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The Simpsons: I Married Marge

While Marge goes to the doctor's office to see if she's pregnant, Homer tells his children the story of how Homer and Marge dated after high school, how Marge ended up pregnant after Homer and Marge had sex at a mini-golf course, how Homer and Marge got married at a quickie wedding chapel, and how Homer got his job at the nuclear plant to provide for his new wife and unborn son.


7.5/10 (4 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 3x12
Production Number: 8F10
Airdate: Thursday December 26th, 1991



Main Cast
Dan CastellanetaDan Castellaneta
voiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various
Julie KavnerJulie Kavner
voiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various
Yeardley SmithYeardley Smith
voiced Lisa Simpson, Various
Nancy CartwrightNancy Cartwright
voiced Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Various
Hank AzariaHank Azaria
voiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various
Harry ShearerHarry Shearer
voiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various
Episode Notes
Chalkboard: I will not torment the emotionally frail

Couch Gag: The family all cartwheel and make a "ta-da" pose once on the couch.



Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Dolly Parton9 to 5Homer's job montage
SupertrampThe Logical SongHomer's 1980 flashback


Episode Quotes
Lisa: It's not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad, we watch an appalling amount of TV.
Homer: Don't you ever, ever talk that way about television!

(Homer and Marge are in the castle at the miniature golf course)
Homer: Someday I'll buy you a real castle.
Marge: Oh, you don't have to do that.
Homer: Whoo, good.

Marge: Well, I guess I better go see Dr. Hibbert.
Homer: Oh honey, do you really think you're pregnant?
Marge: Well, I've had the same nausea and craving for pancake mix I did with the other kids.
Homer: Yeah, and I have the same tightness in my chest and the sweating I always get.

(Homer and Marge get married at Shotgun Pete's)
Minister: Then, by the power vested in my by the state gaming commission, I pronounce you man and wife. Here's ten dollars worth of chips. You may kiss the bride. Next!



Episode Goofs
When Homer is writing his goodbye-letter to Marge he completely scratches out Patty's name on the paper. In the next scene it has only one line through it.

Mr. Burns doesn't look any younger in 1980 compared to what he looks like today.



Cultural References
Shotgun Wedding

Homer and Marge get married at Shotgun Pete's, which references the term for a type of wedding which is arranged not because of the desire of the participants, but to avoid embarrassment due to an unintentional pregnancy. The phrase is an American colloquialism based on a supposed scenario that the father of the pregnant daughter, almost by accepted custom, must resort to using coercive force (the shotgun) to ensure the marriage is carried out.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Homer says, "Who would have guessed that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father?" This is a reference to the famous movie of 1980.



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