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"The Call of the Simpsons" is the seventh episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 18, 1990. [1] It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Wesley Archer. [2]
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The Simpsons go on vacation in a rickety RV — and end up lost in the woods when the RV goes over a cliff.
Act One
The episode begins with Homer and Bart outside doing yard work when Ned Flanders pulls up in his brand new RV and gloats to Homer and Bart. In an effort to try to keep up with Ned, Homer takes the family to Bob's RV Round-Up in search of an RV of their own. Bob the RV salesman comes out and introduces Homer to an RV called the Ultimate Behemoth, and gives the family a tour. During the tour Homer and the kids express their awe of the RV, whereas Marge worries about the cost and is constantly i...
Act Two
The family is now left with nothing but the clothes on their backs and they are lost in the middle of the forest. Homer tells everyone to relax because he is "an experienced woodsman" (Yeah right, Homer). He then builds a makeshift shelter for Marge, Lisa and Maggie, and takes Bart along with him to find help. Marge and Lisa watch as Maggie follows behind Homer and Bart; however, they are not aware of Maggie behind them. When Homer and Bart hear Maggie sucking on her pacifier they think it is...
Act Three
The next morning Homer and Bart look for food and come across a bee hive. When Homer steals some honey the bees attack him, but he evades them and jumps into a muddy stream where a naturalist cameraman is filming footage of a deer. The cameraman runs off scared after seeing Homer covered in mud and screaming incoherently due to the big glob of honey still in his mouth. Cut to a breaking news report claiming the existence of Bigfoot and using the footage of Homer as proof. A $5,000 reward is o...
International Airdates
1. UK, September 2, 1990
Transcript
1. The Call of the Simpsons/Transcript
In the episode's original American broadcast on February 18th, 1990, the episode finished third that day, with a Nielsen rating of 14.6 and 22 percent audience share. "The Call of the Simpsons" received mixed reviews from critics. Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons...
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The Call of the Simpsons: Directed by Wesley Archer. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. Homer takes the family camping, but it soon becomes a misadventure when they lose their equipment and Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot.
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- Animation, Comedy
- Wesley Archer
- 1990-02-18
Mar 28, 2024 · The Simpsons all pile on to the couch and nothing extraordinary happens. " The Call of the Simpsons " is the seventh episode of season 1 of The Simpsons. It originally aired on February 18, 1990. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Wes Archer.
- "I will not draw naked ladies in class."
- 7G09
- February 18, 1990
- S1 E7
Feb 18, 1990 · Original air date: 2/18/1990. Production code: 7G09. The Simpsons go on vacation in a rickety RV — and end up lost in the woods when the RV goes over a cliff. This episode contains examples of:
Homer takes the family camping, but it soon becomes a misadventure when they lose their equipment and Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot. Ned Flanders shows off his newly purchased (and monstrous) motor home to the Simpsons. In a fit of oneupmanship, Homer decides he needs one too.
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The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes. Duration: 23m Release Date: 1990
