Talk:The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer

Smoke on the Water
Otto: "Real songs are about deals with the devil, far-off lands, and where you'd find smoke in relation to water." This quote has the obvious reference to the songs "Deals with the Devil" by Judas Priest and "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, and also a reference to its title being often confused and sometimes referred to as "Smoke in the Water", hence the "smoke in relation to water" Atriarch 05:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Mistake
The title is listed as "wife and his homer" when it should obviously say "wife and HER homer" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.48.236 (talk • contribs)

That's the offical title. Crazydog115 07:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Uhh...no it isn't. All official sources list it as "her homer", and "wife and his homer" makes no sense anyway.

Hmm It's strange. Is there an "official-official" place that says this? Because there are many sites with both..

| Google Search for The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and His Homer | Google Search for The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer

And there's about 20k results for both.

Crazydog115 18:27, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

It is listed in the copyright database as "Her Homer", hence that is its official title. I would imagine one popular site got it wrong, which started a 'chain reaction'.

So who's going to fix it? Crazydog115 06:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah I'm confirming "Her Homer" as on the official site it clearly says the title is "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer". Someone please change the title of the main article and make an appropriate redirect from this page. Rikkyc 08:37, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Ok...I've moved the page (couldn't use move option since the other page already existed...), the talk page, and added a redirect. I guess I'll go ahead and correct on other pages. Crazydog115 10:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Confusing lead
Right now, part of the lead reads It's code is HABF15 which means it will be the earliest production code hold over shown.. What? --M @ r ē ino 14:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Each season episodes are 'held over', right? This is the first time that episode 15 of a production line has been held over, before the earliest from 16. I think it's obvious.
 * I de-confused it a little, so how about removing the tag? Each year they make about 22 episodes. These are all given a production code. (ie. JABF, HABF, etc.) They used to be able to air all the episodes of a production code in one season, but now they've gotten behind, and this season will contain about 7 episodes from the HAB production line and 15 from the JAB production line. Is that clear to you now? -- Scorpion0422 20:24, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Otto's Voice Sounds Lower
Is it just me, or does Otto's and Lunchlady Doris' voices sound much lower then in previous episodes? Could it be that this is how he always sounds normally, and it changes when they speed up the episode in syndication? Crazydog115 07:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Well Doris' voice is lower probably because her voice actor passed away in 1995, so there is most likely a new person voicing her. Rikkyc 08:37, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

She still seems to sound different then in seasons 8-17 Crazydog115 10:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I thought Otto sounded different in this episode too; maybe because he had a larger speaking part than usual?  --ScottAlanHill 20:09, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * This is the first speaking role Doris has had since Season 9. And, Otto did sound different. His voice is a lot more gravelly than it normally is. -- Scorpion0422 20:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Otto Yelling Fuck?
In the beginning of the episode where lisa pulls on ottos head phones and it falls and breaks. What is otto yelling because it sounds like he is says "Fuuuuuuuuuuck"
 * I believe he says "funk". --Ted87 07:01, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Yea he hells funk. They wouldn't have gotten away with fuck.... And remember he is listening to Grand Funk Railroad Crazydog115

Sterotypes
as an Italian American I dont understand why its ok for me to be sterotype is mass media but then some races are viewed as "untuchable" Familyguyfan1990 03:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


 * They're not. As a "Familyguyfan" you should know that everybody is being made fun of. — Mütze 10:16, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually, no. Familyguyfan is completely right. White people of any background are fair game to be made fun of, while blacks and jews can only be made fun of by their own kind. Not long ago, an episode of Family Guy that was poking some fun at jews was banned for being anti-semitic, and Boondocks is contstantly making fun of white people. If a program with white writers (as if that exists in Hollywood) tried to make fun of blacks in the same way, there would be wild accusations of racism. This was even made fun of in an episode of Seinfeld, as a white standup comedian had to convert to judaism in order to be able to tell jokes about jews.


 * Indeed. Slave morality is back.


 * If using an Italian American in a parody of the Sopranos and The Godfather is making fun of Italian Americans, then using an African American in a parody of the Cosby Show (i.e. Dr Hibbert) is making fun of black people. And if The Simpsons wasn't allowed to stereotype Jewish people, there would never have been a single episode with Krusty in a significant role.

Goofs

 * When Bart puts his skateboard on the bus seat, the row behind him is empty, but when Lisa complains to Otto someone is in the seat.

I don't think the above listed item in the goof section is quite right. When Bart and Lisa first enter the bus you can see two kids (aisle=blond hair, window=brown hair) in the seat behind the empty seat that Bart eventually takes. But when Bart places his skateboard on the seat, you can only see the window seat behind Bart which is empty (but shouldn't be) you can't see the aisle seat. When Lisa turns around to complain you can only see the aisle seat and the blond kid is shown. So the only definitive thing you can say is that the brown haired kid in the initial walk-in shot is missing from the following skateboard shot. CYRIC 21:49, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

production code?
i don't understand the significance of the production code in this episode, or how it works naming wise in the whole of the simpsons, anyone care to explain? --SleweD 13:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Produection codes are included in every episode page. It is the code assigned to each episode while it is being worked on. -- Scorpion 14:50, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

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Intentional or accidental poisoning?
I haven't seen this episode, but the article says that Michael poisoning the Calabresis was "intentional," then says it was an accident. Which was it? TJSwoboda (talk) 01:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Shark Tale reference
From what I've seen, Homer's Shark Tale reference was cut on reruns of the episode, yet I remember it from the original airing. Has anyone else noticed this? --SpyHunter29 (talk) 13:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

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