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| "'''Eight Misbehavin{{'-}}'''" is the seventh episode of the ] of the American animated television series '']''. It originally aired on the ] in the United States on November 21, 1999. In the episode, after ] gives birth to octuplets that were the result of fertility drugs, she and ] unintentionally allow a zookeeper to exploit their babies in exchange for help raising them. | |||
| Reception of the episode from television critics has been mixed. | |||
| "'''Eight Misbehavin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''" is the seventh episode of the ] of '']''. It aired on ], ]. The episode's story is loosely based on those of the ] and ]. The title is a parody of the famous song "Ain't Misbehavin'" | |||
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==Plot== | ||
| ⚫ | The family visits Shøp, a parody of ], and run into ] and ]. Manjula is entranced by ] and the couple decide to have a baby. With the help of ], Manjula gives birth to octuplets. This makes headlines across ], with local companies giving the Nahasapeemapetilons free products. However, when nonuplets are born to a family in ], the gifts are revoked. Apu and Manjula are soon exhausted, raising eight children at once. | ||
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| The owner of Springfield Zoo, Larry Kidkill, offers to help if the parents sign a contract permitting him to display the children. They reluctantly agree, but discover that he is going to use their children in a show called "Octopia" several times a day. Apu wants to liberate them, but Kidkill will not allow him to break the contract, and ] refuses to help having been bribed by Kidkill with free peanuts. Apu and ] sneak into the zoo at night and steal the babies back. | |||
| ⚫ | The family visits Shøp, a ] |
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| They rush the octuplets to the Simpson household but Kidkill tracks them down. Homer makes a deal with Kidkill: he will perform instead of the octuplets. He rides a ] with ] on his shoulders, both dressed as ], among venomous ]. Onstage, Homer is mercilessly attacked by snakes and by a ] put in to contain them. | |||
| Later, Apu is met by the owner of the Springfield Zoo, a man named Larry Kidkill. Kidkill offers to put Apu's children in a nursery. Although Apu is not open to the idea at first, he caves in and reluctantly accepts. The children are the stars of a show at the zoo named "Octopia", but Apu is not impressed and he wants to liberate his children from the zoo's owner, but he won't let them because they are under contract. Apu talks with ], and he suggests that they, with Butch Patrick's help, perform at the zoo through a new contract. | |||
| ==Production and themes== | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| ] voiced Manjula in the episode.]] | |||
| *At a lunch counter at SHØP, Homer's meal comes with a spinning fork gizmo made out of ] that looks like a ] when he spins it. | |||
| "Eight Misbehavin'{{-"}} was written by ] and directed by ] as part of the eleventh season of ''The Simpsons'' (1999–2000).<ref name="ult"/> Guest starring in the episode were ] (as Manjula), ] (as Larry Kidkill), and ] (as himself).<ref>{{cite web |title=Simpsons - Eight Misbehavin' |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/the-simpsons/show/eight-misbehavin/episode/2293/castcrew |publisher=] |access-date=2011-10-04 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013083224/https://tv.yahoo.com/the-simpsons/show/eight-misbehavin/episode/2293/castcrew |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="dvdtalk"/><ref name=Jacobson/> According to Jonathan Gray in his 2006 book ''Watching with The Simpsons: Television, Parody, and Intertextuality'', the episode makes fun of the "conflation of real time and occasional predilection for time jumps" often seen in sitcoms.<ref name="gray"/> He further noted that in "Eight Misbehavin", "in order to fit a character's pregnancy into one episode, we skip nine months."<ref name="gray"/> Gray wrote in his book that "Here, we are treated to a parody not only of how awkwardly time jumps are proposed, but also of how ultimately irrelevant any sitcom time is — nothing really changes, after all — and finally, of the sort of plots that traditionally fill sitcom time."<ref name="gray">{{cite book |title=Watching with The Simpsons: Television, Parody, and Intertextuality |last=Gray |first=Jonathan |year=2006 |publisher=] |page=50 |isbn=978-0-415-36202-3}}</ref> The title "Eight Misbehavin'{{-"}} is a reference to the song ], by ]. | |||
| *When Apu says "How do you get cradle rash when you sleep in a suitcase?", people with closed captioning activated on their televisions read "How do you get cradle rash when you sleep in a turkey pan?" | |||
| *The names of the babies are Poonam, Sashi, Pria, Uma, Anoop, Sandeep, Nabendu, and Gheet (who resembles Apu's brother, Sanjay). | |||
| *Two of Apu's pet names for Manjula are "Curry Face" and "Chutney Butt". | |||
| ==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
