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{{Episode
|image=You Only Move Twice promo.png
|number=155
|season=8
|snumber=2
|prodcode= [[Production season 3F|3F23]]
|airdate=November 3, [[1996]]
|blackboard=I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten.
|couchgag=The family parachutes down to the couch. [[Homer]]'s chute does not open and he falls flat on the floor.
|guests=[[Albert Brooks]] as [[Hank Scorpio]]
|showrunner1= Bill Oakley
|showrunner2= Josh Weinstein
|writer=[[John Swartzwelder]]
|director=[[Mike B. Anderson]]
|DVD features=yes
}}

"'''You Only Move Twice'''" is the second episode of [[Season 8|broadcast season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred fifty-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on November 3, [[1996]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Hank Scorpio]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Synopsis|[[Homer]] moves the family to [[Cypress Creek|a new town]] after he receives a better job offer at the [[Globex Corporation]], but he is oblivious to the fact that [[Hank Scorpio|his new boss]] is a supervillain who is out to rule the world. Meanwhile, [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] have a horrible time in the new town.}}

== Plot ==
One fine sunny morning, [[Smithers]] is walking to work when a mysterious black car pulls up. The [[Femme Fatale|woman inside]] asks if Smithers would like a job at [[Globex Corporation]], but he refuses. When Homer accepts the job at Globex Corporation in Cypress Creek, the family decide to move there, because the house is starting to fall apart. When they arrive at [[Cypress Creek]], Homer meets his new boss and takes to him really well, and starts to enjoy his new lifestyle. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the rest of the family. [[Marge]] is unable to do any work at all since the house machines do it for her and descends into alcoholism. [[Bart]] gets put in the Remedial Class at school that he hates more than his normal class, and [[Lisa]] is [[allergies|allergic]] to all the area's plant life.

Back at work, [[Homer]] fails to realize that his boss is in fact an evil genius bent on world domination. But Homer enjoys his work and soon becomes a very competent manager. He even tackles a loafer (at least that's what he thinks) at Hank's office. However, his family tells him that they want to move back to [[Springfield]]. Stuck with a difficult choice, Homer decides to visit his boss in his office. Homer arrives in the middle of an assault (to which he is totally oblivious) by government forces on Hank's fortress.

After a conversation with Hank, and while the firefight is still raging, Homer reluctantly decides to resign. When the Simpsons return to Springfield, they find out that Hank Scorpio has seized the East Coast. Homer then picks up a letter saying that Hank Scorpio has given him a farewell gift. "It's not the [[Dallas Cowboys]] but it's a start". He soon finds out he now owns the [[Denver Broncos]], though he is slightly disappointed (Earlier in the episode, Homer and Hank had discussed long-cherished dreams and Homer told Hank that his dream was to own the much more successful Dallas Cowboys).

== Production ==
There was originally another short storyline involving [[Grampa]]. After he was left behind in Springfield, receives recorded greeting phone calls. The plot went on for four sequences, all of which were cut from the episode for time but later included in the DVD release.<ref name="Weinstein">{{cite video | people=Weinstein, Josh|date=2006|title=The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the Deleted Scenes| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

Cypress Creek was called "Emerald Caverns" during production of the episode but the name was changed because the writers felt that "Cypress Creek" had more of a "Silicon Valley" feel to it.<ref name="Weinstein"/>
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== Reception ==
"You Only Move Twice" is very popular with fans with [[Hank Scorpio]] being named the most popular [[Albert Brooks]] character. Albert Brooks was named most popular guest star in [[2006]] by {{W|IGN}} with Scorpio being named his most popular character.<ref>[http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html IGN's Top 24 Simpsons guest stars]</ref> The episode is one of the highest rated on {{W|IMDb}} with a 9.3/10 rating.

In its original broadcast, "You Only Move Twice" finished 50th in ratings for the week of October 28 - November 3, 1996, with a Nielsen rating of 8.5, equivalent to approximately 8.2 million viewing households.

== In other languages ==
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|de=yes
|deName=Das verlockende Angebot
|deTrans=The tempting offer
|br=yes
|brName=Só se Muda Duas Vezes
|brTrans=You Only Change Twice
|es=yes
|esName=Sólo se muda dos veces
|esTrans=He only moves twice
|la=yes
|laName=Sólo se muda dos veces
|laTrans=He only moves twice
|fr=yes
|frName=Un monde trop parfait
|frTrans=A world too perfect
|qu=yes
|quName=On ne déménage que deux fois
|quTrans=You only move twice
|it=yes
|itName=Si trasloca solo due volte
|itTrans=You only move twice
|jp=yes
|jpName=ホーマーは二度越す
|jpTrans=Homer crosses twice
}}

== References ==
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[[Category:1996]]
[[Category:Homer episodes]]
[[Category:Bart episodes]]
[[Category:Lisa episodes]]
[[Category:Marge episodes]]
[[Category:Crime-themed episodes]]
[[Category:Travel episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes written by John Swartzwelder]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Mike B. Anderson]]

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