'Gorgeous Grampa' | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 24 Episode 14 | ||
Directed by | Chuck Sheetz[1] | ||
Written by | Matt Selman[2] | ||
Production code | RABF06[3] | ||
Original air date | March 3, 2013 | ||
Episode features | |||
Couch gag | The Simpson family and several secondary characters do the Homer Shake. | ||
Episode chronology | |||
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The Simpsons (season 24) | |||
List of The Simpsons episodes |
The Simpsons Wrestling is a comedic professional wrestling style game starring the characters from the animated television show. Centered around exaggerated brawls between the cast of characters, the game featured the same voice talent heard in the series.
Simpson brothers wrestling. 'Gorgeous Grampa' is the fourteenth episode of the 24th season of The Simpsons and the 522nd episode overall.[3] It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 3, 2013.
Plot[edit]
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Homer becomes addicted to a reality TV show called Storage Battles and decides to participate in a storage unit auction as a result. He wins the storage unit with $1000, outbidding several townspeople and elephant Stampy. The family goes through its contents to find it is full of women's clothes and muscleman magazines belonging to Grampa Simpson. Marge comes to the conclusion that Grampa is a closeted homosexual who was forced to be heterosexual through most of his life. Homer and Marge set Grampa up with Waylon Smithers, but the plan fails when Mr. Burns arrives and scares Smithers off. Marge then admits to Grampa that she thought he was homosexual, to which Grampa becomes enraged and Mr. Burns reveals that Grampa actually used to be an old-time Gorgeous George-type wrestler called 'Glamorous Godfrey', whose radical fighting style was heavily despised by the wrestling fan community, forcing him to retire. Burns reveals himself to be Godfrey's biggest fan (and only living one); he then persuades Grampa to return to the wrestling scene, which Grampa does. Though he is again met with loathing, Grampa continues the act under Burns's manipulation.
Bart soon becomes fascinated with Grampa and starts mimicking the mannerisms Grampa uses in the ring. However, he also attracts hatred and it worries Homer and Marge, but pleases Grampa and Burns. Under Burns's supervision, Grampa and Bart partner up in a tag team wrestling match. Marge tries to appeal to Grampa, but he turns her efforts down. However, he changes his mind when he observes Bart harassing the audience and takes on another wrestling identity that he calls 'Honest Abe' in order to convince Bart to stop his ways. When Burns protests against this, Grampa and Bart defeat him in the ring. Afterwards, the two retire from wrestling.
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Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Robert David Sullivan of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B-, saying, 'The season has already been heavy on nostalgia and on Grampa appearances, so it's not a pleasant surprise when the Simpsons stumble upon a storage unit with boxes of feather boas, wigs, and perfume sprayers in boxes marked 'Property of Abe Simpson'.'[4] Simpson college wrestling coach.
Ratings[edit]
The episode received a 2.2 in the 18-49 demographic and was watched by a total of 4.66 million viewers. This made it the most watched show on Fox's Animation Domination line up that night.[5]
Syndication edits[edit]
The 'Homer Shake' couch gag was removed from repeated airings in the US and all airings in the UK, presumably due to what it parodies.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^'FoxFast.com - View, Screen, Download'. Direct.foxfast.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^Chris Ledesma Twitter. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ abReg. #PAu003625982 in the Copyright Catalog. United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^David, Robert (2013-03-03). ''Gorgeous Grampa' | The Simpsons | TV Club | TV'. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^'Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Amazing Race', 'Celebrity Apprentice', 'Red Widow', 'The Cleveland Show', 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes', 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down'. Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
External links[edit]
- 'Gorgeous Grampa' on IMDb
- 'Gorgeous Grampa' at TV.com
- 'Gorgeous Grampa' at theSimpsons.com
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The Simpsons Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Game Information
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The Simpsons Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game, made for the PlayStation console. The game was developed by Big Ape Productions, and published by Fox Interactive and Activision. It was released in the PAL region on March 22, 2001, and in North America on April 12, 2001.
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Plot[edit]
Although no plot is given within the game, the manual provides an outline. An alien force (most likely Kang and Kodos) has challenged the people of Springfield to a wrestling tournament.
Gameplay[edit]
Each character executes their own exclusive moves and gestures. The X button allows the player to jump to perform aerial attacks on their opponent. The ☐ button does basic melee attacks. The △ button makes the character throw a projectile at the opponent. The O button produces a special attack which is unique to the character and can only be used at certain intervals. L1 will make the character grab onto their opponent so they can be hit more easily. Characters can run towards the rope and bounce off to perform an attack.
To win a round the opponent must be pinned down until the character counts to three.
In the ring there are items that can be picked up. The most common item is a 'letter' which will spell out TAUNT once five are collected. This will allow the character to turn invincible for a short while. Letters can also be collected by performing a combo on the opponent. Other items are donuts for an energy boost, atoms for full energy, popcorn for a health boost, Krusty-Os for a large health boost, sneakers for a temporary speed boost and a question mark for a random item.
Playable Characters[edit]
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There are 18 characters in the game, all of whom are voiced by the same actors that provide their voices in The Simpsons.
- Bumblebee Man (unlocked in the New Challenger Circuit)
- Moe (unlocked in the New Challenger Circuit)
- Professor Frink (unlocked in the Defender Circuit)
- Ned Flanders (unlocked in the Defender Circuit)
- Smithers with Mr. Burns on the outside (Boss in normal gameplay. Only playable in the Bonus Matchup)
- Kang with Kodos on the outside (Boss in normal gameplay. Only playable in the Bonus Matchup)
- Itchy (only playable in the Bonus Matchup)
- Scratchy (only playable in the Bonus Matchup)
Tournaments[edit]
- New Challenger Circuit
- Defender Circuit
- Champion Circuit
- Bonus Matchup - An optional stage where you can play any character in any arena including bosses and Itchy and Scratchy. It can also be two player.
- Practice Game - A single match against a random opponent.
- Vs Match Game - A two player tournament.
Arenas[edit]
Main article: The Simpsons Wrestling/Appearances#Arenas
Reception[edit]
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The game received mostly negative reviews from critics; it received an aggregated score of 32% on Metacritic. They criticized the game for having simplistic, unbalanced gameplay and bad graphics, but praised the game's audio track.
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The Simpsons Arcade Game•Bart vs. the Space Mutants•Bart vs. the World•Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly•Bart's House of Weirdness•Bart vs. the Juggernauts•Krusty's Fun House•Bartman Meets Radioactive Man•Bart's Nightmare•Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness•Virtual Bart•Bart & the Beanstalk•The Itchy & Scratchy Game•Cartoon Studio•Virtual Springfield•Bowling•Wrestling•Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror•Road Rage•Skateboarding•Hit & Run•The Simpsons Game | ||
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Minutes to Meltdown•Arcade•Tapped Out•Itchy & Scratchy Land | ||
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Lego Dimensions | ||
Pinball | ||
The Simpsons•The Simpsons Pinball Party | ||
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Bart vs. Homersaurus•Bartman: Avenger of Evil•Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis•The Simpsons Electronic LCD Game•The Simpsons 20Q | ||
Fruit machines/Arcade | ||
Homer's Meltdown•The Simpsons Skateboard Stomp | ||
Other software | ||
The Simpsons Comics iOS•The Simpsons Screen Saver•The Simpsons Ride Sneak Peak Bonus CD-ROM•The Simpsons Unleashed |