Bart, on the other hand, does not care, wanting to see the fight, but Homer drags him outside by force. Blackboard :- `I will not make flatulent / noises in class'. The Simpsons writer Al Jean said that "whenever people come up to me and say that The Simpsons is just sort of this outrageous show that has no moral center, I always point them to this [episode], where Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up (which many people have done in real life) and suffers enormous consequences. Production Code This is the first time Bart actively swears in an episode. [4], The scene in which Homer stands in front of and is struck by the cable man's truck resembles a scene in Alfred Hitchcock's film North by Northwest. Assistants to Mr. Brooks. Lisa additionally opposes other examples of common thievery all around her. Among the boys watching Bart's "Top Hat Entertainment" are Milhouse, Ralph, Wendel, Nelson, Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, and Martin. The first scene is Homer dreaming on the hammock that he is a Hebrew in the time of Moses, breaking one of the Ten Commandments by stealing. A Jew named Homer the Thief (who bears a striking resemblance to Homer Simpson except he has a full beard) steals from an adulterer and idolater. Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment is the thirteenth episode of Season 2. Patty MacDonald. But Lisa doesn't approve and fears that Homer … The opening scene where Moses shatters tablets is similar to Charlton Heston in the film, Homer jumping in the street to get the attention of the corrupt cable workman driving his van is based upon a scene in the film. [6] This episode later inspired the season four episode "Homer the Heretic", in which Homer stops going to church on Sundays. Homer’s conscience eventually bothers him, more in the form of his daughter's distress than a moral objection to stealing cable due to a hallucination that he is in prison for stealing cable. "I will not make flatulent noises in class". The family sits the fight out and when everyone has left, Homer hesitantly cuts his cable hook-up despite Bart's objection; he accidentally ends up cutting the power to the whole neighborhood which causes the screen to become static for a few seconds before cutting to credits. Meanwhile, Bart sets up posters on the back door for his showing of an adult channel for 50 cents, but he is caught a few seconds later by Homer, who then forbids him from doing it. Despite the family's enjoyment of the new channels, Lisa becomes suspicious that they are stealing cable. She additionally opposes other examples of common and harmless thievery, including her mother's tasting of grapes in a grocery store which she has not paid for. [11] One of the X-rated films Bart and his friends watch on cable is called Broadcast Nudes. Lisa imagines what Hell might be like after becoming fearful that she is violating the Eighth Commandment ("thou shalt not steal") by watching stolen cable television. Though some Christian denominations do have the 8th commandment as "Thou shalt not steal," others (such as Roman Catholic and Lutheran) have "Thou Shalt Not Steal" as the 7th. Directed By Homer sees a commercial for "The Bout to Knock the Other Guy Out! Outstanding Animated Program Emmy winning episodes, Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Homer_vs._Lisa_and_the_8th_Commandment?oldid=919038. The broadcaster who announces during the pre-fight coverage is the same man who announced Todd Flanders and Bart's golf showdown in "Dead Putting Society". Lisa pays a visit to Reverend Lovejoy at church, where he suggests that Lisa cannot turn her father into the police (as she must "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother*), and instead encourages Lisa not to watch anything on Homer's cable hookup, setting a good example. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Post Production Facility. Despite the family's enjoyment of the new channels, Lisa suspects they are stealing cable. In the episode, Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up. After observing Ned Flanders reject an offer to get an illegal cable hookup, Homer chases after the cable man and wants to be hooked up for free. Lisa pays a visit to Reverend Lovejoy at church, where he suggests that Lisa cannot turn her father in to the police for the illegal hook-up, since she must continue to "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother", according to the Fifth Commandment. He instead encourages Lisa to not watch anything on Homer's cable hook-up, setting a good example that he hopes others will follow. IV)", The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special, The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Homer_vs._Lisa_and_the_8th_Commandment&oldid=722791, Pages with citations using unsupported parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. Derek Sample. Homer becomes the most popular person in town, when he gets an illegal cable hookup. "[18], The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). )", "The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season", "The life and times of Homer J.(Vol. "I will not make flatulant noises in class." Written By 26: Directed by: Rich Moore: Written by: Steve Pepoon: Showrunner(s) James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon When he wakes up he sees Ned Flanders angrily reject an offer from a dim-witted man to get an illegal cable hook-up for $50, Homer chases after the cable man, who agrees to hook up the Simpsons' television for free. "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' second season and the 26th episode overall. Driveway :- no oil on the driveway. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Video 4 Citations Homer becomes the most popular person in town, when he gets an illegal cable hookup. "[4], The Simpsons writer Mike Reiss feels that episodes such as "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" are his favorite episodes to write because they have a "solid theme or an issue" (in this case, religion and theft), that one can "discuss endlessly and just have it present itself in so many different ways. Episode no. ", a much-anticipated boxing match in which Drederick Tatum will fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. It is based on the Eighth Commandment ("Thou shalt not steal"). Her suspicions are confirmed by Reverend Lovejoy and she protests by no longer watching television. It received favorable reviews from critics and became the second episode of The Simpsons to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). The episode marks the debut of Troy McClure who was voiced by Phil Hartman and based on the typical "washed up" Hollywood actor. "[16] Writing for MacLean's magazine, Jaime J. Weinman described "Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment" as "the first truly great episode — the one that established The Simpsons as the funniest and most multi-layered sitcom around. [3] The episode is based on the Eighth Commandment ("thou shall not steal"), which is one of the Ten Commandments. It was also nominated in the "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special" category. The episode was written by freelance writer Steve Pepoon and directed by Rich Moore. Meanwhile, Bart manages to tune into a sexually explicit adult movie channel, and Homer invites his friends over to watch a boxing match, but Lisa's protest gets to him. The introduction of cable into the home allowed [the writers] to mock many different movies and other media outlets, and this helped make the episode very entertaining. [9] McClure became a recurring character on the show after "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", but was retired in 1998 after Hartman's death. Chalkboard Gag Meanwhile, Bart has set up posters on the back door for his showing of the adult-only channel "Top Hat Entertainment" for 50 cents (although his age requirement is 8), but is caught a few seconds later by Homer. It was the second episode of the show to win the award. Based on the Fourth Commandment, "remember the Sabbath and keep it holy", that episode originated when Jean commented to Reiss, "We had a lot of luck with Homer stealing cable, so maybe we could look to other commandments?

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