"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | 373 |
Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
Written by | Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta |
Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
Production code | HABF10 |
Original air date | April 9, 2006 |
Couch gag | A pair of cartoon hands deal out a wild royal flush, consisting of the jack of diamonds (Bart), the queen of diamonds (Marge), the king of diamonds (Homer), the ace of diamonds (Lisa), and the joker (Maggie). (unlike the version shown in The Italian Bob, Homer can be heard yelling, "Whoo-hoo!" after the cards are dealt). |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Richard Dean Anderson as himself |
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Season 17 episodes
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Richard Dean Anderson as himself
“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore” is the seventeenth episode of the seventeenth season of The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2006.
On movie night at the nuclear plant, Homer learns that the nuclear power plant is being shut down and outsourced to India. After Homer is sent to train the new employees, he becomes power-hungry. Meanwhile, Patty and Selma meet their Hollywood heartthrob, Richard Dean Anderson, who played MacGyver, who stops by to ask for directions to a convention about his newest show Stargate SG-1, only to find that he is totally uninterested in MacGyver and only did it for the pay. Meanwhile, Homer realizes to his horror that he has come to India (which he has mistaken for Indiana, among other misconceptions). After a brief standoff with a sacred cow, Homer looks for a relative of Apu named Kavi, who should be around somewhere. Choosing to randomly ask people, he gets the right man on the second try.
Back in Springfield, Patty and Selma kidnap Richard Dean Anderson from his Stargate SG-1 convention and tie him to a chair. From there, he manages to escape by using one of his contact lenses to focus the sunlight and burning the ropes, only to discover that he loves escaping, and starts having Patty and Selma put him through increasingly complex MacGyver-esque kidnapping trials. Patty and Selma eventually tire of Anderson's antics, and decide to drive him away. They sit him down one night and show him slides of their vacation to the horse-drawn carriage museum in Alberta, Canada. Anderson is so overwhelmed with boredom he jumps out the window and never returns.