Mom and Pop Art
The Simpsons, season 10, episode 19. First aired April 11, 1999. 132 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Homer's botched attempt to build a backyard barbecue pit leaves a twisted lump of metal and cement, which crashes into the car of art connoisseur Astrid Weller. She declares it outsider art, and Homer becomes a celebrated artist, to the envy of Marge, an aspiring painter. When his follow-up pieces bore the critics, Lisa's talk of Christo inspires him to flood Springfield's streets.
- Written by
- Al Jean
- Directed by
- Steven Dean Moore
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Isabella Rossellini as Astrid Weller
- Jasper Johns
- Chalkboard gag
A trained ape could not teach gym
- Couch gag
- Dr. Strangelove
- Production code
- AABF15
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No regular characters appear in this moment of The Simpsons opening title sequence
0:00–0:11 -
Bart Simpson stands at a chalkboard inside Springfield Elementary School, writing the line 'A trained ape…
0:11–0:23 -
Homer stands at a red counter under a CAUTION sign holding a glowing green rod while Mr. Burns and Smithers…
0:23–0:36 -
Lisa Simpson plays a light blue saxophone in a school band room with orange wood-paneled walls and a bust…
0:36–0:47 -
Bart Simpson rides a green skateboard through a town street, passing a bartender in an apron, Moe…
0:47–0:57 -
Maggie sits in a car seat gripping a blue steering wheel beside Marge, who has a tall blue beehive and a red…
“Eep, eep.”
0:57–1:08 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie, all wearing wide brown hats, bounce and cheer on their brown couch…
“Woo-hoo!”
1:08–1:19 -
Homer lies back in a grey hammock strung between two trees in a backyard with a wooden fence behind him
1:19–1:26 -
Homer lounges barefoot in a hammer-like hammock strung between two trees in his backyard, holding a coconut…
“Homer!”
1:26–1:37 -
Marge kneels in the backyard digging up grass near a tree while Homer lies in a hammock sipping a coconut…
“Marge, I'm out of beer.”
1:37–1:50 -
Marge Simpson stands beside Homer, who lies in a hammock in a backyard wearing an orange Hawaiian shirt…
“I'm serious.”
1:50–2:03 -
Marge Simpson stands with one hand on her hip in front of a wooden backyard fence and talks…
“And you could at least get that snake out of the piano.”
2:03–2:10 -
Marge Simpson stands with her hands on her hips beside a wooden fence, while Homer Simpson lounges…
“Fine. I'll drop everything I'm doing just for you.”
2:10–2:21 -
Marge and a heavy man in a straw hat and flowered shirt lounge in a hammock behind a wooden fence, the man…
“Oh.”
2:21–2:34 -
Bart stands beside Homer, a bald heavy man in a white shirt and blue pants, in a hardware store aisle stocked…
“Your Pop?”
2:34–2:46 -
Homer stands with a store clerk in a red cap and red vest in a hardware aisle stocked with blue boxes, red…
“Look, Pop, I'm planning some expert home repairs,”
2:46–2:57 -
Bart and Homer walk through the hardware store aisles past steel wool displays, while a man in a red cap…
“Edna, look.”
2:57–3:06 -
Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel stand talking in a store aisle lined with shelves of blue boxed…
“What's the matter, Edna? Lately you just say, ha, to everything.”
3:06–3:19 -
Homer Simpson stands in a home improvement store beside stacks of boxes labeled BBQ PIT KIT, under a sign…
“Hi, I'm Doug Vaccaro. You know me as Chip,”
3:19–3:29 -
A bearded, brown-haired, heavyset man in a green shirt and blue overalls with a patch of a small yellow…
“But today I'm here as a tool of Global Dynamics Corp.”
3:29–3:42 -
A bearded man in a green shirt and blue overalls, a stranger rather than a regular, stands beside a red brick…
“Or if you're not into chicken... No, no, I'm into chicken!”
3:42–3:56 -
Homer and Bart stand in a store with wood-panel displays, stacked BBQ PIT KIT boxes, and a monitor…
“White-hearted apron not included.”
3:56–4:09 -
Homer and Lisa are in the family's backyard, where Homer stands with hands on his hips and a BBQ Pit Kit box…
“There, that wasn't so hard, was it, honey?”
4:09–4:21 -
Homer and Lisa are in a backyard with a wooden fence and a red brick wall
“Oh yeah, that's a fine look at...”
4:21–4:32 -
Homer Simpson works in the backyard in front of a wooden fence, where he frantically struggles with wet…
“You gotta build fast. Cement drying!”
