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| "'''Homer's Triple Bypass'''" is the eleventh episode of the ] of the American animated television series '']''. It originally aired on ] in the United States on December 17, 1992. In this episode, ] suffers a ] due to his very poor health and diet. ] tells Homer that he needs ] surgery, but the Simpson family resorts to discount surgeon ] after learning how expensive the operation would be in a regular hospital. | |||
| "'''Homer's Triple Bypass'''" is the eleventh episode of '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ]. | |||
| The episode was written by Gary Apple and ] and directed by ].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season4/page12.shtml|title=Homer's Triple Bypass|access-date=2008-02-18|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| ==Synopsis== | |||
| {{spoiler}} | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| One night, while watching TV, Homer — shortly after Marge warns him against his dietary habits — begins feeling chest pains, which return the next morning at breakfast. After refusing Marge's "special surprise" (]), he eats a ]-laden breakfast of eggs and bacon. While driving to work, Homer's chest pains worsen, but he chalks the irregular thumping to a problem with his car's transmission. The mechanic tells him it is probably his heart, and a relieved Homer drives away. | |||
| One evening while eating dinner in bed, ] seems to be having heart problems but is not concerned. The next morning, ] makes him oatmeal for breakfast but he rejects it in favor of bacon and eggs, despite the chest pains he has been feeling. Driving to work, he hears an irregular thumping noise, and is relieved when a gas station mechanic tells him the noise is coming from his heart, not his car. | |||
| After ] observes Homer eating and sleeping on the job, he brings Homer into his office, berates him, and threatens to fire him. Due to the extreme stress he is experiencing in that moment, Homer has a heart attack. Homer is taken to the hospital, where ] informs him and Marge that Homer needs a coronary artery bypass surgery, which will cost $30,000. Hearing this, Homer has another heart attack, and the fee rises to $40,000. Marge and Homer both worry they will not be able to afford the operation. Homer manages to obtain an insurance policy, but has another heart attack as he is signing the contract, which causes the policy to be immediately revoked. He then approaches leaders of various religious communities, hoping they will give him money, without success. | |||
| At work, Mr. Burns calls Homer in to reprimand him for his poor work performance, taunting him with dismissal all the while. Homer's chest pains get worse, and when he is told he is ], his heart stops. When Smithers tells Burns that he thinks Homer is dead, Burns asks him to send a ham; at that moment, Homer regains consciousness and the ham is cancelled. | |||
| The Simpson family learns ] will perform any operation for $129.95, so they decide to hire him to perform the surgery on Homer. Dr. Nick rents a tape to learn how to perform the surgery, but another program has been recorded over parts of it. In the operating theater, Dr. Nick does not know how to operate on Homer, but ], who has been studying ], calls down instructions from her place in the viewing gallery. The operation is a complete success. | |||
| Back at home, Marge gets a phone call from the hospital, telling her Homer has suffered a mild heart attack. When she quickly leaves, a visiting Patty and Selma continue cutting coupons, as though nothing is wrong. | |||
| ==Production== | |||
| Later, ] advises Marge that Homer needs ], but Homer suffers another heart attack when he is told the price — $30,000 (which is upped to $40,000 after his heart stops); no wonder — the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant doesn't offer health insurance, and the family has less than $100 in their savings account. Homer suffers a third heart attack at the health insurance office and is denied because of his poor health. | |||
| ] had the initial idea for the episode, but the subject matter made some writers uncomfortable.]] | |||
| The idea for "Homer's Triple Bypass" was pitched by ]. However, the writers disagreed with the choice of such a heavy topic.<ref name=Jean>{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|date=2004|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode was not written by a member of the show's regular staff due to the show suffering from a depleted writing team after the ] ended. It was scripted by ] writers Gary Apple and ], who were hired by Brooks. Carrington would provide voice work for later episodes, such as "]" (as Sideshow Raheem), "]" (as a comedian), and "]" (as Homer's drill instructor).<ref name=Carrington>{{cite video | people=Carrington, Michael |date=2004|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Apple and Carrington decided to have a scene where Lisa and ] visit Homer before his surgery and were unsure of how to do it, so they approached Brooks, who made up the entire scene on the spot.<ref name=Reiss/> Originally, the surgery was supposed to be performed by ], but it was later changed to ].<ref name=Carrington/> | |||
