Homer tells him about the Flaming Homer, a drink recipe he invented when Patty and Selma made his family watch slides from their vacation. Homer visits Moe's Tavern, where he learns Moe is struggling financially because people are drinking less and he neglected to pay his Duff Beer distributor. In its original airing during the November sweeps period, the episode had a 14.4 Nielsen rating and finished the week ranked 29th. The episode has been well received by critics and has been included in best Simpsons episode lists by IGN, Entertainment Weekly, and AOL. Their dialogue was recorded in Boston with Hank Azaria, the voice of Moe, who flew over to record his part with them and help them with their lines. They were the first band to make a guest appearance on the show. Catherine O'Hara originally recorded dialogue for the part of Colette, but the writers felt her voice did not fit the role and instead used a track recorded by regular Jo Ann Harris.Īmerican rock band Aerosmith ( Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford) appears in the episode. The episode also parodies the NBC sitcom Cheers, including the theme song and opening sequence " Where Everybody Knows Your Name", and a character named Collette is modeled after Shelley Long's character Diane Chambers. The main plot of the episode in which Moe's Tavern becomes famous because of a drink is loosely based on the Los Angeles establishment Coconut Teaszer. "Flaming Moe's" was the first episode of the show to feature Moe in a prominent role. The episode was written by Robert Cohen and directed by Rich Moore, with assistance from Alan Smart. The drink is wildly successful and boosts Moe's business, but Homer is angry at him for his betrayal and seeks revenge. Moe steals Homer's recipe, renames it the Flaming Moe and sells it at his tavern. In the episode, Homer tells Moe Szyslak about the Flaming Homer, an alcoholic cocktail of cough medicine and fire that he invented. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1991.
" Flaming Moe's" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
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10th episode of the third season of The Simpsons " Flaming Moe's"