"The Wife Aquatic" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons' eighteenth season, which originally aired January 7, 2007. 13.9 Million viewers watched this episode, making it the highest rated of seasons 17–20. The title is a reference to the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
After watching Patty and Selma's old home videos of a trip to Barnacle Bay in New England during a town-wide outdoor movie night, Marge pines for the excitement she had in ...
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"The Wife Aquatic" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons' eighteenth season, which originally aired January 7, 2007. 13.9 Million viewers watched this episode, making it the highest rated of seasons 17–20. The title is a reference to the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
After watching Patty and Selma's old home videos of a trip to Barnacle Bay in New England during a town-wide outdoor movie night, Marge pines for the excitement she had in her youth. Moved by his wife's depression, Homer organizes a surprise trip to the island. However, on the family's arrival, Marge's hopes to relive her youth are dashed as Barnacle Bay has been devastated by overfishing of the Yum Yum Fish, the island's main attraction. Homer refuses to let Marge down and fixes the boardwalk and celebrates with a large fireworks show. The plan backfires and he accidentally starts a fire and the boardwalk burns down. In order to repay the townsfolk, Homer joins a fishing crew and sets out to rediscover the Yum...
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