Call of the Simpsons

Plot

When the Simpsons get an RV camper, they go on a camping trip. However, they nearly go over the edge of a cliff. The family get out just before is falls off the cliff and blows up.

Homer and Bart set off to find help, while Marge and Lisa stay behind, however, unknown to Homer and Bart, Maggie follows them and is taken in by a family of bears. Homer and Bart accidentally walk over the edge of a waterfall, and lose their clothes. Trying to find food, Homer wanders into a mud pool and is mistaken for Bigfoot by a naturist with a video camera.

The film is broadcast of the TV news and makes the front page headlines. However, Marge identifies "Bigfoot" as her husband. Homer emerges from the woods and is captured by hunters and taken to a science lab for tests, which are to be inconclusive as to whether Homer is man or beast.

Memorable quotes

Homer: Just be thankful for what you've got, boy. Don't try to keep up with the Flander-es-es.

Lisa: (inside the Ultimate Behemoth) This is better than our house!

Homer: Is that a good siren?

Lisa: Remember, Dad, the handle of the Big Dipper points towards the North Star.
Homer: That's nice, Lisa, but we're not in astronomy class. We're in the woods.

Homer: And remember not to act afraid. Animals can smell fear. And they don't like it.

Newsreader: We'll have more on this story as it develops. We now return you to the President's address, already in progress.

Homer: Oh, the guys at work are gonna have a field day with this.

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Notes

• Signs at Bob's RV Roundup include: "We give credit to everyone" and "Bankruptcy, shmankruptcy!"
• Headlines in the "National Informer" include: "I Married Bigfoot", "Wife Pleads 'Call Him Homer'" and "The Bigfoot Diet: Pork Chop Aplenty".

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References

• Homer whistles a song from ''The Sound of Music'' when the family are driving into the woods.

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