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| "'''D'oh-in' in the Wind'''", also known as "'''(Annoyed Grunt)-in' in the Wind'''", is the sixth episode of the ] of the American animated television series '']''. It first aired on ] in the United States on November 15, 1998. In the episode, ] travels to a farm owned by Seth and Munchie, two aged hippies who were friends with ]. After finding out his middle name is "Jay", Homer is drawn to the carefree lifestyle of ]s, and decides to become one himself. | |||
| "'''D'oh-in In the Wind'''" is the sixth episode from the ] of '']''. | |||
| The episode was written by Donick Cary and directed by Mark Kirkland, who was going through a divorce at the time of its production. Due to personal circumstances, Kirkland assigned his assistant director, Matthew Nastuk, to take over the directing duties for a couple of scenes in the episode. However, after Nastuk had directed a scene, Kirkland felt better and returned to direct the rest of the episode. The episode features the revelation of Homer's middle name, "Jay", which is a tribute to characters from '']'' who got their middle initial from ]. | |||
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| The episode features comic actors ] as Munchie and ] as Seth. Carlin was suggested by ''The Simpsons'' writer ], who "really wanted to meet him", although he did not attend the recording session with Carlin and Mull. | |||
| ==Synopsis== | |||
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| In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 8.4 million viewers. Following the tenth season's home release on August 7, 2007, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received mixed reviews from critics. | |||
| After appearing in a short promo for Mr. Burns and the Nuclear Power Plant, Homer realizes that he doesn't know what his middle name is (He's always just used the initial "J." before). Grampa takes Homer to a commune where Homer's mother lived "after life with me became a living Hell," as Abe puts it. They meet Seth and Munchie, (] and ]) two ] who knew Homer's mom back in the ]. Homer finds out that his mother painted a ] on Seth & Munchie's barn, and dedicated it to him using his full name: Homer ''Jay'' Simpson. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| Being around his mother's old lifestyle makes Homer want to become a hippie so badly that he starts wearing a ] everywhere (one that used to belong to his mom) and otherwise acts in ] hippie fashion. He puts his feet on the table, calls Marge a ']', and even lounges nude on the front lawn, much to ]' horror. Seth and Munchie befriend Homer and are glad that he has "gone ]." | |||
| After starring in a low-quality worker recruitment commercial directed by ] for the ], ] decides he wants to be an actor. As he fills out a ] application at home, ] points out that he has only written his middle initial, J, in the blank for his middle name. Neither Homer nor ] know the full name, but Grampa takes Homer to a farm where ], Grampa's wife and Homer's mother, spent some time during her days as a ]. The farm is run by two middle-aged hippies, Seth and Munchie, who were very good friends of Mona's. They point out a mural that she painted based on an incident at ], which is dedicated to Homer and reveals his middle name as "Jay". | |||
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Seeing how carefree his life would have been as a hippie, Homer decides to become one. He dons a dirty old poncho left behind by Mona and begins to carry a ], but is dismayed to learn that Seth and Munchie are using the farm as headquarters for an organic juice company, the largest in Springfield. He persuades them to accompany him on a "freak-out" ride through Springfield, disrupting the citizens' daily lives with silly antics. When the three return to the farm afterward, though, they find that Homer's frisbee has jammed the juicing machinery and caused the loss of an entire shipment of the farm's products. Seth and Munchie angrily order Homer to leave. | ||
| To set things right, Homer sneaks back to the farm at night, picks and processes all the vegetables he can find, and delivers the juice shipment to Springfield. In so doing, he unknowingly harvests a hidden field of ], which Seth and Munchie had intended for their personal use as ]. The juice causes intense psychedelic hallucinations in those who drink it, and the police quickly trace it to the farm and move in to arrest Homer, Seth, and Munchie. Homer defends Seth and Munchie by placing himself in the officers' path, reminding them of the morals and values from the 1960s, and placing a flower in the barrel of each officer's rifle. When ] fires, Homer ends up hospitalized with one of the flowers lodged in his skull. ] refuses to either pull it out or prune its leaves so Homer can watch television, saying that he is a doctor rather than a gardener. | |||
