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9th episode of the 4th season of The Simpsons

"Mr. Plow"
The Simpsons episode
Promotional artwork for the episode, featuring Barney Gumble, Homer Simpson, Linda Ronstadt and Adam Due west
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 9
Directed by	Jim Reardon
Written by	Jon Vitti
Production lawmaking	9F07
Original air engagement	Nov 19, 1992 (1992-11-nineteen)
Guest appearances
Adam West as himself[1] Linda Ronstadt as herself[1] Phil Hartman as Troy McClure[ane]
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"A burp is not an answer"[ii]
Couch gag	The family runs in and sits on a modest wooden chair.[1]
Commentary	Matt Groening Al Jean Jon Vitti Jim Reardon
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"Mr. Turn" is the ninth episode of the fourth flavour of the American animated television set serial The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Play a trick on Network in the United States on Nov xix, 1992. In the episode, Homer buys a snowplow and starts a business plowing driveway. It is a huge success, and inspired by this, Barney Gumble starts a rival company and quickly puts Homer out of business.^[3]

The episode was written past Jon Vitti and directed by Jim Reardon. The episode was well received, with some critics calling it one of the best in the show'due south history.

Dan Castellaneta won his 2d sequent Emmy Award for "Outstanding Phonation-Over Performance" for this episode (Castellaneta performs the voice of both Homer and Barney in the series). The episode was also submitted in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category although ultimately it was non nominated.

Plot [edit]

Springfield is hit by a blizzard, so Marge calls Homer at Moe's Tavern and tells him to come dwelling. On the way home, Homer's view is obscured by the snow and he crashes into the family's station railroad vehicle. As both cars are completely totaled, Homer begins searching for a new car, and after several unsuccessful attempts, the family get to a automobile prove.

After an unsettling come across with Adam Westward, a salesman talks Homer into getting a snowplow. Homer agrees on the ground that he can make the payments by plowing people'south driveways. Homer starts his snowplowing business, titled "Mr. Plow", but he has trouble finding whatsoever customers. His advertizing campaigns are unsuccessful until Lisa suggests an advertisement on late night local television set. The resulting commercial and jingle attracts many customers and the business concern is a booming success. Homer is given the key to the urban center in recognition of his service to the customs.

Barney, after beingness humiliated while working equally a mascot for a baby supply store, asks how he tin be a success also. Homer advises him get out and be the best Barney he tin can be. The adjacent solar day, information technology is revealed that Barney has purchased an fifty-fifty bigger plow and has started a rival company nether the title of "Plow King". Barney creates his ain commercial, with Linda Ronstadt singing the jingle, which badmouths Homer. Homer pays an agency to brand him a new commercial, but it turns out to be completely inexplainable. Equally a result, Homer loses his success to Barney, and Mayor Quimby revokes his fundamental to the city and easily it over to Barney.

To become revenge and regain his customers, Homer tricks Barney into plowing a not-existent driveway on Widow's Height, a large treacherous mountain outside of town. Homer begins to plow driveways again, just sees a news report showing that Barney has been trapped in an barrage. Homer immediately drives to the mount and rescues him. The friends resolve their differences and agree to work together in the plow business concern, challenge that not even God Himself tin can terminate them. Angered, God promptly retaliates by causing a heatwave, melting all the snowfall and effectively putting them both out of business. Equally Homer can no longer make the snowplow payments, his turn is repossessed. Only Marge is turned on when he wears the Mr. Plow jacket and asks him to put it on before joining her in bed.^[1]

Product [edit]

On the telephone, Homer pretends to be actor Tony Dow, and calls people gay. This joke was originally going to be censored for legal reasons.

When the episode was existence written, many writers' contracts had merely expired, so at that place was a modest number of writers at the almanac story retreat. Al Jean was very nervous about how they could write a whole new season with such a small-scale crew. In addition, there were several scenes added afterward the animatic, making the schedule even tighter.^[4] Even so, Jon Vitti was very committed to this episode and pitched near the unabridged plot by himself.^[5]

Vitti'south idea was to take Adam Westward be at the machine show, so then they could rent him for the voice acting and Vitti could finally see him.^[six] The other writers agreed because they were all big fans of Batman when they were children and besides wanted to meet Adam Due west. Matt Groening said that West was one of the almost popular people to ever come to the studio.^[7] Linda Ronstadt was recorded in San Francisco. Jon Vitti was tasked with recording Ronstadt and he enjoyed it immensely. He remarked the most cute thing he has e'er heard is Ronstadt singing the Spanish Plough King jingle.^{[vi] [8]}

