Das Bus

P-code: 5F11
Episode Index: 09×14
Writers: David S. Cohen
Directors: Pete Michels
Airdate: 15th February, 1998
Guest stars: James Earl Jones as the narrator

Average Fan Rating: 4.1 (110 ratings, 5 reviews)

Plot Guide

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On their way to a "Model UN" conference, the children of Springfield Elementary become stranded of a desert island. Meanwhile, Homer starts a business on the internet.

Memorable Quotes

Homer: Welcome to the Internet friend, how may I help you?
Comic Book Guy: I am interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud connection to a 1.5 megabit fiber optic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP router thats compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?
Homer: (long pause) Can I have some money now?

Ralph: I eated the purple berries. Ow..oww...(groans)
Bart: How are they Ralph? Good?
Ralph: They taste like...burning!

Nelson: People, people, let's not blame each other. We all know this Milhouses fault!

Homer: Oh, they have the internet on computers now!

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References/Parodies

• The kids are stranded on an island and become savages a la William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies".
• The title of the episode, Das Bus, is a reference to the German movie, Das Boot.

Season 9 quick links

1. The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
2. The Principal and The Pauper
3. Lisa's Sax
4. Treehouse of Horror VIII
5. The Cartridge Family
6. Bart Star
7. The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
8. Lisa the Skeptic
9. Realty Bites
10. Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
11. All Singing, All Dancing
12. Bart Carny
13. The Joy of Sect
14. Das Bus
15. The Last Temptation of Krust
16. Dumbbell Indemnity
17. Lisa, the Simpson
18. This Little Wiggy
19. Simpson Tide
20. The Trouble With Trillions
21. Girly Edition
22. Trash of the Titans
23. King of the Hill
24. Lost Our Lisa
25. Natural Born Kissers