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Original title:Springfield Up
Category:TV Episode / Animation / Comedy
Released:1989–
Director:Chuck Sheetz,Mark Kirkland
Actors:Dan Castellaneta,Julie Kavner,Nancy Cartwright
Writer:Matt Groening,James L. Brooks
Duration:30min
Video type:TV Episode

Rating 7.3: Votes 843

1989– Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Chuck Sheetz Mark Kirkland

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Documentary filmer Declan Desmond returns to Springfield to finish his movie (shot in 8 year intervals) about the past of people growing up in Springfield. Homer tries to hide his apparent lack of achievements but is eventually corrected by some faith inspiring anecdotes from the other Springfieldians.

The slideshow of pictures showing Moe growing up is a parody of Michael Jackson's looks throughout the years.

This is the shortest Simpson episode, at 19 minutes and 49 seconds.

Declan Desmond, played by Eric Idle, asks Homer if he can use the "condiment pen" on fish and chips, to which Homer replies, "You can use it to put horseradish on your dead mother for all I care." This is a reference to a Monty Python sketch, in which John Cleese takes his mother to undertakers (Graham Chapman and Eric Idle) who suggest various means of disposing of the body, finally suggesting cannibalism - horseradish is suggested as a seasoning.

The movie "A Blind Man Climbs Mount Everest" is a reference to Erik Weihenmayer, a real blind person, who climbed up to Mount Everest on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but as the only climber who was blind.

Declan Desmond's documentary project parallels Michael Apted's Up series.

Homer seems confused by the concept of Declan's documentaries and mocks his English accent, eventually concluding that the different filmings are connected by time travel and that Declan is actually Doctor Who. Eric Idle was among a number of actors considered for the role of the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who (1996).

Frink's time machine is nearly identical to the time machine in the The Time Machine (1960).

In the scene where Homer demonstrates the condiment pen, the condiments he dispenses form the numbers 0, 8, 1, and 2; each of the digits from the Van Halen album OU812.

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Author: Уou ll never walk alone

Stars: Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Krusty, Barney, Quimby, Grampa, Squeaky Voiced Teen.

Julie Kavner as Marge.

Nancy Cartwright as Bart, Ralph and Nelson.

Hank Azaria as Moe, Wiggum, Carl, Frink, Disco Stu.

Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Hibbert, Flanders, Lenny.

Eric Idle as Declan Desmond.

Also with: Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott.

This was a really great episode. It deals with documentary director Declan Desmond making a movie about some elementary school kids every 8 years, now on year 32. We get to see in to Chief Wiggum, Professor Frink, Homer, Lenny (sort of) and Marge's life. Not only is the concept good, but it is executed so perfectly. I laughed out loud several times, probably the most in the last 5 years, and even though it was a pretty silly episode, it still managed to have a really sweet ending. I think that this will be up for the next Emmy's and it probably will win. Best episode since season 9.

My rating: **** out of ****. TV PG D

Author: Wenaiand

This episode sees the return of a former Zombie Simpsons one-off character the documentary maker Declan Desmond who is once again played perfectly by Eric Idle. The 'Monty Python' star, as in his previous appearance, plays up to his British accent making great use of it to sound condescending to everyone and it works a charm. Homer even calls him Doctor Who at one point. (Imagine if Eric Idle really did play The Doctor... Does anyone have Steven Moffat's number?)

The whole episode spends its first two acts as if it were a documentary in which Declan Desmond interviews several elementary school students and returns to them every eight years. This is year 32 and it allows for some fascinating insight to the lives of several Springfieldians such as Wiggum, Frink, Lenny & Carl (sort of) and Marge & Homer but it's his brief montage of visits to the Crazy Cat Lady that stand out. It looks for a moment that we're being introduced to a new character and the realisation that it's her we're seeing is an excellent moment.

The third act breaks that trend as he follows Homer specifically and is not a documentary but rather it becomes a look behind the scenes. Homer realises he has not achieved much special outside his family and tries to deceive Declan and is invited to see what people have to say about him on film. It's a nice ending and it just feels right that it should have this kind of ending attached to such a unique episode.

The premise makes this a unique episode of The Simpsons and it all holds together nicely with several funny and touching moments alike. It's a surprise that The Simpsons waited for so long to do something like this but I'm glad they eventually did as it created one of the best episodes of the show - this side of the year 2000 at least.

8/10

Episode cast overview:
	Dan Castellaneta	-	Homer Simpson / Barney Gumble / Mayor Quimby / Santa's Little Helper / Grampa Simpson / Blind Man / Squeaky-Voiced Teen / Krusty the Clown (voice)
	Julie Kavner	-	Marge Simpson (voice)
	Nancy Cartwright	-	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
	Yeardley Smith	-	Lisa Simpson (voice)
	Hank Azaria	-	Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Professor Frink / Officer Lou / Carl / Comic Book Guy / Nautical Stu / Various (voice)
	Harry Shearer	-	Mr. Burns / Lenny / Smithers / Dr. Hibbert / Ned Flanders (voice)
	Eric Idle	-	Declan Desmond (voice)
	Tress MacNeille	-	Eleanor Abernathy / Woman at Funeral (voice)
	Karl Wiedergott	-	(voice)

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