Moe's Tavern is the local tavern in Springfield. The bar is named after its owner, Moe Szyslak. It is the only known tavern in Springfield (maybe becuse, like Krusty and Krusty Burger, Moe pays Fat Tony money to make sure that there is no competition), though there is a Joe's in Shelbyville.
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Interior
The bar was described by Dr. Hibbert's daughter as smelling "like tinkle". The inside of the bar is dank and scant with red and green diamond windows. The bar serves Duff Beer, Henry K. Duff's Private Reserve, Tuborg; "The Beer Of Danish Kings", and Red Tick Beer, a beer flavored with dogs. It is also shown that they serve a drink to lose the memory, which Homer uses in order to forget that we was going to have a secret party.
The bar may actually be an illegal speakeasy, as the bar's liquor license expired in 1973, was valid only in Rhode Island and was signed by Moe himself (although Moe had intended to get it updated to the current year, the correct state, and real) [1].
Inside Moe's Tavern
His bar features a few pool tables (to which Barney Gumble once "made sweet love" and then "befouled," in that order), a dartboard, the occasional rat, a love tester machine, a bull-riding machine, a racing washing machine and dryer sold to him by Herb Powell, a cigarette vending machine, and a jukebox. A jar of pickled eggs perpetually sits on the bar counter.
As female customers are so rare, Moe uses the women's restroom as an office. Moe claims that there "haven't been any ladies at Moe's since 1979"
Moe's back room has often been the site of numerous illegal operations. Among these are: smuggling Pandas [2], Kidnapping Shamu [3], and running a Deer Hunter-style Russian Roulette game.
It is also shown that there is a back room in the bar which is apparently Moe's bedroom. It's implied in that same scene that Moe lives in the bar, saying "I bet if I didn't sell booze, they wouldn't even come here"
Moe's Tavern always closes on Wednesdays, as Moe performs charity work by reading to the homeless at the same refuge where Ned Flanders serves soup.[4]
Incarnations
Moe's Tavern has been reinvented a few times over the years. During these times, at least, he had many more customers, including women:
- The tavern was originally called Meaux's Tavern, and later on, Moe's Cavern[5].
- Moe renamed his tavern Flaming Moe's when Homer's cocktail drink became popular.[6]
Moe answers a prank call from Bart.
- Moe's was briefly converted into a family restaurant called Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag but it was reverted it when he was unable to tolerate the family atmosphere.[7]
- It appeared that Moe has moved to a new location on the Squidport named Moe's Brewing Co. Homer is amazed that Moe's moved to a fancier place, even though it was actually a long tunnel that lead to the original Moe's. A visitor remarked, "Hey, this isn't faux dive. This is a dive," to which Moe replies "You're a long way from home, yuppie-boy. I'll start a tab."[8]
- During a brief period of Prohibition in Springfield, Moe's Tavern was converted into a speakeasy. The sign on the front read Moe's Pet Shop, and the bar and booths flipped over to display pet cages whenever federal agents show up to bust the speakeasy.[9]
- Moe transformed his tavern into a nightclub for yuppie hipsters, renaming the bar M. Homer was upset because the M didn't have Duff Beer, so he opened his own tavern in his garage.[10]
- When Homer took a mortgage on his house to save Moe's, Marge partnered up with Moe to revamp the bar as an English pub called The Nag & Weasel. The pub's sign indicated that Marge is the nag and Moe is the weasel.[11]
- When Homer convinced the town that the Rapture was coming, Moe sold his bar to Japanese businessmen who converted it into a sushi restaurant named Tokyo Roe's.[12]
- During the 90's, Moe's Tavern was allegedly turned into a Cigar bar. At one point, after Barney expelled tons of smoke, Moe tried to use the opportunity to steal a fellow patron's watch, but the smoke dissipated before he could successfully steal it. He then tried to make an alibi that he was just "coming on to him", but the alibi backfired when the patron invites him to his apartment (implying that he was gay).
Moe, the bartender
Regular customers
It appears that Moe's tavern has only six regular patrons, Homer, Barney, Lenny, Carl, Sam and Larry. Moe pointed out that due to their frequent habit of drunk-driving, "91% of all traffic accidents in this city are caused by you six guys."[13] In earlier episodes, circa season 5, many other customers are shown at the bar, although most are unnamed characters that play no role but as background.
Barney's bar tab was so large that Moe had to send it to NASA to get it calculated. It totaled $14 billion. Initially, it was believed to be $70 billion, but that was revealed to be the cost of the Voyager space craft.
Other regulars
You may also occasionally see Charlie, one of Homer's colleagues at the nuclear power plant. Moe's is usually the place where Homer takes new found friends to hang out, such as Principal Skinner before his marriage.
The two barflies usually seen are Sam and Larry. Sam always wears a cap and Larry has a balding head.
Other Patrons
- Aerosmith [14]
- Stephen Hawking [15][16]
- U2 [17]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers [18]
- Jay Leno [19]
- Wade Boggs [20]
- Johnny Carson [21]
- Joe Frazier [22]
- Jamie Farr [23]" (An autographed photo with the Legend: 'To Moe, the Inspiration for Corporal Klinger...now where's my beer?')
- R.E.M [24]
- The owner of King Toots
- A man with glasses that are out of focus
- Hugh Jass (a man who coincidentally has the same name that Bart uses for a prank call)
- An unnamed person who has a cowlick and easily passes out
- A gay man who was under the impression that Moe's Tavern was a gay bar
- Ruth Powers
- Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo [25] whose name Homer uses as an alias. When Moe insults the name, Shabadoo bursting into tears and running out of the bar; Barney calls out sympathetically after him, "Come back, Joey Joe Joe!")
