A Fish Called Selma - Revision history

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 |airdate=March 24, [[1996]]
 |couchgag=The Simpsons walk to the couch as wind up toys and [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] malfunction before making it to the couch.
-|guests= [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]]<br>[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] and [[Fat Tony]]
+|guests= [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]]<br>[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]]
 |showrunner1= Bill Oakley
 |showrunner2= Josh Weinstein
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-"'''A Fish Called Selma'''" is the nineteenth episode of [[Season 7|broadcast season 7]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred forty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 24, [[1996]]. The episode was written by [[Jack Barth]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]] and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] and [[Fat Tony]].
+"'''A Fish Called Selma'''" is the nineteenth episode of [[Season 7|broadcast season 7]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred forty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 24, [[1996]]. The episode was written by [[Jack Barth]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]] and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{desc|To give [[Troy McClure]]'s sagging film career a boost, he's told that he must be seen in public with a woman. And to stay in the public eye, Troy must do more than merely date this woman, who happens to be [[Selma]].}}
+{{Synopsis|To give [[Troy McClure]]'s sagging film career a boost, he's told that he must be seen in public with a woman. And to stay in the public eye, Troy must do more than merely date this woman, who happens to be [[Selma]].}}
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-"'''A Fish Called Selma'''" is the nineteenth episode of [[season 7]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred forty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 24, [[1996]]. The episode was written by [[Jack Barth]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]] and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] and [[Fat Tony]].
+"'''A Fish Called Selma'''" is the nineteenth episode of [[Season 7|broadcast season 7]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred forty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 24, [[1996]]. The episode was written by [[Jack Barth]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Jeff Goldblum]] as [[MacArthur Parker]] and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] and [[Fat Tony]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Plot ==
 [[File:Chimpan A to Chimpan Z.png|thumb|left|Troy McClure in ''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'']]
-The [[Simpson family]] are watching ''[[The Muppets Go Medieval]]'' on television, which stars [[Troy McClure]]. Whilst watching it, the family discusses Troy McClure, with Homer bringing up a rumor about Troy and something happened at the aquarium. However, Marge tells Homer that's just an urban legend. In [[Springfield]], Troy McClure is driving his [[DeLorean]] through town, crashing into many cars along the way. He is pulled over by [[Chief Wiggum]] and whilst Troy tries to work his charm on the Chief, he fails. Troy is told to give Wiggum a bribe and to go to the [[DMV]] to get an eye test.
+The [[Simpson family]] are watching ''[[The Muppets Go Medieval]]'' on television, which stars [[Troy McClure]]. While watching it, the family discusses Troy McClure, with Homer bringing up a rumor about Troy and something that happened at the aquarium. However, Marge tells Homer that's just an urban legend. In [[Springfield]], Troy McClure is driving his [[DeLorean]] through town, crashing into many cars along the way. He is pulled over by [[Chief Wiggum]], and while Troy tries to work his charm on the Chief, he fails. Troy is told to give Wiggum a bribe and to go to the [[DMV]] to get an eye test.
-Upon arriving at the DMV, [[Louie]] is surprised as he thought that McClure was dead. [[Fat Tony]] then told Louie that he sleeps with the fishes and starts to explain before Louie stops him. Troy then approaches [[Selma]], who loves that a movie star just showed up. Troy flirts with Selma and gets her to pass his eye test in return for a date with him. They go on their date at [[The Pimento Grove]] and it goes well. As they leave, the paparazzi spots them together and takes pictures, posting them to ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]''. This gets Troy media attention again. He is then called by his agent, [[MacArthur Parker]], who tells Troy to keep going out with Selma to get his career back on track. Troy then calls Selma up and asks her out on another date.
+Upon arriving at the DMV, [[Louie]] is surprised as he thought that McClure was dead. [[Fat Tony]] then tells Louie that he sleeps with the fishes and starts to explain before Louie stops him. Troy then approaches [[Selma]], who loves that a movie star just showed up. Troy flirts with Selma and gets her to pass his eye test in return for a date with him. They go on their date at [[The Pimento Grove]], and it goes well. As they leave, the paparazzi spot them together and take pictures, posting them to ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]''. This gets Troy media attention again. He is then called by his agent, [[MacArthur Parker]], who tells Troy to keep going out with Selma to get his career back on track. Troy then calls Selma up and asks her out on another date.
-They go to [[Ugli]] for dinner and during the meal, Selma pulls out a cigarette and starts smoking, which angers the other patrons. Selma, who is embarrassed, leaves the restaurant and continues smoking. Troy then joins her with a cigar and the two get closer. The next day, Selma tells Marge that she thinks that Troy might be the one for her. She then goes on another date with Troy, to the [[Route 18 Flea Market and Drive-In]] where they watch ''The Muppets Go Medieval''. During the film, Troy proposes to Selma and she accepts.
