The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 11. First aired January 19, 1997. 137 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Expelled from the Springfield Investorettes for being too cautious, Marge buys into Frank Ormand's Pretzel Wagon franchise, but her former partners' Fleet-A-Pita van steals her customers. After a pretzel giveaway at an Isotopes game goes wrong, Homer secretly asks Fat Tony's mob to boost her sales. When the gangsters demand all her profits and the Simpsons refuse, the Investorettes turn up with the Yakuza to fight them.
- Written by
- Jennifer Crittenden
- Directed by
- Chuck Sheetz
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony
- Jack Lemmon as Frank Ormand
- Chalkboard gag
I am not licensed to do anything
- Couch gag
- Whack-A-Mole
- Production code
- 4F08
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart stands at a classroom chalkboard in the opening sequence, writing "I AM NOT LICENSED TO DO ANYTHING"…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer stands in the driveway beside a pink car in front of a yellow garage, while Lisa in her red dress rides…
0:12–0:23 -
No regular characters appear in this sequence, which is a series of title cards on a pink-backed retro…
0:23–0:35 -
Marge sits in a red-cushioned diner booth beside her sisters Patty and Selma, one of whom has grey-violet…
“They say the pancakes here stink.”
0:35–0:48 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth beside a woman with reddish curly hair and a woman with a tall orange…
“This means our investment club portfolio has nearly doubled in value.”
0:48–1:00 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits in a red-upholstered diner booth beside a woman with reddish curls and a pink vest…
“Oh, oh, how about Oklasoft? It's Oklahoma's fastest-growing software company.”
1:00–1:12 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth with her sister, a grey-violet-haired woman in a blue jacket and purple…
“There's a franchise fair this weekend.”
1:12–1:23 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth across a table from her lavender-haired twin sister, Patty or Selma…
“Oh, Marge, you are such a wet blanket.”
1:23–1:34 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth at a round table beside an older woman with grey-violet hair in a dark…
“I guess I'm just not comfortable with the whole idea of investing.”
1:34–1:47 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive stands at a diner booth table while several women sit around it…
“All in favor of expelling Marge from the Investorettes.”
1:47–1:59 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart are at the Simpsons' kitchen table with plates of spaghetti…
“And then they gave me back my $500 investment and kicked me out of the club.”
1:59–2:10 -
Marge is at the left edge of the frame while Homer and Bart sit at a kitchen table with plates of sausages…
“Well, maybe it's all for the best.”
2:10–2:23 -
Bart and Lisa sit at a dinner table with Homer, Marge and baby Maggie in a high chair
“Mom, this is no time to be conservative.”
2:23–2:33 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart walk along a red carpet between white columns, with Herb in a blue suit…
“Greetings, humans.”
2:33–2:47 -
Marge Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa, Maggie and Bart stand in a bright, lilac-walled hallway…
“Well, we're trying to, but you're blocking our way.”
2:47–2:59 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive, Homer holding baby Maggie, and Lisa and Bart stand in a large room…
“Help!”
2:59–3:07 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand in a crowd at the Springfield Franchise Expo, a hall…
“Well, that's the miracle of the franchise.”
3:07–3:13 -
A man in a pink polo shirt with a clip-on microphone stands before a tan wall with partly visible green…
“plus a familiar brand name people trust, you'll be on a rocket ride to the moon!”
3:13–3:24 -
Troy McClure stands on a stage in a Picture Perfect showroom, gesturing with open hands between two…
“Now, folks, I don't want to alarm you,”
3:24–3:33 -
Troy McClure stands before a wall hung with two framed paintings of green-haired clowns with red noses
“Yeah, it's true. And I hear you asking, well,”
3:33–3:41 -
Troy McClure stands before a pale wall flanked by tilted framed pictures of green figures with red lips
“Your friends? A neighbor? Those fat cats in Washington?”
