Mayored to the Mob: Difference between revisions
Finish up lead |
→Reception: Copyedit |
||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
==Reception== |
==Reception== |
||
''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' named Hamill's performance as the tenth best film gag in the show |
''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' named Hamill's performance in the episode as the tenth best film gag in the show, commenting: "as a rule, celebrity cameos are rubbish, but good sport Hamill is hilarious when singing 'Luke, be a Jedi tonight' in a production of ''Guys and Dolls'', and makes this list for urging bodyguard Homer to 'use the forks'".<ref>Colin Kennedy. "The Ten Best Movie Gags In ''The Simpsons''", ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'', September 2004, pp. 77</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 14:09, 7 September 2008
| "Mayored to the Mob" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| File:Mayored to the Mob.jpg | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 |
| Directed by | Swinton O. Scott III |
| Written by | Ron Hauge |
| Original air dates | December 20, 1998 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "'The President did it' is not an excuse." |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch. Two hydraulic presses from the sides and one from above crushes the family into a cube. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Ron Hauge Dan Castellaneta Mark Hamill |
"Mayored to the Mob" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season, which originally broadcasr on December 20, 1998.[1] After Homer prevents Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill from being trampled at a convention, Homer trains to become a bodyguard and is employed by Quimby. After Homer discovers Quimby has been making corrupt deals with Fat Tony and forces him to end the deal, Fat Tony threatens to kill Quimby, leaving Homer to defend the Mayor from threats.[2] The episode was written by Ron Hauge and directed by Swinton O. Scott III,[2] and was received well overall by critics.
Plot
While watching Roger Corman's version of Titanic, the family sees a commercial for the "Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con", a science-fiction convention featuring Mark Hamill, ALF, and a wrestling match between "the mighty robots from Battlestar Galactica" versus "the gay robots from Star Wars". The family agrees to go to the convention, but it is crowded, and Homer resents that the convention is full of nerds. When Mark Hamill and Mayor Quimby, at the convention, are in danger of being trampled by a riot (over who should play Obi-Wan Kenobi in a skit with Mark Hamill), Homer comes to the rescue to save them. In appreciation, Mayor Quimby makes Homer his new bodyguard.
Homer goes to "Leavelle's Bodyguard Academy", where he learns how to become a bodyguard. After his graduation, wherever Mayor Quimby goes in Springfield, Homer follows him, even if it means taking a bribe. One day, Mayor Quimby makes a deal with Fat Tony to have him provide milk to the schools of Springfield. When Homer finds out that the milk Fat Tony is delivering to the schools is really rat's milk, he confronts Quimby and accidentally knocks him out the window. Discovering Quimby hanging on the ledge, Homer makes him promise to expose Fat Tony in exchange for pulling him back inside.
Mayor Quimby arrests Fat Tony and his goons, but Fat Tony threatens Quimby's life on the news. Homer takes Mayor Quimby to the dinner theatre to see Mark Hamill play Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Fat Tony is there with his henchman, Louie, who tries to stab Quimby but is stopped in a scuffle with Homer and Hamill (who is dressed like Luke Skywalker). During the struggle, however, Fat Tony savagely beats Quimby with a baseball bat. At the end, Homer and Hamill escape from the paparazzi à la The Bodyguard.
Production
Writer Ron Hauge wanted to do an episode where he used Homer's qualities, oafishness, brute strength, thickness, and loyalty, for good.[3] When Lisa says they have to go back for Maggie during the mob scene, Homer says "Forget Maggie, she's gone". This is one of Groening's favorite quotes in the show.[4] Hamill said he loved doing the voice for bodyguard instructor Leavelle, and really did not like doing the voice for himself.[5] Leavelle's character was designed after Jack Ruby.[3] Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, who had assassinated President John F. Kennedy. When Leavelle is practicing his shooting on top of the cart, it is a reference to the Grassy Knoll at Dealey Plaza where President Kennedy was assassinated.[3] The scene is also a reference to the movie Executive Action.[3]
Cultural references
At the convention, Uter wears a Futurama shirt. Futurama had yet to premiere at this point in time.[4] Leavelle singes the song "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from the movie The Bodyguard. The title of this episode is a reference to the movie Married to the Mob.[4] Homer and Mayor Quimby go to a production of the play Guys and Dolls.[3] Mark Hamill spoofs a line from first Star Wars film in which he is told to "use the force," by telling Homer to "use the forks".[5]
Reception
Empire named Hamill's performance in the episode as the tenth best film gag in the show, commenting: "as a rule, celebrity cameos are rubbish, but good sport Hamill is hilarious when singing 'Luke, be a Jedi tonight' in a production of Guys and Dolls, and makes this list for urging bodyguard Homer to 'use the forks'".[6]
References
- ^ ""Mayored to the Mob"". The Simpsons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian. "Saving Luke Skywalker lands Homer in Family trouble". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Hauge, Ron (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Mayored to the Mob" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c Groening, Matt (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Mayored to the Mob" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b Hamill, Mark (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Mayored to the Mob" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Colin Kennedy. "The Ten Best Movie Gags In The Simpsons", Empire, September 2004, pp. 77
External links
