Simpson Tide
The Simpsons, season 9, episode 19. First aired March 29, 1998. 139 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Fired after a doughnut experiment sets the power plant ablaze, Homer joins the Naval Reserve with Moe, Barney and Apu. Left in charge of the submarine USS Jedediah, he torpedoes Captain Tenille by mistake and steers the vessel into Russian waters, sparking a superpower standoff. Meanwhile, Bart copies Milhouse by getting an earring, which infuriates Homer but later saves the crew.
- Written by
- Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia
- Directed by
- Milton Gray
- Guest stars
- Bob Denver
- Rod Steiger as Captain Tenille
- Chalkboard gag
My butt does not deserve its own website
- Couch gag
- Flowers
- Production code
- 3G04
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart Simpson stands at a classroom chalkboard writing the line "MY BUTT DOES NOT DESERVE A WEBSITE"…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Bart leaps over the pink car in the driveway of the yellow house while Homer stands beside the car and Lisa…
0:12–0:22 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie Simpson appear in a sunny field of pink daisies under a smiling red sun…
0:22–0:29 -
No regular characters appear; the scene is a pink-framed retro television set with a blue screen, shown…
0:29–0:36 -
No recognizable Simpsons characters appear; the scene shows a wide landscape of rust-red mountains, blue-grey…
0:36–0:43 -
Homer is seen first only as a tiny figure in a village of rounded, tan clay houses set among green trees…
0:43–0:51 -
Homer Simpson stands barefoot in a torn brown loincloth in the center of a courtroom-like arena on the Planet…
“Homer Simpson,”
0:51–0:57 -
Homer stands on a grassy hillside, looking wary, amid an angry crowd of anthropomorphic hot dogs, donuts…
“As Hermes defense attorney, I feel we should be messi- Hey!”
0:57–1:09 -
Homer stands in a sandy arena while a sprinkled white donut with grey eyebrows and a yellow-and-blue…
“Um, maybe. I sent you to death!”
1:09–1:14 -
Homer stands before a huge brown drooling monster with rows of fangs and a crowd of pink and tan lumpy…
“Um...”
1:14–1:21 -
Homer Simpson sits in a blue chair at a control console, crying with his mouth open and clutching…
“Omar, wake up! It's time for a coffee break.”
1:21–1:28 -
Homer rises into view through a square opening in a purple tiled wall, beside a brown pipe with green goo…
“Doughnuts.”
1:28–1:33 -
Homer stands at a plant control counter beside a thin man with messy brown hair, a green sweater and purple…
“Wow, there's only one doughnut left.”
1:33–1:43 -
Homer Simpson stands behind a control panel with blue valve handles inside a control room window, while Ned…
“thereby making it big. Yeah, it worked on my hand.”
1:43–1:49 -
Homer Simpson and Lenny with spiky black hair, plus Carl in a grey jacket and pink shirt, work at a plant…
“Uh, sir, we found the problem. Some idiot threw this in the reactor core.”
1:49–2:00 -
Mr. Burns stands on a rooftop with tanks behind him while a figure in a white hazmat suit holds a pair…
“Uh, sir, we found the problem. Some idiot threw this in the reactor core.”
2:00–2:08 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers in a white radiation suit and glasses stand in a grey plant room…
“Uh, it's my first day. Since I've never seen you before, maybe it is your first day.”
2:08–2:16 -
Mr. Burns stands beside Smithers, his thin assistant with glasses in a white protective suit, while Homer…
“Oh, really? Why did you think you could lie to me?”
2:16–2:24 -
The Simpson house stands on its green lawn under a clear blue sky, with its brown roof, chimney, arched…
“Oh, fired. I can't believe it.”
2:24–2:25 -
Homer Simpson lounges on a red couch in the living room, holding a blue remote, while Lisa Simpson sits…
“Oh, fired. I can't believe it.”
