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A Fish Called Selma

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The Simpsons episode
"A Fish Called Selma"
Troy and Selma at their wedding
Episode no. 147
Prod. code 3F15
Orig. airdate March 24, 1996
Show runner(s) Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
Written by Jack Barth
Directed by Mark Kirkland
Couch gag The Simpsons are windup dolls; the walk mechanically to the couch, with Homer falling over.[1]
Guest star(s) Phil Hartman as Troy McClure and Fat Tony
Jeff Goldblum as MacArthur Parker
DVD
commentary		 Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
Jeff Goldblum
David Silverman
Season 7
September 17, 1995 – May 19, 1996
  1. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)
  2. Radioactive Man
  3. Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
  4. Bart Sells His Soul
  5. Lisa the Vegetarian
  6. Treehouse of Horror VI
  7. King-Size Homer
  8. Mother Simpson
  9. Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
  10. The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
  11. Marge Be Not Proud
  12. Team Homer
  13. Two Bad Neighbors
  14. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
  15. Bart the Fink
  16. Lisa the Iconoclast
  17. Homer the Smithers
  18. The Day the Violence Died
  19. A Fish Called Selma
  20. Bart on the Road
  21. 22 Short Films About Springfield
  22. Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
  23. Much Apu About Nothing
  24. Homerpalooza
  25. Summer of 4 Ft. 2
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"A Fish Called Selma" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season, which originally aired on March 24, 1996.[2] It was written by Jack Barth and was directed by Mark Kirkland.[2] Phil Hartman guest starred as Troy McClure and Fat Tony, and Jeff Goldblum guest starred as MacArthur Parker.[2]

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[edit] Plot

Washed-up actor Troy McClure gets pulled over for driving his DeLorean DMC-12 without wearing his corrective lenses. When Troy goes to the DMV to get his license changed so that he will not be required to wear glasses anymore, he offers to take Selma Bouvier to dinner if she will let him pass the eye test. She eagerly agrees.

After dinner at the "Pimento Grove" photographers notice Troy leaving with a human woman (rumors about a romantic abnormality concerning fish essentially destroyed Troy's career). The next day, Troy's agent (played by Jeff Goldblum) calls and says that he can get work again if he continues seeing human women. Troy continues dating Selma to help his career. On his agent's advice, Troy asks Selma to marry him. She, once again, eagerly agrees.

The night before the wedding, a drunk Troy tells a drunk Homer the reason for his marriage. After the wedding, Homer tells Marge offhand. Marge and Patty try to explain it to Selma, who accuses them of coming down with "the green-eyed gazungas." She confronts Troy who eagerly admits that their marriage is a sham to help his career. Troy explains to Selma that even though their marriage is a sham, she has benefited and Selma initially accepts the situation. Troy's agent thinks he can get Troy the part of McBain's sidekick in the next McBain movie, but most parts go to actors with families.

Troy and Selma try to conceive, but neither can get aroused. Selma decides that bringing a child into a loveless family is wrong and leaves Troy, with the words "I'll always remember you Troy, but not from your films." Troy turns down the role of McBain's sidekick to direct and star in his own film, a rather odd piece titled "The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel."

[edit] Cultural references

[edit] Reception

Entertainment Weekly placed the episode eighth on their top 25 The Simpsons episode list.[3] IGN.com named the episode the best of the seventh season, stating that it seemed the "obvious pick". They also called the Planet of the Apes musical the best moment of the episode and "maybe even the whole show".[4] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, were pleased that "Troy McClure gets a starring role at last."[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). A Fish Called Selma. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers, p. 200. ISBN 0-00-638898-1. 
  3. ^ The Family Dynamic. Entertainment Weekly (2003-01-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
  4. ^ Goldman, Eric; Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski (2006-09-08). The Simpsons: 17 Seasons, 17 Episodes. IGN. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.

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