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Encyclopedia > Pray Anything
The Simpsons episode
"Pray Anything"
Episode no. 301
Prod. code EABF06
Orig. airdate February 9, 2003
Written by Sam O’Neal and Neal Boushell
Directed by Michael Polcino
Chalkboard “SpongeBob is not a contraceptive.”
Couch gag The family, running into the living room, is picked up by giant hands, which appear to be those of a toddler.
Guest star(s) Lisa Leslie
Season 14
November 3, 2002 – May 18, 2003
  1. Treehouse of Horror XIII
  2. How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
  3. Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade
  4. Large Marge
  5. Helter Shelter
  6. The Great Louse Detective
  7. Special Edna
  8. The Dad Who Knew Too Little
  9. Strong Arms of the Ma
  10. Pray Anything
  11. Barting Over
  12. I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can
  13. A Star Is Born-Again
  14. Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington
  15. C.E. D'oh
  16. 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky
  17. Three Gays of the Condo
  18. Dude, Where's My Ranch?
  19. Old Yeller Belly
  20. Brake My Wife, Please
  21. Bart of War
  22. Moe Baby Blues
List of all The Simpsons episodes

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Plot

The family attends a WNBA game, and when they are there, Ned Flanders wins a half-time shot, with his prize being a $50,000 check for making the basket, which he donates to “Bibles for Belgians,” and then wins $100,000 for his generous attitude. Homer is jealous when he sees Flanders win big. He finds out from Flanders that praying has led him to success, and Homer mimics him by praying to get what he wants. One day, while watching a TV show he does not like (Ken Burns doing a documentary on his own life), Homer prays God will find the remote. It appears to work, and Homer begins praying for a number of better things, such as praying for a new snack food, which he gets in the form of a mix of bacon and fudge. WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... Nedward Ned Flanders is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ... Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of original prints and photographs. ...


It goes too far when Homer prays for a new house. He falls into a hole on the outside of the church, and sues them. He is awarded $1,000,000, which the church cannot afford to pay. In lieu of payment, Homer is awarded the deed to the church, which Homer turns into the family’s new home. The Lovejoy Family is now forced to live with the Flanders and hold church services at Barney’s Bowl-O-Rama. At the church, Homer throws a housewarming party which gets out of hand because Homer isn’t afraid of incurring God’s wrath. Following a terrible storm, Springfield is flooded. Meanwhile, Ned Flanders and his two sons load a menagerie of animals in an ark that they have built,and then sail off. Atop the church the citizens of Springfield attack Homer. Reverend Lovejoy arrives to ask for forgiveness on behalf of the town. Homer vacates the church and the status quo is restored. This article is a list of recurring fictional characters in the animated American television situation comedy The Simpsons. ... Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set. ...


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a play on the title of the 1989 romantic comedy movie Say Anything
  • The phrase “God: the original Tony Soprano” (written on the sign in front of the church) is a reference to the American TV series The Sopranos.
  • The song that Homer sings (and dances to) in church is “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” by KISS.
  • The lawyer Larry H. Lawyer Jr. is a take-off on the actual lawyer from Hawthorne, California, Larry H. Parker, best known for his slogan on commercials, “We’ll fight for you!”
  • When the plumber breaks off a piece of the drywall, the pattern of cracks on the wall briefly resembles Washington Crossing the Delaware. [1]
  • The beer keg smashing through the window is a reference to Animal House.
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Pray Anything - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (475 words)
"Pray Anything" is the tenth episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons.
On a day when he is watching a TV show he does not like (Ken Burns doing a documentary on his own life), he prays to God to find the remote.
It works, and Homer uses praying for a number of better things, such as praying for a new mix of bacon and fudge.
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