"Kill the Alligator and Run"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jen Kamerman
First aired: April 30, 2000
S11E19
(BABF16)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Kill the Alligator and Run"
"Kill the Alligator and Run"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jen Kamerman
First aired: April 30, 2000
S11E19
BABF16
Episode Background
Kill the Alligator and Run was part of the spring lineup of the 1999-2000 US TV schedule. It first aired April 30, 2000 at 8pm on Fox following “King of the Hill” and was followed by “Malcolm in the Middle”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. Kill the Alligator and Run was seen by over 7 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that suggests he only has three years left to live. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson family go to Florida for vacation. There, they end up in the middle of a raucous spring break. Homer joins in on the party and ends up getting himself and his family in trouble for killing the state’s beloved mascot; an alligator named Captain Jack. The Simpsons run from the law and take jobs at a small restaurant while hiding from the police
“Take them off the glass! Take them off the glass!”
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…
“spring break”
… is the top ranking unique term in Kill the Alligator and Run.