3:41–3:49 -
Troy McClure stands on a low stage before a seated audience that includes Marge Simpson with her tall blue…
“Now you're the one who's being naive.”
3:49–4:02 -
A man with short reddish-brown hair, a dark brown suit and a red tie stands in a room with framed pictures…
“Yes, for a minimal franchise fee, you'll receive a pair of straightening gloves,”
4:02–4:11 -
Marge Simpson stands in a crowded indoor room with a purple wall and ceiling lights, beside a man…
“I don't want to own my own business.”
4:11–4:23 -
An elderly woman with lavender-grey curly hair, purple beads and a navy jacket glares and speaks, then points…
“Oh, my name is Agnes, and you know it's Agnes.”
4:23–4:37 -
Homer stands facing a curly-haired man in dark sunglasses and a white jacket seated behind a wooden desk…
“Did you know that disco record sales were up 400% for the”
4:37–4:41 -
Homer Simpson stands at a wooden counter facing a man with a big curly brown afro, dark sunglasses, a white…
“Did you know that disco record sales were up 400% for the”
4:41–4:50 -
Homer stands at a wooden counter in a pink room with a disco record sales chart and a framed disco dancer…
“If these trends continue,”
4:50–4:59 -
Carl walks past three teens in red shorts and headbands handing out food beside a red-and-blue Fleet-A-Pita…
“Hmm, pita.”
4:59–5:12 -
A brown-haired woman with a ponytail, wearing a white blouse under a blue vest with a round badge, stands…
“Hey, I'm no geographer.”
5:12–5:18 -
A woman with a brown ponytail, blue vest and red skirt stands at a counter facing four women who hold paper…
“Uh, what's tahini?”
5:18–5:28 -
An unnamed woman with a tall, voluminous brown hairdo, a blue shirt, a pink vest and a white apron stands…
“Mmm.”
5:28–5:34 -
A brown-haired woman with a ponytail, wearing a blue vest over a white shirt, stands beside a white van…
“Tabula and resme kebab. Uh, that's our chef, Christopher.”
5:34–5:48 -
A group of women and Milhouse stand at a food counter eating from a platter of wrapped sandwiches garnished…
“And I am not kidding. Oh, give them one.”
5:48–5:51 -
Marge Simpson stands in a room with a pink-trimmed round table and hanging lamps at the left edge
“Look at them.”
5:51–6:04 -
Marge Simpson stands beside a grey-haired man in a white shirt, red tie and suspenders at a Pretzel Wagon…
“Ooh, you sound like me. Well, the old me, which was, ironically, the young me.”
6:04–6:17 -
Marge stands at a bar across from Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a white shirt, red tie and suspenders
“Then God tossed me a life preserver, a tasty golden brown life preserver.”
6:17–6:26 -
Marge Simpson stands in front of a red Fleeb Pizza sign under a tiled ceiling with hanging lamps…
“Mm.”
6:26–6:33 -
Marge Simpson stands at a bar counter facing Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a white shirt, red tie…
“It's not only not bad, it's not bread.”
6:33–6:43 -
A tall brown-haired woman in a blue vest and red skirt sings into a microphone and gestures outward…
“Let's hear it for the newest members of the Fleetapeta franchise.”
6:43–6:51 -
Bart is at the center of a crowd of older women and a few other characters in front of a round blue…
“Maude, Helen, Agnes, Luann, Edna,”
6:51–7:00 -
Marge stands at a counter across from an unnamed grey-haired man in suspenders and a red tie, who leans…
“Your franchise, how much? $500.”
7:00–7:12 -
Marge Simpson stands smiling in front of a red sign reading partly "EETS PIT" in a diner-like room
“When can I start? What's my territory?”
7:12–7:25 -
Marge Simpson stands at a counter in a green dress and points toward a bald, heavy bartender-type man…
“Wherever nacho penetration is less than total, you'll be there.”
