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The
Simpsons season three
September 1991 - August 1992
List of The Simpsons episodes |
Episodes:
- Stark Raving Dad
- Mr.
Lisa Goes to Washington
- When Flanders
Failed
- Bart the
Murderer
- Homer Defined
- Like Father, Like Clown
- Treehouse of Horror II
- Lisa's Pony
- Saturdays of
Thunder
- Flaming Moe's
- Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
- I Married Marge
- Radio Bart
- Lisa the Greek
- Homer Alone
- Bart the Lover
- Homer at the Bat
- Seperate
Vocations
- Dog of Death
- Colonel Homer
- Black Widower
- The Otto Show
- Bart's Friend Falls in Love
- Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?
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"Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?" is an episode from the third season of
The Simpsons. It was originally supposed to be the opener for season
four, but FOX decided to air it earlier to promote
the series premier of Martin, thus it became the finale
of season three.
Episode details
Production Number: 8F23
Original Air Date: August 27, 1992
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Director: Rich Moore
Blackboard: "I will not fake seizures"
Couch Gag: The family cartwheels onto the couch
Guest Voices: Danny DeVito as Herb Powell and Joe Frazier
Synopsis
Homer J. Simpson "wins" the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award
for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence, a fictional $2000 prize awarded by Montgomery Burns. The name of the "award" was hastily concocted by Burns on the spot in an attempt
to convince Homer to sign a waiver freeing the nuclear plant of all liability for Homer's recently discovered sterility. Joe Frazier is the host of the award ceremony, which features extraordinary
extravagance (including a lengthy opening) but only the one $2000 prize awarded to Homer. Tragedy almost strikes the award
ceremony, however, when Homer, as he was announced the winner of the award, plunged from a balcony in the auditorium. He escapes
the incident without physical injury, and his pride barely intact. Homer then goes on to loan the money to his half-brother
Herb Powell as funding for his baby-translator, and the plot of the rest of
the episode follows along these lines.
The song played during the opening of the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of
Excellence is referred to as "The Field of Excellence" on the album Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons and is track 14.
Quotes
- Homer: I'm not signing anything until I read it or somebody gives me the gist of it.
Mr. Burns: All right. Well, it just explains that you've ... won—yes, that's it—won, the first annual ... uh ...
Montgomery Burns ... uh ... award for ... uh ... outstanding achievement ... in, uh ... the field of ... uh ... excellence!
- Herb: Well I used to own a successful car company. My strategy was giving them Japanese names. You guys ever drive a Tempura
Hatchback?
Hobo one: Yeah!
Hobo two: You bet!
Hobo three: Yeah! I got hit by one of those.
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