"All Singing, All Dancing" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | 189 |
Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
Written by | Steve O'Donnell |
Showrunner(s) | David Mirkin |
Production code | 5F24 |
Original air date | January 4, 1998 |
Couch gag | The floor is a treadmill. Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie successfully dismount from the treadmill onto the couch, while Homer gets stuck on it. |
Commentary |
Matt Groening David Mirkin Steve O'Donnell Hank Azaria Yeardley Smith Steven Dean Moore |
Guest appearance(s) | |
George Harrison as himself |
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Season 9 episodes
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Seasons | |
George Harrison as himself
Patrick Stewart as Number One
Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley (all from previous episodes)
"All Singing, All Dancing" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons' ninth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 4, 1998. In the fourth clip show aired by The Simpsons, Homer claims he hates singing, so Marge shows family videos of musical numbers from the previous seasons of the series. The original material was directed by Mark Ervin and written by Steve O'Donnell. It was executive produced by David Mirkin. It features guest appearances from George Harrison, Patrick Stewart, and Phil Hartman, although these are all clips and none of them recorded original material for the episode.
Homer and Bart rent the film Paint Your Wagon, expecting it to be a shoot-em-up Western. Homer is dismayed to find out that it is actually a musical, and expresses his distaste for such films. Marge is baffled by this, saying that he ironically loves singing. The family starts delivering their dialogue in song form, and Marge decides to prove that Homer loves to sing by showing family videos. Several clips are shown of various songs from past episodes, but Homer is not convinced. At this moment, Snake breaks into their house and holds them hostage. However once he hears them singing, Snake decides that they would not make good hostages and leaves.
The family continues to sing and more videos are shown. Snake again breaks into the house and claims that he got a song stuck in his head and the only way to get rid of it is to kill the Simpsons. He tries to shoot them, but discovers that his gun is out of ammunition and leaves again.