In Marge We Trust (27 Apr. 1997)

Marge becomes a church counselor to compensate for Reverend Lovejoy's lack of interest. Meanwhile, Homer discovers a Japanese detergent is using his face for their logo.

Director:

Steven Dean Moore

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hank Azaria	...	Moe / Chief Wiggum / Others (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Jimbo Jones (voice)
Denice Kumagai	...	Dancing Woman #2 (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner / Dolph (voice)
Karen Maruyama	...	Dancing Woman #1 (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / Rev. Lovejoy / Principal Skinner / Kent Brockman / Others (voice)
Sab Shimono	...	Mr. Sparkle (voice)
Gedde Watanabe	...	Factory Foreman (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Baboons (voice)

Storyline

Marge helps a disillusioned Rev. Lovejoy when he loses his faith and she becomes a hit as the Listening Lady at the local church,taking over Lovejoy's secular duties. However,when Ned Flanders finds himself in trouble in the baboon pen at the Springfield zoo,the minister miraculously recovers his faith to go and save Ned from the threatening baboons. A puzzled Homer,meanwhile,comes to find out why his face seems to be on the boxes of Mr. Sparkle Japanese detergent powder.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | 2d animation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Akira: [on phone] Hai... Hai... Hai... Bye.
Akira: [hangs up and turns to Homer, Bart, Lisa]
Akira: Hi.
Homer Simpson: Akira, can you read this for me?
[hands Akira the box]
Akira: [reading] Ah, yes. This is a product called, "Mr. Sparkle." Very popular dish detergent.
[points to box illustration]
Akira: Hey, he looks like you. Ah! Ah - ha! Ah! Ah!
Lisa Simpson: What's he saying?
Akira: He identifies himself as a magnet for foodstuffs. He boasts that he will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts.
[...]

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Connections

References Def Comedy Jam (1992)

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Soundtracks

"La Marseillaise"
(uncredited)
Composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

User Reviews

"Say Your Prayers You Heathen Baboons!!"

"In Marge We Trust" is a great episode from season 8 and also a very under rated one. It further develops the character of Reverand Lovejoy, a character who never has had an episode revolve around him up until this point. It shows how he began to lose some of his passion due to continuous calls from Ned Flanders. Marge takes his calls for him and develops a knack for giving good advice to people as "the listen lady". This is an episode where Marge's good advice is listened to by people. Also in this episode Homer finds a Japanese detergent company that has his picture on their products. SO there is character development as well as some puzzling event. However the highlight of the episode is when Ned is trapped in the baboon section of the zoo and Lovejoy comes to his rescue. That is easily one of the best scenes in Simpsons history and probably the best scene that does no involve an member of the simpson family in it. Just awesome. So this is easily both a deep and entertaining episode that is one of the best from season 8, which says a lot because season 8 was one of the better seasons. Highly recommended.