Barney's Bowlarama

Barney's Bowlarama
Use	Bowling
Town	Springfield
Owner	Al Gumble
Employees	Bowlarama Clerk Barney Gumble (former) Homer Simpson (former)
First Appearance	"Moaning Lisa"

The Bowlarama is a bowling alley in Springfield. It is owned by Barney Gumble's Uncle, Al Gumble. The Bowlarama was burned down when a fire in downtown Springfield destroyed it, alongside Springfield Symphony Hall, the Springfield Museum of Natural History, and the Springfield Arts Center. However, it was rebuilt quickly, and subsequently destroyed in other episodes, and also "moved" to the top of a mountain after an intense hurricane strikes through Springfield and only destroyed the Flanders house in Hurricane Neddy. The church sermons were held here after Homer won a court case to own the First Church of Springfield. Mr. Burns, when planning his Sun Blocker plan shortly after firing Waylon Smithers, also implied that he intended to take down the Bowlarama as a rival by stamping on a model of it and yelling "Take that, Bowlarama!"

Tapped Out

League Night

Every week, they had a league night, which included various teams of four bowlers each, as shown in the episode Team Homer.

Known Bowling Teams

• The Pin Pals is a team that consists of Homer and his pals.
  • Homer Simpson
  • Moe Szyslak
  • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
  • Otto Mann (former)
  • Mr. Burns (replaced Otto)
  • Dan Gillick (replaced both Otto and Mr. Burns in "Penny-Wiseguys")

• The Holy Rollers is a team that consists of religious characters. They dress up like monks and have a choir.
  • Reverend Lovejoy
  • Helen Lovejoy
  • Ned Flanders
  • Maude Flanders
  • The Parson (replaced Helen Lovejoy in "Penny-Wiseguys")
  • Rabbi Krustofsky (replaced Maude Flanders in "Penny-Wiseguys")

• The Channel 6 Wastelanders is a team that consists of media personalities.
  • Krusty the Clown
  • Kent Brockman
  • Bumblebee Man
  • Arnie Pye

• The DMV Kings is a team that consists of DMV Employees.
  • Patty Bouvier
  • Selma Bouvier
  • Two unnamed employees

• The Stereotypes is a team that consists of stereotypical characters (who were just dying to have Apu on their team, but Apu declined)
  • Luigi Risotto
  • Groundskeeper Willie
  • Sea Captain
  • Cletus Spuckler

• The Home Wreckers is a team that consists of secondary characters that affected Homer and Marge's marriage in some way.
  • Jacques
  • Princess Kashmir
  • Mindy Simmons
  • Lurleen Lumpkin

• Springfield Police Framers
  • Chief Wiggum
  • Lou
  • Eddie
  • Snake Jailbird

Homer's Life

Homer worked as a 'pin monkey' at Barney's Bowlarama for a brief period shortly before Maggie was born. Working at a bowling alley was Homer's lifelong dream. Previously, he worked at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, but he just worked there to pay off all of his debt. As soon as he paid everything off, he quit his job and asked Barney if he could get him a job. Barney turns around and asks his uncle, who then fires Barney and gives Homer his job. Homer just started enjoying his new life, with no debt, two kids, a beautiful wife, until he heard Marge was pregnant with Maggie. His heart sank and it forced him to quit his new job and crawl through Mr. Burns' wall to get his job back in Sector 7G. He would also go on to bowl a perfect 300 game here.

Appearances

• Episode – "Moaning Lisa" (Mentioned on radio. Only appearance of original Barney's Bowlarama)
• Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane"
• Episode – "Colonel Homer"
• Episode – "Homer the Heretic"
• Episode – "The Last Temptation of Homer"
• Episode – "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
• Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three"
• Episode – "Team Homer"
• Episode – "Hurricane Neddy"
• Episode – "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"
• Episode – "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
• Episode – "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
• Episode – "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
• Episode – "Penny-Wiseguys"
• Episode – "The Great Wife Hope"
• Episode – "The Girl Code" ("Spring Field" Intro)
• Episode – "Pin Gal"
• Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
• Book – The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album
• Video game – The Simpsons Road Rage
• Video game – The Simpsons: Hit and Run
• Video game – The Simpsons Game
• Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
• Video game – LEGO Dimensions

Trivia

• In real life, Bowlarama is a ten-pin bowling alley in Wetherill Park, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They have a wall painting of Homer Simpson bowling, with Marge, Maggie, Bart, Lisa, Moe and Apu and Mr. Burns on the side.
• The "Barney's" sign resembles the logo from the Barney (Barney & Friends) franchise.

Gallery

The full image gallery for Barney's Bowlarama may be viewed at Barney's Bowlarama/Gallery.