| The episode's production staff decided that David Silverman would be able to make the episode funny, so he was selected to direct it.<ref name=Jean/> He went "all out" and did his best to make Homer's grimaces as humorous as possible, to keep the episode at least somewhat lighter in tone. Silverman added some special touches: for example, when Homer has an out of body experience, his foot was still touching his body to signify that he was not dead. A doctor acted as a medical consultant for the episode.<ref name=Silverman/> | |||
| Left without options and sure he'll die before he gets some much-needed surgery, Homer and Marge see a TV commercial for ], who performs bargain-basement surgery for $129.95. Despite Dr. Nick's obvious gross incompetence — thanks to not-too-subtle hints such as being called to the morgue (Dr. Nick sarcastically reacts, "The coroner? I'm so sick of that guy!" before being greeted by the media) — Homer sees the good doctor as his only chance to have the surgery done an affordable price. | |||
| The episode was to have concluded with Homer eating a pizza in his hospital bed following the operation, and with Marge asking a nurse where the pizza had come from. This reflects the earlier flashback scene where ] watches Homer as an infant, chewing on a slice of pizza in the hospital. Out of concern that it was making light of the unhealthy lifestyle that had caused the infarction, the episode instead concluded with the family visiting Homer while he is recuperating in ].<ref name=Reiss/> | |||
| Just before the surgery, a nervous Dr. Nick tries to review the basic procedures of the surgery he is about to perform, but the instructional video he rents was taped over. On the day of the surgery, Nick proceeds with the surgery but quickly realizes he doesn't know what to do. Fortunately, Lisa — who has studied ] — is in the operating room amphitheater and guides Dr. Nick through the procedure. Amazingly, the surgery is a success, and Homer makes a full recovery. | |||
| ==Deleted Scenes== | |||
| The following listed scenes were cut and can be viewed, as a bonus feature, on the DVD: | |||
| Cops at Diner: Before Marge warns Homer about eating, there was one scene where Chief Wiggum and his friends appear at a diner. The waitress bills them for the "coffee and donuts" they ate. Instead, Wiggum rips the bills and places it in her front pocket. | |||
| Homer in Ambulance: A brief scene of the driver telling Homer he needs to stop at the Kwik-E-Mart to get cat food. Homer responds by telling him to get beef jerky for himself. | |||
| Sideshow Mel in Cannon: Krusty has a line after they try to blast Sideshow Mel out of the cannon, "You know who I feel sorry for? Sideshow Phil. Mel is standing on his shoulders." | |||
| Alternate Pizza Ending: Originally the episode was going to end with Homer eating a pizza in his hospital bed after the operation, before Marge asks a nurse where he got the pizza from. This would reflect the earlier scene where ] watches him as an infant chewing on a slice of pizza in the hospital. The scene was deleted and replaced with the scene where Homer's family cheer him on while he's in ]. | |||
| ==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
| The opening sequence of the episode is a parody of American reality show '']''; it was not in the original ] and added later because the episode was too short to fit in its required 22-minute length.<ref name=Silverman>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2004|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> When Homer is performing a sock-puppet show to Lisa and Bart, he uses ], characters from ]'s weekly comic strip '']''.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Jean"/> Homer follows behind the house that was the birthplace of ], which was placed in the episode by David Silverman. During this scene Homer starts to hear a heartbeat, a reference to Poe's "]".<ref name=Silverman/> The scene where Homer sings "]" in a church as a boy is based on the film ].<ref name=Reiss>{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike |date=2004|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | |||
| * '']'' – The opening gag, "COPS: In Springfield" spoofs FOX's police-reality series. Instead of highlighting police officers' work, this parody showcases ]'s incompetence. Also spoofed is the theme song (as "Bad Cops"). | |||
