Principal Charming

  • Episode aired Feb 14, 1991
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Julie Kavner and Harry Shearer in The Simpsons (1989)

Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.

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    This episode gives a rare closer look into one of the secondary characters of the show (Principal Skinner) by showing us his hidden traits outside of school. If kids and teens are watching this show, this episode is very valuable in teaching them how to respect their teachers for who they are because they have their job life and then their personal life which are two entirely different things.

    Marge's sisters (Patty and Selma) can be appalling and despicable at several moments but we also get to see a unique side of them in this episode. It caused me to develop a love-to-hate relationship with them for the first time ever.

    To me, this is not necessarily an underrated episodes because it isn't one of my favorites but it's definitely an underrated character study regarding The Simpsons as a whole but also individual character studies throughout all television shows.
    Romance does sit well with me, and this episode portrays love in all its highs and lows, with some very poignant moments. Nice to see this other side to some of the less focused on characters. Enjoy!
    Basically this is a matchmaker story as Homer has been pushed to find a man for Selma. She is one of Marge's twin sisters. Neither of them is very appealing. When the good principal is invited to dinner, he goes for the wrong twin, which causes numerous complications. Bart uses Skinner's lovestruck self to take over the school.
    I just started to re-watch Simpsons from the beginning. This episode is so incredibly great. It just works. We learn so much about Patty, Selma and Skinner, who is one of my favourite side characters with a lot of depth. I also like the Skinner - Bart dynamics, and the last scene is reall good and funny too.
    The fourteenth episode in the second season of the Simpsons is not as great as previous episodes due to some weak spots, but it's still a good episode. I'm not the one for romance, so maybe that's why I didn't like this episode as much. But there are some hilarious moments including the altercations between Bart and Skinner. A bonus is we get to meet the ever-charming Groundskeeper Willie for the first time.

    In this episode, "Principal Charming," a depressed Selma asks Marge to help her find a husband so she enlists Homer for the job. Homer gets Principal Skinner to ask Selma out, but he ends up asking Patty out. Now here will come the merry-go-round.

    Overall, this is a good episode, but not the greatest. The romance didn't sit well with me, but that doesn't stop this from being a well-crafted episode. Still pretty funny too with such cultural references from Gone with the Wind. I rate this episode 8/10.

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    • Goofs
      After Bart uses herbicide to write his name in the grass in 40-foot letters, Principal Skinner punishes him by making him re-seed the lawn by hand. This however wouldn't work, as the herbicide would kill the seeds; the topsoil would need to be replaced first.
    • Quotes

      Bart Simpson:[Bart makes a crank call to Moe's after being ordered to call his father by Skinner]Hello, is Homer there?

      Moe: Homer who?

      Bart Simpson: Homer... Sexual.

      Moe: Uh, wait one second, let me check.

      [announces to the bar]

      Moe: Uh, Homer Sexual? Ah, come on, come on! One of you guys has gotta be Homer Sexual!

      [Patrons laugh]

      Homer Simpson:[laughing]Don't look at me!

      Moe: Oh, no.

      [on the phone]

      Moe: You rotten little punk! If I ever get a hold of you...

      [cut to Skinner holding the phone]

      Moe: I'll sink my teeth into your cheek and rip your face off!

      Principal Skinner: You'll do what, young man?

      Moe:[shocked]What? What? Wait, who is this?

      Principal Skinner: I think the real question is who is this AND WHERE IS HOMER SIMPSON?

      Moe: Whoa! Whoa! Sorry, Principal Skinner, sorry! I-It's a bad connection, I think.

      [to Homer]

      Moe: Gah, it's for you. I think Bart's in trouble again.

      Homer Simpson: D'oh!

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    • Runtime
      • 23m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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