Monty Can't Buy Me Love

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The Simpsons episode
"Monty Can't Buy Me Love"
Episode no. 224
Prod. code AABF17
Orig. airdate May 2, 1999
Show runner(s) Mike Scully
Written by John Swartzwelder
Directed by Mark Ervin
Chalkboard "I have neither been there nor done that"
Couch gag The Simpsons join a kickline of Rockette-style dancers as the living room turns into a showbiz extravaganza, with fire-eaters, performing animals, magicians, unicyclists, etc.
Guest star(s) Michael McKean as Jerry Rude
DVD
commentary		 Mike Scully
George Meyer
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Ron Hauge
Matt Selman
Season 10
August 23, 1998 – May 16, 1999
  1. "Lard of the Dance"
  2. "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"
  3. "Bart the Mother"
  4. "Treehouse of Horror IX"
  5. "When You Dish upon a Star"
  6. "D'oh-in in the Wind"
  7. "Lisa Gets an "A""
  8. "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble""
  9. "Mayored to the Mob"
  10. "Viva Ned Flanders"
  11. "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
  12. "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"
  13. "Homer to the Max"
  14. "I'm with Cupid"
  15. "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers""
  16. "Make Room for Lisa"
  17. "Maximum Homerdrive"
  18. "Simpsons Bible Stories"
  19. "Mom and Pop Art"
  20. "The Old Man and the "C" Student"
  21. "Monty Can't Buy Me Love"
  22. "They Saved Lisa's Brain"
  23. "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo"
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"Monty Can't Buy Me Love" is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. The episode aired on May 2, 1999.

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[edit] Plot

On a normal afternoon, Marge wants Homer, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to go for a walk. They do, and apparently arrive at a Fortune Megastore, a venture of wealthy Arthur Fortune (modelled on British entrepreneur Richard Branson), who gives every one of his customers a dollar each. This embarrasses Mr. Burns, who asks Homer to help him be loved by all.

As his first activity, Burns makes Homer throw silver dollars from the top of a tall building, which causes injuries. Next, he tries to make Homer donate money to the Springfield Hospital, but Homer is mistakenly believed to be the donor. Mr. Burns appears on a radio show called "Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch", a parody of Howard Stern's radio show, and gets mocked by Rude. Feeling disappointed, Mr. Burns makes his newest plan, which is to go to Scotland to capture the legendary Loch Ness Monster. The monster is captured and sent to Springfield to be unveiled.

However, during the unveiling of the monster, Burns is blinded by flash pictures. He runs into a camera, which crashes and starts a fire. In the aftermath of the incident, Homer and Burns agree to have Nessie get a job at the "Vegas Town Casino."

[edit] Trivia

  • In line at the antiques appraisal show are:
    Herman with a German military helmet
    Dr. Hibbert with a vase
    Miss Hoover with some books
    Comic Book Guy with a copy of "Sad Sack"
    Krusty scratching his back with a menorah
    Apu with a statue of Ganesh
    Principal Skinner with an old blunderbuss-bellshaped musket.
  • To date, this is the last episode animated overseas by Anivision.
  • Willy is reunited with his mother and father in this episode. In a previous episode, I Love Lisa, Willy said his father was "hung for stealing a pig".
  • This is the first Simpsons episode to be rated TV-14 on American television (due to the sequence where Mr. Burns is on the Howard Stern-esque radio show, "Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch", and the part where Homer's butt can be seen when he twirls while wearing a kilt).
  • By the end of the episode, the Loch Ness Monster's size appears to have decreased dramatically.

[edit] Cultural references

  • The title is a pun on The Beatles' song "Can't Buy Me Love", whose refrain is "Money can't buy me love". A cover of the song appeared in the previous episode.
  • The antiques appraisal TV show "Cash In Your Legacy" is a parody of Antiques Roadshow.
  • The character of Arthur Fortune is modeled after Virgin Records founder Richard Branson
  • The song that plays when Arthur Fortune enters the Springfield Megastore is "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper.
  • When the family visits the new MegaStore, Bart asks Homer for money. Homer then hands Bart, Lisa and Marge money much like in the intro of Married... with Children where Al hands money to Bud (his son), Kelly (his daughter), Peg (his wife), and Buck (the family dog).
  • Mr. Burns's press conference falling apart when all of the flashbulbs go off is reminiscent of King Kong.
  • When Bart tries to ride off on a dog while taking a walk with his family at the beginning of the episode he says, "Hi ho Silver Away!" just like in the Lone Ranger.
  • Mr Burns appears on a radio show hosted by Jerry Rude and the bathroom bunch, Jerry Rude has a similar appearance and similar (albeit more extreme) attitude to that of shock DJ Howard Stern
  • The roar of the monster when first seen after the loch is drained is the same as the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.
  • In the megastore, Lisa watches The Postman, where the director and star Kevin Costner (in a video commentary) is regretting his work, parodying the critical reception of the film upon its release.
  • The song Otto listens to is "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest.


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