2:25–2:33 -
Homer Simpson slumps back on a red couch in the living room, holding a blue remote control, while Lisa sits…
“Next on Exploitation Theater, Blackula, followed by Blackenstein,”
2:33–2:40 -
Several uniformed sailors in white with black neckerchiefs appear first on a ship's bridge: a man in a tan…
“Daybreak. Jakarta.”
2:40–2:52 -
Homer slouches on a red couch beside a teal phone and purple lamp while Lisa reads a Junior Skeptic magazine…
“America's 17th line of defense between the Mississippi National Guard and the League of”
2:52–3:03 -
Homer Simpson sits on the edge of a red couch in a pink living room beside a purple lamp and a teal…
“And most of that time, you're drunk off your ass.”
3:03–3:16 -
Homer sits at a desk in a recruiting office filling out a form while a uniformed recruiter with short brown…
“Just fill out this form and you're on your way to the reserve.”
3:16–3:28 -
Homer Simpson sits at a wooden desk reading a paper at first, then sits up and turns to a recruiting officer…
“allowed to ask that particular question Well, I think I can make it out are you a homosex?”
3:28–3:42 -
The Simpson family house stands empty at night beneath a crescent moon and a star-filled purple sky
“I mean, I really don't think this Navy thing is a good idea.”
3:42–3:43 -
Homer and Marge are in their dim blue bedroom at night
“I mean, I really don't think this Navy thing is a good idea.”
3:43–3:54 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie in bed in their bedroom at night, with a lamp on the nightstand…
“We live in a highly technological age where fighting a war is as simple as turning off a”
3:54–4:04 -
Homer and Barney are at the bar with Moe, the grey-haired bartender
“Nighty night.”
4:04–4:16 -
Barney sits slumped at a bar holding a mug, talking and gesturing with one hand, then resting his chin…
“Well, I'm not going to let anything happen to my best friend.”
4:16–4:27 -
Homer sits at the bar beside Barney, the heavy drunk in a rumpled pink shirt, while Apu in a green sweater…
“And although my religion strictly forbids military service, what the hey,”
4:27–4:36 -
Homer sits at the bar beside a heavy, stubbly man in a pink shirt who holds a beer mug, while Apu stands…
“Gee, thanks, guys.”
4:36–4:45 -
Krusty the Clown sits at a table across from a suited man with an eyepatch and a cigarette…
“Diddy Ma!”
4:45–4:57 -
Lisa and Bart stand beside Marge's green dress and blue beehive at a doorway as Lisa grimaces, speaks…
“See you in a week. Good luck, Dad.”
4:57–5:08 -
Homer Simpson stands on a sidewalk outside a building with a DEPOT sign, first glowering at Bart…
“No. But Flanders got his kids torpedoes.”
5:08–5:20 -
Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa stand on a sidewalk as Homer hoists himself up onto the steps of a bus lettered…
“All right, you thumb-sucking worms. Let's get one thing straight.”
5:20–5:31 -
A uniformed drill sergeant in a black campaign hat stands with his hands on his hips against a blue sky…
“All right, you thumb-sucking worms. Let's get one thing straight.”
5:31–5:44 -
Homer stands with other bald men in white uniforms, some holding brown hairpieces, outside a building…
“Ow, I'm a freak!”
5:44–5:55 -
Homer Simpson stands in a line of uniformed recruits on a drill field beside Quonset huts and a water tower…
“Tuck in that shirt.”
5:55–6:06 -
Homer Simpson stands in a line of similarly dressed sailors on a green field, with Sergeant Carl in a grey…
“All right, Simpson.”
6:06–6:17 -
Homer Simpson stands outdoors before a low tan building with a brown roof and a green hedge under a blue sky…
“Maybe you would like me if you got to know me.”
6:17–6:21 -
Homer Simpson stands outdoors beside a uniformed man in a wide-brimmed black hat and tan jacket with stripes…
“Well, I'm no Margaret Cho, but I do a pretty fair Columbo impression.”
6:21–6:34 -
Homer and Carl stand on a wooden pier beside a grey ship with 'U.S.S. NEV' partly visible on its hull
“There, the perfect sheep jank. Very nice, Simpson.”
6:34–6:45 -
Homer Simpson clenches his fists at a ship's railing, and later stands in a white-uniformed sailor lineup…
6:45–6:55 -
Homer Simpson stands in the front row of a line of sailors facing a drill sergeant in a campaign hat…
“Congratulations, sailors.”
6:55–7:05 -
A chef-hatted man stands at a podium while white toques float through a blue sky, then a uniformed man…
“Yay!”
7:05–7:17 -
Milhouse stands beside a green hedge and a door with a pink knob while holding a stack of orange books
“Hey, Bart, check out my new earring. Pretty cool, huh?”
7:17–7:21 -
Milhouse and Bart stand talking on a sidewalk in front of a house with an orange door and steps
“Milhouse, my mom wears earrings. Do you think she's cool?”
7:21–7:31 -
Milhouse stands in the aisle of a school bus holding a folder while the driver, Otto with long curly black…
“Hey, look!”
7:31–7:40 -
Bart dances in the aisle of a school bus while Milhouse stands beside him near the front, and the driver…
“Milhouse! Hey, if you want cool, check this out.”
7:40–7:53 -
Milhouse and a gold hoop earring, stands on a playground beside Bart, who hangs from the monkey bars…
“Young man,”
7:53–8:04 -
Principal Skinner in a blue suit and orange tie stands with his arms folded at a playground, first…
“Well, I'm a gypsy. Oh, really? Prove it.”
8:04–8:15 -
Homer stands at the foot of a bed in a purple bedroom while Marge lies propped on the pillows
“Request permission to come aboard.”
8:15–8:25 -
Homer stands beside the bed holding a cane, raises a gloved fist, then tumbles backward onto the bed…
“Permission granted.”
8:25–8:36 -
Homer sits at the right of a purple bar table with an eye-patched, white-haired man in a tan jacket…
“I lost this eye in Haiti.”
8:36–8:49 -
An elderly man with round wire-rimmed glasses and an olive cap with a blue band is shown in extreme close-up…
“I was the first to discover his terrible secret.”
8:49–8:59 -
Sailors, including a stern officer in a grey cap, scuffle on the deck of a boat marked PT 109 before…
“And another thing. When people come up to me and say, Hey, little buddy,”
8:59–9:10 -
A man in a white sailor cap, red sweater and grey trousers stands on a stage beneath a banner…
“And another thing. When people come up to me and say, Hey, little buddy,”
9:10–9:21 -
Homer stands in a crowded row of similarly uniformed men in an auditorium with purple seats, with Marge…
“Stop laughing at me! You know, Marge, joining the reserves was the best thing I ever did.”
9:21–9:31 -
Homer talks and grins in a crowded group of sailors, with Marge behind him and a dark-skinned man…
“I'm so proud of you, homie. Then I'll womp him with my hat.”
9:31–9:37 -
Bart Simpson in his orange shirt and blue shorts stands on the sidewalk in front of a Starbucks and The Jerky…
9:37–9:44 -
Bart walks along a storefront strip past a half-papered window reading 'COMING SOON-- A STARBUCKS' and a shop…
9:44–9:52 -
Bart stands at a glass case of earring cards while a bald, mustached man in a green shirt, red tie and white…
“Can I help you? I'd like to get my ear pierced.”
9:52–10:04 -
Bart walks carrying a cup past green Starbucks signs and storefronts in a mall, then appears in the kitchen…
“Hello, everybody.”
10:04–10:15 -
Marge and Bart stand in a hallway with a checkered floor and a pink doorway behind them
“What on earth possessed you to get an earring?”
10:15–10:24 -
Bart Simpson stands in the doorway of the Simpsons' kitchen while Homer Simpson in a white sailor-style shirt…
“You're a disgrace to this family and its proud naval tradition.”
10:24–10:36 -
Bart and Lisa walk along a sidewalk beside a tan brick building and green bushes, with Bart in his orange…
“Time to reap the benefits of being cool.”
10:36–10:45 -
A blond boy in a blue sweater and red pants stands on a schoolyard lawn with a star-shaped pin in his mouth…
“My neck hurts and my ear hurts. I have two owies.”
10:45–10:55 -
A drill sergeant in a white uniform and black campaign hat stands behind a wooden podium with a microphone…
“Now, Simpson, because of your many years as a nuclear technician,”
10:55–11:06 -
Homer stands among uniformed sailors before a rainy dock where a submarine floats in the water…
“Nuclear.”
11:06–11:19 -
Homer stands in the rain on the left of the first frames, staring ahead while a thought bubble shows him…
“Damn you rock'em suck'em robots!”
11:19–11:32 -
Homer stands alone in heavy rain at night, grimacing and then looking off to the side
“Well, I guess that's everyone.”
11:32–11:43 -
Bart stands in the rain on a wet street, clasping his hands and then pointing angrily beside a crowd in brown…
“Fine, take it.”
11:43–11:56 -
Homer stands in a rain-soaked line of similarly dressed uniformed men, then raises a hand and speaks…
“I'm a man of few words.”
11:56–12:09 -
Homer Simpson stands with a crowd of men in matching grey-brown rain jackets and blue caps in a downpour…
“What's a jib?”
12:09–12:20 -
An older man with grey hair at the sides, wearing a blue cap with gold stripes and an orange jacket, stands…
“Whenever an American vessel leaves port, the crew sings this ancient sea chanty.”
12:20–12:33 -
Three one-off sailors in white Navy uniforms with gold-striped sleeves, the rear one a Black sailor, stand…
“It's the Navy.”
12:33–12:36 -
Homer and two other sailors in white uniforms with black neckerchiefs, one heavy and one grey-haired, mop…
“You can put your mind in the sea. It's the Navy.”
12:36–12:43 -
Three sailors in white uniforms, one of them bald Homer, hold a mop overhead on a grey deck in front…
“In the Navy Come on, protect the motherly In the Navy Come on,”
12:43–12:50 -
Homer and Carl stand at a railing on a grey deck at dusk beside an older man who smokes a cigar, and a round…
“join me and follow me In the Navy Come on, people,”
12:50–13:04 -
Mr. Burns sits at a dining table with Smithers and several uniformed officers, including Carl at the right…
“You hear that? The whales are hungry.”
13:04–13:16 -
Homer Simpson stands at a dinner table in a ship's dining room with round porthole-like windows, first…
“Homer, join us.”
13:16–13:27 -
Mr. Burns sits in a white naval-style uniform with gold stars on the shoulders and smokes a cigar…
“We all want peace, but it's always just out of reach.”
13:27–13:37 -
Homer Simpson sits at a restaurant table in a dark blue booth with a purple chair while a thin, bald, stooped…
“Exactly. Not with the olive branch, but the bayonet.”
13:37–13:48 -
Homer Simpson sits at a formal dinner table aboard a submarine, across from a bald, grey-haired officer…
“Sir, I was running a diagnostic and there was an obstruction in torpedo tube number one.”
13:48–13:59 -
A blonde woman in a tan uniform with pilot wings stands by a riveted metal wall, and a bald, grey-sided older…
“Me? Him?”
13:59–14:11 -
A stout man with short reddish-brown hair in a tan uniform sits on a purple bench in a ship's bridge, eyes…
“Seaman, open that torpedo tube. You'll never get a response talking to my son like that.”
14:11–14:25 -
Inside a submarine control room, a bald, heavy captain in a white naval uniform with gold stars first stands…
“Oh, for God's sake.”
14:25–14:36 -
A close-up of a green-skinned, long-nosed man in a brown jacket, with a green-and-orange hairdo and a thin…
“Homer, we got an enemy sub closing in fast.”
14:36–14:47 -
Homer stands at a ship's control panel, first with a hand on his chin and then holding a phone and raising…
“What would the captain say in my spot?”
14:47–14:58 -
A red-uniformed, muscular officer with spiky orange-red hair and gold epaulettes, flanked by two…
“We've been hit by an officer.”
14:58–15:09 -
Moe sits at a glowing control panel in a beige uniform, pressing buttons and grimacing as the lights flicker…
“We're losing power.”
15:09–15:17 -
Homer stands in the middle of a submarine control room, while a thin man with glasses sits at a console…
“Alright, alright. Mellow out everybody.”
15:17–15:30 -
Homer stands in the foreground beside a porthole where a stocky, grimacing one-off crewman in a tan uniform…
“The captain will know what to do. You just shot the captain out of the torpedo tube!”
15:30–15:40 -
Homer Simpson wears a blue captain's cap with a gold bar and a tan uniform with a name tag…
“Very well, then.”
15:40–15:48 -
A green-skinned man with curly green hair, a headset around his neck and a khaki uniform stands at the front…
“Mr. Moe, steady as she goes.”
15:48–15:55 -
No regulars or other characters appear; the scene shows only a pale lavender submarine with a faint 'USS…
15:55–16:06 -
Homer holds a notepad and pencil and later a tall drink with a straw, while Moe scowls and speaks…
“Damage report, Mr. Moe. Sonar out.”
16:06–16:15 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a woman with a short platinum-blonde bob and tan uniform with shoulder…
“Yes, he is handsome in an ugly sort of way.”
16:15–16:27 -
No regular characters are visible; this is a close view of a spiral notepad held by a yellow cartoon hand…
“Carry the two.”
16:27–16:29 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a blonde bob-haired woman in a matching tan uniform inside a cramped control room…
“All right, I can't waste any more time. People's lives are depending on me.”
16:29–16:42 -
No characters appear in these frames; the scene is an animated map with no regular or one-off people visible
“That's it.”
16:42–16:52 -
No regular Simpsons characters appear; this is an animated map-style title sequence with a blue globe-like…
16:52–17:02 -
Marge holds baby Maggie while Lisa and Bart stand near the red couch in the living room
“Well, sir,”
17:02–17:15 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk with his hands clasped over a sheet of paper, shown on a television screen…
“Could Homer Simpson be a communist?”
17:15–17:19 -
Grampa stands before a microphone held by an unseen hand from the left, with a lamp and a framed barn…
“My Homer is not a communist.”
17:19–17:33 -
A one-off vendor in a red cap and blue overalls leans on a wooden stand labeled CORN and sits with his arms…
“It's over there.”
17:33–17:43 -
A man in a dark blue suit and black-framed glasses sits behind a United States placard, talking…
“The Soviet Union?”
17:43–17:53 -
No regulars appear; the moment shows unnamed uniformed soldiers and guards with dogs
17:53–18:04 -
A bald, moustached man in a black suit and blue vest, who is not one of the regular characters, lies…
“Must crush capitalism.”
18:04–18:14 -
Principal Skinner stands at a wooden podium with a microphone in an auditorium while children sit…
“Children, I'll be frank. In the event of nuclear war,”
18:14–18:25 -
Principal Skinner stands at a wooden podium on a stage in front of a red curtain, pointing toward a white…
“Martin Prince, our championship kickball team, and Sherry, but not Terry.”
18:25–18:36 -
Inside a submarine control room, a man in a white cap and white uniform stands beside Carl, a Black man…
“Captain, the Renegade sub is directly below us.”
18:36–18:50 -
A yellow cartoon man with reddish-brown hair and a tan work shirt stands waist-deep in rising water in a dim…
“Merdey! Merdey! The engine room has sprung a leak.”
18:50–19:01 -
Homer stands among a group of crew members in matching tan uniforms in a dim, pipe-lined room with a hanging…
“I guess that's it ladies and gentlemen We're in a tough spot,”
19:01–19:09 -
Mr. Burns stands with his eyes closed in the foreground while Moe holds a red-orange cat against a pink…
“No, Mr.. No, come so I love you show what are you looking at?”
19:09–19:16 -
Apu stands in a small blue-walled room beside a blue CIGARETTES vending machine, while a one-off blond man…
“It is stupid machine took my money”
19:16–19:27 -
Homer stands in a submarine control room beside a round hatch where Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart crowd…
“Sparkle, sparkle.”
