El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 9. First aired January 5, 1997. 134 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
At the Springfield Chili Cook-Off, Homer coats his mouth in candle wax to eat the Merciless Peppers of Quetzlzacatenango from Chief Wiggum's chili, then hallucinates a strange desert journey led by a coyote spirit guide voiced by Johnny Cash. Told to find his soul mate, and hurt that Marge believes he broke his promise not to drink, Homer goes looking and ends up at the lighthouse.
- Written by
- Ken Keeler
- Directed by
- Jim Reardon
- Production code
- 3F24
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart leaps above a pink car in a driveway while someone sits inside it, and Homer later stands…
0:00–0:12 -
Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie float down on small parachutes from the opening of The Simpsons, starting…
“Ah!”
0:12–0:23 -
Homer sits at the blue-covered kitchen table reading a newspaper, while Maggie in her blue bow, Lisa…
“Ah! Why did I have to put all this crud in my newspaper?”
0:23–0:31 -
Homer Simpson sits at a blue table in the family kitchen, with Maggie in her blue bow peeking…
“Ah! Why did I have to put all this crud in my newspaper?”
0:31–0:43 -
Bart peeks out from beside a purple cabinet in the kitchen, while Marge stands in a green dress by the counter
“Not me. Not me. I'm more of a mail tamperer.”
0:43–0:56 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson appear first at a breakfast table where Homer reads a newspaper while Marge…
“Hello.”
0:56–1:05 -
Homer Simpson sits on the red couch in the pink living room, next to a purple lamp and a teal telephone…
“Where?”
1:05–1:19 -
Homer Simpson lounges on a red couch in a pink living room with his hands behind his head, yawning…
“Yeah, it's a lazy dog dangling afternoon.”
1:19–1:29 -
Marge Simpson stands by a large window in the first four frames, holding a lit cigarette and smoking…
“Hey, Marge, you don't smoke. Well,”
1:29–1:39 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson are in the pink living room of their house, with a red couch, a red lamp…
“You're nuts. I gotta get some fresh air.”
1:39–1:45 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand in an arched doorway inside the pink-walled house
“What's wrong with you? What are you trying to hide from me?”
1:45–1:57 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand in the pink hallway by the orange front door with a teal rug
“I'm missing the cook-off! It's going on right now, and I'm missing it!”
1:57–2:01 -
Marge Simpson stands with her arms crossed and a strained, angry expression, facing Homer Simpson…
“I'm missing the cook-off! It's going on right now, and I'm missing it!”
2:01–2:12 -
Homer stands waving two bottles at a fairground cotton candy stall while a blonde woman in a pink top…
“Look at me!”
2:12–2:23 -
Marge Simpson stands in the pink hallway with her hand to her head, while Homer Simpson kneels at an open…
“Oh, well, of course. Everything looks bad if you remember it.”
2:23–2:34 -
Marge Simpson stands with arms crossed while Homer Simpson struggles to pull a large brown boot onto his foot…
“Okay, we'll go to the chili cook-off.”
2:34–2:45 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie walk through the Springfield Chili Cook-Off fairground…
“I'm gonna go get some vegetarian chili before they get desperate and add meat.”
2:45–2:58 -
Marge Simpson stands at a craft stall strung with bunting, then moves to a wooden spice rack of jars…
“Ooh, look at that adorable spice rack.”
2:58–3:07 -
Homer and Marge stand at a craft stall hung with oven mitts and pot holders, with a woven towels sign…
“Marge, we're missing the chili.”
3:07–3:19 -
Marge Simpson first speaks with a scowl beside a wooden booth, then grimaces and glares sideways, while Homer…
“Remember your promise. No drinking.”
3:19–3:28 -
Marge stands at the right of a wooden outdoor deck with hay bales, a wooden fence and string lights
“Howdy, howdy, Marge and Homer. Oh, my mistake.”
3:28–3:39 -
Marge Simpson stands with her arms crossed at an outdoor fair while a woman with a tall brown hairdo, white…
“Thank you for your concern, Helen.”
3:39–3:43 -
Marge stands at the right of an outdoor hoedown with string lights, a wooden fence, hay bales and pine trees…
“Oh, I think it's lovely that he said that.”
3:43–3:56 -
Homer Simpson stands in the foreground of a fairground while a giant pair of blue-trousered legs in red…
“Oh, man, he's here.”
3:56–4:08 -
Carl stands in a crowd beside a woman in a green jacket with purple straps and red lipstick, and a man…
“Oh, man, he's here.”
