The Last Temptation of Homer

Season 5, Episode 9, Aired
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A female employee is hired at the plant. She has an attraction for Homer and Homer must fight his equal attraction for her. In the mean time, Bart becomes an outcast and makes friends with a group of nerds after he is prescribed glasses, scalp salve, special shoes, and throat spray which changes his voice.moreless
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  • great

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- Homer's 'unsexy thoughts', Bart's "I'm a nerd" and Milhouse saying that same thing, "The refuge of the damned", Homer not cheating on Marge (predictable, but hey, it's all about how you get to that ending, and the execution was good), etc.
    decent episode. i got more laughs out of Bart's plot, and the main plot was a little on the boring side, but overall it did have some hilarity. B- or so as my final grade, i think is fairmoreless

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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 at the plant homer is talking to the new guys when they see a new worker has been hird and she is beatiful and her name is mindy and she is attratied to homer simpsons becasue she likes the things he does. and marge starts to worry about it. and then when homer and mindy find out that there going on a bussiness trip homer comes home and tells marge she starts to worry about the marrige and then homer goes way thinking about that and when they go out to eat him and mindy homer gets a fortune cookie saying they will have sex. and homer is worried abou that but he decides not too. and he comes home to marge this was a good epmoreless

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  • The Last Temptation of Homer

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    By casabonita83, Dec 23, 2009 Report Abuse
    Bart discovers he needs glasses, and orthopedic shoes for his feet leaving him looking like a nerd. Mr. Burns hires a female employee at the Power Plant. Mindy gains Homers attention by sharing their similar interests; beer and tv. Burns assigns Homer and Mindy to represent the plant at an energy convention. Homer enjoys his time with Mindy. They order room service together, trade insults, then win a romantic dinner for two at a Chinese restaraunt. After dinner they return to Homer's room. Homer thinks that she wants to sleep with him, but instead of giving into temptation, he invites Marge to take Mindy's place at the hotel.moreless

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  • After being busted by the Department of Labor, Mr. Burns is forced to hire a woman named Mindy Simmons. Homer is instantly attracted to her the second he meets her. He soon begins to worry that his attraction might lead him to cheat on Marge.moreless

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    By meathead704, Sep 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    One negative thing I have to say about this episode is something that could be said for many of the 400+ episodes of the series: predictability. It was obvious from the start that Homer would remain faithful to Marge. However, as is also the case with many "Simpsons" episodes, this episode manages to overcome that flaw with a very entertaining and well written episode. The highlight is the very clever allusion to "The Wizard of Oz." Homer's two scenes with the hotel belboy (the ending scene especially) are another highpoint. Michelle Pfieffer does a very good job in her role.moreless

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  • Homer is attracted to the plants only female worker, Mindy. They end up representing the plant in capitol city, and temptation is strong between the both of them.

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    By Scottstopher28, Dec 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    Some people say that there's too much hype about this episode because there aren't many funny bits. In a way, I have to agree with them, there aren't many funny bits. But the great thing about this episode is that there are so many things in it that The Simpsons doesn't usually have. The best of these being a 'will they, won't they?' climatic storyline which has only happened once in the Simpsons ('Life on the Fast Lane'), but I found this episode much better than 'Life on the Fast Lane'. Normally this kind of storyline doesn't work in a comedy like The Simpsons, but the writers and voiceovers do a spectacular job in making it work. This is also one of those iconic episodes which everyone knows about even if they don't watch the Simpsons.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • At the wind power stand, an electric fan blows air on the windmill, turning the blades. Edit
    • The sign at the nuclear power plant stand reads: "As Seen On 60 Minutes" Edit
    • The sign at the National Energy Convention burns out. Edit

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    • Blackboard Joke: All work and no play makes Bart a dull boy. Couch Gag: The living room is the set of The Late Show With David Letterman. Edit

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    • Female Department of Labor Officer: This power plant violates every labor law in the book. We found a missing soccer team from Brazil working in the reactor core! Mr. Burns: That plane crashed on my property! Edit
    • Smithers: Someone is charging room service to the company, sir. Mr. Burns: Well, we'll just see about that! (Mr. Burns walks over to a cage full of winged monkeys and opens it.) Mr. Burns: Fly, my pretties, fly! (The monkeys jump out the window, and fall to the ground.) Mr. Burns: (Sighs) Continue the research. Edit
    • Lisa: Well from the words in your song, you're smitten by a woman named Mindy… or a man named Andy. Edit

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    • Barry Manilow When Homer is singing "Mindy" in the bathroom (and later "Margie") the tune is the same as the Barry Manilow song, "Mandy." Edit
    • I Dream Of Jeannie The song Homer hums while fantasizing about Barney in a bikini is the theme to 60's sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Edit
    • The Nutty Professor When Bart is fitted with the glasses and platform shoes, his voice and appearance are similar to Jerry Lewis in this classic film. Of course this is also where Prof. John Frink gets his entire character. Edit

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