Covercraft

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	Season 26 Episode
← 559 "Blazed and Confused"	560 "Covercraft"	"I Won't Be Home for Christmas" 561 →

This article is about the episode. For the band, see Covercraft (band).

"Covercraft"

Episode Information Episode number: 560 Season number: S26 E8 Production code: TABF02 Original airdate: November 23, 2014 Couch gag: The family is playing with their smartphones as they walk in. But, they don't pay attention to where they're going and bump into each other and fall over. They pick up their smartphones and carry on playing. Guest star(s): Sammy Hagar as himself Will Forte as King Toot Showrunner: Matt Selman Written by: Matt Selman Directed by: Steven Dean Moore

"Covercraft" is the eighth episode of season 26 of The Simpsons and the five-hundred and sixtieth episode overall. It originally aired on November 23, 2014. The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Sammy Hagar as himself and Will Forte as King Toot.

Synopsis

"Homer has a mid-life crisis after Moe's shuts down and Moe takes off on a trip with King Toot. Homer then takes up bass guitar and forms a cover band with some of the other dads in town. But the band's modest early success is soon overwhelmed by the breakout potential of their most unlikely star, Apu."

Plot

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After Moe gets into a fight with the owner of King Toot's and the latter's store is closed down, Homer has to take Lisa to the store named Guitar Central. In the store, Homer is convinced by an employee to buy lots of things related to Bass Guitars, including a Bass Guitar. Homer then starts playing the Bass Guitar in the Garage, annoying the rest of the family. Some of the men of Springfields wives get together, and they are all having or have had the same problem. The men are forced to get together, and enjoy it. After an unlikely addition to the band, "Covercraft" is complete.

Production

Matt Selman posted a picture from this episode in which Sideshow Mel's family appeared. It was originally titled "Band of Dads".

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  Script cover for the episode

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  Sideshow Mel's family

Reception

"Covercraft" was nominated for a 2015 Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "Brick Like Me".

International airdates

Country Date Channel Note Latin America May 10, 2015 Fox Latin America Italia September 29, 2015 Italia 1

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References

Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to "Covercraft".

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Clown in the Dumps • The Wreck of the Relationship • Super Franchise Me • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Opposites A-Frack • Simpsorama • Blazed and Confused • Covercraft • I Won't Be Home for Christmas • The Man Who Came to Be Dinner • Bart's New Friend • The Musk Who Fell to Earth • Walking Big & Tall • My Fare Lady • The Princess Guide • Sky Police • Waiting for Duffman • Peeping Mom • The Kids Are All Fight • Let's Go Fly a Coot • Bull-E • Mathlete's Feat