1 00:00:04,401 --> 00:00:07,802 " The Simpsons " 2 00:00:10,708 --> 00:00:12,608 D'oh! 3 00:00:27,825 --> 00:00:30,885 Attention. All workers trudge immediately to the main yard... 4 00:00:30,995 --> 00:00:34,362 for the mandatory Worker of the Week Award festivities. 5 00:00:34,465 --> 00:00:37,696 Clean. Clean. Pistol. Uzi. 6 00:00:37,801 --> 00:00:39,701 Two kids posing as an adult. 7 00:00:39,803 --> 00:00:41,771 - Oh, hey, Homer. - Hey! 8 00:00:44,775 --> 00:00:47,608 I hate these Worker of the Week Award ceremonies. 9 00:00:47,711 --> 00:00:51,147 Who even cares anymore? Everyone that works here has already got one. 10 00:00:51,248 --> 00:00:54,706 Except forrr-- 11 00:00:54,818 --> 00:00:58,549 Hello. Well, today's the day for HomerJ. 12 00:00:58,656 --> 00:01:00,556 I know I'm gonna win this time. 13 00:01:00,658 --> 00:01:03,491 - Yeah? How come? - Union Rule 26. 14 00:01:03,594 --> 00:01:07,052 ''Every employee must win Worker of the Week at least once... 15 00:01:07,164 --> 00:01:10,759 regardless of gross incompetence, obesity or rank odor.'' 16 00:01:10,868 --> 00:01:12,927 Attention everyone. 17 00:01:13,037 --> 00:01:18,100 Let's have an awed hush, please, for Mr. Burns. 18 00:01:18,208 --> 00:01:21,735 Compadres, it is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters... 19 00:01:21,845 --> 00:01:23,938 before the start of the rainy season. 20 00:01:24,048 --> 00:01:26,710 And remember, a shiny new donkey... 21 00:01:26,817 --> 00:01:29,650 for whoever brings me the head of Colonel Montoya. 22 00:01:29,753 --> 00:01:32,017 Hmm? What? Oh. 23 00:01:32,122 --> 00:01:36,286 And by that I mean, of course, it's time for the Worker of the Week Award. 24 00:01:36,393 --> 00:01:40,727 I can't believe we've overlooked this week's winner for so very, very long. 25 00:01:40,831 --> 00:01:44,130 We simply could not function without his tireless efforts. 26 00:01:44,234 --> 00:01:49,763 So, a round of applause for... this inanimate carbon rod. 27 00:01:54,945 --> 00:01:59,075 Inanimate, huh? I'll show him inanimate! 28 00:02:02,086 --> 00:02:04,554 Stupid carbon rod. 29 00:02:04,655 --> 00:02:07,180 It's all just a popularity contest. 30 00:02:07,291 --> 00:02:09,816 Wow.! Did you actually get to see the rod? 31 00:02:09,927 --> 00:02:13,658 - I'm sorry, Homie. - Nobody respects me at work. 32 00:02:13,764 --> 00:02:18,292 Well, we respect you. 33 00:02:18,402 --> 00:02:22,702 Bart, I told you. Don't draw on your father's skull. 34 00:02:22,806 --> 00:02:24,899 What? What does it say? I wanna see. 35 00:02:41,392 --> 00:02:43,690 Uh, TV respects me. 36 00:02:43,794 --> 00:02:46,126 It laughs with me, not at me. 37 00:02:46,230 --> 00:02:51,258 - You stupid-- - D'oh! 38 00:02:51,368 --> 00:02:54,735 It's a lovely day for a launch here, live at Cape Canaveral... 39 00:02:54,838 --> 00:02:57,204 at the lower end of the Florida peninsula. 40 00:02:57,307 --> 00:03:00,708 And the purpose of today's mission is truly, really electrifying. 41 00:03:00,811 --> 00:03:03,678 That's correct, Tom. The lion's share of this flight will be devoted... 42 00:03:03,781 --> 00:03:07,342 to she study of the effects of weightlessness on tiny screws. 43 00:03:07,451 --> 00:03:10,716 Unbelievable. And just imagine the logistics of weightlessness. 44 00:03:10,821 --> 00:03:14,257 Of course, this could have literally millions of applications here on earth... 45 00:03:14,358 --> 00:03:16,724 in everything from watchmaking to watch repair. 46 00:03:16,827 --> 00:03:19,819 Boring. Oh, no! The batteries! 