Marge Gamer
- Episode aired Apr 22, 2007
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.7K
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Marge decides to find out what their Internet has to offer and soon gets hooked on an online role-playing game; Homer referees Lisa's soccer game.Marge decides to find out what their Internet has to offer and soon gets hooked on an online role-playing game; Homer referees Lisa's soccer game.Marge decides to find out what their Internet has to offer and soon gets hooked on an online role-playing game; Homer referees Lisa's soccer game.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Comic Book Guy
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Mr. Burns
- (voice)
- …
Marcia Wallace
- Edna Krabappel
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
Tress MacNeille
- Dolph
- (voice)
- …
Maggie Roswell
- Helen Lovejoy
- (voice)
Karl Wiedergott
- Various
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Homer, Bart, Maggie and Lisa are playing soccer in the backyard, Ronaldo can be seen standing behind the dog house wearing the official team jersey of Brazil's national soccer team. Ten seconds later, he is seen wearing the generic white jersey he wore earlier.
- Quotes
Helen Lovejoy: You are so blind, even Jesus couldn't heal you.
Reverend Lovejoy: Helen, please. Don't drop the J-bomb.
- ConnectionsReferences American Masters (1985)
- SoundtracksMerry Month of May
Music by Alf Clausen
Lyrics by J. Stewart Burns
Performed by Dan Castellaneta (uncredited), Hank Azaria (uncredited), Harry Shearer (uncredited), Tress MacNeille (uncredited), and Pamela Hayden (uncredited)
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One of the worst episodes of the entire season
This episode seemed weak and far fetched.
We follow Marge Simpson who have discovered an online roleplaying game called Earth Realms. Soon she discovers that almost every single inhabitant of Springfield plays that exact game, and that her son is a highly feared villain in the game.
This part is absurd in many ways and bare very little resemblance to how real online roleplaying games are played. This makes a mockery of the younger audience, who can easily see that the script writers doesn't waste time on research. Of course you can say that since it is a satiric comedy primarily for adults, it does not have to be accurate. But I fail to see why not. They could easily have made the same story portraying a real MMORG (Massive multiplayer roleplaying game) without using every cliché in the book.
In this episode we also follow Lisa Simpson who have found a liking for football (soccer for you Americans). Homer Simpson steps in as a referee and all kind of hysterical comedy ensues... That is if you think that showing an stereotypical American who doesn't understand the rules of football is funny. This part is even more absurd. The only thing we get out of it is, that it is important to play fair and that European football is tainted by violent supporters. Brazilian football star Ronaldo appears as a guest star, but that is both unnecessary and not funny at all. One has to ask why he is there at all. He bares no real significance to the storyline, and he is so out of place that one has to wonder if the writers just wanted somebody famous to be in the show.
The whole episode fails miserably to deliver on the comedy side, and all we get is a quaint and poorly written episode that portraits both online role playing games and football in an inept and naive way, lacking the usual finesse and relevance.
We follow Marge Simpson who have discovered an online roleplaying game called Earth Realms. Soon she discovers that almost every single inhabitant of Springfield plays that exact game, and that her son is a highly feared villain in the game.
This part is absurd in many ways and bare very little resemblance to how real online roleplaying games are played. This makes a mockery of the younger audience, who can easily see that the script writers doesn't waste time on research. Of course you can say that since it is a satiric comedy primarily for adults, it does not have to be accurate. But I fail to see why not. They could easily have made the same story portraying a real MMORG (Massive multiplayer roleplaying game) without using every cliché in the book.
In this episode we also follow Lisa Simpson who have found a liking for football (soccer for you Americans). Homer Simpson steps in as a referee and all kind of hysterical comedy ensues... That is if you think that showing an stereotypical American who doesn't understand the rules of football is funny. This part is even more absurd. The only thing we get out of it is, that it is important to play fair and that European football is tainted by violent supporters. Brazilian football star Ronaldo appears as a guest star, but that is both unnecessary and not funny at all. One has to ask why he is there at all. He bares no real significance to the storyline, and he is so out of place that one has to wonder if the writers just wanted somebody famous to be in the show.
The whole episode fails miserably to deliver on the comedy side, and all we get is a quaint and poorly written episode that portraits both online role playing games and football in an inept and naive way, lacking the usual finesse and relevance.
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- nyerda
- Apr 22, 2007
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