The Simpsons: When Flanders Failed

When Flanders announces at a barbecue that he's starting his own general store catering to the left-handed, Homer wishes that his goody-goody neighbor will suffer financial ruin. Meanwhile, Bart takes karate class, but ends up cutting it when he realizes that it's not as exciting as it's cracked up to be.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 3x3
Production Number: 7F23
Airdate: Thursday October 03rd, 1991

Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Jon Vitti

Guest Stars

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Main Cast

Dan Castellaneta voiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various	Julie Kavner voiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various
Yeardley Smith voiced Lisa Simpson, Various	Nancy Cartwright voiced Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Various
Hank Azaria voiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various	Harry Shearer voiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various

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Episode Notes

Chalkboard: Nobody likes sunburn slappers

Episode Quotes

Lisa: It always seems that two wrongs sometimes make a right.

Lisa: You punks are about to get a taste of your own medicine, this is my brother and he knows karate!
Jimbo: Oh, we're real scared!
Kearney: Please don't hurt us Bart!
Dolph: What are you gonna do? Throw your diapers at us? Haha!
Lisa: Yeah just keep laughing, you know it makes him madder! Come on Bart, start em off with the touch of death, and go from there!
Bart: I think they've learned their lesson already
Jimbo: No! We wanna see the touch of death!

Chuck: Good afternoon sir, I'm Chuck Ellis from the Springfield Collection Agency, and I'm here to ask you why you think you don’t need to pay your bills!
Homer: Oh, I know I disobey them but there's just so many!
Chuck: Does it make you feel good about yourself to owe people money. We've been very patient with you Mr. Flanders .
Homer: I know but.... wait a minute, I'm Homer Simpson! Ned Flanders lives over there.

Lisa: Dad, do you know what Schadenfreude is?
Homer: (sarcastically) No, I do not know what Schadenfreude is. Please tell me, because I'm dying to know!
Lisa: It's a German term for 'shameful joy', taking pleasure in the suffering of others.
Homer: Oh, come on Lisa. I'm just glad to see him fall flat on his butt!

Episode Goofs

During Marge and Homer's argument in the beginning, when Homer says that Flanders is a jerk, his mouth doesn't match what he's saying.

When Homer buys Ned's living room for $75, Bart is wearing a pink T-Shirt that says "Ned Loves Maude" but by the end of the scene when Bart says "Hands off my china hutch," his shirt is the usual orange shirt.

When Mr. Burns is informed about the Leftorium, the can and the can opener have disappeared from Smithers' hands.

Cultural References

It's A Wonderful Life

The end of this episode is a take off of the final scene in the 1946 film. Ned and Maude even wear similar clothes.

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