7:25–7:38 -
Marge Simpson stands at the kitchen counter in front of a small blue television and its VCR, pressing…
7:38–7:43 -
A grey-haired man in a white shirt, red tie and suspenders walks into a small office with a red carpet…
“Oh, hello.”
7:43–7:53 -
A grey-haired man in a white shirt and red tie sits behind a wooden desk with his hands clasped, speaking…
“And if you're watching me, that means you've got pretzel fever.”
7:53–8:04 -
Marge hangs a "Hang in There, Baby!" poster of a cat dangling from a bar on a purple wall while Lisa watches…
“Start by setting up an office in your basement or garage.”
8:04–8:17 -
Bart and Marge stand on a brown rooftop ledge in the first frame, Bart holding a stack of pink flyers…
“Next, blanket your community with flyers.”
8:17–8:29 -
Chief Wiggum stands in the foreground with a bespectacled man in a green sweater, a boy in green, and a crowd…
“Welcome back, space girl.”
8:29–8:36 -
A heavyset older man with swept-back grey hair, a white shirt, red tie and suspenders sits at a wooden desk…
“Open your bag of ingredients.”
8:36–8:46 -
Bart and Lisa stand in a messy purple kitchen smeared with batter
“Hmm, hmm, hmm.”
8:46–8:57 -
Lisa and Bart ride in an orange station wagon with a giant pretzel on its roof and a pretzel decal…
“Hey, what's all that commotion outside?”
8:57–9:11 -
Herb and Homer in his white shirt and blue pants are in a workplace break room beside a red Hot Cocoa vending…
“Here? At our plant? That's right, Lenny.”
9:11–9:24 -
Marge, Bart, and Lisa stand behind a blue table stacked with trays of pretzels priced at $1.00…
“Wow, Mom, look at all those customers.”
9:24–9:38 -
Marge Simpson stands behind a blue counter at a pretzel stand while a dark-haired man in a green jacket…
“Uh, let's see.”
9:38–9:45 -
Carl stands beside an orange pretzel cart with a sign reading PRETZELS $1.00, and Lenny stands at the cart's…
“Hey, hurry up. I want to get my pretzel.”
9:45–9:59 -
A group of men, including a light-haired man in an orange shirt, a Black man in a grey jacket, a man…
“Wow!”
9:59–10:11 -
Marge Simpson stands on a roadside beside a red and blue Fleet-A bus, where a woman with an updo and green…
“Excuse me. I had this spot first.”
10:11–10:20 -
Marge Simpson stands outside a red-and-blue Fleet-A van in front of a window where Patty leans out
“Well, I guess Macy's and Gimbles learned to live side by side.”
10:20–10:28 -
Marge Simpson first stands in close-up looking worried, then grimaces with her teeth clenched while two men…
“Very well.”
10:28–10:34 -
Homer drives an orange station wagon with Marge beside him, her tall blue beehive visible, and Maggie…
“Hey, slow down.”
10:34–10:46 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive and red bead necklace sits in a red car beside a thin man with brown…
“That'll be $300. Hey, I don't think so. I got me 300 coupons.”
10:46–10:57 -
Marge Simpson stands at the edge of a red wooden booth while a freckled, dark-haired man in a white tank top…
“Should have butted Dennis. I hand them over.”
10:57–11:04 -
A line of cartoon children and adults gathers on the wooden porch of a small house with a sloped shingled…
“Come on, Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot,”
11:04–11:14 -
A crowd of cartoon residents stands in a row on a wooden porch of a yellow house, including a white-haired…
“Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendall,”
11:14–11:24 -
Marge Simpson sits at a desk in a purple room with her chin resting in her hands, while Homer sits…
“Q-Bert, Phil.”
11:24–11:35 -
Marge Simpson stands at a counter in a purple room with shelves holding jars and boxes, and an orange chair…
“Copyright 1968.”
