"Let's Go Fly a Coot" is the twentieth episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 572nd overall episode of the series. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 3, 2015. The episode's title is a parody of the song "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
The Simpsons are invited to Milhouse's birthday party, which is shown to be a big expensive party, so much that Kirk has to sell the house in order to pay for it. When Marge and Homer think that all birthdays are getting too expensive, Homer takes drastic measures by ruining other kids' big birthdays; however, the "Party Committee" discover Homer's deeds and threaten to put a black mark on the family, preventing Bart, Lisa and Maggie from ever having another birthday party. The committee offer Homer a chance to remove the black mark by ensuring that Rod has a magical birthday party, to which he grudgingly agrees. Holding the party at Springfield Air & Space Museum, the Simpsons are surprised when one of the veteran pilots being honored at a ceremony recognizes Grampa and tells them of Homer's dad's service with the pre-USAF air command services during World War II. The veterans are not happy that Homer and Grampa are estranged and actively intervene in the relationship, forcing Homer to hug Grampa at gunpoint.
Milhouse's Dutch cousin Annika shows up for a visit and Bart is attracted to her, even though she constantly complains about American culture and introduces Bart to goofy Dutch games and vaping, which he gets addicted to. Marge catches Bart and Annika vaping, but both Bart and Homer remind her it is legal in their state. When Bart learns that Annika is heading to the airport to fly home, Grampa reveals that he was in love with a waitress at the main diner near the base but was not brave enough to attract her attention, so he stopped his regular maintenance job and took a supersonic flight that nearly killed him but won over the waitress — who was Mona, Homer's mother.
Ending his story, Grampa urges Bart to be careful with making a grand gesture to win over a girl, as it may not last especially if he is pretending to be someone he is not. Bart desperately races to the airport so he can talk to Annika before she goes. Annika scoffs at his typical "American gesture" but Bart responds by telling her he actually does not like her because she does nothing but complain and is only nice to people when she wants something from them. He dumps the remaining e-cigarettes and walks away from her, leaving Annika feeling humiliated by being dumped by a friend of Milhouse's as she starts cursing in Dutch.
As the veterans leave Springfield, Homer and Grampa are on good terms again and Homer first grills, blends, and finally evaporates a big steak for Grampa.
Reception
The episode received a 1.3 rating and was watched by a total of 3.12 million people.[1]
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C−, saying "There are ghosts of any number of potentially fruitful stories all through ‘Let’s Go Fly A Coot’, none of which the writers (it’s credited to Jeff Westbrook) develop beyond their most basic, cursory outlines. Even if the episode were stacked floor-to-ceiling with great jokes and character moments, this would still be a rushed, frenetic 22 minutes. As it is, it’s as forgettable and poorly constructed as any Simpsons in the last few seasons."[2]
References
^Kondolojy, Amanda (2015-05-05). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
^Perkins, Dennis (2015-05-03). "The Simpsons: 'Let's Go Fly a Coot'". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
coot, twentieth, episode, twenty, sixth, season, american, animated, television, series, simpsons, 572nd, overall, episode, series, first, aired, network, united, states, 2015, episode, title, parody, song, kite, simpsons, episodeepisode, season, 26episode, 20. Let s Go Fly a Coot is the twentieth episode of the twenty sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 572nd overall episode of the series It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 3 2015 The episode s title is a parody of the song Let s Go Fly a Kite Let s Go Fly a Coot The Simpsons episodeEpisode no Season 26Episode 20Directed byChris ClementsWritten byJeff WestbrookProduction codeTABF13Original air dateMay 3 2015 2015 05 03 Guest appearancesGlenn Close as Mona SimpsonCarice van Houten as Annika Van HoutenEpisode featuresCouch gagMarge Bart Lisa and Maggie appear as penguins sitting on an ice molded couch until they are eaten by walrus Homer Episode chronology Previous The Kids Are All Fight Next Bull E The Simpsons season 26 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditThe Simpsons are invited to Milhouse s birthday party which is shown to be a big expensive party so much that Kirk has to sell the house in order to pay for it When Marge and Homer think that all birthdays are getting too expensive Homer takes drastic measures by ruining other kids big birthdays however the Party Committee discover Homer s deeds and threaten to put a black mark on the family preventing Bart Lisa and Maggie from ever having another birthday party The committee offer Homer a chance to remove the black mark by ensuring that Rod has a magical birthday party to which he grudgingly agrees Holding the party at Springfield Air amp Space Museum the Simpsons are surprised when one of the veteran pilots being honored at a ceremony recognizes Grampa and tells them of Homer s dad s service with the pre USAF air command services during World War II The veterans are not happy that Homer and Grampa are estranged and actively intervene in the relationship forcing Homer to hug Grampa at gunpoint Milhouse s Dutch cousin Annika shows up for a visit and Bart is attracted to her even though she constantly complains about American culture and introduces Bart to goofy Dutch games and vaping which he gets addicted to Marge catches Bart and Annika vaping but both Bart and Homer remind her it is legal in their state When Bart learns that Annika is heading to the airport to fly home Grampa reveals that he was in love with a waitress at the main diner near the base but was not brave enough to attract her attention so he stopped his regular maintenance job and took a supersonic flight that nearly killed him but won over the waitress who was Mona Homer s mother Ending his story Grampa urges Bart to be careful with making a grand gesture to win over a girl as it may not last especially if he is pretending to be someone he is not Bart desperately races to the airport so he can talk to Annika before she goes Annika scoffs at his typical American gesture but Bart responds by telling her he actually does not like her because she does nothing but complain and is only nice to people when she wants something from them He dumps the remaining e cigarettes and walks away from her leaving Annika feeling humiliated by being dumped by a friend of Milhouse s as she starts cursing in Dutch As the veterans leave Springfield Homer and Grampa are on good terms again and Homer first grills blends and finally evaporates a big steak for Grampa Reception EditThe episode received a 1 3 rating and was watched by a total of 3 12 million people 1 Dennis Perkins of The A V Club gave the episode a C saying There are ghosts of any number of potentially fruitful stories all through Let s Go Fly A Coot none of which the writers it s credited to Jeff Westbrook develop beyond their most basic cursory outlines Even if the episode were stacked floor to ceiling with great jokes and character moments this would still be a rushed frenetic 22 minutes As it is it s as forgettable and poorly constructed as any Simpsons in the last few seasons 2 References Edit Kondolojy Amanda 2015 05 05 Sunday Final Ratings Family Guy amp Secrets and Lies Adjusted Up TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on 2015 05 06 Retrieved 2015 05 05 Perkins Dennis 2015 05 03 The Simpsons Let s Go Fly a Coot The A V Club Retrieved 2015 05 05 External links Edit Let s Go Fly a Coot at IMDb Let s Go Fly a Coot at theSimpsons com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let 27s Go Fly a Coot amp oldid 1125950940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
