Homer and New York
| Episode of the series The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| title | Homer and New York |
| Original title | The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| length | approx. 22 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| classification | Season 9, episode 1 179th episode overall ( list ) |
| First broadcast | September 21, 1997 on FOX |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 7, 1998 on ProSieben |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jim Reardon |
| script | Ian Maxtone-Graham |
| music | Alf Clausen |
| Guest appearance (s) | |
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Homer and New York (original title: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson ) is the first episode of the ninth season of the American animated series The Simpsons . For the song You're Checkin 'In in this episode, Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation category and an Annie Award in the Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production category .
Since this episode makes direct reference to the two towers of the World Trade Center , it was recommended by FOX after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 that it no longer aired.
action
After everyone arrives at Moe's tavern again to spend the evening there, Barney is chosen as the driver, is not allowed to drink anything alcoholic that evening and has to drive everyone home in Homer's car. When he has done this, he promises Homer to bring the car back to him tomorrow.
Two months later, Barney has still not shown up. Suddenly he shows up in front of Moe's tavern completely drunk and supposedly doesn't know where Homer's car is. Shortly afterwards, Homer receives a letter stating that his car was illegally parked in New York and that he must drive it away from there. Due to an earlier visit to New York, Homer initially opposes his family, who want to go there, but eventually gives in.
When they arrive in New York, Marge and the children visit the city's sights, while Homer discovers that his car has been parked between the towers of the World Trade Center. Since it has a wheel claw , Homer has to call a hotline, which tells him that he has to wait at his car for a police officer from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
While waiting, Homer gets hungry and buys something to eat at a stand. After drinking a few cans of crab juice from the same stall, he feels a strong urge to urinate. When he finally can no longer suppress the feeling, he quickly runs to a toilet on the upper floor of a tower of the World Trade Center. Once there, however, it is out of order and he runs to the toilet in the other tower. When he relieved himself there, he saw from above how a policeman was standing by his car and stuck another parking ticket to his car.
When Homer arrives at his car again, he notices that it is getting dark and he decides to drive away despite the wheel claw. He starts driving, destroying the car's wheel arch. He finally drives with him to a construction site and uses a jackhammer there to loosen the wheel claw from his car, but also demolishes other parts of his car, e.g. B. the discs.
Ultimately, he gathers his family back in the car and drives them home. Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have fond memories of this short vacation, while Homer's hatred of New York remains.
Cultural references
When Homer is first seen in New York, he is pelted with trash by Woody Allen , who is leaning out of the window of a house. In addition, after the Simpsons drive into New York by bus , Bart thinks three Hasidic Jews walking down a street are ZZ Top . Later in the episode, Bart visits the Mad Magazine building and may see some people there. a. Alfred E. Neumann and Dave Berg . Liza Minnelli and Robert Downey Jr. also appear in a Broadway musical that Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie see . The song You're Checkin 'In from said musical won a Primetime Emmy Award and an Annie Award in 1998 .
reception
The premiere of The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson finished the Nielsen ratings for the week of September 15-21, 1997 with a rating of 10.7 on the 18th place of all US television programs, which corresponds to approximately 10.5 million television households. It had the highest rating of any show on Fox that week and outbid the cartoon King of the Hill .
For the song You're Checkin 'In in this episode, Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and an Annie Award in the category Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production in 1998 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificates of Release to Homer and New York . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ a b The Simpsons - TV series information. In: tvsi.de. Archived from the original on August 29, 2006 ; Retrieved February 4, 2012 .
- ^ A b c "The Simpsons" (1989) Awards. In: IMDb.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Snierson, Dan: 'Simpsons' exec producer Al Jean: 'I completely understand' if reruns with nuclear jokes are pulled . In: Entertainment Weekly , March 27, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ↑ Associated Press: NBC lands on top; new season starts . In: Sun-Sentinel , July 25, 1997, p. 4E.
Web links
- The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson on TheSimpsons.com
- Entry of Homer and New York on Simpsonspedia.net