11:35–11:47 -
Lisa Simpson and Marge Simpson first stand and talk in a dim room lined with hanging tools, then Marge sits…
“They're good pretzels, Mom. But you gotta think big.”
11:47–11:59 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand in a stadium holding trays of pretzels with rows of seated spectators…
“One bite and you'll be hooked!”
11:59–12:10 -
A crowd of people holding ring-shaped snacks fills the foreground, including a woman with tall orange hair…
“a winner has been chosen for today's giveaway.”
12:10–12:17 -
Mr. Burns stands in the aisle of a tiered auditorium, first with his hands raised and grinning…
“And the 1997 Pontiac Astrowagon goes to the fans sitting in”
12:17–12:28 -
Mr. Burns stands beside and then sits in the driver's seat of a cream-colored minivan wrapped with a large…
“The fans do not like this one bit.”
12:28–12:39 -
Homer, Marge with her tall blue beehive and red bead necklace holding a grey box, and Lisa in her pearl…
“Oh, no.”
12:39–12:50 -
Kent Brockman and Troy McClure sit at a broadcast desk beneath pennants reading "Springfield" and "Isotopes"…
“Uh-oh, and a barrage of pretzels now knocking Whitey unconscious.”
12:50–13:00 -
Marge with her tall blue beehive sits at the kitchen table with her chin resting on her hands and a glum…
“Oh, cheer up, Mom. You can't buy publicity like that.”
13:00–13:10 -
Marge Simpson sits at the kitchen table resting her chin in her hands with a bored, sullen expression…
“You could call them Whitey Whackers. I was wrong to have a dream.”
13:10–13:19 -
Marge sits at a blue kitchen table in a green dress while Homer stands behind it holding Maggie and Lisa…
“Listen to your mother, kids.”
13:19–13:30 -
Homer sits behind a steering wheel in a car, frowning and glancing sideways, while Maggie is beside him…
“Marge needs help, and God knows I'm not the man to provide it.”
13:30–13:40 -
Homer drives a pink car down a town street lined with shops, then pulls up outside his house with its bright…
“Looks like Mr. Pretzelman is doing pretty well for himself.”
13:40–13:53 -
Homer and a woman with a grey-violet bun wearing a black dress stand in the red doorway of a pink house…
“Of course.”
13:53–14:05 -
No characters are visible in this scene, which shows the exterior of the First Church of Springfield…
“You're my last hope.”
14:05–14:06 -
Homer Simpson stands in front of a red, orange and purple stained-glass window
“You're my last hope.”
14:06–14:14 -
Homer Simpson sits in a church pew before stained-glass windows, first with eyes shut and hands raised…
“Your help could make all the difference in the world.”
14:14–14:21 -
No characters are visible in this scene
14:21–14:26 -
Marge Simpson sits up in bed in a red robe with white trim, holding a green telephone to her ear
“Hello?”
14:26–14:37 -
Marge sits up in bed on the phone, holding the receiver to her ear with one hand while writing on a small…
“Three hundred pretzels?”
14:37–14:47 -
Homer lies in bed under a purple blanket with blue pillows, first asleep and then with his eyes half-open…
“Homer!”
14:47–14:58 -
A heavy man with grey swept-back hair, a dark jacket and a blue shirt, and a thin man in a black suit…
“This is a pretzel town, pretty boy.”
14:58–15:09 -
Marge grins up close while holding a brown cloth, then her yellow hands press a pale ball of dough flat…
“guitar solo”
15:09–15:20 -
A chef in a tall white toque stands behind a counter as a dark-suited man with swept-back brown hair opens…
15:20–15:28 -
Marge opens the door of an orange station wagon with a giant pretzel on its roof in a suburban driveway…
15:28–15:38 -
Marge smiles from behind the wheel of an orange car, and a group of uniformed girls in green stand…
15:38–15:47 -
Marge Simpson stands at a doorway facing an unnamed brown-haired man with stubble, a purple shirt…
“Are you sure the children will get enough nutrition from these pretzels?”
