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Bonfire of the Manatees
P-code: GABF18
Episode Index: 17×01
Writers: Dan Greaney
Directors: Mark Kirkland
Airdate: 11th September, 2005
Guest stars: Alec Baldwin as Caleb Thorn, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony
Average Fan Rating: 3.6 (74 ratings, 13 reviews)
Plot Guide
After taking bad advice on football gambling, Homer is in debt to the mafia who loaned him the money. To repay them, he lets them shoot a "gentleman's film" at his house. Homer sends Marge and the kids off to "Santa's Village" while this is going on, however, Marge finds out when they return early.
She leaves in a fit of rage and ends up at the beach, where she meets Caleb Thorne, a marine biologist trying to save the endangered manatees. Marge takes a shine to Caleb, even though he seems to care too much about his mission. She decides to join him and take a chance to find herself.
Meanwhile Homer searches for Marge, and ends up staying with a 'country cousin'. When he eventually finds her he apologises, but Marge won't take him back so easily. Homer decides he must help save the manatees to win her back. After a run in with some jet-skiers, Marge sees that Homer is 'the real endangered species' - a devoted husband and father.
Memorable Quotes
Bart: I wanna see Santa. He can explain why he gave me a Playstation box with nothing inside but a coloring book.
Homer: It got your hopes up, didn't it?
Homer: (his hand is hammered by Legs) OWW! It's not my fault the Raiders lost. It's Professor Pigskin's!
Fat Tony: If he mentions that pig again, use two hammers.
Homer: But the pig! (gets both hands hammered) OWW! OWW!
Homer: Okay!! You guys can shoot your gay adult film at my house!!
Fat Tony: Gay? Who said anything about gay?
Homer: Look, we've been through this road before, I do something stupid, your mom leaves, we eat waffles!
Homer: Now if you'll excuse me I have to use the out-house again.
Cousin 1: We don't have an out-house.
Cousin 2: My recording studio!
Did You Spot...
- The gag about Homer using the recording studio as an outhouse was done in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 2". Grampa told Homer he was going to go use his outhouse, which really was his toolshed.
References/Parodies
None submitted for this episode.
Season 17 quick links
- Bonfire of the Manatees
- The Girl Who Slept Too Little
- Milhouse of Sand and Fog
- Treehouse of Horror XVI
- Marge's Son Poisoning
- See Homer Run
- The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
- The Italian Bob
- Simpsons Christmas Stories
- Homer's Paternity Coot
- We're On the Road to D'ohwhere
- My Fair Laddy
- The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
- Bart Has Two Mommies
- Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
- Million Dollar Abie
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore
- The Wettest Stories Ever Told
- Girls Just Want To Have Sums
- Regarding Margie
- The Monkey Suit
- Marge and Homer Turn A Couple Play
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