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13th episode of the thirteenth season of The Simpsons

"The Erstwhile Man and the Key"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Flavor thirteen Episode 13
Directed by	Lance Kramer
Written by	Jon Vitti
Production code	DABF09
Original air engagement	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)
Guest appearances
Olympia Dukakis as Zelda Beak Saluga every bit Ray Jay Johnson
Episode features
Couch gag	The Simpsons run to the burrow, only to find Blue Man Group performing.
Commentary	Al Jean Matt Selman Carolyn Omine Tom Gammill Max Pross Matt Warburton
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"The Old Human being and the Primal" is the thirteenth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Information technology offset aired in the United States on the Fox network on March 10, 2002. In the episode, Grampa Simpson falls in love with Zelda, an old woman who has just moved into the senior home in which Grampa lives. However, Grampa is non the only one in the habitation who is infatuated with Zelda.

The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed past Lance Kramer. The storyline was pitched past Vitti, who based it on an article about social status in senior homes. The episode features Olympia Dukakis as Zelda, and Bill Saluga as his television character Ray J. Johnson. The vocal "Ode to Branson", which was written by Vitti and composed past Alf Clausen, was submitted for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music And Lyrics in 2002, which information technology ultimately lost to a score from The Bluish Planet.

Plot [edit]

The episode begins with the Simpson family visiting Grampa after his retirement home mistakenly reports his decease. An old woman named Zelda moves into his retirement home in place of the actual deceased resident. Grampa is determined to win her love over Zack, another resident who owns and drives a minivan. After renewing his commuter's license, Grampa convinces Homer to let him infringe the car to romance her. Although he impresses Zelda, Homer and Marge recollect she is a hoochie and only likes Grampa because he can drive. Afterwards he crashes Homer's car in a drag race with a rival seniors gang, Homer becomes furious with Grampa and takes his keys away, forbidding him to drive ever again. Zelda informs Grampa that she got them tickets to a theater in Branson, Missouri, simply when he tells her he does non have a car, she leaves with Zack and his minivan.

Grampa steals Marge's automobile and takes Bart with him on the road to Branson to win back Zelda. When realizing that Gramps and Bart are heading to Branson, Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie accept a bus there. At the theater, Grampa calls out to Zelda from on-stage, but then denounces her in forepart of anybody, who and so chant to her a hoochie, forcing her to exit the phase. Grampa so reconciles with Homer.

Production [edit]

"The Old Man and the Key" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Lance Kramer. It was get-go broadcast on the Fob network in the U.s. on March 10, 2002.^[i] The idea for the episode was pitched by Vitti, who was inspired past an article near senior homes. The article described senior homes every bit being a lot like high schools, in that in that location are popular and unpopular people, and that those who, for example, own a car are "like kings".^[2] Vitti suggested that the episode should exist that "Grampa'southward life [is] basically like that of a teenager", with Homer acting as if he was Grampa's father.^[1] The Souvenir Jackitos, who claiming Grampa to a death race in the episode, were conceived from an observation by the writers. The writers argued that the merely ones buying expensive trademarked jackets are former people who want to appear younger.^[3]

A scene in the episode shows Grampa and Bart driving to Branson with Marge'due south car, listening to the radio. Because the scene consists entirely of auditive gags, the Simpsons staff had difficulty figuring out what to show visually during the scene. In the DVD audio commentary for the episode, Jean explained that these scenes "get a really large laugh at the tabular array," but are afterward hard for the animators. The scene makes apply of a repeated background, an animation technique made famous by Hanna-Barbera in lodge to cutting budget.^[1]

Olympia Dukakis guest-starred as Grampa'south honey interest Zelda in the episode.

The song "Ode to Branson," which is performed by several "washed-up" celebrities, was composed by Alf Clausen and written past Vitti. Even though Vitti received sole credit for writing the song, parts of the lyrics were written by Simpsons writer Carolyn Omine, which were and then revised past young man writer Matt Selman.^[2] Selman was especially satisfied with the rhyme sung by Mr. T; he stated that whenever he feels down, he thinks of that rhyme and that it "boosts [him] upward inside."^[3] The episode features American actress Olympia Dukakis equally Grampa's love interest Zelda. American comedian Bill Saluga as well makes an appearance, as his boob tube character Ray J. Johnson. The owner of the minivan is portrayed by series regular Hank Azaria, who imitated the voice of Clark Gable for the graphic symbol.^[1]

Cultural references [edit]

The title of the episode itself is a reference of Ernest Hemingway's book The Old Man and the Sea. At the outset of the episode, Homer is excited about the get-go of the (original) XFL season, unaware that the "X" didn't stand up for anything and that the league itself had folded after its sole season the previous year. A scene in the episode shows Granddaddy wearing a zoot suit, a conform popular in the 1940s. When Grandpa and Zelda take off on one of their dates, iii old men with long beards imitate ZZ Top as a short part of "Sharp Dressed Man" is played. Grandpa's interaction with the "Souvenir Jackitos" in Apu's shop mirrors a scene in the 1961 musical motion-picture show Due west Side Story, with Grandpa and his friends taking the part of the Jets in the film, the "Souvenir Jackitos" every bit the Sharks, and Apu every bit Doc. The "Death race" on the other hand, is a reference to the 1955 drama moving-picture show Rebel Without a Cause. The abased aqueduct, in which the expiry race takes place, is based on the Los Angeles River.^[1] The endmost credits parody those of The Beverly Hillbillies. At the end, Lisa says in a Southern accent, "This has been a Gracie Films presentation," which parodies the line at the stop of The Beverly Hillbillies, "This has been a Filmways presentation."

