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| episode_name = Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore | | |||
| | image = | |||
| episode_no = 373 | | |||
| | caption = | |||
| prod_code = HABF10 | | |||
| | season = 17 | |||
| airdate = ], ] | | |||
| | episode = 17 | |||
| writer = ] and ] | | |||
| | director = ] | |||
| | writer = ]<br/>] | |||
| blackboard = None| | |||
| | production = HABF10 | |||
| couch_gag = A pair of animated hands deals five cards onto the couch; the jack (Bart), queen (Marge), king (Homer), an ace of diamonds (Lisa), and a joker (Maggie)| | |||
| | airdate = {{Start date|2006|04|09}} | |||
| guest_star = ] | | |||
| | guests = *] as himself | |||
| image = ] | | |||
| *Meher Tatna as an Indian passenger | |||
| season = 17 | | |||
| | couch_gag = ] deals a wild royal flush, consisting of the jack of diamonds (]), the queen of diamonds (]), the king of diamonds (Homer), the ace of diamonds (]), and the joker (]), then shouts "Woo-hoo!". | |||
| | commentary = ]<br/>]<br/>Dan Castellaneta<br/>Deb Lacusta<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>Richard Dean Anderson<br/>Mark Kirkland<br/>] | |||
| | prev = ] | |||
| | next = ] | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| "'''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore'''" is the seventeenth episode of the seventeenth season of '']'', guest-starring ]. It aired on ], ] across North America. | |||
| "'''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore'''" is the seventeenth episode of the ] of the American animated television series '']''. It originally aired on the ] in the United States on April 9, 2006. The episode was written by ] and ] and directed by ]. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| {{spoiler}} | |||
| ] learns that the ] is being shut down and ] to ]. After Homer is sent to train the new employees, he becomes power hungry in his new position of authority. Meanwhile, Selma and Patty meet their Hollywood heartthrob, ], who plays ], only to find that he is totally uninterested in ''MacGyver''. | |||
| In this episode, ] is put in charge of ] the ] and managing the ] employees, and ] abduct ], unintentionally reigniting Anderson's enthusiasm for his character ]. Richard Dean Anderson appeared as himself. The episode received mixed reviews. | |||
| Meanwhile, Homer realizes to his horror that he has come to India (which he previously mistook for ] and ], simultaneously). After a brief standoff with a ], Homer looks for a relative of ], who should be around here somewhere. After randomly asking people (for three seconds), he ("''Finally!''") gets the right man on the second try. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| Back in ], Patty and Selma kidnap ] from his '']'' convention and tie him to a chair. From there, he manages to escape... only to discover that he loves escaping, and starts having Patty and Selma put him through increasingly complex ''MacGyver''-esque kidnapping trials. | |||
| After showing a movie about ] at the ], ] announces the plant is being shut down and moved to ]. ] is the only employee to be transferred. Arriving in India, he seeks help with outsourcing from ]'s cousin Kavi. Homer spurs the natives into a working frenzy; the natives, not understanding his confusing speech, assume that if they cheer, they will be allowed to return to work. Homer, ], and Burns get a positive impression from this, and Burns takes time off to have fun floating down the ]. Homer, left in total charge of an overgrown power plant on an isolated river, appraises the ] and decides he might be a god himself. A week later, ] and ] come to the India plant, invited by a card claiming that Homer is to ]. | |||
| The rest of the Simpson family, worried about Homer, travel to India and, with Burns, journey upriver on a ] boat and find Homer ruling the plant like a god. Horrified, Marge and the kids tell the plant workers that Homer is not a god. They explain that they already know, and that they worship him because of the American workplace routines he has instituted, like coffee breaks, early retirement, and personal days. Lisa admits that she is proud of Homer. However, Mr. Burns decides to close down the plant and move it to an area where workers are "more desperate and ignorant" — ]. He fires all the workers, who are delighted due to the various firing clauses Homer wrote into their contracts. | |||
| In ], Homer is coming to love the concept of outsourcing. With "help" from a book Marge gave him to read on the plane trip, ''The Cereal is the Prize,'' Homer is able to spur to natives into a working frenzy. Or so it appears; actually they assume that if they cheer, they will be allowed to go back to work. Homer, Smithers and ] get a positive (if inaccurate) impression from this, and Homer is put in total charge of the power plant while Mr. Burns takes time off to have fun floating down the ]. Homer, left in charge of a slightly-overgrown nuclear power plant on a river in the middle of nowhere, appraises the ] deities and decides he might be a god. | |||
