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La Maison Derrière is a burlesque house in Springfield.

History[]

The house was rumored by the local children to be owned the home of a witch, although Ralph claimed a "Frankenstein" lived there and Milhouse believed it was the home of an evil scientist who creates a race of "super-zombies." Despite them all being told to leave, Bart ventures onto the property of the house, climbs onto the roof to retrieve the model airplane, but slipped and fell after performing a dance while misspelling the word success.

Bart's fall got the attention of Belle, the property's owner. She takes him to Homer and he agreed to having Bart work there, albeit only after she threatened to come back to talk to Marge when Homer made it clear he had no intention of punishing his son. When Bart arrived at the house, he saw gambling, drinking, a burlesque show and exclaims to Belle that he had been wrongly informed about witches. Bart eventually takes on a number of odd jobs around the house, including taking over as emcee one evening, as he was the only one capable of wearing the emcee's suit.

Upon learning of its existence, Marge, Reverend Lovejoy, Flanders, and other people called a town meeting where Marge incited the town's citizens to form an angry mob which then flocked to the house to try to bulldoze it to the ground.

Maison Derrière was fortunately saved (at least in part) after Homer led the townfolk in the song "We Put the Spring in Springfield," which revealed that a lot of prominent townspeople frequented the house. However, a still-zealous Marge, who missed the song, accidentally damaged the mansion by forgetting to put the parking brake on the bulldozer while trying to sing her own response to the song. She ends up working for Belle to pay for the damage. Marge's first job for the La Maison Derrière was acting as a Ventriloquist, although her act was a bit too "wooden", causing Homer to heckle her by shouting "Take it off" and Bart, acting as a bouncer, escorting Homer off of the premises.

Maison Derriere Tapped Out

Employees[]

Customers[]

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Among the people who have gone to the mansion are:

Even though Belle called it a place where she provides cheeky, fun entertainment for men, some women patrons (besides Patty) are seen. Some may be prostitutes, in Belle's employ, lesbians like Patty, on a date, or simply there to get a drink.

Behind the Laughter[]

  • In French, "derrière" means both "behind" (something that is not in front of you) and "buttocks". In this episode's case, it is most likely the latter ("Maison Derrière" thus meaning "Buttocks House"). The name of Belle's house is a pun and a double-entendre.
  • Belle explains to Bart in the episode that the name means "The Back House", as an attempt at child-friendly censorship.

Appearances[]

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons Road Rage

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Hit and Run

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons Game

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Tapped Out

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