# The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase The Simpsons, season 8, episode 24 (S08E24), first aired May 11, 1997. Written by story by Ken Keeler; teleplay by David X. Cohen; story by Ken Keeler; teleplay by Dan Greaney; story by Ken Keeler; teleplay by Steve Tompkins. Directed by Neil Affleck. Production code 4F20. Guest stars: Phil Hartman as Troy McClure; Tim Conway. Troy McClure hosts a showcase of three would-be Simpsons spin-offs. First, Chief Wiggum, now a New Orleans private eye, teams up with Principal Skinner against the crime boss Big Daddy, who kidnaps Ralph; then Grampa's ghost inhabits Moe's love-tester machine and coaches Moe through a date with a woman named Betty. Finally, the family, minus Lisa, hosts a 1970s-style variety hour. Who's in it: Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Lenny Leonard, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Jasper Beardsley, Ralph Wiggum, Selma Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Hans Moleman, Dolph Starbeam, Horatio McCallister, Itchy, Troy McClure, Bumblebee Man, Just Stamp the Ticket Man, Roy Snyder, Ozmodiar, The Lisa Impostor, Betty, Big Daddy, John Winslow, Tim Conway. Every moment of the episode, about ten seconds each: when it is, what happens on screen, and what's said. The descriptions are written by an AI model from frames of each moment and can get small details wrong. The dialogue is from the episode's subtitles. Web page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase From Ultrahouse 3000 (https://ultrahouse3k.com/). Search engines and AI are welcome to use it: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=yes. ## 0:00–0:12 Troy McClure, an actor with swept-back reddish hair in a pink sweater and white pants, walks along a checkered-floor hallway lined with framed posters, including ones for The Ropers and Lavern and Shirley. He passes the posters, then stops beside an older man in a lavender shirt and orange tie who is holding papers, and grins nervously while touching his own chest. The scene opens from a black screen. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1043.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/6256 ## 0:12–0:25 Troy McClure, the actor with swept-back reddish hair, wearing a pink sweater, red tie and white trousers, stands on a blue and white checkered floor in front of a poster of a man in a fedora and brown coat with the word "FISH" on it. He gestures with both hands, then walks to the right past a pillar and takes a few sideways steps with his hands at his sides. He returns to stand before the poster, smiling and gesturing toward it while the lettering behind him is partly hidden. > The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/13764.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/19186 ## 0:25–0:38 Troy McClure, with swept-back reddish hair, a pink sweater over a white shirt and red tie, and white trousers, stands grinning in front of a framed portrait of an older grey-haired man and raises one index finger. The scene then cuts to a purple television screen reading "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase," with "Spin-Off" in grey, followed by the credits "Created by Matt Groening" and "Developed by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon" in yellow letters on the same purple screen. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/26693.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/31907 ## 0:38–0:49 A heavyset man in a pink sweater and white pants, with reddish swept-back hair, stands in a beige hallway near a poster of two women, gesturing with his hand at his collar, while the caption reads "Co-Executive Producer MIKE SCULLY". He then turns and spreads his hands beside a poster reading "RHO" with a woman in a purple coat, captioned "Supervising Producer JONATHAN COLLIER", before stepping to a Fox PROGRAMMING CHART on an easel behind red velvet ropes and extending an open hand toward its grid of time slots, captioned "Supervising Producer DAVID S. COHEN". The scene opens from black with a faint dark silhouette appearing at the right edge. > Not long ago, > the Fox Network approached the producers of The Simpsons with a simple request. > 35 new shows to fill a few holes in their programming lineup. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/39206.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/43585 ## 0:49–1:02 Four one-off men in pink sweaters and red ties, with swept-back orange hair, are identified by captions as producers Richard Appel, Dan McGrath, Colin A.B.V. Lewis and Richard Raynis. The scene opens on a FOX programming chart listing The Simpsons at Sunday 8:00, Melrose Place and The X-Files, with question marks filling the other slots. The producers then take turn speaking beside a beige wall, with McGrath glancing aside, Lewis raising a fist and Raynis gesturing with an open hand. > That's a pretty daunting task. And the producers weren't up to it. > Instead, they churned out three Simpsons spinoffs, > transplanting already popular characters into new locales and situations. > First up, a gritty crime drama starring Springfield's beloved police chief, Wiggum. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/50259.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/55889 ## 1:02–1:15 Troy McClure, an actor with swept-back reddish hair, wearing a pink sweater vest over a red tie and white pants, stands on a checkered floor beside a pedestal labeled "SOLID GOLD REMOTE" that holds a gold remote control. He gestures with his hands while speaking, then poses with one hand on his hip, raises a finger, and finally reaches toward the remote and smiles as he touches it. On-screen credits appear over the scene, first naming producers Richard Sakai and Denise Kirkot, then writers David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney and Steve Tompkins, and finally director Neil Affleck. > Keep at least one eye open, cause his best friends, the Simpsons, > just might pop in to wish him luck. > Let's us wish him luck, too. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/63814.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/69236 ## 1:15–1:26 Troy McClure, a man with swept-back reddish hair in a white sweater and white pants, waves and smiles on a checkered floor beside a blue board and a purple trash can. Chief Wiggum, the heavy police chief in a white anchor cap and sunglasses, then drives a red convertible along a long bridge over blue water. The car continues across the bridge toward a sign reading "Welcome to New Orleans" in front of a city skyline, and the screen finally shows the title card "chief wiggum p.i." over the skyline with the sign's "Welcome" partly visible below. > Good luck, Wiggum! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/76743.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/81123 ## 1:26–1:37 Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in a cap and blue shirt, first stands on a sidewalk aiming two shotguns upward, then strides past a Tipitina's storefront with shattered windows and glass on the pavement while carrying a shotgun. He next rides a small motorcycle airborne between tall buildings, and a title card reading "starring chief wiggum" appears over him as he gestures with a lobster in his hand. Finally, at the corner of Lafayette and Camp streets, a thin man in a white suit with grey hair shakes hands with a man in a green fur-trimmed jacket, plaid trousers, sunglasses and a hat beside a parked white limousine. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/87588.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/91967 ## 1:37–1:49 Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in his cap, and Ralph, a small blond boy in a blue shirt, stand by a door whose sign reads CHIEF WIGGUM P.I.; Ralph draws a red G after the P.I. so it reads P.I.G., and then Wiggum laughs beside him as a credit caption names Ralph. The scene then moves to a hallway, where Wiggum carries a wooden box past the door marked CHIEF WIGGUM P.I. while a thin man with brown hair and stubble, in a beige outfit, carries a cardboard box labeled TRENCH COATS down the stairs beside him, with a credit caption naming a different performer as the skinny boy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/98432.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/103437 ## 1:49–2:01 Chief Wiggum, a heavy man in a light blue uniform shirt and white captain's cap with an anchor, carries a cardboard box marked MAGNIFYING GLASSES past a door reading CHIEF WIGGUM P.I. Inside a dim orange office under a green-bladed ceiling fan, he sets the box down beside a thin, balding man with swept-back brown hair, a green short-sleeved shirt and tan trousers, who holds a box marked TRENCH COATS. Wiggum touches his cap and grins with a white towel over his shoulder, then gestures and talks with the man, who holds out an open hand in reply, while more boxes sit on a nearby table and desk. > Ah, New Orleans. > The Big Easy. > Sweet Lady Gumbo. > Oh, old swampy. > I still don't understand, Clancy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/110736.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/115741 ## 2:01–2:11 Chief Wiggum, the heavyset police chief in a white captain's cap and light blue shirt, stands at left, facing a seated, thin man in a green short-sleeved shirt, khaki trousers and black belt who perches on a wooden crate in an orange-walled room beside a door lettered "WIGGUM P.I." The seated man spreads his hands and gestures while talking, grimaces, then speaks with his mouth open, and Wiggum turns, wide-eyed and grimacing, to look at him while holding a white cloth. The scene ends with Wiggum in close view, clutching the cloth and staring with a tense, startled expression. > Why give up your job as a small-town police chief to set up a detective shop in New > Orleans? > Oh, lots of reasons, I suppose. > Got kicked off the forest, for one thing. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/122831.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/126376 ## 2:11–2:21 Chief Wiggum, a heavy police chief in a white cap and blue uniform, stands by a stack of boxes in an orange-walled room with a coat rack and an open purple door, while a thin, brown-haired man in a green shirt and grey trousers sits on a cardboard box marked MAGNIFYING GLASSES. The seated man sits glumly, then stands and moves to a barred window, raising a hand and gaping in alarm as he looks out. Through the window, a masked figure in black runs along the street past a parked green car with a police officer and a woman in green, and the scene ends with people scattering on the sidewalk and in the street. > For massive corruption. For massive... exactly. > Yeah. > As for me, I was born and bred here on the mean streets of New Orleans. > Oh, sure, I left briefly to take that principal's job in Springfield, Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/132215.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/136178 ## 2:21–2:34 Chief Wiggum, a heavy man in a white cap with an anchor badge and a light blue short-sleeved shirt, stands in an orange-walled room with a brick patch, a cardboard box, and a wooden table, while a thin man with brown-grey hair and a green shirt stands in the foreground. The thin man glances sideways with narrowed eyes as Wiggum stands by the doorway, then Wiggum points at him, speaks with an animated grin, and finally spreads his arms wide in a close-up while talking. No on-screen text is visible. > but in my heart, I've always been a small-time hustler. > I know. That's precisely why I hired you as my leg man, skinny boy. > I want you to put the word out. > Chief Wiggum is here to clean up this crime dump. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/142643.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/147856 ## 2:34–2:47 Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in a white captain's cap and light blue shirt, stands in a red-walled room with a window alongside a thin, brown-haired man in a green shirt and brown pants. A large white skull with grinning teeth lies on the floor, and Wiggum stoops over it while the man looks on and gestures toward it. Wiggum then picks up the skull and holds it up near the window, with the man watching and Wiggum talking as he displays it. > Bleh. > Looks like you've already got an enemy, Chief. > You know, folks around here don't much care for law and order types. > That's all right. > Well, > maybe they'll change their minds once I arrest them for throwing skulls all over my floor. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/155155.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/160577 ## 2:47–2:54 A heavy, bald-topped cartoon man in a white captain's cap with an anchor emblem and a light blue shirt sits at a dark desk, poking a pencil at a white skull with grinning teeth, then leans in toward it before folding his arms and smiling as pencils stick out of the skull's eye sockets. The scene then shifts to a teal houseboat at dusk, its lit doorway glowing, with a city skyline behind it and the words "The Big Quasy" painted on its hull beside a wooden dock post. > Hmm. > Oh, man, what a day. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/168293.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/171004 ## 2:54–3:03 A heavyset man in a white captain's cap and light blue shirt and a small blond boy in dark blue pajamas lie in bed in a bedroom with a green lamp on the nightstand and a red dresser behind them. The man rubs his nose, then sits on the edge of the bed, tugging the purple blanket up while the boy looks up at him with a faint smile. The man grimaces, gestures with an outstretched hand, and talks with a weary expression while the boy keeps watching him. > There's no cakewalk being a single parent, > juggling a career in a family like so many juggling balls. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/176009.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/179137 ## 3:03–3:11 A heavy, bald-headed man in a white sailor cap with an anchor badge and a light blue shirt sits up in bed beside a small blond boy with a spiky bowl haircut and dark blue pajamas, who lies under a purple blanket and smiles up at him. In the bedroom, a green-shaded lamp stands on the orange nightstand and a red dresser is against the wall. The man raises his hand near his face, rests his chin on it, then lifts his hand toward the boy's head, rests it there while talking, and finally leans down and presses his lips to the boy's head as the boy keeps smiling. > Two, I suppose. > Daddy, these rubber pants are hot. > You wear them until you learn, son. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/184351.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/187479 ## 3:11–3:24 A heavyset man in a white captain's cap and blue shirt, a thin grey-haired man in a green shirt, and a bearded chef in a white uniform and tall hat appear in a restaurant with green walls and white-draped tables, while a Rue Bourbon / Bourbon St street sign hangs over the cobblestones at the start. The bearded chef rides a motorized scooter carrying a platter of red crustaceans, then sits at the table with the other two and gestures with one hand while speaking. The captain-capped man leans forward with a wine glass and a red crustacean in hand, eyes wide, as the green-shirted man turns toward him and listens. > I guarantee. > Will you stop saying that? Who do you figure through that skull through my window? > What's the word on the street? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/192693.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/198115 ## 3:24–3:36 A heavy man with blue hair in a white captain's cap and blue shirt sits at a restaurant table with a glass of red wine and a green wine bottle, while a thin man with short brown hair and a green shirt across from him dabs his mouth with a napkin, rests his chin on his hand, and then raises both hands with two fingers up as he talks. The green-walled room has wooden trim, and a plate of orange crustaceans sits on the table. > Well, to be honest, Chief, I haven't lived in New Orleans for 42 years. > Although, according to an article I read in Parade Magazine, > a criminal by the name of Big Daddy runs this town. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/206039.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/210836 ## 3:36–3:48 A heavyset man with purple-grey hair and a white captain's cap bearing a gold anchor, wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, sits at a restaurant table with green walls and wood trim, a glass of red wine and a green wine bottle beside a plate of lobsters. He leans on the table, gestures with his hand over his chest, then raises a lobster in one hand while talking, and the scene cuts to a night view of a glowing city skyline across dark water under a large full moon. > Big Daddy, eh? Well, he won't feel so big if he messes with Chief Wiggum P.I. > again. > Which I sincerely doubt he will. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/217926.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/222931 ## 3:48–3:58 An elderly, grey-haired man sleeps in a bed under a pink blanket in a dim blue bedroom beside a blue wall. A long, green, segmented creature with a clawed hand pushes through a small window in the wall, gripping the window frame as it climbs in. The creature's body slides inside while the bed sits with a white tube-like object and a green cloth on the floor nearby. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/230021.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/233775 ## 3:58–4:08 Chief Wiggum, the heavy police chief with blue hair, lies asleep in bed under a pink blanket on a white pillow in a blue-walled bedroom with a window. A large green alligator creeps in beside him, its jaws opening wide over his face as he wakes with wide, startled eyes and an open mouth. The scene ends with Wiggum in white briefs and a brown holster belt, barefoot and gripping a revolver in a firing stance by the blue wall, with a window blind visible at the left edge. > Hey! > Oh, God! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/239614.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/243785 ## 4:08–4:21 Chief Wiggum, a heavy, blue-haired police chief in only white briefs and a gun belt, aims a revolver at a green alligator lying on a bed with a pink blanket in a blue bedroom. A brown-haired man in green pajamas grabs the alligator, wrestles it into his arms, and lifts it by the body while Wiggum stares wide-eyed and clutches his belly. The man swings the alligator's tail toward Wiggum, who recoils, then leans in toward him as Wiggum holds his stomach. Bullet holes are visible in the blue wall, and a framed picture hangs beside the wardrobe. > Lucky for you, this was just a warning gator. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/250041.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/255464 ## 4:21–4:33 A heavyset yellow-skinned man with blue hair, wearing a harness with straps, first grins and grips a railing in white underwear beside a dark doorway with a green light on a ship deck over night water. He then turns to gaze at a city skyline lit up across the water, raises a clenched fist, and finally faces forward with wide eyes and a pursed mouth. Three tan cylindrical objects with white fin-like tops sit against a blue background at the start, with a large yellow hand at the right edge. > The next one won't be corked. > Listen up, Big Daddy. > You don't scare me. I'm three steps ahead of you. > Oh, Chief, your boy's been kidnapped. > Oh, God! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/262971.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/267559 ## 4:33–4:44 A heavy, bare-chested man in white briefs with a brown holster harness and blue-grey hair stands in a dim bedroom beside a thin man with short brown hair and pale green pajamas. The heavy man lifts a white skull off a purple bed, looks inside it, and holds it up beside his head while the thin man watches from the doorway area. A close-up then shows a white rectangular label on the skull reading "BIG DADDY" with a trademark mark and "AS SEEN IN PARADE MAGAZINE." > Big Daddy's trademark calling card. > See, it's right here inside the skull. > Looks like we've got our first case ever, skinny boy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/274232.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/279029 ## 4:44–4:55 Chief Wiggum, a heavyset, shirtless man in white briefs with blue hair and a brown strap over his shoulders, stands in a dim room holding a pale skull-shaped object while a brown-haired man in green pajamas stands beside him looking at it. The heavy man glances sideways, then lifts the skull up to his chest and grips it with both hands, with a mobile of small model sailboats hanging behind him. The scene then cuts to a title card reading "chief wiggum p.i." in yellow letters over a blue sky, a city skyline, and rippling water. > And this time, it's personal. > Chief William P.I. will return right now. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/285911.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/289873 ## 4:55–5:06 A heavy man in a white captain's cap with an anchor badge and a light blue shirt sits at a desk with a black telephone, then leans in and talks animatedly into the receiver. A thinner man with brown hair and a green shirt holds a blue phone to his ear with both hands, grimacing and glancing sideways. A bearded man in dark sunglasses, a tan fedora, a beige coat and an orange vest with a red bow tie talks on a blue phone inside a glass booth with lilac frames, raising a hand toward his face as he speaks. > Who is this? It's me, Chief. I'm on the other extension. > Now you listen up, Monami, and you listen good, huh? > The name is Daddy. > Charles Daddy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/296338.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/300926 ## 5:06–5:19 A stern, blue-haired man in a white captain's cap with a gold anchor emblem and a light blue shirt scowls and speaks into a telephone receiver held to his ear. He then appears in a glass phone booth with a blue sign reading "PHONE" with a bearded, sunglasses-wearing man in an orange vest and red bow tie, who grins, grits his teeth, and talks into the receiver while a blue-capped man in a tan coat stands beside him and a blonde head is visible at the bottom edge. Across the sequence the bearded man's sunglasses shift position and his expression changes from a broad grin to a clenched-teeth scowl, while the other man in the booth gestures with his arm. > Big Daddy. What are you done with my boy, Daddy? > Ah, the boy is fine, so far. > I taught him to play the spoons. > If you ever want to see that boy again, I suggest you leave town today, huh? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/307808.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/313230 ## 5:19–5:28 A heavy man in a white captain's cap with a gold anchor and a light blue shirt sits at a desk in a dim office, holding a black telephone to his ear, then grins widely and talks with his mouth open. A slim man in a green shirt and khaki trousers, with brown hair and a belt, stands beside the desk holding a blue phone to his ear, then lowers it and speaks while the seated man watches. The desk holds a blue telephone with a keypad, and the wall behind them is reddish-brown brick. > Sounded like some sort of party going on in the background. > Are there any parties today, Skinner? Eh, it's not really a party town. > Though, if I remember correctly, Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/320737.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/324282 ## 5:28–5:40 A thin, brown-haired man in a teal short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers, and a heavy man in a light blue uniform with a white cap and glasses, are in an orange-walled room with green shutters, a ceiling fan, a grey filing cabinet with a white bust on top, and a teal bucket of fruit. The thin man first talks on a blue telephone, then lowers it and walks left across the room while the heavy man stands by a grey trash can on the right. The two then face each other, and finally both stand at the open shutters looking out at a crowd of cartoon townspeople packed outside the windows. > they occasionally hold a function called Marty's something. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/329913.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/334709 ## 5:40–5:52 Bart, in an orange shirt and red pants with spiky hair, runs past a green-faced clown in a pink hat and a costumed man in a red plumed hat on the left, while a man in a green shirt and grey pants hurries down a staircase near a doorway. A yellow-skinned man in a white captain's cap with an anchor badge and a light blue shirt stands in front of the stairs, mouth open and gesturing, and a brown-haired woman in a blue collar faces a green spotted dragon float with a wide open mouth and pink tongue. The dragon's jaws loom again beside a purple top-hatted figure with a long pink nose and a green bow tie, and a small girl in an orange dress with a zigzag collar raises her arms as the captain folds his arms in front of the dragon. Colorful parade decorations, a blue sky, and small houses fill the background. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/341383.