Food based on food shown in The Simpsons is sold at Universal Studios Florida, including the Flaming Moe. After trying said drink out, Moe steals Homer's idea, renames the drink, and begins serving the "Flaming Moe" as his own concoction. [17] In 2003, Rich Weir of AskMen.com placed the episode in second on his list of his ten favorite episodes of the show. Interview with Sam Simon, Smells Like Human Spirit [Podcast]. This page needs visual enhancement. Homer becomes angry with Moe and vows never to return to the tavern. And in return, Homer apologizes for ruining his business. It follows the efforts of Waylon Smithers to earn Mr. Burns' respect by turning Moe's Tavern into a successful gay bar, leading Moe to become more popular as a gay man than Smithers. The guest stars added instead of subtracting, it had a gently satirical inverse of gay panic jokes, and it was pretty damn funny...It's another strong Simpsons episode in a surprisingly strong season.”[4], Last edited on 26 September 2020, at 18:18, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flaming_Moe&oldid=980470081, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Robbed Couch couch gag Commentary for "Flaming Moe's", in, Castellaneta, Dan. After the waitress Moe has hired discovers that Moe stole the recipe from Homer, she convinces him to sell the drink and give half of the money to Homer. The representative quickly retracts his offer and leaves. [4], The main plot of the episode, in which Moe's Tavern becomes famous because of a drink, is loosely based on the Los Angeles establishment Coconut Teaszer. Club gave the episode a B+, stating, "this was a very good episode of The Simpsons. He's my father, Homer Simpson, creator of the Flaming Homer.” Bart Simpson Flaming Moe's is the tenth episode of Season 3. Homer mixed drops of liquor from near-empty bottles, inadvertently including a bottle of Krusty Brand non-narcotic cough syrup. Meanwhile, Skinner develops a crush for the new music teacher—Ms. [23] The song "Flaming Moe's", which parodies "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" from Cheers, was well received. "[2], DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson wrote "From Lisa's slumber party at the opening through the Cheers spoof at Moe's, this episode's another real winner. Homer mentions that after Patty and Selma made the Simpson family watch slides from their latest vacation, he was unable to find a beer. Commentary for "Flaming Moe's", in. A company representative offers Moe $1 million for the recipe, but he refuses. The voice did not work for our purposes. All in all, "Flaming" provides a terrific show. Moore's daughter was born during the production of the episode, and he missed several weeks of layout, which Smart oversaw. They turn Moe's into an ultra-trendy gay bar called Mo's. The "Flaming Moe's" episode (Season 3, Episode 10, 1991) is one of the most popular and talked about in the long life of the TV show. [4] According to Al Jean, they later found out that part of the reason why Aerosmith agreed to appear was the drink's being called the "Flaming Moe". Smithers hopes to earn Mr. Burns' respect by building a successful business in addition to having a place in which he can feel accepted. Homer visits Moe's Tavern, where he learns Moe is struggling financially because people are drinking less and he neglected to pay his Duff Beer distributor. You can help All The Tropes by finding a high-quality image or video to illustrate the topic of this page. The episode is on many lists of best Simpsons episodes. In one episode of the Simpsons, the creators got away with one of the dirtiest jokes to ever go under the radar of the censors. "[8] Jo Ann Harris, a regular voice actor in the show, had recorded a temporary track using an impression of Shelley Long's character (Diane) from Cheers. For that matter, the drink's original name "Flaming Homer," which is the same joke. Oh, you inhale music. In 2006, IGN named "Flaming Moe's" the best episode of the third season. [8] Aerosmith's song "Young Lust" from the album Pump plays over the end credits. After this one, he's the sad man who sometimes tastes success but always lets it slip away because of his inability to do the right thing until it's too late." When everybody in the bar greets Barney and the bartender asks him: "How's the world treatin' you, Mr. [4] The band is shown sitting at a table with a bearded man, who is modeled after their A&R man John Kalodner.