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"'''All Singing, All Dancing'''" is the eleventh episode of [[Season 9|broadcast season 9]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred eighty-ninth episode overall. It was first aired on January 4, [[1998]]. The episode was written by [[Steve O'Donnell]] and directed by [[Mark Ervin]]. It guest stars [[George Harrison]] as {{Ch|George Harrison|himself}} and [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Lyle Lanley]], both in clips.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Synopsis|Anticipating a bloody [[Clint Eastwood]]–[[Lee Marvin]] shoot-'em-up, [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] are horrified to discover that their video rental, [[Paint Your Wagon]], is actually a musical. To prove that Homer is actually a very musical person, [[Marge]] tells of past occasions of everyone breaking into song.}}
  
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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[[Homer Simpson|Homer]] rents the family the movie ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]''. He and [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] expect to see a violent Western starring [[Lee Marvin]], [[Clint Eastwood]] and someone who appears to be [[Lee Van Cleef]]; the truth is, it is a [[musical film|musical]]. This causes Homer to dispose the tape and condemn singing, but Marge says that Homer often sings.
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[[Homer]] rents the family the movie ''Paint Your Wagon''. He and [[Bart]] expect to see a violent Western starring [[Lee Marvin]] and [[Clint Eastwood]]. However, the movie turns out to be a musical. This causes Homer to dispose of the tape and condemn singing, but [[Marge]] says that Homer often sings. To prove her point, she tells of past occasions of Homer and other Springfieldians breaking into song.
  
 
Ultimately, this allows clips of the following songs from these episodes to be shown:
 
Ultimately, this allows clips of the following songs from these episodes to be shown:
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File:Baby on Board Rooftop Performance.png|"[[Baby on Board]]" from "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]";
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File:We Put the Spring in Springfield.png|"[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]" from "[[Bart After Dark]]";
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File:SpringField,Springfield.png|"[[Springfield, Springfield]]" from "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]";
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File:Whoneedsthekwikemart.png|"[[Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?]]" from "[[Homer and Apu]]";
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File:KrustyGetsKancelled2.png|[[Krusty]]'s rendition of "{{ap|Send In the Clowns|song}}" from "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]";
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File:Whistler's Mother (Two Dozen and One Greyhounds).png|"[[See My Vest]]" from "[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]";
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File:Monorail Song.png|[[The Monorail Song]]" from "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]";
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File:In the Garden of Eden.png|"[[In the Garden of Eden]]" from "[[Bart Sells His Soul]]";
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File:We Do.png|"[[We Do (The Stonecutters' Song)]]" from "[[Homer the Great]]".
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</gallery>
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The family's singing motivates [[Snake Jailbird]] to come in; he is bothered by the Simpsons' singing and constantly tries to kill them, ironically doing his own singing. At first, when he wanted to kill them, he didn't have a gun, so he left to get one. Later, he came back with a gun and pointed it at the Simpsons but had no bullets so he left again to get ammo. Near the end, he was finally going to kill them, but the singing ended and he had no reason to kill them, so he left again. But when Marge was pulling down the banner, she was humming the main theme, so Snake fired a bullet, breaking the glass. Marge then quickly said that she was done singing (or humming). During the closing credits, Snake can be heard trying to prevent the theme music from playing in the background, having grown annoyed with music over the course of the episode.
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== Production ==
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[[Dan Castellaneta]] voiced both [[Clint Eastwood]] and [[Lee Marvin]]. Normally when the writers parody something, they watch it and try and work out what they can do. However, they didn't do this with ''{{W2|Paint Your Wagon|film}}'' and just parodied it based on what they thought the movie should have been about.<ref name="Mirkin">{{Com|Mirkin, David|All Singing, All Dancing|Ninth|(2006).}}</ref> [[Hank Azaria]], who voices [[Snake Jailbird]], says that it's hard to sing, or even have inflection, as Snake.<ref name="Azaria">{{Com|Azaria, Hank|All Singing, All Dancing|Ninth|(2006).}}</ref> [[David Mirkin]] had to fight with the censors to let them get away with Snake pointing a gun at [[Maggie]]. This led to the episode getting a G-rating.<ref name="Mirkin"/>
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== Reception ==
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Composer [[Alf Clausen]] was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction}} in the {{W|50th Primetime Emmy Awards}}. However, the episode lost to the ''{{W|70th Academy Awards}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-music-direction Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1998"]</ref>
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As of May [[2025]], the episode has a 5.0 rating on {{W|IMDb}}.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701050/ IMDb - "All Singing, All Dancing"]</ref>
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== In other languages ==
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{{LanguageBox
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|de=yes
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|deName=Und nun Alle singen und tanzen!
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|deTrans=And now everyone sing and dance!
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|es=yes
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|esName=Todo canciones, todo bailes
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|esTrans=All songs, all dances
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|la=yes
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|laName=Todos cantan, todos bailan
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|laTrans=Everyone sings, everyone dances
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|fr=yes
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|frName=Simpsonnerie chantante
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|frTrans=Singing Simpsonary
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|qu=yes
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|quName=Simpsonnerie chantante
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|quTrans=Singing Simpsonary
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|it=yes
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|itName=Tutti cantano tutti ballano
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|itTrans=Everybody sings, everybody dances
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|br=yes
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|brName=Cantando e Dançando
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|brTrans=Singing and Dancing
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|jpName=ミュージカルは命がけ
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|jpTrans=Musicals are a life-threatening endeavor
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
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*"Baby on Board" from "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]";
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*"We Put the Spring in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]]" from "[[Bart After Dark]]";
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*"Springfield, Springfield" from "[[Boy-Scoutz N the Hood]]";
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*"Who Needs the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]?" from "[[Homer and Apu]]";
 