4:08–4:20 -
Homer Simpson stands with his back to the viewer at a crowded outdoor fair, where a crowd of people…
“Five alarm chili, eh? Mm-hmm.”
4:20–4:33 -
Ned Flanders sits at a wooden counter behind a grey pot of red stew, and in the first frames he covers…
“Oh, I admit it. It's only two alarm.”
4:33–4:46 -
Marge Simpson sits on a hay bale beside a stranger in a white cowboy hat wrapped in string lights and a light…
“Evening, little lady. You reckon a square could get a dance?”
4:46–4:55 -
Marge Simpson stands beside a bald, bespectacled man in a white cowboy hat and fringed white jacket strung…
“It looks so complicated.”
4:55–5:08 -
Marge talks over a wooden fence with one hand raised, then Homer stands in a playground beside a peaked-roof…
“Whoa, whoa!”
5:08–5:18 -
Homer Simpson in a white shirt and blue pants stands before a hanging cauldron at Moe's Chili Bar…
“That's Simpson. He thinks he's the Pope of Chili Town.”
5:18–5:29 -
Chief Wiggum stirs a steaming black cauldron with a wooden spoon at a purple booth decorated with skulls…
“Hello, Chief.”
5:29–5:39 -
Chief Wiggum sits in a dim purple room with a cobweb in the corner, holding a bowl of chili and a spoon…
“I've added an extra ingredient just for you.”
5:39–5:50 -
Chief Wiggum sits in a purple tent booth with a spiderweb in the corner, holding up a glowing…
“Grown deep in the jungle primeval by the inmates of a Guatemalan insane”
5:50–6:01 -
Homer stands in a crowd of onlookers at an outdoor fair with a tent and string lights overhead
6:01–6:11 -
Homer walks across a green fairground lawn ringed by a crowd, while Chief Wiggum stirs a bubbling black…
“I can't get burned enough! Beer! Be careful as a beer!”
6:11–6:24 -
Marge Simpson peers over a wooden backyard fence while Homer Simpson hoists a stack of beer cans that sprays…
“Who about it?”
6:24–6:31 -
Homer sits at a wooden picnic table in a backyard with a wooden fence behind him, drinking from a red cup
“Oh, lousy Wickham. Now the whole town thinks I'm a chili-wuss.”
6:31–6:39 -
A chubby, wide-eyed boy in a blue shirt and red pants stands beside a wooden picnic table, while Homer sits…
“Wait, mister, you're drinking a candle.”
6:39–6:47 -
Homer Simpson stands in a backyard before a wooden fence and string lights, holding a glowing red lattice…
“Maybe I do.”
6:47–6:57 -
Chief Wiggum stands behind a bubbling black cauldron at a purple booth beneath a bat-like figure…
“Hey, everybody, look who's back.”
6:57–7:08 -
Homer Simpson and Chief Wiggum stand at a large black cauldron over a red glowing fire at an outdoor booth…
“Want some more, do you? Well, sure.”
7:08–7:19 -
Homer Simpson is at an outdoor evening party strung with lights, with a bearded one-off man in a cowboy hat…
“Good Lord, this can't be happening. Oh, medical logic.”
7:19–7:33 -
Homer and Chief Wiggum stand at a fair booth beside a black cauldron sending up steam
“Oh, God.”
7:33–7:43 -
Homer Simpson stands alone on a grassy fairground in a white shirt and blue pants, with a crowd…
“My finest hour.”
7:43–7:52 -
Homer first appears in close-up with his bulging belly and then a strained, wide-eyed face
“Ooh, I don't feel so good.”
7:52–8:04 -
Ned Flanders stands in front of a flame-decorated Firehouse sign while Homer grabs him by the shoulders…
“Flanders, you gotta help me.”
8:04–8:16 -
Homer Simpson first appears in close-up with his mouth wide open in alarm, with Marge's tall blue beehive…
“Hey!”
8:16–8:21 -
An elderly bearded man with a cane in a purple-and-green robe stands in front of a bright, swirling…
“Go-goo-ga-joo.”
8:21–8:35 -
Homer Simpson is first seen in close-up in a teal alley littered with debris, then slides down a wooden fence…
“Hey mister, do you need some help? Let him go Ralph.”
8:35–8:42 -
Two small figures stand at the edge of a dusk-lit grassy field with a sunset glowing behind them: a young…
“I know! I know why my mom's a car though!”
