Lady Bouvier's Lover (12 May 1994)

Abe falls in love with Marge's mother, but must compete with Mr. Burns for her heart.

Director:

Wesley Archer

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Krusty the Clown / Sideshow Mel / Monkeys / Grampa / Blue-Haired Lawyer / 'Delivery Man' #2 / Bill Clinton (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Jackie Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Old Jewish Man / Generation X Kid / Roger Meyers Jr. / 'Delivery Man' #1 / Delivery Man #3 / Comic Book Guy (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Mr. Burns / Smithers / Jasper / Reverand Lovejoy / Otto (voice)
Phil Hartman	...	Troy McClure (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Old Woman (voice)

Storyline

Marge arranges for her mother Jacqueline Bouvier to start dating Grandpa Simpson and all is going well until Burns cuts in and takes her away from Grandpa Abe. When he hears that she is getting married to Burns he goes to the church and,in a nod to the climax of the film 'The Graduate',runs away with her and,after she has declared that she doesn't want to marry either of them,they get on a bus together.

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Plot Keywords:

2d animation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1994 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Film Roman Productions, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is from the novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' by D.H. Lawrence written in 1928.

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Goofs

In the scene where the family is reminiscing about Lisa's third birthday, before Bart and Lisa do their old song/dance routine, we see that Maggie's birthday cake is gone. In the next shot when the adults are dancing around the table, we see that there is a full cake again.

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Quotes

[Mr. Burns is waiting in the Simpsons' living room to pick up Mrs. Bouvier for their date]
Bart Simpson: Hi. You know, my grandma really likes it when her boyfriends are nice to me. She especially likes it when they give me money.
Montgomery Burns: Run along, Peewee. Baby gets nothing.
Bart Simpson: Very well. You leave me no choice.
[raises a water pistol]
Bart Simpson: This gun is filled with ketchup.
[raises a second]
Bart Simpson: This one with mustard. Now give me 350 bucks or you're gonna be a mess for your date!
Montgomery Burns: [stands] You don't have the guts!

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Connections

References The Flintstones (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Wedding March"
(uncredited)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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