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*[[Krusty]]'s version of "Send In the Clowns" from "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]";
 
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*"See My Vest" from "[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]";
 
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*"The Monorail Song" from "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]";
 
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*"In the Garden of Eden" (really [[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]] by [[Iron Butterfly]]) from "[[Bart Sells His Soul]]";
 
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*"We Do" from "[[Homer the Great]]".
 
  
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The family's singing motivates [[Snake Jailbird]] to come in; he is bothered by the Simpsons' singing and constantly tries to kill them, ironically doing his own singing. During the credits, Snake's voice can be heard trying to prevent the theme music from playing in the background, having grown annoyed of music over the course of the episode.
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[[Category:Music-themed episodes]]
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[[Category:Musical episodes]]
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*All of the musical numbers in this episode, with the exception of "We Put the Spring in Springfield," are on the soundtrack ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''. "We Put the Spring in Springfield" instead appears in ''[[Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons]]''.
 
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*The first shots by Snake are heard over [[Phil Hartman]]'s name in the credits (Hartman was shot dead by his wife as he slept, four months after this episode first aired). While technically this is his last episode produced, his only part in this episode is a clip from [[Marge vs. the Monorail]].
 
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*When this episode is shown in [[broadcast syndication|syndication]], the endings to the first two song clips are cut out. Sometimes, the credits also cut off right after Snake's first shots.
 
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*Bart no longer likes Burns' "See My Vest" song, unlike in [[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]].
 
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*At one point, towards the end of the episode, there is a banner saying "Simpsons Clip Show" and the episodes production code which is (5F24), an example of [[fourth wall]]-breaking.
 
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*When Lisa lists all the people who sing (Krusty, Mr Burns and Apu), they consist of all the male voice actors ([[Dan Castellaneta]], [[Harry Shearer]], and [[Hank Azaria]], respectively).
 
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*In the Latin American dubbing this is the first time when songs have been dubbed as well, in the original episodes the songs are broadcast in English without subtitles and the rest of the audio in Spanish. It also happens at Brazilian dubbing.
 
