Kill the Alligator and Run

Season 11, Episode 19, Aired

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Homer is suffering from insomnia due to stress. In an attempt to heal, the family takes a vacation to Florida. Little do they know, it is Spring Break. After Homer accidentally kills the beloved town alligator, the family must go into hiding to avoid being arrested.moreless
  • Lazy

    3.0
    "Bad"
    I'll admit, the first time I watched it, I loved it. But now when I see it I hate almost every minute of it. I try not to hate/dislike many episodes, but this episode is almost all unlikeable.

    Structure, as noted in the commentary, is really wacky. But I have said it before: wacky does not always equal comedy.

    The guest stars were pretty good for the most part, but not very funny. I liked the Sheriff, great voice actor.

    Overall, do I think this is the worst episode of the series? No, there are some I find much worse. Do I think it is a lowpoint? Yes. Barely funny, really weird structure, bad characterizations.moreless
  • Homer takes the family on acation during spring break because he has insomnia. He eventually has to ru away from the police because he killed the beloved Captain Jack.

    8.5
    "Great"
    Well here it is the episode in which most fans deem the worst piece of garbage that the writers ever put out there. I among a few other people have to disagree with this statement. Like the episode with duncan the horse, I think the plot of this episode was very crazy and disorganized, however, it had some great gags in it. Before you condem this episode, a result of bad writting and a successful attempt to draw characters out of their normal wavelength, watch the episode, and learn to appreciate the many gags in it. Don't be so pessimistic of an episode until you truly see the humor behind the idea that the writers were shooting for.moreless
  • A very stupid, and pontless plot if you ask me, but a hilarious episode again. The comedy in this episode saved it.

    8.0
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    A self-help test gone wrong convinces Homer he has only four more years to live. The weight of the news begins to unravel what little sanity he had left and the Plant psychiatrist recommends a long vacation. But as the Simpson family arrives in Florida for Homer's recovery, they realize the state has been invaded by Spring Breakers. Despite Marge's best efforts to keep him in his hotel room, Homer manages to escape and make it to a Kid Rock concert. But when the Spring Breakers leave, Homer refuses to let the party end. After renting an airboat, Homer accidentally runs over the alligator Captain Jack, a local legend. The sheriff promptly arrests the whole family and locks them in jail. But thanks to Homer's quick thinking, they manage to escape.

    Guest Star: Robert Evans, Kid Rock, and Joe C as themselvesmoreless
  • Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be, but then again, it isn't a good episode..

    4.9
    "Poor"
    The plot for this episode is one of the stupidest I've ever come across. And that's saying a lot, especially considering this is a Simpsons episode.

    "Pray Anything" had a worse plot but at least that episode was enjoyable.

    But I don't really mind this episode. Season 11, to me, is actually quite good and underrated. But for it to be underrated, you have to see past it's flaws. Luckily I do.

    "Kill the Alligator and Run", despite the plot, isn't actually all that bad. If there was a top 100 worst Simpsons episodes (there's bound to be) then I don't think this episode deserves to be included in there. I mean look at this episode, then look at something from season 16. Enough said.moreless
  • Well usually I can't say a bad word about any episode, but this...

    1.0
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    Well I can sum this episode up in one very useful phrase.

    WORST EPISODE EVER! (rest assured I was on the internet within minutes, registering my disgust throughout the world... yada yada yada)

    And that is a title I have handed out very lightly over the years. I try not to hate any episode, but with this... I just couldn't.

    The whole plot makes no sense, for example, why were Bart, Lisa and Maggie arrested?

    The guest stars weren't even that great. Although they were the highlight of the episode.

    Ah well... I really did want to call an episode the worst ever, but with this "offering" I just have to.moreless
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    • Sheriff: Aw, dang it! (he throws his hat on the ground and it bounces back onto his head) Now why does that only happen when nobody's looking?

    • Velma: Hey, you're stealing my trailer! I like that.

    • Velma: It ain't Buckingham Palace, but I raised eight young 'uns, three chilluns, and a baby here.

    • Marge: My goodness, what a lovely suit, sheriff. Is that seersucker? Sheriff: Nah, not on a civil servant's salary. It's near sucker. Marge: Well, the fabric really brings out the red in your neck. Sheriff: Yup, it's coming along, huh? You should see it in August after the horseflies been getting' at it. Hoo, man! Marge: Dang, I wish I could, but in August, our chain gang has to dig for tar. Sheriff: Well, now, I might could switch you to dead animal pickup.

    • Man with Whip: No listening. You hear me? Homer: Uh, no. Man with Whip: You just don't learn, do you? (he whips Homer) Homer: Ow!

    • Homer: You know, killing that gator was the best decision I ever made. Bart: Got that right. Marge: Darn tootin'! Lisa: Boy, howdy.

    • Marge: This family has hit a new low. We're on the run from the law, totally lost, no car, no money, no clean clothes, and it's all your fault. (points to Homer) Homer: I love being married.

    • Marge: Homer, no! You'll kill us all. Homer: Or die trying!

    • Guide: And if you look to your left, you see another endless stretch of stagnant water. Oh, well, look who turned out to greet us, folks. It's our town's most famous resident, Captain Jack. (a big alligator swims near the boat) Lisa: Look at the size of that gator. Marge: Is he a man-eater? Guide: Only convicts and hobos.

    • Man on TV: The crisis? Charlie Bludorn's birthday. The solution? A snappy banner. Out comes the phone, in flies Bobby Towne, and six drafts later, I had myself a party. Homer: You see? Gibberish, all gibberish.

