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The Joy of Sect

  • Episode aired Feb 8, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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8.3/10
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Simpsonit (1989)
AnimationComedy

An evil cult called the Movementarians brainwashes the citizens of Springfield and it's up to Marge to get them back.An evil cult called the Movementarians brainwashes the citizens of Springfield and it's up to Marge to get them back.An evil cult called the Movementarians brainwashes the citizens of Springfield and it's up to Marge to get them back.

  • Directors
    • Jim Reardon
    • Steven Dean Moore
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Steven Dean Moore
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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
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    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
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    Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    • Edna Krabappel
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    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Jane
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    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Steven Dean Moore
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      Another cult spoofed was the "Moonies" of Sun Myung Moon, whereby new members would enter training camps with banners and balloons that read "Welcome Home Brothers & Sisters". Training would be intensive, where sessions would last for several hours and privacy was nonexistent. Moonies were also known for "mass marriages", as shown by the Movementarians. Reverend Moon had later attempted to counter the cult image by lowering the intensity of the sessions, and ordering new members to "write a letter to your friends or family" once every ten days. Unlike the episode, Moon never claimed "mass marriages" were legally binding. Single people seeking a random hookup could not participate in the "mass marriage ceremony", as they were only for lawfully married couples seeking to renew their vows.
    • Goofs
      During the free movie at the Movementarian compound, we can see the back of Mr Burns' head when the camera angle is from the back of the room. Yet, Mr Burns is later shown asking Smithers why he never told him about the cult (implying that he didn't know about them).
    • Quotes

      Homer Simpson: Wait, I'm confused about the movie. So the cops knew that internal affairs were setting them up?

      Glen: What are you talking about? There's nothing like that in there!

      Homer Simpson: Oh, you see when I get bored I make up my own movie. I have a very short attention span.

      Jane: But our point is very simple. You see, when...

      Homer Simpson: Ooh, a bird!

      [runs outside and giggles goofily as he chases it]

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      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Sunday School Musical (2011)
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      Fishing
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      Original written by Neal Hefti

      Parody lyrics by Steve O'Donnell

      Performed by Dan Castellaneta

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    A very necessary episode in a society like ours, with its rationality and its space for spirituality, but which takes advantage, when it can, of the excess of innocence so that some fall into the hands of harmful sects. Here the background of the sect does not matter, what is relevant is to see what is behind all of them, how their impossible promises conceal an eagerness to appropriate all our possessions. Like a coarse initial kindness they cover up a later tyranny. This episode is a comic shot at Heaven's Gate and Peoples Temple. It almost makes you feel sorry that religious documentaries on Netflix didn't exist then, since there would have been more space to complete the parody.
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1998 (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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      30 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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