| Several references to popular culture are featured in the episode. The episode's plot is loosely based on the life of the ].<ref name="ult"/> The store Shøp is a parody of the Swedish furniture business ],<ref>{{cite news |title=A store and a star |work=] |date=2005-08-03 |page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A marketing maze that amazes |work=] |author=Timmerman, Luke |date=2000-08-08 |page=B3}}</ref> and the name is a reference to the similar business ].<ref name="ult"/> The songs played during "Octopia" are "Drop a Beat" by ], "]" by ], '']'' by ] and "]" by ].<ref name="ult">{{cite book |title=] |publisher=] |year=2010 |editor=Bates, James W. |editor2=Gimple, Scott M. |editor3=McCann, Jesse L. |editor4=Richmond, Ray |editor5=Seghers, Christine |isbn=978-0-00-738815-8 |edition=1st |pages=534–535}}</ref> Homer's act is set to the song "]" by ].<ref name="ult"/> In the octuplets room there is a picture of the character ] dressed as former ] ].<ref name="ult"/> | |||
| *The mega-store SHØP is a parody of real-life furniture shop ]. | |||
| ==Release and legacy== | |||
| ==Quotes== | |||
| "Eight Misbehavin'{{-"}} originally aired on the ] in the United States on November 21, 1999.<ref name="ult"/> On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set ''The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season''. Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Julia Thacker, and Steven Dean Moore participated in the DVD ] for the episode, as well as guest voice Garry Marshall. Deleted scenes and concept drawings from the episode were also included on the box set.<ref name="dvdtalk">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35268/simpsons-the-complete-eleventh-season-the/ |title=The Simpsons - The Complete Eleventh Season |date=2008-11-01 |access-date=2011-10-02 |last=Jane |first=Ian |publisher=] |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720122238/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35268/simpsons-the-complete-eleventh-season-the/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| *'''Manjula:''' Oh, Maggie, aren't you cute with your little bow. ''(picks her up, and does a little baby-talk)'' <br/> '''Marge:''' Maggie loves baby talk. <br/> '''Manjula:''' That was ]. | |||
| The episode has received mixed reviews from critics. | |||
| *'''Manjula:''' Apu, it's 4 a.m.! You're late for work! <br/> '''Apu:''' Oh. I just had the most wonderful dream where I died. <br/> '''Manjula:''' Oh, no you don't! Not until they are out of ]. <br/> '''Apu:''' Listen, I'll die when I want to. | |||
| While reviewing the eleventh season of ''The Simpsons'', DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that "With such a silly concept, probably should flop. However, it actually works pretty well. The best moments come from those that feature the kids at the zoo, but a mix of other amusing scenes emerge. Though the show often threatens to falter, it usually succeeds."<ref name=Jacobson>{{cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Colin |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season (1999) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasoneleven.shtml |publisher=DVD Movie Guide |access-date=2011-10-02 |date=2008-11-19 |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102404/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasoneleven.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| *'''Apu:''' Butch, can I ask you something? If your mother was a ] and your father was a ], how come you were a ]? <br/> ''']:''' Wow. I never thought of that. That doesn't make sense, does it? But, what does make sense is putting your kids in the care of Mr. Kidkill, here. | |||
| *''(Apu and Manjula are dressed as high school students and are sitting in Apu's car on top of a hill. Homer hands them both scripts)'' <br/> '''Homer:''' I assure you, this plan is guaranteed to end in ]. <br/> '''Apu:''' Homer, was it really necessary to cut off the roof of my car? <br/> '''Homer:''' Bup, bup, bup. That's an Apu question. You're Greg. And, go! <br/> '''Apu (reading from script):''' Well, Amy, it sure is beautiful up here. ''(shot of Homer mouthing Apu's lines)'' Why don't we go all the way? <br/> '''Manjula (reading from script):''' But Greg, my dad will kill me and you have that ] to ]. <br/> '''Apu:''' Listen up, baby. Tomorrow, I am shipping out to...]? ''(to Homer)'' Wait, I thought I was going to Ivy League State. <br/> '''Homer:''' My mistake! Stay in the moment! <br/> '''Manjula:''' Just don't forget me on your...] ]. <br/> ''(they begin making out)'' <br/> '''Homer:''' And that's my cue to exit. <br/> ''(Homer throws his jacket over his shoulder and leaves. Shortly afterwards, he is raising his head to get a glimpse of what Apu and Manjula are doing)'' <br/> '''Apu:''' Homer! <br/> '''Homer:''' I just wanted to invite you to the wrap party! And that's my cue to exit. ''(leaves and they continue making out)'' | |||
| *'''Apu and Manjula (looking at a pregnancy test):''' Baby! Baby! Pirate? ''(Manjula groans)'' <br/> '''Apu (looking at box):''' Wait a minute! Pirates are wild! <br/> '''Manjula:''' We are pregnant! <br/> ''(they embrace and Homer raises his head outside the window)'' <br/> '''Apu (seeing Homer):''' Oh, get lost! | |||
| *'''Marge:''' Oh look at all these clever pencil holders.<br/>'''Lisa''' Ooh, I wanna get the crünk.<br/>'''Marge''' ''(groaning''): You don't want to get something that overshadows the pencils. How about this Pöpli? <br/>'''Lisa:''' Mom, no. Everyone makes fun of the Pöpli kids. Even I do. (low, to herself) I just hate them so much. | |||
