The Simpsons episode
"Jaws Wired Shut"
Episode no.	278
Prod. code	DABF05
Orig. airdate	January 27, 2002
Show runner(s)	Al Jean
Written by	Matt Selman
Directed by	Nancy Kruse
Couch gag	The living room is black and white and Homer is portrayed as the Little Tramp.
Season 13 November 6, 2001 – May 22, 2002
Treehouse of Horror XII The Parent Rap Homer the Moe A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love The Blunder Years She of Little Faith Brawl in the Family Sweets and Sour Marge Jaws Wired Shut Half-Decent Proposal The Bart Wants What It Wants The Lastest Gun in the West The Old Man and the Key Tales from the Public Domain Blame It on Lisa Weekend at Burnsie's Gump Roast I Am Furious Yellow The Sweetest Apu Little Girl in the Big Ten The Frying Game Papa's Got a Brand New Badge
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Synopsis

While the Simpsons are relaxing outside their home, the Springfield gay pride parade passes by. Many homosexual-themed floats pass by, including one with gay dogs, which intrigues Santa's Little Helper, but upsets Homer. He drags his family (and Santa's Little Helper) away and they go to the Springfield Googolplex to see the movie Shenani-Goats. The Simpson Family The Simpson family is the family featured in the United States animated sitcom The Simpsons. ... Springfield is the fictional American city in which the American animated cartoon television sitcom The Simpsons is set. ... A pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of a city to commemorate the struggle for LGBT rights and pride. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Santas Little Helper or once known as Santos L. Halper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castellaneta) is the Simpson familys pet dog. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

Due to the number of commercials, public service announcements, and movie trailers preceeding the movie, Homer grows impatient and jumps up in front of the screen chanting, "Start the movie!", to the approval of the audience, all except Marge and Lisa (though Bart has no trouble inciting his rage further). The ushers, fearing that this situation could spiral out of control, attack Homer with giant Kit Kats. Homer runs, pursued by the confectionery-armed ushers. At the park, Mayor Quimby is inaugurating a large metal statue of boxer Drederick Tatum. Homer, turning his head to taunt the ushers, runs into the statue's metal fist, which hits him squarely in the jaw. He hits the ground, with a broken jaw, crying in pain. Commercialism redirects here. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ... Theatrical trailers are 2-3 minute advertisements for movies that play in cinemas before another movie. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith. ... Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors Bartholomew J. Bart Simpson is a main character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... Look up escort in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A KitKat is a confection manufactured by Nestl . ... Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby Joseph Joe Quimby, Jr. ... Drederick Tatum (voiced by Hank Azaria), also known as Mr. ...

At the Springfield General Hospital, Dr. Hibbert wires Homer's jaws shut, saying that he will not be able to speak or eat solid food for a while. On hearing this, Homer tries to commit suicide by using a suicide machine. However, because he is so large, the hypodermic needles only provide sexual release. This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... Euthanasia (from Greek: ευθανασία -ευ, eu, good, θάνατος, thanatos, death) is the practice of terminating the life of a person or animal in a presumably painless or minimally painful way, usually by lethal injection. ... Different bevels on hypodermic needles Syringe on left, hypodermic needle with attached color-coded luer lock on right. ...

At home, unable to eat a steak, Homer tries pushing it up his nose, but ends up feeling more woozy than satisfied. Bart takes advantage of Homer's problem by asking if he had any verbal objection to his using Milhouse as a human yo-yo. At Moe's, they are visited by Duffman, who is there for the Duff Trivia Challenge. Whoever answers the question "What beverage, brewed since ancient times, is made from hops and grains?" wins a lifetime supply of Duff Beer. Homer knows but is unable to answer. The other barflies and Moe are too dumb or drunk to answer. Homer is grief-stricken at the thought of having lost the chance of a lifetime supply of Duff. A steak (from Old Norse steik, roast) is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. ... Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional 10 year old character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Pamela Hayden. ... The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally-sized discs of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, around which a string is wound. ... An exterior of Moes Tavern, in The Simpsons. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Duff Beer (with Homer Simpson) Duff Beer is a fictional brand of beer in the animated series The Simpsons. ...

