Homer at the Bat
- Episode aired Feb 20, 1992
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
4.8K
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Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Carl
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny
- (voice)
- …
Maggie Roswell
- Nurse
- (voice)
- …
Marcia Wallace
- Edna Krabappel
- (voice)
Wade Boggs
- Wade Boggs
- (voice)
Jose Canseco
- Jose Canseco
- (voice)
Roger Clemens
- Roger Clemens
- (voice)
Don Mattingly
- Don Mattingly
- (voice)
Mike Scioscia
- Mike Scioscia
- (voice)
Ozzie Smith
- Ozzie Smith
- (voice)
Terry Cashman
- Terry Cashman
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDon Mattingly, who was forced to shave off his "sideburns" by Mr. Burns during the episode, would later have an actual "haircut controversy", while he was playing for the New York Yankees. The coaching staff forced him to cut his long hair, and was briefly dropped from the team line-up for not doing so. Many people believed the joke in the episode to be a reference to the incident, but the episode was recorded a year before it happened.
- GoofsHow could Smithers have found out what happened to Steve Sax and Ozzie Smith? The police made it clear they were not letting Sax call anybody. Plus the only witness to what happened to Ozzie would not have known to tell Smithers about it.
- Crazy creditsDuring the Gracie Films logo, a crack of a bat is heard followed by the traditional jingle played on a pipe organ with a crowd cheering.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (1993)
- SoundtracksTalkin' Softball
(uncredited)
Parody of "Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey & The Duke)"
Written and performed by Terry Cashman
Parody lyrics by Jeff Martin
Featured review
A Baseball Satire!
This is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the Simpsons and this is one of my favorite ones. As a huge baseball fan, this was an episode I truly fell in love with and was able to understand the satirical tones. Plus, I loved the guest stars voiced by actual baseball players like Ken Griffey Jr, Roger Clemens, Darryl Strawberry, and Jose Canseco. But of course, Homer has a huge role in this story.
In this episode, "Homer at the Bat," Homer and his co-workers join the nuclear plant's softball team and they actually do pretty well as they make it to the final. When Mr. Burns gets the wind of that, he decides to manage the team and finds quality MLB players to lead his team.
Overall, a fantastic baseball-influenced episode. I loved the cultural reference to the Natural as this episode essentially turned Homer into Roy Hobbs.....or does it? I rate this episode 9/10.
In this episode, "Homer at the Bat," Homer and his co-workers join the nuclear plant's softball team and they actually do pretty well as they make it to the final. When Mr. Burns gets the wind of that, he decides to manage the team and finds quality MLB players to lead his team.
Overall, a fantastic baseball-influenced episode. I loved the cultural reference to the Natural as this episode essentially turned Homer into Roy Hobbs.....or does it? I rate this episode 9/10.
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- g-bodyl
- Aug 15, 2014
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