| Nancy Basile of ], on the other hand, listed the episode as one of the worst episodes of the season—the episodes that "made me cringe because they included blatant gimmicks and outlandish plots".<ref>{{cite web |last=Basile |first=Nancy |title='The Simpsons' Season Eleven |url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/episodeguides/a/simpseas11rev.htm |publisher=] |access-date=2011-10-02 |archive-date=2009-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213121349/http://animatedtv.about.com/od/episodeguides/a/simpseas11rev.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| *'''Manjula:''' Are you sure you want a child, Apu?<br/>'''Apu:''' You know, I do. There comes a time in every man's life when he asks the question, "who will float my corpse down the ]?" | |||
| The episode has become study material for sociology courses at ], where it is used to figure out what it is "trying to tell audiences about aspects primarily of American society, and, to a lesser extent, about other societies."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sociology.berkeley.edu/documents/undergrads/syllabi/Soc190_1.pdf |publisher=] |title=The Simpsons Global Mirror |year=2008 |author=Thomas B. Gold |access-date=2011-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407081710/http://sociology.berkeley.edu/documents/undergrads/syllabi/Soc190_1.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-07}}</ref> | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Yes, I will have the polpenlügen, and don't skimp on the doodlemünch. | |||
| Homer's quote "Kids are the best, Apu. You can teach them to hate the things you hate. And they practically raise themselves, what with the Internet and all", entered ''The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations'' in August 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1561004/Simpsons-quotes-enter-new-Oxford-dictionary.html|title=Simpsons quotes enter new Oxford dictionary |access-date=2008-09-23 |date=2007-08-24 |author=Shorto, Russell |work=] |location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202182829/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1561004/Simpsons-quotes-enter-new-Oxford-dictionary.html |archive-date=December 2, 2008 }}</ref> | |||
| *''']:''' Hey hey, mornin', Apu. How are the little blessings?<br/>'''Apu:''' Oh, they are a ravenous swarm of locusts just eating and screaming and grabbing and poking and pulling and drooling and two have cradle rash. How do you get cradle rash when you sleep in a suitcase!<br/>'''Flanders:''' They can be a handful...of joy!<br/>'''Apu:''' Shut up!<br/>'''Flanders:''' They'll fill your life with...<br/>'''Apu:''' Shut up!<br/>'''Flanders:''' (quickly) Can't put a price on a miracle.<br/>'''Apu:''' I can't believe you don't shut up. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *'''Allen:''' You put it together yourself. All you need is me — Allen Wrench.<br/>'''Homer (giggles):''' He's named after what he is.<br/>'''Bart (knocking on the wrench):''' Cool costume.<br/>'''Allen (turns away from the rest of the family to face Bart, and begins talking in a robotic tone):''' It's not a costume. They found me inside a ].<br/>'''Marge:''' Excuse me, where are your hamper lids?<br/>'''Allen (friendly):''' Hamper lids? Uh, third floor. ''(turns to Bart again)(robotic)'' Help! I need ] to live! ''(raises arms)'' Tungsten! ''(Bart screams and runs off)'' | |||
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| *'''Homer:''' Nice ]. ''(Homer sits and is suddenly pulled under)'' ''(within bean bag)'' Hey, there's someone else in here. <br/> '''] (within bean bag):''' Yarr, she swallowed me whole. | |||
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| *'''Marge:''' Now I know you got your hands full, so I baked you some banana bread<br/>'''Apu:''' Our problems are now solved, we have banana bread!<p> | |||
| *'''Marge:''' Maybe you should hire a nanny.<br/>'''Apu:''' And what will I pay her with? Banana bread? | |||
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7th episode of the 11th season of The Simpsons
| "Eight Misbehavin'" | |||
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| The Simpsons episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 7 | ||
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore | ||
| Written by | Matt Selman | ||
| Production code | BABF03 | ||
| Original air date | November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21) | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
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| Episode features | |||
| Chalkboard gag | "Indian burns are not our cultural heritage" (recycled from "King-Size Homer") | ||
| Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch and the wall spins around revealing Vincent Price and a scared Ned Flanders, shackled upside down. | ||
| Commentary | Mike Scully George Meyer Matt Selman Julie Thacker Garry Marshall Steven Dean Moore | ||
| Episode chronology | |||
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| The Simpsons season 11 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"Eight Misbehavin'" is the seventh episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1999. In the episode, after Manjula gives birth to octuplets that were the result of fertility drugs, she and Apu unintentionally allow a zookeeper to exploit their babies in exchange for help raising them.