| Feeling guilty, Homer raids their garden and sends out a new shipment of juice. Unfortunately, Homer used the vegetables from Seth & Munchie's "personal" garden (full of items like ] and ]) and before long the whole town is under the influence. The cops come for Seth & Munchie and Homer gets shot in the head with a flower. Everything returns to normal at the end, except for Homer, who has to wait four to six weeks for the flower to fall out. When Homer asks if he can trim the leaves so he can watch TV, ] replies, "I'm a doctor, not a gardener." | |||
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==Production== | ||
| "D'oh-in' in the Wind" was written by ] and directed by ] and ]. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 1998.<ref name="Scully">Scully, Mike. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' . 20th Century Fox.</ref> The idea for the episode was pitched by Cary, who thought it would be fun to see the citizens of Springfield hallucinating. He then fleshed it out, forming its current iteration.<ref name="Cary" /> The episode features the revelation of Homer's middle name, "Jay", which is a "tribute" to animated characters such as ] and ] from '']'' who got their middle initial from ].<ref name="Groening">Groening, Matt. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' . 20th Century Fox.</ref> The name was pitched on for three days by the writers.<ref name="Cary">Cary, Donick. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' . 20th Century Fox.</ref> | |||
| * One of this episode's guest stars is ]. In a previous episode, ] is told he's being sued by Carlin for plagiarizing "The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television." | |||
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| * While Ned Flanders is driving, he has a hallucination where he sees the ] Dancing Bears: Melody and Verse with the Skeleton who says "Mornin' Ned". They are followed by the Marching Hammers from ] '']'' marching down the road and the ] "Lips & Tongue" which ask him to "Pucker up Ned". Series creator ] has admitted to being a huge Floyd and Stones fan. | |||
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| * Seth and Munchie bear striking resemblances to George Carlin and Martin Mull. | |||
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| *The title is similar to ], an episode of ]. | |||
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| | footer = ] ''(left)'' and ] ''(right)'' guest-starred as the aging ]s Seth and Munchie in the episode. | |||
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| Originally, Kirkland was supposed to be the sole director for the episode, however, at the time, he was going through a divorce that he "did not see coming". Because of this, Kirkland assigned his assistant director, Matthew Nastuk, to direct the episode in his stead. However, after having directed a scene, Nastuk claimed that he was "terrified" and wanted Kirkland to continue the direction. Kirkland returned to direct the episode, feeling better after getting over the divorce. Despite the circumstances, Kirkland stated that he "loved" working on the episode, and could relate to the story since he had grown up in a "sort of ] commune school" in the late '60s and early '70s. Kirkland based a lot of the scenery designs in the episode on the state of ] where, according to him, a lot of "ex-hippies" live.<ref name="Kirkland">Kirkland, Mark. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' . 20th Century Fox.</ref> | |||
| The two hippies, Seth and Munchie, were portrayed by comic actors ] and ] respectively. For a while, the staff were not sure of who would play Munchie. Although they had decided on Mull to play Seth, the staff were "kind of stuck" on who would play Munchie. Carlin was suggested by ], one of the ''Simpsons'' writers, who "really wanted to meet " but ended up not going to the recording session.<ref name="Hauge">Hauge, Ron. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season'' . 20th Century Fox.</ref> Scully stated that Mull and Carlin were "some of the funniest guys that ever lived", and that recording their lines was "a lot of fun". Although it does not occur with most other guest stars in the series, Mull and Carlin recorded their lines together.<ref name="Scully" /> While the designs of Seth and Munchie were not modeled after anyone in particular, their hair-styles were slightly based on those of ] and ], owners of the ice cream company ].<ref name="Kirkland" /> Comedian ] was portrayed by series regular cast member ], who plays Homer among many other characters in the series. ] and ] were both voiced by American voice actress ].<ref name="Scully" /> The psychedelic version of ''The Simpsons''' main theme that plays during the end credits was performed by ], an American ] band who are friends of Cary's.<ref name="Cary" /> | |||
