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The Simpsons episode
"The Fat and the Furriest"
Episode no.318
Prod. codeEABF19
Orig. airdateNovember 30, 2003
Written byJoel H. Cohen
Directed byMatthew Nastuk
Couch gagHomer walks through several security doors a la the Get Smart opening, eventually landing on the couch with the family.
Guest star(s)Charles Napier
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays
  9. I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot
  10. Diatribe of a Mad Housewife
  11. Margical History Tour
  12. Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  13. Smart and Smarter
  14. The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
  15. Co-Dependent's Day
  16. The Wandering Juvie
  17. My Big Fat Geek Wedding
  18. Catch 'Em if You Can
  19. Simple Simpson
  20. The Way We Weren't
  21. Bart-Mangled Banner
  22. Fraudcast News
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"The Fat and the Furriest" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, which originally aired November 30, 2003. The episode is about Homer fighting a bear.

Plot

Unable to buy Marge a diamond necklace for Mother's Day, Homer instead buys her a "Kitchen Carnival", a machine that produces cotton candy, caramel and deep fries things. Eventually Homer uses it to make a giant ball of caramel covered cotton candy. The ball is much too big for the family to eat, and it gets dirty. Finally Marge insists Homer get rid of it. He takes it to the dump, and is confronted by a large, angry grizzly bear, from which he cowers. The bear eventually wanders off without attacking, apparently bored by Homer's crying.

Homer becomes a nervous wreck, hallucinating and seeing bears everywhere. To make things worse, a tape was made of him cowering from the bear, and his coworkers and Bart's friends make fun of him incessantly. Granpa tells him to confront the bear, and Homer eventually does so, contacting a hunter named Grant. He then makes a suit of armor out of household junk. Ignoring Marge's requests that he not fight the bear, he sneaks out of the house, is joined by Bart, Lenny and Carl, and goes to fight the bear.

The four of them make camp in the woods. As his homemade armor is hot, Homer eventually takes it off and bathes in a stream, where he is again attacked by the bear. With Bart, Lenny and Carl dancing to the radio and paying no attention, the bear drags Homer to his cave. Homer discovers that the bear is only angry because of a painful electrical prod attached to his ear. In the mean time, Marge and Lisa have discovered Homer, Bart, and the suit of armor missing, and Lisa hires Grant to help track Homer down.

Freed of the electrical prod, the bear and Homer become friends. Homer decides to take the bear to a nearby wildlife refuge, but on the way, they are attacked by Grant and some other hunters. Homer dresses the bear up in the homemade armor, which resists the gunfire and allows the bear to reach the wildlife refuge - where he is promptly attacked by Stampy, but then fights back against him.

Cultural references

  • The Sprawl Mart is a parody of Wal-Mart, who also uses the elderly as store greeters.
  • The video shown at the Sprawl Mart is a parody of Christian video series Veggie Tales.
  • The episode title is a parody of the 2001 action film, The Fast and the Furious.
  • The bear-proof suit Homer makes is a parody of Project Grizzly.
  • Patty and Selma claim they appeared on an episode of The Price is Right, however, it would be extremely unlikely that both of them would be allowed to appear as contestants on the show, nor would CBS likely not air the episode in which they appeared for not being "TV pretty".
  • Among the bears Homer sees during the hallucination sequence are Winnie the Pooh, Paddington Bear, gummi bears, Teddy Grahams, Snuggle, Smokey Bear, the Chicago Bears mascots, and a pink Care Bear with a heart on its belly that identifies itself as an Intensive Care Bear, all looking cross. Additionally, one of the books that Homer picks up shortly after he knocks over the wall shelf is "The Berenstain Bears", a popular kids book series.
  • When the Intensive Care Bear turns on the radio shortly before Homer's hallucination sequence ends, portions of the Mexican Hat Dance plays.
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Matthew Nastuk is an animation director on The Simpsons. He started directing during the tenth season, and has since directed over a dozen episodes and continues to direct today.
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Charles Napier

Born March 12 1936 (1936--) (age 71)
Scottsville, Kentucky

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The Simpsons' 15th season (November 2003 - May 2004) began on Sunday, November 2, 2003 with Treehouse of Horror XIV. The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 14 (EABF) production line.

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Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

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My Mother the Carjacker" is the second episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. The episode aired on November 9, 2003. 12.4 million people watched this episode on its first run on Fox.
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Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

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'Tis the Fifteenth Season" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, and the seventh Christmas themed episode. 11.28 million people watched this episode on its first run on FOX.
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Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, which originally aired January 4, 2004. It was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Bob Anderson.
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Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

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Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, airing on February 15, 2004.

Plot

On a school field trip to the Museum of Television and TV, Milhouse shows that he has developed a new attitude where he just does not
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Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.
Season 15
November 2 2003 – May 23 2004
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIV
  2. My Mother the Carjacker
  3. The President Wore Pearls
  4. The Regina Monologues
  5. The Fat and the Furriest
  6. Today I Am a Clown
  7. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
  8. Marge vs.

..... Click the link for more information.


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