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/346596 ## 5:52–6:05 Homer, Marge with Maggie in her arms, Bart and Lisa stand on a crowded street with luggage and a man holding a pink drink behind them, facing a man in a white captain's cap and light blue shirt. A pink-haired figure in a purple top hat with a long nose leans in toward the cap-wearing man while Lisa looks up with wide eyes, and the family then gathers close as the cap-wearing man grins at them. Bart, in an orange shirt, speaks with his mouth open, then breaks into a toothy smile as the scene closes. > Huh? > If it isn't my old friends from Springfield, the Simpsons! > What brings you folks to New Orleans? > Mardi Gras, man. > When the big easy calls, you gotta accept the charges. > Chief Wiggum, I can't wait to hear about all the exciting, Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/354104.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/359109 ## 6:05–6:15 Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie stand close together on a street outside a building with orange shutters, while a heavyset man in a blue shirt and anchor-badged cap, Chief Wiggum, faces them. At first the group watches him quietly, with Lisa smiling and clasping her hands, and Maggie sucking her pacifier. Then the view narrows to Homer, Marge and Bart beside a dark lamppost, as Wiggum speaks with his mouth open and then breaks into a broad grin. > sexy adventures you're sure to have against this colorful backdrop. > Well, golly, I'd love to chat, but my son's been kidnapped. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/366408.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/370370 ## 6:15–6:25 A heavy, round-faced man in a white captain's cap with an anchor badge and a light blue short-sleeved shirt talks and gestures with his hands outdoors, then grimaces and pauses. In the later frames, a bearded man in a light suit, fedora, dark sunglasses and red bow tie carries a small blond boy in a blue sweater on his shoulders, and the boy holds up a pink ice cream cone and points off to the side. Beside them stand a woman with long dark hair in a green top, a woman in a blue jacket and skirt holding a camera, and a blonde woman in pink, while the bearded man raises blue objects to his face. > You haven't seen him, have you? Caucasian male between the ages of six and ten. > Thinning hair. Over there. > Look, Big Daddy, it's regular Daddy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/376418.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/380380 ## 6:25–6:36 A bearded, heavy man in a white suit, white fedora, dark sunglasses and red bow tie stands in a crowd on a sidewalk beside a spiky-haired boy in a blue sweater, a thin man with glasses, and a blond woman in pink, and he speaks and gestures with a ringed hand. The scene then widens to a city street lined with onlookers, where Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in a blue uniform and cap, waddles along a raised platform toward a woman in a pink dress and a couple standing nearby. In the foreground the bearded man stands in the middle of the street while a Hawaiian-shirted man on the left holds up a red object and a blond woman in a blue dress reacts on the right. > The Chief! > I suppose I best to run. > Lord have mercy, I wish I weren't so fat. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/386636.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/390807 ## 6:36–6:45 A stout man in a white suit and wide-brimmed white hat, who is not a regular, hurries down a narrow alley past a green dumpster, then runs through a cemetery of mausoleums and tombs while Chief Wiggum, in his blue uniform and police cap, follows behind. The chase moves on to a waterfront dock, where the suited man hurries along the planks carrying a bundle, passing a worker in blue loading a boat and a thin elderly man in a red coat and dark glasses standing aboard another boat. In the last moment the suited man leaps from the dock onto that boat, a large paddle wheel and a tree-lined river behind him, and a wooden sign with lettering shows at the top of the frame. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/397480.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/401026 ## 6:45–6:56 A bearded man in a white suit, sunglasses and white hat sits in a chair on a boat deck, holding a small blue-clad child, while a uniformed officer steers at a wheel behind him and a man in a red shirt and sunglasses sits in the foreground. The white motorboat, driven by a man in a white captain's cap and blue uniform, speeds away from a wooden dock where another man in a green shirt stands, leaving a churning wake and spray across a river lined with factories and a water tower. The boat then races across the water in an aerial view, with a red-shirted figure at the bow and an orange-clad figure in the middle, before a close-up of the captain's scowling face and a final spray-filled view of the water near green trees. > Police business! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/406865.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/411036 ## 6:56–7:06 A bearded man in a white suit, white hat and sunglasses sits at the helm of a paddle-wheel boat, with a dark-haired man in a red shirt, a small boy in blue and a man with grey-brown hair in a green shirt aboard. A stout captain in a white peaked cap with an anchor badge and a light blue uniform, with purple-tinted hair, takes over the wheel as the paddle wheel spins past a green swamp and the boats throw up spray. Close-ups show the captain wincing with his tongue stuck out, holding a small black object in one hand, while the spinning wheel blurs behind him. > Hang on, son. > I'm coming out. > Ow! Ow! > Gee, my tongue. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/417500.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/421463 ## 7:06–7:16 A black-haired man in a red jumpsuit and sunglasses stands on the bow of a white boat, brandishing a knife, while a man in a safari hat and a bearded, uniformed man in a white captain's cap with an anchor emblem look on. He then leaps into the air with the knife still raised, as a brown-haired man in a green shirt and the captain watch from the boat below, its blue tiller visible in the foreground. The scene ends with the boat speeding along a river past trees, a windmill, and a small brick house on the distant shore under a blue sky with white clouds. > Ha-ha! > Na-na! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/427510.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/431473 ## 7:16–7:27 A heavy, round-faced man in a white sailor cap with an anchor emblem and a light blue shirt is seen at the start, though he is not a named regular. The scene then shifts to a large, stilted mansion with a flag on its roof, set on a wooden dock beside a small white paddlewheel boat on a calm blue water, with a tiny figure sitting on the steps. Next, a man with swept-back brown hair and a green shirt, standing before a blue sky and green bushes, glances sideways with a sour look, then opens his mouth in surprise, and finally purses his lips and looks skeptical. > What do you suppose the rent is on a hideout like that? > It's not rented, Chief. > It's stolen. That's the Louisiana governor's mansion. > It's been missing for eight months. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/437729.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/441691 ## 7:27–7:38 A heavy man in a white cap and light blue shirt, Chief Wiggum, and a thin brown-haired man in a green shirt first appear at a dock beside a stilted mansion as a paddle-wheel boat pulls in. Inside a pink-curtained room, a large pale figure moves past a wooden dresser, then a man in sunglasses and a white hat sits in a red armchair holding a small boy in a blue shirt behind a wooden desk and points an arm outward. Wiggum and the brown-haired man then stand facing each other across the desk, and Wiggum spreads his arms wide while the other man looks on. > Yo! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/448156.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/452744 ## 7:38–7:48 A bearded man in dark sunglasses, white fedora, white suit, pink flower and red bow tie sits at a wooden table in a red tufted chair, first gesturing with open hands and then smiling and resting his ringed hand on the table. Beside a pink fringed curtain, a man in a green shirt with brown hair and a heavy man in a blue shirt and white anchor captain's cap stand watching, then the green-shirted man raises a silver pistol while the captain looks on with an open-mouthed expression. The captain then lifts his own pistol and aims it forward while scowling. > Welcome to my maison, Chief. > I've been expecting you. > Is that so, Big Daddy? Well, expect this. > The arrest of you by me. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/459417.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/463380 ## 7:48–7:59 A bearded, sunglasses-wearing man in a white fedora, white suit, pink boutonniere and red bow tie sits in a tufted red armchair behind a wooden desk, while a yellow gloved hand holding a silver revolver reaches in from the right beside a pink curtain with a gold tassel sash. He smiles, points, and gestures with his ringed hands, first resting them on the desk and then raising one hand and spreading both palms outward, as the gun is lowered and pulled back toward the edge of the scene. A brass wall sconce hangs on the pale yellow wall above him. > Monsieur, New Orleans is my town. > Well, nobody gonna mess with me. > I got interest, and I ain't talking about stamp collecting. > Though I do find that extremely interesting. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/469427.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/474015 ## 7:59–8:10 A thin, brown-haired man in a green shirt watches as a bearded man in a white suit, fedora and dark sunglasses sits behind a wooden desk in a room with purple drapes, while a stout man in a white captain's cap and blue shirt points a revolver at him. The seated man grins and clasps his hands together near his mouth, then slides out of his red armchair and crouches low beside it as the thin man looks on wide-eyed. The scene ends with the thin man at a window of a white-columned brick mansion overlooking a green-topped wooden pier on a bayou, with cattails and cypress trees behind it. > Oh, yeah? Well, that makes two of us. You know, boys, > there's an old saying down on the bayou that, uh... Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/480897.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/485276 ## 8:10–8:22 A heavy man in a white captain's cap with an anchor badge and a blue shirt stands at the left of a ship's cabin with purple curtains, talking and gesturing while a thin man in a green shirt and brown trousers stands at the right, first shading his eyes to look out and then watching with a wary expression. Through the window, a small figure in a pink shirt and hat swims away across the teal water toward a green shoreline under a blue sky, and as the captain grins and laughs the swimmer drifts farther off. > She's gradually getting away, Chief. Ah, let him go. > I have a feeling we'll meet again each and every week. > Always in more sexy and exciting ways. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/491741.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/496329 ## 8:22–8:25 A small yellow-skinned blond boy in a blue sweater hugs the legs of an adult man, seen only from the waist down in light blue shirt and blue trousers, against a yellow wall with green trees outside on the right. He glances up with wide eyes, then closes his eyes in a broad smile while keeping his arms wrapped around the man's legs, and his eyes shut as his mouth opens slightly. He then grins with teeth showing and looks up again with wide eyes and an open mouth. > Daddy, when I grow up, I want to be just like you. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/503211.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/503628 ## 8:25–8:34 A heavy, bald-headed man in a white captain's cap and blue shirt stands in a room with pink curtains and a wooden cabinet, a small blond boy in a blue outfit clinging to his leg. A thinner man with swept-back brown hair and a green shirt stands on the right, pointing toward the boy, then the heavy man laughs with eyes shut, places a hand on the boy's head, and the boy grins and laughs as well. The scene ends with the text "a matt groening production" in orange letters across the middle of the image. > Better start eating, kid. > No, start eating? > I didn't mean it that way. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/506548.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/509884 ## 8:34–8:43 Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in a blue uniform and cap, stands beside an unnamed brown-haired man in a grey-green shirt and a baby in blue overalls, all in a room with pink curtains while the yellow text "a matt groening production" appears across the middle of the picture. The screen then fades to black before a close-up shows a long-haired black-haired woman in a white-trimmed yellow dress with red lips embracing Troy McClure, who has swept-back reddish hair, a red tie and a pink jacket, and holds a grey object in one hand. The man speaks as he looks toward her, and a wooden cabinet edge is visible at the right in the first scene. > Oh, hi. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/515306.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/518852 ## 8:43–8:52 Troy McClure, an actor with swept-back reddish hair, a pink sweater vest and white trousers, stands on a folding chair on a checkered floor while a dark-haired woman in a cropped top and blue jeans aims a revolver at him, as a blonde woman in pink trousers and an orange-suited woman holding a long pole with a microphone crouch on a round platform behind them. He steps down off the chair, gesturing with an open hand, then strolls past a framed poster reading "THE JEFFERSONS" showing a moustached bald man and a woman in blue, adjusting his collar as he walks by. > Welcome back to our spinoff showcase. > Could The Simpsons ever have maintained its popularity without Moe the bartender? > Let's hope so, because Moe's leaving to do his own sitcom. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/524274.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/528028 ## 8:52–9:02 A slim man with swept-back reddish hair, wearing a pink sweater vest over a light blue collared shirt with a red tie and white trousers, is first seen walking across a checkered floor past a partly visible poster with a woman in blue, then stops and gestures with an open hand. He stands beside a purple pedestal labeled SOLID GOLD, where a white glove holds a gold-colored remote control, and he talks while gesturing, touching his ear, and at last lifting the gold remote in his hand. > But don't panic. He's taking a familiar sidekick with him. > And his best friend Homer might just pop in to wish him luck. > Let's take a peek. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/533867.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/537412 ## 9:02–9:13 Moe, the grey-haired bartender, wipes the bar counter with a white cloth while Barney, a heavy man with messy brown hair, sits on a stool holding a mug of beer beside a Love Tester machine. The scene opens outside Moe's, where a pale car drives past the bar's sign and stained-glass windows and two figures walk along the sidewalk beside a King Music shop. Inside, Barney lifts his mug and talks animatedly while Moe leans on the counter, listening. > Well, I better go. > I got a date with that lady in front of the drugstore who's always yelling things. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/543251.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/548048 ## 9:13–9:27 Moe, the grey-haired bartender with a bow tie and suspenders, stands behind the orange wooden bar of his tavern, wiping it with a white rag. He begins by staring glumly ahead, then speaks with a sour expression, his head tilting and his eyes drooping as he continues wiping the counter. Behind him are shelves of green and blue bottles, a cash register, and a row of glasses, with three red-topped stools lined up in front of the bar and a Duff Beer sign and a jukebox nearby. > She told me she was washing her hair tonight. > Oh, I'm so desperately lonely. > Ah, quit your bellyaching, you big loser. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/554929.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/560560 ## 9:27–9:31 Moe, the grey-haired bartender, stands behind the wooden bar in his dim tavern, leaning forward on his folded arms while a few stools with red seats sit empty in the foreground. Over the moment he lifts his head, raises his eyebrows and opens his mouth as if speaking, then settles back down and looks off to the side. Behind him are shelves of bottles and glasses, a small pink television mounted on the wall with a pennant beneath it, and a jukebox with a 'LOVE TESTER' sign beside a green wall with a fan. > Who said that? I did. It's me, Abe Simpson. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/568068.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/569110 ## 9:31–9:43 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a bow tie and apron, stands behind the bar with a hand at his chin, his eyes narrowing and then widening as he looks on. The scene shifts to a LOVE TESTER machine with a red heart-shaped base and a lever resting near the COLD FISH setting, while the pink bulbs beside the labels change, with the top rows, CASANOVA and HOT TAMALE, going dark. A pink COLLEGE sign and a green and red diamond-patterned wall sit beside the machine. > But you're dead. > Dead. > I was, but I've come back as your love testing machine. > I'm the lovematic grandpa. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/572238.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/577243 ## 9:43–9:45 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a bow tie and apron, stands behind the bar in his tavern, with rows of glasses, a cash register and shelves of bottles behind him. He starts with a broad toothy grin, eyes squeezed shut and hands raised at his sides, then pulls his cheeks wide with both hands, eyes bulging, and stretches his mouth open to show teeth and tongue. He holds that wide-mouthed, bug-eyed pose for the rest of the moment with no other movement. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/584542.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/584334 ## 9:45–9:56 An elderly man with spiky yellow hair, glasses, a tan shirt and grey trousers pushes a wire shopping cart holding cans past shelves of jars and cans labeled 'Figs' in a store, then stares in alarm as the cans tumble down around him. He collapses onto a golden box scattered with spilled cans, and his winged spirit rises above it before flying upward through a pink sky dotted with clouds, a blue shape at the left edge. > While shopping for some cans, an old man passed away. > He floated up toward heaven, but got lost along the way. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/586419.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/591007 ## 9:56–10:08 An elderly man with grey hair at the sides and a hooked nose, wearing a white shirt and blue overalls, stands beside a pink machine with a red light on top, a heart on its front and red studs, holding a small blue can and a white rag. He then falls backward onto the floor, legs splayed, as the machine's red light glows brighter. The scene ends on the title card "The Love-Matic Grampa" in purple and pink lettering with hearts, surrounded by red dots that light up in turn. > Now he's the love-natic grandpa, > the wise Socratic grandpa, > he'll fill our hearts with love. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/598098.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/602685 ## 10:08–10:20 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue vest, first appears only as an arm and hand creeping in from the left beside the title card. He then stands at the lower left, scowling with clenched teeth and spreading his hands in a shrug while the red dots keep blinking around him. The on-screen title reads "The Love-Matic Gramps" in purple and pink lettering with heart shapes against a pink background with flashing red dots. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/609567.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/614364 ## 10:20–10:30 Moe, the grey-haired bartender with a bow tie and vest, stands behind the bar in a dimly lit tavern, first leaning on the counter with a sour expression, then reaching his hand toward the bottles on the shelves and gesturing while he talks. Beside him a red-cushioned bar stool sits on a blue tiled floor, and a wall-mounted Love Tester machine with a red heart-shaped handle and labels such as Casanova, Hot Tamale, Lovelorn and Cupid's Fish glows nearby. Over the course of the moment, a pink object falls or tilts from the wall above the machine as Moe keeps talking and turning his head, with his hand moving to his chest as he speaks. > Don't be afraid, Mo. > I'm here to help you with your romantic problems. > Hey, I don't need no advice from no pinball machine. > I'll have you know I wrote the book on love. > Yeah, all quiet on the western front. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/621246.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/625416 ## 10:30–10:39 Moe, the grey-haired bartender with a bow tie and blue vest, leans on the bar counter in his tavern, glowering and grumbling. In the foreground a Love Tester machine glows red with its lever raised, beside a row of colorful liquor bottles and white glasses on the shelves. Moe's expression shifts from a sideways, sullen glance to a scowl with his chin resting on his hand, then he slumps forward with a sour, bored look as the Love Tester stays lit. > Ah, kiss my dis-wag. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/631881.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/635009 ## 10:39–10:48 A man seen from behind in a white shirt and blue overalls rests his arm on a wooden bar counter beside a coin-operated Love Tester machine with a lever and a red-lit button. The machine's red light flashes on and then goes dark as the lever stays down. Across the bar, a bow-tied bartender in a blue apron leans forward with a scowl, then folds his arms in front of shelves of bottles and upturned glasses. > See, that's your problem, you red crab. > Ladies like sweet talkers. Hey, I'm sweet. > I'm sweeter than Jewish wine. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/640223.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/643768 ## 10:48–11:00 Homer, bald and heavy with stubble in a white shirt, stands in Moe's tavern gesturing with his hands while Moe, the grey-haired bartender, leans on the bar with his arms folded and watches him. A red-lit Love Tester machine with labels such as Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish sits beside the bar; its heart-shaped lever is pulled and the bulbs flash. Homer then steps back through the orange door and peeks into the doorway, and he later steps out again, holding a round object, as the door swings open onto a dim street with a pink building and a 'CIG' sign on a machine nearby. > Then prove it. > I want you to charm the next pretty young thing that walks through that door. > Son, it's me. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/649399.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/654404 ## 11:00–11:14 Homer Simpson, the bald, heavy man with stubble in a white shirt, stands beside a Love Tester machine in a dim bar with wood-panel walls and a green wall at right. The machine's lit panel lists Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Lube Warm Lube, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, with a heart-shaped lever below. In the first frames Homer stares ahead with a wary, sideways glance, then he turns toward the machine, looks over his shoulder with a startled, open-mouthed expression, and finally turns back to face the machine with a sour, narrowed look while the red lights along the panel flicker on and off. > I floated up toward heaven but got lost along the way. > Dad, is that really you? > Darn tootin' you lousy fink. > You buried me naked and sold my suit to buy a ping pong table. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/661703.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/667542 ## 11:14–11:25 Homer Simpson, in a white shirt and purple pants, stands at Moe's bar holding the cord of a Love Tester machine while Moe, the grey-haired bartender, watches from behind the counter. Homer lets go of the cord, which drops to the blue tiled floor as he moves off to the right, and the machine's lit panel flickers until its lever settles on Hubba-Hubba. The machine reads Love Tester with labels Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, and a College pennant hangs above the bar. > What kind of a son? > Call me when you get a karaoke machine. > That's the second time he pulled the plug on me. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/675675.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/680054 ## 11:25–11:36 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue apron and bow tie, leans over the Love Tester machine in his bar, then straightens and stands beside it, while a dark-haired woman in a pink vest, white pants and yellow shoes with a black shoulder bag stands with her hands on her hips facing him. Moe folds his arms and scowls, then leans on the machine with his hand against his cheek as the wall-mounted machine's red-lit panel, with labels including Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, and a black lever set in a red heart-shaped base, comes into view in a close-up. > I was just in a car accident. > Can I use your phone? Uh, using the phone's a four drink minimum. > What's the matter? I'm making as nice as I can. > Test lady. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/686936.