"Homer at the Bat"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: February 20, 1992
S03E17
(8F13)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Homer at the Bat"
"Homer at the Bat"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: February 20, 1992
S03E17
8F13
Episode Background
Homer at the Bat was part of the winter lineup of the 1991-1992 US TV schedule. It first aired February 20, 1992 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Drexell’s Class”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Homer at the Bat was seen by over 24 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
The episode follows the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team, led by Homer, having a winning season and making the championship game. Mr. Burns makes a large bet that the team will win and brings in nine ringers from the “big leagues” to ensure his success.
“You hate me and I hate you even more. But without my beloved ringers you’re all I’ve got.”
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…
“ringer”
… is the top ranking unique term in Homer at the Bat.
“It’s something very special; a homemade bat.”