19:27–19:38 -
Homer sits with his hand on his knee, then holds a small glinting gem between his fingers in a ship corridor…
“I mean, Eureka!”
19:38–19:48 -
Homer moves through a bluish, dimly lit room of pipes and a round wall vent, first in a sparkling, tinted…
19:48–19:59 -
Homer, in a white shirt reading "I'M WITH ADMIRAL STUPID," is first seen flailing and sinking through blue…
“You've saved us, Homer.”
19:59–20:10 -
Homer stands beside a grey-haired man in a tan uniform with a badge on his sleeve, who scowls and speaks
“You want to stop calling me Mr. Moe? No.”
20:10–20:22 -
Homer Simpson appears against a dark blue backdrop with wave lines
“Attention, Homer Simpson.”
20:22–20:32 -
Homer Simpson, bald and heavyset in a white shirt reading "I'M WI
“Uh-oh.”
20:32–20:43 -
Homer Simpson and penguins gather near him on an icy deck
“Quack, quack, quack.”
20:43–20:54 -
Homer stands before a wooden podium in a formal hearing room while a panel of five officers in white uniforms…
“Seaman Simpson,”
20:54–21:04 -
A uniformed man with neat dark-blue hair, a white naval-style shirt, epaulettes and a cap resting on the desk…
“I, too, would punish you,”
21:04–21:17 -
Homer stands before a witness stand in a courtroom beneath an American flag while an elderly grey-haired man…
“I think you're off the hook.”
21:17–21:23 -
Homer stands on a grassy lawn in front of a stone wall and a tall lamp post, facing Marge, who holds baby…
“A dishonorable discharge.”
21:23–21:31 -
Homer stands on a lawn in front of a stone wall with Marge, who holds baby Maggie with a blue bow, Lisa…
“You can't spell dishonorable without honorable.”
21:31–21:40 -
Homer and Bart stand together on grass in front of a stone wall under a pink evening sky
“Boy, I guess I was wrong about that earring.”
21:40–21:48 -
Homer walks off to the left past a grey lamppost while Marge carries Maggie in her arms and Lisa stands…
“I don't think so, son. A king cobra? No.”
21:48–21:50 -
Marge, with her tall blue beehive, Homer in his white shirt and cap, and their two children Lisa and Bart…
“Weapons grade plutonium? Ask your mother.”
21:50–22:00 -
The scene is a black screen with gold credit text in sequence: 'Starring DAN CASTELLANETA', then 'JULIE…
“Thank you.”
22:00–22:10 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black title card sequence of gold credits on a black…
“Thank you.”
22:10–22:20 -
The moment is a black end-credit sequence with gold text on screen
22:20–22:30 -
The moment is a black screen of gold end credits for The Simpsons
“Shh.”
22:30–22:40 -
A row of dark silhouetted audience members, one with a tall bushy head at the front left, sits in a dim…
“Shh.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Milhouse Van Houten, Krusty the Clown, Principal Skinner, Grampa Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Otto Mann, Kent Brockman, Nelson Muntz, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Richard, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Larry Dalrymple, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Nina Skalka, Janey Powell, Horatio McCallister, Dolph Starbeam, Black Weasel, Yellow Weasel, Raphael, Jack Marley, Just Stamp the Ticket Man, Allison Taylor, Legs, John F. Kennedy, Bob Denver, Giant Handed Man, Village People, Vladimir Lenin, American Representative, Asian Gang Member, Bribe-Accepting Admiral, Captain Tenille, Colonel, Corn Farmer, Donut Judge, Donut Lawyer, Female Naval Officer, First Lady Admiral, Haiti Veteran, Janitor, Military Barber 1, Military Barber 2, Mr. Snookums, Mr. Sulu, Mrs. Gumble, Naval Officer 1, Naval Officer 2, Pastry Chef, Russian Representative, Tailhook Scandal Admiral, Torpedo Admiral, WWI Historical Recreationist
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