Homer at the Bat
- Episode aired Feb 20, 1992
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
4.7K
YOUR RATING
Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Carl
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny
- (voice)
- …
Maggie Roswell
- Nurse
- (voice)
- …
Marcia Wallace
- Edna Krabappel
- (voice)
Wade Boggs
- Wade Boggs
- (voice)
Jose Canseco
- Jose Canseco
- (voice)
Roger Clemens
- Roger Clemens
- (voice)
Don Mattingly
- Don Mattingly
- (voice)
Mike Scioscia
- Mike Scioscia
- (voice)
Ozzie Smith
- Ozzie Smith
- (voice)
Terry Cashman
- Terry Cashman
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDon Mattingly, who was forced to shave off his "sideburns" by Mr. Burns during the episode, would later have an actual "haircut controversy", while he was playing for the New York Yankees. The coaching staff forced him to cut his long hair, and was briefly dropped from the team line-up for not doing so. Many people believed the joke in the episode to be a reference to the incident, but the episode was recorded a year before it happened.
- GoofsHow could Smithers have found out what happened to Steve Sax and Ozzie Smith? The police made it clear they were not letting Sax call anybody. Plus the only witness to what happened to Ozzie would not have known to tell Smithers about it.
- Crazy creditsDuring the Gracie Films logo, a crack of a bat is heard followed by the traditional jingle played on a pipe organ with a crowd cheering.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (1993)
- SoundtracksTalkin' Softball
(uncredited)
Parody of "Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & The Duke)"
Written and performed by Terry Cashman
Parody lyrics by Jeff Martin
Featured review
The Pride of the Simpsons
After recently re-watching the first nine seasons or what fans now refer to as the golden age I have come to the decision that Homer at the Bat is my favourite episode of The Simpsons.
I should point out that I'm not a sports fan (far from it as a matter of fact) and due to cultural reasons I do not know who any of these baseball stars are as the sport is not popular in the UK. However, this made me realise just what made the guest appearances during The Simpsons glory days so great. Even if you're not familiar with a celebrity you can still enjoy their appearance on the show as they manage to give them their own unique comic, down to Earth personalities. Here there are no fewer nine guest stars and they're all equally memorable and funny. However what also astounds me is how each of these guest stars has their own story arc and all this within the confines of 22 minutes. There is even an early exposure to Barney Gumble being a secret intellectual; leave it to The Simpsons to get the viewer interested in who was England's greatest prime minister. There is so much going on in this episode yet the show's creators successfully get it all in without any of it feeling forced. There's enough material here to make several episodes.
Homer at the Bat is one of the more surreal episodes of The Simpsons' glory days and they even manage to summarise this during the end credits in one catchy song (a parody of Talkin' Baseball by Terry Cashman). Like many Simpsons' parodies it has become more famous than its source and like the best Simpsons' songs, a whole generation can recite it off by heart.
I should point out that I'm not a sports fan (far from it as a matter of fact) and due to cultural reasons I do not know who any of these baseball stars are as the sport is not popular in the UK. However, this made me realise just what made the guest appearances during The Simpsons glory days so great. Even if you're not familiar with a celebrity you can still enjoy their appearance on the show as they manage to give them their own unique comic, down to Earth personalities. Here there are no fewer nine guest stars and they're all equally memorable and funny. However what also astounds me is how each of these guest stars has their own story arc and all this within the confines of 22 minutes. There is even an early exposure to Barney Gumble being a secret intellectual; leave it to The Simpsons to get the viewer interested in who was England's greatest prime minister. There is so much going on in this episode yet the show's creators successfully get it all in without any of it feeling forced. There's enough material here to make several episodes.
Homer at the Bat is one of the more surreal episodes of The Simpsons' glory days and they even manage to summarise this during the end credits in one catchy song (a parody of Talkin' Baseball by Terry Cashman). Like many Simpsons' parodies it has become more famous than its source and like the best Simpsons' songs, a whole generation can recite it off by heart.
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