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词条 Penny-Wiseguys
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Reception

     Ratings  Critical reception 

  3. References

  4. External links

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| guests = Steve Carell as Dan Gillick
Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony II
Alex Trebek as Himself
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"'Penny-Wiseguys" is the fifth episode of the 24th season of The Simpsons and the 513th overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 18, 2012, and was seen by around 5.06 million people during this broadcast.

Plot

Homer is shocked to discover that his neighbor and bowling teammate Dan Gillick is an accountant for Fat Tony II and his mob. When the government finally catches up with Fat Tony and he is forced to serve jury duty, he names Dan as his temporary replacement. Dan gradually becomes power-hungry from the position, which frightens him. When Fat Tony orders him to carry out a murder, he begs Homer to do anything to stop him. Homer ties Dan to a chair in the basement, but Dan escapes and starts hunting down Fat Tony's associates, only to be inadvertently thwarted by Homer before he can kill any of them. Once the trial ends and Fat Tony is released from jury duty, he regains control of the mob. As Homer and Dan struggle over Dan's gun, it discharges a bullet into the Kwik-E-Mart, wounding Snake Jailbird - who had just been acquitted in the trial on which Fat Tony served - as he tries to rob it. Dan opens an ear-piercing stand in the Springfield Mall, commenting that he loves the job because he gets to use an ear-piercing gun. Meanwhile, Lisa passes out during a saxophone solo at a school concert. She is diagnosed with iron deficiency and decides to add insects to her vegetarian diet in order to combat it. Although she enjoys the addition to her diet at first, the bugs start to taunt her in her dreams, prompting her to quit eating insects. She decides to release the grasshoppers she has been raising into the wild, but Bart accidentally breaks the aquarium holding them and they escape into the basement instead. They later swarm over Dan, tied up in the basement, and his screams prompt Homer to cut him loose, allowing him to flee. The grasshoppers are later rounded up and released alongside a country road, where they immediately eat a nearby corn maze down to the ground.

Reception

Ratings

The Simpsons came second in the night in both the 18-49 demographic and total viewers. It received a 2.4 down from 3.2 last week, losing out to Family Guy with 2.6. It was watched by a total of 5.06 million, down from the previous of 6.86, losing out to Family Guy with 5.14 million but beating American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and The Cleveland Show.[1]

Critical reception

Robert David Sullivan from The A.V. Club gave this episode a C, saying that "there's not much to laugh at in yet another flat episode". He especially criticized the inclusion of Carell's character, commenting, "Carell and his character, who has oddly normal body proportions for a Springfield resident, are not a great fit with the show. Carell speaks faster than everyone else, and he gets some uninterrupted, improv-like 'bits' that add to the sense that he’s not really interacting with the other voice actors", though he adds that the character's personality was effective as a contrast to Fat Tony. However, he praised the Lisa subplot, saying, "At least there's some fun, 'Treehouse Of Horror'-style animation here, as Lisa has a nightmare about riding a horse-sized grasshopper on a ranch full of giant insects..."[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Family Guy', 'Amazing Race', 'American Dad' and 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Up; 'America's Funniest Home Videos', '60 Minutes' & 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/20/sunday-final-ratings-family-guy-amazing-race-american-dad-and-the-good-wife-adjusted-up-americas-funniest-home-videos-60-minutes-the-simpsons-adjusted-down/158389/|work=Zap2it|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/penny-wiseguys,88071/|title=The Simpsons: "Penny Wiseguys"|date=2012-11-18|access-date=2016-12-09}}

External links

  • {{IMDb episode|2518612}}
  • {{Tv.com episode|2603021}}
  • "Penny-Wiseguys" at theSimpsons.com
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