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Season 11  "Behind the Laughter"  11x22

Aired 24 years ago - May 21, 2000

In this satire of VH1's "Behind The Music," we learn the secrets of the Simpsons' rise, fall, and ultimate success.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 1
just staring at that Hollywood Hogwash.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 2
Homer kept saying he could do a more realistic family show.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 3
Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 4
- [Whirring ] - [ Both Gasp]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 5
But Homer and I had real chemistry on screen.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 6
Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 7
[ Narrator] the Simpsons had their foot in the door.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 8
- ##[ Continues, Indistinct] - [ Laughing, Gurgling ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 9
[ Narrator] The Simpsons was a smash.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 10
- Why, you little- [ Sputtering ] - [ Choking ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 11
and Simpson Gin wetting whistles worldwide, the money was pouring in.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 12
Mmm. Ah.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 13
♪♪ [ Vocalizing ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 14
Meanwhile, Krustophenia sits on the shelf.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 15
Right. And the award for Best Hard-core Thrash Metal goes to...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 16
- [ Buzzing ] - When we come back-
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 17
Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 18
fire hoses of respect- the Simpsons had it all.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 19
Oh, Homer was spending money like a... teenage Arab. [ Chuckles ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 20
Hey, did we ever get that money?.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 21
Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 22
- Yep. There I go. - [ Grunting ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 23
[ Narrator] Somehow, Homer became addicted to painkillers.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 24
-[Whistling, Screaming ] -But what was even more like a drug was the drugs.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 25
And just a few stars down from the Cheerios honeybee.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 26
Marge lost much of the family fortune investing in birth control products.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 27
then hundreds.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 28
that the Simpsons were evading their income taxes.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 29
- Oh! - [ Snaps Fingers ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 30
took its toll on their TV series.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 31
Who told you about those laws?. Was it Marge?.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 32
I 'm... an impostor.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 33
[ Narrator] But there were bigger problems off-screen.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 34
Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 35
- ## [ Country] - [ Narrator] It was an evening none of them would ever forget.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 36
Yeah, forget the doughnuts. We're here to go nuts.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 37
- I'll kill you! - [ Grunts ] You don't have the guts, little man!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 38
- # Got a brother named Billy and my teeth look silly # - [ Cheering, Laughing]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 39
- [Narrator] the dream was over. - [ Busy Signal Beeping ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 40
♪♪ [ Rock]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 41
After the state fair fiasco, none of the family were speaking to each other.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 42
As a young female artist...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 43
♪ I need them all right now ♪♪
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 44
♪♪[Rock]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 45
- [ Laughing ] - Good night, Laughlin.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 46
That's ridiculous.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 47
- You don't have to answer that. - Shut up, all of you, or I'll sue.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 48
- [ Squawking ] - But then came help from an unexpected source.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 49
Not again. Time saver, my ass.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 50
Or would his olive branch be torn apart by woodpeckers of mistrust?

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 2
Homer kept saying he could do a more realistic family show.
#2 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 3 #3 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 4
- [Whirring ] - [ Both Gasp]
#4 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 5
But Homer and I had real chemistry on screen.
#5 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 6 #6 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 7
[ Narrator] the Simpsons had their foot in the door.
#7 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 8
- ##[ Continues, Indistinct] - [ Laughing, Gurgling ]
#8 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 9
[ Narrator] The Simpsons was a smash.
#9 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 10
- Why, you little- [ Sputtering ] - [ Choking ]
#10 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 11
and Simpson Gin wetting whistles worldwide, the money was pouring in.
#11 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 12
Mmm. Ah.
#12 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 13
♪♪ [ Vocalizing ]
#13 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 14
Meanwhile, Krustophenia sits on the shelf.
#14 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 15
Right. And the award for Best Hard-core Thrash Metal goes to...
#15 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 16
- [ Buzzing ] - When we come back-
#16 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 17 #17 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 18
fire hoses of respect- the Simpsons had it all.
#18 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 19
Oh, Homer was spending money like a... teenage Arab. [ Chuckles ]
#19 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 20
Hey, did we ever get that money?.
#20 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 21 #21 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 22
- Yep. There I go. - [ Grunting ]
#22 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 23
[ Narrator] Somehow, Homer became addicted to painkillers.
#23 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 24
-[Whistling, Screaming ] -But what was even more like a drug was the drugs.
#24 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 25
And just a few stars down from the Cheerios honeybee.
#25 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 26
Marge lost much of the family fortune investing in birth control products.
#26 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 27
then hundreds.
#27 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 28
that the Simpsons were evading their income taxes.
#28 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 29
- Oh! - [ Snaps Fingers ]
#29 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 30
took its toll on their TV series.
#30 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 31
Who told you about those laws?. Was it Marge?.
#31 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 32
I 'm... an impostor.
#32 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 33
[ Narrator] But there were bigger problems off-screen.
#33 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 34 #34 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 35
- ## [ Country] - [ Narrator] It was an evening none of them would ever forget.
#35 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 36
Yeah, forget the doughnuts. We're here to go nuts.
#36 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 37
- I'll kill you! - [ Grunts ] You don't have the guts, little man!
#37 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 38
- # Got a brother named Billy and my teeth look silly # - [ Cheering, Laughing]
#38 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 39
- [Narrator] the dream was over. - [ Busy Signal Beeping ]
#39 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 40
♪♪ [ Rock]
#40 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 41
After the state fair fiasco, none of the family were speaking to each other.
#41 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 42
As a young female artist...
#42 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 43
♪ I need them all right now ♪♪
#43 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 44
♪♪[Rock]
#44 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 45
- [ Laughing ] - Good night, Laughlin.
#45 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 46
That's ridiculous.
#46 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 47
- You don't have to answer that. - Shut up, all of you, or I'll sue.
#47 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 48
- [ Squawking ] - But then came help from an unexpected source.
#48 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 49
Not again. Time saver, my ass.
#49 Recap of The Simpsons Season 11 Episode 22 (S11E22) - 50
Or would his olive branch be torn apart by woodpeckers of mistrust?
#50