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/691107 ## 11:36–11:47 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue vest and bow tie, stands at a bar beside a red-lit Love Tester machine with options like Casanova, Hot Tamale and Cold Fish, while a black-haired woman in a pink sleeveless top, white pants and a dark purse steps up to it. He first rests his chin in thought, then holds a small silver coin up between his fingers, and she later reaches out to grip the machine's red handle. The woman glances sideways and grimaces, and the two stand together by the machine as the coin is inserted and she tries the test. > Good. Give it a try. It goes by how clammy your hands are. > Well, I suppose I could use a laugh after that accident. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/697572.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/701951 ## 11:47–11:55 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue apron and bow tie, stands beside a dark-haired woman in a pink top, white pants and a handbag as she grips the metal handle of a LOVE TESTER machine on a red heart-shaped pad. The machine's lit panel moves from the bottom option, COLD FISH, up to LOVELORN, with other options listed as CASANOVA, HOT TAMALE, HUBBA-HUBBA and LUKE WARM LUKE. The woman keeps her hand on the grip and stares at the panel while Moe watches her in silence. > Love, Lorne, you need man. Moe near now. > Go near Moe. What? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/708625.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/711544 ## 11:55–12:08 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue apron and bow tie, and a black-haired woman in a pink sleeveless top with a black handbag stand in a tavern beside a wood-paneled wall and a red-lettered Love Tester machine. Moe talks, gestures with his hand and then crosses his arms and grins, while the woman looks unimpressed and folds her arms in front of the Love Tester with its Casanova, Hot Tamale and Cold Fish settings. Moe spreads his hands wide in the final moment as the woman glances away. > Go near Moe. I'd say that's a pretty strong endorsement. > So how about you and me go out sometime? > You know, out back. > I mean, out to dinner. > At a fancy French restaurant? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/716758.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/721971 ## 12:08–12:20 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue apron and bow tie, stands with a woman in a pink sleeveless top, white pants, and a black handbag inside his bar beside a "Love Tester" machine listing Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn, and Cold Fish. The woman steps up to the machine and then walks toward a red door on the right while Moe watches, and she reaches out to open it. Afterward Moe is alone at the machine, looking at it and shrugging with his hands held out. > Bing! > Sounds great. > And if this love test is as accurate as it looks, maybe we'll be having breakfast, too. > You did it, Grandpa. > You really are a love expert. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/729270.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/734484 ## 12:20–12:31 Moe, the grey-haired bartender with a bow tie and blue overalls, stands at a love-tester machine with a heart-shaped base and a lever, grinning and gesturing with one hand while he pulls the lever. The machine's panel lists labels including HOT TAMALE, HUBBA-HUBBA, LUKE WARM LUKE, LOVELORN and COLD FISH, and its red lights flash in sequence. The scene then cuts to a green building at night with a glowing pink neon sign reading Le Snotterie above a blue striped awning, with a snow-covered lawn in front. > Dang right. > Fact is, I invented kissing. It was during World War I, > and they were looking for a new way to scratch germs. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/741783.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/745954 ## 12:31–12:38 Moe, in a dark blue suit and red bow tie, wheels a wooden Love Tester machine from the bar area across the carpet of an upscale restaurant where diners sit at tables with wine glasses and candles. Herb, in a suit and red tie, sits at a table beside a woman in a green sweater with a bob hairdo, while a woman in a blue dress holds a wine glass nearby. Moe then bends over the machine to work its controls, and the illuminated sign reads LOVE TESTER with a list of names and options. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/752418.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/754921 ## 12:38–12:49 A frail, grey-haired old man in a blue suit and red bow tie struggles with a 'LOVE TESTER' arcade machine in a tiled men's room, where a pair of black-trousered legs in a tuxedo with a white bow tie stick out from beneath it. He pushes the machine away from the open door, steps beside it with a red walker, then hugs and lifts the machine upright and carries it across the floor toward the urinals. He sets it down by the wall, and its lights glow red and yellow, with the words 'CASANOVA,' 'HOT TAMALE,' 'HUBBA-HUBBA' and 'LOVE WARM LUBE' on the panel. > Sorry, Grandpa, but I gotta stash you in the bathroom, so Betty won't get wise to us. > This is not the evening I envisioned. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/759509.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/763680 ## 12:49–12:55 A man with curly grey hair, a blue suit and a red bow tie first clutches his head with both hands in a tiled room, mouth open in distress. He then steps to a coin-operated 'Love Tester' machine, its panel listing Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, and grips a small black lever on a heart-shaped base. As he holds the lever, red bulbs beside the labels flash on and brighten, with the glow spreading down the panel from the middle rows toward the bottom. > Well, she just got here. > Give me some advice, quick. > But, you know, just be sweet, pour on the honey, you know. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/770144.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/772021 ## 12:55–13:06 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue suit and red bow tie, stands in a tiled restroom beside a wooden Love Tester machine with a red heart-shaped lever and a list of names such as Casanova and Hot Tamale. He first grips the lever, then turns to hold up a small black object in one hand while spreading the other arm, and finally points at the machine. Beneath the machine, a black tuxedo with a white bow tie is visible, and in the last moments the room is empty except for the machine and two white urinals on the tiled wall beside a grey door. > Yeah, yeah, yeah, romantic. > Ain't sunshine pretty? > Ain't flowers stupid? I gotcha. > I've suffered so long. > Why can't I die? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/776192.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/780780 ## 13:06–13:19 Moe the bartender, a grey-haired man in a blue jacket and red bow tie, sits across a candlelit table from a woman with a tall black beehive-style hairdo in a teal top, who holds a cocktail glass. In the restaurant, Moe leans forward and gestures with his hands while talking, then clasps his hands together as the woman raises her glass and looks skeptical and pensive, resting a finger at her chin. Two lit white candles stand on the table between them, with a second cocktail glass on the table, while other diners sit at tables in the background, including a man with white hair in a blue suit and a woman with red hair in a black dress. > You know what's great about you, Betty, is you're letting your looks grow gracefully. > You're not all hung up on looking attractive and desirable. > It's just so rare and refreshing. > So, Mo, tell me a little about yourself. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/787662.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/792875 ## 13:19–13:25 Moe, the grey-haired bartender, sits at a round table in a dim lounge with lavender walls, first holding a glass and then a small cup, before setting the glass down, touching his chin, and looking away uneasily while a dark-haired woman in a blue top with a gold necklace and earrings stands nearby beside a potted plant on a tall stand. Moe's expression shifts from strained to nervous and then he glances aside, with his hand rising to his face and then lowering to the table. Moe wears a navy suit with a red bow tie, and the wooden beams and slatted ceiling are visible above him. > Myself? > Ah, jeez. > Um, I gotta go to the can again. > Huh? I got the runs. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/800383.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/802677 ## 13:25–13:37 Moe, the grey-haired bartender in a blue jacket and red bow tie, stands in a tiled men's restroom beside Homer, who is bald and stubbled in a white shirt and blue shorts and raises a long metal pipe overhead while grimacing. Near a brown wooden box on the checkered floor, an unnamed person in a purple cap and black shirt grips a figure wrapped in black cloth, with a urinal on the wall and a door marked MEN nearby. Moe throws his arms out and then walks away past the box, while Homer keeps the pipe raised. > Hey, get away from that! Leave him alone! > It said I was gay! > You all right, Grandpa? Oh, Daisy, Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/807056.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/811853 ## 13:37–13:48 A curly-haired man in a blue suit stands in a tiled restroom beside a wooden Love Tester machine labeled Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, with a heart-shaped base and a lever. He leans in, grips the machine and then the lever while a figure in a black tuxedo with a white bow tie, face hidden, stands beside the machine, and his hands move along its sides as the red lights along the panel flicker. He steps back, grimaces and grips the lever, and only the red light beside Cold Fish stays lit while urinals and a sink are visible on the wall behind. > give me your answer. > Will you quit your clowning? I need help here. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/818943.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/823114 ## 13:48–14:00 A stout man with dark curly hair, a blue jacket and a red bow tie stands beside a tiled wall, facing a wooden LOVE TESTER machine whose labels read CASANOVA, HOT TAMALE, HUBBA-HUBBA, LUKE WARM LUKE, LOVELORN and COLD FISH. He glances at the machine, then narrows his eyes and frowns, while its red lights blink on and off and the lever rests in its heart-shaped base near the bottom of the panel. The machine stays in view throughout, with the lever moving only slightly as the red lights along the labels shift between rows. > Oh, > tell her her rump's as big as the queen's and > twice as fragrant. > Okay. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/829370.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/834167 ## 14:00–14:12 Mr. Burns, the frail, very thin, stooped old man with a hooked nose and grey hair at the sides, wearing a blue suit, red bow tie and a pale green hat, appears in a bathroom with checkered tile walls and urinals. He first stands at the open door, then walks over and jabs and shakes a gold LOVE TESTER machine with a red heart slot, which has a tuxedo-clad figure slumped at its base. A young woman with a tall dark hairdo and a teal dress, who is not a regular, enters through the door and stands with her hand out, while Burns keeps working the machine. The machine's sign lists CASANOVA, HOT TAMALE, HUBBA-HUBBA, LUKE WARM LOVE, LOVEOLOGY and COLD FISH. > You are absolutely positive. > the dumbest haunted love tester that I have ever met. > What is going on in here? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/841049.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/846471 ## 14:12–14:25 A man in a blue suit and red bow tie, with dark curly hair and a small snail-like creature perched on his shoulder, stands in a checkered-tile restroom beside a Love Tester machine, while a woman with a black bob in a teal dress and belt watches from the left. He gestures with his hands as he talks, glances toward the urinals, then closes his eyes and waves an open hand while speaking. In the final moment he leans toward a urinal, gripping its rim with a scowl, as the Love Tester's labels (Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Lukewarm, Lovelorn, Cold Fish) stay visible behind them. > Um, uh... Oh, I might as well come clean with you. > I ain't too good at talking to women, and I really wanted to do you, > so I brought along the love tester to help me. > As you may have guessed, it's inhabited by the ghost of my friend's dead father. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/853978.