The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer

"The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	379
Directed by	Michael Marcantel
Written by	Bill Odenkirk
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	HABF15
Original air date	September 10, 2006
Couch gag	The couch is replaced by four wooden chairs. An instrumental version of "Pop Goes the Weasel" plays as the family goes around the chairs. When the music stops, everyone but Homer grabs a seat.
Guest appearance(s)
Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony Joe Pantoliano as Dante Michael Imperioli as Dante, Jr. Metallica as themselves
Season 18 episodes September 10, 2006 – May 20, 2007 "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" "Jazzy and the Pussycats" "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" "Treehouse of Horror XVII" "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)" "Moe'N'a Lisa" "Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)" "The Haw-Hawed Couple" "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" "The Wife Aquatic" "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" "Little Big Girl" "Springfield Up" "Yokel Chords" "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh" "Homerazzi" "Marge Gamer" "The Boys of Bummer" "Crook and Ladder" "Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot" "24 Minutes" "You Kent Always Say What You Want"
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Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony
Joe Pantoliano as Dante
Michael Imperioli as Dante, Jr.
Metallica as themselves

"The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" is the season premiere of The Simpsons’ eighteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 10, 2006. In the episode, Fat Tony is put out of commission by a rival family, and Homer and Bart take over the Springfield Mafia.

The episode was written by Bill Odenkirk and directed by Michael Marcantel.Metallica guest star as themselves, while Michael Imperioli and Joe Pantoliano guest star as Fat Tony's enemies, Dante Jr. and Dante, respectively. In its original broadcast, "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" was watched by around 11.5 million people and received a 5.3 Nielsen rating.

While driving the Springfield Elementary School's students to school, Otto stops to meet the members of Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo), whose tour bus has broken down. Behind him, however, Bart takes over driving the school bus, saying "Look at me, I'm Otto! I'm 100 years old and I drive a school bus!" and drives it to school, embarrassing Otto in front of Metallica. Kirk Hammett calls out to Otto, "Hey loser! We got a ride from a real fan!", and Robert Trujillo tells him "Never listen to our music again!". The entire band leaves, hitching a ride with Hans Moleman (who reveals to having slept with Lars's grandmother) instead of Otto, and playing the introduction from "Master of Puppets" while they ride away. At the school, a fuming Otto arrives and spanks Bart. Noticing this act of corporal punishment, Principal Skinner suspends Otto from driving the school bus. For this reason, Marge has to drive carpool to several of Bart and Lisa's friends. After picking up Milhouse Van Houten, Sherri, Terri, and Nelson, she finally picks up an introverted boy named Michael. Michael, clearly an outcast with no friends, is bullied by Nelson in the car. He forgets his math book at home, prompting Marge to drive him back to pick it up. While there, his math book is handed to him by his father, Fat Tony. Terrified, Nelson immediately takes back all his insults.

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