It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 30, 2000. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Elsewhere at the plant, Homer had gone completely nuts! With a Nielsen rating of 7.4, the episode finished 46th in the ratings for the week of April 2430, 2000. "My first reaction to that was, 'What kind of rock star is this? High pitched singing and string instrument plucking. Im basing his mannerisms off of Ayam Aghoul. See?. It is so insane, so incoherent, so mad, and so incompetent that, for the first time in my years of reviewing this show, I have to sincerely question the sanity of Mr. Michael Scully. And theyll destroy us all! The Evil Monkey glares and points while sinister music plays. Oh no! Edit # Submitter Type Comment Sent for moderation This is a terrible activity! Which looks like one of those modern, white boxy rich houses with a pool and glass doors. Im not even going to make a snarky remark about that lets just move on. No! I mean, KTAAR is not the most offensive episode of the show. Lets, for example, take his behavior at the Kid Rock concert. Bart, Lisa and Oscar peaked over the bushes and saw the sort of celebrities who were at Dr Dementos pool party and possibly part of his Legion of Doom. Homer annoyed Joe C and Kid Rock by climbing on stage and being out of style because he likes older bands these kids hate. [9], The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. Spring break! Click here for your invite! For their crimes (and Homer's foolish attempt at defending himself in court - calling the jury "drunken hicks"), the family is put into forced labor. The chalkboard gag is I am not here on a fart ball scholarship.. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Im not crazy! Still wanting to party, Homer rents an airboat and makes his family join him on a joyride through the local swamp. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Show: The Simpsons Episode: 245 Year: 2000 Writer(s): John Schwartzwelder Director(s): Jen Kamerman. Ill only live till Im 42?! Homer joins in on the party and ends up getting himself and his family in trouble for killing the state's beloved mascot, an alligator named Captain Jack. Mmmmmm! Im amazed Oscars dumb filler filled up a page said Bart. Barts room. Look, how can the clowns enslave us with all these oranges! Oscar yelled. Are you a good lover. Click here for your invite! ! Marge comforted Homer but he had got out of the car! Teddy, his living teddy bear creature yapped and caught the squeaky toy in his mouth and chewed it. All Ill say is, for me, re-watching the Scully Years was a form of morbid curiosity. You heard him Marge! No! Seen here in Kill the Alligator and Run is an absolute trainwreck of an episode, one that dispatches the shows prior standards of comedy, characterization, plotting, animation (which really feels stiff and lifeless in this episode), and even sanity in one of the most deranged episodes of non-Adult Swim-related television ever. My pockets hurt. said Homer depressed about dying. For the past five and a half years, I have been taking a look at the Mike Scully era ofThe Simpsons. With around 60 Scully-era episodes under my belt, Ive mulled over quite a few contenders for the shows event horizon, the moment when the shows collapse was cemented forever. So maybe calling it universally condemned as the worst ever might have been a stretch. Watchlist Share The American alligator is classified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as similarity of appearance to a threatened taxon. Im sorry Mom but Im obsessed with Chef Boyardee for some reason said Lisa. janty1976. Oh God, fuck this episode. Animation Comedy Fearing he only has three years to live, Homer takes the family on a vacation to Florida, where they become fugitives after seemingly killing a famous alligator. "[12] While reviewing the eleventh season of The Simpsons, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented on the episode, writing: "Wow this may be the most jumbled Simpsons to date! So tell me, are all you government inspectors so handsome and strapping Mr a Burns brown nosed the inspectors. I mean, I personally consider Alone Again worse on the grounds that it was trying to be sincere, whereas this is just a bunch of stuff that happened in the worst way possible. While there he accidentally kills a beloved alligator. Having to choose between KTAAR and Twin Dilemma is a rather sobering choice. Kid Rock was there. Oscar! The couch gag is the Simpsons walking over hot coals and yelping in pain as they walk over the hot coals to get to the couch. Hmmmmm! The reception of "Kill the Alligator and Run" by critics was mixed. Review is spot on as per. Destroy us all! 