So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (1 Apr. 1993)

Homer plays a series of (childish) practical jokes on Bart. To get even, Bart uses a paint mixer at a local hardware store to shake up a can of Homer's beer. Homer opens the can, resulting in a huge explosion that seriously injures the Simpsons patriarch.

Director:

Carlos Baeza

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Pagan Father / Paint Shop Clerk / Barney Gumble / Doctor / Grampa (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Pagan Mother (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Pagan Son / Pagans' Neighbour's Son (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson / Pagan Daughter (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Captain McCallister / Bumblebee Man / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Vet / Moe Szyslak / Dr. Nick / Professor Frink (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Pagans' Neighbour / Public Service Announcement / Dr. Hibbert / Mr. Burns (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Pagans' Neighbour's Wife (voice)

Storyline

Homer plays a series of (childish) practical jokes on Bart. To get even, Bart uses a paint mixer at a local hardware store to shake up a can of Homer's beer. Homer opens the can, resulting in a huge explosion that seriously injures the Simpsons patriarch.

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Plot Keywords:

april fool's day | 2d animation | clip show

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Homer: God bless those pagans.

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Connections

Featured in The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by Dan Castellaneta

User Reviews

"Mrs. Simpson, I'm afraid your husband is dead…April Fools'"

A clip show, certainly this could have been one of the weakest shows of Season 4 however it is really good. Meanwhile we get to the clips of older episodes we have a fantastic part. Is April Fools' Day and Homer is simply enjoying the day, Bart is certainly Homer's victim and Bart will claim for vendetta! So the consequences of Bart's vengeance: beer coming out of the chimney (like a dream for Chief Wiggum!) and Homer almost dead. Once Homer's in the hospital the clip show really begins. Is about Homer, he has brain lesions (clips- Maggie hits Homer from episode Itchy & Scratchy & Marge stand out), his brain waves are erratic (clip from the sad episode There's No Disgrace Like Home), we have some other memories (great the stuff with the clip of a Itchy & Scratchy show - "it was an amusing episode, of our lives") while we all hope for the recovering of our Homer but won't be easy until Bart's confession about his joke on April Fools' Day, then Homer is back with less brain but he's back!

This one is a very entertaining episode, certainly not a really fantastic one but for what it offers as a clip show it is quite good. Did I mention that Barney Gumble acts for a moment just like the Chief from the terrific film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

"No one is interested in my underpants"