+They go to [[Ugli]] for dinner, and during the meal, Selma pulls out a cigarette and starts smoking, which angers the other patrons. Selma, who is embarrassed, leaves the restaurant and continues smoking. Troy then joins her with a cigar, and the two get closer. The next day, Selma tells Marge that she thinks Troy might be the one for her. She then goes on another date with Troy to the [[Route 18 Flea Market and Drive-In]], where they watch ''The Muppets Go Medieval''. During the film, Troy proposes to Selma, and she accepts.
-As news of his engagement hits the news, Troy gains more publicity. Selma also moves into Troy's house, bringing [[Jub-Jub]] with her. Troy shows Selma to her room and reveals that he'll be sleeping in a separate room from her. Whilst Troy is in bed, he gets a call from MacArthur Parker offering him a role in ''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'', which he accepts. Selma, [[Patty]] and the Simpson family then go to [[Capital City]] to see the show. After the show finishes, Troy credits Selma with the revival of his career and has her take a bow in front of the audience.
+As news of his engagement spreads, Troy gains more publicity. Selma also moves into Troy's house, bringing [[Jub-Jub]] with her. Troy shows Selma to her room and reveals that he'll be sleeping in a separate room from her. While Troy is in bed, he gets a call from MacArthur Parker offering him a role in ''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'', which he accepts. Selma, [[Patty]], and the Simpson family then go to [[Capital City]] to see the show. After the show finishes, Troy credits Selma with the revival of his career and has her take a bow in front of the audience.
-The next day, the Simpsons go to Troy's house to get to know him more. Homer then takes Troy to [[Moe's Tavern]] where he asks Troy why he's with Selma. Troy decides to let Homer in on a secret, which shocks Homer. Eventually, Troy and Selma's marriage day arrives. They get married at the [[Springfield Botanical Gardens]] where Homer doesn't say anything during the ceremony. That night, Homer reveals to Marge what Troy told him, that the marriage was a sham to further his career. At the hotel that Troy and Selma were staying in, MacArthur Parker meets Troy to tell him that offers were starting to come in, including one for ''[[McBain IV: Fatal Discharge]]''.
+The next day, the Simpsons go to Troy's house to get to know him more. Homer then takes Troy to [[Moe's Tavern]], where he asks Troy why he's with Selma. Troy decides to let Homer in on a secret, which shocks Homer. Eventually, Troy and Selma's wedding day arrives. They get married at the [[Springfield Botanical Gardens]], where Homer doesn't say anything during the ceremony. That night, Homer reveals to Marge what Troy told him—that the marriage is a sham to further his career. At the hotel where Troy and Selma are staying, MacArthur Parker meets Troy to tell him that offers are starting to come in, including one for ''[[McBain IV: Fatal Discharge]]''.
-The next day, Marge and Patty talk to Selma about Troy, with Marge telling Selma what Homer told her, that it was a sham marriage. Upset and angry about this, Selma confronts Troy about it and Troy admits immediately. Troy convinces Selma to continue with the sham, as she has money, security and a big hot flat rock for Jub-Jub. That night, Troy gets another phone call from MacArthur Parker who tells Troy that all the big stars have families so he needs to have a baby with Selma. He tells Selma about this and she agrees to do it. However, when they attempt to have sex, neither of them can go through with it. Selma tells Troy that she can't bring a child into a loveless relationship and she leaves, taking Jub-Jub with her.
+The next day, Marge and Patty talk to Selma about Troy, with Marge telling Selma what Homer told her—that it is a sham marriage. Upset and angry about this, Selma confronts Troy, and he admits it immediately. Troy convinces Selma to continue with the sham, as she has money, security, and a big hot flat rock for Jub-Jub. That night, Troy gets another phone call from MacArthur Parker, who tells Troy that all the big stars have families, so he needs to have a baby with Selma. He tells Selma about this, and she agrees. However, when they attempt to have sex, neither of them can go through with it. Selma tells Troy that she can't bring a child into a loveless relationship, and she leaves, taking Jub-Jub with her.
-After this, Troy got offered the role in ''McBain IV''. However, he turned it down in order to make his own film called ''[[The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel]]''.
+After this, Troy is offered the role in ''McBain IV''. However, he turns it down in order to make his own film called ''[[The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel]]''.
