1x07 The Call of the Simpsons - The Simpsons Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x07

Episode: 01x07
Title: The Call of the Simpsons
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 7G09
First Aired: Feb. 18, 1990

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The Simpsons - 01x07 The Call of the Simpsons

Summary: Homer buys an RV and takes the family camping. Accidentally driving it off the edge of a cliff, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are trapped in the woods and must fend for themselves. Marge makes her way back to civilization, but Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot and eventually captured by hunters.

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Brilliant Beast (01:24)

Getting Back to Nature (02:20)

Bob's RV Roundup (02:59)

I Married Bigfoot (01:09)

Who appeared in this episode?

Others	voiced by Dan Castellaneta
Hans Moleman	voiced by Dan Castellaneta
Patty Bouvier	voiced by Julie Kavner
Selma Bouvier	voiced by Julie Kavner
Others	voiced by Julie Kavner
Others	voiced by Nancy Cartwright
Others	voiced by Harry Shearer
Cowboy Bob	voiced by Albert Brooks
Others	voiced by Maggie Roswell

	Season 1 / Episode 7: - The Call of the Simpsons Cowboy Bob: [showing Homer an extremely used RV] Mr. Simpson, you'll never own a better RV than this; and I don't mean that in a good way. This is it for you, buddy; this is the best you can afford.
	Season 1 / Episode 7: - The Call of the Simpsons Bart: Dad! Oh, Dad! Homer: Avenge me, son. Avenge my death.

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: Bart parks his lawnmower right in front of the window. In the next shot it is not there any more.
FACT: Lisa says the handle of the Big Dipper points towards the North Star, but it's actually the two stars at the far end of the bowl of the dipper that point to the North Star.
CONT: The fence between the Simpson's and Flanders' yard is missing.
: {The Call of the Simpsons (#1.7)}

TRIVIA

Signs at Bob's RV Roundup include: "We'd rather make a friend...(followed by a smiley face) than a profit (followed by a frowny face.)", "We give credit to everyone.", "Bankruptcy, shmankruptcy!", and "No credit? Good!"
Sofa gag: The family sits (nothing else happens).
Bart's sentence: I will not draw naked ladies in class.
First appearance of Rod Flanders.
Headlines seen in the "National Informer" include: "I Married Bigfoot", "Wife Pleads: 'Call Him Homer'" and "The Bigfoot Diet: 'Pork Chops Aplenty.'