15:47–15:58 -
Marge stands at a doorway in a green dress, facing a man with short grey-brown hair, stubble, a purple shirt…
“Oh, my God. What happened to your fingers?”
15:58–16:08 -
Chief Wiggum and a Black police officer holding a clipboard stand on a wooden dock beside yellow-and-black…
“I don't understand why they won't unload our falafel fixin's.”
16:08–16:19 -
Chief Wiggum stands on a dusty lot beside a red-and-white FLEET-A-PITA van with a woman in a pink vest, blue…
“That's crazy!”
16:19–16:29 -
A bartender in a bow tie and dark apron stands behind a bar lined with bottles and a cash register…
“Here you go, Homer. Thanks, Moe.”
16:29–16:41 -
Homer Simpson leans on the tavern bar holding a mug of beer while Moe works at the cash register
“Hey, wait a minute. This is real money. Yeah, my wife is raking it in.”
16:41–16:50 -
Homer stands at a restroom sink in a white shirt, first staring at his reflection in the mirror, then turning…
“Greetings, Homer.”
16:50–17:00 -
Homer stands beside a heavyset stranger with slicked-back dark hair, a black jacket and a dark green collared…
“Uh, yes, I am. Thank you for asking.”
17:00–17:09 -
Homer Simpson stands in a restroom in front of a urinal and a mirror with a sink
“Oh, yeah.”
17:09–17:12 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a dark-haired man with swept-back hair, a dark jacket and a dark blue…
“Now the time has come for you to do us a favor.”
17:12–17:21 -
Homer and a dark-haired man in a dark jacket over a teal polo shirt stand beside a green EXIT door…
“Oh, fat Tony.”
17:21–17:30 -
An older grey-haired man in a dark jacket and trousers stands in a blue alley beside a door with a sign…
“Hey, wait a minute.”
17:30–17:43 -
Marge Simpson drives an orange car with a giant pretzel on its roof along a desert road at sunset, gripping…
“I don't see any apartment building, I just...”
17:43–17:48 -
Marge Simpson sits behind the wheel of a red car while two men in dark suits stand near a white vehicle…
“Hey!”
17:48–18:01 -
Marge Simpson sits beside an unnamed man in a black suit and teal shirt who grips the steering wheel of a car…
“Oh, you have to push in as you turn.”
18:01–18:07 -
Inside an orange car at dusk, a heavy, bald-headed man in a dark jacket over a teal shirt gestures…
“We are your business partners.”
18:07–18:17 -
Marge sits beside a slick-haired man in a dark jacket and gold bracelet who is at the wheel of a car
“We suggest you have a conversation with your husband.”
18:17–18:28 -
Three men in dark suits and coats sit in a red car at dusk, with a heavy man with grey hair at the sides…
“See you at 6 a.m.”
18:28–18:40 -
Homer Simpson stands in front of a green wall with a small red-roofed house picture and an orange wall phone…
“In those words, yes.”
18:40–18:46 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson sit at a blue round table in the family kitchen beside a red-labeled bottle…
“It just sickens me. How could you do this to someone you love?”
18:46–18:59 -
Marge sits at a blue table across from Homer, who wears a white shirt and has a bald head with stubble
“snack hole. So I did what I could.”
18:59–19:10 -
Marge Simpson stands in a kitchen with her hands pressed to her chest and then clasped at her chin as she…
“I know you were trying to shield me from failure, but this is my business,”
19:10–19:21 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson are in the Simpsons' kitchen, with Homer stacking cookies on a blue-covered…
“There, that's the last one.”
19:21–19:31 -
Homer and Marge stand in a checkered-floor kitchen beside a table stacked with donuts, Homer holding one
19:31–19:33 -
Homer and Marge first stand side by side in a room with cabinets and a window, Homer holding a small object…
“Hey!”
