Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" - Revision history

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Grampa]] needs a kidney transplant, [[Homer]] steps up to become his donor. However, after hearing what life would be like with only one kidney, Homer starts to get cold feet.}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Grampa]] needs a kidney transplant, [[Homer]] steps up to become his donor. However, after hearing what life would be like with only one kidney, Homer starts to get cold feet.}}
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-"'''Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"'''" is the eighth episode of [[season 10]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two hundred eleventh episode overall. It originally aired on December 6, [[1998]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
+"'''Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"'''" is the eighth episode of [[Season 10|broadcast season 10]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two hundred eleventh episode overall. It originally aired on December 6, [[1998]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
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 The episode was originally pitched by [[George Meyer]], but written by [[John Swartzwelder]].<ref name="Hauge">{{Com|Hauge, Ron|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"|Tenth|(2007).}}</ref> The idea for the [[couch gag]] came from [[Dan Castellaneta]]'s niece.<ref name="Scully">{{Com|Scully, Mike|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"|Tenth|(2007).}}</ref> The first part of the episode is mainly driving, with many moving backgrounds. This meant the animation scenes were really long.<ref name="Anderson">{{Com|Anderson, Mike B.|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"|Tenth|(2007).}}</ref> One of the deleted scenes for the episode includes a prostitute getting shot in the gun fight in town.<ref name="Scully"/> The aniamtion timing had to be redone as the timing for the words the robots were saying was too perfect, so it had to be desynched. The scene when [[Old Curly]] drowned in a trough had someone taking a picture. This scene wasn't in the script but was added in by the animators.<ref name="Anderson"/>
-The Fox censors had an issue with Grampa giving Homer {{W|NyQuil}} to help him sleep, so they had to not show the label to get it to air. [[Barnacle Bill's Anger Management Center]] was a joke originally pitched by [[George Meyer]] for a [[season 8]] episode but never made it to the final cut. "Honeybunch" was pitched by [[Brian Scully]], as "Honeybunch" was a term of endearment used by his father for his wife.<ref name="Scully"/>
+The Fox censors had an issue with Grampa giving Homer {{W|NyQuil}} to help him sleep, so they had to not show the label to get it to air. [[Barnacle Bill's Anger Management Center]] was a joke originally pitched by [[George Meyer]] for a [[Season 8|broadcast season 8]] episode but never made it to the final cut. "Honeybunch" was pitched by [[Brian Scully]], as "Honeybunch" was a term of endearment used by his father for his wife.<ref name="Scully"/>
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-{{Desc|On behalf of [[Homer]]'s infamous ignorance, [[Grampa]] falls victim to a textbook kidney blowout. But when Homer steps up to offer a donor kidney, he quickly finds himself suffering from a much more common phenomenon: cold feet.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Grampa]] needs a kidney transplant, [[Homer]] steps up to become his donor. However, after hearing what life would be like with only one kidney, Homer starts to get cold feet.}}
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 == Reception ==
 As of March [[2020]], the episode has a 7.3 rating on {{W|IMDb}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0769411/ IMDb - "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble""]</ref> and a 8.0 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/homer-simpson-in-kidney-trouble-1496/ TV.com - "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble""]</ref>
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 == Plot ==
-The [[Simpson family]] are driving to [[Bloodbath Gulch]], a ghost town outside of [[Springfield]]. However, the car breaks down outside the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] on [[Grampa]]'s birthday, leading to the family reluctantly taking Grampa wit them. When they arrive, the family goes on the tour where the [[Bloodbath Gulch tour guide|tour guide]] tells them about the town's history. After getting bored of the tour, the family go to the [[Ye Olde Animatronic Saloon]] for drinks. Grampa then stays in the saloon whilst the rest of the family explores the town.
