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The Simpsons: Half-Decent Proposal

To earn money to fix Homer's snoring problem, Marge agrees to stay with her old prom date, Artie Ziff, for one weekend (on the grounds that Ziff try not to grope her like he did in "The Way We Was"), but when Homer thinks Marge broke her promise, he runs away with Lenny to work on an oil rig.


5/10 (2 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 13x10
Production Number: DABF04
Airdate: Sunday February 10th, 2002



Guest Stars
Jon LovitzJon Lovitz
voiced Artie Ziff
Recurring
Karl WiedergottKarl Wiedergott
voiced Various
Recurring
Marcia Mitzman-GavenMarcia Mitzman-Gaven
voiced Various
Recurring
Marcia WallaceMarcia Wallace
voiced Various
Recurring
Pamela HaydenPamela Hayden
voiced Milhouse
Recurring
Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeille
voiced Various
Recurring
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 bite the hand that feeds me Butterfingers

Couch: Just as the Simpsons are heading for the couch, two repo men come in and take it. While Homer sobs and Marge looks confused, the kids are content to sit on the floor in front of the TV.



Episode Quotes
Marge: Dear Artie.
Selma: Dear Hottie!
Marge: Congratulations on your recent TV appearance.
Selma: I wanna sex you up! Your love slave, Marge.
Marge: (gasps) You can't use the word "Sex" on the internet!
Selma: Watch me!

(Homer & Lenny approach the oilfield boss' shack where the sign reads: "Roughnecks Wanted - Dangerous Work - Free Burial)
Homer: Do you have any jobs for a man who wants to die? Something indoorsy.
Lenny: Close to a bathroom?
Boss roughneck: I'll put you on Rig 13 as soon as they burn off the corpses.
Homer: This job'll be perfect. I'm gonna leave this world the way I entered it: dirty, screaming and torn away from the woman I love.
Lenny: Ho ho. Quick and pointless... that's the death for me.

Homer: Okay, Ziff. You get her for the weekend; but no funny stuff. And by funny stuff I mean hand-holding, goo-goo eyes, mis-directed woo – which is pretty much any John Woo film.
Arnie: Your wife's virtue shall remain as untouched as Bill Gates' weight room.

Dr. Hibbert: Here's what it costs (hands Homer a note)
Homer: Interesting… here's my counter offer (scribbles 'do it for free' on a note and hands it to Dr. Hibbert)
Dr. Hibbert: Ahehehehehehe…. get out.



Cultural References
This episode's title is an adaptation of “Indecent Proposal”, a 1993 movie & novel of the same name by Jack Engelhard, that starred Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson.



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