Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
- Episode aired Mar 26, 2006
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
As part of a new Fox show, the Simpsons participate in a wife-swap.As part of a new Fox show, the Simpsons participate in a wife-swap.As part of a new Fox show, the Simpsons participate in a wife-swap.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Cletus
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny
- (voice)
- …
Marcia Wallace
- Edna Krabappel
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- Brandine
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough Ricky Gervais came up with the plot of the episode and wrote parts of it on his own, the whole writing team of The Simpsons worked on the script and pitched ideas, as is done with all episodes. Gervais has said in interviews that he thinks he received too much credit for writing the episode, claiming he merely sent his plot ideas, along with some written scenes, to Jean through email, and it was then the staff of the show that "made it look like a Simpsons script." He commented in a Dazed & Confused article that "I'm going to get the credit, but I think everyone in the industry knows it was a joint effort." One of the scenes that Gervais wrote himself was Charles' love song for Marge, which later appeared on the 2007 soundtrack album The Simpsons: Testify.
- GoofsThe cameraman's voice changes between scenes.
- Quotes
Homer Simpson: [watching hi-definition TV] What a picture. You can see the soulless emptiness in that shark's eyes.
[changes channels]
Homer Simpson: Ooh, Two and a Half Men. You can see the soulless emptiness in Charlie Sheen's eyes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in New Heroes of Comedy: Ricky Gervais (2008)
Featured review
Best Simpsons episode in years.
I don't know why everybody hated this episode, I thought it was fantastic. I've been a huge Simpsons fan all my life, I used to watch about 10 episodes a day, and, whilst I wasn't a huge fan of 'The Office' (it was good, just not for me), I did love 'Extras'. I never saw the ads for this Ricky Gervais episode, first I knew of it was when I saw it on TV. The plot follows the familiar Simpsons structure of seeming to have one story line, but then, a little under halfway through the episode, the story takes an entirely new direction. The humour is excellent, very distinctly Gervais, but very much The Simpsons too. Gervais' character and Marge do take up most of the screen time, but it works. The Simpsons has been declining somewhat in recent years, after seeing this episode, I wonder if Gervais was approached as a full time writer!
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- dickduffy_87
- Jul 6, 2007
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