"The War of the Simpsons"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
First aired: May 2, 1991
S02E20
(7F20)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"The War of the Simpsons"
"The War of the Simpsons"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
First aired: May 2, 1991
S02E20
7F20
Episode Background
The War of the Simpsons was part of the spring lineup of the 1990-1991 US TV schedule. It first aired May 2, 1991 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Babes”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. The War of the Simpsons was seen by over 19 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
At a party thrown by himself and his wife Marge, Homer humiliates himself by getting drunk, telling off strangers, and leering at Maude Flanders’ cleavage. The following day at church, Marge signs up for a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and his wife Helen. Homer finds out the retreat will be held at Catfish Lake and packs his fishing equipment, despite Marge’s telling him all they will be doing is resolving their differences. On the way to the retreat, Homer stops at a bait shop and learns of the legendary catfish General Sherman.
“Gentlemen, I am going to catch General Sherman.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“General Sherman”
… is the top ranking unique term in The War of the Simpsons.
“As a marriage counselor, this is the first instance where I’ve ever told one partner that they were 100% right.”