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Homer goes home and realizes that he has made an error in his calculation, so he returns to the Mesa with no support after getting ostracized by his family. It could be that they too were left behind since they did not follow Homer to the Mesa. Out in the mall they are spotted by fellow school students who have cameras in hand. Blinky is … Summary: Bart and Lisa want to start getting their hair cut at the mall. The Simpsons Season 16 (2004) (8.3/10) by p-nash-17-201905 | created - 03 Apr 2015 | updated - 03 Apr 2015 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc "Thank God, It's Doomsday" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' sixteenth season. The Simpsons: Thank God It's Doomsday - Channel 23 - YouTube Oh, in fact I can recall, and it didn't, and you suck.” Comic Book Guy Thank God It's Doomsday is the nineteenth episode of the sixteenth season. an extended author tract with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish (Season 2, Episode 4) When did it happen in real life? So why not have them mock the constant spring of doomsayers that have only increased since the failure of Y2K and even more so since the bust of 2012? They never showed their faces again for 1000 years until 2013. Not only did it focus on Cleveland and Rallo (both voiced by Henry), but we got a special guest appearance by Herbert the elderly pedophile singing “Silent Night.” Well, the Simpsons continuity makes no sense whatsoever anyway. The episode was 3rd ranked on Fox in the 18-49 rating after Family Guy and Glee and made it at 21 in all. Homer fears the Biblical end of days is coming after watching a movie and seeing what he thinks are signs of the Apocalypse. Left Below is a Christian movie that was once shown in the theater at Springfield Mall. He has a talk with God about saving his family. Marge tries to get the kids hair cuts, but is stopped when Homer takes them to get haircuts at a new barbershop in the mall. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. I can't recall. Homer gets it into his head that the end of the world is nigh and panics Springfield into believing him. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E19ThankGodItsDoomsday. The episode was viewed by 7.11 million people with a Nielsen Rating of 3.2/8 and came in second on the Animation Domination lineup slightly behind Family Guy'. " The Simpsons and the rapture " Watching the Simpsons right now and of course there is some questionable content on there, but there have been numerous episodes that mention the rapture, including the one I'm watching. When God refuses to help, due to Jesus' suffering on Earth, Homer becomes angry. God is very angry at Homer for "forsaking his church." Thread starter Solo Christo; Start date May 8, 2005; Status Not open for further replies. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Current Episode (aired 17 May 2020) The Way of the Dog. S16, Ep20 15 May 2005 Home Away from Homer The Simpsons & Rapture. : Despite being far more devout than Homer, and aware of the Rapture party, there's no sign of Ned, or any of the Flanders family, in Heaven after the apocalypse (unlike the earlier Biblical stories episode). Homer decides to cause chaos to prove his point and eventually God allows Homer to go back to Earth and undoes the rapture. Homer points out that he's not a bad guy, as he works hard and loves his children, and questions why he should spend half his Sunday hearing about how he's going to hell. The kids' haircuts are done so badly, that they hide with Homer in a movie theater showing the film Left Below, a parody of Left Behind: The Movie. Tonight, Homer walked into Bart's room and it … Thank God Its Doomsday Homer's original rapture prediction equation is: 12 - 333 x 666 = (a x b2) > 2 = 7, (2 + 2b2) - 144,000 - 0 = 3:15, 05/18. Here's a large MP3 of the DVS version of The Simpsons "Rapture" episode from May 8th (right click to download). Al Jean claims that the recorded commentary for this episode was the last time he saw Don Payne, the writer credited for the episode. Homer later wakes up on the mesa and is reunited with his family, also discovering Moe's Tavern to curiously be back in its normal set up. "Los Lobos play their version of the end credits. The Simpsons go to the movies, and see the film Left Below (naturally, homage the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye). While its obviously intended to benefit blind people, DVS also has the effect of converting The Simpsons into a radio show. Homer predicts that "stars will fall from the sky", then a blimp accident at the Krusty Celebrity Salute to Specials makes some celebrities (or "stars") fall to their deaths. Believing he has miscalculated on the date he returns to the mountains where the next thing he knows is that he is in Heaven and the rest of the family are in Hell. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 13, 2009. God makes his first appearance in "Homer the Heretic", when Homer falls asleep suddenly and has a dream in which he personally appears to him. "Thank God, It's Doomsday" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' sixteenth season. Homer now fears that the Rapture will soon be coming. Marge and the children are shown being tormented by the devil. He is then shown to his room where he requests to see his family on the big TV screen in his room. It's a little far-fetched to believe it but remember the subject matter of this episode and you'll quickly see that it works because of the context of the episode. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 8, 2005. His prophecy causes many of Springfield's residents to believe that the world will end and they go with him to the Springfield Mesa to wait for the Rapture. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 8, 2005. – New York Times. God finally agrees to undo the Rapture by turning back time. The hour passes without incident, and the people go home. He runs around vandalizing Heaven and gets stopped by security. The Simpsons explore the tragic past of Santa's Little Helper when he bites Marge. If the world does end — which certainly seems more like a Treehouse segment ending and not an actual episode (and, oh snap, they DID use that as an ending to a Treehouse segment, or two, or three…) — it doesn’t matter since the show mostly has the (sometimes-annoying) self-contained continuity thing going on. Al Jean claims that the recorded commentary for this episode was the last time he saw Don Payne, the writer credited for the episode. Don Payne was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 58th Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode. Lisa was about to be Raptured too but gets pulled down by Homer. Show: The Simpsons Episode: 354 Year: 2005 Writer(s): Don Payne I think it's safe to assume The Simpsons is gonna go on until the end of the world and possibly even outlast that. 1 Plot 2 Quotes 3 Behind the Laughter 4 Appearance A woman named Helen Thompson attempts to convince her husband to go to church with her two sons and one daughter, but he says that he'd rather go golfing. Baha Men sing "Who Wants a Haircut? Of course, apparently, the worst thing about Hell is pineapple pieces in the cottage cheese. ... Homer hears about the Rapture, and by using numerology to calculate when the Rapture is coming he learns that it is only one week away. Marge throws Homer's corrected calculation back in his face, The Simpsons S 16 E 20 Home Away From Homer. Read More. Homer hears about the Rapture, and by using numerology to calculate when the Rapture is coming he learns that it is only one week away. He uses numerology to calculate the date and time of the Rapture and concludes that it is only a week away. In response to the kids losing their hair, Marge later makes them wigs using the leftover hair trimmings. This episode centers around Stan and Francine's life after the vast majority … 'The Simpsons' has developed a sort of a reputation for the art of prophecy over the past few years, most famously predicting that Donald Trump would become the president of the country in an episode from Season 11 titled 'Bart to the Future.' Homer arrives in Heaven, where he is greeted by the tour guide who shows him around. The Simpsons (2014) episode shows 0 seconds to Rapture at 12:00 o'clock on 9/22 (Yom Kippur 2015) All of them are annoyed at Homer, particularly Moe, who had sold his tavern to be converted to a Japanese sushi bar. The virtuous have gone to heaven, and the rest of us have been… left below.” Homer worries that this movie will haunt him for the rest of his life. Homer's new rapture prediction equation is: 13 - 333 x 666 = (a x b2) > 2 = 7, (2 + 2b2) - 144,000 - 0 = 3:15, 05/19. Bart, Lisa, and Homer duck into the mall movie theater after Bart and Lisa have a mishap at the new barber and have to avoid the school's camera club. 1013: Carl Carlson's cowardly ancestors let barbarians raid Iceland. The "Simpsons Bible Stories" episode featured the Flanders family raptured while everyone else in Springfield is left to go to Hell. Thank God Its Doomsday “Hey, Nostra-dumbass, did the Rapture come? They find Homer and go on the run; they sneak 2011. There are mixed feelings when he is proved wrong. Millhouse Predicted 2016's Nobel Prize Winner Back In 2010. Every sign, locale and visual gag is described by a harried announcer employed by Fox Television and WGBH. After a brief chat about football, Homer explains that what … Suddenly, he finds himself naked and ascending into Heaven. May 8, 2005 #1 For what it's worth, the new Simpsons episode airing right now is spinning off the "Left Behind" series. Watch The Simpsons (2014) episode shows 0 seconds to Rapture at 12:00 o'clock on 9/22 (Yom Kippur 2015) - zoogripa on Dailymotion S. Solo Christo Puritan Board Freshman. The Simpsons was the third most viewed episode on Fox, after Family Guy and Bones. " Rapture's Delight " is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series American Dad!. 1994 was the last time The Simpsons altered the episode, and the last time Buffalo made a Super Bowl appearance. Despite being consoled by Marge and Lisa (who think God would not end the world unless he announced it), Homer encounters signs suggestive of the Rapture. Season 16 was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on December 3, 2013, Region 2 on December 2, 2013, and Region 4 on December 11, 2013. 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