| Back in Springfield, ] meet their Hollywood heart-throb, ], who played ]. He stops by to ask for directions to a convention about his newest show '']'', and tells them he is totally uninterested in '']'' and only did it for the pay. Patty and Selma kidnap Anderson and tie him to a chair. He escapes by using one of his contact lenses to focus the sunlight and burn the ropes. Exhilarated at having performed a MacGyver-style escape in real life, he requests Patty and Selma put him through increasingly complex kidnapping trials. Patty and Selma eventually tire of Anderson's antics, and drive him away by showing him slides of their vacation to the ] museum in ], overwhelming him with boredom. However, Patty and Selma later track him down to India and join the Simpsons family. | |||
| Soon, Mr. Burns and the rest of the Simpson family travel upriver on a PBR boat in an '']'' manner, and find that Homer is ruling the plant like a god. Horrified, Marge tells the plant workers that Homer is not a god. They cheerfully explain that they know, and are worshipping him instead for the American workplace routines he has installed, like coffee breaks. Mr. Burns, enraged, fires everyone and decides to move the plant back to Springfield. This makes the workers ecstatic due to the various firing clauses Homer has written into their contracts. The episode ends with the Simpsons, Lenny, Carl, Patty, Selma, Richard Dean Anderson and Mr. Smithers joining native dancers in a musical party in the plant, for which the audio continues into the credits. | |||
| == |
==Production== | ||
| Actor ] appeared as himself. Anderson and writers for the television series '']'' were fans of the series and would often include references to ''The Simpsons'' on their show as well as make Anderson's character ] a fan of the series. This led co-writer ] to include Anderson attending a ''Stargate SG-1'' convention in this episode.<ref>{{cite web|first=Angel|last=Shaw|date=January 7, 2024|title=10 Stargate Running Gags That Fans Will Never Forget|url=https://screenrant.com/stargate-running-gags/|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110122821/https://screenrant.com/stargate-running-gags/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| *] is a huge fan of '']'' often referencing them in the television show '']'' in which he played the part of ] ]. Anderson also played the titular role of '']'' which is the favourite television show of Patty and Selma. | |||
| **In the ''Stargate SG-1'' episode "]", ], the voice of Homer Simpson and many other characters in ''The Simpsons'', guest starred as the titular character. | |||
| Meher Tatna guest starred as the voices of various Indian women. She later became a journalist and president of the ].<ref>{{cite web|first=Rebecca|last=Keegan|date=January 5, 2018|title=The Woman Behind the Golden Globes Wants You to Take Them Seriously|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/01/golden-globes-hfpa-president|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=March 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325064945/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/01/golden-globes-hfpa-president|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| *], the adopted ] daughter of Selma who premiered in "]", made her second appearance in the series in a brief scene where ] open the door to the room containing ] to reveal him missing. (Ling was being held by Selma during the scene.) | |||
| *], the voice of Homer, wrote this episode along with his wife, ]. This is the fourth episode he has written, along with "]", "]" and "]". | |||
| *Anderson has never publicly badmouthed his ''MacGyver'' persona, although some actors have, in their later years, shown contempt for the roles of their youth. ], for example, once referred to his role in '']'' as "crap" in a '']'' interview. | |||
| *This is not the first time Homer has been to India, he first went to India with Apu to get his job at the Kwik-E-Mart back in "]". | |||
| *Anderson says in the show that he wears blue contact lens to hide his Latino heritage. | |||
| *Homer flies ] to get to India. | |||
| ==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
| The way Homer dresses is a reference to what ] wears in the 1984 film '']''. As well, the people chant to Homer in a similar way as they do for Mola Ram in the film, and the India portion of the episode is similar to ''Temple of Doom'' overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theraider.net/information/influences/the_simpsons.php|title=The Simpsons|work=TheRaider.net|access-date=July 4, 2009|archive-date=May 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519094226/http://www.theraider.net/information/influences/the_simpsons.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The scene in which the Simpsons along with Smithers and Burns travel up the river is a direct reference to the PT boat in the 1979 film '']'' and the Indians' apparent worship of Homer is also a reference to this film as well as the song "]" by ].<ref name="Finley"/> | |||
| *The title is a nod to the film '']''. When this episode was named, ''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang'' hadn't been released to theatres yet. "Mr. Kiss-Kiss, Bang-Bang" was also the name given to ] in Japan, as well as being a nickname dubbed by an ] journalist in 1962. The title was later recorded as a song by ], intended to be included in the Bond film, '']'' (1965), but was omitted from the final cut in favour of Tom Jones' "Thunderball". | |||
| *Homer pretends a cardboard cutout of ] is a thermostat repairman and also leaves it to look after the kids. | |||
| Homer pulls out a cutout of ], a marketing character used by the fast food restaurant ] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|first=Timothy|last=Burke|date=December 22, 2014|title=Rape, Murder, Violent Racism: The Weirdest McDonald's Ad Campaign Ever|url=https://deadspin.com/rape-murder-violent-racism-the-weirdest-mcdonalds-ad-1673970057/|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915223524/https://deadspin.com/rape-murder-violent-racism-the-weirdest-mcdonalds-ad-1673970057/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Finley"/> | |||
| *Burns mentions being served dinner in a "scooped-out monkey's head", a reference to '']''. | |||
| *Homer also dresses like the character Mola Ram from '']'' when the Simpsons and Mr. Burns find him in India. | |||
| The song sung at the end of the episode is ]'s "Pal bhar ke liye" from the 1970 Indian film '']'', starring ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|first=Anna Rachel|last=Baby|date=August 11, 2012|title=‘The Simpsons’ are going on and on...|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/Aug/11/the-simpsons-are-going-on-and-on-395977.html|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915223529/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2012/Aug/11/the-simpsons-are-going-on-and-on-395977.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| *Homer refers to ], a ] god as "]", ] as "]" and ] as "]". | |||
| *The boat ride at this episode's climax parodies '']'', itself based on '']''. | |||
| Although it is never mentioned by name, the horse-drawn carriage museum in Alberta is the ] in ]. The slides that Patty and Selma show depict the museum's main building, a statue of the museum's founder, Don Remington, and several carriages in their collection. When the episode first aired, museum officials said they were honored by the reference, even if it was in the context of boring summer vacations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/simpsons-features-alberta-museum-1.626285|title='Simpsons' Features Alberta Museum|date=April 13, 2006|work=]|access-date=2010-09-14|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915223545/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/simpsons-features-alberta-museum-1.626285|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| *The song that plays as the Simpsons sail through India is "]" by ], which was also used in the film ''Apocalypse Now''. It was previously used in '']'' when Homer contemplates suicide. | |||
| *The song that plays at the end of the episode is Pal Bhar Ke Liye by ] and ], a famous ] ] from the ]. The song is from the Bollywood movie '']'' starring ] and ]. ''Simpsons'' creator ] is said to be a fan of ] movies.{{cn}} | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| *The conversation about choosing a door which may contain a tiger references the short story "]", in which a young man must choose a door, knowing it will either house a beautiful lady who is ''not'' the woman he fell in love with, or a man-eating tiger. | |||
| ===Viewing figures=== | |||
| *When Richard Dean Anderson stated "it was just a paycheck," it is reminiscent of the '']'' skit where ] told fans at a '']'' convention to "get a life" and "it was just a TV show." | |||
| The episode earned a 2.9 rating and was watched by 8.27 million viewers, which was the 45th most-watched show that week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041106_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings (Apr. 3-9)|publisher=] |date=April 11, 2006 |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010334/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041106_04 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| *"MacGyver lives! And not just at 2 am on the USA Channel!": In the late 80s - before they started making original TV movies and shows, USA was known for buying reruns of shows such as '']'', '']'', and '']'' and filling their schedule by running them practically 24 hours a day. | |||
