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The Simpsons: Season 2, Episode 11One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (24 Jan. 1991)What would you do if you were told you had only 24 hours to live? That's what this episode explores when Homer is told just that. Director:Wesley Archer |
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| Dan Castellaneta | ... | ||
| Julie Kavner | ... |
Marge Simpson
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| Nancy Cartwright | ... |
Bart Simpson
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| Yeardley Smith | ... |
Lisa Simpson
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| Harry Shearer | ... |
Dr. Hibbert /
Ned Flanders /
Eddie /
Homer's Cellmate /
Montgomery Burns /
Waylon Smithers /
Barfly
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| Hank Azaria | ... | ||
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Joey Miyashima | ... |
Toshiro
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| Diana Tanaka | ... |
Hostess
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| Larry King | ... |
Himself
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| Sab Shimono | ... |
Master Chef
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| George Takei | ... |
Akira
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After the family have visited the Happy Sumo sushi restaurant Homer is led to believe that he has eaten a poisonous fugu fish and will be dead by the next day. He therefore makes a list of all the things he must do such as making his peace with his father and insulting Burns,which gets him sacked. Preparing to die he falls asleep listening to a tape of Larry King reading the Bible but next morning wakes up to find he was not poisoned after all. Written by don @ minifie-1
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24 hours to live | animal in title | hours to live | 2d animation | puffer fish |Parents Guide:
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Homer Simpson: No way, because I'm not dying!
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Second is anger.
Homer Simpson: [furiously] Why you little... !
Dr. Julius Hibbert: After that comes fear.
Homer Simpson: [worried] What's after fear? What's after fear?
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Bargaining.
Homer Simpson: Doc, you gotta get me outta this. I'll make it worth your while.
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Finally acceptance.
Homer Simpson: Well, we all gotta go sometime.
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(uncredited)
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Performed by Dan Castellaneta
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This episode marks the first appearance of Akira, the Japanese waiter. Here he is voiced by George Takei, but in later appearances Hank Azaria took over the role. See more »Goofs
Bart and Lisa both claim that sushi is raw fish. This is a common misconception; raw-fish dishes are sashimi, sushi (which can be made with raw fish, cooked fish, vegetables etc.) are vinegared-rice dishes. See more »Quotes
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. The first is denial.Homer Simpson: No way, because I'm not dying!
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Second is anger.
Homer Simpson: [furiously] Why you little... !
Dr. Julius Hibbert: After that comes fear.
Homer Simpson: [worried] What's after fear? What's after fear?
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Bargaining.
Homer Simpson: Doc, you gotta get me outta this. I'll make it worth your while.
Dr. Julius Hibbert: Finally acceptance.
Homer Simpson: Well, we all gotta go sometime.
[...]
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"When the Saints Go Marching In"(uncredited)
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A good friend illustrated a clever writing technique to me by quoting this episode. It had to do with the economy of stating a threat. The example was marvelous, stellar. So I sought his out and guess what? Its not there. This talented writer and analyst had remembered something into this.
In fact, this episode is rather typical: the jokes are few and mild, the story linked to simple morals. The jokes are all in the characters, as James Brooks would always have it. But they are like those old Peanuts comic strips. We project things onto it. For that to happen, it needs to present a consistent, strong framework where the characters all illuminate a cosmology that we understand well enough to people with our imaginations.
Then it has to be effectively empty. The story is thin, the moral obvious and not worth absorbing. The drawing style needs to be sparse. This gives us something to visit each week that we can fill with whatever we bring to it. And afterward, we can remember is as being more clever than it was, because we define cleverness into it.
Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.