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Viva Ned Flanders |
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- "Geez, Flanders, you're 60 years old and you haven't lived a day in your life."
- ―Homer Simpson
- "Here comes that vomit again."
- ―Ned Flanders
"Viva Ned Flanders" is the tenth episode of Season 10.
Summary[]
After Ned Flanders reveals that he's sixty years old and looks young because of his cautiousness and clean living, everyone begins pitying Ned for being a boring old man. To combat this, Ned joins Homer on a trip to Las Vegas, where the two gamble away their money, drink themselves stupid, and end up married to two skanky barmaids who call upon Vegas' most popular entertainers to capture them when Homer and Ned plot to divorce them.
Full Story[]
All of Springfield is at the demolishing of the Monty Burns Casino from a previous episode. Just before detonation, Bart announced that he can't wait to see the implosion. The nearby construction worker who pushed the detonating handle reacted to Bart's comment as though he just realized he mistakenly set the building up to explode instead of implode. This mistake causes Springfield to be engulfed by mountain high smoke. While driving away Marge suggests to Homer that he should get the car washed. He refuses until Lenny pulls up right next to the car and suggests that he should get his car washed, then drives there immediately. While there Marge notices that they have her favorite music on sale. While paying for the wash Homer notices that Ned Flanders only has to pay $5 instead of the regular $10 fee because he used a senior citizen discount card. Homer suspects that Flanders is not 55 and thinks that's a big gyp.
Ned explains his bland lifestyle
The next day at church Homer interrupts donation time to announce that Flanders is a big shyster, and demand to know Flanders' age. Flanders admits that he is actually 60 years old. People ask him how he stays so young looking. Flanders says it is just living a clean life, saying he has never given into any urges, at which point everyone begins to pity him for living so long without ever having lived at all.
During the car ride home, Ned asks his family if he is just plain boring. Maude replies no and he believes her until the whole family predicts what he was going to say. He stops the car to see that Abe and Jasper are living it up driving a red sports car full of beautiful young women and is annoyed that everyone seems to be living but him, but the two are actually getting carjacked at gun point.
Ned impressed with Homer's spontaneous mannerisms
The next day Ned tries to be less boring and predictable by not trimming his mustache but the family says its just plain old Ned Flanders. Ned looks out the window to see Homer roasting a chicken on the roof with the chimney going up in flames. Flanders climbs up the roof and asks Homer to help him become a nonsensical person and a wild thinker. Homer accepts the job.
Homer gives Ned papers to sign. Lisa tells him that he is giving Homer power of attorney, but it's the only way that Homer will teach him his ways, so he accepts. Later that day as Homer is driving Ned around, Ned writes down everything he says. But Homer throws the notepad out the window and says that he is being too sensible and not impulsive enough. So he drives him to the Monty Burns Casino but Ned reminds him that they blew that up a few days back. Homer then turns back and tells Ned that they are going to Las Vegas.
Lance Murdock in Vegas
At about 8:30pm, they are not in Las Vegas yet, and Ned wants to call Maude so she isn't worried about him. Homer lies to him saying that he already called her, knowing Flanders will believe him. Once they get to Vegas Ned starts to reconsider the trip and wants to get out. Homer attempts to lock the doors but Ned gets out anyway. Joan Rivers pops up asking Ned if he wants to be on her infomercial. Ned gets back in the car and they drive off to a show place called Nero's Palace, which is showing Lance Murdock. Homer tells Flanders that this is his moment to be exciting but when the show starts Ned says he is not going to risk his life like a bozo. So Homer volunteers and ignores all the safety instructions. Homer's stupidity gives Lance some internal injuries. Homer gets off the ramp and goes to the casino. Ned admits that he wanted to see Homer get killed, which Homer was proud of.
Homer and Ned play a game of craps. Homer asks him what number he should pick. Ned believes that gambling is wrong, but Homer picks the number seven. They win and go off to the bar. There Ned asks Homer how does he just think before he even acts. Homer tells him his secret is alcohol. He then tells the waitress to get them some more alcohol.
The Vegas wives
Ned and Homer sleep in a hot tub with their clothes on. They wake up to find out that they are now married to the two waitresses that served them drinks at Nero's Palace. Homer thinks this is a scam, so they show Homer and Ned their wedding video. The two treat their new wives to the buffet and then run while they are not looking. The two waitresses call Vegas security to capture them. They are then captured and thrown out of the town and are forbidden to come back. While walking back to Springfield, Homer makes up a story that they were abducted by aliens to cover up the whole incident. As the credits roll, Homer and Ned are attacked by vultures.