$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)

Season 5, Episode 10, Aired
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During a town meeting, Principal Skinner pitches the idea of opening a casino. Mr. Burns adopts this notion and builds the "Mr. Burns' Casino." Homer takes a job as a blackjack dealer and Marge takes up gambling. At home, Lisa is having difficulties with her school project and Bart opens a treehouse casino.moreless
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  • It would be better, if the title wasn't so damn long

    8.8
    "Great"
    By meatboys, Oct 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    During a town meeting, Principal Skinner pitches the idea of opening a casino. Mr. Burns adopts this notion and builds the "Mr. Burns' Casino." Homer takes a job as a blackjack dealer and Marge takes up gambling. At home, Lisa is having difficulties with her school project and Bart opens a treehouse casino. Like I said it would be much better if the title didn't cover up a whole web page

    I like this episode for 1 big humoungos gigantic barbarianly huge reason

    Everyone loves gambling

    Barney actually showed some decency by getting Maggie back to Marge, even though barney thought maggie was bart.

    I give the episode a 8.8moreless

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  • Marge Is Addicted

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    By futuramarama, Jul 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    This isn't one of my favorites of the series by any means, but it is a well-done episode. It's not hilarious, but I do quite like the plot. Marge being addicted to gambling is a very interesting plot for her and I think it was handled as best as they could do, which was perfect. I also liked Bart's subplot, with his treehouse casino. Overall, it's not technically "perfect" as my score would indicate i think it is, but it is a great episode, full of some laughs and a good story, my overall grade for this is an A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons the town of springfild leaglaizes gambling and that leads to mr burns building a casino and marge goes there with homer but the thing is one time got marge addited to gambling and she keeps sitting there at the slots machine and that gets homer to worry that his wife is a addict. and he becomes more like howard hues and bart in this ep sees that how gambling is working he makes his tree hous like vegas desined one and has a singer to sing for the people in there . this was a great ep i thought .moreless

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  • Casino Royale

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    By sh811a, Mar 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is another episode I really like. It's was strangely prolific on the leagaling gambling because now we pritty much have casinos in just about every state. However it really satired on gambling addiction.

    There are just lots of memorable and funny moments with this episode. Like that little subplot with Burns whom is psychologically deteriorated which parodies on Howard Hughes. One favorate moment was when Mr. Burns then holds a gun to Smithers to jump into a model plane, I can't help but wonder how the heck does he expect him to do that.

    And another subplot with Bart creating a Casino of his own, what the heck their able to gamble with is anyones guess. But I liked the fact that he was able to get Robert Golet to his Casino which is funny. Late Great Robert Golet even though it was a cammeo role, he really did a good job he was in character and his presense make things all the more funny, loved what Nelson says to him, it always cracks me up.

    Nelson: Your manager tells you to shut up!

    We see what happens with Marge as she has litterally contracted a gambling addiction. I'll admit seeing what Marge is going though is a bit funny and sad at the same time because it's true, there are some people that can't tear away from the slot machines and are on them hours on end.

    And as we see with her absence, things deteriorate at the Simpsons residence. Like Homer and the family mistakenly thing the Boogyman has invaded their house, and then we see them actually taking cover and Homer is pointing a gun and probably used it a few times. That was just funny and sort of a small parody on slasher films.

    The best part for me was in the final minutes, which weren't just funny but demonstrated that Homer does truely care for his daughter.

    We see the costume he has constructed for Lisa which unfortunately isn't very good but hey at least he tried. Lisa cries because Marge broke her promise to her, this then makes Homer sad and he then says my favorate monalogue in this episode which is hillarous and just comic gold.

    Homer: Your mother has became a victim of the gambling monster, I call him Gamblore, and it's time to rescue her from his neon claws!

    And then we see an action like sequence Homer searching for Marge while destroying everything in his path, well not exactly more like just random acts which make it all the more funny. I can't help but feel that moment kinds is a parody on action films where the hero would sometimes go from point A to B while shooting, punching and kicking the enimies that just pop out or are stationed at certain places along the hero's path.

    You'll definately get your money's worth with this episode.moreless

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  • At a Town Hall meeting, Mayor Quimby tells those attending that Springfield is broke. Seymour Skinner suggests legalized gambling as a way to generate revenue. Mr. Burns jumps at the opportunity and opens a casino. Bart soon opens one of his own.moreless

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    By meathead704, Sep 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    In his review meatboys said that the title of this episode is too long. Apparently the producers agree. In the season five DVD set, the episode is listed only as "Springfield." This episode ranks a very close second to "Cape Feare" on the list of the funniest episodes of the season. There are many reasons why, the very clever dialogue, Mr. Burns Howard Hughes-like descent into madness to Homer's feeble attempts at blackjack dealing. What I also liked about this episode is that fact that it was not predicatble. Watching where the various stories went was entertaining. Strong, funny episode.moreless

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    • Odds at Bart's casino: Krabappel nervous breakdown: 2-1 Fat kid popular: 50-1 Bart gets his own TV show: 1000-1 Edit
    • The scene with Homer at the blackjack table parodies ''Rain Man.'' Edit
    • Homer's photographic memory details himself with huge muscles, Marge in a blue dress and green hair, Apu with three heads, and an alligator in a suit. Edit

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    • Deleted Scene: James Bond and Blofeld, the latter accompanied by Odd Job and Jaws, are playing blackjack in the casino with Homer as the dealer. Homer gives Bond a joker, and Bond tells Homer that he was supposed to take the jokers out of the deck. So Homer gives Bond another card - which has rules for draw and stud poker on it. Odd Job and Jaws promptly grab Bond and drag him away. This was one of a number of deleted scenes to be shown in season 7's "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular". Edit
    • This is the episode in which Marge develops her gambing problem. Edit
    • There is a scene depicting Siegfried & Roy knockoffs, "Gunter and Ernst" getting mauled by one of their tigers. Although this episode aired several years before the real life incident that nearly took Roy Horn's life, one wonders if we'll get to see this gag again. Edit

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    • Mr Burns: (holding a miniature wooden plane) Do you see this plane, Smithers? This gonna help us to take the Spruce Goose and take us outta here! Smithers: Excellent model, sir. Mr. Burns: Uh, model? Edit
    • Lisa: Dad, Mom said she'd be home to help me with my costume and she's not, and the geography pageant is tonight! Homer: Lisa, your mom still loves you. It's just that she has a career now. She's a slot-jockey. Edit
    • Lisa: Do you get the feeling this family is disintegrating? I mean, we haven't had a meal with Mom all week. And she hasn't even started my costume for the geography pageant. Bart: Pipe down, sister. I gotta book a new act for tonight. Turns out that Liza Minnelli impersonator was really Liza Minnelli. (shudders) Edit

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    • Tales From the Crypt Homer says that he once let a maniac dressed as Santa Claus into the house. This is a reference to the Tales From the Crypt episode "And All Through the House" where the daughter of a woman who murdered her husband lets an escaped mental patient dressed as Santa Claus into the house. Edit
    • Terms of Endearment/I'll Do Anything The movie posters for "Sperms of Endearment" and "I'll Do Anyone" are spoofs on the movies Terms of Endearment and I'll Do Anything which happen to have been produced by The Simpsons Executive Producer, James L. Brooks. Edit
    • The Ren and Stimpy Show The music heard in the newsreel is the same stock music heard on The Ren and Stimpy Show. Edit

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