Homer at the bat written by john swartzwelder directed by jim reardon. The simpsons homer at the bat tv episode 1992 full. A new documentary will focus on one of the most iconic. The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 1 please share, like and subscribe to this channel for new videos. Welcome to the simpsons greatest hits, my neverending quest to find the greatest episode of the simpsons. The 30 essential episodes of the simpsons homer at the bat in the simpsons. The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 6 please share, like and subscribe to this. However, in the film, the bat boy offers roy hobbs a homemade bat he had been working on, and the iconic hit is made with that. The simpsons make baseball hall of fame thanks to homer at.
May 26, 2017 the baseball hall of fame will pay tribute to the homer at the bat episode of the simpsons on the 25th anniversary of its airing. The simpsons documentary about homer at the bat to air on. The baseball hall of fame will pay tribute to the homer at the bat episode of the simpsons on the 25th anniversary of its airing. In advance of the networks 20th year broadcasting the.
The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 5 youtube. The episode, called homer at the bat, is a simpsons classic, and fox is celebrating with a fake documentary on homer simpson himself. One of the most iconic episodes of the simpsons will be feted saturday at the national baseball hall of fame. In order to do so, he replaced the regular softball team with professional baseball players. Burns hires a team of major league baseball players to guarantee a victory. Homer defined is the fifth episode of the simpsons third season. The simpsons baseball episode homer at the bat is getting. Homer at bat features the greatest baseball game ever played. May 07, 2017 episode 17 of season 3 of the simpsons has long been a favorite of mlb fans all over the world. I just watched homer at the bat again and i was thinking if this the best episode of series three. Marge at the bat full dialogue walkthroughthe simpsons tapped. The simpsons documentary about homer at the bat to air. The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 6 youtube.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on february 20, 1992. Deep space homer homer at bat pvc toy, figures kept in a box for past 19 years in a storage bin inside a temp controlled indoor attic. Watch the simpsons season 3 episode 17 online tv fanatic. Al jean and mike reiss doubted that they would be able to get nine players, thinking that they would be able to get three at best.
The last play in homer at the bat made perfect sense. The simpsons celebrates 25th anniversary of homer at the bat. The simpsons homer at the bat tv episode 1992 full cast. Homer becomes the star player for the softball team at his nuclear power plant thanks to his magic bat. Search, discover and share your favorite homer at the bat gifs.
Many people believed the joke in the episode to be a reference to the incident, but homer at the bat was recorded a year before it happened. The 5 best sports episodes of the simpsons nbc sports. By that time, simpsons fever had a stranglehold over america and the show would continue to dominate for the next decade, winning countless awards and being generally the best cartoon show ever made. The episode follows the springfield nuclear power plant softball team, led by homer, having a winning season and making the championship game. In recognition of this transcendent episode, cooperstown will honor the simpsons with a roundtable discussion featuring the shows executive producers, director, story editor and casting director. Feb 23, 2017 in the 1992 episode homer at the bat, a team full of familiar major league faces must contend with some unexpectedly tough times, which in some ways foreshadowed the difficult seasons for the. The simpsons homer at the bat tv episode 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Making the iconic simpsons episode homer at the bat sportsnet. May 26, 2017 the homer at the bat episode in which allstar baseball players are brought in to play on the companys softball team is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the hall of fame in. The simpsons producer al jean reflects on homer at the bat. As in the film, the homemade bat splinters after the protagonist faces a tough pitcher. Sep 23, 2018 the simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 5 please share, like and subscribe to this channel for new videos.
The 10 best athlete cameos on the simpsons, ranked for. Its an unforgettable snapshot of what baseball royalty looked like circa 1992. The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat part 1 youtube. Homer at the bat arrived on our screens at the tail end of season 3. Oct 19, 2017 if youre a fan of homer at bat, objectively the best sports episode of the simpsons ever, then youre in for a treat.
Baseball hall of fame to honor homer at the bat episode. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on october 17, 1991. The simpsons homer at the bat tv episode 1992 trivia. It was a seismic cultural event that brought together the best in entertainment and sports in a riotous riff on the natural. Mar 20, 2020 a look back at the iconic baseballthemed simpsons episode homer at the bat, which turned me and millions of kids into fans of the show through our love for mlb. The best simpsons sports episode ever is getting its own. There are roughly a dozen the simpsons episodes where baseball plays a large role in the plot. This monday marked the silver anniversary of homer at the bat, one of the best episodes of the simpsons in the series long run. In the episode, homer saves the springfield nuclear power plant from meltdown by arbitrarily choosing the emergency override button using a counting rhyme.
Homer at the bat was the episode in which the simpsons took the leap. The bases were loaded, and burns makes the hilariously overthinkingit decision to pinch hit. Homer wins the game by getting knocked unconscious. Oct 18, 2017 the onehour special celebrates the legendary episode homer at the bat, in addition to homer simpsons induction into the national baseball hall of fame earlier this year. Homer at the bat is widely regarded as one of the greatest simpsons episodes, which is really saying something, as the show has now produced over 600 installments. Albany one of the most iconic episodes of the simpsons will be feted saturday at the national baseball hall of fame. Watch the simpsons season 3 episode 17 online via tv fanatic with over 6 options to watch the the simpsons s3e17 full episode. They succeeded, and the nine players who agreed to guest.
