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"Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh", or "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-(Annoyed Grunt)", is the nineteenth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 3, 2009.[1]
Marge is out jogging one morning and discovers a booth offering free samples of "Science Water". After consuming too many free samples, she desperately searches for a public toilet, finding one in Springfield Elementary School. Afterwards, she walks through the halls and is appalled to discover that Springfield Elementary is the worst school in the state, replete with apathetic teachers and overcrowded classrooms. Marge and Homer, concerned for their children's future, decide to rent an apartment in the upscale Waverly Hills school district so Lisa and Bart can attend a better school. Waverly Hills is an obvious nod to Beverly Hills. Lisa and Bart are thrilled at the prospect of a fresh start. Bart, eager to establish his reputation as a "bad boy", is shackled and led away by Chief Wiggum, leaving the other students in awe. Once away from Waverly Hills Elementary, though, it is revealed that Chief Wiggum "arrested" Bart as a favor, if Bart promises to attend Ralph Wiggum's birthday party, although he forgets to go to the party, and gets in trouble with Chief Wiggum. Meanwhile, Lisa is having difficulty making friends, and actually gets a B+ on a test. Bart, noticing his sister's gloomy mood, lies to several popular school girls that Lisa is a friend of an immensely popular teen singer named Alaska Nebraska (voiced by Elliot Page). Marge and Homer learn that they will be visited by a school inspector to confirm that the Waverly Hills apartment is indeed the residence of Lisa and Bart, so Homer moves in and befriends two college boys.[1]
Homer adopts a bachelor lifestyle, playing videogames and attending parties with his newfound college friends, and he and Marge begin to act as though they were newly dating. Lisa has become popular with several of her classmates, but only because they want backstage passes to an upcoming Alaska Nebraska concert. Lisa sneaks into Alaska's dressing room and pleads her case, but Alaska is unsympathetic and Lisa is removed from the venue by security. She admits to her fair-weather friends that she was not Alaska Nebraska's friend, and the girls chase her, but she loses them.
Meanwhile, the ominous school inspector visits Homer's Waverly Hills apartment. Homer and Marge frantically lay out toys and Krusty the Clown dolls in an effort to convince the inspector that the children live there. While he is getting inside, he uses a captive bolt pistol to shoot out the lock. He concludes that the apartment is the residence of the Simpson children, but admits that he was "hoping to kill [Homer and Marge] and make it look like a suicide." Lisa and Bart, however, plead to return to Springfield Elementary. Lisa in particular wishes to return, because she would rather "be ostracized for being me, not who I pretend to be." Marge and Homer concur, but wistfully state that they will miss their "love nest" apartment. The episode concludes with Homer and Marge using the backyard treehouse as their new love nest, much to Bart's chagrin, but he soon changes his mind when Homer threatens to ground him.
When stating that she would love to attend elementary school in Waverly Hills, even only for a week, Lisa says that "tis better to have learned and lost than never to have learned at all", which is inspired by the famous quote from In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all".
In the first scene, the company 'ScienceWater' is a parody of VitaminWater.
A reworded version of Weezer's "Beverly Hills" plays during a montage of Waverly Hills and the end credits.[2] Alaska Nebraska is a parody of Hannah Montana,[3] but the character's mannerisms are similar to those of Elliot Page's role in Juno.[2] The city inspector is based on Anton Chigurh from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men.[3] In his apartment Homer is shown to have two consoles, Wii and the Xbox 360 on which Homer plays Halo. There is also a painting which looks similar to the canvas Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue by Piet Mondrian.
A scene from the episode, in which Ralph "teaches" the class after Miss Hoover is granted tenure, is featured in the documentary Waiting for "Superman".
When Chief Wiggum "arrests" Bart for the second time, when Bart failed to show up for Ralph's birthday party, he cites a parody of the Miranda Rights: "You have the right to be delighted. If you do not have a gift, one will be provided for you."
Lisa states "L'école, c'est moi" (I am the school, based on the quote "L'état, c'est moi" (I am the state) by King Louis XIV of France).
Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode an 8.8/10 calling it the best episode in season 20.[3]
The episode received a total of 6.75 million viewers making it the most-watched Fox show of the night. "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh" got 18-49 ratings/share and won its timeslot.[4]
References
^ ab. FoxFlash. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ abPonywether, Ariel (2009-05-05). "Review -- The Simpsons: "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'Oh!"". Firefox News. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
^ abcCanning, Robert (2009-05-04). "The Simpsons: "Waverly Hills, 9021-D'oh Review". IGN. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^Seidman, Robert (2009-05-06). . TVByTheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2020 Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D oh or Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 Annoyed Grunt is the nineteenth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 3 2009 1 Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D oh The Simpsons episodeEpisode no Season 20Episode 19Directed byMike Frank PolcinoWritten byJ Stewart BurnsProduction codeLABF10Original air dateMay 3 2009 2009 05 03 Guest appearancesElliot Page as Alaska Nebraska credited as Ellen Page Maurice LaMarche as the InspectorEpisode featuresCouch gagThe Simpsons are seated in the audience of the Colosseum during the Roman Empire A gladiator s head flies into the audience and Bart catches it Episode chronology Previous Father Knows Worst Next Four Great Women and a Manicure The Simpsons season 20 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Cultural references 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditMarge is out jogging one morning and discovers a booth offering free samples of Science Water After consuming too many free samples she desperately searches for a public toilet finding one in Springfield Elementary School Afterwards she walks through the halls and is appalled to discover that Springfield Elementary is the worst school in the state replete with apathetic teachers and overcrowded classrooms Marge and Homer concerned for their children s future decide to rent an apartment in the upscale Waverly Hills school district so Lisa and Bart can attend a better school Waverly Hills is an obvious nod to Beverly Hills Lisa and Bart are thrilled at the prospect of a fresh start Bart eager to establish his reputation as a bad boy is shackled and led away by Chief Wiggum leaving the other students in awe Once away from Waverly Hills Elementary though it is revealed that Chief Wiggum arrested Bart as a favor if Bart promises to attend Ralph Wiggum s birthday party although he forgets to go to the party and gets in trouble with Chief Wiggum Meanwhile Lisa is having difficulty making friends and actually gets a B on a test Bart noticing his sister s gloomy mood lies to several popular school girls that Lisa is a friend of an immensely popular teen singer named Alaska Nebraska voiced by Elliot Page Marge and Homer learn that they will be visited by a school inspector to confirm that the Waverly Hills apartment is indeed the residence of Lisa and Bart so Homer moves in and befriends two college boys 1 Homer adopts a bachelor lifestyle playing videogames and attending parties with his newfound college friends and he and Marge begin to act as though they were newly dating Lisa has become popular with several of her classmates but only because they want backstage passes to an upcoming Alaska Nebraska concert Lisa sneaks into Alaska s dressing room and pleads her case but Alaska is unsympathetic and Lisa is removed from the venue by security She admits to her fair weather friends that she was not Alaska Nebraska s friend and the girls chase her but she loses them Meanwhile the ominous school inspector visits Homer s Waverly Hills apartment Homer and Marge frantically lay out toys and Krusty the Clown dolls in an effort to convince the inspector that the children live there While he is getting inside he uses a captive bolt pistol to shoot out the lock He concludes that the apartment is the residence of the Simpson children but admits that he was hoping to kill Homer and Marge and make it look like a suicide Lisa and Bart however plead to return to Springfield Elementary Lisa in particular wishes to return because she would rather be ostracized for being me not who I pretend to be Marge and Homer concur but wistfully state that they will miss their love nest apartment The episode concludes with Homer and Marge using the backyard treehouse as their new love nest much to Bart s chagrin but he soon changes his mind when Homer threatens to ground him Cultural references EditThe episode title is based on the Fox series Beverly Hills 90210 When stating that she would love to attend elementary school in Waverly Hills even only for a week Lisa says that tis better to have learned and lost than never to have learned at all which is inspired by the famous quote from In Memoriam A H H by Alfred Lord Tennyson tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all In the first scene the company ScienceWater is a parody of VitaminWater A reworded version of Weezer s Beverly Hills plays during a montage of Waverly Hills and the end credits 2 Alaska Nebraska is a parody of Hannah Montana 3 but the character s mannerisms are similar to those of Elliot Page s role in Juno 2 The city inspector is based on Anton Chigurh from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men 3 In his apartment Homer is shown to have two consoles Wii and the Xbox 360 on which Homer plays Halo There is also a painting which looks similar to the canvas Composition with Red Yellow and Blue by Piet Mondrian A scene from the episode in which Ralph teaches the class after Miss Hoover is granted tenure is featured in the documentary Waiting for Superman When Chief Wiggum arrests Bart for the second time when Bart failed to show up for Ralph s birthday party he cites a parody of the Miranda Rights You have the right to be delighted If you do not have a gift one will be provided for you Lisa states L ecole c est moi I am the school based on the quote L etat c est moi I am the state by King Louis XIV of France Milhouse and Homer sing Stand by Me Reception EditRobert Canning of IGN gave the episode an 8 8 10 calling it the best episode in season 20 3 The episode received a total of 6 75 million viewers making it the most watched Fox show of the night Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D oh got 18 49 ratings share and won its timeslot 4 References Edit a b May is Massive on Fox FoxFlash Archived from the original on 2013 12 27 Retrieved 2009 04 08 a b Ponywether Ariel 2009 05 05 Review The Simpsons Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D Oh Firefox News Archived from the original on 2013 04 14 Retrieved 2009 05 05 a b c Canning Robert 2009 05 04 The Simpsons Waverly Hills 9021 D oh Review IGN Retrieved 2022 01 11 Seidman Robert 2009 05 06 Desperate Housewives win delayed Sunday TVByTheNumbers com Archived from the original on 2010 08 05 Retrieved 2009 05 06 External links Edit The Simpsons portal Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D oh at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 D 27oh amp oldid 1116296984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
