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The rest of the episode gets into Skinner's life nicely. Toss in a great Alien reference and the episode offers yet another solid show." Jacobson also said he liked the appearance of Flanders's "beatnik father". [9] Gary Mullinax of The News Journal called the episode "very funny" and named it one of his top-ten favorite episodes. [10]
IGN also named "My Fair Laddy", the only episode which centres around Willie, the best episode of the seventeenth season. [20] Jim Slotek of Sun Media called Willie the ninth-best Simpsons supporting character, and also made a Top Ten quotes list, which included Willie's quote "Och, back to the loch wi' ye, Nessie", from "Selma's Choice". [21]
In the park, Groundskeeper Willie is seen singing a cover version of "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. The scene where Principal Skinner attempts to sell Jimbo is a reference to a similar scene in the story Oliver Twist , more specifically he yells "Boy for Sale", a reference to a song in the musical film adaptation Oliver!
A longtime recurring character — groundskeeper Willie — found love on The Simpsons Sunday, and to honor the Scottish character the episode came complete with famous Scotland-born guest stars ...
Ron Hauge, a writer for The Simpsons, came up with the initial character of Alex, [3] and Jane O'Brien named the character after her best friend. [4] The scene showing Homer's hemorrhaged eye as Groundskeeper Willie strangles him got a big laugh in the studio. [2] Mike Scully comments that he now uses it in college clip shows. [2]
The episode was written by Michael Price and directed by Bob Anderson. In this episode, Lisa makes a bet with Bart that she can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman while Homer creates an advertising campaign for blue pants so he can buy a new pair. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film My Fair Lady. The ...
The characters Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie and Squeaky Voiced Teen made their first appearances on the show in "Principal Charming". Willie's role in the episode was to punish Bart by making him re-sod the grass. Originally, Willie was just written as an angry janitor, and the fact that he was Scottish was added during a recording session.
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