Three Gays of the Condo
- Episode aired Apr 13, 2003
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
When Homer finds an old note revealing Marge only married him because she was pregnant with Bart, he moves into a condo with two gay guys.When Homer finds an old note revealing Marge only married him because she was pregnant with Bart, he moves into a condo with two gay guys.When Homer finds an old note revealing Marge only married him because she was pregnant with Bart, he moves into a condo with two gay guys.
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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
- Julio
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny
- (voice)
- …
Ben Schatz
- Streetcar Man
- (voice)
Scott Thompson
- Grady
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- Lesbian
- (voice)
Karl Wiedergott
- Bachelor #2
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
- GoofsWhen Homer checks the closet for the missing piece of the puzzle, his famous "Pin Pals" shirt can be seen. However, in S8E15 (Homer's Phobia), John is wearing the same shirt and claims it was a donation (which seems to be confirmed by Marge's reaction), so it shouldn't be on Homer's closet anymore.
- Quotes
Kirk Van Houten: If you see a tie on the door knob, that means I'm with a lady.
Homer: But you don't have a door knob.
Kirk Van Houten: I don't have a tie either!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Behind the Music: Weird Al Yankovic - Remastered (2012)
- SoundtracksHomer and Marge
Parody of "Jack and Diane"
Written by John Mellencamp
Parody lyrics by Matt Warburton
Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Featured review
I'm sorry, but I cannot stand this episode
I'm aware that there are some people who like this episode, but for me, I cannot stand this episode. Let me list the reasons why;
1. It's yet another clumsy Homer and Marge marriage crisis episode: we're supposed to see both Homer and Marge as in the right; The problem is that they fight over something that happened in their high school years, where after a bad date which ends with homer getting drunk, and Marge realizing she got pregnant with Bart, making Homer believe that she's only staying with him due to that.
1 1/2. Homer's behavior; adding to the above point, he acts incredibly irrational, thickheaded, and incredibly brainless in this episode, trying to think he has a point when really he doesn't, as his behavior from that date was due to his alcoholism, which he still exhibits and doesn't even bother to quit. Hell, right before his date with Marge later in the episode, he got drunk, missing his date.
2. The gay stereotypes: this episode has a ton of gay stereotypes that have potential for to set up a good joke, but many of them ultimately fall flat, relying on gay stereotypes without any subversion or set up, making said jokes feel lazy and hollow. From what I've heard, the guest star from the episode Simpson and Delilah was supposed to come back, but even he felt the jokes were rather stale and plot made no sense, and I have to agree with him on that point.
2 1/2. Grady and Julio: They aren't characters, they're stereotypes. They were created at a time when adult shows want to be "in your face" about stuff like this, but the problem is that they are nothing more than gay stereotypes, without any sort of spin towards addressing said stereotypes. If anything, due to this, Grady and especially Julio's "characteristics" became more offensive as time goes on, with Julio actually becoming more stereotypical as time goes on.
3. The jokes: Like many modern Simpsons episodes, the jokes are rather dull, from the aforementioned stereotypes, to several tasteless jokes, from the beginning where Homer mocks Ned for his wife being dead, to a few easy jokes about single men in a scene where Homer goes to Bachelor's Arms at Kirk's place. There were a few jokes I liked, like how Homer mistook Lenny's face as a puzzle piece at the beginning, and how an old man mistook a gay's club for a army's reunion (Dunno why, but I liked that part), but were not enough to save this episode overall.
The only parts I liked, aside from the two jokes, is Weird Al's cameo, charming as always, and is probably the shining light towards this episode, "...even if it's for a brief cameo" (Fun fact, that line was supposed to be referencing King of the Hill and it's timeslot, but it had to be changed due to that show moving to a different timeslot).
Overall, this episode is a mess, and I wondered how it won an Emmy over Futurama's Jurassic Bark, a far superior episode over this one.
1. It's yet another clumsy Homer and Marge marriage crisis episode: we're supposed to see both Homer and Marge as in the right; The problem is that they fight over something that happened in their high school years, where after a bad date which ends with homer getting drunk, and Marge realizing she got pregnant with Bart, making Homer believe that she's only staying with him due to that.
1 1/2. Homer's behavior; adding to the above point, he acts incredibly irrational, thickheaded, and incredibly brainless in this episode, trying to think he has a point when really he doesn't, as his behavior from that date was due to his alcoholism, which he still exhibits and doesn't even bother to quit. Hell, right before his date with Marge later in the episode, he got drunk, missing his date.
2. The gay stereotypes: this episode has a ton of gay stereotypes that have potential for to set up a good joke, but many of them ultimately fall flat, relying on gay stereotypes without any subversion or set up, making said jokes feel lazy and hollow. From what I've heard, the guest star from the episode Simpson and Delilah was supposed to come back, but even he felt the jokes were rather stale and plot made no sense, and I have to agree with him on that point.
2 1/2. Grady and Julio: They aren't characters, they're stereotypes. They were created at a time when adult shows want to be "in your face" about stuff like this, but the problem is that they are nothing more than gay stereotypes, without any sort of spin towards addressing said stereotypes. If anything, due to this, Grady and especially Julio's "characteristics" became more offensive as time goes on, with Julio actually becoming more stereotypical as time goes on.
3. The jokes: Like many modern Simpsons episodes, the jokes are rather dull, from the aforementioned stereotypes, to several tasteless jokes, from the beginning where Homer mocks Ned for his wife being dead, to a few easy jokes about single men in a scene where Homer goes to Bachelor's Arms at Kirk's place. There were a few jokes I liked, like how Homer mistook Lenny's face as a puzzle piece at the beginning, and how an old man mistook a gay's club for a army's reunion (Dunno why, but I liked that part), but were not enough to save this episode overall.
The only parts I liked, aside from the two jokes, is Weird Al's cameo, charming as always, and is probably the shining light towards this episode, "...even if it's for a brief cameo" (Fun fact, that line was supposed to be referencing King of the Hill and it's timeslot, but it had to be changed due to that show moving to a different timeslot).
Overall, this episode is a mess, and I wondered how it won an Emmy over Futurama's Jurassic Bark, a far superior episode over this one.
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- kenn3949
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