Dancin' Homer

"Dancin' Homer"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	18
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	Ken Levine David Isaacs
Showrunner(s)	James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon
Production code	7F05
Original air date	November 8, 1990
Chalkboard gag	"I will not trade pants with others".
Couch gag	The family (except for Maggie) sits on the couch; Maggie then peeks her head out of Marge's tall hair.
Commentary	Matt Groening David Isaacs Ken Levine Mike Reiss Mark Kirkland
Guest appearance(s)
Tony Bennett as himself Tom Poston as the Capital City Goofball Daryl L. Coley as "Bleeding Gums" Murphy Ken Levine as Dan Horde
Season 2 episodes October 11, 1990 – July 11, 1991 "Bart Gets an "F"" "Simpson and Delilah" "Treehouse of Horror" "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" "Dancin' Homer" "Dead Putting Society" "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" "Bart the Daredevil" "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" "The Way We Was" "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" "Principal Charming" "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"" "Old Money" "Brush with Greatness" "Lisa's Substitute" "The War of the Simpsons" "Three Men and a Comic Book" "Blood Feud"
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Tony Bennett as himself
Tom Poston as the Capital City Goofball
Daryl L. Coley as "Bleeding Gums" Murphy
Ken Levine as Dan Horde

"Dancin' Homer" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 8, 1990. In the episode, Homer fires up the crowd at a Springfield Isotopes baseball game and is chosen to be the team's new mascot. He immediately becomes a popular attraction and the Isotopes start a winning streak. As a result, Homer is promoted to a team in Capital City, the Capital City Capitals. The Simpson family moves there, but Homer fails to enthrall the crowd, and the family returns home.

The episode was written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs and directed by Mark Kirkland. It was Kirkland's first directing role, and he has since directed many episodes. Singer Tony Bennett guest starred as himself and actor Tom Poston guest starred as the Capital City Capitals's mascot, the Capital City Goofball. Homer's chants are a reference to American baseball fan Wild Bill Hagy, who received fame for his chants at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.9, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.

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