- A potential patron was Guy Incognito, a man who looked like Homer and talked in a voice similar to his but had a mustache and wore a top hat and tails. Guy wanted to order a drink one time, but Moe thought it was Homer (Homer was temporarily banned from Moe's at the time) in disguise and kicked him out not realizing his error. Homer sees this man lying in the gutter out the front of Moe's and realises he looks just like him but instead of investigating this further, Homer chases after a dog with a puffy tail.
- An unknown character who thinks Homer's name is Bill.
- Barney's dog Shaggy was seen joining the regulars. When Moe commented that he was sick of hearing "shaggy dog stories", Shaggy left in a huff.
Performances
A small stage stands at one end and has been host to a few performances
- Aerosmith [26]
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers [27]
- The Be Sharps [28]
- Krusty the Clown (during his "rebel comic" phase)[29]
Location, Address and phone number
Moe's Tavern is located on Walnut Street, next to King Toot's Music Store. Across the street is the Moeview Hotel and factory once owned by Bart Simpson.
The phone number varies from time to time. Mr. Burns once tried to call Smithers but did not know his phone number. He tried the buttons marked with the letters for Smithers (764-8437(7)) and called Moe's [30]. Bart is asked to call Homer by Principal Skinner, the number visible on the card is WORK: KLondike 5-6832 HOME: KLondike 5-6754 MOE'S TAVERN: KLondike 5-1239, Moe answers the phone and Bart asks for Homer Sexual [31]. However, in another occasion, Homer phones the bar at 355-1337.[32]
Behind the Laughter
Moe's Tavern is based on a real bar called Moe's by Loyola Marymount in Playa Del Rey, CA on Culver Street. The owner of Moe's actually bears a striking resemblance to the Simpson's Moe.
A bar called Moe's Tavern can be seen opposite the bank in the film Dog Day Afternoon. Hank Azaria stated that Moe's voice was based on that of Al Pacino's character in the same film.
On the Middle East Broadcasting Center on the Arab version of the show, where The Simpsons is known as Al Shamshoon, the characters drink soda at Moe's Tavern because alcoholic beer is forbidden in Islam.
A DVD featurette on The Complete Tenth Season features a clip collection of these crank calls from Seasons 1 through 7.
In The Simpsons Movie it is called Moe's Bar instead of Moe's Tavern.
Appearances
Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" - Episode – "Homer's Odyssey"
- Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
- Episode – "Moaning Lisa"
- Episode – "The Telltale Head"
- Episode – "Homer's Night Out"
- Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening"
- Episode – "Bart Gets an F"
- Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
- Episode – "Dancin' Homer"
- Episode – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
- Episode – "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
- Episode – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
- Episode – "Principal Charming"
- Episode – "Blood Feud"
- Episode – "When Flanders Failed"
- Episode – "Flaming Moe's"
- Episode – "Duffless"
- Episode – "Homer the Vigilante"
- Episode – "Team Homer"
- Episode – "The Homer They Fall"
- Episode – "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
- Episode – "The Cartridge Family"
- Episode – "Simpson Tide"
- Episode – "Dumbbell Indemnity"
- Episode – "Mayored to the Mob"
- Episode – "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
- Episode – "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"
- Episode – "I'm with Cupid"
- Episode – "Mom and Pop Art"
- Episode – "Pygmoelian"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI"
- Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"
- Episode – "Lisa the Tree Hugger"
- Episode – "Homer vs. Dignity"
- Episode – "HOMR"
- Episode – "Trilogy of Error"
- Episode – "Homer the Moe"
- Episode – "The Blunder Years"
- Episode – "Jaws Wired Shut"
- Episode – "Helter Shelter"
- Episode – "Large Marge"
- Episode – "Pray Anything"
- Episode – "The Dad Who Knew Too Little"
- Episode – "The Strong Arms of Ma"
- Episode – "The Great Louse Detective"
- Episode – "Barting Over"
- Episode – "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
- Episode – "Moe Baby Blues"
- Episode – "Simpsons Christmas Stories"
- Episode – "Moe 'N' a Lisa"
- Episode – "The Boys of Bummer"
- Episode – "Marge Gamer"
- Episode – "Yokel Chords"
- Episode – "Any Given Sundance"
- Episode – "The Wife Aquatic"
- Episode – "E Pluribus Wiggum"
- Episode – "All About Lisa"
- Episode – "Lost Verizon"
- Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"
- Episode – "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
- Episode – "Coming to Homerica"
- Episode – "Homer the Whopper"
- Episode – "Moe Letter Blues"
- Episode – "Judge Me Tender"
- – The Simpsons Movie
References
- ↑ Pygmoelian
- ↑ Cape Feare
- ↑ The Springfield Files
- ↑ Homer Loves Flanders
- ↑ Three Gays of the Condo
- ↑ Flaming Moe's
- ↑ Bart Sells His Soul
- ↑ My Sister, My Sitter
- ↑ Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment
- ↑ Homer the Moe
- ↑ Mommie Beerest
- ↑ Thank God It's Doomsday
- ↑ The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
- ↑ Flaming Moe's
- ↑ They Saved Lisa's Brain
- ↑ Don't Fear the Roofer
- ↑ Trash of the Titans
- ↑ Krusty Gets Kancelled
- ↑ The Last Temptation of Krust
- ↑ Homer at the Bat
- ↑ Krusty Gets Kancelled
- ↑ Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?
- ↑ Fear of Flying
- ↑ Homer the Moe
- ↑ The Last Temptation of Homer
- ↑ Flaming Moe's
- ↑ Krusty Gets Kancelled
- ↑ Homer's Barbershop Quartet
- ↑ The Last Temptation of Krust
- ↑ Homer the Smithers
- ↑ Principal Charming
- ↑ Bonfire of the Manatees