| *"Outsourcing, take me away!": Reference to a famous 70s/80s commercial for ] bath soap in which a woman releases all the worries of her day as she relaxes in a bath while saying "Calgon, take me away!" | |||
| ===Critical response=== | |||
| Adam Finley of '']'' thought it was "the best episode of the season so far" and was not able to keep up with all the jokes. He also enjoyed seeing Richard Dean Anderson willing to make fun of himself.<ref name="Finley">{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Finley|date=April 10, 2006|title=The Simpsons: Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore|url= http://www.tvsquad.com:80/2006/04/10/the-simpsons-kiss-kiss-bang-bangalore/|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060412202503/http://www.tvsquad.com:80/2006/04/10/the-simpsons-kiss-kiss-bang-bangalore/|archive-date=April 12, 2006}}</ref> | |||
| Colin Jacobson of ''DVD Movie Guide'' said the episode felt "lackluster" despite two plots that "should work well".<ref>{{cite web|first=Colin|last=Jacobson|date=December 10, 2017|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Seventeenth Season (2005-06)|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonss17.shtml|website=DVD Movie Guide|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=August 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818182606/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonss17.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| On ''Four Finger Discount'', Guy Davis and Brendan Dando liked the subplot with Richard Dean Anderson more than the main plot and thought that people would not understand the ''Temple of Doom'' reference.<ref>{{cite podcast|first1=Guy|last1=Davis|first2=Brendan|last2=Dando|title="Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" Podcast Review (S17E17)|work=Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)|date=July 21, 2023|url=https://www.fourfingerdiscount.com.au/episodes/kiss-kiss-bang-bangalore-simpsons-podcast-review|time=5:30|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915223529/https://www.fourfingerdiscount.com.au/episodes/kiss-kiss-bang-bangalore-simpsons-podcast-review|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| In 2009, '']'' named the episode as one of the top 10 episodes from seasons 15 through 20.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Steve|last1=Heisler|first2=Kyle|last2=Ryan|first3=Genevieve|last3=Koski|date=March 23, 2009|title=In a way, they're all winners: 10 Simpsons episodes from the past 5 seasons that stand among the series' best|url=https://www.avclub.com/in-a-way-they-re-all-winners-10-simpsons-episodes-fro-1798216060|website=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201195010/https://www.avclub.com/in-a-way-they-re-all-winners-10-simpsons-episodes-fro-1798216060|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| The episode was criticized for its portrayal of India and the city of Bangalore. The real city has no nuclear power plants, has union workers, and has no elephants in the streets. Also, Indians generally get more vacation days than Americans.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maanvi|last=Singh|date=August 28, 2014|title=Homer Simpson's Visit To Bangalore Makes Us Go 'D'Oh!'|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/08/28/homer-simpsons-visit-to-bangalore-makes-us-go-doh|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701235237/https://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/08/28/homer-simpsons-visit-to-bangalore-makes-us-go-doh|url-status=live}}</ref> Professor Rini B. Mehta of the ] said that the scene of Homer teaching Indians to form a union was portrayed as if colonizers were conveying their culture to natives.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sharita|last=Forrest|date=September 1, 2010|title=Western media's stereotypes of Indian culture|url=https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/198683|publisher=]|access-date=September 14, 2024|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915041814/https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/198683|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ===Awards and nominations=== | |||
| ] and ] were nominated for a ] at the ] for their script to this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-nbc-dominate-wga-noms-146486|title=HBO, NBC dominate WGA noms|last=DiOrio|first=Carl|date=14 December 2006|website=]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130413/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-nbc-dominate-wga-noms-146486|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| == |
==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| *Before the movie plays, ] is sitting in the far back row. When Burns announces that the plant is being outsourced, he is a few rows down and surrounded by several workers. | |||