8:42–8:49 -
Homer Simpson stands against a dark orange cloudy sky and reacts in alarm
“What's happening to me?”
8:49–8:56 -
A dark, shadowy figure, not clearly identifiable as any regular character, stays mostly hidden…
“What's happening to me?”
8:56–9:04 -
Homer walks through a red desert of cacti and purple rocks under orange streaked clouds, first seen…
“Woke up, fought with Marge, ate Guatemalan insanity peppers,”
9:04–9:11 -
Homer is in a red-orange desert dotted with cacti and rock formations, where a long pink strand stretches out…
“Man, this is crazy. I hope I didn't brain my damage.”
9:11–9:23 -
Homer stands in a dark void facing a smaller, orange-tinted copy of himself, with jagged yellow streaks…
9:23–9:33 -
Homer Simpson stands in a red-orange desert at sunset among cacti and purple mountains, gesturing with open…
“Okay, I think I'm gonna be leaving now.”
9:33–9:43 -
Homer walks across a red-orange desert under a large sun, with cacti and blue-grey rocks around him
“Sunrise, sunset.”
9:43–9:53 -
Homer Simpson first grins with his arms folded against a dusky red-purple sky, then turns away with his hands…
“Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset.”
9:53–10:07 -
Marge faces a woman in a pink puffed-sleeve dress with shoulder-length brown hair, who first grips Marge's…
“Marge, better you hear it from me than some gossipy neighbor.”
10:07–10:19 -
Marge Simpson stands at left beside a brown-haired woman in a pink dress and a man in a black vest…
“Helen, zip it. Oh, please.”
10:19–10:31 -
Homer Simpson is alone in a dark desert at night with cacti and distant UFO-like saucers in the sky
“Hey, buddy!”
10:31–10:42 -
Homer Simpson appears against a purple carved background reading
“Huh? A tortoise?”
10:42–10:52 -
Homer Simpson is in a desert at night under a starry sky, cacti and pink mesas behind him
“Ow!”
10:52–11:03 -
Homer tumbles and flails across a magenta desert under a starry night sky, first seen small beside a cactus…
“Gah!”
11:03–11:13 -
Homer Simpson walks across a red desert under a night sky while a green-shelled turtle with a blue head…
“Oh, you want me to climb that, huh?”
11:13–11:24 -
Homer stands alone at the base of a huge red stepped pyramid under a full moon and starry sky, then faces…
“Oh!”
11:24–11:35 -
Lisa and Bart sit in the back seat of a purple car, with Marge, the tall blue beehive-haired woman in a green…
“Time for chili.”
11:35–11:48 -
Marge sits in the foreground in a car, gritting her teeth and glancing sideways
“Or a police car.”
11:48–11:59 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand together against a starry night sky with purple clouds
“Marge?”
11:59–12:12 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand on a starry, purple-tinged platform, with Marge's tall blue beehive…
“Talk to me!”
12:12–12:21 -
Homer Simpson is perched on top of a pink brick wall under a starry night sky
“Oh... I hate this place!”
12:21–12:30 -
Homer Simpson stands in a purple desert under a starry night sky with cacti and mesas
“Fear not, Homer.”
12:30–12:41 -
A sharp-eared red fox-like spirit figure, a stylized animated creature rather than any Simpsons regular, sits…
“I am your spirit guide.”
12:41–12:43 -
Homer Simpson stands under a starry night sky with a red, spiky-maned fox-like creature, which is the only…
“Hiya.”
12:43–12:50 -
A red, fox-like cartoon creature with pointed ears and fangs, not one of the regular Simpsons characters, is…
“No, I speak of a deeper wisdom.”
12:50–12:58 -
Homer stands against a dark starry backdrop with purple streaks, his eyes narrowed in a sullen sideways glance
“Yeah, that's me, all right.”
12:58–13:11 -
A red, spiky-eared cartoon fox-like creature, which none of the regulars match, stands against a starry night…
“Are you kidding?”
13:11–13:18 -
Homer Simpson stands under a starry night sky holding a small round-headed orange creature in his arms…
“You know, I have been meaning to take a spiritual journey.”
13:18–13:30 -
Homer Simpson stands under a starry night sky at a desert-like landscape with purple clouds and a pink-purple…
“I am a coyote. Look, just give me some inner peace or I'll mop the floor with you.”