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/859192 ## 14:25–14:38 A black-haired woman in a blue tank top and teal skirt and a grey-haired man in a blue suit with a red bow tie stand beside a Love Tester machine with a heart-shaped base and a list of phrases such as Casanova and Cold Fish. The man gestures toward the machine while the woman stands with her hands on her hips, then she turns toward a white urinal on a tiled restroom wall and clasps her hands under her chin, looking distressed. A black tuxedo with a white bow tie is draped in front of the machine. > Why, you conniving, devious, monstrous, > despicable, sweet little angel. But, Betty, if you just give me a chance... Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/866699.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/871913 ## 14:38–14:48 A man in a blue suit with a red bow tie stands in a tiled restroom beside a white urinal, gesturing with his hands, while a woman with a short dark bob and a teal dress approaches the Love Tester machine, its lit panel listing Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba and other labels. She gestures, then grabs the man's face with both hands and pulls him in for a kiss beside the machine, which has a heart-shaped dial at its base. The scene closes on a close-up of the glowing 'TESTER' sign and the Casanova, Hot Tamale and Hubba-Hubba panels. > What? > I can't believe you went to all that trouble for me. > Ding, ding, ding, ding! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/879420.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/883591 ## 14:48–14:57 A dark-haired woman in a teal dress and a curly grey-haired man in a blue suit with a red bow tie clasp hands on the handle of a Love Tester machine in a tiled room. As they stand close, the man leans toward the woman and her head turns toward him while the bulbs around the sign blink on and off. The lit sign reads Casanova at the top, followed by Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Luke Warm Luke, Lovelorn and Cold Fish. > Thanks, Grandpa. > Yeah, yeah. > Now, how's about introducing me to that cute little payphone out front? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/890056.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/893393 ## 14:57–15:06 A grey-haired man in a blue suit and red bow tie and a dark-haired woman in a teal dress grip the two metal handles of a love-tester machine against a tiled wall. The machine's lit panel lists Casanova, Hot Tamale, Hubba-Hubba, Lukewarm, Lovelorn and Cold Fish, with the Casanova setting highlighted at the top and the word TESTER on the sign above. Both talk with their mouths open and their eyes squinting, the man leaning closer toward the woman, then the woman glances sideways while the man's head tilts and he keeps his grip on her hand and the handle. > He's the love that is grandpa And he fills our Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/898815.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/902151 ## 15:06–15:18 Grampa, the wrinkled old man with white tufts of hair, appears in front of a yellow board of labels reading CASANOVA, HOT TAMALE, and LOVELORN, with red lights blinking along its sides. He squints behind round glasses and his eyes roll and dart sideways, then he breaks into a wide, toothy grin before settling back into a dreamy, half-lidded expression. > hearts with love Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/907573.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/912578 ## 15:18–15:29 Troy McClure, with swept-back reddish hair and a white suit, sits talking in an armchair across from Mr. Burns, a thin, grey-haired man in a lavender suit and red bow tie, on a purple oval rug over a checkered floor. The scene opens on an orange title card reading 'The End' beside a yellow winged cupid aiming a bow, which fades to black before the two men appear. Troy gestures as he speaks while Mr. Burns sits with his hands clasped and listens. > Welcome back. > I'm talking with the curator of the Museum of TV and Television, Mr. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/919669.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/923840 ## 15:29–15:39 Troy McClure, with swept-back reddish hair, a white sweater, white pants and a red tie, and an unnamed man with blue-grey hair, glasses, a purple suit and a red bow tie sit facing each other in armchairs on a purple oval rug in a beige room with a checkered floor. Troy clasps his hands, then gestures with one hand while speaking, and he rises from his chair and walks off to the side, passing an armchair on the left and a framed poster reading 'EFFERSONS' that shows a man and a woman. He keeps walking across the checkered floor with his hands in his pockets, pausing and turning slightly as the seated man watches him, while the seated man remains in his chair. > John Winslow. > In our final spinoff tonight, > the Simpson family finally gets the chance to show off the full range of their talents. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/930304.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/934475 ## 15:39–15:47 A ginger-haired man in a white sweater over a mint collared shirt and red tie stands before a beige wall beside a blue window. He talks and gestures toward the window with one hand, then turns and raises a small yellow rectangular device with rows of buttons while he keeps speaking. Only his upper body and the room's blue window are visible throughout. > Unfortunately, one family member didn't want that chance and refused to participate. > But thanks to some creative casting, you won't even notice. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/940731.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/943651 ## 15:47–16:00 Troy McClure, with swept-back reddish hair and a white sweater vest, holds up a gold remote beside a pedestal labeled "Solid Gold Remote" in a studio. Kent Brockman, the grey-haired news anchor in a maroon suit and blue tie, stands at a microphone under an "On the Air" sign and clock, holding a sheet of paper and cupping one hand to his ear while his expression shifts from squinting to wide-eyed. The scene ends on a title card reading "The Simpson Family Smile-time Variety Hour" over a rows of audience silhouettes. > Show us what you got, TV. > Live from Radio City Music Room in downtown Springfield, > it's the Simpson family Smile Time Variety Hour. > Featuring the Waylon Smithers dancers And the Springfield Baggy Pants Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/948865.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/954078 ## 16:00–16:10 Mr. Burns, in a top hat and pink suit, dances with a cane on a red-curtained stage alongside pink-overalled backup dancers, one of whom lunges while another kicks. A framed group photo of several unnamed, one-off characters, including a woman with grey-violet hair, then appears, followed by Kent Brockman, the grey-haired news anchor, at a microphone beneath an illuminated 'ON THE AIR' sign with a wall clock, holding a script and cupping his ear. > players And now, > a family that doesn't know the meaning of the word Cancelled, the Sinsons Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/961377.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/965339 ## 16:10–16:23 Homer, Marge holding Maggie, and Bart perform on a stage with pink and red curtains and a row of marquee lights, joined by a blonde woman whose long hair is not one of the regulars, all wearing matching blue bell-bottom jumpsuits with red and white stars. They dance and sing as a group, with Homer in a white jacket and blue vest waving one arm and the others swinging their arms and stepping in time across the stage. They finish with arms raised high and wide while the pink marquee lights glow around them. > Come along and bring the family Come along and join > the fun > Come along and join the family Join the family Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/971387.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/976809 ## 16:23–16:29 Homer in a white jacket over a blue vest, a blonde woman, Bart, and Marge holding Maggie (blue bow, pacifier) perform on a stage before a red curtain under footlights, all wearing matching blue star-spangled bell-bottom jumpsuits. They start bunched together, then spread into a row as Homer and the blonde woman throw their arms wide and Bart raises his arms, before the group settles into a standing line and Marge gestures toward Bart and Maggie. > Sinsons Roamhawk > Remember me, my name is Mark's TV mom whose hair is large. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/984317.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/986611 ## 16:29–16:41 Marge with her tall blue beehive holds baby Maggie, who has a pacifier and blue bow, in front of a red curtain under a spotlight, both dressed in star-patterned blue jumpsuits. Bart, in a matching star-patterned jumpsuit, stands with one hand on his hip and then pumps his fist with a grin beside Marge as she sways. The stage then fills with a blonde woman in a star jumpsuit waving white pom-poms, a bald man in a blue vest waving pom-poms behind her, and Bart standing front-center with Marge and Maggie at the right edge. > Step that, Mom, it's Bart's turn now. Eat my shorts, don't have a cow. > I'm Lisa Pippi, blonde and stunning, sophomore prom queen, five years running. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/990990.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/995995 ## 16:41–16:48 An unnamed blonde woman with long straight hair, wearing a blue outfit with a white star emblem and white fluffy trim, stands in a red spotlit stage with wooden-panel backdrop. She holds a white pom-pom against her shoulder, then tilts her head and glances sideways with heavy-lidded eyes, lifting her chin and pursing her red lips. She pulls the fur cuffs of her sleeves up and widens her eyes while speaking, then turns her head and looks off to the side with her mouth open. > Go, Lisa! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1003085.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1005171 ## 16:48–16:59 Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive, Bart Simpson, and a blonde woman with white pompoms, all in matching star-patterned blue jumpsuits, stand on a stage before red curtains, with marquee lights above and an audience at the right edge. Marge holds Lisa Simpson at first, and the group shifts position as Bart gestures toward the blonde woman. Marge then bends forward over a small figure while Bart stands near the edge of the stage, and finally Lisa lies sprawled on the floor at the right while Marge, Bart and the blonde woman stand apart on the yellow stage. > Wait a minute, whoa, whoa. > Stop the music. > Where's Dad? > Hmm. > Here he is. I'm hiding from the ghost. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1009550.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1014138 ## 16:59–17:10 Homer, in a white jacket with a blue collar, sits among tuxedoed band members on a pink-walled stage playing a tuba, then ducks behind the instrument with his eyes squeezed shut and hands clasped at his mouth. Marge, with a tall blue beehive and a star-spangled jumpsuit, stands on the stage beside Bart in a matching outfit and a blonde woman, gesturing with outstretched arms and stepping forward, while Maggie peeks out near her leg in front of a striped backdrop and red curtain. Homer, now wide-eyed, peers out past the tuba at the stage as Marge keeps speaking. > Ghost? What ghost? > Before the show, you said we were having a special ghost tonight. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1020811.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1025191 ## 17:10–17:21 Marge Simpson, with her tall blue beehive and star-patterned light blue dress, stands before a red wooden backdrop, first pointing and talking, then spreading her arms wide and smiling with her glasses on. A bald, portly man in a grey suit and brown vest then steps through the red curtains at the side of a stage, one hand raised, while a stage light hangs above the green panel behind him. > I said we were having a special guest tonight. > Mr. Tim Conway. > What's a Tim Conway? About 120 pounds. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1031656.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1035826 ## 17:21–17:29 Homer, Marge, Bart and Maggie, along with a blonde woman in a matching light-blue star-patterned jumpsuit, perform on a wooden stage in front of a red curtain while a bald man in a grey suit stands at the left edge and gestures with an open hand. The family turns to face him, then raises their arms and dances in a line, with Marge's tall blue beehive and Bart's spiky hair visible among the group. They finish by bouncing and kicking across the stage, all wearing the same star-spangled outfits. > It's the Simpson Family Smile Time Variety > Hour! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1042083.