Das Bus

Season 9, Episode 14, Aired
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On their way to a Model UN conference a Springfield Elementary school bus filled with Model UN members crashes onto an uncivilized island and with the children struggling to coexist and find common ground, a Lord of the Flies parody ensues.
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Cast & Crew

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  • Julie Kavner

    Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier

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    Harry Shearer

    Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others

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    Dan Castellaneta

    Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others

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  • Lords of the fries

    7.0
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    By twilightboy, May 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is an interesting episode and by that mean that you as you are watching it you are not bored, but at the same time you are not enjoying it very much. At least, I did not. First of all, I have a problem with details and I know it is stupid because the Simpsons are just animations that are not trying to take themselves very seriously. For example, the bus jumps off of a bridge, dunks in the water and then floats to a small very tropical island! How? I know we don't know where exactly Springfield is located, but come on! It is just too wild.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons show the school bus is going on a fieldtrip thing is the school bus crashes and it goes into the water and the kids are stranded on a island and they have to build a place to live and make rules and have people in power and in this ep homer takes on bill gates but he gets crushed like a bug in this one and also the kids start to go at each other think someone ate the food during the night and they suspect it was one of them but thing was it was animal that ate the food. this was a good epmoreless

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  • Das Bus

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    By futuramarama, Jan 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    The kids of Springfield Elementary become stranded on an island and try to survive. Homer starts a computer business and is "bought out" by Bill Gates- who really just destroys the Simpsons' home with his thugs.

    The children try to find food, and a big fight makes everyone against Bart, Lisa and Milhouse, who literally have to run for their lives. But in the end, they find food- a wild boar they kill and eat.

    In the end, the children are rescued.. by oh let's say, Moe.

    A good episode, the ending is bad but funny at the same time. Grade: A+moreless

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  • the students get trapped on a island and homer starts a useless business

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    By Cyrope, Jun 20, 2008 Report Abuse
    the Springfield elementary school students go on a trip for a model U . N . club and get stuck on an island . they think that Milhouse stole the only food they had and it soon ends up to be a parody of Lord of the Flies . but it turns out that a boar ( as referred to as ' the monster ' ) stole it. meanwhile , homer realizes that every one is making money off the internet , so he starts an internet , uhh , something that would help people. but then Bill Gates buys him out and starts destroying his office.moreless

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  • Great parody episode

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    By Mywayhome, Feb 13, 2008 Report Abuse
    Das Bus is my favorite parody episode of The Simpsons. It parodies Lord of the Flies a book i've recently read and a very famous one. It parodies it well in that people who are familiar with Lord of the Flies will get the references and others will enjoy it as well. The Simpsons parody episodes are mostly like this such as Cape Feare which is a great episode although I haven't seen the film Cape Fear. Unfortunately 24 Minutes wasn't like this and as someone who doesn't watch 24 I saw it as a weak episode.

    The episode is very enjoyable and fun to watch but the sub plot was poor and should have been removed to allow more in the main plot. I like how the characters fit in to the Lord of the Flies plot and it really worked well. But it could have been better and the sub plot drags it down to a 9.moreless

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    • In the model U.N., Sherri is Trinidad and Terri is Tobago. Edit
    • Goof: When all the kids are at U.N. Club, Wendell´s country is Mexico but he is dressed with the typical costume of Spain. Edit
    • Otto listens to "Songs to Enrage Bus Drivers." Edit

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    • While the title is a play on Das Boot, the correct German grammar would be "Der Bus" (as "Bus" is of male grammatical gender). Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: None. Couch Gag: The family are frogs that jump on a lilypad to watch TV. Edit

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    • Skinner: Poland, tell us about your country's achievements. Milhouse: Well, I heard they sent a rocket to the sun once, at night, and then there was that submarine, with the screen door . . . Edit
    • Bart: Wendell, I think this is the end. Lewis: I´m Lewis, (pointing to Wendell) he is Wendell. Bart: Whatever, tell Wendell I say goodbye. Edit
    • Homer: Ah, can't make it in today, Mr. Smithers! I have smallpox! ...Well, it wasn't wiped out in MY house! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • True Lies The scene where Otto gets grapefruit juice in his eyes and starts swerving all over the lanes is taken from the 1994 movie True Lies. Edit
    • Titanic The bus sinks in a manner similar to the infamous 1912 sinking of the Titanic ship depicted in the 1997 film of the same name. Edit
    • Comic Book Guy is attempting to download nude pictures of Captain Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager. Edit

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