Dumbbell Indemnity
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| "Dumbbell Indemnity" | |
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| Episode no. | 194 |
| Prod. code | 5F12 |
| Orig. Airdate | March 1, 1998 |
| Show Runner(s) | Mike Scully |
| Writer(s) | Ron Hauge |
| Director(s) | Dominic Polcino |
| Chalkboard | "Silly String is not a nasal spray" |
| Couch gag | The family is crushed into a cube. |
| Guest star(s) | Helen Hunt as Renee |
| DVD commentary by | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Ron Hauge Ian Maxtone-Graham Dominic Polcino |
| SNPP capsule | |
| Season 9 September 21, 1997 – May 17, 1998 |
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"Dumbbell Indemnity" is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons' ninth season.
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[edit] Synopsis
Upon noticing Moe's depressed state, Homer takes him out for the night to meet women. He has no luck, but meets the perfect woman on his walk home. He is not exactly smooth with Renee, but she takes a shine to him. He begins to treat her like royalty, but as a result, maxes out his Player's Club card and has to find a way to make money.
He devises a plan where Homer will steal Moe's car and destroy it on the train tracks. Homer steals the car but stops to see a drive-in movie and misses the train, so Homer switches to another plan and sinks the car to the bottom of the lake. The cops are watching him the entire time, and he goes to jail.
Homer makes a jail break and Moe eventually tells Renee about his debt, and pitches a plan to her where he will fake his death. She leaves him, and he accidentally sets the bar alight. Homer arrives to kill him, but after a brief struggle, both pass out.
Barney, who was in the bathroom, saves them both as well as two kegs and two cases of beer. Their friendship is restored. To help him, Homer lets Moe turn his house into the new hangout.
[edit] Trivia
- Moe falls in love with a woman voiced by Helen Hunt. Hank Azaria, the voice of Moe, married Hunt a year later and divorced her a year after that.
- The song Homer sings, "Stealing, stealing, stealing a car for Moe" is actually a parody of "Sailing, sailing", which is a childrens song. Link
[edit] Cultural references
- The title of the episode is in reference to the classic film Double Indemnity.
- The prison book cart leading to an escape is reminiscent of the novel/film The Shawshank Redemption.
- Homer's ghost resembled Jacob Marley from the Dickens novel A Christmas Carol.
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