13:30–13:40 -
A bright red, spiky-eared cartoon fox-like creature, a dream spirit, stands on a pale blue-and-pink platform…
“To make yourself complete, you must find your soulmate.”
13:40–13:51 -
Homer Simpson stands on a flat pink desert at night beneath a starry sky with purple mesas and a hovering…
“That's it?”
13:51–13:59 -
Homer Simpson stands with his arms crossed in a desert landscape of pink sand, cacti and distant mesas…
“My soulmate is Marge.”
13:59–14:06 -
Homer appears in a pink desert at night under a starry sky, first standing atop a stepped pyramid…
“Hey, wait!”
14:06–14:17 -
Homer stands with arms spread in front of a large glowing blue object under a starry night sky
“No less!”
14:17–14:28 -
Homer Simpson walks along a sandy slope on a golf course, clutching his head and grimacing in the first frames
“Well, golf course.”
14:28–14:42 -
Homer Simpson stands on a tiled sidewalk in front of a wooden wall while a brown greyhound, Santa's Little…
“And that talking coyote was really just a talking dog.”
14:42–14:53 -
Bart and Lisa sit at a blue kitchen table eating cereal from bowls beside a pink milk carton, while Homer…
“So then I says to Mabel, I says... Hi, kids.”
14:53–15:04 -
Marge Simpson stands at a backyard clothesline beside Homer, who is bald and heavy, wearing a white shirt…
“Oh, I guess you're cranky because I didn't come home last night.”
15:04–15:16 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand in the backyard beside a wooden fence and a clothesline of white sheets…
“He broke your promise, Homer.”
15:16–15:27 -
Marge Simpson is startled awake in bed with her mouth wide open while a fan-like breeze blows…
“Don't soulmate me!”
15:27–15:41 -
Homer Simpson stands in the pink living room, then kneels beside a purple DisCabiNet 2000 stereo cabinet…
“We don't have anything in common.”
15:41–15:44 -
Homer Simpson sits at a counter against a bright pink wall, with a framed sailboat picture at the lower left
“Look at these records.”
15:44–15:58 -
Homer stands on a sidewalk at night in front of a green two-story house with a pink arched door marked 8
“Wherever my soulmate is, it's not here.”
15:58–16:07 -
Homer walks along a sidewalk at dusk past a pink picket fence and a white two-story house with a garage…
“I always just figured my wife was my soulmate.”
16:07–16:16 -
Homer lies back on a red chaise lounge while a slim man with light brown hair, a blue vest, and a red tie…
“But if it's not Marge, then who is it?”
16:16–16:25 -
Homer lies on a red sofa in Bob's All-Night Furniture Store while a brown-haired man in a blue shirt points…
“Now, if you don't want the sofa, I'll have to ask you to leave.”
16:25–16:37 -
Lenny leans over a pool table to line up a shot while Carl stands beside him holding a cue
“I'm really more of a chum. What about you, Lenny?”
16:37–16:48 -
Homer Simpson first stands in a room with red-and-blue pennants reading "Go Isotopes" and "Isotopes"…
“Hello?”
16:48–16:54 -
Homer Simpson stands in a telephone booth holding a phone to his ear and a newspaper open to a page headed…
“Is this, uh, G-B-M?”
16:54–17:05 -
Homer Simpson stands in a glass phone booth with a grey handset pressed to his ear, grimacing, glancing…
“Uh, no, I don't like that.”
17:05–17:16 -
Homer Simpson stands on a blue sidewalk at night beside a lit blue phone booth with a round blue sign on top…
“I'm gonna hang up now. Bye-bye. Oh, I give up.”
17:16–17:28 -
Homer walks along a night street lit by a lamp, then past a brick storefront with a purple awning and a red…
“I learned the truth at 17 That love”
17:28–17:40 -
Homer Simpson walks along a sidewalk in front of a pink storefront with a blue striped awning marked PETS…
“was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with”
17:40–17:49 -
Homer stands in front of a black background while signs appear behind him reading "NO TRESPASSING,"…
“clear skin smiles Who married young and then retired”
17:49–18:00 -
Homer Simpson appears first at a sign reading COMMUNITY OUTREACH with two blue hands, then a gloved…
“charades of youth Were spent on one more beautiful”
18:00–18:12 -
Homer stands in the rain on a rocky shore, first shouting with his mouth open and then clutching a small blue…
“The lighthouse keeper!”
18:12–18:17 -
Homer stands in heavy rain at a stormy seaside, then walks across rocks toward a tall blue lighthouse, and is…
“The loneliest man in the world. He'll understand me.”
