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![]() The opening set-up for the episode involves Homer trying out: |
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| underwear | |||
| a sofa | |||
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an electric car | ||
| a new kind of ham | |||
| 2. |
![]() Homer and Marge go to a test-screening of Mel Gibson’s latest movie, which is a remake of: |
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| Mr Deeds Goes To Town | |||
| It’s a Wonderful Life | |||
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Mr Smith Goes To Washington | ||
| It Happened One Night | |||
| 3. |
![]() Mel Gibson has a problem. People love him so much, they never criticise him! One example of this is: |
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if he doesn’t pay his taxes, the IRS pays them for him | ||
| librarians don’t let him return books – they tell him to keep them | |||
| if he parks downtown and runs over time, the parking attendant feeds the meter | |||
| when he goes out to restaurants, waiters tip him | |||
| 4. |
![]() Mel Gibson drives the Simpsons to Polystar Pictures. In what type of car? |
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| Ford Windstar | |||
| Honda Odyssey | |||
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Dodge Caravan | ||
| Oldsmobile Silhouette | |||
| 5. |
![]() While Homer hangs out with Mel, the rest of the Simpsons go on a Hollywood tour, where they see: |
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| the spot Kelsey Grammer filmed Down Periscope | |||
| the spot Mickey Rourke filmed Wild Orchid | |||
| the spot Steven Seagal filmed On Deadly Ground | |||
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the spot Hugh Grant filmed Nine Months | ||
| 6. |
![]() Homer pitches several movie improvement ideas to Mel, including all of the following except: |
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| running scenes in fast motion | |||
| a musical montage where Mel wears funny hats | |||
| replacing the villain with a dog | |||
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hilarious sound effects, like “awooga!” and b-doink!” | ||
| 7. |
![]() Mel agrees to re-shoot the ending. What does not happen in the revised version? |
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| Mel impales Senator Paine with the American flag | |||
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Mel throws a campy, effete Senator out of a window | ||
| Mel cuts off the President’s head | |||
| Mel throws away his Senator badge | |||
| 8. |
![]() The Mr Smith remake was going to be Polystar’s prestige film! How many Golden Globes did the studio buy? |
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| three | |||
| four | |||
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five | ||
| six | |||
| 9. |
![]() Of the following movies, which one did Homer see to get Marge in the sack? (P.S.: Mission accomplished.) |
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| The Remains of the Day | |||
| The Prince of Tides | |||
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Howard’s End | ||
| The Piano | |||
| 10. |
![]() Fill in the blank: “You’ve desecrated a classic film. This is worse than _________.” “Whoa, whoa, hey, whoa! Let's not say things we can't take back. |
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The Godfather Part III | ||
| The Phantom Menace | |||
| Caddyshack 2 | |||
| Blues Brothers 2000 | |||
| 11. |
![]() Mel and Homer steal the new ending, and seek refuge in a Hollywood memorabilia museum. The cars on display include all of the following except: |
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| the Monkeemobile | |||
| the General Lee | |||
| the Flintstones’ car | |||
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K.I.T.T | ||
| 12. |
![]() Movies aren’t stupid – they fill us with romance and hatred and revenge fantasies. What did Lethal Weapon teach us? |
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that suicide is funny | ||
| that to get the job done, you have to act crazy | |||
| that guys called “Aryan” are bad dudes | |||
| that mismatched best friends always win | |||
| 13. |
![]() How else have the Lethal Weapon films influenced Homer? |
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| he practices dislocating his shoulder | |||
| he never goes through the drive through. They get you at the drive-through, okay? | |||
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he checks under the toilet for bombs | ||
| he eats dog biscuits | |||
| 14. |
![]() Homer’s next plan to defeat the studio executives is derived from |
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Braveheart | ||
| Maverick | |||
| Ransom | |||
| Air America | |||
| 15. |
![]() Homer has plenty of ideas for Mel’s next movie, including all of the following except: |
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a vampire who wins the lottery | ||
| Indiana Jones | |||
| a teen sex romp where he and his buddies are always trying to get some | |||
| a prequel of something | |||