Hurt by Marge's words, Homer takes his family home, accuses Marge of robbing him of his "certain quiet dignity," and then drives off, not knowing if Marge will ever see him again. Although the character makes several cameos after this episode, Lurleen makes her second full-time appearance sixteen years later in "Papa Don't Leech". When she sings a new song asking Homer to "bunk" with her, he realizes that would violate his marital vows and leaves. After Homer makes distracting sounds and loudly reveals the film's ending to the audience, Marge berates him and the other patrons heckle and pelt him with refreshments. [11] The Beer 'N' Brawl sells Laramie High Tar cigarettes, a reference to the American cigarette brand Laramie. Matt Groening, Mark Kirkland, cast member Dan Castellaneta, and showrunners Al Jean and Mike Reiss participated in the DVD's audio commentary of the episode. The Simpsons family has proven to be surprisingly gifted over the years. Marge disapproves of Homer seeing Lurleen because she fears they will form a romantic relationship. Now, Colonel Homer is her manager, much to Marge's disgust and jealousy. The Simpsons visit the local multiplex: Bart and Lisa see Space Mutants VI, while Homer, Marge, and Maggie see The Stockholm Affair. When Marge grows upset because she suspects Homer is cheating on her, he must remain faithful to her after Lurleen makes romantic advances toward him. Colonel Homer is one of the rare episodes with the writing credited to creator Matt Groening, and it's one of the three infidelity episodes of the classic years. [21] Genevieve Koski of The A.V. After an argument with Marge, Homer runs off to a country-western bar, … Episodes in which Homer almost loses Marge, https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Colonel_Homer?oldid=935547. They were sitting by themselves in a movie theater and two "annoying" women sat down right in front of them. ``Colonel Homer'' Lenny scoffs at Homer's singing to his bowling ball, until he learns that Homer's bowling a 280. Lenny gives it a shot. Main character(s) Homer denies having an affair with Lurleen but insists he will manage her career with or without Marge's approval. Colonel Homer is similar to these simpsons episodes: Stark Raving Dad, The Otto Show, Another Simpsons Clip Show and more. at home when Homer returns. He eventually goes as far as to giving away the ending to the film and the audience boos him. While Homer trembled and shivered, the Colonel began counting to ten, when they would shoot. "[18], The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said the episode is a "good example of The Simpsons fixing itself on a target (in this case, country and western music) and extracting every possible gag. "[This quote needs a citation], The episode's director, Mark Kirkland, said he enjoyed directing the episode because the characters' emotions throughout it are "very human and real". He threw pieces of popcorn chicken into God's mouth.1 He is famous for knowing The He tells her that he can't be the man for her and only wanted to share her talents with the world. Groening's friend told the women to move and they did. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Colonel Homer A horse is hitched outside the Beer and Brawl. El texto está disponible bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución Compartir Igual 3.0 . Klink shows Homer what his life would have been like had he married Mindy Simmons and not Marge, revealing it would be great for each party. note Coal Miner's Daughter : Many of the elements of the 1980 film, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones and showing Loretta Lynn 's real-life rise to stardom, are present. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. [3] Groening said he had always wanted to write an episode in which Homer is offered a chance at being rich and famous, other than being with his family, but then chooses his family over glamour at the end. Rice and Kirkland then sent the character to Groening, who sent back a note saying "wow". ], with such stars as Big Shirtless Ron and Cappy Mae, that really propels this installment into comic heaven. Special Guest Voices Nate Meyers of Digitally Obsessed rated the episode a 5 (of 5) and called it "another great" episode that chronicles the love between Homer and Marge, showing the "ups and downs" of their marriage. It is given to the local radio station and the song is an instant success. Cartwright said the designers added their own "special touch" by putting a few cracks on the walls, designing a slightly dilapidated ceiling, and by making it look as if the soundproofing on the walls is falling off. [6], The episode's title and Homer's attire are references to Colonel Tom Parker, singer Elvis Presley's manager. Homer meets a waitress (voiced by actress Beverly D'Angelo) with