Covercraft
| "Covercraft" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 26 |
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
| Written by | Matt Selman |
| Original air date | November 23, 2014 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The family is playing with their smartphones as they walk in. But, they don't pay attention to where they're going and bump into each other and fall over. They pick up their smartphones and carry on playing. |
"Covercraft" is the 8th episode in the 26th season of the animated series The Simpsons, and the 560th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 23, 2014.
Plot
Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and get arrested, forcing their stores to be closed down. Homer buys a bass guitar and excels at it, that he plays everywhere he is. Annoyed, Marge meets up with every other wife in town who also have been annoyed by their husband's musical skills and decide to have their husbands form a band. Homer gathers Revered Lovejoy on Guitar, Kirk Van Houten on Keys, Dr.Hibbert on Drums and Apu later joins as a lead singer. They form the band Covercraft. After a successful gig at the Cabbage festival, an 80's band that Apu idolizes sees the video and invite Apu to perform with them on a tour. Homer is at first cool wit it, but when he sees the success Apu has gotten, he gets angry. At a concert in Springfield, he uses a backstage pass to sneak into Apu's dressing room and steal his shirt, but Apu catches him and admits that he feels lonely and homesick, so Homer decides to get revenge on the band, by poisoning them with Kwik E-Mart hot dogs. Apu brings out Covercraft back on board and has a good time with his friends, even when they are arrested for food poisoning.
Production
Matt Selman posted a picture from this episode in which Sideshow Mel's family appeared.[1] It was originally titled "Band of Dads"[2][3] Musician Matthew Sweet contributed to this episode's score and wrote a new song.[4]
Reception
The episode received an audience of 3.45 million, making it the most watched show on Fox that night.[5] Myles McNutt of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B-, saying "I don’t know if there was a particular point where The Simpsons stopped doing B-stories, or whether this is just a case where they chose to place all their energy into the A-story, but the linearity of the episode ends up a missed opportunity."[6]
References
- ^ "Matt Selman on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Al Jean on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "WebVoyage Titles". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Matthew Sweet". Facebook. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (November 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Madam Secretary', 'The Simpsons', '60 Minutes' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Down & Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Review: The Simpsons: "Covercraft"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