18:17–18:28 -
Homer stands in heavy rain, then runs down a spiral staircase into a round blue room holding a wooden stick…
“Earl. My new friend's name is Earl.”
18:28–18:38 -
Homer stands at a control panel in a lighthouse, first in front of a monitor reading 'E.A.R.L. Electronic…
“A machine? Earl's a machine?”
18:38–18:49 -
Homer stands on a rain-soaked ship deck beside a control panel and a red fire extinguisher, arms…
“Homer's desperate search for a soulmate has yielded a light housekeeping robot.”
18:49–19:00 -
Homer stands on a rain-soaked observation deck at the top of a tall blue lighthouse, arms flung wide and face…
“Alone.”
19:00–19:11 -
Homer Simpson stands at a railing in the rain on a purple-and-blue night scene, first with his arms raised…
“A ship! A ship with people!”
19:11–19:25 -
A bearded old sea captain in a white cap, blue coat and green sweater, with a pipe in his mouth, stands…
“Ar, matey.”
19:25–19:37 -
Against an otherwise empty black background, a pair of large white cartoon eyes with black pupils sits…
“Well, I won't be lonely for long.”
19:37–19:45 -
Homer stands in a dark hallway with his mouth wide open and his eyes bulging
“What's that?”
19:45–19:53 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand in a dim room with purple walls and blue trim
“Marge? I woke up and you weren't there and I was so worried.”
19:53–20:01 -
Marge Simpson stands in a blue room holding a glowing lantern in her right hand while she taps her finger…
“Well, I was sure you'd be on foot,”
20:01–20:10 -
Marge Simpson stands in a dim blue room holding up a glowing lantern in her right hand
“And I was sure you'd head west because Springfield slopes down that way.”
20:10–20:20 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand together against a purple wall with a blue vertical line and a blue…
“like the one on the waffle iron. Or that little guy on the don't walk sign.”
20:20–20:28 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand against a plain purple backdrop
“See, I thought we weren't soulmates because...”
20:28–20:36 -
Homer faces Marge, who has a tall blue beehive, a red bead necklace and a green dress, in a blue room…
“Homer, don't you see?”
20:36–20:41 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand together against a purple wall with blue railings
“But our seams go right down to the bone.”
20:41–20:54 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand in a blue-walled room beside a ladder and a round window with shattered glass…
“We're number one! We're number one! In your face, Space Coyote!”
20:54–21:04 -
Marge and bald Homer in a white shirt stand at a blue railing in a lighthouse, both throwing their arms up…
“We'll all be killed!”
21:04–21:14 -
An old sea captain with white hair, a white beard and a navy coat stands beside a young sailor…
“Jonathan Livingston Seagull! We're on a collision course!”
21:14–21:27 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand on a waterfront at dusk facing each other, then embrace and kiss…
“We did it! We sure did, soulmate.”
21:27–21:38 -
Chief Wiggum wades waist-deep through dusky blue water, arms out, as wooden crates marked HOT PANTS…
“Look at all them hot pants.”
21:38–21:49 -
Marge appears in silhouette against a yellow sun on a purple sky, and a second silhouetted figure is…
“We wear short shorts!”
21:49–21:59 -
The scene is a black screen with orange credit text that changes across the five frames
“We're short, short, short”
21:59–22:09 -
No characters appear in this moment
“We wear short, short”
22:09–22:20 -
The scene is a black closing credits sequence with no people on screen
22:20–22:30 -
A black closing credits sequence for The Simpsons
22:30–22:40 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows in a dim theater, facing a blank screen beneath three ceiling lights
“Thank you.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Jasper Beardsley, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Santa's Little Helper, Lou, Lewis Clark, Jimbo Jones, Eddie, Miss Hoover, Todd Flanders, Rod Flanders, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Mayor Quimby, Larry Dalrymple, Helen Lovejoy, Sam, Professor Frink, Bernice Hibbert, Agnes Skinner, Becky Shorter, Horatio McCallister, Sophie Jensen, Ruth Powers, Dr. Nick, Superintendent Chalmers, Herman Hermann, Cletus Spuckler, Lunchlady Dora, Bumblebee Man, Charlie, Princess Kashmir, Mayor Quimby's Bodyguards, Stephanie Brockman, Ferl Dixon and the Second Helping Boys, Furniture Salesman, Kissing Fish, Spirit Guide, Talking Dog, Tortoise
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