Ii more script changes that put extra pressure on the episode were a post-animatic rewrite and a consummate character change. In the original script for the episode, Lenny was going to be Homer's rival every bit the Plow King. The idea was quickly dropped because it did not seem to fit in.^{[ citation needed ]} The post-animatic rewrite was to include the joke in which Homer uses the radio dial to tip the precariously balanced plough back onto the road. This joke was created by Conan O'Brien, and the writers liked it and then much that they included information technology in the episode.^[ix]

The Simpsons team encountered trouble with the network censors in the scene where Homer answers the phone and pretends to be Tony Dow from Leave it to Beaver. After a brief interruption Homer replies to an inquiry by the person on the telephone with "Yeah, they were gay." The censors refused to allow the line to be aired fearing legal recourse for libel. The Simpsons crew protested, arguing that no one in particular was existence implied, and that the "they" could be anybody. After numerous telephone calls and arguments, the censors immune the joke to air.^[10]

Cultural references [edit]

The episode parodies Walter Cronkite's reporting of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

This episode contains several references that Al Jean referred to as "very obscure". Examples of this include the scene where Homer drives through the treacherous mountain roads, a parody of a scene in Sorcerer,^[5] and the scene in which Kent Brockman reports Barney'due south accident, in which his attire (including glasses), camera angles and facial expressions are in reference to the way of Walter Cronkite's reporting of the Kennedy shooting.^[5]

The revamped "Mr. Plow commercial" is a parody of a similar perfume commercial that aired at the time of the episode'south production. The fast-moving clouds were taken from Koyaanisqatsi, a documentary flick.^[5] The music that was used in the commercial was from "Casta Diva" from Vincenzo Bellini's Norma because the Simpsons crew would non have to pay for information technology. At the time the episode was made, Russia did not abide by American copyright laws. In return, America did not respect Russia'due south copyright laws.^[6] Homer's original jingle, "Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plough!", is based on a radio jingle for the Roto-Rooter, which had a similar tune, "Telephone call Roto-Rooter, that's the name, and away go troubles down the drain."^[6]

Other references include the Carnival of the Stars television show seen at the first of the episode. This is a parody of Circus of the Stars, an annual special that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1994, featuring celebrities performing circus acts.^[v] The scene where Barney gradually degrades into a drunk is a parody of the transformation sequence in the 1941 picture Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.^[5] The scene where Bart is pelted with snowballs is a reference to the Sonny Corleone tollbooth shooting scene in the film The Godfather.^[4] The snowmen melting during the heatwave is a reference to the melting Nazi soldiers in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.^[four]

Linda Ronstadt'due south want to record a Spanish version of the Plow Rex jingle, along with her mariachi costume in Barney's commercial, both refer to her notoriety at the time for recording several popular Spanish-language albums celebrating the music of Mexico, beginning with Canciones de Mi Padre.

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

In 2003, the episode was placed 6th on Amusement Weekly's top 25 The Simpsons episode listing.^[xi] In June 2009, Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a score of 9.8 out of 10 and said information technology was "a fantastic episode that told an engaging story and was laugh-out-loud funny from first to stop. [...] There was a fun, engaging story, great guest stars poking fun at themselves, flashbacks, songs, cutaways and opportunities to highlight characters exterior the series' namesake family."^[12]

In January 2010, Michael Moran of The Times ranked the episode every bit the second best in the show's history.^[thirteen] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, enjoyed the episode. They said that it is: "A good i. The highlights; the Television prove Carnival of Stars, featuring Angela Lansbury walking on hot coals ('Excitement, she wrote!'), Homer'due south flashback to all he's done for Barney, and best of all, the McMahon & Tate ad bureau's arty commercial for Mr. Plow."^[one] In June 2012, Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Guild stated that the episode "isn't just spectacularly funny and filled with classic bits: information technology also foretells the hereafter. Not bad for an animated cartoon from the 1990s."^[14]

When asked to choice his favourite flavor out of The Simpsons seasons 1 through 20, Paul Lane of the Niagara Gazette picked season four and highlighted "Blood brother from the Same Planet" and "Mr. Plow" which he called "first-class", along with "the sweetly funny" "Lisa's First Discussion", and "Homer the Heretic".^[fifteen] The episode'due south reference to The Godfather was named the 37th greatest picture show reference in the history of the show by Total Motion picture'due south Nathan Ditum.^[xvi] Ditum also ranked West'south performance as the 7th all-time guest appearance in the show's history.^[17]