| * ] — The puppets Homer uses to describe his upcoming heart surgery to Bart and Lisa are ] (minus their ]), from Matt Groening's comic strip. | |||
| * '']'' – In the ''COPS'' gag, Chief Wiggum calls himself "Papa Bear," an allusion to Huggy Bear on the 1970s police drama. | |||
| * '']'' - Homer's fantasy of eating a roast pig, which speaks, recommending the rump, is inspired by a similar moment in ]' novel, with a cow that's been raised to want to be eaten. | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| ==COPS! in Springfield== | |||
| In its original broadcast, "Homer's Triple Bypass" finished 16th in ratings for the week of December 14–20, 1992, with a ] of 14.3, equivalent to approximately 13.2 million viewing households. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, beating '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=ABC's Arnolds rate high, but CBS is still no. 1|work=Sun-Sentinel|author=The Associated Press|page=4E|date=December 24, 1992}}</ref> | |||
| ===Lyrics=== | |||
| ''(Sung to the identical tune to the theme of ]).''<BR> | |||
| Bad cops, bad cops...<BR> | |||
| Bad cops, bad cops...<BR> | |||
| Springfield cops are on the take<BR> | |||
| But what do you expect for the money we make?<BR> | |||
| Whether in a car or on a horse<BR> | |||
| We don't mind using excessive force!<BR> | |||
| Bad cops, bad cops...<BR> | |||
| Bad cops, bad cops...<BR> | |||
| <BR> | |||
| ===Opening montage=== | |||
| * "COPS: In Springfield" title card | |||
| * Wiggum fails to prevent a suicidal man from jumping; after the man plummets to his death, Wiggum makes a ] with his finger. | |||
| * A cop pursues a crook by jumping across buildings. Zoom back to reveal Wiggum, Lou and Eddie watching TV. | |||
| * The officers attempt — without success — to shoot a mummy; Wiggum throws his gun at the creature, which doesn't faze it. | |||
| * Eddie and Lou pull various weapons from Jasper's beard. | |||
| * Wiggum and his officers watch the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon "]." | |||
| * The officers use a helicopter to sneak into a local drive-in, which is playing "Space Mutants." | |||
| * "COPS: In Springfield" (with voiceover) | |||
| Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, authors of ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', called it "a cautionary tale that gives Dr Nick his biggest chance to shine." They also praised the "cloud goes up, cloud goes down" line.<ref name="BBC"/> ] noted that the episode "introduced fans to one of the show's more endearing background players, Dr. Nick."<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/01/ocd-the-simpsons-mr-mcgreg|title=OCD: The Simpsons' Mr. McGreg|access-date=2022-01-15|date=November 30, 2007|author=Pirrello, Phil|publisher=]}}</ref> Krusty's line "this ain't make-up" is one of ]'s favorite lines from the show.<ref name=Groening>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|date=2004|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | |||
| ===Story=== | |||
| Chief Wiggum investigates a cattle rustler and uses a tank to knock down the suspect's door, only to find he has the wrong house. | |||
| Nathan Rabin writes "A crisis brings out the best in everyone in 'Homer’s Triple Bypass', especially Homer. The episode’s superb writing, voice acting, and animation don’t just make an animated sitcom about a man on the brink of death palatable; the make it consistently hilarious and ultimately quite moving."<ref>{{cite news| last=Rabin| first=Nathan| title= The Simpsons (Classic): "Homer's Triple Bypass| work= ]| url=https://www.avclub.com/the-simpsons-classic-homer-s-triple-bypass-1798173179}}</ref> | |||
| The occupant, ], is very angry ... especially since the cattle are in the neighbor's yard. ], the suspect that Wiggum is after, is able to make a clean getaway. Wiggum is unable to give a coherent description of the car; he describes the vehicle as "a car of some sort" and "heading in the direction of that place that sells chili." However, he does point out that the "Suspect is hatless! Repeat, hatless!" | |||
| == |
==References== | ||
| {{Reflist|2}} | |||
| *In the beginning of the episode, the house which Snake drives out of is "742 Evergreen Terrace", which is the same address as the Simpsons, which is impossible, since the house looks completely different, and Reverend Lovejoy is living next door (although some earlier episodes do change the Simpsons' address to something other than 742 Evergreen Terrace). | |||
| *The day Homer has his heart attack, when Bart says there is a bug on Homer's bacon and eggs, they have switched color. | |||
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==External links== | ||
| {{wikiquote|The_Simpsons/Season_4#Homer.27s_Triple_Bypass|"Homer's Triple Bypass"}} | |||
