The Simpsons episode
"Catch 'em if You Can"
Marge and Homer leave the children behind to go on a romantic vacation.
Episode no.	331
Prod. code	FABF14
Orig. airdate	April 25, 2004
Written by	Ian Maxtone-Graham
Directed by	Matthew Nastuk
Couch gag	The couch is a white cake. The Simpsons are squeezed out like icing on top of the cake.
Season 15 November 2, 2003 – May 23, 2004 "Treehouse of Horror XIV" "My Mother the Carjacker" "The President Wore Pearls" "The Regina Monologues" "The Fat and the Furriest" "Today I Am a Clown" "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" "Margical History Tour" "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" "Smart and Smarter" "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" "Co-Dependent's Day" "The Wandering Juvie" "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" "Catch 'Em if You Can" "Simple Simpson" "The Way We Weren't" "Bart-Mangled Banner" "Fraudcast News" List of all The Simpsons episodes
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Plot

Bart lectures the other students on the bus on the topic of water balloons. After hitting Lisa with one he fights with her all the way home. Marge stops them and tells the pair that they are going to Dayton, Ohio to celebrate Uncle Tyrone's birthday. Bart and Lisa aren't thrilled with the idea: they get to stay home. As a family activity they all rent the film Love Story; Bart and Lisa are bored by it such that they ruin any moment the film might have created for Homer and Marge. Homer and Marge look forward to their trip without the children. At the airport, they see people in another queue, dressed in Hawaiian shirts and skimpy tops, going to Miami. On a whim, they decide to forego the visit to Uncle Tyrone and get on the plane to Miami as a second honeymoon. For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... Exploding water balloon eight water balloons lying on pavement A water balloon, or water bomb, is a simple small latex rubber balloon filled with water. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... : Gem City : Birthplace of Aviation United States Ohio Montgomery 56. ... Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal based on his 1970 best-selling novel, and directed by Arthur Hiller. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

Lisa and Bart are watching TV with Grandpa, when they learn that the hotel in Dayton where Marge and Homer are supposed to be staying has been completely wiped out by a tornado. They suddenly get a call from Marge, informing them that all is well: "Just checking in." Suspicious, Bart uses last-call return to find out the last incoming phone number and discovers their parents are in Miami. They get Grandpa to take them there, promising him that many single beautiful pensioners will be available. While Bart and Lisa go off in search of their parents, Grandpa goes looking for companionship. Marge and Homer see the children waiting for them outside their hotel room door, so they run away again, but Bart and Lisa are on their trail. They will not have any trouble paying for their chase, considering Homer has Ned Flanders' credit card and Bart has Rod Flanders' junior credit card. This article is about the weather phenomenon. ... Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ... Nedward Ned Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Ned Flanders In the animated cartoon series The Simpsons, the Flanders are a family consisting of Ned, Maude and their two sons Rod and Todd. ...

Homer and Marge are in Atlantic City when they spot the children once more, so they go on the run from them in an instrumental musical montage and an animated sequence (see below). Meanwhile Abe has found companionship in Miami with a man named Raoul who "appreciates" his rambling stories by turning his hearing aid off. Homer and Marge finally find themselves at the Niagara Falls, but the children are there as well. Bart and Lisa confront them and Homer and Marge finally give up and allow the children to stay with them. The children start to mess about in the room, making Homer and Marge even more despondent. Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...

That night, Bart and Lisa, feeling a little guilty, decide to give their parents their space and go to an amusement park, only to find their parents are already there. Homer and Marge, thinking the children are chasing them again, run from the pair to find refuge in a giant inflatable castle, which their lovemaking antics cause to fall into the Niagara River. The rescue teams who are Canadian and American start to fight over who is to rescue. The couple floats towards the falls and certain death, only to be saved by their large flotation device. Later they pass by the Maid of the Mist, whose captain asks them if they need help. A naked Marge and Homer shout they do not need any from inside the inflatable castle, as it floats away, and they embrace maritally underneath The Falls. Theme park redirects here. ... Satellite image of the Niagara River. ... Maid of the Mist The Maid of the Mist is a boat tour of Niagara Falls. ... Nude redirects here. ...

Later back in Springfield, Ned and Rod Flanders receive their monthly credit card bills and gasp at the charges Homer and Bart have run up.

Cultural references

• Homer is traveling by air in first class and says "Look at me, I'm reading The Economist. Did you know Indonesia is at a crossroads?" and when questioned by his wife, he simply replies "It is!" Four days later, with its customary dry wit, The Economist alluded to the quote, and published an article about Indonesia referring to the "crossroads". The title of the issue was "Indonesia's Gambit".^[1][2] About seven months later, The Economist ran a cover headline reading "Indonesia at a Crossroads."^[3]

• In the video store, there's a poster for Futurama in the background.
• Abe says that he played Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz.
• When Bart and Lisa are chasing Homer and Marge, this is an obvious parody from the starting of the movie Catch Me If You Can. Also the name of the episode is an obvious pun.

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