At Long Last Leave
- Episode aired Feb 19, 2012
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The town votes to kick the Simpsons out of Springfield, so they decide to move to the Outlands.The town votes to kick the Simpsons out of Springfield, so they decide to move to the Outlands.The town votes to kick the Simpsons out of Springfield, so they decide to move to the Outlands.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Harry Shearer
- Kent Brockman
- (voice)
- …
Alison Krauss
- Alison Krauss
- (voice)
Union Station
- Union Station
- (voice)
Julian Assange
- Julian Assange
- (voice)
Kelsey Grammer
- Sideshow Bob
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Jimbo Jones
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- Cookie Kwan
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the end of the episode, a title card appeared which relayed the following message to viewers:
"Thanks for 500 Shows. All we ask is that you go out and get some fresh air before logging on the Internet and saying how much this sucked."
- GoofsWhen the Simpsons are thrown out of Springfield, while riding in a car there is dialogue between Lisa and Homer. Lisa asks "Dad, where are we going? Do we have a plan?", while she is asking this question her necklace is white but right after that for a couple of seconds it is orange, just like the one Marge wears.
- Quotes
Marge Simpson: It says here we have to stay inside the shelter for three hours.
Homer Simpson: So if you have to fart, do it now.
Marge Simpson: Homer! What if those were your last words on Earth?
Homer Simpson: Honey, you know my last words will be "I can outrun that lion."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 26 June 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksWe'll Meet Again
Written by Hugh Charles (uncredited) and Ross Parker (uncredited)
Performed by Susie Stevens-Logan (as Susie Stevens)
Featured review
500th
I don't think this was the best way to mark The Simpsons' 500th episode milestone. There have been far superior episodes this season, such as The Book Job and Holidays of Future Passed. At Long Last Leave was a bit of a let-down. They did a couple cool things, like the alternate beginning theme and Homer and Marge sneaking around Springfield, but other than that there were very few smiles to be had.
The plot utilized in the episode has been tread in different variations plenty of times in previous Simpsons episodes - to greater effect. Even the idea of Springfield having a secret meeting was eerily similar to the classic Malcolm in the Middle episode where the town has a block party every time Malcolm's family goes out of town. I would have liked to have seen some more originality. How many times before have we watched the Simpson family adapt to a new way of life? You'll find that this episode and The Simpsons Movie have a lot in common. What way is that to mark the occasion of reaching 500 episodes? With all that said, it still is a fantastic achievement. I don't think the core of the show is too tired to reach 600 episodes; I think that the writers have settled for what's easy too often since the turn of the millennium.
Here's to many more episodes, and here's to hoping they're better than this one.
The plot utilized in the episode has been tread in different variations plenty of times in previous Simpsons episodes - to greater effect. Even the idea of Springfield having a secret meeting was eerily similar to the classic Malcolm in the Middle episode where the town has a block party every time Malcolm's family goes out of town. I would have liked to have seen some more originality. How many times before have we watched the Simpson family adapt to a new way of life? You'll find that this episode and The Simpsons Movie have a lot in common. What way is that to mark the occasion of reaching 500 episodes? With all that said, it still is a fantastic achievement. I don't think the core of the show is too tired to reach 600 episodes; I think that the writers have settled for what's easy too often since the turn of the millennium.
Here's to many more episodes, and here's to hoping they're better than this one.
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