| *When Lenny and Carl arrive in India, Carl is wearing a white ]. Later, when he opens the tiger door, he is wearing his regular clothing. | |||
| == External links == | |||
| ==Quotes== | |||
| {{Wikiquote|The_Simpsons/Season_17#Kiss_Kiss.2C_Bang_Bangalore|"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore"}} | |||
| *''Homer steps off the plane and sees where he is''<br/>'''Homer:''' ''This'' isn't India! Where's the ] and the ] and ] and ]s?!<br/>'''Indian Woman:''' You ignorant American! You have confused India with ], Indiana with ], and the ] with the ]!<br/>'''Homer:''' I took a job on the other side of the world?! ''(groans as the camera pulls to a satellite's view of India)'' I hate this ]! | |||
| {{portal|The Simpsons}} | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson:''' ''(after being kidnapped)'' You won't get away with this! People will know I'm missing! There's a liquor store I go to every morning! | |||
| * {{IMDb episode|0701146}} | |||
| *'''Selma (forcing Richard Dean Anderson to write an autograph on her ]s):''' You can write "help me" all you want! No one will ever see it! ''(sinister laugh)'' | |||
| *'''Lenny (sitting in the back row of the plant's auditorium):''' I wouldn't sit too close if I were you. It's bad for your eyes. ''(camera pulls out, revealing a vat of ] behind Lenny, which glows through his skeleton)'' | |||
| *'''Homer:''' ''(sweetly)'' Oh, Marge. I've never been less angry to receive a book.<br/>'''Marge:''' ''(touched)'' Aw. | |||
| *'''Homer:''' All right, book, I didn't read you and you didn't read me... | |||
| *'''Homer:''' ''(contemplating a mosaic of Hindu gods)'' Let's see, you got the Elephant Man, Johnny Six Arms, Papa Smurf... You know, maybe I am one of these guys. If only I had some sort of proof. ''(Opens soda bottle, then looks at cap and gasps)'' I won a free soda! I AM A GOD! | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson (finding Selma's XXXL bra during an escape):''' A-bra, Kada-bra! | |||
| *'''Lenny (arriving in India):''' We're worried about Homer. He sent us this weird card. <br/> ''(shows card. On the cover, it says "Come celebrate my promotion..." On the next page, it says "...TO GOD!" The camera then shows a hand-written note saying "My cell phone number will be the same."'') <br/> '''Guard (points to two doors):''' One of these doors leads to Homer Simpson. The other leads to a Bengal ]. Choose wisely. <br/> ''(Lenny opens one door, which has a tiger; he closes the door. Carl opens the other door, which has a tiger; he closes the door)'' <br/> '''Carl:''' Both these doors have tigers! <br/> '''Guard:''' One of these tigers is named "Homer Simpson". | |||
| *'''Lenny:''' Ya know Moe, that sign is powered by non-American workers. <br/> '''Moe:''' So? The beer is ] and the TV is ]ese. <br/> '''Carl:''' You got anything here made in ]? <br/> '''Moe (angrily gets out ]):''' This! ''(cocks the gun, but the back explodes in his face)'' Oh God! Misfire! | |||
| *'''Selma:''' MacGyver's back and not just at 2:00 am on the ]! | |||
| *''']:''' That show was just a paycheck to me, nothing more. | |||
| *'''Patty:''' Richard Dean Anderson just pissed off the wrong two Richard Dean Anderson fans! | |||
| *'''Mr. Burns:''' Before we begin the movie, I would like to hold a ] to remember the workers who gave their lives to... <br/> '''Homer:''' Movie! Movie! Movie! | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson:''' Did somebody mention my names? | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson:''' I want you to put through another escape. But this time, don't make it so easy! <br/> '''Patty:''' Okay. ''(hits Richard Dean Anderson's head with a hammer)'' Is that too much? <br/> '''Selma:''' Not for MacGyver! ''(hits him with the hammer)'' | |||
| *'''Comic Book Guy:''' Richard Dean Anderson, of the four "Star" franchises: ], ], ], and ], "Gate" is ''easily'' in my top three! </br> '''Richard Dean Anderson:''' I get that a lot. | |||
| *'''Comic Book Guy:''' What in the name of ]?! | |||
| *'''Comic Book Guy (after Richard is kidnapped):''' He's gone! <br/> '''Doug:''' There must be a ] in this room! <br/> '''Benjamin:''' Let us find it! <br/> '''Comic Book Guy:''' Wait! I have some even more exciting news! I have heard that there is a girl in this room! <br/> ''']:''' Let us find her! <br/> ''(the nerds close in on Willie)'' <br/> '''Willie:''' This isn't a dress! It's a kilt! And I'm not a girl! <br/> '''Squeaky Voiced Teen:''' You're the closest we'll ever get! | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson (dressed as MacGyver):''' Hey, ladies! Guess who made MacGyver burgers? MacGyver! <br/> '''Selma:''' But we didn't have any ground beef. <br/> '''Richard Dean Anderson:''' True. But you ''did'' have Slim Jims, a cheese grater, and rubber bands to hold it all together! | |||