| == Cultural references == | |||
| The episode makes multiple references to 1960s culture, including films such as '']'' (1967).<ref name="Cary"/> The episode features the theme from the musical '']'', "]" by ] (1967), "]" by ] (1967) and "]" by ] (1968).<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="ult"/> In a flashback to ] in 1969, ]'s performance of "]" is shown,<ref name="BBC"/> as is a recreation of the photograph of embracing couple Nick and Bobbi Ercoline taken at the festival and used as a poster for the film '']'' (1970).<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 |page=479}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/woodstock-concert-undercover-lovers-nick-bobbi-ercoline-40-years-summer-love-article-1.430404 |title=Woodstock concert's undercover lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 years after summer of love |work=] |author=Farber, Jim |date=July 7, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| Additionally, Homer sings ]'s 1983 song "]".<ref name="BBC"/> After drinking the tainted juice, Grampa and Jasper sit on a bench, laughing like the title characters from the series '']'',<ref name="ult"/> while Flanders hallucinates skeletons and dancing bears (images associated with the ]), marching hammers (from ]'s 1982 film '']'') and ]' lips and tongue logo.<ref name="ult"/> Mr. Burns' film is credited as "An Alan Smithee Film", a reference to the ] pseudonym credit used by directors who wanted to be disassociated from a film on which they had lost creative control, to the detriment of the final product.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="ult"/> When Barney drinks alcohol to prevent the bad effects from the tainted juice, a pink elephant comes to his rescue, referencing the scene in ] where Dumbo and Timothy drink alcohol and see pink elephants. Seth and Munchie's dog is named Ginsberg, thought to be a reference to beat poet ]. Homer putting the flowers in the policemen's rifles is a reference to the iconic October 22, 1967 '']'' magazine picture, "]" by ]. | |||
| ==Cultural references== | |||
| *The title is a play on ]'s song "]". | |||
| *The psychedelic version of the Simpsons theme that appears at the end of the episode is performed by ]. | |||
| *The chalkboard gag, "No one cares what my definition of 'is' is", refers to a deposition made by ] during the ]. | |||
| *At the end of the credits Homer mutters "I buried Flanders," spoofing the "]" theory, in fact; the music in the end credits is a knock-off of ]'s "]". | |||
| *The song played while Homer does his midnight harvest is '']'' by ], while the song that plays while the town is tripping is '']'' by ]. Other songs in the episode include '']'' by ] and '']'' by ]. | |||
| *The scene where Abe and Jasper are sitting on a bench laughing is taken directly from the ] ] '']''. | |||
| *Seth and Munchie's dog, Ginsberg, is named after the beat poet ]. | |||
| *The end title for Mr. Burns' promo for the the Nuclear Power Plant reads, "An ] Film". | |||
| *] and ] after drinking the "juice" that Homer had made makes them act like ]. | |||
| The phrase used by ] regarding Homer's condition ("I'm a doctor, not a gardener") is a reference to a recurring '']'' gag, when Doctor ] retorts, mostly to ], that he is a doctor and not a . | |||
| ==Quotations== | |||
| *'''Burns:''' Well, let's see what I packed for myself today. One ], one ], one Philly ], and a jar of garlic pickles. ''(he laughs, trying to open the jar)'' No one will want to kiss me after these, eh, Smithers?<br/> '''Smithers:''' It's their loss, sir. | |||
| Additionally, the end credit theme music by ] is presented in a style that parodies "]" by ], and as the credits end, Homer says "I buried Flanders", a reference to the ] myth. | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Homer Simpson does not lie twice on the same form. He never has, and he never will.<br/> '''Marge:''' You lied dozens of times on our mortgage application.<br/> '''Homer:''' Yeah, but they were all part of a single ''ball'' of lies. | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| *'''Young Abe:''' ''(at ], booing ])'' Boo! Bring on ]! | |||
