So, he's The Intersect. Directed by Robert Butler. "They've given you a number. He was looking for Homer when he was abducted to The Island. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Similar to the ReBoot example above, "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" only makes sense if you know it's a parody of The Prisoner. In "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", an episode spoofing The Prisoner, Homer returns home only to be attacked by his own German body double. ; New discussion topics go at the bottom of the page. Directed by Mark Kirkland, Jim Reardon. In a Something Completely Different episode "Simpsons Tall Tales" (2001), a hobo explains that there are two kinds of hobos, stabbing and singing, and calls non-hobos no-bos. 12+ Please sign and date your posts using four tildes (~~~~). If you want to start a Main/TheComputerWoreTennisShoes page, just click the edit button above. ... Ha, ha! A page for describing YMMV: Simpsons S 12 E 6 The Computer Wore Menace Shoes. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. The Loop (TV) Do you like this video? Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the YKTTWsystem. View Mobile Site Menu. Hilarious in Hindsight: In the remake, Dexter not only receives seemingly unlimited knowledge, incredible math skills, and the ability to read bar codes, but also the ability to recognize if a person is a wanted criminal. You know, once you get used to the druggings, this isn't such a bad place. The film was remade in 1995, with Kirk Cameron as Dexter Riley. This is a talk page, where you can send messages and comments about the page for The Computer Wore Menace Shoes. "Look, you can drug me all you want, but my family won't rest till they find my drug-bloated corpse. The Simpsons S 12 E 7 The Great Money Caper. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is a 1969 American comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn and William Schallert.It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company.. The Simpsons: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (2000) (TV Episode) The name of the episode is a reference to this movie. Officer Scraps is a bloodhound who is working for the polices in Springfield. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes S12 E6 2 Dec 2000. Marge like it's name. The Simpsons. In your face, number 6!" "The Simpsons" The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (TV Episode 2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Episode – "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" The film is about a college student who suffers a shock while installing his new computer and winds up absorbing all of the information on its hard drive. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes has been listed as one of the Media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. The latter especially for being Anvilicious as all hell. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes “I did it! The Simpsons - Season 12: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes - Homer uses his new computer to spread gossip on the Internet…and eventually finds himself stranded on a mysterious island. Treehouse of Horror XI • A Tale of Two Springfields • Insane Clown Poppy • Lisa the Tree Hugger • Homer vs. Back in 1969 a little-regarded teen movie was released called "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes". A page for describing Recap: Simpsons S 12 E 6 The Computer Wore Menace Shoes. Homer's gossip website becomes a huge hit, but when his information runs out he resorts to making up news. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Behind the Laughter 3.1 Reception 4 Citations Homer discovers the Internet and starts his own web page, where he calls himself Mr. X and begins revealing Springfield's secrets. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 2000. In "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" (2000), Nelson claims that Springfield Elementary science classes are dissecting frozen hobos. While reading "Mr. X's" expose on his computer: There's also Number 6's reaction to Homer stealing his escape raft. And he's got the bindles to prove it. With Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert. I've changed the world! Homer's gossip website becomes a huge hit, but when his information runs out he resorts to making up news. And taken away your name." "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mark Kirkland.It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 2000. Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: When Homer shows off his website and Lisa tells … Tropes … The students of Medfield College, headed by Dexter, coerce wealthy businessman A.J. The success of this film spawned two sequels: Now You See Him, Now You Don't in 1972 and The Strongest Man in the World in 1975. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheComputerWoreTennisShoes. Over 606 TV Time users rated it a 16.12/10 with their favorite characters being Dan Castellaneta (delete) as Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson and Matt Groening as Maggie Simpson. While installing a replacement computer part during a thunderstorm, Riley is zapped and becomes a human computer. YMMV/The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes If you meant one of those, just click and go. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, The Computer Wore Menace Shoes, As Mr. X Homer starts his own web page where begins revealing Springfield's secrets. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. He now has superhuman mathematical talent, can read and remember the contents of an encyclopedia volume in a few minutes, and speak a language fluently after reading one textbook. Now I know exactly how God feels.” Homer "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is the sixth episode of Season 12. Arno to donate an old computer to the college, which he secretly used as part of an illegal gambling ring. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes was a 1969 comedy film released by Walt Disney Productions. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it: Good article nominee: Listed Untitled. * ''Night Chills'' by Creator/DeanKoontz has a [[TestedOnHumans small town being used as a testbed]] for such a conspiracy, the control agent spread by a combination of WaterSourceTampering and SubliminalSeduction. 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