Simple Simpson
| "Simple Simpson" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Marge kisses an upside-down Homer, dressed up as "Pie-Man" in a parody of a scene from the 2002 film Spider-Man.
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| Episode no. | 332 |
| Directed by | Jim Reardon |
| Written by | Jon Vitti |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | FABF15 |
| Original air date | May 2, 2004 |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons slide down a pole into the Batcave, dressed as characters from the Batman franchise. |
| Commentary | Al Jean Jon Vitti Matt Selman Tim Long Don Payne J. Stewart Burns Tom Gamill Max Pross |
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Nichelle Nichols as herself |
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Season 15 episodes
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Nichelle Nichols as herself
"Simple Simpson" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 2, 2004.
After seeing a commercial where he could win a free tour of "Farmer Billy's Bacon" factory, Homer goes on a pursuit to find the golden ticket. He, however, only wins a silver ticket, which allows him to be the judge of the pig competition at the Springfield County Fair. At the fair, Lisa's entry in the place setting competition is wrecked by the Rich Texan, who then mocks her, which causes Homer to want to retaliate. Recalling a warning from Chief Wiggum that he will be arrested if he commits another assault felony, Homer disguises himself as a masked superhero, "The Pie Man", and throws a pie straight into the Rich Texan's face, leaving him humiliated and the crowd laughing. The next day, after Homer hears that the Comic Book Guy has ripped off Bart, he arrives as the Pie Man (with a newer look) and throws a pie in his face, humiliating him in front of Nichelle Nichols, whom the Comic Book Guy invited for tea and some chit chat, and then promptly leaves as soon as she sees his face with pie (saying she would not date William Shatner for the same reason).
As the days go by, the Pie Man becomes big news, pieing many of "Springfield's scoundrels". Springfield's citizens anticipate that the Pie Man will come to the opening ceremony for the new cosmetic surgery clinic, which Mayor Quimby has built in place of the previous occupant, the Springfield Children's Hospital. Chief Wiggum also has a trap planned for Pie Man, because he's upset that Pie Man is skipping the most important part of being the law ("bike safety lectures"). As expected, Pie Man arrives, but as the trap is sprung on him, Pie Man escapes, though not before being shot in the arm. He also saves Marge from being trampled by the panicking crowd and steals a kiss from her, which causes Marge to become infatuated with Pie Man.
Returning home and after prying the bullet out of his arm, Homer is exposed as the Pie Man by Lisa, who had suspected him to be the Pie Man after repeatedly getting his mail. Homer reveals his secret life in the "Pie Cave", which is just the basement, where Lisa pleads with Homer to stop his Pie Man persona before he gets more seriously hurt. Homer promises to stop.
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