| *'''Bart:''' So, Mr. Burns, you're saying my dad has gone insane, and thinks he's a god, and broken off all contact with the outside world? <br/> '''Smithers:''' I told you Simpson was a poor choice, sir. <br/> '''Mr. Burns:''' You know, Smithers, "I told you so" has a brother. His name is, "Shut the hell up"! | |||
| *'''Marge:''' You are not a god! <br/> '''Homer:''' I ''am'' a god! <br/> '''Lisa:''' Oh yeah? Then what is Mom's birthday? <br/> '''Homer:''' Uh, Janu...Febu...Mar... <br/> '''Marge:''' It's May! <br/> '''Homer:''' Right. May fir...sec...thir... | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson:''' I've come up with another escape. I want you to tie me up and lock me in the trunk of your car, under the pier at low tide. All I need are these everyday objects — a toothpick, some liquor, a gun with no bullets, bullets, and three of my ''MacGyver'' writers. <br/> '''Selma:''' Okay. Maybe we can do it during lunch. <br/> '''Richard Dean Anderson (childishly):''' Now! | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson (as he's being kidnapped):''' Watch the face! I need that for acting! | |||
| *'''Homer (reading the book):''' "In business, as in breakfast, fried eggs have fragile yokes!" <br/> '''Worker 1 (subtitled from ]):''' What's he talking about? <br/> '''Female Worker (subtitled from Hindi):''' Fried eggs? I have a degree in ] from ] <br/> '''Worker 2 (subtitled from Hindi):''' Maybe if we cheer, he'll let us go back to work! | |||
| *''(Burns, Smithers, and the Simpsons arrive at the Indian power plant, with the workers chanting something)'' <br/> '''Marge:''' Should we take our stuff or are we coming back on the same boat? <br/> '''Burns:''' Same boat, but take it anyway. I'm renting the boat to a ] ]. <br/> ''(they disembark as an Indian Dixie Land band gets on the boat)'' | |||
| *'''Burns:''' The man's a genius! We don't need to be here to help him. <br/> '''Homer:''' You mean you're giving me absolute power!? <br/> '''Smithers:''' Sir, doesn't that corrupt? <br/> '''Burns:''' Absolutely...not! | |||
| *'''Richard Dean Anderson:''' ''MacGyver'', AWAY! | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Well, I'm just glad I'm not a god anymore. Let's go home. How's ]?<br/>'''Marge:''' He was gravely wounded in a bank shooting.<br/>'''Homer:''' Yeah, he's funny. | |||
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17th episode of the 17th season of The Simpsons
| "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" | |||
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| The Simpsons episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 17 Episode 17 | ||
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland | ||
| Written by | Dan Castellaneta Deb Lacusta | ||
| Production code | HABF10 | ||
| Original air date | April 9, 2006 (2006-04-09) | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
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| Episode features | |||
| Couch gag | Homer deals a wild royal flush, consisting of the jack of diamonds (Bart), the queen of diamonds (Marge), the king of diamonds (Homer), the ace of diamonds (Lisa), and the joker (Maggie), then shouts "Woo-hoo!". | ||
| Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Dan Castellaneta Deb Lacusta Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman John Frink Marc Wilmore Tom Gammill Richard Dean Anderson Mark Kirkland David Silverman | ||
| Episode chronology | |||
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| The Simpsons season 17 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" is the seventeenth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2006. The episode was written by Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta and directed by Mark Kirkland.
In this episode, Homer is put in charge of outsourcing the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and managing the Indian employees, and Patty and Selma abduct Richard Dean Anderson, unintentionally reigniting Anderson's enthusiasm for his character MacGyver. Richard Dean Anderson appeared as himself. The episode received mixed reviews.
Plot
After showing a movie about outsourcing at the nuclear power plant, Mr. Burns announces the plant is being shut down and moved to India. Homer is the only employee to be transferred. Arriving in India, he seeks help with outsourcing from Apu's cousin Kavi. Homer spurs the natives into a working frenzy; the natives, not understanding his confusing speech, assume that if they cheer, they will be allowed to return to work. Homer, Smithers, and Burns get a positive impression from this, and Burns takes time off to have fun floating down the Ganges. Homer, left in total charge of an overgrown power plant on an isolated river, appraises the Hindu deities and decides he might be a god himself. A week later, Lenny and Carl come to the India plant, invited by a card claiming that Homer is to become a god.