a talent for singing country music and decides to promote her career. ", to which Groening's friend replied: "I won't be satisfied until I see you burn in hell. [15] The syndicated country comedy show that Lurleen appears on, Ya-Hoo!, is based on the country television series Hee Haw, which ran in syndication from 1971 to 1993. She looks dishevelled, and speaks with a harsh, croaky, gravelly voice, rather than the soft, Southern accent she had when she was first introduced. [2] Homer says that the last song before Lurleen's "Your Wife Don't Understand You" that he could not get out of his mind was the Lipps Inc song "Funkytown". Mark Kirkland. However, the Colonel was distracted by the scent of Marge 's … It offers another classic episode that benefits from a memorable guest voice performance from D'Angelo. : "While one must give multiple kudos to Beverly D'Angelo for writing and performing her own witty hillbilly ditties, it's the twisted cornpone [television series Ya-Hoo! There he hears Lurleen He said Lurleen's songs are "filled with clever observations", but it is Homer's befuddlement that makes it a "classic" episode. Homer tries to order a Fudd at Moe's Tavern, but Moe says that he thought it was pulled off the market ``after all those hillbillies went blind.'' Homer phones the Marital Stress Hotline, but when realising the advisor on the other end is Ned Flanders, he is knocked unconscious in the phonebooth. He pitched the idea to the writers of the show, who suggested the parody of Coal Miner's Daughter and also that Homer should become a manager for a country singer. Homer becomes the manager of a beautiful young country singer and finds himself almost attracted to her When Lurleen reveals she has not recorded the song, Homer persuades her to join him at a recording studio. "[14], The Beer 'N' Brawl redneck bar is based on the bar in the film Urban Cowboy. The Simpsons - Season 3: Colonel Homer - After an argument with Marge, Homer runs off to a country-western bar, where he discovers beautiful songstress Lurleen Lumpkin. This page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 13:29. Now, Colonel Homer is her manager, much to Marge's disgust and … Marge tries to apologize on the way home, but Homer is so angry that he drops Marge and the children at home and drives into the night. Colonel Homer Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery A promo for this episode as seen on "The Complete Third Season DVD" Directed by Mark Kirkland. [1] The same boy appears later at the recording studio waiting in line with his banjo to record a CD. [8] D'Angelo wrote both songs in an hour and presented them to Groening at the episode's table read. "Colonel Homer"(Season 3, Episode 20, originally aired March 26, 1992) The Simpsons debuted as a working-class sitcom but after a certain point work became something of a hobby for Homer, something he could take or leave as he saw fit. Later Homer visits a redneck bar, where he discovers Lurleen Lumpkin, a talented singer-songwriter, waiting tables. Repeated on Sunday. The Beer and Brawl sells Fudd Beer, as well as Laramie High Tar cigarettes. Episode Number Homer explains that he loves Marge and can't think about doing something that could hurt her. Lurleen's bluesy song reveals what Homer did – and did not — do with her, saying she knows how lucky Marge is. Reiss eventually gave in, but in future episodes the writers tried to develop the explanation that he got fired from the plant and then rehired at the end. Production Code The Greatest Showman basically copies one of The Simpsons' most popular early storylines in one of its key subplots. Homer does not know who Newton was so his conscience instead becomes Klink. Worrell. [27] "Colonel Homer" was again included in the 2005 DVD release of the Last Temptation Of Homer set. It attained a Nielsen rating of 14.8, and was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired. He eventually arrives at a country bar to think about what happened when he meets a waitress named Lurleen Lumpkin who sings a song that relates to his issues. "[22], Lurleen has made several cameo appearances on the show after this episode. [6] The idea of Homer annoying the people at the movie theater was based on an experience Groening had with a friend of his when he was younger. [1] During his long drive to the Beer 'N' Brawl, Homer passes a boy playing a banjo on a porch, a reference to the "Dueling Banjos" sequence in the film Deliverance. [26] The episode was later included on The Simpsons season three DVD set which was released on August 26, 2003. He sees the agent again outside the dressing room and sells him Lurleen's contract for fifty dollars. 