19:33–19:42 -
Marge stands beside Homer, who is bald and wears a white shirt and blue pants, in a pink hallway…
“I had that dream again!”
19:42–19:51 -
Homer and Marge stand in a pink room beside a purple staircase, with Homer looking startled
“Sorry we're late. Could we have the money now?”
19:51–19:58 -
Marge Simpson stands arms crossed in a doorway, glaring while Homer peeks from behind the door frame
“The answer is no.”
19:58–20:12 -
A heavy, grey-haired man in a dark jacket and teal shirt, flanked by two suited men, gestures and talks…
“And so on. So please, the money.”
20:12–20:22 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand at their purple-framed front doorway as a dark-suited man grips Homer's collar…
“There they are!”
20:22–20:35 -
A row of women on a lawn under a pink sky stands with arms crossed, including a lilac-haired woman at left…
“But I'm afraid we've outdone you once again.”
20:35–20:41 -
A bald heavy man in a dark purple suit with a long dark pole across his shoulders, a stern man in a dark suit…
“Perhaps you've heard of the Yakuza?”
20:41–20:51 -
A dark-suited man with black curly hair and a blue tie holds a knife while a grey-haired, stocky man…
“All right.”
20:51–21:02 -
On a suburban street, a man in a grey suit and blue tie with neat dark hair is first seen sprawled…
“Hey.”
21:02–21:10 -
Mr. Burns stands in a dark jacket over a green shirt on a lawn outside a house with arched purple windows…
“Come here, you little squirt.”
21:10–21:20 -
Homer and Marge appear in a kitchen, and an unnamed thin man in a white suit with a red tie stands arms…
“Look at him. He's gonna do something, and you know it's gonna be good.”
21:20–21:34 -
Homer sits glumly at the kitchen table in a white shirt, then Marge sits beside him and reaches over to hold…
“You must hate me, Marge. Every time I try to help, I just fail miserably.”
21:34–21:43 -
Bart and Lisa stand near the microwave while Marge and Homer sit at a blue-draped kitchen table…
“Oh, it's just a mob war. Go back to sleep, honey.”
21:43–21:54 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; the scene is a black title card sequence with no animated…
21:54–22:03 -
A black screen shows gold credit text in a rounded display font, with no characters or animation visible
22:03–22:12 -
The scene is a plain black background with gold credit text in a rounded hand-lettered style
22:12–22:21 -
A black closing credits sequence with gold text on a plain black background
22:21–22:31 -
A sequence of black credit screens from The Simpsons end credits
“Oh, my God.”
22:31–22:40 -
A silhouetted audience of unnamed one-off characters sits in rows of theater seats facing a blank screen…
“Thank you.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Chief Wiggum, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Maude Flanders, Hans Moleman, Luann Van Houten, Helen Lovejoy, Bernice Hibbert, Agnes Skinner, Ruth Powers, Dewey Largo, Cletus Spuckler, Old Jewish Man, Bumblebee Man, Brandine Spuckler, Fat Tony, Louie, Legs, Arnie Pye, Disco Stu, Luigi Risotto, Mindy Simmons, Cassidy Spuckler, Dylan Spuckler, Heather Spuckler, Baseball Announcer 1, Cody Spuckler, Jordan Spuckler, Q-Bert Spuckler, Wesley Spuckler, Zoe Spuckler, Amanda Ormand, Baseball Announcer 2, Brittany Spuckler, Caitlin Spuckler, Chloe Spuckler, Dermott Spuckler, Fleet-A-Pita Saleswoman, Frank Ormand, Hunter Spuckler, Investo, Kendall Spuckler, Kyra Spuckler, Lauren Spuckler, Max Spuckler, Morgan Spuckler, Noah Spuckler, Phil Spuckler, Picture Perfect Salesman, Royce McCutcheon, Rumor Spuckler, Scout Spuckler, Spuckler Children, Taylor Spuckler, Whitey Ford, Yakuza
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