He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs
| "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" | |
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A promotional image featuring Lionel Richie, Homer, Marge and Colby Kraus
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| Episode no. | 401 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | Joel H. Cohen |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | JABF20 |
| Original air date | September 23, 2007 |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie". |
| Couch gag | Plopper the pig is sitting on the couch; the family rushes in as the "Spider-pig" theme plays in the background. Homer holds him and says "My summer love". |
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Stephen Colbert as Colby Kraus |
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Season 19 episodes
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Stephen Colbert as Colby Kraus
Lionel Richie as himself
"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", also known as "He Loves to Fly", is the season premiere of The Simpsons’ nineteenth season. It was the first episode to air after the release of The Simpsons Movie, having originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 23, 2007. In the episode, Homer falls in love with private planes after taking a flight to Chicago with Mr. Burns. He tries to find a job that involves flying in a corporate jet, and hires a life coach named Colby Kraus to assist him with his goal.
The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Mark Kirkland, while Lionel Richie guest stars as himself and Stephen Colbert guests as the voice of Colby Kraus. In its original broadcast, "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" was watched by about 9.7 million people, it received a 4.7 Nielsen rating and a 12 percent share, making the highest rated episode of The Simpsons since "The Wife Aquatic", which aired January 7, 2007. Following its broadcast, the episode received mixed reviews from television critics.
While on a shopping trip to the Springfield Mall, Mr. Burns finds a penny in a water fountain and reaches in to grab it (fearing Ralph might take it) and falls in. The rushing water nearly drowns him, but Homer arrives and pulls him out of the water, saving Mr. Burns's life. To reward him, Mr. Burns offers to take Homer out to dinner. Homer says he likes Chicago deep dish pizza, so Mr. Burns takes him to Chicago on his private plane. On the plane, Homer is treated with luxury and gets serenaded by Lionel Richie. Homer has the time of his life in Chicago, but he becomes depressed on the return trip because he does not have the plane. Back in Springfield, Homer tells Marge that he is tired of being a normal person and becomes depressed. Marge, pitying for Homer, decides to help and hires him a life coach named Colby Kraus (Stephen Colbert), who will help with Homer's dream. Colby starts right away in his treatment with Homer by videotaping his every move. At the bowling alley and after watching Homer's daily habits for a few days, Colby realizes that bowling is the one thing Homer is good at and enjoys doing. He instructs Homer to wear his bowling shoes everywhere he goes to help instill confidence in everything he does. The bowling shoes work, Homer becomes a new man, and as a result he receives numerous new job offers. Homer decides to only go for an interview at Handyman's Choice Copper Tubing because he would be required to fly in the company jet as part of his new job, however, the Rich Texan does not hire him.
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