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Tales from the Public Domain

  • Episode aired Mar 17, 2002
  • K-12/9
  • 30m
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7.1/10
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Simpsonit (1989)
AnimationComedy

Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc, and Bart as Hamlet.Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc, and Bart as Hamlet.Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc, and Bart as Hamlet.

  • Directors
    • Jim Reardon
    • Mike B. Anderson
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.7K
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    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Mike B. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
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    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
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    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
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    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
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    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Moe Szyslak
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    Harry Shearer
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    • Ned Flanders
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    Tress MacNeille
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    • Circe
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    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Mike B. Anderson
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      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Ophelia goes crazy and ultimately jumps out of the window, she sings "Hey non nony, nony, hey nony", which is a direct quote from Hamlet (IV/5).
    • Goofs
      Hamlet (Bart) utters a line to himself that is supposedly unheard by other characters and refers to it as a "soliloquy." However, the other characters are on stage at the same time. This would make the line an "aside," and not a soliloquy. (A soliloquy is an extended monologue done with the character on stage alone.) In the original play, the "conscience of the king" scene *is* a soliloquy; the fact that Moe/Claudius can hear him is parodying the fact that Hamlet should be alone.
    • Quotes

      Circe: You must pass through Hades, crossing the river Styx.

      [as Homer steers his ship down the river, skeletons on the shoreline dance to the song "Lady" by Styx]

      Homer Simpson: Oh, this truly is Hell!

    • Connections
      References Bambi (1942)
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      Ghostbusters
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ray Parker Jr.

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    6/10
    Probably the only decent episode from season 13
    Has its share of lame jokes, but it isn't downright embarrassing, unlike...well, any other episode from this season. The Hamlet segment is surprisingly funny. The only thing that would have made it better is if the writers put in a few somewhat obscure jokes for people who know the play pretty well. It reads like the writers were just calling upon what they remembered from their stoner high school years and making obvious jokes about it. In previous seasons, you always got the sense that the writers really knew their stuff. The segment based on The Odyssey was also somewhat funny, except for the Disco Stu joke and the reused line from Krusty Gets Kancelled ("Time to take out the trash!").
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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