The Squirt and the Whale
- Episode aired Apr 25, 2010
- TV-14
- 30m
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6.8/10
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After a violent storm, Lisa tries to rally the townspeople and come to the rescue of a beached whale.After a violent storm, Lisa tries to rally the townspeople and come to the rescue of a beached whale.After a violent storm, Lisa tries to rally the townspeople and come to the rescue of a beached whale.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Snake Jailbird
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Mr. Burns
- (voice)
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Pamela Hayden
- Jimbo Jones
- (voice)
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Tress MacNeille
- Manjula
- (voice)
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Russi Taylor
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
Karl Wiedergott
- Grass Power Man
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Chief Wiggum and the others use dynamite to blow up the whale is based on a true incident that happened in Matt Groening's home state of Oregon. On 12 November 1970, a whale beached itself at the Heceta Head beach (then called Devil's Elbow State Park) near the town of Florence. Usually, when a whale beaches itself, a deep pit is dug in the sand next to the whale and then the whale is rolled into it and buried. However, the sand at the Heceda Head beach is too shallow to dig a pit of the necessary depth, so the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department decided to use a half-ton of dynamite to reduce the whale to smaller, more manageable parts. The ensuing explosion scattered chunks of the whale over several hundred meters. One large piece of the whale totaled a car in a parking lot more than 100 meters away. KATU, the Portland ABC affiliate, filmed the event. Few people outside of Oregon had heard of the exploding whale until Dave Barry wrote of it in his 20 May 1990 column. Afterwards, it grew into an urban legend that seemed too absurd to be true. In 2006, the KATU footage was posted on YouTube. There is also an article about the incident titled "Exploding whale" on Wikipedia. These were posted after another exploding whale incident occurred in Taiwan in 2004.
- Quotes
Homer Simpson: Oh Lisa, I'm sorry. I tried my best. I know it's really hard when you discover your dad isn't perfect.
Bart Simpson: Not perfect? You can say that again.
Homer Simpson: I'm trying to be a sensitive father, you unwanted moron!
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However a friend recently challenged me to tackle modern Simpsons to get out of my TV comfort zone and try be a little more open minded to the newer stuff. So I found a list and breakdown video of 25 good modern episodes of The Simpsons on YouTube and here I am.
This first foray into modern Simpsons did not disappoint in the slightest. The jokes landed, the characters felt rounded and most of all it had heart and soul, something seriously lacking in the modern Simpsons age imo. Honestly this episode was just really really excellent and makes me more hopeful that they are gems amongst all the newer stuff.
However a friend recently challenged me to tackle modern Simpsons to get out of my TV comfort zone and try be a little more open minded to the newer stuff. So I found a list and breakdown video of 25 good modern episodes of The Simpsons on YouTube and here I am.
This first foray into modern Simpsons did not disappoint in the slightest. The jokes landed, the characters felt rounded and most of all it had heart and soul, something seriously lacking in the modern Simpsons age imo. Honestly this episode was just really really excellent and makes me more hopeful that they are gems amongst all the newer stuff.
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