 == Production ==
-The producers wanted to do a whole episode about Troy McClure, and it worked with the plot as Selma was always getting married to people.<ref name="Oakley">{{Com|Oakley, Bill|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> [[Jeff Goldblum]] had to record all his lines twice because after the animatic was done, the producers decided they wanted a different voice for MacArtur Parker. The first time he recorded the lines, he was too slow, making the episode too long.<ref name="Silverman">{{Com|Silverman, David|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> [[James L. Brooks]] came up with idea that Troy McClure had a sort of unsavory secret involving fish.<ref name="Oakley"/> The walls of the Pimento Grove were filled with photos of guest stars that ''The Simpsons'' had up to that point, along with some random ones. MacArthur Parker was made to resemble Jeff Goldblum, but not look exactly like him.<ref name="Silverman"/>
+The producers wanted to do a whole episode about Troy McClure, and it worked with the plot as Selma was always getting married to people.<ref name="Oakley">{{Com|Oakley, Bill|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> [[Jeff Goldblum]] had to record all his lines twice because after the animatic was done, the producers decided they wanted a different voice for MacArthur Parker. The first time he recorded the lines, he was too slow, making the episode too long.<ref name="Silverman">{{Com|Silverman, David|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> [[James L. Brooks]] came up with the idea that Troy McClure had a sort of unsavory secret involving fish.<ref name="Oakley"/> The walls of the Pimento Grove were filled with photos of guest stars that ''The Simpsons'' had up to that point, along with some random ones. MacArthur Parker was made to resemble Jeff Goldblum but not look exactly like him.<ref name="Silverman"/>
-[[David Silverman]] thinks that ''Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off'' is the best musical moment in the history of ''The Simpsons''. The male news celebrity news reporter is based on {{W|John Tesh}}<ref name="Silverman"/> [[Ken Keeler]] came up with the name "MacArthur Parker", taking it from the song "[[MacArthur Park]]".<ref name="Weinstein">{{Com|Weinstein, Josh|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> During the ''Planet of the Apes'' musical, one of the apes started breakdancing. There was a person in the animation office who could do that in real life, which helped with the animating of it.<ref name="Silverman"/> The whole routine came from [[George Meyer]].<ref name="Weinstein"/> [[David X. Cohen]] came up with the "[[Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z]]" song.<ref name="Oakley"/>
+[[David Silverman]] thinks that ''Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off'' is the best musical moment in the history of ''The Simpsons''. The male celebrity news reporter is based on {{W|John Tesh}}.<ref name="Silverman"/> [[Ken Keeler]] came up with the name "MacArthur Parker," taking it from the song "[[MacArthur Park]]".<ref name="Weinstein">{{Com|Weinstein, Josh|A Fish Called Selma|Seventh|(2005).}}</ref> During the ''Planet of the Apes'' musical, one of the apes started breakdancing. There was a person in the animation office who could do that in real life, which helped with the animating of it.<ref name="Silverman"/> The whole routine came from [[George Meyer]].<ref name="Weinstein"/> [[David X. Cohen]] came up with the "[[Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z]]" song.<ref name="Oakley"/>
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 Gwen Ihnat of ''{{W|The A.V. Club}}'' said that "A Fish Called Selma" gets everything right, praising the "tightly scripted plot" and the little details of the episode. She also called ''Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off'' the pinnacle of the episode.<ref>[https://tv.avclub.com/the-simpsons-classic-a-fish-called-selma-1798180642 The A.V. Club - "The Simpsons (Classic): "A Fish Called Selma""]</ref>
-As of October [[2019]], the episode has a 8.2 rating on {{W|IMDb}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701043/ IMDb - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref> and a 8.5 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/a-fish-called-selma-1432/ TV.com - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref>
+As of October [[2019]], the episode has an 8.2 rating on {{W|IMDb}}.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701043/ IMDb - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref>
 == In other languages ==

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	As of October [[2019]], the episode has a 8.2 rating on {{W\|IMDb}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701043/ IMDb - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref> and a 8.5 rating on {{W\|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/a-fish-called-selma-1432/ TV.com - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref>		As of October [[2019]], the episode has a 8.2 rating on {{W\|IMDb}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701043/ IMDb - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref> and a 8.5 rating on {{W\|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/a-fish-called-selma-1432/ TV.com - "A Fish Called Selma"]</ref>
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		+	== In other languages ==
		+	{{LanguageBox
		+	\|de=yes
		+	\|deName=Selma heiratet Hollywoodstar
		+	\|deTrans=Selma marries Hollywood star
		+	\|es=yes
		+	\|esName=Un pez llamado Selma
		+	\|esTrans=A fish called Selma
		+	\|la=yes
		+	\|laName=El sueño de amor de Selma
		+	\|laTrans=Selma's dream of love
		+	\|fr=yes
		+	\|frName=Un poisson nommé Selma
		+	\|frTrans=A fish named Selma
		+	\|qu=yes
		+	\|quName=Un poisson nommé Selma
		+	\|quTrans=A fish named Selma
		+	\|it=yes
		+	\|itName=Un pesce di nome Selma
		+	\|itTrans=A Fish Named Selma
		+	\|jp=yes
		+	\|jpName=セルマとトロイと優しい奴ら
		+	\|jpTrans=Selma and Troy and the Kind
		+	}}

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