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The Simpsons: Season 1, Episode 13Some Enchanted Evening (13 May 1990)Homer and Marge enjoy a night out on the town. Meanwhile, at home, the kids deal with a diabolical babysitter. |
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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. Marvin Monroe
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| Penny Marshall | ... |
Ms. Botz
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| Hank Azaria | ... |
Moe Szyslak
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Chris Latta | ... |
Moe /
'America's Most Armed and Dangerous' Host
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| June Foray | ... |
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper Babysitting Service Receptionist /
Happy Little Elf
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| Paul Willson | ... |
Florist
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Marge and Homer want to have a second honeymoon at a hotel but,due to Bart's naughtiness,have trouble in finding a baby-sitter,until the stern-looking Ms. Botz arrives. In fact, she is the notorious Baby-Sitter Bandit who robs houses in her charge but the kids manage to overpower her - though an uncomprehending Homer releases her again,and she escapes,leaving the news channel to label him a local boob. Written by don @ minifie-1
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babysitter | bound and gagged | pilot episode aired last | police | surrealism |Parents Guide:
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Ms. Botz: ...please turn off the Tv...
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The title is based upon the song "Some Enchanted Evening" from the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical South Pacific. See more »Goofs
As they watch the Happy Little Elves and America's Most Armed and Dangerous, intercutting scenes depict Bart and Lisa's feet as either dangling or not dangling over the couch cushions. See more »Quotes
Homer Simpson: OH MY GOD! what have those little hellions done now?Ms. Botz: ...please turn off the Tv...
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There is a later episode of The Simpson where Troy McClure shows clips from the original short cartoons from which this show came and he forces a laugh in response to a clip that is really way below the standard the show had reached by the time that clip show came around. I mention that because to a certain extent that is how I felt watching the very first season again, because this really is its first steps and it is still far from being the fully fleshed out, hilarious and clever show that it would soon become.
It is still good for what it is though and it isn't that it doesn't know what it is doing, just that it is taking its first steps as a show. The weekly plots are good but they tend to focus on one strand rather than several, as a result they seem more straightforward and perhaps a little slower than I expected. They tend to have good messages and be delivered in a way that avoids the usual sitcom sentiment, but they are still pretty direct in terms of what they are doing. The animation shows a big difference as well of course – although everything has stepped up from the original shorts, it still looks pretty rough and the characters and their voices are all not quite where they need to be (which is easy to say retrospectively I know). The supporting character base has a few in there but again the show hasn't had time to really bring anyone on and there are only a few characters that have more than a small amount to do in support.
It is still funny though and pretty smart with it, though it should be read that I dismiss it but just that the heights it went onto make it harder to look back on its humble beginnings and see them as anything else. I look forward to seeing the rough edges being taken off in the next few seasons and the whole thing being brought up to the shine I know it will achieve.