Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"
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| Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" | |
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| Episode Number | 211 |
| Production Code | AABF14 |
| Original Airdate | January 23, 1998 |
| Blackboard Text | NONE |
| Couch Gag | ? |
| Special Guest Voices | None |
| Written By | David Mirkin |
| Directed By | John Frink |
[edit] Plot
On the way to a Ghost town the Simpsons car breaks down in front of the Retirement Castle Abe is plesently surprised having assumed the family has forgotten his birthday (which of course they had). After a day of roaming the ghost town the family heads back to Springfield Homer wants to make great time and ignors Abe's plea's to stop at several rest areas and The Worlds Biggest Toilet. Upon returning to Springfield Dr. Hibbert informs Abe that both his kidney's have exploded, he is going to need a kidney transplant or he will die. Homer is an exact match but runs away before the operation to become a sailor on a ship of lost souls. When the other lost souls hear Homer's tail of deceit they toss him over board. The second attempt to extract Homers kidney does not go well either, he runs out of the hospital, into the street and is crushed by a car. When he awakes he apologizes to the Family for not saving Abe's life, he is shocked to learn that while Dr. Hibbert was saving his life the kidney transplant was done against his will. Never fear, Homer is Re-assured that Bart has a kidney to spare for his father.
Grandpa goes out and a kidney blows for Homer's "We're makin' GREAT time!" and he runs away after he said he would to the transplant, leaving him to die, after deciding it over, he re-decides to do it, then RE-un-decides to. A car hits him and they take his kidney without noticing. Homer does a group hug while he's at the hospital. And he feels Bart's kidney. Wanting it later.
[edit] Keycard Spotting
- Keycard was spotted twice in this episode, one while there's the crowd, and Keycard is seen bleak at the end but seen.
[edit] References
The ship of lost souls scenes bears a resemblance to "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
