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"'''Margical History Tour'''" is the eleventh episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[Season 15]]. This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered [[anthology episodes]] that features mini-stories.
 
"'''Margical History Tour'''" is the eleventh episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[Season 15]]. This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered [[anthology episodes]] that features mini-stories.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Marge Simpson|Marge]], Lisa, Bart and Milhouse go to the library where they discover that books are no longer on the shelves. Without books for reference, the children are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge realizes some history and relates to the kids the following tales:
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Marge, the kids and Milhouse go to the library where they find there are no longer any books on the shelves. With no books for reference, the kids are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge knows some history and relates to the children the following tales:
   
 
*Henry VIII (Homer) tries to find a wife that will bear him a son.
 
*Henry VIII (Homer) tries to find a wife that will bear him a son.
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== Full Story ==
 
== Full Story ==
[[Marge]] takes [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] to the library to study. The librarian tells Lisa that there are no more books, the library is now a 'multimedia learning center for children of all ages, but mostly bums'. The only items they find in the children's center is "Everybody Poops" the video and Yu-Gi-Oh! price guides. When Milhouse complains about needing a pumpkin sticker or better on a paper about Henry VIII Marge makes the best of the situation by telling stories about history.
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[[Marge]] takes [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] to the library to study. The librarian tells Lisa that there are no more books, the library is now a 'multi-media learning center for children of all ages, but mostly bums'. The only items they find in the children's center is "Everybody Poops" the video and Yu-Gi-Oh! price guides. When Milhouse complains about needing a pumpkin sticker or better on a paper about Henry VIII Marge makes the best of the situation by telling stories about history.
   
 
=== Henry VIII ===
 
=== Henry VIII ===
[[File:Homer_VIII.jpg|thumb|230px]]
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[[File:Homer VIII.jpg|thumb|230px]]
[[King Henry VIII]] ([[Homer]]) is unhappy that his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Marge, spelled as [[Margerine of Aragon]]) has borne him a daughter, Mary I (Lisa). Unable to execute Margerine because her father is the king of Spain, Henry attempts marriage counseling. Henry wants a divorce but cannot becuase of catholic law. He starts the church of England to make divorce legal, but forgets to invent the prenup, forcing Henry to split his kingdom. Wanting a son to inherit the throne, Henry marries Anne Boleyn ([[Lindsey Naegle]]); nine months later, Anne tearfully apologizes to Henry for having borne him another daughter, [[Queen Elizabeth I|Elizabeth I]] and is summarily executed. Henry goes through many wives, resulting in more and more daughters. Finally, after many years and executions, Henry is old and sick, lying on his bed, with Margerine by his side. He asks for her forgiveness for having locked her up in a dungeon and asks her to be his queen again. She accepts tenderly and then assassinates him by smothering him to death with his pillow saying "See you hell fat man".
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[[King Henry VIII]] ([[Homer]]) is unhappy that his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Marge, spelled as [[Margerine of Aragon]]) has borne him a daughter, Mary I (Lisa). Unable to execute Margerine because her father is the king of Spain, Henry attempts marriage counseling. Henry wants a divorce but cannot due to catholic law. He starts the church of England to make divorce legal, but forgets to invent the prenup, forcing Henry to split his kingdom. Wanting a son to inherit the throne, Henry marries Anne Boleyn ([[Lindsey Naegle]]); nine months later, Anne tearfully apologizes to Henry for having borne him another daughter, [[Queen Elizabeth I|Elizabeth I]] and is summarily executed. Henry goes through many wives, resulting in more and more daughters. Finally, after many years and executions, Henry is old and sick, lying on his bed, with Margerine by his side. He asks for her forgiveness for having locked her up in a dungeon and asks her to be his queen again. She accepts tenderly and then assassinates him by smothering him to death with his pillow saying "See you in hell, fat man".
   
 
After the story, Milhouse leaves eagerly to start his report on Henry VIII, only to be tripped by [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], who steals Milhouse's notes from Marge's story to use for his own report.
 
After the story, Milhouse leaves eagerly to start his report on Henry VIII, only to be tripped by [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], who steals Milhouse's notes from Marge's story to use for his own report.
   
 
=== Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea ===
 
=== Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea ===
[[File:Lisa_the_Sacagawea.jpg|thumb|left|210px]]
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[[File:Lisa the Sacagawea.jpg|thumb|left|210px]]
 
Meriwether Lewis ([[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]]) and William Clark ([[Carl Carlson|Carl]]) are assigned to explore the West by President Thomas Jefferson ([[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby]]). They meet a tribe of Native Americans led by Homer as the tribal chief, who offers them the guidance of his daughter, Sacagawea (Lisa). Sacagawea gives them many tips on how to survive the land, including how to scare a cougar, but quickly becomes fed up with Lewis and Clark's antics and stupidity. Finally, she leaves them and sets off back home. She encounters a cougar, but before it can attack, Lewis and Clark save her using the advice she gave them. The party arrives at the Pacific Ocean and a heavy downpour begins, prompting Lewis and Clark to name the rain-soaked place Eugene, Oregon. The two explorers reward Sacagawea by creating the Sacagawea dollar which - Marge explains - can be exchanged at the bank for a real dollar.
 
