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The Musk Who Fell to Earth

  • Episode aired Jan 25, 2015
  • TV-14
  • 22m
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5.1/10
1.7K
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Elon Musk in The Simpsons (1989)
Adult AnimationHand-Drawn AnimationSatireSitcomAnimationComedy

Inventor Elon Musk comes to Springfield, and Homer inspires him with a new idea that could revolutionize Springfield, but winds up costing Mr. Burns a ton of money.Inventor Elon Musk comes to Springfield, and Homer inspires him with a new idea that could revolutionize Springfield, but winds up costing Mr. Burns a ton of money.Inventor Elon Musk comes to Springfield, and Homer inspires him with a new idea that could revolutionize Springfield, but winds up costing Mr. Burns a ton of money.

  • Directors
    • Mike B. Anderson
    • Matthew Nastuk
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mike B. Anderson
      • Matthew Nastuk
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 16User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
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    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
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    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Bumblebee Man
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    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Mr. Burns
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    Elon Musk
    Elon Musk
    • Elon Musk
    • (voice)
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Milhouse Van Houten
    • (voice)
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Dolph
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    Chris Edgerly
    Chris Edgerly
      • Directors
        • Mike B. Anderson
        • Matthew Nastuk
      • Writers
        • Matt Groening
        • James L. Brooks
        • Sam Simon
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      User reviews16

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      1gb901

      Since this episode sired musks halo has most certainly slipped

      An entire episode kissing the arse of this self obsessed, deluded and quite objectionable individual? No way, and sadly, it's a pile of steaming manure!
      1oddjohan-80878

      Literally the worst thing i have ever seen

      This episode is pure garbage. There is literally nothing good about this episode. It is painfully unfunny, the plot is boring and uninteresting, and it has nothing to say except, "look, it's Elon Musk! You know, the genius inventor guy! He's in the episode!".
      5lesleyharris30

      Weakest Episode of the Twenty-Sixth Season, very Unnecessary,

      The Musk Who fell to Earth is a decent Simpsons episode with a mediocre storyline and a few funny scenes, but certainly not enough. They make the same mistake here as they did with Lisa Goes Gaga (my least favourite Simpsons episode ever), in which the episode focuses way too much on the guest star, pushing the main characters in to secondary roles, I really don't like this as we watch the Simpsons to see characters like Homer and Bart, not an animated version of a celebrity. Another issue is that Elon Musk is not well known, he may be a billionaire, but he is not a household name and I am sure I'm not the only person that looked him up on Wikipedia to see who he was, also he isn't an actor so his voice work is very poor and he clearly dosen't know comedy. It's not the worst episode ever, but it honestly isn't far from it, there were some funny parts and I don't hate the Musk who Fell to Earth, but I couldn't say Simpsons fans need to watch it either.

      When billionaire entrepreneur and inventor Ellon Musk swings by Springfield, he has big plans for the Nuclear Power Plant
      2ipoweri

      Arguably the worst Simpsons episode ever

      I have been a fan of the Simpsons for a long time and I have watched every single episode at least once.

      There is no interesting plot, the entire episode is one long suck-up to some "inventor" guy that is so full of himself that it makes the episode so annoying that it is very hard to watch without turning it off in disgust and boredom.

      Why the Simpsons can fall so low at doing entire episodes based basically on nothing, except some guest doing his/her own voice, is beyond me. Many of the characters act completely out of character just to give as much space as possible to the guest star? what for? What's the point? I watch the Simpsons to have a laugh and relax for half an hour. There already is far to many programs about glorified interviews/talk-shows about specific persons on TV and if I wanted to watch one, I would have turned on one of those shows. It is not Simpsons role to do them! Based on this, I have to say that this episode stand out as the worst Simpsons episode I have ever seen.
      2graemehackney

      The Simpsons used to be about satirising people like Musk...

      ... Not deifying them. His treatment in this episode is so bizarre and out of place for a show with this legacy.

      It gets 2 stars because there are a handful of okay jokes and any inclusion of Arnie Pye is worth a star.

      But the worst aspect of this isn't Musks inclusion in the episode, it's that of all people Lisa is the most sycophantic. What an appalling betrayal of her character, Lisa would despise someone like Elon.

      Matt Groening had his name removed from the sixth season episode A Star is Burns, due to the forced inclusion of Jay Sherman, a character from another Fox show. I can't imagine why he'd want his name on this.

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      • Trivia
        During the episode "The Musk That Fell To Earth", Kent Brockman says the last of the Little Rascals has died, but Moe has not.
      • Goofs
        When Elon Musk looks out the window during their dinner the moon is pretty much exactly in its third quarter and well over the horizon. In the northern hemisphere such a moon is only visible roughly between midnight and noon, an unlikely time of the day for the Simpsons to have dinner.
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        Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst! Simpsons! Episodes! EVER! (2019)
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      • Release date
        • January 25, 2015 (United States)
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        • United States
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        • English
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        • USA
      • Production companies
        • Gracie Films
        • 20th Century Fox Television
        • 20th Century Fox Television
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        • 22m
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      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
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        • 16:9 HD

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