4:32–4:42 -
Homer Simpson sits in a backyard by a wooden fence, first reading a crumpled paper marked INSTRUCTIONS…
“Le Grille? What the hell is that?”
4:42–4:56 -
Homer Simpson stands outdoors among trees, first talking with his mouth open and then squinting with a sly…
“Yeah, that's one fine-looking barbecue pit.”
4:56–5:02 -
Homer Simpson is in a backyard behind a wooden fence, first flailing his arms and shouting, then clutching…
“Why, why must life be so hard?”
5:02–5:14 -
Bart sits on the kitchen counter holding a red popsicle while Marge stirs a bowl at the stove
“How's your father's project coming along?”
5:14–5:25 -
Homer Simpson stands at a key duplicating counter as a blonde woman with a ponytail, pink top and a MOM name…
“I'd like to return this barbecue kit.”
5:25–5:35 -
Homer and a blonde woman in an orange vest and pink top stand with a man in a red cap and orange vest, first…
“Well, if you follow the flashlight, you'll see the receipt embedded here and here,”
5:35–5:46 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a blue Toys For Tots collection box and a large grey rock-like pile of red…
“Oh, shit.”
5:46–5:56 -
Chief Wiggum stands holding a baton on a sidewalk beside Homer, the bald man in a light blue shirt, in front…
“Any kid would love to have this... ...uh, activity center.”
5:56–6:05 -
Homer Simpson and Chief Wiggum stand on a city sidewalk beside a blue Toys for Tots dumpster
“Now hit the road, Kris Kringle. But... but...”
6:05–6:15 -
Homer drives a pink car past a house, towing a red wagon piled with bricks, a sheet of stone-looking rubble…
“Beanie Baby.”
6:15–6:25 -
Homer Simpson grips the steering wheel of his purple car on a suburban street, his eyes wide and mouth open…
“I'll never get rid of it. It'll follow me to the end of the earth.”
6:25–6:37 -
Homer Simpson drives his purple car while grinning and laughing, then glances at the rear-view mirror
“Not my fault! Active guard, active guard!”
6:37–6:48 -
Homer is at the bathroom sink shirtless with shaving foam on his shoulders, first looking at his reflection…
“Shaving my shoulders.”
6:48–7:00 -
Marge with her tall blue beehive, wearing a red bead necklace and green top, stands in a pink doorway looking…
“They want to talk to you about some sort of car accident.”
7:00–7:11 -
Homer Simpson stands in the pink living room holding a rifle while baby Maggie watches from her crib…
“Mr. Simpson, I believe something of yours struck my car yesterday.”
7:11–7:22 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink doorway beside a green pitcher on a shelf, with a red chair-like frame…
“Uh...”
7:22–7:31 -
Homer stands in a pink kitchen doorway beside a green kettle, first grimacing with his eyes shut…
“The average settlement is $68,000.”
7:31–7:40 -
Homer Simpson and a dark-haired woman in a maroon top and striped skirt stand outside a pink house, next…
“You mean this hunk of junk?”
7:40–7:50 -
A dark-haired woman in a maroon sleeveless top and silver choker stands in the arched doorway of a pink…
“Art isn't just pretty pictures.”
7:50–8:03 -
Homer Simpson stands in an arched pink doorway beside Marge Simpson in a green dress and red bead necklace
“This lady says I'm an artist.”
8:03–8:07 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a doorway in a white shirt and blue pants, smiling and glancing sideways…
“Your husband's work is what we call outsider art.”
8:07–8:15 -
Homer Simpson stands in a doorway with orange walls and a purple doorknob beside a dark-haired woman in a red…
“It could be by a mental patient or a hillbilly or a chimpanzee.”
8:15–8:23 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive stands on a front step beside a dark-haired woman in a maroon top…
“Well, you should be very excited, because outsider art couldn't be hotter.”
8:23–8:33 -
Marge, Maggie and Bart stand at left beside a red wagon loaded with bricks in a gallery, while Apu…
“Dad, chew with your mouth closed. You're losing your mystique.”
8:33–8:43 -
Homer sits at a purple table beside Lisa, who wears a pink dress and watches him, with a pink bowl…
“Dad, chew with your mouth closed. You're losing your mystique.”
8:43–8:52 -
Marge Simpson holds a wine glass and her baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow and sucks a pacifier, stands…
“Hmm, I don't know.”
8:52–8:59 -
Bart stands beside Marge, who has a tall blue beehive, a pink sweater vest and a champagne flute, while she…
“Sounds like somebody's jealous.”