Homer starts using a small chalkboard to communicate with his family. That night, in bed with Marge, he asks her (using the chalkboard) about her day. Pleasantly surprised at Homer's attention, she tells him how she doesn't like Ned Flanders for wanting to ban culottes from the school, which makes Homer love her more. The next day, when Lisa comes home angry, she finds an attentive ear in Homer and gets a hug from him (although it's only to "cork her cry-hole"). Bart also confides in Homer about his negative feelings about being the class clown. Homer even listens to Grampa's rambling stories. A chalkboard, with multiple colors of chalk Blackboard Chalk A quadruple chalkboard at the Helsinki University of Technology A chalkboard or blackboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with chalk or other erasable markers. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Culottes are a split or divided skirt. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mouth (human). ... Abraham Abe Grampa J. Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

Marge decides that, since Homer is so well-behaved, they can going to the Springfield formal ball at the Country Club. Apparently last year's dance didn't go well, with Homer and a donkey knocking down the cake. At the ball, he is rewarded by an impressed Mr. Burns, who thinks that Homer has correctly guessed that the music playing is from Southern Hungary, when Homer actually wrote "So hungry" on his chalkboard. Homer is complimented for not having laughed at an aristocrat's crazy eye, and for passing on the appetizers. They get invited to have dinner with a socialite someday, and Homer even passes up an opportunity to horse around with the donkey. As they dance, Marge is ecstatic that Homer did not screw up this magical evening. Dr. Hibbert then informs Homer that he can remove the jaw wires the next day. Though Homer is happy, Marge is not. Mr. ...

The next day, the jaw wires come off. At Moe's, Homer tells Lenny and Carl about the virtues of just listening. They try it and hear Moe, in the backroom, trying to arrange for an escort. Lindsey Naegle, now a guest booker for the talk show "Afternoon Yak", invites Homer and Marge to the show. During the innuendo-filled show, Marge, with the support of the hosts, pleads with Homer to stop his "rascally ways". Despite the temptation of the upcoming Demolition Derby, Homer decides to do it for her sake. Lenford Lenny Leonard is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Carl Carlson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Morris Moe Lester Szyslak (pronounced //) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... Lindsey Naegle (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is one of the recurring characters from the television show The Simpsons. ... Look up Innuendo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A demolition derby under way at the Greenwich, Ohio Firemens Festival, 2005 Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals. ...

The next day, Marge comes home to a clean house, just the way she left it. However, she hears Homer declare that he's going to kill Bart. When she investigates, she finds that he is rehearsing a play with Bart. Homer even starts to drink milk, instead of his usual beer, and goes to sleep earlier than usual. All this peace and quiet has an adverse effect on Marge, who starts going crazy with boredom. The demolition derby form flies into her hand, and she decides to give it a try. When she leaves, Homer wakes up and finds Marge is gone and so is the demolition derby form. He puts two and two together, and heads off to the derby, with the kids in tow.

At the derby Marge, in her station-wagon and wearing a safety helmet, smashes into another car and feels good about it. All her good feelings go away when a large black SUV crashes into the station wagon. Homer and the kids arrive and see Marge in trouble. Homer has no idea how to save his wife, as he has given up being reckless. Bart comes up with an idea and calls for a beer can from a vendor. He opens it, Popeye-style, by squeezing it until its contents burst out and fall into Homer's open mouth. Homer, speaking with a Popeye accent, declares he is going to save his wife. He rides the same mischievous donkey (from the ball) into the arena. Marge spots Homer and starts gesturing wildly (like Olive Oyl in distress) towards him. The donkey stops, exhausted, and Homer feels that he needs "some fuel for his mule; some gas for his ass". He feeds the donkey beer, energizing it for a second, but putting it to sleep immediately after. 1972 Ford Country Squire A station wagon (American usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used), estate car (or just estate, British usage) or a break (French usage) or kombi (German usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan, but with an extended rear cargo area. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... A Popeye comic book cover shows Popeye, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye, and his girlfriend Olive Oyl. ... Olive Oyl in Little Swee Pea (1936). ...

Determined to save Marge, Homer runs over to the station wagon and pulls Marge to safety just before the black SUV delivers another crushing blow. Marge, relieved to be alive, decides that though the family needs a live wire, it's not her. Homer comforts her by saying that she's a good wet blanket, the kind he likes wrapped around him. They leave the derby and go home.

The derby announcers quickly recap the episode's highlights and end the show.

Trivia

• This is the first acknowledgement that there has been more than one Duffman. As the current incarnation enters Moe's, Lenny remarks, "I thought he was dead." Duffman responds "Duffman can never die; only the actors who play him!" This point is further emphasized in the episode "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play."
• The X-ray of Homer's skull shows a crayon lodged in his brain, first seen in the episode "HOMR."
• Goof: Smithers appears in both the gay pride parade (along with Patty on the "in the closet" float) and in the movie theater. However, the Simpsons left the parade while it was still going on to go see the movie.

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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut.
• The rich woman asking Marge and Homer to dine at Toad Hall is a reference to Mr. Toad of The Wind in the Willows.
• A poster at the Googleplex advertises the upcoming film Dude, Where's My Pepsi. This is a parody of Dude, Where's My Car?.
• The episode contains several pieces of classical music: Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" when Maggie's pacifier gets stuck to Homer's wires, Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" during the start of the formal dance, Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" when Marge and Homer are dancing, and the theme from the movie The Magnificent Seven when Homer enters the demolition derby on the donkey.

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External Links

• "Jaws Wired Shut" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive