Line #20 Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E25NaturalBornKissers


1	->"''Marge, can we trade? I don't trust these guys.''"
2	-->--'''Homer''' during one of his and Marge's SceneryCensor moments in this episode.
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4	'''Original air date:''' 5/17/1998
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6	'''Production code:''' 5F18
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8	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/452px_natural_born_kissers___promo_artwork.png]]
9	Homer and Marge's 11th anniversary has struck, and they're ready for a fancy evening at the Gilded Truffle. But when Grampa takes a wrong turn, the kids are left without a babysitter. Because of this, they are forced to take the kids to a loud, kitschy family restaurant, and their evening is spoiled. That night, they find that, despite it being a special occasion, they can't get in the mood for lovemaking either, further depressing them. The next day, because Homer accidentally left the freezer open, they have to go to the backwoods part of town to try and get a new motor, all the while lamenting on how much of a rut they're in. A sudden storm kicks up, however, and the two have to rush to a nearby barn for safety. After a near-fatal encounter with the owner of the barn, the two find themselves in a very amorous mood, and have themselves a RollInTheHay.
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11	Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa have found Grampa's old metal detector, and intend to use it to find buried treasure. Their first few attempts, however, mostly pick up nothing but buried junk.
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13	After the incident at the farmhouse, the two find themselves once again in a romantic mood, and book an evening at a local bed and breakfast. However, they find themselves in a rut once more, worried that they may have lost the spark. But when a maid walks in on them, they find that they're actually turned on by the chance of getting caught, and begin public lovemaking sessions.
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15	As for Bart and Lisa's treasure hunt, the two find a true treasure buried near the Aztec Theater: a film reel with an alternate ending to ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'', one where Rick and Jane end up together. Apparently, the Old Jewish Man worked on the movie, and tried to tack the ending onto the picture. He then bribes the kids to bury the movie again, along with another film reel with a Killing Spree Ending to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
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17	Now that Homer and Marge know what gets each other going, they return to the golf course where Bart was conceived, and start getting intimate with each other. However, while they're in the act, the Flanders' end up golfing at that same hole, and sure enough, their ball gets stuck. This alerts the other golfers that something's inside the hole, to which Moe decides to smoke them out with Carbon Monoxide.
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19	In a panic, Homer and Marge knock over their hiding place, just narrowly avoiding detection. However, they left their clothes at the golf course, [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside leaving the two being chased around Springfield completely naked.]] As they try and get home without being seen, they end up cornered in a used car lot, the only exit being the hot air balloon decoration. This doesn't do any better for them; Homer's attempt to grab clothes leads to him falling out and dangling from a rope, not to mention slamming rear-first into the glass ceiling of a church. At Homer's insistence, Marge sets the balloon down... into the middle of a football field. In the middle of a game. On camera day.
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21	Naturally, the two end up in the front page of the newspaper, and they're left trying to explain the details to the kids. While they explain, however, the two get excited, [[HereWeGoAgain and go right back to the golf course.]]
22	-->'''Homer:''' ''(suggestively)'' Who's in the mood for miniature golf?\
23	'''Marge:''' Ooh, I am!\
24	''(the kids, missing the implication, cheer and excitedly follow them to the front door, where they witness the parents driving away on their own)''\
25	'''Bart:''' ''(scoffs)'' They're gonna feel so silly when they realize they forgot us...
26	----
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28	!! Tropes:
29	* AdolfHitlarious: The alternative ending to ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' shows Hitler suddenly appearing from his hiding place in Sam's piano, about to kill Rick with a grenade, when Ilsa drops out of the plane with a parachute and lands on the piano, trapping Hitler inside when the grenade goes off.
30	* AwfulWeddedLife: Homer and Marge have their anniversary spoiled by their kids taking them to a cheap restaurant. Their sex life is just about dead, and their weekends are rather boring.
31	-->'''Marge:''' When we got married, is this how you thought we'd be spending our Saturdays? Driving out to the boondocks to trade in a refrigerator motor?\
32	'''Homer:''' Eh, I never thought I'd live this long.
33	* BaitAndSwitch:
34	** When Sideshow Mel sees Homer at the football game.
35	--->'''Sideshow Mel:''' Look at that blimp! He's hanging from a balloon!
36	** After the couple is accidentally barged in on by the maid at the bed and breakfast while they were trying to get intimate, she promptly apologizes and declares that she saw ''everything''.
37	* {{Balloonacy}}: The naked hot air balloon sequence.
38	* {{Beachcombing}}: Bart and Lisa's plot, though not at the beach. They don't find much other than junk, until they find a buried alternate ending to ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' near the Aztec Theater.
39	* BearsAreBadNews: No bears appear in the episode, but the associated fear of them is still present. When all the people are reaching into the windmill and wondering what's in it while they unknowingly grope Homer, Edna Krabappel idly remarks that it smells like a bear. Everyone gasps and pulls away immediately.
40	* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: The police dog that was used to get Homer's scent to locate him and Marge goes crazy and runs off after sniffing his underwear. A newspaper headline seen later in the episode claims that it's now "clinging to life".
41	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Moe of all people swipes Helen Lovejoy's line [[ThinkOfTheChildren "Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!?"]] upon finding Homer and Marge's clothes.
42	* BritishStuffiness: The maid who gets startled at Homer's shirtlessness has a decidedly British accent.
43	* CallBack:
44	** While getting ready for dinner at the Gilded Truffle at the beginning of the episode, Homer finds the program to [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Frank Grimes' funeral]] inside his suit jacket.
45	--->'''Homer:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Whatever happened to that guy, anyway?]]
46	** Homer and Marge are finally caught making love by their fellow Springfieldians at the mini-golf course where [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E12IMarriedMarge Marge got impregnated with Bart]].
47	* CaughtInTheRain: Homer and Marge's trip to repair their refrigerator winds up with them in this situation. They seek shelter in a nearby barn, then almost get attacked by the owner of the barn. One thing leads to another, and...
48	* CensorBox: Homer and Marge both get two in the "Springfield Shopper" newspaper article, for their privates and their chests.
49	* ChivalrousPervert: Lenny and Carl express their attraction to Marge in various perverse ways, but when she shows up to pick up Homer, they greet her in a more gentlemanly manner. She immediately sees right through them.
50	-->'''Carl''': Yeah, I always figured Marge would be a dynamo in the sack, you know. \
51	'''Lenny''': Ooh boy, she's got legs from here to ya-ya! \
52	(''Marge pulls her car up in front of them'') \
53	'''Carl''': (''tips his hat'') How do you do, ma'am? \
54	'''Lenny''': Hope this evening finds you well. \
55	'''Marge''': Oh knock it off, you perverts.
56	* ClotheslineStealing: Homer and Marge attempt this when they're naked in public in a hot air balloon, but they miss the clothes.
57	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Bart believing his parents would be disappointed once they realized they forgot them after Homer and Marge get so aroused that they drive off to the mini-golf course.
58	* CouchGag: The Simpsons are frogs (with Maggie as a tadpole) jumping onto a lily pad. Homer uses his tongue to turn on the TV.
59	* DeadSparks: Homer and Marge's relationship for most of the episode. There's even a 11-year-old wedding cake still in the freezer.
60	-->'''Homer:''' You know... it ''is'' a special occasion.\
61	'''Marge:''' Yeah... we probably should... you know... Rock the Casbah.\
62	'''Homer:''' Yeah, that seems like the thing to do...
63	* TheEndOrIsIt: The ''Casablanca'' alternate ending ends with a "The End?". It's lampshaded by Bart who says the question mark "leaves the door open for a [[SequelHook sequel]]".
64	* EpicFail: We learn that when he served in the US Army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Grandpa was so terrible at clearing minefields that he was awarded the Iron Cross.
