Havana Wild Weekend
| "Havana Wild Weekend" | ||||
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| The Simpsons episode | ||||
| Episode no. | 603 | |||
| Directed by | Bob Anderson | |||
| Written by | Deb Lacusta Dan Castellaneta Peter Tilden | |||
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean | |||
| Production code | VABF19 | |||
| Original air date | November 13, 2016 | |||
| Chalkboard gag | Being right sucks. | |||
| Couch gag | The family flies to the couch on top of Mount Olympus, but Lisa is missing. She comes out of Homer's head, and Homer steals Maggie's pacifier to close the hole in his head. | |||
| Guest appearance(s) | Stacy Keach as H.K. Duff Deb Lacusta as Isabella | |||
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"Havana Wild Weekend" is the seventh episode of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 603rd episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 13, 2016.
Plot
The Simpsons go to Havana, Cuba to get Grampa cheap medical care, since his retirement home and the veteran's hospital can't solve his health issues. As they arrive there it turns out no hospital can really help him out. Granpa meets a bar matron, Isabella, whom he fancies. In the same bar he also meets a pilot who used to hijack planes to Cuba. He brings Granpa to a plane hidden in the jungle which he turned into a secret nightclub. Seeing how much fun life is there Granpa decides he wants to stay in Cuba. The Simpsons family tries to talk him out it. As they all aboard the plane it turns out that Isabella is a C.I.A. agent who tries to search for and arrest American refugees and transport them back to the U.S. Thus Granpa and the family are brought back.
Reception
The episode received lukewarm reviews. Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave a positive review of the episode, giving it a 4/5, adding, "'Havana Wild Weekend'" is a fun episode in what is shaping up to be a far better than average season. The jokes come fast, there are a few great setups and the locations are great. The Simpsons have visited almost-countless countries in their time. (We recently went over a partial list a few weeks ago when they visited Boston, but still refuse to count). There, as here, well, not here but in Cuba, the Simpsons fall in love with the locations and are far more respectful than they have been in the past."[1]
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C+ stating, "in the long and storied history of Simpsons travelogues, 'Havana Wild Weekend' is as sure to be forgotten as is poor old Abe." [2]
"Havana Wild Weekend" scored a 3.1 rating and was watched by 7.13 million people, making it Fox's highest rated show of the night.[3]
References
- ↑ Tony Sokol (2016-11-14). "The Simpsons: Havana Wild Weekend Review". Denofgeek.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Perkins, Dennis (2016-11-13). ""Havana Wild Weekend" · The Simpsons · TV Review The Simpsons head to Cuba for some forgettable medical care · TV Club · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 13, 2016). "TV Ratings Sunday: '60 Minutes,' 'Simpsons' and 'Sunday Night Football' spike: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 14, 2016.