Release [edit]

In its original American broadcast on March 10, 2002, "The Old Man and the Key" received a 7.9 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, translating to approximately 7.ix one thousand thousand viewers.^[4] The episode ranked 19 in the tiptop 25 near watched tv set programs the week it aired.^[5] Later in 2002, "Ode to Branson" was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Laurels for Outstanding Music And Lyrics, which it ultimately lost to a score from BBC'south nature documentary The Bluish Planet.^[6] In 2007, the song was included on the soundtrack album The Simpsons: Prove.^[seven]

Post-obit the thirteenth season's release on DVD and Blu-ray, "The Sometime Man and the Key" received mixed reviews from critics.

Writing for Project:Blu, Nate Dominate stated that Grampa "simply isn't all that funny when cornered, and that'southward what we get hither," and that "the jokes are a bit too few and far between".^[8] Giving the episode a negative review, Ryan Keefer of DVD Talk wrote that it was "borderline painful" and one of the season'south "duds".^[9] Casey Broadwater of Blu-ray.com wrote that the episode "moves at a geriatric step",^[10] and R. L. Shaffer of IGN stated that it "stand for[due south] some of the worst of The Simpsons."^[11] On the other paw, giving the episode a positive review, Ron Martin of 411Mania enjoyed the "poke towards Branson, Missouri, a mecca for one-time people everywhere,"^[12] and Jennifer Malkowski of DVD Verdict gave the episode a B rating.^[thirteen] Colin Jacobsson of DVD Movie Guide wrote that, even though Grampa is "essentially a one-joke personality," "those gags tend to be pretty fun." He concluded his review by writing that the episode was "a likable program."^[14]

Despite the mixed responses, the episode features one of the "most used niggling clips" of the series. The scene shows Grampa getting his driver'due south license. Instead of taking a photo for the license on the spot, Grampa suggests that Selma, who works in the facility, use a photo of him from a newspaper headline that reads "Old man yells at cloud." Selma agrees, and Grampa, holding his newly acquired license, goes upwards to a window and yells "Who'due south laughing at present?" at a cloud. A notwithstanding from the scene has been used several times on The Daily Testify.^[1] Both Malkowski of DVD Verdict and Jacobsson of DVD Motion-picture show Guide considered it to be the best role of the episode.^{[thirteen] [fourteen]} After Clint Eastwood'southward speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention, which featured Eastwood talking to an empty chair representing President Barack Obama, a modified version of the epitome with the caption, "Quondam man yells at chair", was used in an net meme.^[15]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Jean, Al. (2010). Commentary for "The One-time Man and the Key", in The Simpsons: The Consummate Thirteenth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Trick.
2. ^ ^{a b} Omine, Carolyn. (2010). Commentary for "The Old Homo and the Key", in The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
3. ^ ^{a b} Selman, Matt. (2010). Commentary for "The Old Man and the Key", in The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
4. ^ Associated Printing (March 15, 2002). "Movement OVER, 'ER': 'CSI' MAKES THE COLLAR ON THE RATINGS BEAT; [METRO Edition]". Orlando Lookout man. p. E.6.
5. ^ "Height Primetime Average Goes to CBS". Media Post News. March 13, 2002. Retrieved May viii, 2020.
6. ^ "The Simpsons: Awards & Nominations". Emmys.org. Retrieved May viii, 2020.
7. ^ Ross, Dalton (September xx, 2007). "'Greek' God". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 8, 2020.
8. ^ Boss, Nate (September eight, 2010). "The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season". Project-Blu. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
9. ^ Keefer, Ryan (August 31, 2010). "The Simpsons: The 13th Flavor (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
10. ^ Broadwater, Casey (September 5, 2010). "The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved April thirteen, 2011.
11. ^ Shaffer, R.L. (August thirty, 2010). "The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Flavour Blu-ray Review". IGN . Retrieved January 26, 2022.
12. ^ Martin, Ron (September 15, 2010). "The Simpsons Flavor thirteen DVD Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved May vii, 2020.
13. ^ ^{a b} Malkowski, Jennifer (September 6, 2010). "The Simpsons: The Consummate Thirteenth Flavour (Blu-Ray)". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved April xiii, 2011.
14. ^ ^{a b} Jacobson, Colin (September 2, 2010). "The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Blu-Ray) (2001)". DVD Motion-picture show Guide. Retrieved April xiii, 2011.
15. ^ Fama, Jilian (August 31, 2012). "#Eastwooding: Clint Eastwood Inspires Twitter Fizz Left and Right". ABC News . Retrieved August 31, 2012.

External links [edit]

• "The Old Human and the Primal" at IMDb

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