Meriwether Lewis ([[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]]) and William Clark ([[Carl Carlson|Carl]]) are assigned to explore the West by President Thomas Jefferson ([[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby]]). They meet a tribe of Native Americans led by Homer as the tribal chief, who offers them the guidance of his daughter, Sacagawea (Lisa). Sacagawea gives them many tips on how to survive the land, including how to scare a cougar, but quickly becomes fed up with Lewis and Clark's antics and stupidity. Finally, she leaves them and sets off back home. She encounters a cougar, but before it can attack, Lewis and Clark save her using the advice she gave them. The party arrives at the Pacific Ocean and a heavy downpour begins, prompting Lewis and Clark to name the rain-soaked place Eugene, Oregon. The two explorers reward Sacagawea by creating the Sacagawea dollar which - Marge explains - can be exchanged at the bank for a real dollar.
   
 
=== Mozart and Salieri ===
 
=== Mozart and Salieri ===
[[File:Bart_the_Mozart.jpg|thumb|232px]]
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[[File:Bart the Mozart.jpg|thumb|232px]]
 
[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (Bart) is a big hit in Vienna, playing sonatas on the grand piano as if he were a rock star. [[Antonio Salieri]] (Lisa) is resentful of Mozart's good fortune, asking why such a nincompoop could have such talent while she, who is a dab hand on the bugle, is cast aside. She is especially jealous when Mozart wins the best composer award. Their father (Homer) panders to Salieri who he considers to be untalented and their mother (Marge) while not believing the same as her husband, being a woman and following her instincts trusts Mozart more to keep them in luxury. At Mozart's next opera, Salieri serves the Emperor ([[Charles Montgomery Burns]]) wine spiked with a sleeping potion. The opera is a success until the crowd hears the Emperor snoring in the balcony which since the other antendees mindlessly follow the emperor they begin sleeping too. The failure of his opera leads to Mozart's fall from popularity, after which he develops a high fever and becomes deathly ill. At Mozart's deathbed, Salieri tells him she wanted to ruin his life, not kill him. Mozart confesses that he thought highly of Salieri's work, believing that it would be remembered more than his - but his youthful death ensures he and his music will be immortalized forever. He then dies, but not before saying "Eat my pantaloons." The next day, Salieri visits the Emperor's court to submit her musical work, but the court is already focused on Ludwig van Beethoven ([[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]]). Befuddled, Salieri hails a carriage to the mental asylum, gets in, and laughs hysterically as the carriage draws away.
 
[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (Bart) is a big hit in Vienna, playing sonatas on the grand piano as if he were a rock star. [[Antonio Salieri]] (Lisa) is resentful of Mozart's good fortune, asking why such a nincompoop could have such talent while she, who is a dab hand on the bugle, is cast aside. She is especially jealous when Mozart wins the best composer award. Their father (Homer) panders to Salieri who he considers to be untalented and their mother (Marge) while not believing the same as her husband, being a woman and following her instincts trusts Mozart more to keep them in luxury. At Mozart's next opera, Salieri serves the Emperor ([[Charles Montgomery Burns]]) wine spiked with a sleeping potion. The opera is a success until the crowd hears the Emperor snoring in the balcony which since the other antendees mindlessly follow the emperor they begin sleeping too. The failure of his opera leads to Mozart's fall from popularity, after which he develops a high fever and becomes deathly ill. At Mozart's deathbed, Salieri tells him she wanted to ruin his life, not kill him. Mozart confesses that he thought highly of Salieri's work, believing that it would be remembered more than his - but his youthful death ensures he and his music will be immortalized forever. He then dies, but not before saying "Eat my pantaloons." The next day, Salieri visits the Emperor's court to submit her musical work, but the court is already focused on Ludwig van Beethoven ([[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]]). Befuddled, Salieri hails a carriage to the mental asylum, gets in, and laughs hysterically as the carriage draws away.
   
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=== Epilogue ===
 
=== Epilogue ===
At the end, Homer says that the guy who played Mozart was also in 'Animal House' he starts singing about how 'Animal House' was a great movie and it ended like 'American Graffiti' where it shows pictures of everyone and says what happened to them.
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At the end, Homer says that the guy who played Mozart was also in ''Animal House'' he starts singing about how ''Animal House'' was a great movie and it ended like ''American Graffiti'' where it shows pictures of everyone and says what happened to them.
   
 
''Henry VIII still holds the world turkey-leg-eating record.''
 
''Henry VIII still holds the world turkey-leg-eating record.''
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Eat my pantaloons!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"Margical History Tour" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons Season 15. This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered anthology episodes that features mini-stories.

Synopsis

Marge, the kids and Milhouse go to the library where they find there are no longer any books on the shelves. With no books for reference, the kids are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge knows some history and relates to the children the following tales:

  • Henry VIII (Homer) tries to find a wife that will bear him a son.
  • Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) get assistance from Sacagawea (Lisa) in their quest to explore the western territories.
  • Mozart (Bart) the musical child prodigy wows them in 18th century Austria, while his sister (Lisa) fights for her own musical identity.

