You Only Move Twice

P-code: 3F23
Episode Index: 08×02
Writers: John Swartzwelder
Directors: Mike Anderson
Airdate: 3rd November, 1996
Guest stars: None

Average Fan Rating: 4.0 (130 ratings, 12 reviews)

Plot Guide

  Homer gets offered a job at Globex Corporation, and accepts. But in order to work there the family have to move to a place called Cypress Creek.
  Homer settles in well, though he is unaware that his new boss is an evil supervillain. But the rest of the family do not like their new home: Marge has no housework to do, Bart is put in the remedial class, and Lisa is allergic to everything in town. Eventually, Homer resigns and moves back to Springfield.

Memorable Quotes

Marge: You took a new job in a strange town without discussing it with your family?
Homer: Of course not. I wouldn't do that! (pause) Why not?
Marge: We have roots here, Homer. We have friends and family and library cards... Bart's lawyer is here.

Homer: Promise not to laugh? I always wanted to own the Dallas Cowboys. (everyone laughs)
Lisa: I'm sorry, Dad. I just find that very cute.

Marge: I've dug myself into a happy little rut here and I'm not about to hoist myself out of it.
Homer: Just bring the rut with ya, honey!

Homer: Well, what do you think of me and Cypress Creek now, Marge?
Marge: It does seem nicer than Springfield.
Lisa: Yeah, did you notice how the people weren't shoving or knocking each other down? I've never been to a place like that before.
Bart: (shoving her) Me neither!

Hank Scorpio: You will notice, my new best friend, that we are pretty casual around here.
Homer: Yes, sir. I will notice that. Very casual, Mr. Scorpion.

Hank Scorpio: Good afternoon, gentlemen. This is Scorpio. I have the Doomsday Device. You have 72 hours to deliver the gold or you'll face the consequences. And to prove I'm not bluffing, watch this.
Ambassador 1: Oh, my God, the 59th Street bridge!
Ambassador 2: Maybe it just collapsed on its own.
Ambassador 1: We can't take that chance.
Ambassador 2: You always say that. I want to take a chance!

Homer: Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks.
Hank Scorpio: Hammocks? My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that? Hammocks! Homer, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on third. There's Hammocks-R-Us, that's on third too. You got Put-Your-Butt-There? That's on third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the hammock complex on third.
Homer: Oh, the hammock district.

Hank Scorpio: Don't call me that word. I don't like things that elevate me above the other people. I'm just like you. Oh sure, I come in later in the day, I get paid a lot more, and I take longer vacations, but I don't like the word "boss".

Homer: Mr. Scorpio says productivity is up 2%, and it's all because of my motivational techniques, like donuts and the possibility of more donuts to come.

Hank Scorpio: Homer, on your way out, if you want to kill somebody, it would help me a lot.

Homer: (reading Hank's letter) "Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you. This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours. It's not the Dallas Cowboys, but it's a start. Drop me a line if you're on the East Coast, Hank Scorpio." (a whole football team is on his lawn) Aw, the Denver Broncos?!
Marge: I think owning the Denver Broncos is pretty good.
Homer: (disheartened) Yeah, yeah.
Marge: Well, explain to me why it isn't.
Homer: (sighs) You just don't understand football, Marge.

Did You Spot...

• Homer is apparently the most senior man at the power plant after Smithers, even though in earlier episodes, his supervisor has been Carl or Eugine Fisk.
• Many of the students at Cypress Creek Elementary resemble students at Springfield Elementary.
• One of Homer's employees has a mug shaped like a cooling tower.
• Lisa was never seen at school.
• Homer buy's his Tom Landry hat from ''The Spend Zone''.
• Homer takes Flanders' TV tray (Lisa's First Word) and power sander (Marge On The Lam) with him to Cypress Creek.

References/Parodies

• The title of this episode and Scorpio's ''office'' seen at the end of the episode reference You Only Live Twice.
• Scorpio's arch enemy, ''Mr. Bont,'' is an obvious parody of James Bond.
• The song over the closing credits is a take on the theme from ''Goldfinger.''

Season 8 quick links

1. Treehouse of Horror VII
2. You Only Move Twice
3. The Homer They Fall
4. Burns, Baby Burns
5. Bart After Dark
6. A Milhouse Divided
7. Lisa's Date with Density
8. Hurricane Neddy
9. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
10. The Springfield Files
11. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
12. Mountain of Madness
13. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
14. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
15. Homer's Phobia
16. Brother from Another Series
17. My Sister, My Sitter
18. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
19. Grade School Confidential
20. The Canine Mutiny
21. The Old Man and the Lisa
22. In Marge We Trust
23. Homer's Enemy
24. The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase
25. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson

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