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Encyclopedia > Goo Goo Gai Pan
The Simpsons episode
"Goo Goo Gai Pan"
Episode no. 347
Prod. code GABF06
Orig. airdate March 13, 2005
Written by Lawrence Talbot (pseudonym for Dana Gould)
Directed by Lance Kramer
Couch gag The family is surprised by the townspeople and Homer collapses of a heart attack
Guest star(s) Robert Wagner as himself
Lucy Liu as Madam Wu
Season 16
November 7, 2004 – May 15, 2005
  1. Treehouse of Horror XV
  2. All's Fair in Oven War
  3. Sleeping with the Enemy
  4. She Used to Be My Girl
  5. Fat Man and Little Boy
  6. Midnight Rx
  7. Mommie Beerest
  8. Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
  9. Pranksta Rap
  10. There's Something About Marrying
  11. On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister
  12. Goo Goo Gai Pan
  13. Mobile Homer
  14. The Seven-Beer Snitch
  15. Future-Drama
  16. Don't Fear the Roofer
  17. The Heartbroke Kid
  18. A Star Is Torn
  19. Thank God It's Doomsday
  20. Home Away from Homer
  21. The Father, The Son & The Holy Guest Star
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Plot

Selma gives Mr. Burns his driving test to replace his old license, which expired in 1909. During the test, she experiences a hot flash and is later taken to the hospital. Dr. Hibbert tells her that she is experiencing menopause (which is explained in a video with Robert Wagner). She is saddened that now she can not have children. Patty suggests that she adopt a child. She almost manages to adopt one of Cletus' many babies, but that falls through after Cletus reclaims the child. Lisa advises Selma to adopt a child from China. Although her forms are in order, Selma learns that she has to be married to legally get a child. When she finds out that the agency-person knows who MacGyver is, she puts down the second name she can think of : Homer Simpson. Patricia Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure Stu Simpson , also known as Patty and Selma (both voiced by Julie Kavner) are fictional characters on The Simpsons. ... Mr. ... Current EU driving licence, German version - front 1. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age in women. ... For other persons named Robert Wagner, see Robert Wagner (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). ... Cletus Del Roy Spuckler (voiced by Hank Azaria), also known as Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel, is a fictional character on the long-running animated television show The Simpsons. ... 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. ... MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in Canada, about a laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ...


She sponsors a trip to China for the Simpsons. While on the plane, Marge informs Homer that he must pretend to be Selma's husband. Shocked, he later decides to do it for Marge. When they arrive, Selma claims that Bart and Lisa are their own children and Marge is their nanny. The Chinese adoption agent, Madam Wu (voiced by Lucy Liu), tells them that they will get a baby in a few days. When asked about his job in America, reasoning that he has no chance of being outed, Homer claims he is an acrobat. The Simpson Family The Simpson family is the family featured in the United States animated sitcom The Simpsons. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: 劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng, born December 2, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... High wire act Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts, and is also practiced as a sport. ...


As luck would have it, at an Acrobatics Show, it is announced that the main performer had a sudden attack of "outspokenness" and suffered a "bullet-related death". When people start to realize that the Communist Party of China is not infallible and start questioning everything, Homer is told to perform to forestall an impending riot. The stunt involves being catapulted onto a high stack of chairs. The stunt goes off smoothly, but Homer's over-enthusiastic chanting of "U-S-A!" causes the stack to topple and he gets severely injured performing and is treated in a hospital. There, Selma gets her daughter, whom she names Ling and who is fond of grabbing Homer's eyes. Selma thanks Homer for doing the right thing and decided to leave him to snuggle with Marge for a while. When everyone leaves, Homer and Marge snuggle. Unbeknownst to them, Madam Wu is watching them through holes in the nose of a portrait of Chairman Mao. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the countrys constitution. ... The U-S-A! cheer is a chant that was first yelled by fans during the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Ling Bouvier is the child that is adopted from China by Selma Bouvier after discovering that she was no longer fertile. ... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893—September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. ...


As the Simpsons and Selma are about to leave, Madam Wu arrives and takes Ling away, as Homer and Selma aren't married. Homer's fortune cookie, which says "We will take Selma's baby.", is right. At the airport, The Simpsons try to console a despondent Selma. Lisa has an idea of getting Ling back. At the nursery, they dress and spray paint Homer as a cross-legged golden Buddha statue. According to the customs of feng shui, the Buddha statue must be taken indoors. The Chinese guards try pushing him in, but he is too heavy. They insert a hook into his nostril and drag him inside, causing Homer a great deal of pain, which he manages to keep in. They finally decide to chop the statue up into pieces as nothing is mentioned about the Buddha being in one piece. When they leave, Homer goes inside the nursery, looking for a Chinese baby... in a Chinese nursery. As he looks around, a baby grabs his eyes. It is Ling! He grabs her and runs out. Media:Example. ... Fēng Shuǐ (風水 – literally, wind and water pronounced fung shuway), which may be more than 3000 years old, is the ancient practice of placement to achieve harmony with the environment. ...