47 00:03:19,930 --> 00:03:23,991 - Now let's look at the crew a little. - They're a colorful bunch. 48 00:03:24,101 --> 00:03:27,628 They've been dubbed the Three Musketeers. 49 00:03:27,738 --> 00:03:29,433 And we laugh legitimately. 50 00:03:29,540 --> 00:03:33,271 There's a mathematician, a different kind of mathematician and a statistician. 51 00:03:33,377 --> 00:03:35,174 Make it stop! 52 00:03:35,279 --> 00:03:38,009 No, not another boring space launch. Change the channel! 53 00:03:38,115 --> 00:03:39,980 - Change the channel! - I can't! I can't! 54 00:03:47,157 --> 00:03:49,785 Sir, we've run into a serious problem with the mission. 55 00:03:49,893 --> 00:03:52,259 These Nielsen ratings are the lowest ever. 56 00:03:52,362 --> 00:03:54,262 Oh, my God! 57 00:03:54,364 --> 00:03:57,595 We've been beaten by ''A Connie Chung Christmas''! 58 00:03:57,701 --> 00:04:00,261 People, we're in danger of losing our funding. 59 00:04:00,370 --> 00:04:03,601 America isn't interested in space exploration anymore. 60 00:04:03,707 --> 00:04:05,800 Maybe we should finally tell them the big secret-- 61 00:04:05,909 --> 00:04:09,276 that all the chimps we sent into space came back superintelligent. 62 00:04:09,379 --> 00:04:13,213 No, I don't think we'll be telling them that. 63 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:19,155 We need a fresh angle to get the public interested. 64 00:04:19,256 --> 00:04:23,192 The public see our astronauts as clean-cut, athletic go-getters. 65 00:04:23,293 --> 00:04:26,387 - They hate people like that. - Well, who do they like? 66 00:04:26,497 --> 00:04:30,126 Here are the most popular personalities on television or ''TV.'' 67 00:04:30,234 --> 00:04:33,499 I did it! I supercharged my riding mower! 68 00:04:38,175 --> 00:04:40,439 Oh, no! I've killed Wilson! 69 00:04:40,544 --> 00:04:42,739 Looks like it's back to jail for me. 70 00:04:45,582 --> 00:04:48,949 Al, let's have sex! 71 00:04:49,052 --> 00:04:50,952 Uh, no, Peg. 72 00:05:04,902 --> 00:05:07,700 Why, they're all a bunch of blue-collar slobs. 73 00:05:07,804 --> 00:05:11,262 People, that's who we need for our next astronaut. 74 00:05:11,375 --> 00:05:14,640 I suggest a lengthy, inefficient search, at the taxpayers' expense, of course. 75 00:05:14,745 --> 00:05:17,441 Yeah, and I wish there was an easier way. 76 00:05:18,882 --> 00:05:20,873 - Hello, is this NASA? - Yes. 77 00:05:20,984 --> 00:05:24,681 Good. Listen. I'm sick of your boring space launches. 78 00:05:24,788 --> 00:05:29,225 I'm just an ordinary, blue-collar slob, but I know what I likes on TV. 79 00:05:29,326 --> 00:05:31,453 - How did you get this number? - Shut up! 80 00:05:31,562 --> 00:05:35,157 And another thing, how come I can't get no Tang around here? Also-- 81 00:05:35,265 --> 00:05:38,792 Hold on a second. 82 00:05:40,504 --> 00:05:44,065 People, our long search is over. 83 00:05:46,677 --> 00:05:49,737 Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! 84 00:05:49,846 --> 00:05:52,838 I figured if anyone knew where to get some Tang, it'd be you. 85 00:05:52,950 --> 00:05:54,850 - Shut up! - Excuse me. 86 00:05:54,952 --> 00:05:57,614 Are you the person that called NASA yesterday? 87 00:05:57,721 --> 00:05:59,518 No, it wasn't me! I swear! 88 00:05:59,623 --> 00:06:02,251 It was... him! 89 00:06:02,359 --> 00:06:06,193 Sir, how would you like to get higher than you've ever been in your life? 90 00:06:06,296 --> 00:06:09,493 - Be an astronaut? Sure. - Well, welcome aboard. 91 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,036 I think you'll find that this will win you the respect of your family and friends. 