Marge Gamer (22 Apr. 2007)

Marge becomes a spectacle during a PTA meeting for not having an e-mail address, and she decides to take a chance on using the Internet. Amazed and delighted by all the Internet has to ... See full summary »

Director:

Bob Anderson

Writers:

James L. Brooks (developer), J. Stewart Burns,

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Grampa Simpson / Krusty the Clown / Sideshow Mel (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Kearney (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Dr. Nick / Cletus (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Mr. Burns / Ned Flanders / Principal Skinner / Reverend Lovejoy / Dewey Largo / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)
Ronaldo	...	Himself (voice) (as Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Janey (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Dolph / Brandine (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Helen Lovejoy (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Various (voice)

Storyline

Marge becomes a spectacle during a PTA meeting for not having an e-mail address, and she decides to take a chance on using the Internet. Amazed and delighted by all the Internet has to offer, Marge joins a popular role-playing fantasy game called "Earthland Realms." To Marge's dismay, the game has her interacting with practically the whole town of Springfield, including Bart, who happens to be the game's most feared and destructive player. Meanwhile, Homer saves Lisa's soccer game from cancellation after he volunteers to take the place of a referee who recently quit. However, Homer's refereeing skills only exasperate Lisa, and her competitive streak gets the best of her.

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Plot Keywords:

2d animation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 21 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Brazilian version, Ronaldo dubbed himself.

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Goofs

In the episode where Marge becomes addicted to an online video game, mouthing is off; when characters speak the words are off with the movement of the mouth.

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Quotes

Marge Simpson: And all this time I thought Googling yourself meant the other thing.

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Connections

References Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Surfin' Safari"
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys (uncredited)

User Reviews

A really sweet natured episode that was surprisingly great.

Starring: Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Mel, Grampa, Krusty. Julie Kavner as Marge Nancy Cartwright as Bart, Kearney and Nelson. Yeardley Smith as Lisa. Hank Azaria as Apu, Moe, Snake, Dr. Nick, Cletus, Comic Book Guy. Harry Shearer as Skinner, Flanders, Lovejoy, Mr. Largo, Mr. Burns.

Also with: Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Karl Wiedergott.

I really liked this episode!! It's really rare that we get an episode with a great plot and a great sub-plot, but they managed to make one. Marge gets into the internet and begins playing an on-line game that Bart plays. When Marge get in to Bart's personal gaming life, Bart gets angry. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa have troubles while Homer coaches here soccer team. The Marge-Bart plot was very imaginative and well written, and the Homer-Lisa plot was very funny. One of the many great episodes making up what's turning out to be a really spectacular season.

My rating: *** 1/2 out of ****.