Homerpalooza

Season 7, Episode 24, Aired
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After Bart and Lisa inform Homer that his taste in music has become old, he decides to get into the current music scene and takes the kids to a music festival, Lalapalooza, where he accidentally discovers he has a talent for taking a canon ball to the gut. Soon Homer finds himself traveling with the festival and putting his health in danger as he continues performing his amazing feat for cheering crowds.moreless
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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons show bart and lisa both tell him his taste in music is old and is not up to date so to feel like he is cool homer decides to take the kids to a rock festival and there having a good time when homer gets up on stage and takes cannon ball to the stomic and so that becomes popular so he travels with the group and becomes a big stage act except homers doctor says one more will kill you he dives out of the way when the thing comes to springfield and he did it for his family this was a good epmoreless

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  • Homerpalooza

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    By futuramarama, Jan 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a music festival. There, he gets treated badly by others, but when a cannon goes out, and a pig hits him- hard- in the stomach, and doesn't feel any pain, he is considered a "Freak" and is put in a freak show, where he is hit by a cannon. But soon this starts to hurt his stomach, and he is told be a doctor if he gets hit again, he will die. Now Homer needs to decide if he wants to be popular or if it is not worth it.

    Good episode, Grade B+/A-moreless

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  • What a father does for love

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    By twilightboy, Apr 12, 2008 Report Abuse
    I remember when I used to believe that I was cool. But now I am starting to see that I am not that cool anymore according to younger people. This probably means that I am getting old just like Homer feels in this episode. The sad part is that Homero starts to do something that goes against his own health and life and all this for love to his children. He wants his kids to look up to him, to see him as their hero and he partly obtains this but at a great cost. A good episode with a good message.moreless

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  • Homer is told by Bart and Lisa that he is not cool, to prove to Bart and Lisa he still has it homer takes them to Hullabalooza an alternative rock music festival. Homerplazza is a episode that starts strong but trails off and ends up nowhere.moreless

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    By verbaldaggers, Mar 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    Homerplazza is fine episode of the Simpsons with a lot great gags. Homer's mid life crisis it both hilarious and moving at times. With the shot of him looking into the mirror being a particularly nice touch. Gampa's speech is one of my own personal highlights. Homerplazza also smartly parodies Gen X along with including some of the strangest dialog ever given to guest starts. Bart and Lisa's horror at homers actions and music taste is very indefinable and done without seeming bratty. This episode does fall flat half way through with the cannonball plot feeling very forced and not very clever or funny. The very last scene with the family in the car is funny and cute though.moreless

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  • this is cool

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    • According to this episode Capital City is 30 miles away from Springfield. Edit
    • In a shot of Homer you see Ska/Rock/Punk band No Doubt directly behind him at the festival. The reason for this is because Eric Stefani, one of the animators for The Simpsons at the time, is Gwen Stefani's brother. Edit

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    • Courtney Love was originally scheduled to guest star in this episode, but did not call in on the day of her record. Previously one of the bands used in the episode had remarked that if Courtney Love was in the episode, they would be out. Edit
    • On "50 Greatest Funny Moments in Music", a countdown show on VH-1, this episode was titled the 2nd greatest moment because of its humor and musical guest stars. It beat Weird Al at number three and lost to the movie "Spinal Tap" at number one. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: None. Couch Gag: The living room is in black light and the family are fluorescent-colored. An electric guitar riff plays until Homer turns the light on. Edit

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    • Freak Show Manager: Homer, I'm sorry. There's nothing worse than a yellow-bellied freak… unless that's his act. I expect your letter of resignation on my desk. Homer: You have a desk? Freak Show Manager: I mean, the hood of my car. Edit
    • Freakshow Manager: And now, Springfield, this is the moment that you've been waiting for, the man who embodies everything about Rock 'N' Roll, except the music. Homer Simpson! Edit
    • Mr. Burns: (chuckles) And to think, Smithers, you laughed when I bought TicketMaster. "Nobody's going to pay a 100% service charge." Smithers: Well, it's a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir. Edit

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    • Keep On Truckin' When Homer is buys a Rastafarian hat and plans to re-connect with the young people, he starts walking in a strange way that is animated with his front leg slightly longer than the back. This is a throwback to the popular 1970's Robert Crumb drawing entitled Keep On Truckin', which just goes to show just how far out of it Homer is. Edit
    • Homer: I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. This is a reference to the KISS song "Rock and Roll All Nite," which has the lyrics "I want to rock and roll all night and party every day!" Edit
    • Homer: Don't trust anyone over thirty. And now, Peter Frampton! Bob Dylan originally came up with the line about not trusting anyone over thirty. The joke is that Peter Frampton is well over thirty. Edit

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