The Wife Aquatic
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| "The Wife Aquatic" | |
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| Episode no. | 388 |
| Prod. code | JABF03 |
| Orig. Airdate | January 7, 2007 |
| Written by | Kevin Curran |
| Directed by | Lance Kramer |
| Couch gag | The family on the couch is pinned up, one by one, onto a bulletin board. |
| Guest star | Sab Shimono Maurice LaMarche |
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| Season 18 September 10, 2006 – May 20, 2007 |
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*Not yet aired episode scheduled to air in the future. Episode order may change. |
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"The Wife Aquatic" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons' eighteenth season, which originally aired January 7, 2007.
[edit] Synopsis
After watching Patty and Selma's old home videos of their trip to Barnacle Bay in New England, Marge becomes depressed as she remembers how much fun she had. After seeing her so depressed, Homer decides to surprise her with a trip to the island. However, it turns out that Barnacle Bay has become a rundown wreck due to the lack of Yum Yum Fish from overfishing. Homer tries to help out by fixing the boardwalk and celebrating with a large fireworks show, but he accidentally starts a fire and the boardwalk burns down. In order to pay off his debt, Homer joins a fishing crew and sets out to find some Yum Yum Fish. Homer, believing it to be 'Opposite Day', beer batters the fishing hooks, and they catch a lot of Yum Yum Fish. Suddenly, a 'perfect storm' starts and Homer and the entire crew of the ship are trapped in the violent ocean. They decide to abandon ship, but can't because Bart stowed away in the compartment where the life raft was stored in order to escape from Marge and Lisa. The ship sinks, and Marge and the rest of Barnacle Bay believe that all hands were lost, including Homer and Bart. However, they were rescued by a Japanese fishing boat.
The town decides to go back and fish, but Lisa warns them about the dangers of overfishing. Agreeing with her, the townsfolk decide to go into logging instead, and clear cut the island's trees, much to Lisa's dismay.
[edit] Trivia
- The Japanese fishing boat is named いるか ころし 丸 — Iruka Koroshi Maru — which translates as 'Dolphin Murder Boat'.
- This was the highest rated episode since season 16's "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", which aired right after Super Bowl XXXIX. Barring that, the ratings were last this high in 2003, with "I, D'oh-Bot" which pulled 16 million viewers.
- When the family first arrives at the island they say it's the "Worst place they've been behind Brazil"
Ling Boviuer (adopted daughter of Marge's sister) appears in this episode
[edit] Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
- The main plot is a parody of The Perfect Storm.
- The song played when Homer starts clubbing Yum Yum fish is "At Last" by Etta James.
- The serene instrumental music that plays throughout the episode is "The Aquarium" by Camille Saint-Saëns.
- While going to the Barnacle Bay museum, Marge and Lisa pass an exhibit called "The Science of Spongebob" and a diorama showing the effects of global warming in 3 years.
- Homer believes that the Roman god of the sea is Aquaman, though he correctly calls the Greek god Poseidon.
- Marge Simpson has an iPod