| In its original American broadcast on November 15, 1998, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received an 8.5 rating, according to ], translating to approximately 8.3 million viewers. The episode finished in 40th place in the ratings for the week of November 9–15, 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jag Helps CBS Win Week By a Nose |date=May 19, 1998 |page=4E |work=] Company |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On August 7, 2007, the episode was released as part of ''The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season'' ] box set. Matt Groening, Mike Scully, George Meyer, Donick Cary, Ron Hauge and Mark Kirkland participated in the DVD's audio commentary of the episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Simpsons-Complete-10th-Season/6758 |title=The Simpsons - The Complete 10th Season |publisher=] |access-date=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019092410/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Simpsons-Complete-10th-Season/6758 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }}</ref> | |||
| Following its home video release, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received mixed reviews from critics. | |||
| * '''Lisa:''' Dad, your feet are really close to my potatos.<br/> '''Homer:''' You can't like, own a potato, man. It's one of Mother Earth's creatures! | |||
| Giving the episode a positive review, Aaron Roxby of Collider wrote that, even though he felt that the jokes about hippies were "a bit overplayed", he still considered it to be one of the best episodes of the season.<ref name="collider">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/dvd/article.asp/aid/5412/tcid/3 |title=DVD Review – THE SIMPSONS - Season 10 |date=September 7, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |last=Roxby |first=Aaron |publisher=Collider}}</ref> | |||
| * '''Abe:''' If I'd have left it up to your mother, you'd have ended up in a hell-hole like this, just lying around, never working, without a care in your head, full of long, luxurious, hippie hair.<br/>''(Homer, drifting away into a daydream, imagines two hippie chicks combing his long hair, as he plucks at a sitar in a meadow full of flowers)''<br/>'''Hippie Chick #1:''' Oh, Homer J., how do you keep your hair so rich and full?<br/>'''Homer:''' Lather, rinse, and repeat. Always repeat.<br/>'''Hippie Chick #2:''' Homer J., will you teach us to make love?<br/><br/>'''Homer:''' Wow. I could have lived like that? | |||
| James Plath of DVD Town thought fondly of the episode as well, calling it "funny".<ref name="dvdtown">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/simpsons-the-the-complete-10th-season/dvd/5056 |title=Simpsons, The: The Complete 10th Season (DVD) |date=August 17, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |last=Plath |first=James |publisher=DVD Town |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205073416/http://moviemet.com/review/simpsons-complete-10th-season-dvd-review |archive-date=December 5, 2012 }}</ref> | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Wow, look at this place! There's a pond for skinny dipping, a tire for skinny swinging . . . I can actually ''feel'' the good vibrations. ''(he leans his hand into a beehive.)''. ''slowly, as if not in pain'' Ouuuuuucccchhhhh. | |||
| Writing for DVD Movie Guide, Colin Jacobson stated that, even though he feels the sixties have been lampooned "many, many times over the years", he considered "D'oh-in' in the Wind" to be a successful spoof of the era. He enjoyed the way the episode portrayed and mocked the ways aging hippies "didn't live up to their youthful ideas". He concluded his review by writing that "D'oh-in' in the Wind" is one of the first great episodes of the season.<ref name="DVDmg">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonten.shtml |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season (1998) |date=August 20, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |last=Jacobson |first=Colin |publisher=DVD Movie Guide}}</ref> | |||
| *'''Homer ''(chanting, after Marge to take off her bra)'':''' Free the Sprinigfield Two, Marge! Free the Springfield Two! | |||
| However, Jake McNeill of Digital Entertainment News did not enjoy the episode. Considering it to be one of the worst episodes of the season, he found the "jabs" at the hippie culture to be dated, writing that the episode is "a quarter century too late".<ref name="dignews">{{cite web|url=http://www.dignews.com/reviews/the-simpsons-season-10-review/ |title=The Simpsons: Season 10 |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |last=MacNeill |first=Jake |publisher=Digital Entertainment News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928144150/http://www.dignews.com/reviews/the-simpsons-season-10-review/ |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Hi, Marge! We're freaking out squares!<br/> '''Marge:''' Oh, lord.<br/> '''Homer:''' What's in your brand-new bag, mama?<br/> '''Marge:''' Oh, it's that pair of Dockers you wanted. Forty-eight waist with the balloon seat, right? (Seth and Munchie laugh.)<br/> '''Homer:''' Marge, not in front of the hippies. | |||
| Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood of ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'' were negative as well, calling the episode "dreadful". They wrote that, aside from a couple of references to sixties psychedelia and the hippie movement, the only significant part of the episode is the revelation of Homer's middle name. They concluded by writing that the episode is "humourless".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season10/page5.shtml |title=D'oh-in in the Wind |access-date=April 20, 2011 |author1=Warren Martyn |author2=Adrian Wood |name-list-style=amp |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| *'''Lou ''(feeling the effects of Homers batch of Garden Blast)'':''' The electric yellow has got me by the brain banana! | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *'''Wiggum ''(tasting the Garden Blast)'':''' My god, it's nothing but carrots and ]!<br/> '''Eddie:''' Damn longhairs never learn, Chief.<br/> '''Wiggum:''' It's time for an old-fashined, hippie ass-whomping! | |||
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| *'''Homer:''' We're making a stand! A freaky stand! You can smash this drug barn all you want, but first you'll have to smash our heads open like ripe melons!<br/> '''Munchie:''' This man does not represent us. | |||
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| *'''Bart:''' Why don't you just pull it out? (of the flower embedded in Homer's forehead)<br/>'''Dr. Hibbert:''' I'm a doctor, not a gardener.<br/>'''Homer:''' Can't you just prune some of the leaves so I can watch TV?<br/>'''Dr. Hibbert:''' What did I just say? | |||
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6th episode of the 10th season of The Simpsons
| "D'oh-in' in the Wind" | |||
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| The Simpsons episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 6 | ||
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland Matthew Nastuk | ||
| Written by | Donick Cary | ||
| Featured music | "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel | ||
| Production code | AABF02 | ||
| Original air date | November 15, 1998 (1998-11-15) | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
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| Episode features | |||
| Chalkboard gag | "No one cares what my definition of 'is' is" | ||
| Couch gag | A bar comes down over the couch, locking the family in a rollercoaster seat. | ||
| Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Donick Cary Ron Hauge Mark Kirkland | ||
| Episode chronology | |||
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| The Simpsons season 10 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"D'oh-in' in the Wind", also known as "(Annoyed Grunt)-in' in the Wind", is the sixth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on November 15, 1998. In the episode, Homer Simpson travels to a farm owned by Seth and Munchie, two aged hippies who were friends with Homer's mother. After finding out his middle name is "Jay", Homer is drawn to the carefree lifestyle of hippies, and decides to become one himself.
The episode was written by Donick Cary and directed by Mark Kirkland, who was going through a divorce at the time of its production. Due to personal circumstances, Kirkland assigned his assistant director, Matthew Nastuk, to take over the directing duties for a couple of scenes in the episode. However, after Nastuk had directed a scene, Kirkland felt better and returned to direct the rest of the episode. The episode features the revelation of Homer's middle name, "Jay", which is a tribute to characters from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show who got their middle initial from Jay Ward.
The episode features comic actors George Carlin as Munchie and Martin Mull as Seth. Carlin was suggested by The Simpsons writer Ron Hauge, who "really wanted to meet him", although he did not attend the recording session with Carlin and Mull.
In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 8.4 million viewers. Following the tenth season's home release on August 7, 2007, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
After starring in a low-quality worker recruitment commercial directed by Mr. Burns for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer decides he wants to be an actor. As he fills out a Screen Actors Guild application at home, Lisa points out that he has only written his middle initial, J, in the blank for his middle name. Neither Homer nor Grampa know the full name, but Grampa takes Homer to a farm where Mona, Grampa's wife and Homer's mother, spent some time during her days as a hippie. The farm is run by two middle-aged hippies, Seth and Munchie, who were very good friends of Mona's. They point out a mural that she painted based on an incident at Woodstock, which is dedicated to Homer and reveals his middle name as "Jay".