8:59–9:10 -
Bart in a green jacket holding an orange, Marge with her tall blue beehive holding a glass, and Maggie…
“pulled out of the trash. Hey,”
9:10–9:20 -
Mr. Burns stands holding a sheet of paper beside Smithers, his thin assistant in glasses, a green jacket…
“Smithies, I think I'm in love.”
9:20–9:25 -
Mr. Burns wears a blue suit and black tie and holds a white sheet of paper while pointing with one hand…
“Sir, that's by Homer Simpson.”
9:25–9:32 -
Mr. Burns stands in a blue suit and black tie with his hands clasped together at his waist, while Smithers…
“I blew the chance to buy Picasso's Guernica for a song.”
9:32–9:39 -
Mr. Burns stands in a gallery beside a bespectacled man in a green jacket, a dark-haired woman in a red dress…
“Anyway, I love this hideous thing.”
9:39–9:50 -
Homer in a purple suit holds up a small card to Marge, who cradles Maggie in a gallery, while Lisa, Bart…
“Look, Marge, my first sale!”
9:50–10:03 -
Lisa eats cereal with a spoon at the dining table in the first two moments, while Homer, the bald heavy man…
“Where are you going with that junk, Dad?”
10:03–10:13 -
Lisa and Marge sit at a pink-walled table eating cereal from bowls with glasses of milk, Lisa on the left…
“Homie, I'm really happy you sold your sculpture,”
10:13–10:26 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink dining room with Marge, who has her tall blue beehive and holds a spoon…
“That's my life you're describing.”
10:26–10:36 -
Lisa and Bart stand against a purple striped wall at first, while Homer stands beside a pegboard of tools…
“So I'm giving you kids permission to get me mad.”
10:36–10:47 -
Homer works in a workshop with pegboard tools on the wall, beating a lumpy brown stitched mass with a long…
“Good work, honey. Keep it coming.”
10:47–10:58 -
The scene opens on the Simpson family's pink house by day, then shifts to Moe's tavern at night, with King…
“Hey, I'm not!”
10:58–11:08 -
Moe wipes a glass with a towel behind the bar, shelves of bottles and a cash register behind him, pulling…
“and Cecil Hampstead on Cecil Cecil. So, uh, you guys are Euro trash, huh?”
11:08–11:20 -
Moe stands behind the bar of a tavern with red-and-green diamond wallpaper, first jotting on a notepad…
“Uh-huh.”
11:20–11:31 -
Moe stands behind the bar with a notepad and pencil, smirking, then glaring and pointing
“What do we owe you, Moe? Nothing, nothing.”
11:31–11:42 -
Barney sits at a bar counter holding a blank card, then a painting signed BARNEY appears on a blue background…
“Uh, Hallmate, you're making us a little bit uncomfortable.”
11:42–11:55 -
Homer stands by an EXIT door holding a notepad and pencil, talking and smiling as he glances around
“Right, Homer? Oh, yeah.”
11:55–12:09 -
Homer stands at a workbench beside a shelf labeled NAILS, holding a teal-and-purple tool and grinning…
“Is it about pies?”
12:09–12:16 -
Homer Simpson stands in a purple-walled room with shelves, a mop and a broom, first grinning…
“Wow.”
12:16–12:26 -
Homer and Marge lie in bed under an orange blanket in their pink bedroom, with a framed portrait of Bart…
“Look, Marge, they're advertising my show in Art in America.”
12:26–12:37 -
Homer and Marge lie in a bed under a bright orange blanket in a pink bedroom
“You're upset about something.”
12:37–12:46 -
Marge sits up in bed beside a red and teal lamp with a pleated shade, her eyes shifting and her mouth opening…
“But now, without even trying,”
12:46–12:52 -
Homer and Marge Simpson lie side by side in a purple-headboarded bed under an orange blanket, in their pink…
“Oh, honey, I've always liked your art.”
12:52–13:05 -
Homer lies in bed in the first frames, eyes half-closed, mouth open as he speaks and gestures with a sleepy…
“Frankly, I'd be a little turned on.”
13:05–13:09 -
Homer and Marge Simpson lie in bed under a bright red blanket in a pink bedroom, with a lamp with a pleated…
“Marge, I've screwed up everything I've ever done.”
13:09–13:19 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie in bed under a red blanket in their pink bedroom, a lamp with a pleated…
“But I finally found something where people worship me for screwing up,”
13:19–13:28 -
A thin, stooped old man in a dark suit with grey hair and a hooked nose stands among a crowd…
13:28–13:37 -
At a gallery opening, a man in a blue bandana, sunglasses, moustache and red vest stands beside a dark-haired…
“Then I bought a Rembrandt.”
