Principal Charming

Season 2, Episode 14, Aired
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Marge's sister Selma seeks a husband, so Marge orders Homer to help in finding one. Things go wrong though, when Homer invites Principal Skinner over for dinner and Skinner instead falls for Selma's twin sister Patty.
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  • A decent episode.

    8.0
    "Great"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Marge's sister Selma seeks a husband, so Marge orders Homer to help in finding one. Things go wrong though, when Homer invites Principal Skinner over for dinner and Skinner instead falls for Selma's twin sister Patty.
    8 out of 10

    an decent/okay episode.

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  • a averge ep

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    By cube2k8, May 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    basicly in this ep marges sister is have man problems and so marge has homer go and try to find someone for her and homer meets skinner and brings him over for dinner thing is he falls for the wrong person and marges sister is sad this was a good ep i would give it around a b range or b+ maby there were i thought alot better eps in the simspons season 2 but you can go see for yourself if you want to find out what i am talking about . well all in all this was a average epmoreless

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  • patty and skinner

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    By futuramarama, Apr 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    marge's sister selma wants a man. homer tries hooking her up with principal skinner, but instead he falls for Patty. patty and him start dating and it gets so involved he asks for her hand in marriage. but patty cannot keep seeing him because she knows selma is upset and she does not want to keep dating skinner. this leaves skinner heartbroken for a little while.

    good episode, i felt for skinner and selma both in this one, it had some good emotion which is always nice in this show. My overall grade for this episode is a B+, methinksmoreless

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  • I felt really bad for Selma in this episode

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 28, 2008 Report Abuse
    Selma, feeling lonely, decides she wants a husband. Marge sends Homer on a hunt for the perfect man, and he picks Principal Skinner. Skinner arrives at the Simpsons house, and Homer unknowingly introduces him to Patty, instead of Selma. Skinner falls in love at first sight, and the two start dating, leaving Selma in more despair than ever. When Selma discovers that Skinner plans on asking Patty to marry him, she starts dating the only guy left... Barney. Patty sees Selma's emotional despair and turns down Seymour's proposal. Both couples break up. Great episode just thought it was very sad for Selma.moreless

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  • Marge's sister, Selma, wanted to have a husband. Homer thinks that Skinner would be suitable.

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    By Fantastic01, Nov 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    One of my favorite episodes. This is the second season episode where Moe gets pranked.

    Here are some interesting elements for this episode. Homer uses his sight to find a perfect man for Selma.

    Here are some hilarious elements. Bart uses a chemical to puts his name on the school garden. Skinner notices that and shouts "Simpson!". Bart thinks that there are other Barts doing that but there is only one Bart. Bart makes a prank call for Homer Sexual. It means "homosexual". When Moe shouts out that one of the customers gotta be homosexual, they laughed at him. Moe says "You rotten little punk! If I ever get a hold of you, I'll sink my teeth into your cheek and rip your face off!" Skinner asks him where Homer is. Moe apologizes, claiming it to be a bad connection.moreless

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    • There is an entire drawer of a file cabinet set aside just for Bart. By the time "The Wandering Juvie" airs in season 16, Bart's file had grown to fill entire storage lockers. Edit
    • In the end credits, Marcia Wallace is credited as doing a voice for this episode, but doesn't. Meanwhile, Russi Taylor, who voices Martin, does appear, but does not get credited. Edit
    • The sign in front of the church reads "Peterson Wedding" at 2:00 and "Hayride to Heaven" at 8:00. Edit

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    • According to the Season 2 DVD commentary, Moleman's appearance is the result of bad animation. When the show was viewed by the staff, they realized he was way, way too small and wrinkly. Groening told them not to bring back the character, but they kept putting him in the scripts just because he was funny. He didn't have a name, but the writers just called him Mole Man. Edit
    • First Appearance: Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: I will not belch the national anthem. Couch Gag: The couch opens up to reveal it is actually a "hide-a-bed." Edit

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    • Homer: Hmm. But enough about Bart. Tell me, Principal Skinner, are you married? Principal Skinner: Well, only to my job. Homer: But if you weren't married to your job, you'd tend to go for a girl, right? Principal Skinner: (chuckles) Well, of course. Edit
    • Homer: Marge, honey, I've got five words to say to you: (Counts on fingers) Greasy Joe's Bottomless Bar-B-Q Pit! Marge: Oh, Homer, remember you promised you'd try to limit pork to six servings a week? Homer: Marge, I'm only human! Edit
    • (At Moe's, Patty interrupts Selma and Barney's date.) Selma: Patty, are you throwing away your last chance at happiness just for me? Patty: Yes. Selma: Oh. Thanks. Patty: Now, let's go get some pancakes. Selma: Uh, listen, Barney, uh... Aah. (Patty and Selma get up and leave.) Barney: She broke my heart, Moe. (Sobs) Moe: Don't worry, Barney. Time heals all wounds. Barney: (Sees a full pitcher of beer.) Well, what do you know? You're right! And, look, a whole pitcher to myself! Edit

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    • Cinderella The title of this episode is a play on words of the famous character, Prince Charming, from the 1950 Disney film, Cinderella. Edit
    • Space Needle The Springfield Revolving Restaurant is modeled after the Space Needle in Seattle, built for the 1962 World's Fair. After the fair, a restaurant was built in the revolving section of the tower. Edit
    • Heaven Help Us The paddle on the wall has the word "Patience" written across it. This is taken straight from the 1985 film Heaven Help Us. Edit

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