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Moonshine River

  • Episode aired Sep 30, 2012
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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1.6K
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The Simpsons (1989)
Adult AnimationSatireSitcomAnimationComedy

The Simpsons go back to New York City so that Bart can find his old girlfriend Mary Spuckler. Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge spend the trip trying to take in New York culture on the cheap.The Simpsons go back to New York City so that Bart can find his old girlfriend Mary Spuckler. Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge spend the trip trying to take in New York culture on the cheap.The Simpsons go back to New York City so that Bart can find his old girlfriend Mary Spuckler. Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge spend the trip trying to take in New York culture on the cheap.

  • Directors
    • Mike B. Anderson
    • Bob Anderson
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mike B. Anderson
      • Bob Anderson
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 4User reviews
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
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    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
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    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
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    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Kent Brockman
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    Ken Burns
    Ken Burns
    • Ken Burns
    • (voice)
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Mary Spuckler
    • (voice)
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • Gina Vendetti
    • (voice)
    Anne Hathaway
    Anne Hathaway
    • Jenny
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    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Charlie Sheen
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    Don Pardo
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    Natalie Portman
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    Al Roker
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    Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    • Edna Krabappel
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    Chris Edgerly
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    • Directors
      • Mike B. Anderson
      • Bob Anderson
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    2nikolajsblack

    Generally just kind of boring

    The opening is the best part of this episode. The car/bike race being double-booked by Springfield's incompetent city planners is mildly funny and interesting. Although, you get the feeling that if the same concept had been used for a classic Simpsons episode in an earlier season they could have ran with it better.

    It's all down-hill from there. For some reason, the writers seem to forget what age Lisa and Bart are and do this weird bit where they hassle each other about their dating lives like they are 20 something siblings and not pre-middle-schoolers.

    Then all the NYC stuff is just a little dry and boring. It's not bad, but not interesting enough to want to pay attention to.

    I haven't even touched on the whole main premise or the episode (Mary Spuckler and Bart's Romcom-esque meet up) because honestly it's just not entertaining at all.

    Also, they don't go dark or wacky enough with Cletus trying to chase Mary down. His motivations are totally unclear and he's just kind of there.
    8lesleyharris30

    The Twenty-Fourth Season Starts Off Strong,

    Moonshine River is a great Simpsons episode with a lot of very funny scenes,most of them coming from Homer in this episode and also a lot of laughs from Cletus's scenes.The Simpsons twenty-fourth season starts off strong,I really enjoyed the return of Bart's old girlfriends,even if they were only brief cameos,Gina (Sarah Michelle Gellar) from Wandering Juvie,Jenny (Anne Hathaway) from The Good,The Sad And The Drugly,Darcy (Natalie Portman) from Little Big Girl all make brief cameos,and Mary Spuckler (Zooey Deschanel) from Apocalypse Cow has a main role in this episode.The episode is lots of fun and laughs from start to finish and starts off the new season very well.

    Bart looks back over all his past girlfriends to find out how he failed with all of them,the only successful relationship he had was with Mary Spuckler,so he decides to go to New York and win her back.

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    • Trivia
      One of the names on the door bells at Marys apartment is T. Bickle, a reference to Taxi Driver (1976).
    • Quotes

      Cletus Spuckler: Is you one of my kids?

      Bart Simpson: No, sir.

      Cletus Spuckler: Prove it!

      Bart Simpson: A, B, C...

      Cletus Spuckler: Alright, alright. You convinced me, Einstein.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.5 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Cylinder Head
      Music by Zooey Deschanel

      Lyrics by Tim Long

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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