The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

Season 9, Episode 1, Aired
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Homer must face one of his most hated foes: New York City. He takes the rest of his family on a trip to the Big Apple to retrieve his car after Barney borrows it and leaves it parked at the World Trade Center.
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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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  • Dude, wheres's my car?

    8.0
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    By twilightboy, Nov 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    And we were not suppossed to have such an amazing episode in the ninth season of the Simpsons or atleast, that's what most of the reviews you read online say. I really like this episode, starting with its great plot. The way things evolve and how it really feels like a real story that could happen to you or me.

    The jokes are also here and there which helps to keep the tension strong and not make us feel as if this were a comedy. The best part for me is when Homer remembers the time he visited New York in the 80s. Because it really looks like the big apple back then: dirty, insecure and even the colors are identical. Good one for the drawing team!moreless

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  • Homer and the family go to NYC to retrieve his car, which Barney parked inbetween the twin towers.

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    By cwmevo, Jul 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    A really overrated episode. I think the main reason this episode is so popular is because of the fact that it has not seen daylight for a long time, owing to its featuring of the Twin Towers.

    Anyway, like I was saying, really overrated. After a very messy first act, Homer then stays by his car waiting for most of the second and third acts, while the family go shopping - I much prefer the latter, which has some funny moments.

    This features Jerkass Homer outside and inside NYC for a fair extent of time. It's really an overall meagre offering. Despite the fact that this episode aired during Season 9, Scully can't be blamed for its badness, as it's a leftover from the Oakley & Weinstein era - and the leftovers are never as good as the main meat. 4.3/10moreless

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  • One of my favorite episodes

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    By Southparkfa, Jul 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    In this episode, it's drinks night but due to 91% of traffic accidents being caused by them, one person will have to be a designated driver, and it becomes Barney. Barney barely survives the night, and finally gets drunk, and is missing with Homer's car for 2 months. Then, Homer recieves a letter from New York City, saying that Homer's car is illegally parked in between the twin towers. However, Homer doesn't want to go to NYC, because of a bad experience that happened there when he was young. So the family goes to NYC to get the car. Basiclly, what happens is Homer stays with the car, while the family explores the town. And Homer has lots of trouble. From being hungry, to having to pee to trying to leave the city. Overall, very classic episode, only hampered slightly by the twins towers involvement in it. 10/10 A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons homers car picks up traphic tickets in new york an he has to go get his car back thing is on the way there he is mad that he has to come here because he had a bad time here when he was younger and things start to happen he is waiting for someone and he cant leave the car and he has to go to the bathroom and he goes up a skyskrapper and he gets the ticket he gets mad and then trys to remove the thing from his tire and he drives away anyway and the road is being destroyed and he is really mad. this was a good epmoreless

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  • The City of New York Vs Homer Simpson

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    By futuramarama, Jan 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    Moe informs Homer, Lenny, Carl, Barney, Sam and Larry {the two drunks who are never really identified} that they need a designated driver. He picks Barney, and going the night with no beer drives him crazy. When he drives Homer home, the next day Homer never got his car back from Barney. He finds out in the mail his car is in New York, so the Simpsons travel there to get his car back, Homer has a horrid day waiting and Marge and the kids have a good day of sight seeing. The Simpsons head home.

    Somewhat overrated methinks, but still good. Overall grade would be a B+moreless

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    • Music From This Episode "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin (Used in Homer's Flashback) "Oh Yeah" by Yello (Duffman's theme) "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra (Heard at the end of the episode) Edit
    • The bus line that the Simpsons ride is named Sit-N-Stare Bus Lines. Edit
    • When Homer's big D'OH echoes through New York, a shot of the Empire State Building observation deck is shown. When looked at closely, on the right side of the observation deck, you can see Marge, and either Bart or Lisa. Edit

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    • During the summer of 1997 Fox ran a contest with the first prize being a real life full scale replica of the Simpsons house built in Las Vegas by Kaufman Broad. The winning number … 9786065 … was announced during the second commercial break of the original airing of "The City of NY vs. Homer Simpson." Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: None. Couch Gag: The family are Harlem Globetrotters and show off their basketball tricks to the music of "Sweet Georgia Brown." Edit
    • The very tall man whose legs Homer pounds on the bus is the same man that forced Nelson to walk the streets in his underwear in "22 Short Films About Springfield". Edit

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    • (After Homer destroys the car boot) Homer: Hehe, Homer one. New York nothin'. (Steps on destroyed car boot) D'oh! Edit
    • Bart: That took too long. How come we had to transfer in Atlanta twice? Lisa: I just say we should have payed the extra $1.50 and got a bus with restrooms! Edit
    • Marge: We'll meet you in Central Park at 5:00. Homer: Okay, but not a minute later. Once the sun goes down, all the weirdos turn crazy. (looks at person on street) I'm on to you! Edit

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    • C.H.U.D. Homer's line while describing his past experience in New York as a teen: "And that's when the C.H.U.D.s came at me" is an allusion to the 1984 B-horror film, C.H.U.D. (an acronym for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers). Edit
    • Storm of the Century The way Moe lets his customers pick an egg and if the egg is black than they can't drink beer. This resembles Stephen King's novel and movie Storm of the Century when the demon named Linoge (aka: Legion) wants a child from one of the people from Little Tall Island and he wants them to pick a stone out of the bag, if one stone is black than he takes that child from the parents. Edit
    • Ben Hur When Homer races alongside the horse drawn carriage, it strongly parodies the famous chariot race from the 1959 film Ben Hur. This same scene was also parodied in the earlier episode, "Saturdays of Thunder". Edit

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