| *'''Dr Nick:''' Now if anything goes wrong, let's not to get the law involved. One hand washes the other. Oh, that reminds me. (Washes his hands) | |||
| {{portal|The Simpsons}} | |||
| *'''Dr. Nick:''' These gloves came free with my toilet brush! | |||
| *{{snpp capsule|9F09}} | |||
| *'''Dr Nick:''' (The last thing Homer hears before the anesthesia kicks in) What the hell is that? | |||
| *{{IMDb episode|0772625}} | |||
| *'''Homer''' ''(explaining his operation to the kids)'': Kids, kids, I'm not going to die. That only happens to bad people.<br>'''Bart''': What about Abraham Lincoln?<br>'''Homer''': He sold poisoned milk to schoolchildren.<br>'''Marge''': Homer! | |||
| {{The Simpsons episodes|4}} | |||
| *'''Marge:''' Homer, I made something very special just for you! <br> '''Homer:''' It can only be one thing! <br> ''Homer imagines a whole roasted pig.'' <br> '''Imaginary Pig:''' Psst! The best meat's in the rump! <br> ''Marge hands Homer a bowl full of gray-colored mush.'' <br> '''Marge:''' Here you go! <br> '''Homer:''' What the hell is this? <br> '''Marge:''' Nice, healthy oatmeal! <br> '''Homer:''' (sarcastically) Oatmeal! What a delightful treat! Oh, there's a bug in it. <br> ''Homer washes the oatmeal down the sink.'' <br> '''Marge:''' No there isn't. <br> '''Homer:''' Trust me. <br> ''Homer eats his normal breakfast of bacon and eggs. Bart looks on.'' <br> '''Bart:''' Dad, there's a bug on that. <br> ''A beat.'' <br> '''Homer:''' Eh. | |||
| *'''Moe''': Now let's have a minute of silent prayer for our good friend, Homer Simpson.<br>'''Barney''': How long has it been?<br>'''Moe''': Six seconds.<br>'''Barney''': Do we have to start over?<br>'''Moe''': Hell no. | |||
| *'''Homer:''' ''(to gas station owner)'' I keep hearing this horrible, irregular thumping noise.<br>'''Gas station owner:''' It's your heart, and I think it's on its last thump.<br>'''Homer:''' Phew, I was afraid it was my transmission. ''(drives away)''<br>'''Child:''' Hey, where's he going?<br>'''Gas Station Owner:''' Jimmy… remember that old Plymouth we just couldn't fix?<br>'''Child:''' …We're gonna sell him to Mr. Nikapopolus?<br>'''Gas Station Owner:''' You're a dumb kid, Jimmy. | |||
| *'''Marge:''' ''(to Homer)'' Honey, did you have any luck?<br>'''Homer:''' ''(is spinning a ] on the coffee table)'' No, but the Rabbi gave me this.<br>'''Bart:''' What is it, dad?<br>'''Homer:''' Son, they call it a "droodle." ''(spins dreidel)'' Whoo-hoo! Look at it go! | |||
| * '''Dr. Nick Riviera''' ''(during surgery)'': "The knee bone's connected to the... something, <br>the something is connected to the.. red thing, <br>The red thing is connected to my.. wrist watch -- Uh oh." | |||
| *'''Homer''' ''(after being teased by doctor Hibbert)'': Remember your Hippopotamus oath. (Referring to the ].) | |||
| *'''Homer''' ''(re-assuring Marge, in bed)'': "Don't worry, Marge. America's health care system is second only to ], ], ], ], well, all of ], but you can thank your lucky stars we don't live in ]!" | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| {{wikiquote}} | |||
| *{{snpp capsule|9F09}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 16 December 2024
11th episode of the 4th season of The Simpsons
| "Homer's Triple Bypass" | |||
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| The Simpsons episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 11 | ||
| Directed by | David Silverman | ||
| Written by | Gary Apple Michael Carrington | ||
| Production code | 9F09 | ||
| Original air date | December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17) | ||
| Episode features | |||
| Chalkboard gag | "Coffee is not for kids" (as he writes, each line becomes more and more scrawled). | ||
| Couch gag | A very small Simpson family sits on a giant couch. | ||
| Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss Michael Carrington David Silverman | ||
| Episode chronology | |||
| |||
| The Simpsons season 4 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"Homer's Triple Bypass" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 17, 1992. In this episode, Homer suffers a heart attack due to his very poor health and diet. Dr. Hibbert tells Homer that he needs triple bypass surgery, but the Simpson family resorts to discount surgeon Dr. Nick after learning how expensive the operation would be in a regular hospital.
The episode was written by Gary Apple and Michael Carrington and directed by David Silverman.
Plot
One evening while eating dinner in bed, Homer seems to be having heart problems but is not concerned. The next morning, Marge makes him oatmeal for breakfast but he rejects it in favor of bacon and eggs, despite the chest pains he has been feeling. Driving to work, he hears an irregular thumping noise, and is relieved when a gas station mechanic tells him the noise is coming from his heart, not his car.