    • Bart: Hey, what's all the screaming? Lisa: Some of us have grammar school in the morning, you know. Marge: You should see a doctor, Homie. A head doctor. Homer: I'm not crazy. It's the TV that's crazy! (Yells at the TV) Aren't you, TV?

    • Velma: Y'all just lay low here; you'll be safe with old Velma! (Homer gets ready to hit her over the head with a fry pan.) Velma: Stop that! Homer By I was just… Velma: Scat! Homer Gonna try… Velma: Go on now! Homer Knock you out. Velma: Just quit!

    • Marge: Oh, it's so cozy. Velma: You're insincere. I like that

    • Velma: You took the signs out of the window? That's pretty presumptuous. How do you know I'm going to hire you? Bart: Sorry, I just want to be a broom boy so bad. Velma: I like your attitude. You're hired. (to Lisa) How 'bout you missy? You want to be a mop girl? Lisa: Not really, no. Velma: I like your honesty. You're hired. (to Marge and Homer) And you two haven't said a word. I like that - you're hired.

    • Homer: Okay, last question. Who is your favorite Backstreet Boy? Lenny: Oh! The little rat-faced one. Carl: No, no, Nick! He's so good to his mother. Homer: According to this, you're both idiots. Lenny: Hey, thanks. What do we owe you?

    • Homer: Okay, Flanders, your love quiz score is … 61. That makes you a, "Frigid Frieda." I took off 30 points for all that crying you did. Ned: It was a little insensitive of you giving me a sex test, seeing as my wife just passed away. Homer: No way! When? Ned: Six months ago. You were at the funeral. You fell into the grave! Homer: He-he. Oh, yeah. I saw a gopher. What a day!

    • Homer: Ooh! My first issue of self-test monthly. Finally I get to find out what makes me tick. Bart: I'm betting it's hunger and rage. Homer: Yes, but at what ratio? Are you a good driver…yes. Are you a good lover…yes. Oh I'm doing great! Lisa: Dad, those are just the names of the quizzes; you're supposed to open the magazine. Homer: My way is easier.

    • (After Homer has a mental breakdown in the plant) Plant Psychiatrist: You hate your father. Homer: Sometimes, but the person I really hate is your father!

    • Homer: (Drunk) Guess how many boobs I saw today Marge, fifteen!

    • Judge: Well, looks like you folks are free to go. But don't you set foot in the state of Florida again. Homer: Fine. There are plenty of other states that are happy to have us. (cut to the Simpsons' living room. A map of the United States is set on an easel. There is a black "X" drawn through all the states except Arizona, Florida, and North Dakota) Marge: (draws an "X" on the map through Florida) Well, we're still welcome in North Dakota, and Arizona. Homer: Arizona smells funny. (Marge grumbles and draws an "X" through Arizona) Lisa: North Dakota, here we come! Bart: I always wanted to see Mount Rushmore! Marge: That's South Dakota. Bart: (disappointed) Ohh.

    • Marge: I'm beginning to dislike the man with the whip.

    • (In the car) Lisa: Mom, Bart's sitting next to me! Bart: Mom, Lisa's growing! Marge: Quiet, you two, you know your father's had a breakdown! HomerMy pockets hurt!

    • Homer (singing): Jimmy cracked corn, and I don't care, Jimmy cracked corn, and I'm not there. We built this city on rock and ro-o-o-oll, Something, something day.

    • Bart: Dad, watch out! Homer: (singing) Watch out for what? Bart: (singing) The giant gator!

    • Homer: These quizzes are never wrong, Marge. They're put together by the finest scientists in the magazine business!

    • Homer: (singing) We built this city, this kick ass city, what kind of music built this city? Lisa: (lazily) Rock and roll.

    • Homer: When Bart and Lisa get married... Bart & Lisa: Ewwww! Marge: You mean when they marry different people. Homer: Okay! But I'm not paying for two weddings!

    • Homer: Your Honor, I'd like to defend myself. Drunken hicks of the jury... (The jury gasps and drinks from liquor bottles)

    • Doctor: What you need is a good, long rest. I suggest Florida. Homer: Florida? But that's America's wang! Doctor: They prefer, "The Sunshine State."

    • Bart: This isn't real money. It's printed by the Montana Militia. Homer: It'll be real soon enough.

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    • Kid Rock performs "Bawitdaba" over the end credits.

    • Blackboard Joke: I am not here on a fartball scholarship. Couch Gag: The family rushes into the living room barefoot and must cross hot coals to reach the couch. When Homer sits down, he lifts his feet up and sighs with relief.

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    • Homer keeps singing the chorus of "We Built This City" by Jefferson Starship.

    • Man on TV: Ah, Love Story. The little picture that could. Love Story was a movie starring Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal as two college students involved in a romance that ends when McGraw's character becomes ill and dies. As the man on TV says, it's a "tearjerker." The movie is based on a novel by Erich Segal.

    • Homer: Bring on the Rapping Granny! This is a reference to the Rapping Granny character in the Adam Sandler movie The Wedding Singer.

    • "The man with the whip" is a reference to the "man with no eyes" from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.

    • First MTV girl: I'm only 25!
      The Red flashing light on the first MTV presenter's hand is a reference to the 1976 film "Logan's Run" starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter. It's set in a future in which everyone where these things on their hand which flash red once they turn 30. They then have to go through a ritual in which they are inevitably killed - thus keeping the population low and young.

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