The rest of the Simpson family, worried about Homer, travel to India and, with Burns, journey upriver on a PBR boat and find Homer ruling the plant like a god. Horrified, Marge and the kids tell the plant workers that Homer is not a god. They explain that they already know, and that they worship him because of the American workplace routines he has instituted, like coffee breaks, early retirement, and personal days. Lisa admits that she is proud of Homer. However, Mr. Burns decides to close down the plant and move it to an area where workers are "more desperate and ignorant" — Springfield. He fires all the workers, who are delighted due to the various firing clauses Homer wrote into their contracts.
Back in Springfield, Patty and Selma meet their Hollywood heart-throb, Richard Dean Anderson, who played MacGyver. He stops by to ask for directions to a convention about his newest show Stargate SG-1, and tells them he is totally uninterested in MacGyver and only did it for the pay. Patty and Selma kidnap Anderson and tie him to a chair. He escapes by using one of his contact lenses to focus the sunlight and burn the ropes. Exhilarated at having performed a MacGyver-style escape in real life, he requests Patty and Selma put him through increasingly complex kidnapping trials. Patty and Selma eventually tire of Anderson's antics, and drive him away by showing him slides of their vacation to the horse-drawn carriage museum in Alberta, Canada, overwhelming him with boredom. However, Patty and Selma later track him down to India and join the Simpsons family.
Production
Actor Richard Dean Anderson appeared as himself. Anderson and writers for the television series Stargate SG-1 were fans of the series and would often include references to The Simpsons on their show as well as make Anderson's character Jack O'Neill a fan of the series. This led co-writer Dan Castellaneta to include Anderson attending a Stargate SG-1 convention in this episode.
Meher Tatna guest starred as the voices of various Indian women. She later became a journalist and president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Cultural references
The way Homer dresses is a reference to what Mola Ram wears in the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. As well, the people chant to Homer in a similar way as they do for Mola Ram in the film, and the India portion of the episode is similar to Temple of Doom overall. The scene in which the Simpsons along with Smithers and Burns travel up the river is a direct reference to the PT boat in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now and the Indians' apparent worship of Homer is also a reference to this film as well as the song "The End" by The Doors.
Homer pulls out a cutout of Mac Tonight, a marketing character used by the fast food restaurant McDonald’s in the 1980s.
The song sung at the end of the episode is Kishore Kumar's "Pal bhar ke liye" from the 1970 Indian film Johny Mera Naam, starring Dev Anand and Hema Malini.
Although it is never mentioned by name, the horse-drawn carriage museum in Alberta is the Remington Carriage Museum in Cardston, Alberta. The slides that Patty and Selma show depict the museum's main building, a statue of the museum's founder, Don Remington, and several carriages in their collection. When the episode first aired, museum officials said they were honored by the reference, even if it was in the context of boring summer vacations.
Reception
Viewing figures
The episode earned a 2.9 rating and was watched by 8.27 million viewers, which was the 45th most-watched show that week.
Critical response
Adam Finley of TV Squad thought it was "the best episode of the season so far" and was not able to keep up with all the jokes. He also enjoyed seeing Richard Dean Anderson willing to make fun of himself.
Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide said the episode felt "lackluster" despite two plots that "should work well".
On Four Finger Discount, Guy Davis and Brendan Dando liked the subplot with Richard Dean Anderson more than the main plot and thought that people would not understand the Temple of Doom reference.
In 2009, The A.V. Club named the episode as one of the top 10 episodes from seasons 15 through 20.
The episode was criticized for its portrayal of India and the city of Bangalore. The real city has no nuclear power plants, has union workers, and has no elephants in the streets. Also, Indians generally get more vacation days than Americans. Professor Rini B. Mehta of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said that the scene of Homer teaching Indians to form a union was portrayed as if colonizers were conveying their culture to natives.
Awards and nominations
Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 59th Writers Guild of America Awards for their script to this episode.
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