5. The episode's closing sequence duplicates the opening sequence of the NBC Mystery Movie, with Nelson Muntz as Columbo, Dr. Hibbert as Quincy, Rich Texan as McCloud and Mr. Burns and Smithers as McMillan & Wife. Dial N For Nerder . Homer begins eating the bell peppers everywhere, including at a baseball game, and at Moe's Tavern as a beer smoothie. Later, while the kids watch TV, Marge sees an advertisement for a television show named Sneakers, a parody of Cheaters designed for couples who are cheating on each other. Bart, feeling guilty, wants to admit his crime to pay the price, but Lisa, frightened of going to jail for being an accomplice, convinces him to keep quiet. Marge does so, but she realizes that the reality show people do not care about their marriage. When Do New Episodes of WandaVision Season 1 Air? Alarmed, Lisa hurriedly stops the tape, but the same lute tune begins to play again. Season 1; Season 2; Season 3; Season 4; Season 5; Season 6; Season 7; Season 8; Season 9; Season 10; Seasons 11-20. Martin arrives thinking it is a real artifact. This prompts worried Marge to make a healthy dinner consisting mostly of vegetables. Though he punches Martin for prancing around in the skirt, Nelson is glad that he is alive, and tells Bart and Lisa he hopes that they learned their lesson. Watchlist. There wasn't one moment in the episode that didn't work." Homer is about to leave the house, claiming he is going to work on a Saturday. Meanwhile, Marge hires an investigative television show to follow Homer around after she suspects him of cheating on his diet. [6] The episode had an estimated 7.3 million viewers and received a 10 percent audience share. Season 19, Episode 14 Dial 'N' for Nerder First Aired: March 9, 2008 Homer cheats on his diet, so Marge gets a reality show called "The Sneakers" to check up on him. The family are small toys on the couch. Meanwhile Bart and Lisa while mucking about with Sideshow Mel’s bone accidentally kill Martin! Marge confirms her suspicions of Homer but realizes that the reality show people do not care about their marriage, and if anything, are trying to destroy it. [3], Richard Keller of TV Squad said that it was "a pretty good episode". Dial N for Nerder Homer: Oh, boy, dinnertime. 20th Century Fox. Couch Gag The scene where Bart and Lisa meet at the Kwik-E-Mart bears resemblance to a famous scene from Double Indemnity. Dial "N" for Nerder/Gallery | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom. [5], The episode was very positively received. Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Responds to … Bart and Lisa plan to tour Springfield Park. He went on to say "The addition of Nelson as an investigator to the conspiracy was an interesting move on the producers's part". Chief Wiggum says when Martin landed he was eaten by a cougar. The episode … It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 9, 2008. Fun Kiddie Colors 5,521 views. At Springfield Elementary School, a memorial is held as a tribute to Martin. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Behind the Laughter 3.1 Reception 4 Citations Bart plays a prank on Martin, but by accident, Martin falls down a cliff. 9 March 2008 Finland. Bart says that she. maybe pressed the auto-reverse button on cassette recorder, but she takes the owner's manual of the cassette recorder, and reads that the recorder is non-reversing. Betsy tells Homer of a simple trick called "substitution": Whenever Homer feels like eating something unhealthy, explains Betsy, he should substitute it with a bell pepper. [7], Before the episode premiered in Spain, Antena 3 News and other media of that country announced the "death" of Martin Prince, causing the fans of the series in the country to use social networks to deliver the news before the episode was broadcast. He went on to say that "while the diet cheating storyline was great silly fun, it was the turmoil that Bart and Lisa went through that really made this an outstanding episode." The title for this episode is a take-off of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film Dial M for Murder. At the top of a mountain, the two discover Martin excavating for arrowheads. Lisa, trying to lend a helping hand, taps him with a stick, which causes Martin to fall off the ledge and plunge to the bottom. The guilt becomes too unbearable for them and Lisa confesses to the murder out loud. During its first broadcast, the episode had an estimated 7.3 million viewers and received a 10 percent audience share.[3]. The restaurant which Homer goes to, "Pudding on the Ritz", is a parody of the song "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin. Homer, however, is far too out of shape to do anything. Marge plans to hire a formerly obese nutritionist named Betsy Bidwell to help with Homer's food addiction. Written By Having read Martin's diary, Bart heads to Martin's greenhouse to complete his butterfly project. Bart plays a prank on Martin, but by accident, Martin falls down a cliff. A stunned Martin tumbles over the edge of the cliff, and falls onto a smaller ledge. He concluded by saying that it was simply a fantastic episode. The episode was watched by 7.3 million viewers. After a prank gone wrong, Bart and Lisa believe they have accidentally killed Martin Prince. Lisa follows him and they finish the project. After briefly observing Homer through camera in the shower, the Sneakers host has seen too much, and orders the cameras to be turned off. Lisa also states that she has a dark side, like Lady Macbeth. March 9, 2008 It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 27, 2008. A page for describing Recap: Simpsons S 19 E 14 Dial N For Nerder. Meanwhile, the Sneakers agents catch a video of Homer going to a restaurant. 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