Homer on the wrong track
| Episode of the series The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| title | Homer on the wrong track |
| Original title | Three Gays Of The Condo |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| length | approx. 22 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| classification | Season 14 , episode 17 308th episode overall ( list ) |
| First broadcast | April 13, 2003 on FOX |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 24, 2004 on ProSieben |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mark Kirkland |
| script | Matt Warburton |
| music | Alf Clausen |
| Guest appearance (s) | |
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Homer on the wrong track is an episode of the 2003 animated series The Simpsons , which won an Emmy for best cartoon show of the year . The episode with the original title Three Gays of the Condo is the 17th episode of the 14th season and thus the total of 308th episode of the Simpsons .
action
The Simpson family dare to work on a giant puzzle together. But when they are happy about the completion, their neighbor Ned Flanders notices that a part is missing. While searching for it, Homer discovers Marge's keepsake box and learns that Marge was thinking of breaking up after spending an evening at Moe's when Homer got too drunk. At the same time he learns that she found out only a short time later that she is pregnant. Homer fears that Marge only married him because they were already expecting a child, Bart .
He confronts his wife with the allegations, but she only replies evasively. Desperate, Homer moves in with Milhouse's father, Kirk van Houten, until he sees an apartment in the newspaper. Without Homer noticing, it is in a gay area. His homosexual roommates Grady and Julio get Homer to groom and express himself in a cultivated manner. Marge notices the changes, but cannot forgive him for the accusations.
Finally Marge overcomes himself and hires Weird Al Yankovic , who plays a song for Homer together with his band. Marge invites her husband to a reconciliation meeting, but when Homer is late, she apparently leaves him for good. Back in his apartment, Homer is kissed by his roommate Grady and flees in fright. At Moe's, he drinks so much again that he is admitted to the hospital.
Dr. Hibbert shows him by video that he had recorded to convict a thieving nurse how lovingly Marge looked after him during the alcohol poisoning at the time. The two then finally reconcile and promise each other eternal loyalty.
Allusions
The original title of the episode Three Gays of the Condo refers to the film Die Drei Tage des Condor ( Three Days of the Condor ). In contrast to other Simpsons episodes like Vergiss-Marge-Not , which not only adapt the title but also the plot of a feature film, the plot of this episode is not based on the film.
In addition, a bowling shirt appears again in Homer's closet, which is worn in the also Emmy-winning episode Homer and Certain Fears of a Homosexual.
The song Weird Al Yankovic sings for Homer and Marge is a parody of Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp . Yankovic wanted to cover this song beforehand, but did not get permission from Mellencamp.
Guest speaker
Musician Weird Al Yankovic appears as a guest star and dubbed himself accordingly in the US version. The openly homosexual actor Scott Thompson played the role of gay Grady , who took Homer into his apartment.
reception
Audience ratings
The German premiere of the episode Homer on the wrong track on April 24, 2004 was followed by 820,000 viewers on ProSieben . This was relatively far below the season average of 1.01 million viewers.
Awards
At the Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 , the Simpsons episode Three Gays of the Condo won the Best Cartoon Show (less than an hour) category against the other nominated episodes of the series As Told By Ginger ( And She Was Gone ), Kim Possible ( Crush ), Futurama ( Stone Age barking ) and SpongeBob SquarePants ( New Student Starfish / Clams ) through.
Web links
- Three Gays of the Condo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry on Homer on the wrong track at simpsonspedia.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Homer on the wrong track . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Springfield-Shopper.de: Episode guide Homer on the wrong track ( Memento from October 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), mistakes and small things
- ↑ songfacts.com
- ↑ Three Gays of the Condo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Simpsonspedia.net: Homer on the wrong track
- ^ quotemeter.de: Odds check: The Simpsons from February 24, 2006