Editing Barney's Bowlarama

{{Location
|name=Barney's Bowlarama
|image=[[File:Barney's Bowlarama.png|250px]]
|town=[[Springfield]]
|district=  Unknown
|use=Bowling
|owner=[[Al Gumble]]
|employees='''Current:''' [[Squeaky-voiced teen]]<br>'''Former:''' [[Barney Gumble]], [[Homer Simpson]]
|appearance="[[Moaning Lisa]]"
}}

'''Barney's Bowlarama''' is bowling alley on the edge<ref>"[[Pray Anything]]"</ref> of [[Springfield]]. It is owned by [[Barney Gumble]]'s Uncle [[Al Gumble]]. 

== History ==
The Bowl-O-Rama was destroyed when a fire in downtown Springfield destroyed it, alongside [[Symphony Hall]], the [[Springfield Museum of Natural History]], and the [[Springfield Arts Center]].<ref>"[[Moaning Lisa]]"</ref> However, it was rebuilt quickly, and subsequently destroyed in other episodes, such as when it was picked up by a hurricane and moved on top of a thin rock formation.<ref>"[[Hurricane Neddy]]"</ref> 

The church sermons were held here after Homer won a court case to own the [[First Church of Springfield]].<ref>"[[Pray Anything]]"</ref>

== League Night ==
Every week, they had a league night, which includes various teams of 4 bowlers each.<ref>"[[Team Homer]]"</ref>

=== Teams ===
*The [[Pin Pals]] are a team that consists of Homer and his pals.
**[[Homer Simpson]]
**[[Moe Szyslak]]
**[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]
**[[Otto Mann]] who got replaced by [[Mr. Burns]], and later [[Dan Gillick]]

*[[Holy Rollers]] are a team that consists of religious characters. They dress up like monks and have a choir.
**[[Reverend Lovejoy]]
**[[Helen Lovejoy]]
**[[Ned Flanders]]
**[[Maude Flanders]]

*[[Channel 6 Wastelanders]] are a team that consists of media personalities.
**[[Krusty the Clown]]
**[[Kent Brockman]]
**[[Bumblebee Man]]
**[[Arnie Pie]]

*[[The DMV Kings]] are a team that consists of DMV Employees.
**[[Patty Bouvier]]
**[[Selma Bouvier]]
**Two Unnamed Employees

*[[The Stereotypes]] are a team that consists of stereotypical characters (who were just dying to have Apu on their team, but Apu declined)
**[[Luigi Risotto]]
**[[Groundskeeper Willie]]
**[[The Sea Captain]]
**[[Cletus Spuckler]]

*[[Home Wreckers]] are a team that consists of secondary characters that affected Homer and Marge's marriage.
**[[Jacques]]
**[[Princess Kashmir]]
**[[Mindy Simmons]]
**[[Lurleen Lumpkin]]

== Homer's life ==
[[Homer]] worked as a 'pin monkey' at Barney's Bowl-O-Rama for a brief period shortly before [[Maggie]] was born. Working at a bowling alley was Homer's lifelong dream. Previously, he worked at the Nuclear Power Plant, but he just worked there to pay off all of his debt. As soon as he paid everything off, he quit his job and asked Barney if he could get him a job. Barney turns around and asks his uncle who fires Barney and gives Homer his job. Homer just started enjoying his new life, no debt, two kids,beautiful wife, until he heard Marge was pregnant with Maggie.He asked for a raise and said he would get one if he could attract costomers. After failing His heart sank and was forced to quit his new job and crawl through Mr. Burns' wall to get his job back in sector 7G.<ref>"[[And Maggie Makes Three]]"</ref> He would also go on to bowl a perfect 300 game here.<ref>"[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]"</ref>

== Non-canon ==
{{Noncanon}}
In 2525 a new Barney's Bowlarama opened in [[Springfield]] with the name "Barney's Bowlarama 3000".<ref>''[[The Simpsons 1994 Fun Calendar]]''</ref>
=== Video games ===
''[[The Simpsons Bowling]]'' takes place in the Bowlarama. In ''[[The Simpsons Wrestling]]'', one of the arenas is located inside the Bowlarama. In ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]'', it is a drop-off location in the {{ap|Entertainment District|Simpsons Road Rage}} level. In ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'', it is located in the {{ap|Downtown Springfield|Simpsons Skateboarding}} level. In ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'', it is found in levels [[Level 3 (The Simpsons: Hit & Run)|3]] and [[Level 6 (The Simpsons: Hit & Run)|6]] next to the [[Aztec Theater]]. To the side of the building is the Pin Maker 5000, where logs of wood are fed into the building for pin creation. In ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'', it can be seen in the background in the [[Mob Rules]] level.

=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Moaning Lisa|(mentioned on radio. Only appearance of original Barney's Bowl-A-Rama)}}
*{{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
*{{ep|Colonel Homer}}
*{{ep|The Last Temptation of Homer}}
*{{ep|And Maggie Makes Three}}
*{{ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
*{{ep|Team Homer}}
*{{ep|Pray Anything}}
*{{ep|Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder}}
*{{ep|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love}}
*{{ep|He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs}}
*{{ep|At Long Last Leave}}
*{{ep|Simpsorama}}
*{{ep|The Girl Code}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Bowling}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Wrestling}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Skateboarding}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Tapped Out}}
*{{merch|The Simpsons 1994 Fun Calendar}}
*{{merch|Simpsons Mania! (Inkworks)|Simpsons Mania|(mentioned)}}
*{{merch|The Simpsons Christmas Village}}

== References ==
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