Regarding Margie
"Regarding Margie" is the twentieth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, 2006.[1] In this episode, Marge gets amnesia and fails to remember Homer.
| "Regarding Margie" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 17 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Mike Frank Polcino |
| Written by | Marc Wilmore |
| Production code | HABF13 |
| Original air date | May 7, 2006 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not leak the plot of the movie" |
| Couch gag | Five Transformer action figures line up in front of the couch and turn into the Simpsons. |
| Commentary | Al Jean Marc Wilmore Matt Selman Tim Long Max Pross Mike Frank Polcino Raymond S. Persi |
Plot
To earn money, Bart and his friends Milhouse and Nelson go around the neighborhood spray-painting people's addresses on their curbs and making them pay for the unsolicited service. This works on Moe and Ned Flanders, but when Homer does not pay them, they leave with only the first two digits painted. The following day, a mail carrier brings Homer and Marge the wrong mail after reading their curb. Homer receives steaks and an invitation to a wedding, while Marge gets a letter claiming that she has won a contest, with the prize being a maid cleaning her house for a day. Fearing that she will be judged for having a dirty house, Marge cleans until it is spotless, except for a small stain on the kitchen floor. She combines all of her different cleaners, but passes out from the fumes and hits her head on a stool.
Marge wakes up in the hospital and is told that she has amnesia, and does not remember her family. When she returns home, the environment quickly jogs her memory of her children, in addition to Flanders and Milhouse. Homer is still a stranger to her due to her mind blocking out an unpleasant memory. Homer tries to remind Marge who he is, but she is disturbed and disgusted instead and forces him out of the house.
Patty and Selma take Marge to a speed dating event, and she meets a man who shares her interests. When Marge tells him that she has amnesia and three kids, he immediately leaves. Homer scolds the man for leaving her, saying that she is the most beautiful woman he will ever meet. Marge tells Homer that even though she may not remember him, he knows the most wonderful things about her. As they drive back home, Homer mentions beer, and she suddenly remembers him through his alcoholic tendencies.
Production
Former baseball players Sal Bando and Gene Tenace appeared as themselves.[2] They were depicted as members of the 1974 Oakland Athletics.[3] Bando recorded his lines in Milwaukee while Tenace recorded his lines in Bend, Oregon.[4] Producer Tim Long directed Tenace and named his line as one of his favorites.[5]
References
- DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Regarding Margie (Gracie Films)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- Tarnoff, Andy (May 7, 2006). "Sal Bando makes cameo on "The Simpsons"". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- Miedema, Laurence (January 21, 2023). "Sal Bando, former Oakland A's captain, anchor to 1970s World Series winners, dies at 78". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- Brown, Daniel (July 22, 2007). "Eat my sports: athletes and 'The Simpsons'". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- Zarum, Dave. "THE GREATEST ONES". Sportsnet. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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