13:37–13:48 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a green wheelbarrow holding a pink parasol and a red tricycle, while an unnamed…
“Now let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.”
13:48–13:58 -
Homer Simpson presents a series of odd contraptions in a spotlit exhibit room
“This piece I call failed shelving unit with stupid stuck chainsaw and applesauce.”
13:58–14:11 -
Homer stands in a gallery beside a spotlit sculpture of splintered wooden planks wrapped in barbed wire…
“Shall we start the bidding? at say $10,000.”
14:11–14:21 -
Homer gestures and grins in an art gallery beside a crowd that includes Carl in a blue jacket, Marge…
“All right.”
14:21–14:32 -
A group stands in a gallery beside a purple tiled wall and a wooden panel marked with a large black partial…
“You weirdos love this stuff. Homer, I'm afraid they only love what's new and shocking.”
14:32–14:45 -
Homer Simpson in his purple suit stands with a group of Euro trash art fans, including Kyoto in a black top…
“Come on, Gunta Kioto.”
14:45–14:56 -
Moe strides across a wooden gallery floor beside an unnamed woman with long black hair in a purple jacket…
“Or please fear my wrath!”
14:56–15:07 -
Homer lies sprawled on an oval rug in the living room with his arms spread wide, while Marge perches…
“I don't get it. Why don't people like my art anymore?”
15:07–15:20 -
Homer sits on a striped oval rug in the living room while Marge perches on the red couch beside Lisa…
“Who?”
15:20–15:28 -
Homer and Marge sit together on a dark red couch in the living room with a pink wall and a purple lamp…
“but you doesn't have to call him... I'm sick of him already.”
15:28–15:38 -
Homer and Marge walk through the Springsonian Museum gallery past a bronze discus-thrower statue and colorful…
“It's so exciting to do something cultural together.”
15:38–15:47 -
Homer is in an art gallery with arched doorways and framed paintings on the walls
“He can barely draw.”
15:47–15:59 -
Two workers in blue coveralls, one with brown hair, struggle to hold a giant yellow pencil standing…
“He's a European who defied convention and embraced American popular culture.”
15:59–16:08 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand in a gallery before a large framed painting of a waterfront city…
“Now this is a Joseph Turner. In an era when everyone else painted portraits,”
16:08–16:18 -
Homer stands in a gallery admiring a painting of a canal scene with a domed building and gondolas…
“It's glorious.”
16:18–16:23 -
Marge and Homer stand in an art gallery lined with Picasso paintings, including a seated old man playing…
“And Picasso started out painting realistically, then moved on to cubism.”
16:23–16:34 -
Marge first stands in a gallery of geometric and pop paintings, then Homer studies a Campbell's Split-Pea…
“Mmm, split pea.”
16:34–16:43 -
Homer and Marge stand in a gallery in front of a large Picasso-style painting of distorted female figures
“No, these guys are geniuses.”
16:43–16:50 -
Homer stands before abstract paintings in a gallery looking weary, then slumps forward onto a table…
“I'm just gonna rest for a minute.”
16:50–17:01 -
Homer first lies on a striped couch while a brown horse-headed figure with wavy golden hair and blue clothes…
“What the? Who the? Hey!”
17:01–17:12 -
Homer is first seen against a plain blue wall in front of a cubist painting of three musicians: a white-robed…
“Hasta la vista, baby!”
17:12–17:24 -
Homer Simpson stands in a surreal dreamscape of melting clocks, a limp clock draped over a branch and a blue…
“Ew!”
17:24–17:38 -
Homer and Marge Simpson are in an art gallery, where Homer lies on a grey bench in his white shirt and blue…
“Andy, no!”
17:38–17:49 -
Homer lies spread-eagled with his arms out on a colorful oval rug in the living room, with Lisa in a red…
“Well, Dad, if the museum didn't inspire you,”
17:49–17:58 -
Lisa Simpson sits on a dark red couch under a framed picture in the first several moments, looking up…
“No, Christo is a conceptual artist who does huge outdoor projects.”
17:58–18:12 -
Homer and Lisa are in the living room, with Homer sitting cross-legged on a striped rug and Lisa perched…
“Why'd he do that? To make the world a more magical place, I guess.”
18:12–18:23 -
Lisa Simpson sits on a dark red couch beneath a framed picture in a pink room
“No, Dad, no. My point is you have to do something big and daring.”