65	* EverybodyDiesEnding: According to the Crazy Old Jewish Man, the lost ending to ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' was originally going to end with a killing spree.
66	* ForgottenPhlebotinum: Grandpa's [[LovePotion sex-revitalizing tonic]] from "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" would have really helped Homer and Marge during this episode.
67	* FreeRangeChildren: It's rather odd that Homer and Marge need to take the kids with them to dinner since, for a good deal of the episode, they can spend time at both their house and even go to the Aztec Theater with little objection. Presumably, Homer and Marge were so into their libido that they didn't care.
68	* GoneHorriblyWrong: Homer and Marge having sex wherever the hell they feel like sounded like a good idea up until they plan to do it inside an obstacle on a mini-golf course, which leads to them obstructing a golf ball, which in turn leads to a crowd attempting to reach around inside for the lost ball, and eventually snowballs into Marge and Homer running away while nude.
69	* HandOrObjectUnderwear:
70	** When the bed and breakfast's maid walks in on Marge and a shirtless Homer, he panics and covers his chest with a pair of teacups.
71	** Additionally, when Homer and Marge are fleeing from the crowd in the nude, they're constantly covered by either their own limbs or the scenery.
72	* HiddenDepths: The Old Jewish Man worked in Hollywood during its [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood Golden Age]] and was involved in the creation of ''Casablanca'' and possibly ''It's a Wonderful Life''.
73	* HotterAndSexier: For better or worse, this episode pushed the boundaries of sexual content and animated nudity for primetime TV, featuring more raunchy scenes than ever before (including multiple cases of Homer and Marge MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces and both characters [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside trapped outside naked]] for a good portion of the episode). Because of this, the UK and Australia have given this episode higher ratings than usual.
74	* InsultBackfire: Upon he and Marge being discovered naked at the Super Bowl, Homer sarcastically asks the large crowd, "Why don't you take a picture? It lasts longer!" ''[[LiteralMinded They immediately comply]]'', seeing how it's a naked couple on the field of the Super Bowl.
75	-->'''Homer''': D'oh!
76	* InterruptedIntimacy: Homer and Marge's encounter at the bed and breakfast is interrupted by a maid walking in. Their encounter at the golf course is interrupted by nearly the entire town, and they were in public...
77	* LamePunReaction: Homer and Marge's attitude to the restaurant the kids take them to for their anniversary - Up Up and Buffet! (a plane restaurant)
78	* LaughTrack: {{Parodied\|Trope}}.
79	-->'''Marge:''' Let's just say the ''country air'' did us good!\
80	''(Audience hoots)''\
81	'''Homer:''' Bart, I told you not to leave that TV on!\
82	'''"Audience":''' "Uh oh!"
83	* LegFocus: Lenny describes Marge as having legs "from here to ya-ya."
84	* LoveHotel: The Snuggler's Cove is a low-key version of this, being a place for lovers to rekindle their relationship. Appropriately, this is where Homer and Marge discover their shared kink of public sex.
85	-->'''Homer:''' If there's anything more exquisite than Queen Anne's Lace, I haven't found it!
86	* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: At the bed and breakfast, the two discover that this is their shared fetish, and they decide to have sex in the sewing room and foyer of the place, then later the mini-golf course Bart was conceived. [[GoneHorriblyWrong The latter ends badly.]]
87	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Homer and Marge spend about half the episode running around Springfield completely naked, trying to find clothes while avoiding the authorities. HilarityEnsues.
88	* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: Marge and Homer end up in this situation after engaging in some fresco "snuggling" to spice up their sex life.
89	* NippleAndDimed: In the few [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S09E25/1008056.jpg brief]] [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S09E25/1120168/1120335.gif glimpses]] of Marge's bare breasts, they are drawn without nipples, unlike Homer's.
