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Dancin' Homer
The Simpsons Season 02 Episode 05
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
Homer's sad sob story about getting a glimpse of fame and then losing it all. "Lisa, you're forgetting the beer!" which comes in 72 oz tubs! Homer asserts that the ticket gives him the duty to make a complete ass of himself. "Well if it isn't the Simps", Burns greets them. Burns cue card has Maggie as "Expecting" but didn't he have her on it for the company picnic?
The appeal of jumbo-vision is something I've never understood. Idiots do love it though. Bart taunts Burns, "You throw like my sister man!" and Lisa chimes in, "Yeah you throw like me!" That's a pretty great moment. Super long rendition of Star Spangled Banner by Bleeding Gums Murphy is super annoying.
Is this the first time Duff gets mentioned as the official beer of The Simpsons? Also, what's with the beefcake photos near the organist? Nice that the family is supporting Homer here. Also nice to see the drunk side of Burns.
Discussing whether or not to leave Springfield Lisa says "I was born here and thought I would die here!". Quite sad. It's kind of amazing what guest stars the Simpsons brought in so early on. Tony Bennet? Really?
CONCLUSION
Hm. I remember enjoying this episode when I was younger yet I really did not enjoy it this time through. I don't know why I always get mad when Homer picks on Marge. Kind of ruins the entire episode for me when he calls her his big dumb wife. Oh well. So far the only episode that was worse was Some Enchanted Evening.
THIS EPISODE'S RATINGS
  2/5 donuts from Statler
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PLOT SUMMARY FROM WIKIPEDIA
One night while drinking beer at Moe's Tavern, Homer tells the story of how he got his big break. He begins with the family attending "Nuclear Plant Employee, Spouses and No More Than Three Children Night" at the Springfield Isotopes baseball game at the Springfield minor league baseball stadium. At the game, Homer's hopes of letting loose at the ballpark are ruined when his boss Mr. Burns sits next to him. To Homer's surprise, Mr. Burns buys him several rounds of beer to show good company relations, and the two begin taunting the Isotopes together. The team is expected to lose their twenty-seventh consecutive game, reportedly the longest losing streak in professional baseball. However, when a drunk Homer fires up the crowd with an impromptu dance to the tune of "Baby Elephant Walk", the Isotopes win the game.
Homer is offered the job as team mascot of the Springfield Isotopes by the team's owner. He accepts, and because of his enthusiasm at the games, the Isotopes go on a winning streak. Homer is soon informed that he is going to be promoted to the "big leagues" in Capital City, where he will fill in for the Capital City Goofball as the mascot of the Capital City Capitals. The Simpson family pack up their things, say goodbye to their friends, and move to the big city. Homer's first performance becomes a disaster as his small-town routine flops before the big-city crowd, and he is booed off the field and promptly fired. Homer sadly finishes his story, only to find that Moe's regulars are very impressed with his tale.
The episode was written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs, and directed by Mark Kirkland. It was the first episode of The Simpsons Kirkland directed. He has since directed over 50 episodes. Executive producer James L. Brooks came up with the idea of the Moe's Tavern wraparounds at the beginning and the end of the episode. It was added because the writers did not know how to end the episode. Levine had worked as a minor league baseball announcer before the episode was produced so he was able to give directions to the animators on how the characters and ambients of the episode were supposed to look like.
Accessed from Wikipedia on Feb. 25, 2010