In the Name of the Grandfather
| "In the Name of the Grandfather" | |
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The promotional image for the episode: Homer and Grampa on a drinking binge in O'Flanagan's Pub in Ireland.
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| Episode no. | 434 |
| Directed by | Ralph Sosa |
| Written by | Matt Marshall |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | LABF11 |
| Original air date | March 17, 2009 (Sky1) March 22, 2009 (Fox) |
| Chalkboard gag | "Four leaf clovers are not mutant freaks" |
| Couch gag | The family members participate in a dog show; Bart wins and Homer attacks him. |
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Season 20 episodes
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Colm Meaney
Glen Hansard
Markéta Irglová
"In the Name of the Grandfather" is the fourteenth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It first aired on Sky1 on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2009 and aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 22, 2009. It was the first episode of the show to premiere in Europe before airing on Fox. In the episode, the Simpsons buy a new hot tub and spend so much time relaxing in it that they neglect Abraham "Grampa" Simpson. Homer decides to make it up to Grampa by helping him do one thing he wants to do. Grampa reminisces about O'Flanagan's pub in Ireland where he once had the best night of his life so the Simpsons travel there. Marge, Bart and Lisa visit various Irish landmarks while Homer and Grampa buy O'Flanagan's during a night of binge drinking and soon discover that pubs are no longer popular in Ireland.
"In the Name of the Grandfather" was directed by Ralph Sosa and was the first episode of the show to be written by Matt Marshall. Marshall pitched the idea in 2007 and the script was ready for a table read later that year, but the Writers Guild of America strike delayed work on the episode. Described by executive producer Al Jean as "an affectionate love letter to Ireland", the episode was inspired by a New York Times article about the effects of Ireland's smoking ban on pubs. Guest stars for the episode include Colm Meaney as Tom O'Flanagan, Glen Hansard as a street musician and Markéta Irglová as an Eastern European woman. Kenneth Branagh and Kathy Ireland were also reported to have roles in the episode but neither appeared in the final version. The episode contains numerous jokes about Ireland and references to Irish culture including the Giant's Causeway, Blarney Castle, James Joyce, Bloomsday, leprechauns, Guinness, Riverdance, U2 and the film Once.
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