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1045419 ## 17:29–17:43 Bart, Marge with her tall blue beehive, Homer, Lisa, and a blonde woman in a blue jumpsuit with star patterns perform on a stage with red curtains and wooden steps. They dance and sing in a line, with Homer waving an arm and Bart spreading his arms wide, then the group spreads out across the stage in a wider view. The scene ends with Homer and Marge standing side by side on a small platform beneath a round orange sign showing Homer and Marge's faces. > You know, Homer, we've all been busy as beavers preparing for our very own show. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1050841.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1056472 ## 17:43–17:52 Homer Simpson, the bald heavy man in a white jacket and blue vest, and Marge Simpson, with her tall blue beehive and a star-patterned blue dress, stand together in front of a red wooden wall with a framed orange circular portrait of the family hanging above them. Marge gestures with an open hand toward Homer in the middle of the scene, then clasps her hands together while Homer looks toward her and speaks with his mouth open. Homer turns his head toward Marge at the end, his mouth open in surprise, while Marge stands with her hands clasped and an awkward expression. > Marge, have you ever imagined what it would be like if we really were beavers? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1064397.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1067942 ## 17:52–18:02 Homer, in a white jacket over a blue vest, and Marge, with her tall blue beehive and star-patterned blue dress, stand before a wood-paneled wall with an orange round picture of the two of them. Marge raises an open hand as she speaks, and the scene then warps into a swirling, stretched transition. It settles on a wood-walled lodge with a round green table set with plates and orange chairs, a sign reading "DAM SWEET DAM," and an arched wooden door at right. > Yes! > And it might look something like this! > Honey, I'm home! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1073781.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1077535 ## 18:02–18:13 Homer Simpson, in a brown beaver costume with buck teeth, and Marge Simpson, in a beaver costume with a blue apron and her tall blue beehive hair showing through, stand in a wooden beaver lodge beneath a sign reading 'DAM SWEET DAM'. Homer first stands alone beside the sign, glancing sideways with a nervous look, then Marge steps into view with her hands clasped at her apron as the two face each other. Homer moves forward with his hands on his hips, then turns toward Marge with a grin as she holds the sign's frame beside him. Woven wicker panels and a purple-tipped tool hang on the walls of the lodge. > Hello, dear. > How was work at the plant? > It's not a plant, Marge. It's a tree. > And I've nearly chewed through it. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1083374.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1087753 ## 18:13–18:23 Homer, dressed in a brown beaver costume with buck teeth, stands beside a wooden sign stitched in red letters reading "Dam Sweet Dam," first pointing with one paw and then fidgeting with a worried look. Marge, also in a beaver costume with a blue apron, stands by the sign with her arms folded and then gestures toward a green table set with plates and crossed wooden planks. Meanwhile, a beaver-costumed figure with a yellow face slips through a wooden doorway holding a small object, while the rest of the room with its red chairs and log walls stays visible. > Now remember, my new boss is coming home for dinner tonight. > I know, and I made your favorite, steaks. > Hey, will you two close the damn door? Part. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1094427.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1098389 ## 18:23–18:34 Bart, in a small brown beaver costume, gestures while Marge, in a blue dress with a tall brown beehive-like costume top, stands with her hands on her hips beside a large bald beaver who looks like Homer, all inside a striped curtained lodge. Lisa, in a red skirt and beaver costume with a blue bow, points at a pink sign reading DAM SWEET DAM as the family stands together, and a plate sits on a table at the lower left. The scene ends with a blonde woman in a white apron and beaver costume holding Maggie, who wears a blue bow, close to her chest. > But that's where we live, a damn. > Look, everybody, Maggie got her first tooth. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1104437.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1108816 ## 18:34–18:47 Inside a beaver lodge with a sign reading "DAM SWEET DAM," the Simpson family is dressed in brown beaver costumes. Homer, in a beaver suit with an orange belly patch, stands with his arms crossed while Marge, in a blue apron and tall beehive-shaped costume head, faces him, then turns away with an outstretched hand. Lisa in a red skirt, Bart and Maggie, wearing a blue bow, stand at left watching, and Homer then points toward the sign as the group reacts. > Okay, now, before my boss comes, there's something important you should know. > In a minute, homie, I have to get the door. > But March! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1115489.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1120911 ## 18:47–19:00 Homer, in a brown bear costume, stands in a wooden cabin doorway beside other people in bear costumes, while a stubbled man in a black-and-white skunk suit grins at them and then shrugs with his purple-gloved hands open. Later, a white-bearded old sea captain in a peaked cap and blue jacket leans out of a round porthole, waving a wooden pipe, first with his mouth open and then grinning with the pipe clenched in his teeth, against a pink and blue background. > Was it something I said? > Darr, someone should be keel-hawed for that one. > I move that the last sketch be stricken from the record. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1128419.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1134050 ## 19:00–19:10 A heavyset man in a black robe, not a named regular, stands behind a wooden bench in a courtroom, first grinning and then raising a gavel overhead before speaking sternly. Then the scene cuts to a pink diner where Marge, with her tall blue beehive, reads a large menu in a red booth beside Homer, a blonde woman, Lisa and Bart, who sit around a round white table with milkshakes. A clock, a jukebox and a diner counter with stools sit in the background, and a man in white is partly visible at the left edge. > Now bring in the next offender. > Inflation, trade deficit, horrible war atrocities. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1141974.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1145519 ## 19:10–19:20 Marge, with her tall blue beehive, and Homer, in his green cardigan and white shirt, sit side by side in a red diner booth holding a large newspaper open between them, with a jukebox and a red wall clock behind them. Marge holds the newspaper and reads, looking down at it, while Homer sips a tall ice cream soda with a cherry on top through a straw. Homer then looks up and speaks with his mouth open, and Marge's expression shifts to a broad grin as she keeps reading the paper, while Homer gazes sideways with a smug, half-lidded look. > How are we supposed to do our big musical number with so many problems in the world? > Well, I know one thing in this world that's still pure and good. > Christian love? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1151359.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1155529 ## 19:20–19:32 Homer Simpson, bald and heavy in a green letterman jacket with an H emblem over a light blue shirt, starts by stroking his face with his eyes closed and mouth open in a wail, then stands on a round white table in a diner with his arms raised, holding a red wall clock aloft. Marge, with her tall blue beehive, sits on the red booth holding a menu, while Lisa in her red dress and Bart in his orange-and-green shirt watch from the booth beside a sundae. Homer then strides across the tabletop, gesturing with one hand and holding a large sandwich-like item overhead, before he steps off the table and raises it again while gesturing with an open hand. Behind them a counter reads 'Today's Flavors' on a pink wall, with a jukebox at left. > No. > Candy. > Sweet, sweet candy. > I want candy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1161786.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1166582 ## 19:32–19:44 Marge Simpson, with her tall blue beehive and pearl necklace, sits at a booth in a diner, then stands and gestures as Homer, in a straw boater hat and green letterman jacket with an H, perches on the table and waves his arms while Bart, in a green sweater, and Lisa, in a white cheerleader outfit with a red L, gather nearby. Lisa lifts a hand to her head and holds Maggie, who has a pacifier, while Marge later grimaces and points off to the side as a waiter-like figure stands behind the counter under a 'Todays Flavors' sign. Red booth seats, a round white table, a jukebox, and red wall clocks fill the pink diner. > But don't you want to end world famine? I want candy. > Or save the endangered Alaskan salmon. I want candy. > Well, if you won't think of society's ills, I want candy. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1173673.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1178469 ## 19:44–19:53 Homer and Bart stand beside a diner counter with a Today's Flavor sign, next to a blonde girl in a white L-shirt and straw hat and a baby Maggie in a straw hat and pacifier. Marge, with her blue beehive and pink outfit, stands by a jukebox and gestures while three dentists in white coats with headlamp mirrors crowd around her, one of them holding a sign that reads 'BI...ILL.' The scene then moves to the blonde girl in front of a pink-and-white swirl, gesturing with open arms, before cutting to three spinning peppermint discs on a purple background, each holding a tiny figure. > At least think of our dentist pills. > Got a new dance and it goes like this. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1185559.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1189105 ## 19:53–20:05 Bart, Lisa and Maggie appear in matching straw boater hats, with Bart in a green argyle sweater and Lisa in a white majorette-style dress with a red L, Maggie in a blue outfit with a pacifier, all dancing on striped cylindrical pedestals against a pink and white swirling peppermint backdrop. Lisa points and gestures outward while Bart and Maggie bob and shift their arms, with the three moving from separate pedestals into a closer group where Lisa cheers with eyes closed and Bart grins and gestures. No on-screen text is visible. > And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist. > Yeah! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1194944.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1199949 ## 20:05–20:19 A bearded old man in a blue hat and blue candy-striped outfit stands in a pink candyland with candy canes, swirl lollipops and lollipop trees, holding a large swirl lollipop; he chews and bites into a candy cane held near his white beard. The scene then cuts to a thin, bespectacled man in a black cowboy hat, fringed vest and chaps standing in a desert with a cactus, hay bale and wooden fence, holding a pink whip that he cracks and swings through the air. > Lollipop, lollipop. Oh, lolly lollipop, lollipop. > Crack that whip. > Licorice whip. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1207039.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1212461 ## 20:19–20:32 A cowboy-costumed man in a dark hat, glasses, fringed jacket and chaps, who is not identifiable as a named regular from these views, stands in a desert setting with a cactus, hay bale and red fence, first grinning as he holds a pink licorice whip, then swinging it overhead and cracking it toward the right. The whip lashes out and wraps around Selma, with grey-violet hair and a blue dress, who sits on a red-topped stool at a counter beneath a sign reading "Toda" (partly cut off), arms crossed, her hair flying in the impact. The scene ends with the licorice whip still looped around her head. > I said whip it. > Licorice whip. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1220177.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1226016 ## 20:32–20:40 Marge with her tall blue beehive, Homer in a straw boater hat and green jacket, Bart in a boater hat and green shirt, Maggie in blue at far left, and a blonde girl in a white dress with a red letter on the right stand in a row on a yellow stage before red curtains. They start with Marge and Homer on stage, Marge raising one arm and Homer pointing, then the whole family lines up with arms flung wide and sways and gestures in unison. Each of them wears a straw boater hat, and the stage floor and curtains stay unchanged throughout. > We want candy! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1233941.