Some Enchanted Evening

Season 1, Episode 13, Aired
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Homer and Marge enjoy a night out on the town. Meanwhile, at home, the kids deal with a diabolical babysitter.
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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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    Nancy Cartwright

    Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and others

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  • suspensful

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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    he episode begins with the family eating breakfast in the morning. Just as the school bus pulls up, Bart and Lisa run off to get on the bus, forgetting the lunches Marge has made them. Homer looks down at his watch and realizes he is late for work. When Marge leans in for a kiss, Homer is oblivious to her, and instead drinks the last of her coffee. Homer quickly hurries away, leaving Marge feeling depressed and with a mess in the kitchen. As Marge sits in the kitchen she hears an ad on the radio for a call-in therapy talk show hosted by Dr. Marvin Monroe. Marge decides to call, and she explains to Dr. Monroe that she feels Homer doesn't appreciate her anymore and that he isn't romantic like he used to be. Dr. Monroe tells Marge to give Homer an ultimatum when he comes home from work: either he starts loving you or you leave him. Meanwhile, at the power plant, everyone laughs at Homer as they are all listening to the call on the radio. Later after work, Bart plays a prank call on Moe, where Homer just happens to be, because he is too afraid to come home to an angry Marge. Homer asks Moe's advice, and he tells Homer to buy Marge some flowers, take her out to dinner and spend the evening at a motel with her. Homer heads to the flower shop and purchases a rose for Marge. Back at the house Marge gets madder by the minute waiting for Homer to come home.

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  • This was the episode that nearly got "The Simpsons" cancelled. Thankfully, that didn't happen...otherwise, we wouldn't be treated to some 23 years of classic irreverent humor that has withstood the test of time...moreless

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    By BatJane, Feb 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Penny Marshall, having gotten off her "Laverne & Shirley" role a mere five years at the time this went to production, lent her voice as the babysitting bandit as only she could do it. She made an otherwise dull character memorable in the same manner that she made her tomboy Laverne DeFazio character come off quite sexy. The funny element of the kids capturing the bandit when Homer and Marge come home makes this episode worth watching over and over again, as does the TV caption "Homer Simpson, Local Boob". Definitely one of the highlights of the first season, though one point is subtracted for the crudeness of the animation, which fades away in future years.moreless

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  • The first season ends with Homer and Marge going out for a night on the town leaving the kids with a babysitter who may just be a wanted fugitive.

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    By meathead704, Sep 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode is not a classic like first season episodes "There's No Disgrace Like Home" and "The Call of the Simpsons", but it's an entertaining one. This episode has a very clever opening scene. Seeing the family get off to work/school is very well done. Dr. Marvin Monroe's "therapy session" with Marge is another highlight. What's even better is the reaction of Homer's co-workers. The best part of the episode is its climax where the kids outwit and capture (at least until Homer and Marge get home) the notorious babysitter bandit. The first season of "The Simpsons" delivered the laughs.moreless

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  • Some Enchanted Evening: Homer and Marge take a night out together unaware of what the baby sitter's doing to the kids at home.

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    By Sabrespongebob, Jul 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    Review for Some Enchanted Evening:

    This was the first episode made and I can see why. The animation is really bad compared to the latter half of season 1 and even worse than the first episode. The plot was good and it turned out to be a good episode but I'm glad they didn't air it as the first episode. The baby sitter (Can't even remember her name) was a pretty, bland emotionless character but that didn't really matter. The ending was bad it just sort of happened. It was a good season 1, ok Simpsons episode but felt unmemorable.

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  • the baby sitter bandit

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    By cube2k8, May 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    i think this ep was a classic marge and homer go out and on town and they get bart and lisa a baby sitter. the thing that they dont know is that its a baby banit and goes around to each house and takes things except that they found out by watching it on the news and so they try to call the police and they are running from the banidit they knock the bandit out and wrapp him in a rug and marge and homer come home and they get the police. and the bandit is aressted.moreless

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    • Goof: When Marge gives the video tape to Ms. Botz the cover is orange and the tape is light blue, while they're walking to the living room the cover is light blue, and when Ms. Botz gives it to Bart to put it in the VCR, the video itself is orange. Edit
    • On America's Most Armed and Dangerous, a report on the baby sitter bandit identifies her as: Lucille Botzcowski Height 6' Weight 178 Edit
    • We learn that the radio station KBBL is short for K-Babble. Edit

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    • According to the original script by Matt Groening & Sam Simon, when Bart flicks through the channels, the theme from The Tracey Ullman Show was supposed to be heard. Edit
    • First Appearance: The Larry Davis Experience (They are often seen through out this series playing at local events.) Edit
    • The fictional radio station, KBBL, is a parody of the radio stations that a few members of the writing staff used to work for in the Los Angeles area. Edit

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    • (Marge dials the babysitting service)) Receptionist: Rubber Baby Buggie Bumper Babysitting Service. Marge: This is Marge Simpson, I'd like a babysitter for the evening. Receptionist: Wait a minute. The Simpsons? (Looks over at a bulletin board with Bart, Lisa and Maggie) Receptionist: Lady you've got to be kidding! (Receptionist slams the phone, continues writing, phone rings seconds later) Receptionist: Rubber baby buggie bumper babysitting service. Homer: Hello, this is Mr. Ssssamson. Receptionist: Did your wife just call a second ago? Homer: No, I said Samson, not Simpson. Receptionist: Thank God! Those Simpsons, what a bunch of savages! Especially that big ape father. Homer: (angrily) D'oh! Actually the Simpsons are neighbors of ours and we found them to be a quite misunderstood and underrated family. Edit
    • (Bart prank calls Moe's Tavern) Moe: Moe's Tavern. Bart: Is Oliver there? Moe: Who? Bart: Oliver Klozoff. Moe: Hold on. I'll check. Oliver Klozoff! Call for Oliver Klozoff! (Bart and Lisa bust out in laughter.) Edit
    • (Marge and Homer finish watching Homer's interview about the "Baby-sitter Bandit" on the news.) Homer: Lord, help me. I'm just not that bright. Marge: Oh, Homer, don't say that. The way I see it, if you raise three children who can knock out and hogtie a perfect stranger, you must be doing something right. Edit

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    • America's Most Wanted The television show Bart and Lisa watch, America's Most Armed and Dangerous, is a take-off of the FOX show America's Most Wanted. The host even looks like John Walsh, the host of America's Most Wanted. Edit
    • Jaws The music that can be heard as Ms. Botz looks for Bart, is a parody of the music heard when the shark is about to attack in the movie Jaws. Edit
    • Perez Prado The little tune Homer is humming in the bathroom as he prepares for his night out with Marge is Mambo legend Perez Prado's song, "Patricia." Edit

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