When Flanders Failed
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"When Flanders Failed" is the third episode of the The Simpsons
Synopsis
Ned Flanders invites the Simpsons to a barbecue party; during the pulling of the wishbone, Homer wishes for the Leftorium, Ned's new left-handed goods store in the Springfield Mall, to go out of business. When the store does indeed close, plunging the Flanderses into debt and misery, Homer must wrestle with the guilt his wish has brought and make things right again.In a subplot, when prodded to get away from the television and get some exercise, Bart offers to learn karate, only to skip out of each lesson in order to play in the mall arcade. Whenever he is questioned about the techniques he has learned, he refers to the "Touch of Death", an ability seen in one of the arcade games he plays. His actions catch up to him when Lisa prods him to defend her and reclaim her saxophone.
Trivia
- "When Flanders Failed" is famous among fans of The Simpsons for Lisa's use of the word Schadenfreude to describe Homer's initial reaction to the closing of the Leftorium.
- The title of this episode is a reference to the poem In Flanders Fields.
- If you notice an unusual number of animation glitches in this episode, it's because the animation studio was training a new group of animators and this episode was one of their first efforts, according to the DVD commentary.
Quotes
- Lisa: (to Bart) "I'm sure you did nothing to discourage this, you scavenger of human misery."
- Flanders: "Homer, affordable tract housing made us neighbors, but you made us friends".
- Flanders: "In times like these, I used to turn to the Bible for answers, but even the Good Book can't help me now.
Homer: Why not?
Flanders: Because I sold it to you for seven cents.
Homer: Oh. - Homer: (advertising the Leftorium): It's all here, and it's all backwards!
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