Seeing how carefree his life would have been as a hippie, Homer decides to become one. He dons a dirty old poncho left behind by Mona and begins to carry a frisbee, but is dismayed to learn that Seth and Munchie are using the farm as headquarters for an organic juice company, the largest in Springfield. He persuades them to accompany him on a "freak-out" ride through Springfield, disrupting the citizens' daily lives with silly antics. When the three return to the farm afterward, though, they find that Homer's frisbee has jammed the juicing machinery and caused the loss of an entire shipment of the farm's products. Seth and Munchie angrily order Homer to leave.
To set things right, Homer sneaks back to the farm at night, picks and processes all the vegetables he can find, and delivers the juice shipment to Springfield. In so doing, he unknowingly harvests a hidden field of peyote, which Seth and Munchie had intended for their personal use as recreational drugs. The juice causes intense psychedelic hallucinations in those who drink it, and the police quickly trace it to the farm and move in to arrest Homer, Seth, and Munchie. Homer defends Seth and Munchie by placing himself in the officers' path, reminding them of the morals and values from the 1960s, and placing a flower in the barrel of each officer's rifle. When Chief Wiggum fires, Homer ends up hospitalized with one of the flowers lodged in his skull. Dr. Hibbert refuses to either pull it out or prune its leaves so Homer can watch television, saying that he is a doctor rather than a gardener.
Production
"D'oh-in' in the Wind" was written by Donick Cary and directed by Mark Kirkland and Matthew Nastuk. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on November 15, 1998. The idea for the episode was pitched by Cary, who thought it would be fun to see the citizens of Springfield hallucinating. He then fleshed it out, forming its current iteration. The episode features the revelation of Homer's middle name, "Jay", which is a "tribute" to animated characters such as Bullwinkle J. Moose and Rocket J. Squirrel from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show who got their middle initial from Jay Ward. The name was pitched on for three days by the writers.
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Martin Mull (left) and George Carlin (right) guest-starred as the aging hippies Seth and Munchie in the episode.
Originally, Kirkland was supposed to be the sole director for the episode, however, at the time, he was going through a divorce that he "did not see coming". Because of this, Kirkland assigned his assistant director, Matthew Nastuk, to direct the episode in his stead. However, after having directed a scene, Nastuk claimed that he was "terrified" and wanted Kirkland to continue the direction. Kirkland returned to direct the episode, feeling better after getting over the divorce. Despite the circumstances, Kirkland stated that he "loved" working on the episode, and could relate to the story since he had grown up in a "sort of hippie commune school" in the late '60s and early '70s. Kirkland based a lot of the scenery designs in the episode on the state of Vermont where, according to him, a lot of "ex-hippies" live.
The two hippies, Seth and Munchie, were portrayed by comic actors Martin Mull and George Carlin respectively. For a while, the staff were not sure of who would play Munchie. Although they had decided on Mull to play Seth, the staff were "kind of stuck" on who would play Munchie. Carlin was suggested by Ron Hauge, one of the Simpsons writers, who "really wanted to meet " but ended up not going to the recording session. Scully stated that Mull and Carlin were "some of the funniest guys that ever lived", and that recording their lines was "a lot of fun". Although it does not occur with most other guest stars in the series, Mull and Carlin recorded their lines together. While the designs of Seth and Munchie were not modeled after anyone in particular, their hair-styles were slightly based on those of Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, owners of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's. Comedian Bob Hope was portrayed by series regular cast member Dan Castellaneta, who plays Homer among many other characters in the series. Jill St. John and Phyllis Diller were both voiced by American voice actress Tress MacNeille. The psychedelic version of The Simpsons' main theme that plays during the end credits was performed by Yo La Tengo, an American alternative rock band who are friends of Cary's.
Cultural references
The episode makes multiple references to 1960s culture, including films such as The Love-Ins (1967). The episode features the theme from the musical Hair, "Incense and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock (1967), "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane (1967) and "Time of the Season" by The Zombies (1968). In a flashback to Woodstock in 1969, Jimi Hendrix's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is shown, as is a recreation of the photograph of embracing couple Nick and Bobbi Ercoline taken at the festival and used as a poster for the film Woodstock (1970).