Full Story

Marge takes Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse to the library to study. The librarian tells Lisa that there are no more books, the library is now a 'multi-media learning center for children of all ages, but mostly bums'. The only items they find in the children's center is "Everybody Poops" the video and Yu-Gi-Oh! price guides. When Milhouse complains about needing a pumpkin sticker or better on a paper about Henry VIII Marge makes the best of the situation by telling stories about history.

Henry VIII

Homer VIII

King Henry VIII (Homer) is unhappy that his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Marge, spelled as Margerine of Aragon) has borne him a daughter, Mary I (Lisa). Unable to execute Margerine because her father is the king of Spain, Henry attempts marriage counseling. Henry wants a divorce but cannot due to catholic law. He starts the church of England to make divorce legal, but forgets to invent the prenup, forcing Henry to split his kingdom. Wanting a son to inherit the throne, Henry marries Anne Boleyn (Lindsey Naegle); nine months later, Anne tearfully apologizes to Henry for having borne him another daughter, Elizabeth I and is summarily executed. Henry goes through many wives, resulting in more and more daughters. Finally, after many years and executions, Henry is old and sick, lying on his bed, with Margerine by his side. He asks for her forgiveness for having locked her up in a dungeon and asks her to be his queen again. She accepts tenderly and then assassinates him by smothering him to death with his pillow saying "See you in hell, fat man".

After the story, Milhouse leaves eagerly to start his report on Henry VIII, only to be tripped by Nelson, who steals Milhouse's notes from Marge's story to use for his own report.

Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea

Lisa the Sacagawea

Meriwether Lewis (Lenny) and William Clark (Carl) are assigned to explore the West by President Thomas Jefferson (Mayor Quimby). They meet a tribe of Native Americans led by Homer as the tribal chief, who offers them the guidance of his daughter, Sacagawea (Lisa). Sacagawea gives them many tips on how to survive the land, including how to scare a cougar, but quickly becomes fed up with Lewis and Clark's antics and stupidity. Finally, she leaves them and sets off back home. She encounters a cougar, but before it can attack, Lewis and Clark save her using the advice she gave them. The party arrives at the Pacific Ocean and a heavy downpour begins, prompting Lewis and Clark to name the rain-soaked place Eugene, Oregon. The two explorers reward Sacagawea by creating the Sacagawea dollar which - Marge explains - can be exchanged at the bank for a real dollar.

Mozart and Salieri

Bart the Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Bart) is a big hit in Vienna, playing sonatas on the grand piano as if he were a rock star. Antonio Salieri (Lisa) is resentful of Mozart's good fortune, asking why such a nincompoop could have such talent while she, who is a dab hand on the bugle, is cast aside. She is especially jealous when Mozart wins the best composer award. Their father (Homer) panders to Salieri who he considers to be untalented and their mother (Marge) while not believing the same as her husband, being a woman and following her instincts trusts Mozart more to keep them in luxury. At Mozart's next opera, Salieri serves the Emperor (Charles Montgomery Burns) wine spiked with a sleeping potion. The opera is a success until the crowd hears the Emperor snoring in the balcony which since the other antendees mindlessly follow the emperor they begin sleeping too. The failure of his opera leads to Mozart's fall from popularity, after which he develops a high fever and becomes deathly ill. At Mozart's deathbed, Salieri tells him she wanted to ruin his life, not kill him. Mozart confesses that he thought highly of Salieri's work, believing that it would be remembered more than his - but his youthful death ensures he and his music will be immortalized forever. He then dies, but not before saying "Eat my pantaloons." The next day, Salieri visits the Emperor's court to submit her musical work, but the court is already focused on Ludwig van Beethoven (Nelson). Befuddled, Salieri hails a carriage to the mental asylum, gets in, and laughs hysterically as the carriage draws away.

Lisa realizes that Marge's telling of the lives of Mozart and Salieri is not the real version, noting that Mozart worked hard on his music and that he and Salieri had better relations in their time, and says that the story is based on the movie Amadeus. Homer says that the person who played Mozart also starred in Animal House, and he sings the theme from that film over the credits.

Epilogue

At the end, Homer says that the guy who played Mozart was also in Animal House he starts singing about how Animal House was a great movie and it ended like American Graffiti where it shows pictures of everyone and says what happened to them.

Henry VIII still holds the world turkey-leg-eating record.

Sacagawea went on to great riches posing for butter boxes.

Mozart's burial site is now the most popular gas station in Vienna.

That night, Homer watched 'Animal House' again. He went to work the next day in a toga.

Citations

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Treehouse of Horror XIVMy Mother the CarjackerThe President Wore PearlsThe Regina MonologuesThe Fat and the FurriestToday, I Am a Clown'Tis the Fifteenth SeasonMarge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and GaysI, D'oh-BotDiatribe of a Mad HousewifeMargical History TourMilhouse Doesn't Live Here AnymoreSmart and SmarterThe Ziff Who Came to DinnerCo-Dependent's DayThe Wandering JuvieMy Big Fat Geek WeddingCatch 'Em if You CanSimple SimpsonThe Way We Weren'tBart-Mangled BannerFraudcast News