"The Simpsons" Flaming Moe (TV Episode 2011) Poster

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(2011)

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9/10
Two Great Stories,
lesleyharris3019 April 2011
Flaming Moe is a terrific Simpsons episode with a well written storyline and loads of very funny scenes. I liked seeing Moe and Smithers team up in an episode that you would never expect from the show, as we see Moe's Tavern get turned in to a gay bar, the scenes where Moe pretends he is gay himself and particularly the scene towards the end where he runs for politics is very funny. The episode struggles with who it's lead character is, it goes to Smithers at the beginning, then moves to Homer and Marge for a bit, and finally to Moe, it should have had its focus on one character throughout, and I think that should have been Smithers, it is rare to see him lead an episode and I was excited about it, but then it goes to Moe, someone who has plenty of episodes centred on him. The side story was the highlight of the episode for me, the connection between Bart and Skinner was brilliant here, and his desperate attempts to win over the new music teacher was very fun, and she was terrifcly voiced by Alyson Hannigan. Funny and straight forward, Flaming Moe is a very enjoyable Simpsons episode.

When Smithers convinces Moe to change his tavern into a gay bar, he pretends he's gay to blend in, meanwhile, a replacement music teacher for Mr Largo starts dating Principal Skinner.
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9/10
An episode about being true to yourself and seizing the momen
tqvfnmvj10 October 2022
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The two storylines shares the same narrative:be true to who you are.

Moe disguised his sexuality for better business appeals. Waylon acted as his conscience (though it's arguable whether Moe has conscience at all) to remind and reveal the real Moe. Waylon's insistence partially derives from the frustration seeing his people being deceived. On the other hand, he preached staying honest and authentic because he benefited from it. The writers made Waylon an exemplar of authenticity.

Waylon identified an issue, spoke frankly with Moe and eventually became a successful business partner who obtained Burns' respect. To juxtapose Moe, Waylon had all his needs met at the end of the episode without the need to tell a single lie.

Skinner and Bart's plot tells the same story about a man who lied to achieve a goal (Skinner bribed Bart to date Melody) but soon disillusioned (Bart broke up with her). However, Skinner's story ascends when he was invited to leave with Juniper. The story then discusses the weight of an honest decision and how decisions based on an honest premise is unconditionally rewarding, no matter one day or a lifetime.

Although the moral seems banal and cliche, the execution of the two plots is rather exquisite. I found it very hearty.
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4/10
Just.. didn't like it
celiawatsonanime5 February 2022
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I don't like that temporary minor character Skinner is in love with after Lisa's music teacher quits his job for some incomprehensible reason.

Moe's bar shouldn't have succeeded as a gay bar in the first place if there was competition just across the street.

They seemed to make an extremely big deal of Moe's bar being transformed into a gay bar.

I don't like that Skinner was turned away from the competing gay bar just because of the way he was dressed.
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