Additionally, Homer sings Billy Joel's 1983 song "Uptown Girl". After drinking the tainted juice, Grampa and Jasper sit on a bench, laughing like the title characters from the series Beavis and Butt-Head, while Flanders hallucinates skeletons and dancing bears (images associated with the Grateful Dead), marching hammers (from Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd—The Wall) and The Rolling Stones' lips and tongue logo. Mr. Burns' film is credited as "An Alan Smithee Film", a reference to the Alan Smithee pseudonym credit used by directors who wanted to be disassociated from a film on which they had lost creative control, to the detriment of the final product. When Barney drinks alcohol to prevent the bad effects from the tainted juice, a pink elephant comes to his rescue, referencing the scene in Dumbo where Dumbo and Timothy drink alcohol and see pink elephants. Seth and Munchie's dog is named Ginsberg, thought to be a reference to beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Homer putting the flowers in the policemen's rifles is a reference to the iconic October 22, 1967 Life magazine picture, "Flower Power" by Bernie Boston.
The phrase used by Dr. Hibbert regarding Homer's condition ("I'm a doctor, not a gardener") is a reference to a recurring Star Trek gag, when Doctor Leonard McCoy retorts, mostly to Spock, that he is a doctor and not a .
Additionally, the end credit theme music by Yo La Tengo is presented in a style that parodies "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles, and as the credits end, Homer says "I buried Flanders", a reference to the Paul Is Dead myth.
Reception
In its original American broadcast on November 15, 1998, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received an 8.5 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, translating to approximately 8.3 million viewers. The episode finished in 40th place in the ratings for the week of November 9–15, 1999. On August 7, 2007, the episode was released as part of The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season DVD box set. Matt Groening, Mike Scully, George Meyer, Donick Cary, Ron Hauge and Mark Kirkland participated in the DVD's audio commentary of the episode.
Following its home video release, "D'oh-in' in the Wind" received mixed reviews from critics.
Giving the episode a positive review, Aaron Roxby of Collider wrote that, even though he felt that the jokes about hippies were "a bit overplayed", he still considered it to be one of the best episodes of the season.
James Plath of DVD Town thought fondly of the episode as well, calling it "funny".
Writing for DVD Movie Guide, Colin Jacobson stated that, even though he feels the sixties have been lampooned "many, many times over the years", he considered "D'oh-in' in the Wind" to be a successful spoof of the era. He enjoyed the way the episode portrayed and mocked the ways aging hippies "didn't live up to their youthful ideas". He concluded his review by writing that "D'oh-in' in the Wind" is one of the first great episodes of the season.
However, Jake McNeill of Digital Entertainment News did not enjoy the episode. Considering it to be one of the worst episodes of the season, he found the "jabs" at the hippie culture to be dated, writing that the episode is "a quarter century too late".
Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood of I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide were negative as well, calling the episode "dreadful". They wrote that, aside from a couple of references to sixties psychedelia and the hippie movement, the only significant part of the episode is the revelation of Homer's middle name. They concluded by writing that the episode is "humourless".
See also
References
- ^ Scully, Mike. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season . 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Cary, Donick. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season . 20th Century Fox.
- Groening, Matt. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season . 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Kirkland, Mark. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season . 20th Century Fox.
- Hauge, Ron. (2007). Commentary for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", in The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season . 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Warren Martyn & Adrian Wood. "D'oh-in in the Wind". BBC. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ 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. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-00-738815-8.
- Farber, Jim (July 7, 2009). "Woodstock concert's undercover lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 years after summer of love". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- "Jag Helps CBS Win Week By a Nose". Sun-Sentinel Company. Associated Press. May 19, 1998. p. 4E.
- "The Simpsons - The Complete 10th Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- Roxby, Aaron (September 7, 2007). "DVD Review – THE SIMPSONS - Season 10". Collider. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- Plath, James (August 17, 2007). "Simpsons, The: The Complete 10th Season (DVD)". DVD Town. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- Jacobson, Colin (August 20, 2007). "The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season (1998)". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- MacNeill, Jake (September 25, 2007). "The Simpsons: Season 10". Digital Entertainment News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
