The Call of the Simpsons

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired
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Homer buys the family an RV and they set out for an off-road adventure in the forest.
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  • Not bad, but not perfect.

    8.0
    "Great"
    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    The episode begins with Homer and Bart outside doing yard work when Ned Flanders pulls up in his brand new RV and shows it off to Homer and Bart. In an effort to try to keep up with Ned, Homer takes the family to Bob's RV Round-Up in search of an RV of their own. Bob the RV salesman comes out and introduces Homer to an RV called the Ultimate Behemoth, and gives the family a tour. During the tour Homer and the kids express their awe of the RV and Marge worries about the cost. Bob takes Homer into the office to work out a price and run a credit check. It turns out the Ultimate Behemoth is a little out of Homer price range. So, Bob shows Homer the most run down, beaten up, small RV on the lot and pressures him into buying it, ignoring Marge Lisa and Bart's disapproval. Later, after loading up their "brand new" RV Homer gloats to Flanders about his purchase and the Simpson family head out to go camping. On the way Homer take a less beaten path and ignores Marge's suggestions for a map or stopping for directions. Calling his RV an all-terrain-vehicle, and much to the worry of everyone else, Homer plows through a forest and decides to stop randomly in the middle of nowhere. When the RV finally comes to a screeching halt it ends up teetering on the edge of a cliff. Everyone quickly gets out of the RV and it plummets over the edge along with everything they brought with them, resulting in a fiery explosion at the bottom of the drop.

    Overall, 8 out of 10moreless

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  • Jealous of Ned Flanders' new RV, Homer buys one (if you could call it that) and takes the family to the woods for an outdoor adventure. They have an adventure all right, but not exactly what he had in mind.moreless

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    By meathead704, Sep 11, 2010 Report Abuse
    "The Simpsons have entered the forest." Albert Brooks makes the first of many appearances on "The Simpsons". It's certainly a memorable debut. The laughs do not stop with the visit to Bob's RV Roundup. They get even better when the family heads to the great outdoors. From their scary drive into the woods to Homer making the transformation from human to Sasquatch, you won't stop laughing until Marge turns off the bedroom light. One can argue if the first season of "The Simpsons" is one of the best or worst, but it has produced some very memorable episodes. Hysterical episode.moreless

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  • Call of the Simpsons: Homer buys a van which soon gets them lost in the wilderness.

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    By Sabrespongebob, Jul 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    Review for Call of the Simpsons:

    This episode was well paced in the first and second acts but then the third act just seem to happen. It didn't really have anything to do with the plot. It was amusing but it didn't explain what happened very well. The ending just happened as well (Probally the worst season 1 ending) Apart from the third act and ending this episode was pretty funny. The jokes were OK but the physical humor was very good. While not the best season 1 still captured the humor of the show.

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  • homer goes in forest comes out as big foot

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    By cube2k8, May 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    this ep was funny homer goes and buys a Rv to take the family camping buys a crapy one and he decides to take a short cut except they go off the road and through some trees and down hill and the RV is destroyed in the water. homer and the family are alone in the forest bart and homer go find food for the rest of the family but homer trys to show bart the ways of the forest but is bad he sets a trap for a rabit and it gets fung so far they cant get to and bart starts laughing and lisa goes to smell the flowers but gets sick and finds she is alergic to them and homer fall into the mud and starts going crazy and people think he is big foot and marge saves him but he gets put down.moreless

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  • Should Have Been 2 Parts

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    By futuramarama, Apr 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    I read before I watched this somewhere that it was going to be split in two. After watching it, i think it would have been better. I am not sure how they could have fit another 22 minutes, but i am sure they could have found a way. I like this episode but i can't escape this feeling that the last act or so feels rushed. Maybe because I know it was supposed to be 2 parts. I don't know. Overall, good episode with some funny dialogue and scenes, my grade is a B+ or so. Definitely worth a watchmoreless

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    • The Ultimate Behemoth RV Features: Two stories high with a fireplace, a full kitchen, four deep fryers--"One for each part of the chicken," a big screen television set, and its own satellite--The Vanstar 1, orbiting the planet. Edit
    • Headlines seen in the National Informer include: "I Married Bigfoot", "Wife Pleads: 'Call Him Homer'" and "The Bigfoot Diet: 'Pork Chops Aplenty.'" Edit
    • Signs at Bob's RV Roundup include: "We'd rather make a friend...(Followed by a smiley face) Than a profit. (Followed by a frowny face.)", "We give credit to everyone.", "Bankruptcy, shmankruptcy!", and "No credit? Good!" Edit

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    • According to the commentary, Albert Brooks is only listed in the credits of this episode (and "Life on the Fast Lane") as "A. Brooks". This was because the show was not as well known or popular yet and lending a voice to a cartoon was not the best thing to do for a career. Later, not only did famous people provide voices but some voiced themselves on the show. Edit
    • This was the first Simpsons episode that was broadcast in the United Kingdom. Edit
    • This episode was nominated for the 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special. Edit

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    • (Bart runs to Homer after he is shot by a tranquilizer dart.) Homer: Avenge me, son. Avenge my death. (Homer starts to snore loudly and Bart looks at him surprised.) Edit
    • (At a press conference scientists discuss their findings on Homer.) German Scientist: This much I believe we can agree upon: this specimen is either a below-average human being or...a brilliant beast. Edit
    • (Homer and Bart search for a way out of the forest.) Homer: Through here, boy. Back to civilization. Bart: How do you know? Homer: When you're an experienced woodsman like me, you get a feel for these things. It becomes natural, like a third sense. Edit

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    • The Sound of Music The music you hear as the family is going through the woods in the RV, is similar to a piece of music from the 1965 musical The Sound of Music. Edit
    • The Call of the Wild The title of this episode is a parody of the title of Jack London's novella, The Call of the Wild. Edit

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