The Simpsons, Selma and Ling pass through Tiananmen Square, a place where, according to the Chinese shown in the episode, "nothing happened" in 1989. Suddenly, Madam Wu, in a tank, confronts them and demands the baby back. Selma decides to reason with her, bureaucrat to bureaucrat. For that, she has to sign a form, initial it in two places, and have it notarized. After an impassioned speech, Madam Wu agrees to allow Selma to adopt Ling. Apparently, Wu herself had been raised by her mother alone, as her father was choked to death by a ping-pong ball the day before the Heimlich maneuver was invented. Selma, Ling, and the Simpsons depart China via junk except for Bart, who has been replaced by a Chinese child spy who is masquerading as him to deceive Homer. For the 1989 protest, see Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ... The Unknown Rebel - This famous photo, taken by photographer Jeff Widener, depicts a lone protester whose actions halted a column of advancing tanks until he was pulled into the crowd. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This article is about the sociological concept. ... An Embossed Notary Seal. ... Regional competition level table tennis, showing table, net, and player getting ready to return the ball with a winning backhand topspin stroke. ... The Heimlich maneuver The Heimlich maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts, is a first aid procedure for clearing an obstructed airway. ... The Junk is a Chinese sailing vessel. ...


Cultural references

  • When Selma says the car is too hot, Burns says it is actually cooler than Guy Lombardo, a famous Canadian band leader.
  • Mr. Burns says his car once outraced the Flying Finn, Paavo Nurmi, an athlete who won 9 Gold Medals at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. Both this and the aforementioned references are among the many Burns age jokes that have been used throughout the series.
  • The dragons Homer imagines are white, gold, and red, but at the end the white one is green. That first dragon also resembles the one who appears in Spirited Away.
  • The Chinese play that the Simpsons watch is clearly based on Death of a Salesman. One of the performers says Ben's trademark line, "When I was seventeen, I walked into the jungle. And by twenty-one, I walked out. And by God, I was rich!" A chorus sung during the scene, "Wǒ yǒu qián! Wǒ yǒu qián!" is Mandarin for "I have money! I have money!"
  • In this episode Homer has a heart attack in the couch gag at the opening credits is similar to the season 4 episode Homer's Triple Bypass where Homer had a heart attack during the episode.
  • When the Simpsons plane arrives in Beijing, you can see several crates being loaded on to a plane labled "Maine Lobsters" "Heartland Oatmeal" and "America's Choice Apple Pie" displaying globalization and the joke that almost all american products are made in china

Guy Lombardo, photographed by William P. Gottlieb, 1947 Gaetano Alberto Guy Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian bandleader and violinist famous in the United States. ... The Flying Finn was a nickname given to several Finnish runners including Olympic gold medalists, Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi. ... Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ) (June 13, 1897 Turku – October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. ... The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Spirited Away , lit. ... Cover to the Penguin Group edition. ... This article is on all of the Northern and Southwestern Chinese dialects. ... Homers Triple Bypass is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons fourth season, which originally aired on December 17, 1992. ...

China references

  • The title of this episode is a pun on moo goo gai pan, the name of a popular pseudo-Chinese American recipe, based on the Cantonese dish mah gu gai pin, which is composed of fresh button mushrooms and other vegetables with sliced chicken.
  • In the Consulate of China, on the wall map, there’s Taiwan (Republic of China) shown as independent state. This is a joke on the One-China policy of the Chinese government.
  • While flying to China, the plane passes over a monument to "Warrior and spicy chicken pioneer" General Zuo Zongtang.
Flag of the Communist Party of China shown on the body of Mao in the original US broadcast.
  • The original broadcast portrayed the body of Mao Zedong covered by the flag of the Communist Party of China with the hammer and sickle (as is the case in the actual mausoleum). However, in later broadcasts the flag was substituted for the Flag of the People's Republic of China.
  • Homer's remark that Mao is like "a little angel that killed 50 million people," is a reference to the Great Leap Forward and other policies of Mao that resulted in massive Chinese death tolls.
  • There is a plaque reading, "On this spot in 1989, nothing happened", in Tiananmen Square, a reference to the Chinese Government's denial of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  • The depiction of a "Krusty Fried Chicken" restaurant in China is a reference to Kentucky Fried Chicken, which enjoys a high level of success in the country and was actually the first American fast food chain to open in China.
  • While Homer is disguised a Buddha, a Chinese guard remarks that leaving him outside would be bad. This is a reference to Feng shui, an ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space.However, the practice is referred to as "a trick to sell crappy end tables to the west" in the episode.
  • When the Simpsons are visiting the Great Wall of China, three "barbarian invaders" (presumably Mongolians) are shown trying to leap over the wall with their po-go sticks, one of them saying; "With these po-go sticks we can finally get across!". This is a reference to the difficulties foreign armies faced when trying to invade China.
  • When Selma stands in front of the tank piloted by Wu, the shot is highly reminiscent of the famous image of the Unknown Rebel blocking the line of tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  • The Simpsons family arrived in Beijing, China, but left from Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, as the Bank of China Tower could be seen in the background, and Beijing has no harbour or port to speak of as it is a landlocked city.
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"Goo Goo Gai Pan" is an episode from the sixteenth season of The Simpsons.
The title of this episode is a pun on moo goo gai pan, the name of a popular pseudo-Chinese American recipe, based on the Cantonese dish mah gu gai pin, which is composed of fresh button mushrooms and other vegetables with sliced chicken.
The original broadcast portrayed the body of Mao Zedong covered by the flag of the Communist Party of China with the hammer and sickle (as is the case in the actual mausoleum).
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