18:23–18:27 -
Homer Simpson and Lisa Simpson are in the living room in front of a red couch and a framed sailboat picture
“Big? Daring?”
18:27–18:37 -
Bart leans out of a pink car at night as Homer drives and waves from the wheel, holding plaques…
“Hit the road, welcome home.”
18:37–18:48 -
Homer fits orange snorkel goggles on a goat, and later stands with Bart, a spiky-haired boy in an orange…
“Step two, snorkel the animals.”
18:48–19:00 -
Bart appears first looking alarmed on a grassy, chain-link-fenced lot at night, then Homer rummages…
“It wasn't easy, but I got all the grizzlies.”
19:00–19:13 -
Homer and Bart stand on a flooded night street lined with red fire hydrants under a large yellow moon
“That's for the courts to decide, son.”
19:13–19:22 -
Marge Simpson lies in bed in a bedroom with pink walls and an orange-red blanket, first asleep with her head…
“Wake up! Wake up, Springfield!”
19:22–19:33 -
Homer Simpson rows an orange inflatable raft through flooded Springfield streets while holding a megaphone…
“Oh, that can't be good. People of Springfield, behold my latest work!”
19:33–19:46 -
Marge stands at a pink upstairs window of her house with her hands on the sill, then the scene shifts…
“What do you think? I think some people are going to be upset.”
19:46–19:59 -
Marge Simpson first stands at a window frame looking worried and speaking, then fidgets with her hands…
“Well, they're in the business. Real people might not be so understanding.”
19:59–20:13 -
Homer Simpson paddles an orange inflatable raft across floodwaters past a purple-roofed house, while a woman…
“Isn't that Homer Simpson?”
20:13–20:20 -
Milhouse stands in his bedroom beside a green desk and a purple trash can marked Krusty the Klown Show
“Oh, I hate these flood pants.”
20:20–20:32 -
Milhouse stands in a bedroom beside a green desk and a Krusty the Clown trash can, spreading his arms…
“Everything's coming up, Milhouse.”
20:32–20:42 -
Mr. Burns and Smithers sit in a swan-shaped pedal boat on a flooded street, with a grey-violet-haired woman…
“Edna, I'm going to pop you a question, and I hope the answer is yes.”
20:42–20:55 -
Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel sit together in an open convertible at sunset, with houses and trees…
“Edna, I'm going to pop you a question, and I hope the answer is yes.”
20:55–21:05 -
Bart and Lisa sit on a purple mat on a flooded rooftop, Bart holding a pink POP CORN box while a bowl of red…
21:05–21:14 -
Homer paddles an orange inflatable raft across flood water at dusk, while Marge stands on a rooftop…
“Well, Homer, I have to admit, you created something people really love.”
21:14–21:22 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand together on a wooden floor in front of an easel holding a blank canvas…
“No, I'm just a nut who couldn't build a barbecue.”
21:22–21:33 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand together on a rooftop at dusk in front of an easel holding a blank canvas…
“Yep And is that us on the roof? That's us Are we kissing?”
21:33–21:44 -
On a flooded landscape under a pink sunset, Bart, Lisa and Maggie sit on the sloped roof of a house…
“Yank!”
21:44–21:55 -
No animated characters appear; the moment is a black screen with orange cartoon-style credit text
“For us to part”
21:55–22:04 -
Against a plain black background, orange credits appear in sequence over nine seconds: first YEARDLEY SMITH…
“Save the wedding bells For my returning”
22:04–22:13 -
The scene shows only a black background with orange credit cards that cycle in sequence: Animation Producer…
“Please be sure the flame of love Keeps burning”
22:13–22:22 -
An end-credits sequence over a solid black background with orange Simpsons-style lettering
22:22–22:32 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment, which is a black end-credits screen with orange text
“Shh.”
22:32–22:41 -
Silhouetted audience members, including a figure with a tall, bushy hairdo at the left, sit in rows…
“Shh.”
22:41–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Mrs. Krabappel, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Santa's Little Helper, Lou, Eddie, Maude Flanders, Snowball II, Luann Van Houten, Professor Frink, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Sarah Wiggum, Cletus Spuckler, Fat Tony, Louie, Legs, The Rich Texan, Pyro, Luigi Risotto, Hans, Dowager, Aileen, Gillian, Kako, Débutante, Akbar, Alonzo Flowers, Andy Warhol, Astrid Weller, Cecil Hampstead, Doug Vaccaro, Gunter, Jasper Johns, Jeff, Kyoto, Mom, Springsonian Employee 1, Springsonian Employee 2
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character