+The [[Simpson family]] are driving to [[Bloodbath Gulch]], a ghost town outside of [[Springfield]]. However, the car breaks down outside the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] on [[Grampa]]'s birthday, leading to the family reluctantly taking Grampa with them. When they arrive, the family goes on the tour where the [[Bloodbath Gulch tour guide|tour guide]] tells them about the town's history. After getting bored of the tour, the family go to the [[Ye Olde Animatronic Saloon]] for drinks. Grampa then stays in the saloon whilst the rest of the family explores the town.
 [[File:Lost Souls.png|thumb|left|Homer and the Lost Souls]]
-When the family leaves, Grampa asks to use the bathroom, but [[Homer]] doesn't let him. For the entire journey home, Grampa complains about needing to go to the toilet, even asking to go behind a tree, and asking if they can make going back to the [[World's Largest Toilet]] his birthday present. The family then goes to the hospital and find that Grampa's kidneys both exploded due to having to hold it in for the entire journey. Homer offers to give Grampa one of his kidneys, not realizing the dangers behind doing so.
+When the family leaves, Grampa asks to use the restroom, but [[Homer]] wouldn't let him. For the entire drive home, Grampa complains about needing to go a bathroom, even asking to go behind a tree, and asking if they can make going back to the [[World's Largest Toilet]] his birthday present. The family then goes to the hospital and they find out that Grampa's kidneys both exploded due to having to hold it in for the entire drive. Homer agrees to give Grampa one of his kidneys, not realizing the dangers behind doing so.
-The family make Homer feel special, giving him all his favorite foods and treating him like a hero. However, when Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern]], his friends tell him the truth behind the procedure, that it could be a deadly operation and might mean Homer can't drink alcohol as much as he used to any more. This frightens Homer, who then begins to get cold feet about the operation. In bed that night, he talks to [[Marge]] about it, who gets Homer to remember how his dad was good to him as a kid. The next day, Homer gets to the hospital and gets ready for the operation. As [[Dr. Hibbert]] was getting ready to start, he finds that Homer has fled out the open window.
+The family makes Homer feel special, giving him all his favorite foods and treating him like a hero. However, when Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern]], his friends tell him the truth behind the procedure, that it could be a deadly operation and might mean Homer can't drink alcohol as much as he used to any more. This frightens Homer, who then begins to get cold feet about the operation. In bed that night, he talks to [[Marge]] about it, who gets Homer to remember how his dad was good to him as a kid. The next day, Homer gets to the hospital and gets ready for the operation. As [[Dr. Hibbert]] was getting ready to start, he finds that Homer has fled out the open window.
 Homer escapes to the town's docks and jumps aboard [[The Ship of Lost Souls]] as it was setting off, asking [[Captain McCallister]] if he could come aboard. Homer is then introduced to the [[Lost Souls]], a group of people who sail the seven seas to forget their past lives. After each of them tells Homer their stories, Homer tells his, which horrifies the Lost Souls. The Lost Souls then throw Homer overboard, leaving him to wash up on the shore again. Homer then sees a father and son on the beach and decides to go back and give his father a kidney. After he apologizes to his family for leaving, Homer gets ready for surgery once more. However, as Dr. Hibbert was about to start, Homer fled out the window again. This time, he almost got hit by a car-carrying truck, only for a car to fall on him.
-Homer wakes up in the hospital, covered in bandages. He apologizes to his family and felt bad as he thought his dad must be dead by now. Grampa then comes into the room, perfectly healthy. Homer thinks that it's a miracle until he notices a scar where his kidney used to be. Homer tries to attack Grampa as Grampa mocks him. The family then hug as Homer feels up [[Bart]]'s kidneys.
+Homer wakes up in the hospital, covered in bandages. He apologizes to the family and felt bad as he thought his dad must be dead by now. Grampa then comes into the room, perfectly healthy. Homer thinks that it's a miracle until he notices a scar where his kidney used to be. Homer tries to attack Grampa as he mocks him. The family then hugs as Homer feels up [[Bart]]'s kidneys.
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