The Simpson family has been on quite a few interesting vacations. Here I've picked my favorite summer vacation episodes of "The Simpsons."
Homer Simpson's family sends him to summer camp where he learns to be a rock star from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty and Brian Setzer. I loved this episode because the rockers totally lampooned themselves. Plus, there were some great jokes with Homer.
Homer must take his family to New York City to retrieve his car, where Barney left it after stealing it. Homer hates the Big Apple, but Marge and the kids enjoy Central Park and other sites. This is classic Homer Simpson. He faces dilemmas about food and urinating like the loser he is.
In order to snag a cheap vacation, the family flies standby at the airport. They choose Japan as their destination. When Homer squanders all their money on things like square watermelons, the family must work odd jobs and eventually win tickets home on a game show. (Have you seen "MXC?") "The Simpsons" can poke fun at our own culture, and others, in one fell swoop. It's super fun!
In this episode, Lisa dumbs herself down in order to make friends. Bart rats her out, of course. In the end, they like her for who she is. I love this episode because it has the heart that "The Simpsons" used to have. It also has some wonderful Homer antics, including Homer's clumsy maneuver to buy illegal fireworks.
Bart must travel to Australia in order to apologize for making a terribly expensive collect call to find out which way the water drains when the toilet flushes. Again, I enjoy how the American and Australian cultures are parodied by comparing the two.
6. "Kill the Alligator and Run"
The family heads to Florida so Homer can unwind. They happen to arrive during spring break and Homer unwinds like crazy. Eventually, as usual, they get into trouble and find their way out in some loophole. My favorite part of this episode is when they all turn into hicks sitting on their front porch.
