Season six was the first season of The Simpsons that had a very disjointed feel about it. Some of the episodes felt like Season Five episodes, and some felt like much later ones. This falls into the former category. Fear of Flying has the same structured randomness to it that made seasons four and five so wonderful. Marge actually gets some funny lines here, and a character attribute that was hinted at earlier is further developed: despite being the voice of reason, she doesn't always have it all together. Homer's search to find a new bar leads to a very funny Cheers parody. The highlight of this episode is probably Anne Bancroft, who deserves to go down in history as one of the funniest guest stars ever. Her soothing yet sarcastic voice is perfect for psychiatrist Dr. White, who isn't nearly as patient and compassionate as we might expect. Overall a strong episode.
6 Reviews
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Hitchcoc31 May 2022
I thought the best part of this episode was Homer getting thrown out of the bar for a practical joke. There's a great parody of Cheers. He ends up getting tickets for a flight to anywhere in the US. But Marge has a fear of flying. Her therapy proves to be pretty hilarious.
Here's cheers
safenoe20 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Anyway, Fear of Flying represents peak Simpsons from the golden era, which in my humble opinion is the first 10 seasons with some episodes after that worth watching. Here the cast of Cheers, well most of them, make a guest appearance. The ones who didn't appear were Kirstie Alley and Shelley Long and ironically Kelsey Grammer, who is famous for voicing Sideshow Bob.
Anne Bancroft also is a guest voice, and it's a lot of fun and hilarity, especially with the North by Northwest parody that was so spot in and absolutely funny. Fear of Flying is worth watching more than once that's for sure init.
Anne Bancroft also is a guest voice, and it's a lot of fun and hilarity, especially with the North by Northwest parody that was so spot in and absolutely funny. Fear of Flying is worth watching more than once that's for sure init.
Husband
snoozejonc27 October 2022
Marge tries to overcome her fear of flying.
This is a solid episode with some good character moments.
My favourite aspects of the story are definitely the psychotherapy sessions Marge undertakes to get to the root cause of the problems. This involves some humorous flashbacks and interactions at home with the family.
Homer has a pretty funny episode as the character is used in a number of good sight gags and moments of verbal humour. I love l the first note taken by the psychiatrist.
There are plenty of good pop culture tributes, with the 'Cheers' sequence being my favourite.
It's a 7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
This is a solid episode with some good character moments.
My favourite aspects of the story are definitely the psychotherapy sessions Marge undertakes to get to the root cause of the problems. This involves some humorous flashbacks and interactions at home with the family.
Homer has a pretty funny episode as the character is used in a number of good sight gags and moments of verbal humour. I love l the first note taken by the psychiatrist.
There are plenty of good pop culture tributes, with the 'Cheers' sequence being my favourite.
It's a 7.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
Another Good Episode
Gerardrobertson6121 March 2018
Another strong episode in Season 6, where we learn that Marge is afraid of flying and that Homer is afraid of sock puppets. There is a good parody of Cheers with most of the regular cast having a line (except Kelsey Grammer, for obvious reasons).
Marge's visit's to the psychiatrist is well done and Anne Bancroft makes a great shrink, all in all, another solid Simpsons episode.
Not My Favorite (SPOILERS)
I_Am_The_Taylrus17 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
SPOILERS
Quite personally, I think that Season 3-8 of the Simpsons was the "Golden Era," which means that those season virtually had no bad episodes whatsoever. I actually think that this is one of the worst episodes in the "Golden Era." This is probably the worst episode of Season Six of the Simpsons, and Season Six is very good. Enough of badmouthing this episode, though, lets us talk about what is good about this episode. This had a very rich plot, and a unique one. It also had the cast of Cheers like you have seen them before.
Here is the plot of this episode. When Homer pretends to be a pilot and crashes a plane he is allowed a vacation anywhere. On the plane to the place Marge admits that she has a fear of flying. She starts to go insane. Marge goes to a therapist. She and the therapist try to dig deep down into her childhood to find out why she has a fear of flying. They find different reasons. Her father was a stewardess, she was chased by a crop-duster, and more. She is cured. Homer and Marge go on a plane, and it crashes.
Overall, this is not the best episode of the Simpsons. This is not my favorite but it did have a very good joke in my opinion. When Homer is kicked out of a bar a man that looks exactly like Homer and that talks like Homer comes in the bar. The people in the bar beat him up, thinking that it is Homer, but it turns about that he is Homer's exact double, but a dog has a fluffy tail and he goes after the dog. I did not really like the fluffy dog joke but the exact double joke was kind of funny. Anyway, this is not the best episode of the Simpsons to watch but it a lot better than all the episodes in Season Eleven.
7/10
Quite personally, I think that Season 3-8 of the Simpsons was the "Golden Era," which means that those season virtually had no bad episodes whatsoever. I actually think that this is one of the worst episodes in the "Golden Era." This is probably the worst episode of Season Six of the Simpsons, and Season Six is very good. Enough of badmouthing this episode, though, lets us talk about what is good about this episode. This had a very rich plot, and a unique one. It also had the cast of Cheers like you have seen them before.
Here is the plot of this episode. When Homer pretends to be a pilot and crashes a plane he is allowed a vacation anywhere. On the plane to the place Marge admits that she has a fear of flying. She starts to go insane. Marge goes to a therapist. She and the therapist try to dig deep down into her childhood to find out why she has a fear of flying. They find different reasons. Her father was a stewardess, she was chased by a crop-duster, and more. She is cured. Homer and Marge go on a plane, and it crashes.
Overall, this is not the best episode of the Simpsons. This is not my favorite but it did have a very good joke in my opinion. When Homer is kicked out of a bar a man that looks exactly like Homer and that talks like Homer comes in the bar. The people in the bar beat him up, thinking that it is Homer, but it turns about that he is Homer's exact double, but a dog has a fluffy tail and he goes after the dog. I did not really like the fluffy dog joke but the exact double joke was kind of funny. Anyway, this is not the best episode of the Simpsons to watch but it a lot better than all the episodes in Season Eleven.
7/10
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