8F19 Matt Groening It is the only episode of the series for which Groening received an individual writing credit. Once home, he is able to reaffirm his love for her and they have sex. AKA: The Simpsons, Сiмпсони, Al shamshoon, Familja Simpson, Les Simpson. Everyone sits on the couch, and falls in with their legs behind their heads. [13] For the interior design of the recording studio, the color designers mixed colors such as orange, mauve, gray, and brown to make them complement each other. American singer and actress Beverly D'Angelo guest starred in the episode as Lurleen. Lenny gives it a shot. "[4], American singer and actress Beverly D'Angelo guest starred in the episode as Lurleen Lumpkin. "Colonel Homer" is the twentieth episode of Season 3. Homer gets Lurleen a gig on Ya-Hoo!, a country western television show modeled on Hee Haw. [17] DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson said that after the "great" previous episode "Dog of Death", "one might expect some drop-off with 'Colonel Homer', but virtually none occurs. "Colonel Homer" was partly based on the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter, which tells the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn. 55 [11] William Irwin writes in his book Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture that this "burst of banjo" must convey a message even if the viewers do not "get" the reference to Deliverance: "Thanks to prevailing connotations of banjo music, viewers who do not recognize the banjo tune as the theme from Deliverance will not laugh, but the mere sound of banjo tells the audience that Homer has entered a backward, redneck area. [13] The appearance of the engineer at the recording studio was based on John Boylan, an American music producer who produced the highly successful album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. “Homer, air horn me.” When he told Homer to use an air horn when Lisa was talking The Army Colonel was a colonel in the army that commanded many Springfieldians. [13] The property designers went on a field trip to Sun Studio to receive inspiration for the props in the recording studio, such as the "in session" red light, the mixing board, the musical instruments, and the volume-unit meters which indicate how loud the artist is singing. [10], The episode marks the debut appearance of Lurleen on The Simpsons. The Colonel now insisted on going through with the duel. [11] Films playing at the Springfield Googolplex movie theater at the beginning of the episode include Honey, I Hit a School Bus (a parody of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), Look Who's Oinking (a parody of Look Who's Talking), and a film called Ernest vs. Kirkland thought the first design Rice drew of Lurleen was too "bland" and "plain", so they decided to model her after D'Angelo and add "every kind of pretty girl cliché" into the design. Show Runner March 27, 1992 After a particularly bad movie experience, Homer drives to a bar where he discovers a singer named Lurleen Lumpkin. However, anyone allergic to country music should give this one a pass! After she sings a song that perfectly matches Homer's predicament, he drives to her mobile home several days later to beg a copy. He goes bowling and while singing Lurleen's music to his ball bowls a 280. Directed By Before Lurleen's performance of "Bagged Me a Homer" at the recording studio, Bart and Lisa argue over the women Homer has had in his life (which are all brand names of foods, like Sara Lee and Aunt Jemima). Her fears increase after Homer becomes Lurleen's manager and she buys him an expensive white cowboy suit which he wears at home. "[2] Hock Guan Teh of DVD Town said he enjoyed the episode, and although it does not contain the "usual amount" of The Simpsons humor, the "rich character development itself makes this episode worth multiple viewings. Homer returns home but can't get her song out of his head. Lurleen wants more from Homer than him being her manager, but Homer cares for his wife and kids and proclaims he made the right choice. Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin The actress first met Groening at a party at Frank Zappa's house, and was called in to audition for Lurleen based on her performance as Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter. Sanders, along with Buddha, was seen in Heaven with God. The episode was written by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and directed by Mark Kirkland. Since airing, "Colonel Homer" has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. [9] Tom Nawrocki of Rolling Stone rated the songs D'Angelo wrote as two of the best songs in the history of the show. He believed many viewers watching the episode would recognize the emotions from experiences in their own lives, and would feel sympathy for the characters. Overview: Angry with Marge over an incident in the cinema Homer drives for miles and miles till he finds a red neck bar. 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