After Mr. Burns observes Homer eating and sleeping on the job, he brings Homer into his office, berates him, and threatens to fire him. Due to the extreme stress he is experiencing in that moment, Homer has a heart attack. Homer is taken to the hospital, where Dr. Hibbert informs him and Marge that Homer needs a coronary artery bypass surgery, which will cost $30,000. Hearing this, Homer has another heart attack, and the fee rises to $40,000. Marge and Homer both worry they will not be able to afford the operation. Homer manages to obtain an insurance policy, but has another heart attack as he is signing the contract, which causes the policy to be immediately revoked. He then approaches leaders of various religious communities, hoping they will give him money, without success.
The Simpson family learns Dr. Nick Riviera will perform any operation for $129.95, so they decide to hire him to perform the surgery on Homer. Dr. Nick rents a tape to learn how to perform the surgery, but another program has been recorded over parts of it. In the operating theater, Dr. Nick does not know how to operate on Homer, but Lisa, who has been studying cardiology, calls down instructions from her place in the viewing gallery. The operation is a complete success.
Production
The idea for "Homer's Triple Bypass" was pitched by James L. Brooks. However, the writers disagreed with the choice of such a heavy topic. The episode was not written by a member of the show's regular staff due to the show suffering from a depleted writing team after the third season ended. It was scripted by freelance writers Gary Apple and Michael Carrington, who were hired by Brooks. Carrington would provide voice work for later episodes, such as "I Love Lisa" (as Sideshow Raheem), "Homer and Apu" (as a comedian), and "Simpson Tide" (as Homer's drill instructor). Apple and Carrington decided to have a scene where Lisa and Bart visit Homer before his surgery and were unsure of how to do it, so they approached Brooks, who made up the entire scene on the spot. Originally, the surgery was supposed to be performed by Dr. Hibbert, but it was later changed to Dr. Nick.
The episode's production staff decided that David Silverman would be able to make the episode funny, so he was selected to direct it. He went "all out" and did his best to make Homer's grimaces as humorous as possible, to keep the episode at least somewhat lighter in tone. Silverman added some special touches: for example, when Homer has an out of body experience, his foot was still touching his body to signify that he was not dead. A doctor acted as a medical consultant for the episode.
The episode was to have concluded with Homer eating a pizza in his hospital bed following the operation, and with Marge asking a nurse where the pizza had come from. This reflects the earlier flashback scene where Grampa Simpson watches Homer as an infant, chewing on a slice of pizza in the hospital. Out of concern that it was making light of the unhealthy lifestyle that had caused the infarction, the episode instead concluded with the family visiting Homer while he is recuperating in intensive care.
Cultural references
The opening sequence of the episode is a parody of American reality show Cops; it was not in the original animatic and added later because the episode was too short to fit in its required 22-minute length. When Homer is performing a sock-puppet show to Lisa and Bart, he uses Akbar and Jeff, characters from Matt Groening's weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Homer follows behind the house that was the birthplace of Edgar Allan Poe, which was placed in the episode by David Silverman. During this scene Homer starts to hear a heartbeat, a reference to Poe's "The Telltale Heart". The scene where Homer sings "O Holy Night" in a church as a boy is based on the film Empire of the Sun.
Reception
In its original broadcast, "Homer's Triple Bypass" finished 16th in ratings for the week of December 14–20, 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 14.3, equivalent to approximately 13.2 million viewing households. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, beating Married... with Children.
Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, authors of I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, called it "a cautionary tale that gives Dr Nick his biggest chance to shine." They also praised the "cloud goes up, cloud goes down" line. IGN noted that the episode "introduced fans to one of the show's more endearing background players, Dr. Nick." Krusty's line "this ain't make-up" is one of Matt Groening's favorite lines from the show.
Nathan Rabin writes "A crisis brings out the best in everyone in 'Homer’s Triple Bypass', especially Homer. The episode’s superb writing, voice acting, and animation don’t just make an animated sitcom about a man on the brink of death palatable; the make it consistently hilarious and ultimately quite moving."
References
- ^ "Homer's Triple Bypass". BBC. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ Jean, Al (2004). The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Carrington, Michael (2004). The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (2004). The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Silverman, David (2004). The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- The Associated Press (December 24, 1992). "ABC's Arnolds rate high, but CBS is still no. 1". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
- Pirrello, Phil (November 30, 2007). "OCD: The Simpsons' Mr. McGreg". IGN. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Commentary for the Episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- Rabin, Nathan. "The Simpsons (Classic): "Homer's Triple Bypass". The A.V. Club.
