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"My Big Fat Geek Wedding" is the 17th episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, first aired on April 18, 2004. The episode was originally planned to air on April 4, 2004, but due to the voice actors going on strike, FOX aired a rerun instead.

Synopsis

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Love is in the air when Principal Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel are finally getting married. They each have their bachelor party, with Mrs. Krabappel having hers at the Simpson house with Duffman and a topless Chief Wiggum as strippers, and Principal Skinner having his at Moe's with Homer. However, at his party, Skinner admits that he has doubts about marrying Mrs. Krabappel. When the wedding is held at Springfield Elementary's gymnasium, Edna learns that Skinner does not want to marry her, and runs away from the ceremony. The wedding is called off.

After it is called off, Homer and Marge try to get Skinner and Krabappel to be engaged again, but it is halted by Homer and Marge's own marriage problems. Mrs. Krabappel returns a wedding gift to the Comic Book Guy, and she finds him to be an interesting man. Homer gets Skinner to serenade Krabappel using a band made up of Bart, Milhouse, and Martin, but that fails when he learns that the Comic Book Guy and Krabappel are in love. The family visits the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con to confront Comic Book Guy, who proposes to marry Krabappel after the family sees Futurama and the Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Skinner, dressed up as Catwoman, battles the Comic Book Guy. Krabappel interrupts their fight to declare that she has no interest in either man. Later, at the Simpson house, Homer asks Marge to remarry him, by which she does.

Trivia

• After Bart, his friends, and Skinner sing their song, a superman tattoo can be seen on Comic Book Guy's butt when he turns around.
• One interesting note is that it states Futurama is a fictional series in the Simpsons universe. Previously, it had been stated that The Simpsons is a fictional series in Futurama's world, when Bender finds a large stack of Bart Simpson dolls on a giant meteorite made of trash. Also, there have been two crossover stories between the series in comic form - however, these seem to exist in separate continuities This creates a rather interesting double negative.
• When Groundskeeper Willie is mowing the lawn and drives over the ball Nelson kicked, he is clearly whistling the theme song of The Lord of the Rings.
• The wedding altar in Multi-Purpose Room B is adorned with four consonants out of the Klingon writing system pIqaD. When transliterated into romanized Klingon they read l, ng, v and w in that order from left to right. The word lngvw is not an actual Klingonese word.

Cultural references

• the catwoman costume skinner uses loomks like the one from Batman Returns.
• The title is a play on My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
• At one point in the episode, Barney speaks to an imaginary life-sized rabbit, a likely reference to the Mary Chase play Harvey, and the movie Donnie Darko.
• The song that Bart, his friends, and Seymour Skinner sing to try to win Edna's heart back is a parody of Solomon Linda/The Tokens' hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Goofs

• During Skinner first trip to Moe's he drinks an entire mug of beer, but when it zooms out, the mug is full again.
• Homer says to Marge he wants to borrow her car because his is "acting up" and then we see his car upside-down on the front garden and on fire, but a second before that conversation Homer's car is shown parked in front of the garage and in ok condition. However, this could be a use of 'Alternate Reality', similar to what John Swartwelder uses in his episodes; (such as the nuclear plant car park being right next to the Simpson home)
• When Milhouse is hit by a rock, the colors of the map behind him change.
• Edna tells Nelson to stay after class. He says, "I'll be there. Will you?". The bell then rings, and he leaves, instantly putting a hole in his statement.

Quotes

• Chief Wiggum: Sorry to bother you, but we got an anonymous tip about loud music and a strip-da-diddily-dipper.
• Edna: Now, who can name the center of the circulatory system? (all students are silent)
  Edna: It's the heart.
  Nelson: The heart? You mean like Principal Skinner's, which you broke?
  Edna: What do you care? You hate Principal Skinner!
  Nelson: Eh, bros before hoes.
  Edna: Nelson! I'll see you after class!
  Nelson: I'll be there. Will you?
• Skinner: Oh god. I've lost the love of my life. Bart's right. I am a wiener. (reference to Bart writing in graffiti "I Am A Weiner" from "Bart the Genius")
• Dr. Hibbert: Oh, my goodness, it's Matt Groening!
  Lenny: Whoa, the creator of Futurama!
  Milhouse: Mister Groaning, will you autograph my Bender doll?
  Matt Groening: Sure, I'm happy to give anyone my autograph anytime or anywhere; on the street, in a store or on my private property, but why be happy with just an autograph? What about an original sketch or a snip of my hair and don't forget to pull on my beard; they say it's good luck!
• Skinner: Homer, this bachelor party seems to have peaked. Could you please return my pants, and/or underpants, so I can go home?
  Homer: Come on, it's your last night of freedom. You gotta have some fun!
  Skinner: Who are all of you people?
  Carl: We're your buddies! Come on, Homer's kid's principal, have a beer.
• Comic Book Guy: Edna, the Klingons have a romantic saying. (says something in mock Klingon. All the other Klingons affectionately go "ahhhhhh") Roughly translated, it means "I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile".
  Edna: That's the most romantic thing I've ever heard...which is kind of sad when you think about it.
  Comic Book Guy (get down on one knee): Marry me, Edna. If you do, we'll honeymoon in Nebulon V, also known as San Diego.
• Chalmers: Skinner! You've been asked to chug a lug and a lug you shall chug!
  Skinner (drunk): There's something I've been wanting to tell you...for a long time! ... Am I a good principal?
  Chalmers: You are the best we could afford with the funds at our disposal. (all of the barflies cheer)
• Bart (after Skinner enters Multi-Purpose Room B): Why are you dressed as Catwoman?
  Skinner (groans): Oh, they told me it was Catman!
• Klingon Nerd 1 (in mock Klingon): Should we help our brother in his blood feud?
  Klingon Nerd 2 (in mock Klingon): Are you kidding? My mom worked really hard on this costume.
• Skinner: (After Skinner and Comic Book Guy stop fighting & Edna has left) Well, at least I went down like a man.
  Agnes Skinner: You look like a Malaysian transexual.
• Edna: Is there a "Mrs. Comic Book Guy"?
  Comic Book Guy: Well, I was married once...in an online fantasy game. We were thinking of having children, but that would have severely drained my power crystals.
  Edna: Oh you kidder.
  Comic Book Guy: Yes...kidder.
  Edna: Wanna get some coffee?
  Comic Book Guy: And a family bucket of chicken!
  (They walk to his car. It appears he has tinted windows)
  Comic Book Guy: We've made it to my car and you haven't left! A new record! (gets in his car)
  Edna: Oh, I love your black, tinted windows.
  Comic Book Guy (from inside the car): No, these are trash bags. Now could you give me a pushing start?
• Edna: Seymour, it's too late to win me back. And this man worships me! He wants to be my husband!
  Comic Book Guy: The female has made her decision! Prepare the feast of goldfish crackers!
  Edna: I'm not marrying you either.
  Comic Book Guy: There are a million valid reasons, but which did you pick?
  Edna: We had a great time. But, we're too different.
  Comic Book Guy: I don't understand.
  Edna: It's like I'm DC Comics and you're Marvel.
  Comic Book Guy (pause): I understand completely now.

• The Simpsons episodes, season 15