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|couchGag= The family is playing with their smartphones as they walk in. But, they don't pay attention to where they're going and bump into each other and fall over. They pick up their smartphones and carry on playing.
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|couchGag= The family is playing with their smartphones as they walk in. But they don't pay attention to where they are going and bump into each other and fall over. They pick up their smartphones and keep on playing.
 
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|Directed By= [[Steven Dean Moore]]
 
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'''"Covercraft"''' is the eighth episode of [[Season 26]] and is the 560th episode in total. It also featured [[Sideshow Mel]]'s family.
 
 
'''"Covercraft"''' is the eighth episode of [[Season 26]]. It premiered on November 23, 2014 and is the 560th episode in total. It will also feature [[Sideshow Mel]]'s family.
 
 
   
 
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==Full Story==
 
==Full Story==
Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and get arrested, forcing their stores to be closed down. Homer buys a bass guitar and excels at it, that he plays everywhere he is. Annoyed, Marge meets up with every other wife in town who also have been annoyed by their husband's musical skills and decide to have their husbands form a band. Homer gathers Revered Lovejoy on Guitar, Kirk Van Houten on Keys, Dr.Hibbert on Drums and Apu later joins as a lead singer. They form the band Covercraft. After a successful gig at the Cabbage festival, an 80's band that Apu idolizes sees the video and invite Apu to perform with them on a tour. Homer is at first cool wit it, but when he sees the success Apu has gotten, he gets angry. At a concert in Springfield, he uses a backstage pass to sneak into Apu's dressing room and steal his shirt, but Apu catches him and admits that he feels lonely and homesick, so Homer decides to get revenge on the band, by poisoning them with Kwik E-Mart hot dogs. Apu brings out Covercraft back on board and has a good time with his friends, even when they are arrested for food poisoning.
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Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and get arrested, forcing their stores to be closed down. Homer buys a bass guitar and excels at it, that he plays everywhere he is. Displeased, Marge meets with every other wife in the neighborhood who also have been annoyed by their husband's musical skills and plan to have their husbands form a band. Homer gathers Revered Lovejoy on Guitar, Kirk Van Houten on Keys, Dr. Hibbert on Drums and Apu later joins as a lead singer. They form the band Covercraft. After a successful gig at the Cabbage festival, an 80's band that Apu idolizes sees the video and invite Apu to perform with them on a tour. Homer is at first cool wit it, but when he sees the success Apu has gotten, he gets outraged. At a concert in Springfield, he uses a backstage pass to sneak into Apu's dressing room and steal his shirt, but Apu catches him and admits that he feels lonely and homesick, so Homer decides to get revenge on the band, by poisoning them with Kwik E-Mart hot dogs. Apu brings out Covercraft back on board and has a good time with his friends, even when they are arrested for food poisoning.
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==Production==
 
==Production==
It was originally going to be called Band of Dads but was changed for unknown reasons [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_(season_26)]]
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Finding the Right Instrument for Homer from "Covercraft" THE SIMPSONS ANIMATION on FOX
 
Finding the Right Instrument for Homer from "Covercraft" THE SIMPSONS ANIMATION on FOX
 
Apu Lives the Rock Star Dream from "Covercraft" THE SIMPSONS ANIMATION on FOX
 
Apu Lives the Rock Star Dream from "Covercraft" THE SIMPSONS ANIMATION on FOX
Guest Starring Will Forte THE SIMPSONS ANIMATION on FOX
 
 
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I Won't Be Home for Christmas

"Covercraft" is the eighth episode of Season 26 and is the 560th episode in total. It also featured Sideshow Mel's family.

Synopsis

Homer has a mid-life crisis, takes up bass guitar and forms a cover band with some of the other dads in town. But the band's modest early success is soon overwhelmed by the breakout potential of their most unlikely star, Apu.

Full Story

Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and get arrested, forcing their stores to be closed down. Homer buys a bass guitar and excels at it, that he plays everywhere he is. Displeased, Marge meets with every other wife in the neighborhood who also have been annoyed by their husband's musical skills and plan to have their husbands form a band. Homer gathers Revered Lovejoy on Guitar, Kirk Van Houten on Keys, Dr. Hibbert on Drums and Apu later joins as a lead singer. They form the band Covercraft. After a successful gig at the Cabbage festival, an 80's band that Apu idolizes sees the video and invite Apu to perform with them on a tour. Homer is at first cool wit it, but when he sees the success Apu has gotten, he gets outraged. At a concert in Springfield, he uses a backstage pass to sneak into Apu's dressing room and steal his shirt, but Apu catches him and admits that he feels lonely and homesick, so Homer decides to get revenge on the band, by poisoning them with Kwik E-Mart hot dogs. Apu brings out Covercraft back on board and has a good time with his friends, even when they are arrested for food poisoning.

Production

It was originally going to be called Band of Dads but was changed for unknown reasons.

Videos


Season 25 Season 26 Episodes Season 27
Clown in the DumpsThe Wreck of the RelationshipSuper Franchise MeTreehouse of Horror XXVOpposites A-FrackSimpsoramaBlazed and ConfusedCovercraftI Won't Be Home for ChristmasThe Man Who Came to Be DinnerBart's New FriendThe Musk Who Fell to EarthWalking Big & TallMy Fare LadyThe Princess GuideSky PoliceWaiting for DuffmanPeeping MomThe Kids Are All FightLet's Go Fly a CootBull-EMathlete's Feat