92 00:06:13,136 --> 00:06:15,934 Respect? Nooo! 93 00:06:16,039 --> 00:06:18,473 It was me.! I made the crank call.! I do it all the time.! 94 00:06:18,575 --> 00:06:22,238 Check with the F.B.I.! I have a file! I have a file! 95 00:06:22,346 --> 00:06:24,610 Eh, better take both of them. 96 00:06:26,216 --> 00:06:28,116 I don't really think that was necessary. 97 00:06:28,218 --> 00:06:30,311 - They wanted to be astronauts. - I know. 98 00:06:42,165 --> 00:06:44,690 Ladies and gentlemen and members of the press... 99 00:06:44,801 --> 00:06:48,532 I'd like to present the new generation of NASA astronaut-- 100 00:06:48,639 --> 00:06:50,539 the average American. 101 00:06:52,376 --> 00:06:56,005 Jim Wallace, Associated Press. Is this a joke? 102 00:06:56,113 --> 00:06:58,479 Well, far from it,Jim. 103 00:06:58,582 --> 00:07:02,882 One of these men will prove space travel is within the reach of the common man. 104 00:07:02,986 --> 00:07:05,318 Toby Hunter, Minneapolis Star. 105 00:07:05,422 --> 00:07:07,390 No, really, is this a joke? 106 00:07:07,491 --> 00:07:09,391 No, Toby! 107 00:07:09,493 --> 00:07:12,394 And no more questions about whether this is a joke. 108 00:07:15,499 --> 00:07:17,490 Uh, question for the barbecue chef. 109 00:07:17,601 --> 00:07:19,501 Don't you think there is an inherent danger... 110 00:07:19,603 --> 00:07:22,401 in sending under-qualified civilians into space? 111 00:07:22,506 --> 00:07:24,940 I'll field this one. The only danger is... 112 00:07:25,042 --> 00:07:29,672 if they send us to that terrible Planet of the Apes. 113 00:07:29,780 --> 00:07:31,907 Wait a minute. Statue of Liberty. 114 00:07:32,015 --> 00:07:33,915 That was our planet! 115 00:07:34,017 --> 00:07:36,884 You maniacs! 116 00:07:36,987 --> 00:07:39,285 You blew it up! 117 00:07:39,389 --> 00:07:41,482 Damn you! 118 00:07:41,591 --> 00:07:44,253 Damn you all to hell! 119 00:07:50,767 --> 00:07:54,328 Thank you. I'm afraid that's all we have time for. 120 00:07:54,438 --> 00:07:59,603 Now, of course, only one of you will be chosen to go into space. 121 00:07:59,710 --> 00:08:02,372 So the next few weeks will be a grueling series of tests... 122 00:08:02,479 --> 00:08:05,073 to determine which one of you is most qualified. 123 00:08:05,182 --> 00:08:08,709 Oh, and, Mr. Gumble, for the duration of the training, there'll be no more beer. 124 00:08:08,819 --> 00:08:11,754 What? Three whole weeks with only wine? 125 00:08:11,855 --> 00:08:15,450 - I'll go crazy! - And may the best man win. 126 00:08:15,559 --> 00:08:17,823 He's got a big drinking problem. Could embarrass the program. 127 00:08:17,928 --> 00:08:19,828 Meet me up in that tree later, and I'll tell you more. 128 00:08:19,930 --> 00:08:23,457 Wow, my father, an astronaut. 129 00:08:23,567 --> 00:08:26,161 I feel so full of-- 130 00:08:26,269 --> 00:08:28,396 - What's the opposite of shame? - Pride? 131 00:08:28,505 --> 00:08:30,405 No, not that far from shame. 132 00:08:30,507 --> 00:08:32,475 - Less shame? - Yeah. 133 00:08:32,576 --> 00:08:35,136 You know, Homer, when I found out about this... 134 00:08:35,245 --> 00:08:37,736 I went through a wide range of emotions. 135 00:08:37,848 --> 00:08:41,511 First I was nervous, then anxious, then wary... 136 00:08:41,618 --> 00:08:45,748 then apprehensive, then kind of sleepy... 137 00:08:45,856 --> 00:08:48,586 then worried and then concerned. 138 00:08:48,692 --> 00:08:50,683 But now I realize that being a spaceman... 139 00:08:50,794 --> 00:08:53,285 - is something you have to do. - Who's doing what now? 140 00:08:54,765 --> 00:08:56,892 Well, here I am, right on time. I don't see... 141 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,868 Barney ''Let's Crash the Rocket Into the White House and Kill the President'' Gumble. 142 00:09:00,971 --> 00:09:03,132 Actually, he's been here since sunrise. 143 00:09:05,041 --> 00:09:07,532 Hi, Homer. Since they made me stop drinking... 144 00:09:07,644 --> 00:09:09,771 I've regained my balance and diction. 145 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,974 Observe. 146 00:09:15,485 --> 00:09:18,113 Aw, that's nothing. Watch this. 147 00:09:18,221 --> 00:09:21,850 There once was a man from Nantucket, who-- 148 00:09:35,338 --> 00:09:37,932 I can't stands no more! 149 00:09:44,881 --> 00:09:47,281 Mmm. Mediciney. 150 00:09:53,623 --> 00:09:56,524 I wager 400 quatloos on the newcomer. 151 00:09:59,863 --> 00:10:02,991 Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet the two experienced astronauts... 152 00:10:03,099 --> 00:10:05,067 who will accompany the winner into space. 153 00:10:05,168 --> 00:10:08,569 Race Banyon and Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. 154 00:10:08,672 --> 00:10:10,765 Second comes right after first. 155 00:10:15,912 --> 00:10:17,971 So, Barney, we hear you're kickin' ass. 156 00:10:18,081 --> 00:10:23,212 I, uh, don't think this contest is over yet, Buzz... 157 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,220 if that is your real name. 158 00:10:25,322 --> 00:10:28,951 I believe there is still a little something called the swimsuit competition. 159 00:10:29,059 --> 00:10:32,290 There's no swimsuit competition, Homer. 160 00:10:32,395 --> 00:10:35,228 You mean I shaved my bikini zone for nothing? 161 00:10:37,801 --> 00:10:40,668 Gentlemen, you've both worked very hard. 162 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:42,829 And in a way, you're both winners. 163 00:10:42,939 --> 00:10:46,272 But in another more accurate way, Barney is the winner. 164 00:10:46,376 --> 00:10:49,436 - Mmm. - Congratulations, Barney. 165 00:10:49,546 --> 00:10:51,639 That's very gracious of you, Homer. 166 00:10:51,748 --> 00:10:53,909 Please join us in a toast. 167 00:10:54,017 --> 00:10:56,144 To the mission! 168 00:10:59,422 --> 00:11:02,448 It begins! 169 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,891 - Give me that! - Stop him! 170 00:11:04,995 --> 00:11:08,658 - Barney, no! Give me that bottle! - No! No! No! 171 00:11:13,003 --> 00:11:14,300 Hey! 172 00:11:14,404 --> 00:11:17,305 " Uh-oh. 173 00:11:17,407 --> 00:11:19,102 Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! 174 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,615 I don't understand it. That was nonalcoholic champagne. 175 00:11:26,716 --> 00:11:31,517 Well, Homer, I guess you're the winner by default. 176 00:11:31,621 --> 00:11:33,646 ''De fault''! Whoo-hoo! 177 00:11:33,757 --> 00:11:36,282 The two sweetest words in the English language. 178 00:11:36,393 --> 00:11:39,453 De fault, de fault, de-- 179 00:11:39,563 --> 00:11:41,531 - Where'd you get that anyway? - Sent away. 180 00:11:43,533 --> 00:11:46,127 "The Itchy and Scratchy Show " 181 00:11:51,875 --> 00:11:54,139 Mmm. 182 00:12:23,873 --> 00:12:26,273 The preceding program contained scenes of extreme violence... 183 00:12:26,376 --> 00:12:28,276 and should not have been viewed by young children. 184 00:12:53,336 --> 00:12:58,501 Noooooo! 185 00:13:00,610 --> 00:13:04,171 Marge, I don't really wanna go through with this. 186 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,113 But being an astronaut is how I got you to respect me. 187 00:13:07,217 --> 00:13:10,186 Homer, when I met you, you weren't an astronaut. 188 00:13:10,286 --> 00:13:12,186 You didn't even know how to use a touch-tone. 189 00:13:12,288 --> 00:13:15,917 But I still respected you, and I always will, no matter what. 190 00:13:18,495 --> 00:13:20,861 - Homer, you already dialed. - Oh. 191 00:13:20,964 --> 00:13:24,456 But on the other hand, when you don't take advantage of an opportunity... 192 00:13:24,567 --> 00:13:27,297 you can end up regretting it for the rest of your life. 193 00:13:27,404 --> 00:13:31,738 You're right, Marge.Just like the time I could've met Mr. T. at the mall. 194 00:13:31,841 --> 00:13:36,540 The entire day, I kept saying, ''I'll go a little later. I'll go a little later.'' 195 00:13:36,646 --> 00:13:40,980 And then when I got there, they told me he just left. 196 00:13:41,084 --> 00:13:44,679 And when I asked a mall guy if he would ever come back again... 197 00:13:44,788 --> 00:13:46,983 he said he didn't know. 198 00:13:47,090 --> 00:13:49,854 Well, I'm never gonna let something like that happen again! 199 00:13:49,959 --> 00:13:52,223 I'm going into space right now! 200 00:13:52,328 --> 00:13:54,228 Oh, I am so proud of you. 201 00:13:54,330 --> 00:13:56,230 And I know it's going to go just fine. 202 00:13:58,168 --> 00:14:01,399 T-minus three minutes till liftoff and counting. 203 00:14:01,504 --> 00:14:03,131 Mission Control, this is Corair. 204 00:14:03,239 --> 00:14:05,434 Launch sequence initiated. All systems go. 205 00:14:05,542 --> 00:14:07,476 Are we there yet? I'm thirsty. 206 00:14:07,577 --> 00:14:11,479 Mission Control, request permission to sedate cargo ahead of schedule. 207 00:14:11,581 --> 00:14:14,049 - Permission denied. - Payload checklist. 208 00:14:14,150 --> 00:14:16,311 - I.R.S. surveillance satellite. - Check. 209 00:14:16,419 --> 00:14:18,387 - Ant farm. - Check. 210 00:14:18,488 --> 00:14:20,956 - Children's letters to God. - Check. 211 00:14:21,057 --> 00:14:24,618 Three, two, one. Make rocket go now. 212 00:14:36,306 --> 00:14:38,706 - Go, Dad, go! - How doth the hero... 213 00:14:38,808 --> 00:14:42,710 strong and brave, a celestial path in the heavens pave. 214 00:14:42,812 --> 00:14:45,576 Go, Dad, go. 215 00:14:45,682 --> 00:14:49,379 Sir, the TV ratings for the launch are the highest in 1 0 years. 216 00:14:51,488 --> 00:14:53,888 - And how's the spacecraft doing? - I don't know. 217 00:14:53,990 --> 00:14:56,288 All this equipment is just used to measure TV ratings. 218 00:14:56,392 --> 00:14:59,122 It's beautiful. 219 00:14:59,229 --> 00:15:02,892 It's the most awe-inspiring sight I have ever seen. 220 00:15:02,999 --> 00:15:06,833 Giver of life, mother of us all. 221 00:15:06,936 --> 00:15:08,801 Hey, guys, look what I smuggled aboard. 222 00:15:08,905 --> 00:15:11,738 - Homer, no! - Huh? 223 00:15:11,841 --> 00:15:15,072 - They'll clog the instruments! - Careful. They're ruffled. 224 00:15:15,178 --> 00:15:17,305 I'll take care of this. 225 00:15:45,809 --> 00:15:47,709 Mmm. 226 00:15:47,811 --> 00:15:50,177 Ants! 227 00:15:59,889 --> 00:16:01,789 You fool! Now we may never know... 228 00:16:01,891 --> 00:16:04,724 if ants can be trained to sort tiny screws in space. 229 00:16:04,828 --> 00:16:07,558 Some good news, gentlemen. We have quite a treat for you. 230 00:16:07,664 --> 00:16:11,464 We've been able to coax superstar James Taylor in here to Mission Control... 231 00:16:11,568 --> 00:16:13,468 to wish you well and play you a little of his own brand... 232 00:16:13,570 --> 00:16:15,731 of laid-back, adult contemporary music. 233 00:16:15,839 --> 00:16:18,808 Wow, former presidentJames Taylor. 234 00:16:18,908 --> 00:16:22,002 - How ya doin', fellas? - With all due respect, Mr. Taylor... 235 00:16:22,111 --> 00:16:26,207 this isn't the best time for your unique brand of bittersweet folk rock. 236 00:16:26,316 --> 00:16:28,978 We have a potentially critical situation here. 237 00:16:29,085 --> 00:16:31,315 - I'm sure you'll understand. - Listen, Aldrin. 238 00:16:31,421 --> 00:16:34,015 I'm not as laid-back as people think. Now here's the deal. 239 00:16:34,123 --> 00:16:38,651 I'm gonna play, and you're gonna float there and like it. 240 00:16:38,761 --> 00:16:43,755 "When you're down and troubled " 241 00:16:43,867 --> 00:16:48,531 "And you need a helping hand " 242 00:16:48,638 --> 00:16:50,765 "And nothing " 243 00:16:50,874 --> 00:16:55,106 " Oh, nothing is going right " 244 00:16:57,380 --> 00:17:00,543 We'rejust about to get our first pictures from inside the spacecraft... 245 00:17:00,650 --> 00:17:03,312 with ''averagenaut'' Homer Simpson. 246 00:17:03,419 --> 00:17:05,353 And we'd like to-- 247 00:17:07,357 --> 00:17:10,793 Ladies and gentlemen, we've just lost the picture... 248 00:17:10,894 --> 00:17:14,887 but what we've seen speaks for itself. 249 00:17:14,998 --> 00:17:17,296 The Corair spacecraft has apparently been taken over-- 250 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:22,929 conquered, if you will-- by a master race of giant space ants. 251 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:26,531 It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive Earthmen... 252 00:17:26,643 --> 00:17:28,543 or merely enslave them. 253 00:17:28,645 --> 00:17:30,909 One thing is for certain: There is no stopping them. 254 00:17:31,014 --> 00:17:32,845 The ants will soon be here. 255 00:17:32,949 --> 00:17:36,817 And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. 256 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,514 I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality... 257 00:17:39,622 --> 00:17:42,090 I can be helpful in rounding up others... 258 00:17:42,191 --> 00:17:43,988 to toil in their underground sugar caves. 259 00:17:50,033 --> 00:17:51,466 Mmm. Don't worry, kids. I'm sure your father's all right. 260 00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:52,829 What are you basing that on, Mom? 261 00:17:52,936 --> 00:17:54,233 Who wants gingersnaps? 262 00:17:54,337 --> 00:17:58,103 "There's hours of time on the telephone line " 263 00:17:58,207 --> 00:18:01,301 " Talking about things to come " 264 00:18:01,411 --> 00:18:05,279 " Sweet dreams and flying machines " 265 00:18:05,381 --> 00:18:08,179 " In pieces on the ground " 266 00:18:08,284 --> 00:18:10,184 Uh-- 267 00:18:10,286 --> 00:18:12,880 " Sweet dreams and flying machines " 268 00:18:12,989 --> 00:18:15,651 " Flying safely through the air " 269 00:18:18,928 --> 00:18:22,921 Oh, my God.! The ants are shorting out our navigation system.! 270 00:18:26,035 --> 00:18:30,165 Ants, huh? We had quite a severe ant problem at the Vineyard this year. 271 00:18:30,273 --> 00:18:32,901 I had Art Garfunkle come by with his compressor... 272 00:18:33,009 --> 00:18:35,170 and we created a total vacuum outside the house... 273 00:18:35,278 --> 00:18:37,178 and we blew the ants out the front door. 274 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:41,273 But I'm sure you high-tech NASA people could care less about our resort-town ways. 275 00:18:41,384 --> 00:18:43,284 - Quiet, you-- - Wait a minute. 276 00:18:43,386 --> 00:18:46,082 This unkempt youngster just might be onto something. 277 00:18:46,189 --> 00:18:48,214 Okay, everybody. Grab on to something. 278 00:18:48,324 --> 00:18:52,021 All right. Here we go. Three, two, one. 279 00:18:52,128 --> 00:18:54,596 Make hatch blow now. 280 00:18:55,932 --> 00:18:58,992 And that is that. Yow! 281 00:19:03,006 --> 00:19:07,204 - Oh, my God! This is a disaster! - Gotta go. 282 00:19:07,310 --> 00:19:11,212 Here. 283 00:19:14,717 --> 00:19:17,117 Homer, You broke the handle. 284 00:19:17,220 --> 00:19:19,450 With that hatch open, we'll burn up on reentry! 285 00:19:19,555 --> 00:19:23,184 That's it! If I go, I'm taking you to hell with me. 286 00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:25,192 Wait a minute, Race. Wait a minute. Wait! 287 00:19:25,294 --> 00:19:29,196 Aha! Now I'll bust that pretty face of yours! 288 00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:33,367 Oh! Aw, stupid bar! 289 00:19:33,469 --> 00:19:37,929 Wait, Homer. If that bar holds, we just might make it back to Earth. 290 00:19:38,041 --> 00:19:41,533 Hmm. And I'll bash you good! 291 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,048 Give me that! 292 00:19:46,149 --> 00:19:50,176 Well, this reporter was possibly a little hasty earlier... 293 00:19:50,286 --> 00:19:52,277 and would like to reaffirm his allegiance... 294 00:19:52,388 --> 00:19:56,017 to this country and its human president. 295 00:19:56,125 --> 00:20:01,586 It may not be perfect, but it's still the best government we have... for now. 296 00:20:01,697 --> 00:20:05,599 Hmm? Oh, yes. By the way, the spacecraft's still in extreme danger. 297 00:20:05,701 --> 00:20:07,635 May not make it back. Attempting risky reentry. 298 00:20:07,737 --> 00:20:10,763 Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. We'll see you after the movie. 299 00:20:18,514 --> 00:20:20,948 " Oh, those Golden Grahams Oh, those Golden Grahams " 300 00:20:21,050 --> 00:20:24,144 " Crispy, crunchy graham cereal Brand-new breakfast treat " 301 00:20:28,858 --> 00:20:30,917 Come on, Dad. You can make it. 302 00:20:31,027 --> 00:20:33,222 Oh, of course he'll make it. It's TV. 303 00:20:42,805 --> 00:20:44,705 Uh, how'd you solve the door dilemma? 304 00:20:44,807 --> 00:20:46,798 Homer Simpson was the real hero here. 305 00:20:46,909 --> 00:20:48,934 He jury-rigged the door close using this. 306 00:20:49,045 --> 00:20:51,570 - Hey, what is that? - It's an inanimate carbon rod! 307 00:21:01,390 --> 00:21:04,848 Oh! They were just about to show some close-ups of the rod. 308 00:21:04,961 --> 00:21:09,625 - Oh, stupid rod. I got gypped. - Homie, you should be proud. 309 00:21:09,732 --> 00:21:12,132 Only a handful of people have done what you've done. 310 00:21:12,235 --> 00:21:14,294 Yeah, Dad. How many people have seen... 311 00:21:14,403 --> 00:21:16,633 the ice caps and the deserts all at once... 312 00:21:16,739 --> 00:21:20,300 or the majesty of the northern lights from 1 00 hundred miles above? 313 00:21:20,409 --> 00:21:23,435 Yeah, maybe I do have the right-- 314 00:21:23,546 --> 00:21:27,573 What's that stuff? Anyway, thanks, Marge, Lisa. 315 00:21:27,683 --> 00:21:30,379 Bart, do you have something nice to say to your father? 316 00:21:30,486 --> 00:21:32,886 Nah, he knows how I feel. 317 00:21:49,705 --> 00:21:52,139 D'oh! 318 00:22:42,558 --> 00:22:44,526 Shh!