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*In the Latin American dubbing Bart's voice has been replaced for another person, the person who dubbed Bart for the past 9 seasons would later come back on the 15th season, ironically when the rest of the cast have left and been replaced.
 

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Episode Information
Episode number: 189
Season number: S9 E11
Production code: 5F24
Original airdate: January 4, 1998
Couch gag: The floor becomes a treadmill and everyone makes it except for Homer. He falls on the floor and yells "Marge, stop this crazy thing", similar to George Jetson.
Guest star(s): George Harrison as himself
Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley (in clips)
Showrunner: David Mirkin
Written by: Steve O'Donnell
Directed by: Mark Ervin
DVD features

"All Singing, All Dancing" is the eleventh episode of broadcast season 9 of The Simpsons and the one hundred eighty-ninth episode overall. It was first aired on January 4, 1998. The episode was written by Steve O'Donnell and directed by Mark Ervin. It guest stars George Harrison as himself and Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley, both in clips.

Synopsis[edit]

Anticipating a bloody Clint Eastwood–Lee Marvin shoot-'em-up, Bart and Homer are horrified to discover that their video rental, Paint Your Wagon, is actually a musical. To prove that Homer is actually a very musical person, Marge tells of past occasions of everyone breaking into song.

Plot[edit]

Homer rents the family the movie Paint Your Wagon. He and Bart expect to see a violent Western starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. However, the movie turns out to be a musical. This causes Homer to dispose of the tape and condemn singing, but Marge says that Homer often sings. To prove her point, she tells of past occasions of Homer and other Springfieldians breaking into song.

Ultimately, this allows clips of the following songs from these episodes to be shown:

The family's singing motivates Snake Jailbird to come in; he is bothered by the Simpsons' singing and constantly tries to kill them, ironically doing his own singing. At first, when he wanted to kill them, he didn't have a gun, so he left to get one. Later, he came back with a gun and pointed it at the Simpsons but had no bullets so he left again to get ammo. Near the end, he was finally going to kill them, but the singing ended and he had no reason to kill them, so he left again. But when Marge was pulling down the banner, she was humming the main theme, so Snake fired a bullet, breaking the glass. Marge then quickly said that she was done singing (or humming). During the closing credits, Snake can be heard trying to prevent the theme music from playing in the background, having grown annoyed with music over the course of the episode.

Production[edit]

Dan Castellaneta voiced both Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. Normally when the writers parody something, they watch it and try and work out what they can do. However, they didn't do this with Paint Your Wagon and just parodied it based on what they thought the movie should have been about.[1] Hank Azaria, who voices Snake Jailbird, says that it's hard to sing, or even have inflection, as Snake.[2] David Mirkin had to fight with the censors to let them get away with Snake pointing a gun at Maggie. This led to the episode getting a G-rating.[1]

Reception[edit]

Composer Alf Clausen was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction in the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards. However, the episode lost to the 70th Academy Awards.[3]

As of May 2025, the episode has a 5.0 rating on IMDb.[4]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Und nun Alle singen und tanzen!" And now everyone sing and dance!
Spain flag.png Español "Todo canciones, todo bailes" All songs, all dances
Hispanic America.gif Español "Todos cantan, todos bailan" Everyone sings, everyone dances
France.png Français "Simpsonnerie chantante" Singing Simpsonary
Flag of Quebec.svg.png Français "Simpsonnerie chantante" Singing Simpsonary
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Tutti cantano tutti ballano" Everybody sings, everybody dances
Brasil Flag.png Português "Cantando e Dançando" Singing and Dancing
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "ミュージカルは命がけ" Musicals are a life-threatening endeavor

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mirkin, David (2006). Commentary for "All Singing, All Dancing", in The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season.
  2. ↑ Azaria, Hank (2006). Commentary for "All Singing, All Dancing", in The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season.
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1998"
  4. ↑ IMDb - "All Singing, All Dancing"


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