Flaming Moe (16 Jan. 2011)

With Smithers' help, Moe renovates his bar to cater to the "regular" gay crowd, but refuses to tell the clientèle that he's straight. Meanwhile, principal Skinner has a crush on the free-spirited new music teacher.

Director:

Chuck Sheetz

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Blue-Haired Lawyer / Barney / Groundskeeper Willie (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Comic Book Guy / Chief Wiggum / Moe Szyslak / Carl / Superintendent Gary Chalmers / Julio (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Dewey Largo / Lenny / Principal Seymour Skinner (voice)
Alyson Hannigan	...	Melody Juniper (voice)
Scott Thompson	...	Grady (voice)
Kristen Wiig	...	Calliope Juniper (voice)
Chris Edgerly	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Rod Flanders (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Agnes Skinner (voice)

Storyline

When Smithers offers to help transform Moe's dingy pub into a more refined and trendy lounge, the revamped "Mo's" quickly becomes Springfield's local gay hangout. With Smithers' friends and colleagues infusing new life into "Mo's," business starts to boom, but Moe inadvertently leads his new bar patrons to believe that he, too, is gay. Afraid that telling the truth would hurt his newly flourishing business, Moe's new friends teach him a lesson in acceptance. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner becomes smitten with the new free-spirited music teacher, Ms. Juniper, who inspires the by-the-book principal to take chances. When Skinner finds out that Ms. Juniper's daughter, Melody, has a crush on Bart, he uses Bart to get close to Ms. Juniper.

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Plot Keywords:

last will and testament | gay stereotype | homophobia | pretending to be gay | gay bar | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Mr. Burns' last will and testament, his legal full name is Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber Burns.

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Goofs

When Mr.Burns is in the bar and is speaking to the man we see Smithers with his Grey/white suit. However when the shot changes we see he is wearing the suit he normally wears when working.

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Connections

References His Girl Friday (1940)

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Soundtracks

"Walking on Sunshine"
(uncredited)
Written by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Harry Shearer

User Reviews

Brilliant episode(closed for cleaning up montage).

Flaming Moe is a fantastic Simpsons episode with a lot of funny quotes and a great sub-plot as well.

Smithers quits his job after getting mad that he isn't in Mr. Burns new will.After trying to get into a gay bar but isn't dressed up enough,Smithers convinces Moe to change Moes tavern into a gay bar a simply changes the name to Mos.After becoming friendly with the common gays coming to the bar,Moe pretends hes gay to blend in,but it eventually goes too far and he tries to run as a gay politician.

Meanwhile,Mr Largo the music teacher quits his job and they get a replacement music teacher called Mrs Judifer,and eventually Principal Skinner starts to fall for her so he gets Bart to go on a double date with her and her daughter.