When The Simpsons began streaming on Disney+ in 2019, former Simpsons writer and executive producer Bill Oakley named this 1 of the all-time classic Simpsons episodes to scout on the service.^[eighteen]

Awards [edit]

In 1993, Dan Castellaneta won an Emmy Accolade for "Outstanding Phonation-Over Performance" for his performance every bit Homer in this episode. It was his second consecutive Emmy, as he had also won in the same category the previous yr.^[19] In 1993, "Mr. Plow" and "A Streetcar Named Marge" were submitted for the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Serial". The Simpsons' staff had previously submitted episodes for "Outstanding Blithe Plan", winning twice, but that flavor they took a chance with the main comedy category. Withal, the Emmy voters were hesitant to pit cartoons confronting live activity programs, and The Simpsons did non receive a nomination. The Simpsons' crew submitted episodes for Outstanding One-act Serial the adjacent flavour, but again these were not nominated.^[five] Since and then, the show has submitted episodes in the animation category and has won eight times.^[19]

Ratings [edit]

In its original circulate, "Mr. Plow" finished 23rd in ratings for the week of November 16–22, 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 14.half dozen, equivalent to approximately 13.six million viewing households. It was the highest-rated bear witness on the Fox network that calendar week, berating Married... with Children.^[xx]

Legacy [edit]

On December 17, 2015, Google and YouTube modernized the episode and its "Mr. Plow" jingle for use in a commercial in which Lisa uses the website on her computer to place Homer's advertising onto its YouTube campaign.^{[21] [22]}

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d eastward f} Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Mr. Plow". BBC. Retrieved 2007-ten-19 . {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
2. ^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Consummate Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 101. ISBN978-0-06-095252-five. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M. .
3. ^ Groening, Matt; Vitti, Jon; Reardon, Jim (2004). The Simpsons Flavor 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Turn" (DVD). 20th Century Flim-flam.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Reardon, Jim (2004). The Simpsons Season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Turn" (DVD). 20th Century Play a joke on.
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Jean, Al (2004). The Simpsons Flavor 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Play tricks.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} Vitti, Jon (2004). The Simpsons Flavour four DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Pull a fast one on.
7. ^ Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons Season iv DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Play tricks.
8. ^ After the commercial sequence mentioned higher up, there is a subsequently scene in which Ronstadt says she wants to record a Spanish version of the jingle, after which she sings a few translated lines.
9. ^ Jean, Al; Reardon, Jim; Vitti, Jon (2004). The Simpsons Flavor 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
10. ^ Jean, Al; Vitti, Jon (2004). The Simpsons Flavour 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
11. ^ "The Family unit Dynamic (The best "Simpsons" episodes, Nos. 6-x)". Entertainment Weekly. February 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved Dec xix, 2015.
12. ^ Canning, Robert (June 2, 2009). "The Simpsons Flashback: 'Mr. Turn' Review". IGN . Retrieved Dec nineteen, 2015.
13. ^ Moran, Michael (January 14, 2010). "The x best Simpsons episodes ever". The Times. Archived from the original on June xv, 2011. Retrieved January xv, 2022.
14. ^ Rabin, Nathan (June 3, 2012). "The Simpsons (Classic): 'Mr. Plough'". The A.Five. Gild . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
15. ^ Dzikiy, Phil; Paul Lane (September 25, 2008). "TELEVISION: 20 years — A 'Simpsons' extravaganza". Niagara Gazette.
16. ^ Ditum, Nathan (June 6, 2009). "The l Greatest Simpsons Movie References". Full Film. GamesRadar. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
17. ^ Ditum, Nathan (March 29, 2009). "The 20 Best Simpsons Motion picture-Star Guest Spots". Full Film. GamesRadar. Retrieved Jan xv, 2022.
18. ^ Katz, Mathew (2019-eleven-11). "The best classic Simpsons episodes on Disney+". Digital Trends . Retrieved January fifteen, 2022.
19. ^ ^{a b} "Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search". Emmys.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2007-10-24 .
20. ^ Moore, Frazier (November 28, 1992). "ABC is first in Nov sweeps race". Sun-Sentry. p. 3D.
21. ^ Hendrickson, John (December 19, 2015). "If Mr. Plow Was an Annoying YouTube Ad". Esquire . Retrieved December nineteen, 2015.
22. ^ YouTube for Business organisation (December 17, 2015). "Homer Simpson saves the solar day with YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

External links [edit]

• "Mr. Plow episode sheathing". The Simpsons Archive.
• "Mr. Plow" at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Plow

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