After yet another Homer and Marge fight, Homer ends up sharing a condo with two homosexuals - who introduce him to a whole new world of gay discos and manicures. But will his fabulous new lifestyle prevent him from patching things up with Marge?
What I liked: "He's sleeping in the pantry!" "With a gay roommate, we can walk around naked!" "Way ahead of you" (Homer walks out naked), "That was the best kiss I've had tonight" (and then he thinks to himself "or was it?"). Amongst other things.
This episode had a lot of gay jokes, but what do you expect when the episode is centered on gay characters? Not all of the gay jokes were funny but a lot of them were, and as such, I think it is fair that my final grade for this episode be a B+/A-. Not the best episode of course but it was still really good.moreless
In this episode Somehow Homer leaves Marge because Homer was so drunk and stay with Marge at that time because she was pregnant with Bart. Then Homer meets these to guys and stay with then at their Condo only to find out that thoes guys are 100% gay guys and Homer did something that LMAO it was so stupid-fuuny to me and then it all adds with one of the gay guys kisses Homer thats not right man. Then somehow this episode won an emmy for what cause of this episode I don't get it man or do I or maybe its all mess up manmoreless
Well its no wonder that this episode won an emmy because its simply just fantastic. It was very funny to see Homer have to adapt to having gay rommates, and the best part of the episode had to be when Homer was kissed by a gay guy for the first time. All that aside, I loved the plot behind the fight between Homer and Marge, and Weird Al as a guest star was just the icing on the cake. Especially that parody of the song Jack and Dianne at the end of the episode. Great music, great jokes, great plot = great episode.moreless
Homer and Marge have a fight when Homer realizes Marge married him because she was pregnant with Bart. He decides to leave the house and tries moving in with Milhouse's dad. After not being able to sleep, he's eventually taken in by Karl, his old assistant. It turns out that Karl has a flamboyant lifestyle which Homer gets a heavy dose of. Homer tries to get back together with Marge, but he screws it up and goes out drinking heavily. He ends up in the hospital where he and Marge reconcile. Homer realizes that Marge loves him and that's all that matters. He moves back home.moreless
the episodes starts getting personal when homer is searching for a puzzle piece and finds a personal paper on the the back of the grand opening of moes poster. about how her first night with homer was.Homer is so devestated that he decides to live with a two homosexuals. when he does he starts gaining there personality traits marge attempts to gain homers love back but his his new homosexual ways get the best of him so he declies. but the problem is noww that one of them is attracted to homer but now he has left bolth marge and the duo of homosexuals and he had almost died alchahol poisoning he then realizes that marge cares for him and makes up with himmoreless
Syndication cuts out the scene where Cletus drags the newspaper box with his truck.
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Harvey Fierstein played "Carl" as the first openly gay cartoon character in second season. "Carl" was originally going to make a come back in this episode, but Fierstein refused citing that the original script was homophobic.
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In 2003, this episode won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour), as well as the 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production.
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This episode was rated at least TV-l4 in most markets. In some markets it was TV-14 D or TV-14 DS.
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In addition to his singing within the episode, "Weird Al" sings through the end credits.
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Homer: (Looking at his puzzle pieces) All I got is gray. Is anybody working on a cement wall?
Marge: Turn them over, Homer.
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(Homer is interviewing to live with Grady and Julio)Grady: Homer, before you move in you should know that Julio and I have an... active social life.
Homer: Me, too. I'm a member of this club where if I eat one more sub sandwich, I get a free sub sandwich. You probably saw the ad with this guy who used to be fat, but now he's just ugly.
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(Homer goes to stay with Milhouse's dad)Kirk Van Houten: Welcome to my place. I just have a few rules: If you see a necktie on the doorknob, I'm with a lady.
Homer: You don't have a doorknob.
Kirk Van Houten: I don't have a tie either. Just go label your food.
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When Homer is looking in the closet, he says " Puzzle piece, come out and playyy! "
This is a reference to the movie " Warriors " ( 1979), where a rival gang member sitting in a car chants " Warriors, come out and play-ay!!! " while banging glass bottles together.
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Weird Al: They were pretty much the same.
Homer: Yeah, like you and Allan Sherman.
Allan Sherman was a singer in all through the 50's and 60's. Many times, he'd take already existing songs and give them new, satirical lyrics (i.e., "Harvey and Sheila" to the tune of "Hava Nagila"). He was best known for his song "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" (Camp Granada).
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Homer: Sorry I'm late, but the Velvet Mafia made me a margarita I couldn't refuse!
This is a reference to the 1972 film The Godfather, in which Mafia don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) says, "He's a businessman. I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."
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