'Kill the Alligator and Run' is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons . There are none. It was blue in colour with yellow bone shapes printed all over it. (2008). [9] All of Joe C.'s lines were recorded over the phone. It aired on the FOX Network, in front of 7.46 million American homes figure, at the very least, 15 million people. Oh! Captain Jack, the alligator. said the tour guide. We're almost to Palm Corners. Homer: Well, here we are, kids, the zoo. "[9] Kid Rock recorded some of his dialog over the phone, but also paid a 45-minute visit to the Simpsons studio in Los Angeles to record lines. Score: 1. Something that stressful would take a toll on anybodys mental health.). Anyway, thats how we startoff the plot. "Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Homer you need to see a doctor. Right thats it! TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. [8] Scully said in an interview with the Detroit Free Press that the staff of the show chose Kid Rock and Joe C. for the episode because the two "have a lot of stage presence" and visually are "a funny combination," and because the staff thought "they would be funny playing off Homer. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson . A mother can't die. The Simpsons all packed up and drove to Florida. Yes, I said Kid Rock Concert. Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Scullyfied Simpsons: Kill the Alligator and Run (Season 11, Episode19), But as I mentioned in my review of Take My Wife, Sleaze, The Review Nebula Ranks Red Dwarf (AKA, "Happy 35th, Red Dwarf! They flee from the Sheriff, and their car is hit by an Amtrak train, which pushes them along the tracks. Even without stretching it that far, the second act inadvertently demonstrates that Homer Jay Simpson didnt belong in Florida so much as he belonged in a mental hospital. Homer wakes up the next day, rushing outside ready to party, but spring break is over: The students are returning home. And it reaches some astonishing depths in all four areas. This episode is totally hilarious, from Homer's paranoia about the T.V. His wife died six months ago! Marge yelled. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. We built this city on rock and roll . 1 reference. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. Watch The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 19 on Disney+ Hotstar The Simpsons Kill the Alligator and RunS11 E1929 Apr 2000 Comedy English Star World U/A 13+ The Simpsons find themselves on the run from the law after they accidentally kill a beloved alligator while vacationing in Florida. Sort of. In 2006, Nohomers.net named this the worst episode in the history of the show. He visits sick kids in hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow! Oscar yelled. Quality-wise, on a minute-by-minute basis, Kill the Alligator and Run might be the single worst script in terms of quality, at least as far as I can remember. Homer states he got no sleep last night because he thought the TV was threatening to kill him. Freebase Data Dumps. Ill just rest here, alone with my paranoid thoughts worrying about my early death said Homer. Nah hes locked up still after his last escapade and Matts used him a lot for reoccurring bad guy episodes Lets try something else. Do you smoke? Anyway, they jump the train tracks, and appear to miss the train entirely, as well as dodge the long, rather cruel arm of southern justice. Its got one the funniest lines ever: No listening, ya hear me? And when the accuser said It wasnt funny to me, the Redditor said, Well then youre dead inside. Anyway, everything looks great, Mr. Burns. 25/03/2020. Marge darling, can they be honey braised? Homer asked. The Simpsons and the tour guide, exasperated with Oscar went looking for Captain Jack, the alligator not the pirate. The caf owner saying, "I like that." Kill the Alligator and Run F Simpson Safari D- Boht are terrible for some varying reasons, but KTAAR was the worse effort. And theres Gallagher. Lost in the wilderness and on the run, the family come across a diner, where they are given employment. Such a waste of good melon Oscar sighed. Dont worry I wont leave this room. said Homer. Saturday 30 April 2022 09:55. The quiz says youre a Frigid Frieda. Do you eat a lot? It flits from one gag to another with abandon and rarely makes much sense or produces many laughs. Incredibly, that makes this episode even more baffling! For their next trip, the family plans to go to North Dakota, the only state other than Arizona (which Homer complains "smells funny") in which they are allowed to vacation. Both The Twin Dilemma and Kill The Alligator and Run are rather nauseating. Lets go back to the concert Homer sighed. Saddlesore Galactica is reviled for the insanity of the plot twist, but there are those (including the writers) that defend it as a mockery of the silliness ofSouth Park andFamily Guy. Its an Oompa Loompa! Oscar yelled. Dad thats not a kid thats Joe C, a famous rapper who is vertically challenged. Lisa sighed. Everything The Simpsons Has Predicted in 2022 and Beyond Richard Branson's trip to space is the latest in a long line of Simpsons predictions. No! This is probably second only to Lady Gaga in terms of most egregious guest stars this show ever did, although at leastthisfits the spirit of Spring Break. Lisa seethed at him. Awwwww! Bart, Lisa and Oscar yelped and