Margical History Tour

Season 15, Episode 11, Aired
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Marge, the kids and Milhouse go to the library where they find there are no longer any books on the shelves. With no books for reference, the kids are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge knows some history and relates to the children the following tales:
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'' Henry VIII (Homer) tries to find a wife that will bear him a son.
'' Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) get assistance from Sacagawea (Lisa) in their quest to explore the western territories.
'' Mozart (Bart) the musical child prodigy wows them in 18th century Austria, while his sister (Lisa) fights for her own musical identity.
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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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  • Crude, tasteless and historically inaccurate... but also pretty darn funny!

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    By Etrigan_21, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    The "three-story" episode format is always good for a few laughs, and this is no exception.

    Marge takes the time to educate her kids about history, and we the audience are treated to these tales:

    1. Homer as "Henry the VIII" featuring a hilarious parody of "I'm Henry the 8th I am." Probably the best segment, with a couple jokes that are just outrageous (such as Flanders being "cannonized.")

    2. Lenny and Carl as "Lewis and Clark," with Lisa as a Native American with a name meaning "Little Know-It-All Who Won't Shut Her Maize Hole." A bit of tasteless humor in this one, including Carl looking for "sweet mermaid sex."

    3. Bart as Mozart. The weakest of the trio, but a fine way to end things!

    Overall, a great Simpsons episode that gets a little wild at times.moreless

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  • Just like the treehouse of horrors, a three segments-in-one episode

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    By jimbo_001, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    this episode is terrific, especially since most of the events that marge described happens in a completely different way which makes it all the more funny.
    the first segment was probably the most funny with Henry VIII (homer) singing the Henry the 8th song and the beheadings and of course the smothering by his first wife at the end.
    the second segment on sacagewa was my least favourite but had some great lines such as lenny and carl's beliefs.
    the final segment on mozart was hilarious especially bart's (mozart's) disbelief that people could be bored by opera.
    overall, a creative and funny episode.moreless

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  • A weaker episode, still worth a watch though.

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    By JohnnySeidz, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    An average episode, somewhat tainted by the fact that it was pretty unoriginal. We've had so many of these historical trilogy-based episodes, and they don't get any funnier. Anyway, on with the review:

    Homer as Henry VIII: This was okay, but the story didn't seem to go anywhere. Homer's opening song was good, and it was good to see Dr. Nick again - he hardly appears anymore. The worst part was Lisa trying to grow a penis. In fact, this was awful, we didn't need to see that. 6/10

    Lisa as Sacagiwea: This was also average. There were no stand-out moments, and I thought that the killing of Milhouse was a bit extreme. Lenny and Carl had a few funny moments, but they are really used too much these days. 5/10

    Bart as Mozart: This was the best of the three. Bart was great as Mozart and perfectly characterized (at least for the altered story). Also Dr. Nick's appearance again and Nelson as Beethoven were great. 8/10

    The "Animal House" ending to this episode was bad too. Overall, an okay episode, but it really needed more humour to make it stand out from the other trilogies.
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  • Wonderfully funny episode one of the best three segment non-treehouse of Horror Episodes.

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    By Iverson82094, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    Marge takes Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse to the public library where all their books have been removed. The kids, without books to write reports with, are helped by Marge who tells them three tales from our history.
    Henry VIII: Homer plays King Henry the Eighth, who married and impregnated each of his wives in the hopes that he would get a son to carry on his fame and fortune. Lewis and Clark: Lenny and Carl play explorers Lewis and Clark, who with the help of Sacagiwea (Lisa) make their way to the Pacific Ocean to claim their land. Mozart: Bart stars as a young Mozart in the final story, which focuses on how much talent he posessed but how inconsiderate and annoying he was to the people who loved him. Lisa plays Mozarts sister who sets out to destroy his popularity and become famous herself, which proves quite costly. The show ends with Homer singing a song about the movie Animal House.moreless

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  • Triolgy Episode with stories like: Henry VIII, Lewis and Clark, and Mozart.

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    By Hornets3, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    Henry VIII: Homer plays King Henry the Eighth, who married and impregnated each of his wives in the hopes that he would get a son to carry on his fame and fortune. 4/5 Lewis and Clark: Lenny and Carl play explorers Lewis and Clark, who with the help of Sacagiwea (Lisa) make their way to the Pacific Ocean to claim their land. 4/5
    Mozart: Bart stars as a young Mozart in the final story, which focuses on how much talent he posessed but how inconsiderate and annoying he was to the people who loved him. Lisa plays Mozarts sister who sets out to destroy his popularity and become famous herself, which proves quite costly. The show ends with Homer singing a song about the movie Animal House. 4/5

    Overall- 12/15 or B+

    Like most episodes in which the Simpsons make a triology of stories making fun of history, this episode was really funny. It displayed some crude humor but I found it enjoyable to watch. Give it a watch.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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  • Trivia

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    • The town of Eugene, Oregon wasn't established for over 40 years after Lewis and Clark were in the area. Eugene is however, right next to Springfield, Oregon that many believe to be the inspiration of the Simpson's Springfield. Edit
    • This the second time that someone startled a big cat and it meowed like a house cat and ran away. The same thing happened with a cheetah in "Simpson Safari." Edit
    • When Salieri drinks the wine to toast to Mozart's failure, it's obviously she drinks all of it, emptying the glass. However, when she falls to the floor, asleep, there's a considerably big puddle of wine around her wine glass. Edit

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    • K. 331 means it is number 331 in the Köchle catalog (German: Köchleverzeichnis). This is a catalog where every composition by Mozart is listed. Edit
    • The first piano piece played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart aka Bart was the "Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331, 3rd movement: Rondo Alla Turca I". Otto shouts just the "K.331, 3rd movement part". This is the complete title. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: None. Couch Gag: The couch is replaced by a large microwave oven; a large hand moves into frame and places a tray within the microwave, closes the door and turns the microwave on. Inside the tray the family members start rising, each in their respective position. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Marge: Bart, which historical figure do you want to do your report on? Bart: I don't know, the Boogeyman? Edit
    • Homer: Look at me! I eat and eat and eat and I never get any thinner! Edit
    • Bart: (as Mozart) Eat my pantaloons! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • The piece that Beethoven (played by Nelson) is playing for the Emperor in the least segment is "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee". Edit
    • The "Bat Out Of Salzburg" concert T-shirt in the Mozart sketch is a parody of Meat Loaf's album "Bat Out Of Hell." Edit
    • Nelson (aka Beethoven) laughs to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Edit

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