Viva Ned Flanders
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"Viva Ned Flanders" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons
The episode is rare among Simpsons episodes because, like "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?", it has a direct sequel.
Synopsis
Springfield is without a casino (see "$pringfield") when Mr. Burns' Casino is demolished. The family gets their car washed, and when Homer is there, he sees that Ned Flanders gets a senior discount. At church, Flanders admits to Homer that he is sixty years old. He says that he follows the three "c"s of success: clean living, chewing thoroughly, and 'a daily does of vitamin Church!' Well, that...and the fact that he has never lived impulsively, and never really had any fun in life. The rest of the town stops admiring Ned for living so well, and begins to pity him for having never truly lived at all.
Ned reluctantly agrees with this and the Simpsons come to the Flanders home to cheer a depressed Ned up, and Homer tells Flanders that they are going on a gambling trip to Las Vegas. Homer is confident about going there, but Flanders is nervous. They see Captain Lance Murdoch (from "Bart the Daredevil") doing one of his stunts, and Homer chooses to volunteer, and survives. As they gamble, Homer and Ned try their luck, get money, and have some binge drinking time.
Later on, Homer and Ned realize that they have married two cocktail waitresses: Homer's new wife is named Amber, and Ned's new wife is Ginger. The waitresses say that they are married to them, and prove it through a video tape. Homer and Ned try to escape from the waitresses, and go on a wild rampage through the casino, until they are confronted by casino security, Ernst and Gunter (also from "$pringfield"), Drederick Tatum, and the Moody Blues. They escape the casino, but are booted out of the casino, and say that they are not welcome to Las Vegas again. Homer and Ned head back to their real wives in Springfield by hitchhiking.
The episode would later have a sequel, which is rare for the Simpsons. In the episode "Brawl in the Family" the Vegas wives would return for their spouses, causing more problems for Ned and Homer.
Quotes
- Guy detonating the bomb: 4,3,2...
Guy detonating the bomb: IMplosion? But I thought you said...
(the Casino EXplodes)
- John Lodge: Can the poems - it's arse-whooping time!
Trivia
- The episode title is an obvious spoof on the Elvis Presley song "Viva Las Vegas", which even plays during the episode and during the ending credits.
- First appearance of the vegas wives: Amber and Ginger.
- When Ned and Homer drive down the road to las vegas they pass two guys in a red convertible which spoofs Raoul Duke and Dr.Gonzo from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
- The poem quoted by Graeme Edge and Justin Hayward is a re-worked version of Late Lament, the poem that follows Nights in White Satin on their Days of Future Passed album.
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