90	* NonResidentialResidence: Gil, who was living in the basket of a hot air balloon that was being used to advertise the car dealership he works at.
91	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: During Homer and Marge's naked escape, they run into Gil, who tries to sell them a car regardless of their lack of attire.
92	-->'''Homer:''' Gil! Thank god it's you! You gotta help us!\
93	'''Gil:''' Well, that's what I'm here for, I mean, you're young, successful, you're naked, and you want a car with a radio, right? You kids like music, right?
94	* OldTimeyCinemaCountdown: When watching an alternate version of Casablanca at the old folks' home, Grandpa announces "Here comes two!" as the 2 is about to show up.
95	* {{Retirony}}: Chief Wiggum's police dog had only one day until retirement when it was scared off smelling Homer's underwear.
96	* RevisedEnding: In-Universe; Bart and Lisa uncover a lost alternate ending for ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' which has a happy ending and a SequelHook; the Old Jewish Guy says he had been behind it, saying that back then, the movie business "was just dopes in suits. Not like today!" He pays them $20 to bury it again...and a lost ending to ''It's A Wonderful Life'' known as "The Killing Spree Ending".
97	* RollInTheHay: Homer and Marge make love in a hay barrack on a farm.
98	* SceneryCensor: Homer and Marge's naughty parts get covered up by a pair of lawn ornaments after they escape the golf course. Homer asks if they can switch because he didn't trust his (two gnomes sawing a log).
99	* SequelHook: The lost ending to ''Casablanca''.
100	* SeriesContinuityError: In a CallBack to [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E12IMarriedMarge "I Married Marge"]], Homer mentions conceiving Bart inside the windmill at the mini golf course. In the episode proper, it was inside a castle.
101	* SexlessMarriage: Homer and Marge are trying to solve this problem.
102	* SexualEuphemism: [[Music/TheClash "Rock the Casbah."]] The song itself is played over the credits.
103	* SexyDiscretionShot: Twice, natch.
104	** First when Homer and Marge begin their RollInTheHay, the camera pans down to reveal an eye watching them, then outside to reveal it to be that of a cow before cutting to black.
105	** Then when Homer and Marge are in the windmill, they kiss, the Bart and Lisa plot concludes, and we next see the Flanders' interruption of the act.
106	* SexySilhouette: Homer and Marge making love in the foyer of the Snuggler's Cove uses this.
107	* ShoutOut: After discovering Homer and Marge's clothes left behind in the windmill, Ned Flanders' line was an obvious reference to ''Film/SoylentGreen''.
108	-->'''Ned:''' It was people! People soiled our green!
109	* SlipknotPonytail: Marge's hair coming down in the rain is clearly meant to evoke this.
110	* TemptingFate: After naked Homer and Marge land in the football stadium, shocking everybody, Homer sarcastically asks "Why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer!" Unfortunately, everybody does, since it happened to be Camera Day.
111	-->'''Homer''': D'oh!
112	* TheTalk: Homer and Marge try and explain how they ended up nude in the stadium, but ultimately {{Subverted\|Trope}} as they get aroused as they describe it and [[HereWeGoAgain go back to the mini-golf course.]]
113	* TheyHaveTheScent: {{Subverted\|Trope}}; the dog Chief Wiggum sends after them runs away whimpering upon smelling Homer's underwear.
114	-->'''Wiggum:''' That's a shame, [[{{Retirony}} he had one day left 'til retirement...]]
115	* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Marge gets quite a few of these shots in the final act.
116	* VisualInnuendo: The naked Homer and Marge at one point hide behind a pair of lawn ornaments. Homer's is a pair of men sawing a wooden log. He asks to trade with Marge.
117	* VisualPun: On their way to trade in their refrigerator and becoming aware of how dull their marriage has become, Homer and Marge get ''literally'' stuck in a rut. (Ironically it's this that ends up turning things around as it results in their using a barn to shelter from the rain, kicking off the MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces plot.)

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