I thought the episode was not up to par until this moment burns. Charlie swings his bat, it slips out his hands and goes flying into. The original song was written by cashman, while the parody lyrics were written by jeff martin. A look back at the iconic simpsons episode homer at bat, which turned. The first full episode of the simpsons hit the airwaves in 1989. Watch teaser for simpsons documentary about iconic homer at the bat episode morgan spurlock made a mockumentary, springfield of dreams. The simpsons s3 e17 homer at the bat recap tv tropes. The season 3 episode homer at the bat has stood the test of time as one of the simpsons classic episodes, establishing the series as the gold standard of fox comedy and later memorialized.
Homer at the bat is an episode with a deep, irreverent love of baseball history. Homer at the bat holds a few distinctions within the simpsons universe. For the 25th anniversary of the simpsons softball episode, 6. Jun 02, 2017 the first big baseball cameo following homer at the bat was made in the 1999 episode brothers little helper, during which bart has a psychotic reaction to adhd drugs and believes. Anyone who doesnt understand what the term jumping the shark means should be shown the saddlesore galactica episode, because it is a prime example.
In that seminal episode, titled homer at the bat, mr. Finally, enjoy having terry cashmans talkin softball stuck in your head for the rest of the week. Morgan spurlock simpsons episode honors homer at the bat. First airing on 20 february 1992, homer at the bat has lived on as one of the most iconic episodes of the simpsons in the beforeitwenttoshit era. The simpsons s3 e17 homer at the bat ymmv tv tropes. The 25th anniversary of a specific athletic episode of the longrunning animated series, entitled homer at the bat, will be celebrated by the national baseball hall of fame and museum on saturday, may 27, as part of hall of fame classic weekend. House was smoke free and it went undisturbed in storage until recently when i starting selling off a bunch of simpsons. The simpsons homer at the bat tv episode 1992 imdb. An iconic episode of the simpsons will be honored saturday at the national baseball hall of fame in cooperstown. Homer and his coworkers qualify for the plant softball teams league final, but mr. Motu patlu ep32a dance competition funny videos for kids wow kidz comedy new duration. The simpsons s03e17 homer at the bat full episode youtube. Talkin softball is a parody of terry cashmans song talkin baseball performed by cashman himself heard at the end of homer at the bat. However, none compare to season 3 episode 17 of the simpsons, entitled homer at the bat, which aired on feb.
This is one of the most quotable episodes of the show and youll find yourself blurting it out over the next few days once you watch it. Oct 20, 2017 watch teaser for simpsons documentary about iconic homer at the bat episode morgan spurlock made a mockumentary, springfield of dreams. It would have been easy to fill the episodes with winking asides and injokes, but that would have left homer at the bat in 1992, instead of seeming completely fresh out of the box in 2019. From sports betting and how it makes a good thing even better to college athletics and how a 75 season doesnt come cheap. Like many simpsons parodies it has become more famous than its source and like the best simpsons songs. The simpsons to celebrate 25th anniversary of homer at the. Despite revolving around a fateful baseball game, homer at the bat is pure golden age simpsons, and contains jokes likely to amuse. Among those standout episodes is homer at the bat, season 3 episode 17, and a particularly important one for me personally, since it was the fifth simpsons episode i ever saw, but most. Homer, ozzie, and the straw and many more come together for a starstudded softball game. Homer at the bat is the best episode of the simpsons ever vice. Apr 11, 2020 the first full episode of the simpsons hit the airwaves in 1989. Legends surrounding boggs and the amount of beer he can drink later mentioned on the its always sunny in philadelphia episodes, the gang beats boggs and the gang beats boggs. In the audio commentary, the writers and producers acknowledge that harry.
Watch the simpsons season 3, episode 17 homer at the bat. Baseball hall of fame to honor homer at the bat episode of. Affiliates with free and paid streaming include amazon, itunes, vudu. It was written by john swartzwelder, who is a big baseball fan, but was suggested by sam simon, who wanted an episode filled with real major league baseball players. Homer at the bat is the seventeenth episode of season 3. Experts pick the 10 best simpsons episodes of all time time. Locations 742 evergreen terrace, moes tavern, springfield nuclear power plant, springfield general hospital, springfield mystery spot characters charles montgomery burns, waylon smithers, jr. May 26, 2017 the simpsons homer at the bat episode goes to hof. Homer at the bat is one of the more surreal episodes of the simpsons glory days and they even manage to summarise this during the end credits in one catchy song a parody of talkin baseball by terry cashman. Al jean, the longtime writer, producer and showrunner of the simpsons, has overseen the best sportsthemed episodes in the shows 25year history. Fox will be airing a comedic documentary about the episode titled. Fresh prince of belair, the nanny, full house, and the simpsons.
The tale of homers homemade bat a takeoff of the plot of the natural. Homer at the bat is the seventeenth episode of the simpsons third season. When a show is on tv that long, it touches on a lot of different topics including sports. Mar, 2019 the episode involves homer and bart training up a racehorse for some extra cash and falling in with a bad crowd of magical jockeys. Episode 8f first aired 2201992 a baseball episode where homer and his homemade bat carry the power plants softball team into the championship game. The simpsons will celebrate the 25th anniversary of homer at the bat with a new documentary. It represents the first time the simpsons beat the cosby show in the ratings, but it also represents the first time the show had a large roster of bigname guest voices instead of one or two. He carved it himself out of a tree that was struck by lightning.