A Star Is Born-Again
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| "A Star is Born-Again" | |
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| Episode no. | 304 |
| Prod. code | EABF08 |
| Orig. Airdate | March 2, 2003 |
| Writer(s) | Brian Kelley |
| Director(s) | Michael Marcantel |
| Chalkboard | None |
| Couch gag | Each family member is a marionette as they enter the living room. The camera then pans upward to show Matt Groening controlling the marionettes. |
| Guest star(s) | Helen Fielding and Marisa Tomei |
| SNPP capsule | |
| Season 14 November 3, 2002 – May 18, 2003 |
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A Star is Born-Again is episode 13 from The Simpsons' 14th season.
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[edit] Synopsis
During the annual Jellyfish Festival, Ned Flanders becomes depressed because he doesn't have anyone to be with anymore. Ned goes to the Leftorium to work out his problems, and talks to a beautiful woman (voiced by Marisa Tomei) at the store who asks him for a date. Ned later spots a movie poster with the woman's face on it; she is Sara Sloane, a movie star! Sara and Ned hit it off, and go on several dates. They encounter some problems (Sara is much, much more uninhibited than Ned), especially from tabloid reporters.
When her movie finishes filming, Sara asks Ned to come back to Hollywood with her. Ned has a horrible dream about the evils of Hollywood (in a sequence that includes a cameo by series producer James L. Brooks and also the "Hollywood" sign reading "Hollyweird") and refuses. Sara tries staying in Springfield to be with Ned, but the relationship doesn't work out. They break up and Ned finds that he is now more attractive to women because of his famous relationship.
[edit] Trivia
- James L. Brooks is credited as Jim Brooks in the closing credits.
- Lionel Hutz's 'I Can't Believe it's a Law Firm' can be seen in the background when Sara Sloane first walks into the 'Leftorium'.
- A new theme is introduced in this episode, which can be heard playing when Ned is walking down the street and lying down with Sara.
- Moe says he's working for Weekly World News. Weekly World News is a satirical internet tabloid paper that posts ridiculous humorous articles.
[edit] Cultural references
- The episode title is both a play on the 1937 film A Star is Born and the term Born again Christian
- The little song Ned sings when he first meets Miss Sloane at the Leftorium goes along to the tune of A Horse With No Name by America.
- Following the book club meeting and at the end of the episode, Helen Fielding runs around the garden a la Benny Hill.
- Debussy's "Arabesque No. 1" and "Clair de Lune" was used as the background music for several scenes.
