However, reporters tell him that Ms. Botz is a wanted criminal. No, you got the wrong number, this is 9-1...2 — Wiggum A work print of the episode was the first to come back from Korea as episodes of The Simpsons are often animated overseas to a South Korean animation studio AKOM due to the overload of episodes and saving costs in Korea. The Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" premiered in its place on December 17, 1989. Had this episode originally aired as the true pilot in the shit state it was originally in, I guarantee you the show would've failed on the spot! However, the receptionist immediately freaks out, telling her that she must be kidding when Marge identifies herself as Mrs. Simpson. [7] However, in 2006, IGN.com named "The Crepes of Wrath" the best episode of the first season. Show Runner She quickly refuses their services to the Simpson children due to their bad reputation with the babysitting service for a long time, which resulted in the Simpsons being blacklisted from being babysat by them. The first Simpsons Episode - Pilot Episode Of "Some Enchanted Evening", "I will not yell fire in a crowded classroom". Marge says that she loves him the way he is, and that if he has three children who managed to capture a criminal by themselves, he must be doing something right. TV-PG | 30min | Animation, Comedy | Episode aired 13 May 1990. Off Model, rubbery, facepalming shit. The episode was watched by around 14.2 million households with a Nielsen rating of 15.4 and eventually ranked as the 12th most watched show the week it originally aired. BBC Two England, 23 January 1998 18.00. It was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 1990. Oh! Lisa and Bart have a tug-of-war over a donut, causing the box to rip open, and Homer (who eats the donut, much to Bart and Lisa's disapproval) is reading the newspaper. Some Enchanted Evening (1990) Season 1 Episode 7G01- The Simpsons Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch BCDB Rating: " Some Enchanted Evening " has not … Not giving up in the slightest, Homer then calls under the alias "Homer Samson", and hires a rather rude babysitter named Miss Botz. "Some Enchanted Evening" is the thirteenth and final episode of Season 1. Come find out what happens when Marge and Homer try to have a night out and a babysitter takes care of the kids. The Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open … The Simpsons: Season: 1 Episode: 13 [complete: enough] Now to our own pie in the sky-- Bill Pie in the KBBL trafficcopter. "[2] Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review that he, "thought 'Evening' was a reasonably good episode" and added that "Still, it's an awkward piece and not one I enjoyed a great deal. May 13, 1990 He then shows a mugshot of the criminal on TV, who looks just like Miss Botz. Back in the living room, Miss Botz puts Bart and Lisa on the couch and ties them up. Chalkboard Gag 13 Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons) Marge is depressed that Homer takes her for granted. Realizing Botz cut the telephone line, the kids go to a phone booth and call the producers of America's Most Armed and Dangerous. This page was last edited on 31 December 2020, at 05:58. Production Code When Bart tries to suggest alternate viewing in order to avoid watching the elves, Miss Botz quickly puts him in his place by mentioning that she dealt with troublesome children like him before and makes him watch the video with Lisa while she puts Maggie to bed. The producers considered aborting production of the series if the next episode, "Bart the Genius" has similar production difficulties although fortunately had several fixable animation problems. “Some Enchanted Evening” was supposed to be The Simpsons’ pilot but the animation from Korea proved bad to the point of being unusable. Some Enchanted Evening was simple. So what does Some Enchanted Evening have to offer? 12+ And that simplicity was what killed the episode. The Simpsons Shorts where everything was produced in-house in Klasky-Csupo although the domestic studio produces only the character and background layout of episodes. From (Pilot) "Some Enchanted Evening"Marge, feeling unappreciated by Homer, makes a call to a radio therapist, which Homer overhears at work. [6] Afterwards, they entreated Fox to postpone the series premiere for several months. Some Enchanted Evening was designed to be the first episode of the inaugural season of the show, but thanks to an animation error it was forcibly delayed. While Mrs. Botz is still cleaning up, she sees that Maggie has got out of her crib. [15] Penny Marshall, who played Ms. Botz, ranked on AOL's list of their favorite 25 Simpsons guest stars. The animators were left to start over more or less from scratch. The episode featured several early character designs; Moe Szyslak has black hair in this episode, which was later changed to grey, while Barney Gumble has yellow hair, which was later changed to brown in order to differentiate the character's hair color from that of his skin. She picks it up again and calls the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service. According to Al Jean, viewers thought this episode was the best episode of the first season after the season ended. Some Enchanted Evening. Air Date: 5/13/90 ← Prev; ... Watch The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 13 online via TV Fanatic with over 6 options to watch the The Simpsons S1E13 full episode. However, his folks are faced with a problem when they realize that their kids have no one to watch over them. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, Some Enchanted Evening, Homer and Marge enjoy a night out on the town. Written By Later, Homer and Marge are in bed, where Homer is watching himself looking foolish on television, so he turns it off while lamenting about being branded a, "boob" by the entire community, remarking that he just isn't that bright. The premiere then switched to "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" which had to be aired in December being a Christmas special. [3] It is still possible to see the doors slam like they were made of rubber. Back at the house, Maggie wakes up and goes downstairs to find her siblings tied up, just as The Happy Little Elves video ends. The producers wanted a realistic environment for The Simpsons as other studios had unrealistic styles for animation such as Disney, Warner Bros, Hanna-Barbera, etc. When a television newscast identifies him as a 'local boob', Marge assures him he must be doing something right if he raised three children who can hogtie a stranger, making Homer feel better. They then send her home with all of her suitcases (in which the stolen items are contained, which Homer and Marge didn't notice), plus three times her regular pay. It turns out The Simpsons originally intended to air the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" as the series premiere, which would've aired on FOX in fall 1989. That is to say, there were no traits that set them apart, there was no characterization to speak of as far as those two went. Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. Welcome to the season 1 finale of The Simpsons, Some Enchanted Evening. As Ms. Botz is lured to Bart's room, thinking it is Maggie, she goes in and is knocked out with a baseball bat, revealing to be Bart, sucking on Maggie's pacifier. [4] Moe's Tavern plays "The Man That Got Away" from the 1954 remake of A Star Is Born directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. But this ending was scraped for unknown reasons. They sent the cartoon over to AKOM in Korea to animate it, with high hopes. Realizing his mistake, a humiliated Homer tries to save face by claiming that he fought Miss Botz before she escaped, much to the children's dismay. We will tell you about our favorite parts and quotes, some easter eggs in the episode, fun facts and finish it off with a character profile. The episode features cultural references to such films as The Night of the Hunter and Psycho as well as a musical reference to A Star Is Born. There's an overturned melon truck on the interstate. All the depth was taken from it with a simple plot such as this. Synopsis. [4] The Fox censors wanted to replace the sentence "the blue thing with the things", which they believed to be too sexual. In the kitchen, Lisa reports over the phone about Miss Botz, but Miss Botz is behind her, pulling her in with a rope. "Some Enchanted Evening" is the thirteenth and final episode of The Simpsons' first season. During the years of producing the shorts, everything was created in-house. Meanwhile, at home, the kids deal with a diabolical babysitter. Edit Submit Cancel We have produced a Style Guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing. Realizing her cover is blown, Botz ties up the kids and packs the family's possessions into her suitcases. When Miss Botz arrives (with two suspicious looking suitcases nonetheless), Marge (who's already pampered up for her night with Homer, who's also pampered up) tells her that Maggie has to go to sleep immediately, but Bart and Lisa can stay up for an hour longer and watch The Happy Little Elves Meet the Curious Bear Cub (much to Bart's horror and hatred of the elves). Special Guest Voices Some Enchanted Evening. Fortunately the second episode, "Bart the Genius", did fit what the producers were looking for, and so they reshuffled the episode order and kicked off the series with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (which was already designed for a December premiere). She does so, and tells Monroe that she is tired of Homer. Also, at the end of this episode, originally Marge would reveal that under her blue hair contained a pair of rabbit ears. [14], According to Al Jean, viewers thought this episode was the best episode of the first season after the season ended. On a Friday morning, the Simpson family are eating breakfast together. [4], The episode was first directed by Kent Butterworth. Marge's mood softens and Homer invites her to go dancing, dine at a fancy restaurant and spend the night at a motel. "Some Enchanted Evening" é o décimo terceiro e último episodio da primeira tempada de The Simpsons.Emitiuse orixinalmente na cadea Fox dos Estados Unidos o 13 de maio de 1990. Afterwards, the producers entreated Fox to postpone the series premiere for several months. [3] The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and writer/producer Sam Simon (of such television series as Cheers) wrote the script for the episode. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge are enjoying a fancy dinner at Chez Paree, having lobsters. The result is an episode where the animation is uneven because it shifts between the early animation and the retakes. And what they got back, to quote Mr. Brooks, was "shit". Moe tells Homer that he should take her to a fancy restaurant, spend one night at a hotel, and buy her some flowers. There’s a rather exciting story to be had as the Simpsons kids are left alone with evil babysitter Ms Botz – every little child’s nightmare! Lisa tells Maggie that she will be able to watch the video again if she unties her. [2] Before the episode aired, Ms. Botz voiceover Penny Marshall had worked with Brooks on some shows he made in the 1970s. "[13] In a DVD review of the first season, David B. Grelck rated this episode a ​1.