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The Simpsons: The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
While cave exploring with his family, Homer causes the cave to crumble and finds himself stuck upside down in the ceiling. Marge and Bart search for help while Lisa passes the time by telling Homer a story, which turns into a chain of narrated tales that, bit by bit, explain why The Simpsons are spending the day at Carl's Dad Caverns.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 17x13 Production Number: HABF06 Airdate: Sunday March 12th, 2006 Alternate Airdates:
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Main Cast
 Dan Castellanetavoiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various |  Julie Kavnervoiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various |
 Hank Azariavoiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various |  Harry Shearervoiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various |
Episode Notes
Chalkboard: None
Couch: The couch (with Marge, Maggie, Lisa, and Bart on it) rolls in on a conveyor belt and stops in front of the TV. Homer is then put on the couch with a mechanical arm and the couch rolls away.
The Scavenger list:
- Blue Rose
- Suspender
- (possible more)
- Parking Ticket
- Colander
- The Letter "I"
- Peruvian Cockroach
- Wood (word cut off)
- (possible more)
- Lard Lad
- Tombstone
- Argyle Socks
- Homer Hair
- Picture of Yourself with Smiling Child
Episode Quotes
Bart: Checking out the cave is gonna be awesome! It'll be dark, with rocks, and mineral formations. And plants that have adapted to harsh... Wait a minute! This is a scam. We're on a nature walk!
Homer: (snorts) Silly Indians, our god made their god.
Homer: I'm stuck! And I have to pee. (pause) Now I'm just stuck.
Homer: Don't leave me! I hate to be alone. Except when I'm watching TV then leave me alone. But right now, don't leave.
Homer: Will you tell me a story?
Lisa: Sure, once upon a time in a far off kingdom.
Homer: No unicorns!
Lisa: Sure, once upon a time in a far off kingdom.
Homer: No unicorns!
Lisa: Mad beast!
Burns: Liberal midget!
Burns: Liberal midget!
Moe: There she was, the gorgeoust new girl in town: Edna Krabappel.
Barney: I'm a drunk. I don't know nothing about how I do anything.
Moe: Uh, these are some of the local alcoholics, I told you about.
Carl: Don't pinch and hold us. We have other vices.
Lenny: I dress up like a baby.
Carl: Don't pinch and hold us. We have other vices.
Lenny: I dress up like a baby.
Moe: Eh, you can't donate that gold to the museum today, because ehm.. Ah, it's closed. So they can clean under the wangs of the statues.
Archaeologist Snake: I've been robbed! I'll take my revenge on society. By which I mean convenience stores. And who would suspect me? Professor Jailbird.
Burns: Oh, you poor man. You're about to get a lot poorer.
Homer: Well, I guess I should explain. Not long ago it was my day to take care of the baby. So I was out in the forest hiding.
Moe: But I thought you didn't want to date a tavern owner.
Edna: At this point, all I want is a man with a healthy libido.
Moe: Aha. Well, this is where it gets awkward again.
Edna: At this point, all I want is a man with a healthy libido.
Moe: Aha. Well, this is where it gets awkward again.
Episode Goofs
It is said that there are 10 items on the scavenger hunt, but you can make out 12 different items the three times parts of the list are shown.
Cultural References
The title Seemingly Never-Ending Story is a spoof on the novel The Neverending Story written by Michael Ende. Read more about the novel in the wikipedia article.
Carl’s Dad’s Cavern is a spoof off the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in the southeastern corner of New Mexico. Read more about the National Park in the wikipedia article.
Tex O'Hara mentiones that he has an Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Read more about this psychiatric disorder in the wikipedia article.
Carl tasks the bar boy Burns to write a play with Henry Ford and Captain Kirk. Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company; Read more about him in this wikipedia article. Captain Kirk is the Captain of the space ship U.S.S. Enterprise in the first Star Trek series Star Trek.
Professor Snake Jailbird mentions that he found the gold coins in a Mayan pyramid. Read more about the Maya civilization in the wikipedia article.
Edna calls Moe her Gargoyle. In architecture Gargoyles are carved terminations to a spout. There are many myths around those sculptures and also a TV show called Gargoyles. Read more about the architectural decoration in the wikipedia article.
The old man smoking the pipe at the Exclusive's Club is Commander McBragg. A character from the 1964 cartoon show "Underdog."
Episode References
Burns has the tombstone of Frank "Grimey" Grimes on his car from the scavenger hunt. Frank was buried in the episode 8x23 Homer's Enemy.
Burns needed to get Lard Lad in his scavenger hunt. Lard Lad was last seen in 07x06 Treehouse of Horror VI, when he was one of several advertising mascots that were destroying Springfield.
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