Reception of the episode from television critics has been mixed.
Plot
The family visits Shøp, a parody of IKEA, and run into Apu and Manjula. Manjula is entranced by Maggie and the couple decide to have a baby. With the help of fertility drugs, Manjula gives birth to octuplets. This makes headlines across Springfield, with local companies giving the Nahasapeemapetilons free products. However, when nonuplets are born to a family in Shelbyville, the gifts are revoked. Apu and Manjula are soon exhausted, raising eight children at once.
The owner of Springfield Zoo, Larry Kidkill, offers to help if the parents sign a contract permitting him to display the children. They reluctantly agree, but discover that he is going to use their children in a show called "Octopia" several times a day. Apu wants to liberate them, but Kidkill will not allow him to break the contract, and Chief Wiggum refuses to help having been bribed by Kidkill with free peanuts. Apu and Homer sneak into the zoo at night and steal the babies back.
They rush the octuplets to the Simpson household but Kidkill tracks them down. Homer makes a deal with Kidkill: he will perform instead of the octuplets. He rides a tricycle with Butch Patrick on his shoulders, both dressed as Eddie Munster, among venomous cobras. Onstage, Homer is mercilessly attacked by snakes and by a mongoose put in to contain them.
Production and themes
"Eight Misbehavin'" was written by Matt Selman and directed by Steven Dean Moore as part of the eleventh season of The Simpsons (1999–2000). Guest starring in the episode were Jan Hooks (as Manjula), Garry Marshall (as Larry Kidkill), and Butch Patrick (as himself). According to Jonathan Gray in his 2006 book Watching with The Simpsons: Television, Parody, and Intertextuality, the episode makes fun of the "conflation of real time and occasional predilection for time jumps" often seen in sitcoms. He further noted that in "Eight Misbehavin", "in order to fit a character's pregnancy into one episode, we skip nine months." Gray wrote in his book that "Here, we are treated to a parody not only of how awkwardly time jumps are proposed, but also of how ultimately irrelevant any sitcom time is — nothing really changes, after all — and finally, of the sort of plots that traditionally fill sitcom time." The title "Eight Misbehavin'" is a reference to the song Ain't Misbehavin', by Fats Waller.
Cultural references
Several references to popular culture are featured in the episode. The episode's plot is loosely based on the life of the Dionne quintuplets. The store Shøp is a parody of the Swedish furniture business IKEA, and the name is a reference to the similar business STØR. The songs played during "Octopia" are "Drop a Beat" by Moby, "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses, Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." by John Mellencamp. Homer's act is set to the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins. In the octuplets room there is a picture of the character Babar the Elephant dressed as former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
Release and legacy
"Eight Misbehavin'" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1999. On October 7, 2008, it was released on DVD as part of the box set The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season. Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Julia Thacker, and Steven Dean Moore participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode, as well as guest voice Garry Marshall. Deleted scenes and concept drawings from the episode were also included on the box set.
The episode has received mixed reviews from critics.
While reviewing the eleventh season of The Simpsons, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that "With such a silly concept, probably should flop. However, it actually works pretty well. The best moments come from those that feature the kids at the zoo, but a mix of other amusing scenes emerge. Though the show often threatens to falter, it usually succeeds."
Nancy Basile of About.com, on the other hand, listed the episode as one of the worst episodes of the season—the episodes that "made me cringe because they included blatant gimmicks and outlandish plots".
The episode has become study material for sociology courses at University of California Berkeley, where it is used to figure out what it is "trying to tell audiences about aspects primarily of American society, and, to a lesser extent, about other societies."
Homer's quote "Kids are the best, Apu. You can teach them to hate the things you hate. And they practically raise themselves, what with the Internet and all", entered The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations in August 2007.
References
- ^ Bates, James W.; Gimple, Scott M.; McCann, Jesse L.; Richmond, Ray; Seghers, Christine, eds. (2010). Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 (1st ed.). Harper Collins Publishers. pp. 534–535. ISBN 978-0-00-738815-8.
- "Simpsons - Eight Misbehavin'". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Jane, Ian (November 1, 2008). "The Simpsons - The Complete Eleventh Season". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Jacobson, Colin (November 19, 2008). "The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season (1999)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Gray, Jonathan (2006). Watching with The Simpsons: Television, Parody, and Intertextuality. Taylor & Francis. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-415-36202-3.
- "A store and a star". Quick. August 3, 2005. p. 16.
- Timmerman, Luke (August 8, 2000). "A marketing maze that amazes". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
- Basile, Nancy. "'The Simpsons' Season Eleven". About.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- Thomas B. Gold (2008). "The Simpsons Global Mirror" (PDF). University of California Berkeley. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- Shorto, Russell (August 24, 2007). "Simpsons quotes enter new Oxford dictionary". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