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2 (of 5). Episode - 7G01 First Aired - 5/13/1990 After Homer hears Marge call a radio psychology … Maggie goes up the stairs and is nearby her parents' room, where Lucille Botzcowski is robbing their closet. Maggie complies, saving the day once more. [4] Silverman estimates that about 70% of everything had to be redone. Some Enchanted Evening Homer, who is embarrassed about hearing Marge over the radio, later goes to Moe's Tavern instead of home that night, where he asks Moe for advice. Listening to the call at work, Homer feels bad when Marge reveals his name on the radio. - Bad news, drivers. Botzcowski, tired of the incompetent and bothersome Simpson children, follows Maggie's pacifier sucking sounds and into Bart's room with the lights off, where she is hit on the head by Bart, wielding a baseball bat. Escrito por Matt Groening e Sam Simon e dirixido por David Silverman e Kent Butterworth, "Some Enchanted Evening" foi o primeiro episodio producido para a primeira tempada e foi destinado emitido como estrea da … The original, rough version of "Some Enchanted Evening" is incomplete as it ends when Bart and Lisa just find out Miss Botz is America's Most Wanted and sound effects and a soundtrack are absent and would have been inserted had there been a final version. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire • Bart the Genius • Homer's Odyssey • There's No Disgrace Like Home • Bart the General • Moaning Lisa • The Call of the Simpsons • The Telltale Head • Life on the Fast Lane • Homer's Night Out • The Crepes of Wrath • Krusty Gets Busted • Some Enchanted Evening Although "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", the eighth episode in production order, had to be aired as it was a Christmas special in December of 1989, becoming the first episode of the first season and the first episode of The Simpsons overall. As a budgetary consideration, production was subcontracted to South Korean animation studio AKOM. After work he visits Moe's Tavern, where Moe advises him to give Marge a rose and a box of chocolates. Although the episode was the first produced of Season 1 and the series, with its production code being 7G01 as opposed to later codes such as 7G08 from the first episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", production was delayed and overhauled after a workprint[1] had been poorly received and covered 70% of the episode. When Miss Botz tries to look for Bart in the basement, he tries to knock her out with Marge's bowling ball, but to no avail as Bart drops onto the floor and Miss Botz notices him, thus getting caught by her. -- Homer pretends to be Mr. Samson, ``Some Enchanted Evening'' Upstairs, Lisa watches Marge pretty herself up for a night out. [4] Brooks' initial reaction to the animation was "This is shit. Homer - thinking this is one of their naughty tricks - quickly grabs Bart on the back of his shirt, saying he and Marge had untied her. Bart keeps on talking and moaning that she won't get away with it, making Miss Botz tape Bart's mouth up, thus being gagged and can't talk. Some Enchanted Evening was the first one produced, explaining why it's 7G01. Since its initial broadcast, the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics. Marge and Maggie are then left alone at home while listening to Bill Pye on the radio. Penny Marshall, who played Ms. Botz, ranked on AOL's list of their favorite 25 Simpsons guest stars. Marge's complexion softens and tells Homer that she loves him and apologizes for taking him for granted. The couple face a slight dilemma when they realize they have no one to look after their kids, so they hire a babysitter named Miss Botz. [4] Due to the fledgling position of the Fox network, Brooks had obtained an unusual contractual provision that ensured the network could not interfere with the creative process by providing show notes,[8] so the showrunners simply ignored the censors.[4]. Disney and Warner Bros. cartoons tended to be set in pliable universes in which the characters and environments seemed to be made of rubber. The former two had a universe where the universe was bendy and characters seemed to be made out of rubber. The Simpsons. Original Airdate Bart SimpsonLisa SimpsonHomer SimpsonMarge SimpsonLucille Botzcowski "Some Enchanted Evening" received mixed reviews from critics and viewers. [12] The episode was the highest-rated show on Fox that week. They convinced FOX to postpone the season premiere for several months. As the video ends, Maggie attempts to watch it again, until Lisa tells her she can if she unties her and Bart. [3] Hank Azaria was at the time credited as a guest star for portraying Moe Szyslak. Marge and Homer hire Ms. Botz through a babysitting service to watch the kids. Klasky-Csupo, the animation studio that produced the earlier Simpsons shorts, was in charge of the animation, with one exception. This webiste is in no way affiliated with The Simpsons, 20th Century Fox or it’s respective copyright holders. 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