Gump Roast (21 Apr. 2002)

In this clip show, the citizens of Springfield honor Homer Simpsons with a Roast, but the festivities take a turn for the worst when aliens crash it.

Director:

Mark Kirkland

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator), James L. Brooks (developer),

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Pete / Grampa Simpson / Barney Gumble / Cyclist / Krusty the Clown / Panicked Workers / Sideshow Mel / Kodos / 'They'll Never Stop The Simpsons' Performer (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Chief Wiggum / Moe Szyslak / Wolfman Jack / Carl / Ski Instructor / Apu Nashapeemapetilon / 'Hey!' (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Dr. Hibbert / Cab Driver / Montgomery Burns / Waylon Smithers / Lenny / Ned Flanders / Reverend Lovejoy / Kang (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Asner	...	Editor (voice) (archive footage)
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Kim Basinger	...	Herself (voice) (archive footage)
Lance Bass	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage) (as James Lance Bass)
Bono	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
J.C. Chasez	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Adam Clayton	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Joey Fatone	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Stephen Hawking	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)

Storyline

In this clip show, the citizens of Springfield honor Homer Simpsons with a Roast, but the festivities take a turn for the worst when aliens crash it.

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Plot Keywords:

clip show | 2d animation | roast ceremony

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Talking about Agnes Skinner in a low-cut dress]
Abe Simpson: What's keeping that dress on?
Sideshow Mel: The collective will of everyone in this room.

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Connections

Spoofs Forrest Gump (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Goldfinger"
(uncredited)
Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley
Performed by Dan Castellaneta (as "Max Power")

User Reviews

Thank goodness this was the last time the Simpsons made a clip-show.

Normally I know that the other clip-shows the Simpsons has created has been panned for having a weak plot that does not get concentrated and instead are showing us some old clips from the previous episodes, well not so much of the very first clip-show-episode and The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular which IMO is a great clip-show-episode.

Looking at the episode I understand it was supposed to be a homage of the movie Forrest Gump, later Homer and his family goes to the Gump Roast to represent Homer and see some of his memorable moments. But right at the third section of the episode something really strange happens that technically should not happen on the episode, Kang and Kodos appears on a non-Halloween episode! What the heck was Dan Castellaneta thinking about putting the Halloween characters on the episode? This makes the episode become into a non-canon episode instead of something real that happens on the Simpsons.

I don't think this episode worked very well, it has some big flaws that will make you go "what the heck was that?" It's a pretty lazy episode that won't deliver you something special. One thing I don't like about this episode is that they completely changed Maggie's voice (at one of the clips when Maggie says her first word) into Nancy's instead of Elizabet Taylor's! Seriously how could they do this? Although I gotta say that They'll Never Stop The SImpsons song is funny and is probably the only good part on the episode.

Is this episode recommended? If you ask me it's not an episode to look at. I suggest that you ignore this.