were seen leaving [[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]], scared.
*On entering the Creature Works building in the tour of the Cosmic Wars Studio, the guide says "If you can dream it, We can make it", this is a reference to the tagline of the now-defunct [[Horizons (Epcot attraction)|Horizons]] attraction at [[Epcot]], [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Florida]], which was "If we can dream it, we can do it".
*On entering the Creature Works building in the tour of the Cosmic Wars Studio, the guide says "If you can dream it, We can make it", this is a reference to the tagline of the now-defunct [[Horizons (Epcot attraction)|Horizons]] attraction at [[Epcot]], [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Florida]], which was "If we can dream it, we can do it".

==Reception==
James Greene of Nerve.com put the episode sixth on his list ''Ten Times The Simpsons [[Jumping the Shark|Jumped the Shark]]'', criticizing the portrayal of Homer in the episode and stating that "This Homer wasn't a sometimes-insensitive-but-largely-sympathetic lug. He was just a douche." He did however like the B-story, but found that it was "completely overshadowed by a very uncomfortable moment in the Simpson-Bouvier union".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nerve.com/entertainment/2010/05/07/ten-times-the-simpsons-jumped-the-shark| title=Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark|author=James Greene Jr.|date=2010-05-06|accessdate=2012-01-23|publisher= Nerve.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:38, 23 January 2012

"Co-Dependents' Day"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 15
Directed byBob Anderson
Written byMatt Warburton
Original air dateMarch 21, 2004
Episode features
Couch gagThe Simpsons sit on the couch as normal, but then begin to decay and turn to dust.
Episode chronology
The Simpsons season 15
List of episodes

"Co-Dependent's Day" is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. The episode aired on March 21, 2004.

Plot

Homer, Bart, and Lisa see the newest Cosmic Wars film, The Gathering Shadow, and the movie turns out to be less than what they expected. At home, Marge suggests that Bart and Lisa write a letter to Cosmic Wars creator Randall Curtis. Two weeks later, they get a reply from Curtis, which completely ignores their criticism, having sent them Jim-Jam merchandise. This forces the Simpsons to go on a trip to California, where Homer and Marge go to wineries, and Bart and Lisa go to the Cosmic Wars Ranch.

Bart and Lisa visit Curtis and tell him that his Cosmic Wars movies have lost their way. He does not like what they are saying until Lisa points out that better technology is no way to make the story better. Curtis agrees, and he decides to go back to his storytelling roots.

Brave Combo on The Simpsons

Bart and Lisa rejoin Homer and Marge, who are both drunk from free samples of the wine. Back in Springfield, Homer and Marge go to Moe's Tavern and drink more wine. Moe opens a bottle of Chateau Latour 1886 vintage wine, clearly unaware of its value. Homer and Marge then continue to drink heavily for several days, until Marge suffers a particularly painful hangover. She tells Homer that they should not be drinking, and he agrees. Unfortunately, when they go to an Oktoberfest featuring Grammy-winning nuclear polka band Brave Combo, Marge, who tries to go through the night without drinking, gives in and ends up drunk along with Homer. He tries to drive them home, but in a drunken stupor overturns the car.

In order to avoid an arrest, Homer makes things look like Marge (who is drunker than he is) was the driver. She is arrested, but he bails her out. Later, Barney suggests that Marge go to a rehab clinic for a month, and when Marge is gone, Homer lets Flanders take care of the kids. When he sees her at the clinic, he confesses, but Marge is angry and drinks again. Later on, the other rehab patients help her discover that she likes being with Homer more than she like drinking, and forgives him and returns home.

Production notes

  • The scene where Homer sings at Moe's Tavern while Marge plays the piano was cut from this episode, but later used in Mommie Beerest as a postscript scene during the end credits.[citation needed]
  • Homer references a prior DUI when explaining why he cannot be caught in the drivers seat. This could possibly be referring to the episode, Duffless, where he fails a breathalyzer test, and is arrested for a DWI.

Cultural references

Reception

James Greene of Nerve.com put the episode sixth on his list Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark, criticizing the portrayal of Homer in the episode and stating that "This Homer wasn't a sometimes-insensitive-but-largely-sympathetic lug. He was just a douche." He did however like the B-story, but found that it was "completely overshadowed by a very uncomfortable moment in the Simpson-Bouvier union".[2]

References

  1. ^ Scott Chernoff (2007-07-24). "I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection". Star Wars.com. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  2. ^ James Greene Jr. (2010-05-06). "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark". Nerve.com. Retrieved 2012-01-23.