shivered. [13] Nancy Basile of About.com thought the best scene of the episode is the one where the Simpsons have become hillbillies and are sitting on their porch, and Bart says "I'm getting used to this country life. Its pretty ironic that Im reviewing an attempt to satirize Spring Break a few days after Lori Loughlin got nailed (alongside many other people) in a college application scam for her daughter so that she could experience partying and going to USC games. Homer frowned slightly but wasnt too disappointed. Now lets ask everyone else!. AAND, CDD, LGG, and maybe Boys of Bummer ARE worse than this episode, in that those episodes are too bad to even obtain ironic enjoyment from their ineptitude. Homer becomes the life of the spring break party. Deleted scenes from the episode were also included in the box set. His current girlfriend Vanessa says hes very loving! Seriously, from the writing to the animation, the sudden appearance of the second set of tracks to fit an Amtrak train, to even the voice acting this is astonishing. The Simpsons is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. I'm only 25!. On advice of the power plant's psychiatrist, the family head for a restful vacation in Florida. Elsewhere Homer broke out of the hotel room still tied to the bed. We have a cutaway if Amber Heard shitting on the bed and screaming and breaking things. Of course not. Why did I call my crossover fanfiction that. Security! Yay! Marc Anthony the musician or recording artist was now Mark Anthony, the Roman boyfriend of Queen Cleopatra. (Yes, this is one of the starting points for Marge turning from merely mildly oblivious to rock stupid.). At least Janeway had to deal with a ship getting launched halfway across space. You were talking about gophers the whole time! Marge ranted. What we get is a referral to go on vacation to Florida to rest. gonna try to-. Oz thats in Sans Monique, a fictional Island in the Caribbean Hugo sighed. Gen. No this isnt like that time I wanted to be an inventor like Thomas Edison Homer sighed. What does Homer sing just before hitting Jack. Yeah I hear they dont even hand out raincoats or tarps at his shows. Bart jogged Hugo making him drop his book. I dont think The Simpsons has had any genuine effort in the writers room for 20 years. Now, this next scene Im about to describe is something that I did not make up for the review. But from what Ive seen, this is one of those episodes more frequently cited when the topic of worst episode ever does come up. This, of course, works in theory, but is derailed by the fact that it is Spring Break! Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice. Chris was dealing with the evil monkey in his closet. In short, when he finds out that his lifespan is short, the response should not be to hope for a Mack truck to T-bone him. tt0701143. That's it. Granted, the execution of this change (as well as the whole serial) was so terrible that it discredited the franchise. Billy frowned. [8], Rappers Kid Rock and Joe C. also guest star in the episode as themselves,[6][7] performing at the annual spring break concert that Homer sneaks out to attend. Kill the Alligator and Run Homer once again has a midlife crisis after reading a life expectancy quiz in a magazine. Oscars doing a Jurassic Park reference Bart groaned. Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Let me put it this way if Homers character decline is intentional character development, it is some of the most abjectly awful character development in TV history. Hes so good to his mother. said Carl. While there he accidentally kills a beloved alligator. I would argue that its one of the most technically inept episodes of the show that I have ever seen. Zaniness Factor: 5. This page was last edited on 17 October 2022, at 16:22. Homer Simpson: Well, I'm gonna try anyway. Seriously, this episode alone is a good argument that the shows finale (if it gets one, and frankly it shouldnt get a special finale at this point) should consist of Homer getting his ass tossed out onto the street with prejudice. This listing provides federal protection for alligators but allows state-approved management and control programs. Congratulations on going along with the stream because so many others hate on it., 2) Redditor 2: Also: What you need is a good, long rest. 4seven | Saturday 11 August 2018 | 15:00. 25.000. Yeah, it has a few amusing moments, but its too scattershot to succeed. That said, I can at least see where they were getting at with the change in the Doctors character an attempt to make him distinct from his predecessor, and maybe expose the effects of some of his more recent traumas (Earthshock, for example). Well, we've got a Soloflex down at H.Q. said one of the inspectors. Terrified of his supposedly impending death, he develops insomnia and has a mental breakdown. They are eventually tracked down by the sheriff, who kidnaps them while they are asleep. Because Florida is known for its orange juice. Of his familys station wagon. 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