The Otto Show

Season 3, Episode 22, Aired
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Bart invites Otto the school bus driver to stay at his house when Otto loses his job after it is discovered that he doesn't have a driver's license.
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  • great

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    Otto being able to drive the school bus is revoked because he does not have a driver's license. He ends up being kicked out of his place, and so he moves in with The Simpsons. Good luck, Simpsons family!
    good episode. I liked how rough Otto made it for the Simpsons, like scaring Lisa with stories for instance. I liked the joke about how little Otto had in his apartment. "If something is hard, it's not worth doing". Good episode with some good laughs. B+/A- as my final grade.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons the school bus driver auto loses his licence he must get it back so bart invites him to stay at the simpsons and he must try to get his licence back we learn how auto lives whens he stays there and the family asks selma to help him get his job back working for th bus school bus driver. and this also featured spinal tap

    this was a great ep ithought that was about the school bus driver auto for once. and it had some laughs in it . so that is why i gave it a 85moreless

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  • A great episode

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    By inuyasharulez08, Jun 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    The Otto Show is where Otto looses his licence taking a wild short cut so the kids won't be late for school, he moves in with the Simpsons after being evicted from his apartment. He tries to get his license back and is helped along by selma so Otto can gloat to Homer that he could do it. This was a very good episode one of my many favorites of The Simpsons series, very funny. This was the first really good season from the simpsons, not by the comedy but by the story lines, they were all very good episodes even when they weren't that funny and that is what makes a show goodmoreless

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  • Another great episode; finally an episode centered around everyone's favorite bus driver Otto!!! :}

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    Bart and Milhouse attend a Spinal Tap concert, but it turns into a comedy of errors and degenerates into a riot. Nonetheless, Bart is impressed by the aging heavy metal band and wants to become a rock guitarist.

    Homer and Marge decide to buy Bart his own electric guitar, but Bart struggles to learn how to play it. The next morning on the school bus, Bart asks Otto to show him how to play, and Otto-with the bus still stopped in traffic-wows his passengers with an impromptu concert. However, Otto loses track of time and is forced to drive recklessly to school. In the ensuing chaos, the bus runs Spinal Tap's bus off the road (causing it to catch fire and presumably kill Spinal Tap), and turns over onto its side in the town square. Numerous people call Springfield Elementary School to report the accident, earning Otto a reprimand from Principal Skinner. However, when Officer Eddie asks for Otto's driver's license to complete his report, he is forced to admit he doesn't have a license. Otto loses his job, and Skinner takes over his route. Skinner finds it hard going because he is not as aggressive a driver as Otto, and ends up being trapped at a busy intersection for the entire day.

    Things quickly go downhill for Otto. He fails his driver's test at the Springfield DMV (not helped when he mistakes the examiner, Patty for a transsexual), he is unable to find a new job, and he is evicted from his apartment. Bart finds him living in a dumpster, and agrees to let him live in the Simpson's garage. Homer and Marge disapprove of this, and Bart tries to convince them that Marge in fact has agreed to let Otto stay, presenting a tape recording where she did so; in reality though, it features Bart doing a poor impression of his mother. Marge is not fooled by this (although Homer is), but reluctantly agrees to let him stay.

    Otto makes a nuisance of himself as he becomes comfortable laying around the house and playing his guitar. Homer soon loses his patience with Otto and demands that he be sent on his way. Marge and Bart, however, encourage Otto to give the driving test one last try. Otto goes to the DMV to take the test, but Patty doesn't want to give him a retest. Otto explains he has something to prove to Homer, which quickly changes her demeanor out of spite for her brother-in-law. Despite performing even worse in his second test, Patty grants Otto his license anyway, allowing him to regain his job. As Otto drives off into the sunset with the children singing "Hail to the Bus Driver," Skinner remarks, "Yes, hail to the bus driver, bus driver man."moreless

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  • It's okay.

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    By AangPhantom777, Jan 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    Eh, it's okay. On the notes it says that Otto's name might have been "Otto Mechanic" and I thought that would have been pretty cool and really funny, but they didn't, and it was Otto Mans. Otto Mans? I don't like it. I'm sure alot of you agree that "Otto Mechanic" would've been better, funnier, and more creative.

    The Otto Show. It makes it sound great. But, for me, this episode didn't live up to expectations. It was still good, though, just nmot as great as the title sounds like it would've been.

    So, if you are a first time viewer, (which you probably aren't) don't watch this ep, watch another better one.moreless

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    • Goof: When Bart is playing the guitar at the bus stop and Nelson appears, the colors of his vest are inverted. He has a blue shirt and an orange vest. They switch back to the normal orange shirt, blue vest when the camera zooms out. Edit
    • Bart plays the guitar left-handed. Edit
    • The song Otto is playing on Bart's guitar while they are on the school bus is "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Edit

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    • According to discussion from many of the show's producers, McKean was very painful to work with in the production of this episode. Edit
    • Otto's original name was going to be "Mechanic," so the joke would be Otto Mechanic. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: I will not spin the turtle. Couch Gag: Santa's Little Helper growls at the family, keeping them from getting to the couch. Edit

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    • Marge: Otto, you can't watch TV all day. Otto: You're right. I should do some reading. You got any "Where's Waldo" books? Marge: No. Otto: A book from a vampire's point of view? Marge: No. Otto: Anything where guys send in naked pictures of chicks? Marge: Otto, I think you should get a job. Edit
    • (Otto starts playing guitar loudly.) Homer: Will you knock it off!? I can't hear myself think. (Otto stops.) Homer's Head: I want some peanuts. Homer: That's better. Edit
    • Homer: Of course I'm not mad. If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing! Edit

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    • Spanish Flea While riot police enter the arena to calm down the rowdy crowd, Homer listens to "Spanish Flea" performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. He also sings the lyrics. Edit
    • Homer: Billy Beer! A quick and funny reference to one of the many upstart beers to come out of the 1970's (taken off the market due to health concerns), Billy Beer. Billy Carter, former president Jimmy Carter's brother, was hired to promote the beer and at least a portion of the cans bear his signature. Edit
    • Happy Days Otto calling Homer "Mr. S" is a quick reference to Happy Days, where the Fonz, Chachi and others call Howard Cunningham "Mr. C." Edit

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