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| ] takes his family to the company picnic given by his boss ] A cruel and tyrannical employer, Burns fires any employee whose family members are not enjoying themselves. Homer sees that Burns is drawn towards a family that treats one another with love and respect and he wonders why he is cursed with his unloving and disrespectful family. | |||
| Homer and his family attend a company picnic at ]' mansion, where Burns sees them as hostile, selfish, and unruly in comparison to other employees' families. Homer becomes discouraged and takes his family out to peek into the houses of other families in the neighborhood. At the second house, a man hears them outside and fires at them with a shotgun; they run away and return home. Homer goes to ]; police arrive looking for the family of ]s and leaves without finding them, though the dog growls constantly at Homer. Homer gets in a fight with ], loses, and sees a commercial for ]'s family counseling from his position on the floor, promising "family bliss" or double their money back. | |||
| The Simpsons observe other families on their street. Peeking through living room windows, they see happy families sharing quality time together. Convinced that both he and his family are losers, Homer stops by ] Tavern, where he sees a ] commercial for ] Family Therapy Center. When he hears that Dr. Monroe quarantees family bliss or "double your money back," Homer pawns the TV set and enrolls the family in the clinic. | |||
| Homer returns home, takes the family television to a ], and then he and his family go to counseling. When each member of the family is asked to draw the source of their aggitation in the family, they all draw Homer, except Homer himself who was distracted and drew a 747. Bart makes a wise crack at Homer's expense, who responds to by grabs a lamp to throw at the boy; Dr. Monroe takes it from him and gives them all padded sticks to hit each other with. Hitting each other with padded sticks works until Bart removes the padding and hits Dr. Monroe on the shin. Dr. Monroe then hooks the family up to electroshock machines intending to subject them to ] and cure them of their anger and antagonism: Dr. Monroe explains that they each have the ability to shock the others and so should soon learn to avoid doing so. | |||
| When standard methods prove useless in civilizing the family, Dr. Monroe resorts to shock therapy and wires the Simpsons to electrodes. Soom the whole family is sending shocks to one another. Resigned to the fact that the Simpsons are incurable, the doctor gives them double their money back. With $500 in his pocket, Homer takes his blissful family to buy a new television. | |||
| Instead, they shock each other repeatedly, causing the lights to dim throughout town; Dr. Monroe panics and unplugs the machine. Homer demands double his money back, in accordance with Dr. Monroe's promise on his advertisement, and takes the $500 to buy a new television. | |||
| This episode marks the introduction of Dr. Marvin Monroe, ], and ] (two of Springfield's policemen). But Lou is not ] in this episode, though he is later, and Smithers, who was drawn as an African-American in the previous episode, is drawn a yellow lighter than Burns in this one. This episode also marks the first use of Burns' "release the hounds" comment. | This episode marks the introduction of Dr. Marvin Monroe, ], and ] (two of Springfield's policemen). But Lou is not ] in this episode, though he is later, and Smithers, who was drawn as an African-American in the previous episode, is drawn a yellow lighter than Burns in this one. This episode also marks the first use of Burns' "release the hounds" comment. | ||
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Episode of the 1st season of The Simpsons| "There's No Disgrace Like Home" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| File:Theres No Disgrace Like Home.jpg | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 |
| Directed by | Gregg Vanzo and Kent Buttersworth |
| Written by | Al Jean and Mike Reiss |
| Original air dates | January 28, 1990 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not burp in class" |
| Couch gag | The family hurries on to the couch and Homer is squeezed off it |
| Episode chronology | |
| The Simpsons season 1 | |
| List of episodes | |
"There's No Disgrace Like Home" was the fourth non short Simpsons episode released on television. The episode deals with Simpsons family relations, anger, and comparisons to other families.
Synopsis
Homer takes his family to the company picnic given by his boss Mr. Burns A cruel and tyrannical employer, Burns fires any employee whose family members are not enjoying themselves. Homer sees that Burns is drawn towards a family that treats one another with love and respect and he wonders why he is cursed with his unloving and disrespectful family.
The Simpsons observe other families on their street. Peeking through living room windows, they see happy families sharing quality time together. Convinced that both he and his family are losers, Homer stops by Moe's Tavern, where he sees a TV commercial for Dr. Marvin Monroe's Family Therapy Center. When he hears that Dr. Monroe quarantees family bliss or "double your money back," Homer pawns the TV set and enrolls the family in the clinic.
When standard methods prove useless in civilizing the family, Dr. Monroe resorts to shock therapy and wires the Simpsons to electrodes. Soom the whole family is sending shocks to one another. Resigned to the fact that the Simpsons are incurable, the doctor gives them double their money back. With $500 in his pocket, Homer takes his blissful family to buy a new television.
This episode marks the introduction of Dr. Marvin Monroe, Itchy and Scratchy, and Eddie and Lou (two of Springfield's policemen). But Lou is not African-American in this episode, though he is later, and Smithers, who was drawn as an African-American in the previous episode, is drawn a yellow lighter than Burns in this one. This episode also marks the first use of Burns' "release the hounds" comment.
Trivia
This episode was the first to be broadcast by the BBC, on BBC One on 23 November 1996, making it the first episode to be seen by UK terrestrial viewers (the satellite channel Sky One had shown the programme since 1990). Moving to BBC Two from 10 March 1997, it continued on the BBC until terrestrial rights moved to Channel 4 in 2004.
Parodies
- Freaks, the Tod Browning cult horror film about sideshow "freaks," in its repetition of the line "one of us"
- Citizen Kane in its low angle hillside shot of Burns' mansion
- Batman in its reference to the "stately Burns Manor"
- The episode title is a play on the saying "There's no place like home".
Memorable Quotes
- Homer: "I'm sorry, Marge, but sometimes I think we're the worst family in town."
Marge: "Well maybe we should move to a larger community."
- Homer: "When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!"