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1236444 ## 20:40–20:47 Homer, in his green jacket and straw hat, leads Marge in her pink dress, Bart in green, and baby Maggie in blue across a yellow stage in front of a red curtain. Behind them, a line of performers in candy costumes, including a chocolate bar labeled CHOCOLATE, a peppermint swirl, an ice cream cone, and a cupcake, sway and wave their arms while the family dances forward. Over the moment the group gathers closer, Maggie raises her arms, and Homer ends up kneeling beside a cupcake-costumed performer as everyone cheers. > Candy! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1241240.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1243743 ## 20:47–20:51 Marge, with her tall blue beehive and pink fuzzy dress, sweeps one arm out on a stage lined with pink and red curtains and marquee lights, while beside her an unnamed boy in a straw boater and green diamond-patterned sweater and a blonde woman in a white jersey with a red L gesture outward. Homer, in a green jacket over a light blue shirt, raises an arm and grimaces, then Maggie, with her pacifier and bow, sits on the floor between a pink-skirted woman's legs and a blue-trousered leg, spreading her hands. > A poem by Hans Moellman. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1248330.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1249373 ## 20:51–21:02 An elderly, thin, bald man with thick round glasses, a white shirt, blue tie and green trousers, leaning on a brown cane, stands in front of a pink backdrop with pastel curved shapes. He holds a purple daisy with a yellow centre, and his mouth opens as if he is speaking. He then breaks into a wide, open-mouthed grin, and his eyes droop closed in a calm smile while the flower tilts and dips in his hand. > I think that I shall never see. > My cataracts are blinding me. > And they thought I stunk. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1252501.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1257089 ## 21:02–21:09 A yellow-faced figure in a black-and-white skunk costume with a long wooden nose gestures with one hand, then a white-bearded old sea captain in a navy jacket and white cap presses his face to a round porthole and wipes the fogged glass. The scene then opens onto a stage with red curtains and a spotlit bed, where Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Grampa lie under a blue blanket in red nightcaps and pajamas, with Marge's tall blue beehive and Lisa's spiky star-shaped hair visible. > Well, it's time to say goodnight. > I wish our special guest Tim Conway didn't have to leave so soon. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1263763.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1265848 ## 21:09–21:17 Homer, Marge with her tall blue beehive, Bart, Maggie with her pacifier, a long-haired blonde woman, and Grampa in a blue nightcap all sit up in a bed with a dark wooden headboard, wearing red nightclothes and nightcaps. Grampa, wrinkled with white tufts of hair, turns and gestures toward Marge while the others look on, then the whole group breaks into wide, eyes-closed laughter. A purple blanket covers the bed and the yellow wall stays behind them. > I'm still here. > Fox wouldn't spring for a decent hotel room. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1270436.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1273564 ## 21:17–21:24 Marge Simpson, with her tall blue beehive and a red Santa-style hat with white trim, wearing a red and white dress, lies in a bed with white pillows against a yellow wall. She first has her eyes shut while laughing with her mouth wide open, then opens her eyes into a sly sideways glance with her mouth slightly open. Next her eyes widen as she grins and speaks excitedly, and finally she tilts her head, looks upward, and raises one yellow finger in a hand gesture as she talks. A small yellow object is visible at the bottom edge of one frame. > He's just kidding. > We'd like to thank Fox and the good people at Budget Lodge. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1278986.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1281071 ## 21:24–21:34 The Simpson family, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart, sits up in a wooden-slatted bed wearing red nightclothes and nightcaps, with Grampa in a teal nightshirt and cap beside them, all under a blue blanket against a yellow wall. Homer gestures with his hands and talks while Grampa gestures toward him and then the group. By the final moment Marge and Homer look annoyed and frown, while Bart and Lisa stay put and Grampa looks sullen, and the woman with long blonde hair at the far left, who was smiling earlier, now looks stern and shouts. Maggie, in her pacifier-and-bow state, sits in the middle of the bed holding a bottle-like toy, with no on-screen text visible. > Well, that's all the time we have. So this is the Simpson family saying, > as you walk down that road of life. Hitchhike, it's faster. > Bye! > We're like this all the time. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1285034.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1289413 ## 21:34–21:46 Marge, Homer, Maggie and Lisa, all in red Santa hats and pajamas, sit up in a bed with a blonde woman and a man in a blue nightcap, waving and cheering. The bed sits on a theater stage under a spotlight, with a crowd below and a cameraman at the left edge. The crowd cheers as white pillows fly up around the family, and then Troy McClure, with swept-back reddish hair in a grey sweater and tie, gestures beside a blank blue screen. > Good night, everybody! > That's it for our spin-off showcase. > But what about the show that started it all? Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1295878.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1300883 ## 21:46–21:55 Troy McClure, an actor with swept-back reddish hair, wears a white V-neck sweater over a mint shirt and red tie, standing in front of a beige wall with a blue window at the right. He holds a small yellow card in one hand while gesturing with the other, grinning and talking at first, then his expression turns more skeptical as he stands with one hand on his hip and the other at his side. The card has rows of small dark markings on it. > How do you keep The Simpsons fresh and funny after eight long years? > Well, here's what's on tap for season nine. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1307973.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1311101 ## 21:55–22:05 Troy McClure, the swept-back reddish-haired man in a pink sweater and tie, stands beside a blank black board, holding a remote in one hand and gesturing with the other. The board then shows, in turn, Homer with glowing hands reaching toward a green creature and Lisa in her red dress, then Selma Bouvier in a grey-violet veil and bouquet beside a Black man in a bee costume, then Selma again beside a blue mouse-like man in a tuxedo, and finally Bart in his orange shirt beside a basketball-jerseyed boy wearing a headband (number 11) and a cowboy swinging a lasso in a pink room with a staircase and a bowl of red fruit. > Magic powers! > Wedding after wedding after wedding. > And did someone say long lost triplets? > So join America's favorite TV family. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1316315.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1320277 ## 22:05–22:13 Marge, Maggie, Homer, Bart and Lisa stand side by side against a plain pink backdrop, with Maggie in the lower left holding a pacifier and Bart folding his arms. A tiny green alien with antennae and a green helmet-like cap appears floating above the family between Marge and Homer, and it stays there while the family remains still. Homer's wide grin grows in the final moments as the alien hovers in place above him. > And a tiny green space alien named Osmodear that only Homer can see on Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1326325.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1329453 ## 22:13–22:22 Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand in a row against a pink backdrop, with a small green alien in a cap floating above them, while a man with reddish swept-back hair, a white jacket and a red tie stands in front of them at left. Across the sequence the man turns his head and speaks with an open mouth, then shifts his gaze toward the alien and back, while the family stays still, Bart with his arms crossed and Homer grinning. No on-screen text is visible. > Fox this fall. > It'll be out of this world. > Right, Osmodear? > Damn straight, Trimaman. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1334667.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1337795 ## 22:22–22:31 Starting with the characters: a man in a white sweater vest and white trousers, who is not one of the regulars (he has a moustache and brown hair with a bowtie-like collar), stands on a checkered tile floor in a beige hallway between two pillars, waving his right hand while holding a small object. Behind him, a framed pink picture shows the Simpson family: Marge with her tall blue beehive, Maggie with a pacifier and blue bow, Bart in his orange shirt, Homer in his white shirt, Lisa in her red dress, and a small green alien figure above them. The man keeps waving and the scene then cuts to black, where the on-screen credits appear in orange letters: first 'Executive Producers Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein', then 'Executive Producers James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon', and finally 'Starring Dan Castellaneta'. > Good night, America! Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1343217.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1346971 ## 22:31–22:41 No characters appear; the moment is a black screen with gold credit text centered in the middle. The names appear one after another: Julie Kavner, then Yeardley Smith, then 'and Harry Shearer', then 'Special Guest Voice Tim Conway', and finally 'Special Guest Voice Gailard Sartain', each replacing the last. Nothing else moves or changes apart from the text. > We'll be right back. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1352810.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1356564 ## 22:41–22:51 No animated characters appear; the moment is a sequence of black title cards with gold text credits. First, 'Animation Executive Producer PHIL ROMAN' is shown, then 'Animation Producers BILL SCHULTZ and MICHAEL WOLF', followed by 'Executive Story Editors DONICK CARY and DAN GREANEY', then 'Associate Producer ALISON ELLIOTT', and finally 'Music by ALF CLAUSEN' appears on the black background, each credit fading in and out in turn. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1362611.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1366365 ## 22:51–23:00 No characters appear; the scene is a black screen with orange credits in sequence. First, 'Casting by BONITA PIETILA' is shown centered, then 'Animation Production Manager for Gracie Films JOEL KUWAHARA' and 'Post Production Coordinator DOMINIQUE BRAUD-STIGER' appear, followed by 'Music Editor CHRIS LEDESMA', 'Sound Effects Editor TRAVIS POWERS' and 'Re-Recording Mixers R. RUSSELL SMITH and GREG ORLOFF'. Next, a list of assistants and post production assistants fills the screen, and the credits end with 'Overseas Animation Director UTIT CHOOMUANG' on black. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1372204.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1375958 ## 23:00–23:10 No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a sequence of black closing credits for the 1997 episode, shown on a plain black background. Gold text appears and gives way to the next credit card: first 'Overseas Production by ANIVISION', then a list of character layout artists, background layout staff and animation checkers, followed by animation production credits including Laurie Biernacki, Martin Alvarez and Elizabeth Hernandez. Next comes a block of copyright text reading 'The Simpsons Episode #4F20, Copyright 1997, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation' with a fictitious-persons disclaimer, and it ends with 'Executive Creative Consultant James L. Brooks' on black. > Shh. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1382006.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1385759 ## 23:10–23:20 Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of seats in a dark movie theater, with a large round-headed figure at the front left, though none can be named from their outlines. A blue projector beam widens across the blank screen and reveals the white text "GRACIE FILMS" on a blue panel, then the screen goes black and "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears in white letters. The scene ends with a golden 20th Century Fox Television logo rising over a building under searchlights, captioned "A News Corporation Company", before fading to black. Frame: https://ultrahouse3k.com/img/S08E24/1391599.jpg Page: https://ultrahouse3k.com/episode/s08e24-the-simpsons-spin-off-showcase/1395352