"" is the twenty-fourth episode of '' The Simpsons ''' Seventh Season . The episode aired on May 19 , 1996 . The title is a play on the Lollapalooza Festival.
After discovering that he is no longer hip, Homer takes Bart and Lisa to the Hullabalooza Music Festival in an attempt to become cool again. All he does, however, is humiliate himself. As he's walking away dejectedly, he kicks a cannon out of anger and takes an inflatable pig (purchased from Pink Floyd) to the stomach. He survives, and the festival hires him to be in their freakshow, being shot by cannonballs. Homer is suddenly living the high life: partying with big name rockstars and becoming respected among the youth of America. The gig begins to ruin his health, though, and a doctor advises him that if he does his act just one more time, his stomach will burst and he will die. Homer shrugs this off, not wanting to lose his popularity, but as the cannon is being loaded at his next performance, he has second thoughts and dives out of the way at the last second. He resumes his normal activities, and loses the respect of his children.
According to the DVD commentary, show runners Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein thought Peter Frampton was the best rocker/actor they had seen. They offered to do a tv show with Frampton, but, as of April 2006, it has not come to fruitation.
This episode was based on the Alternative era of music of the 90's and it features the notable bands Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth . The Hullabalooza festival was based on the popular Lollapalooza music festival.
- There goes Peter Frampton's big ending. He's gonna be pissed off. '''Frampton:''' You're damn right I'm pissed off! I bought That Pig at Pink Floyd 's yard sale!
- Someone here ordered the London Symphony Orchestra , possibly while high. Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction.
- Homer Simpson ruins my pig, Cypress Hill steals my orchestra, and now Sonic Youth is in my cooler. Get out of there, you kids!
- You guys know "Insane In The Brain?" '''Conductor:''' We mostly know CLASSICAL music, but, eh, we could give it a shot.
- What religion are you? '''Homer:''' Oh, you know, the one with all those well-meaning rules that don't work in real life... Christianity .
- Cannons are designed to hurt! THEY'RE DESIGNED TO HURT! '''Lisa:''' Shhh! Mom, Dad needs our support!
- (sarcastically) Oh look, the cannonball guy, he's cool. '''Another Teenager:''' Are you being sarcastic, dude? I don't even know anymore.
- '''. (imitating Smithers) NOBODY'S going to pay a hundred-percent "service charge."
- Homer, there's nothing worse than a yellow-bellied freak, unless... that's his act. I expect your resignation on my desk. '''Homer:''' You have a desk? I mean the hood of my car.
- Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.
'''Homer:''' Homer Simpson, smiling politely.
- Die? Well, you don't scare me. I'm a rocker, and dying would be a stone groove. (cocky) Got a message for Jimi Hendrix ?
'''Doctor:''' Yes, pick up your puppy. (indicates an ancient hound-dog, Homer's confidence immediately collapses)
- "Homer, nothing's more important to me than the health and well-being of my freaks. I'm sending you to a vet."
- So, I realized that being with my family is more important than being cool. '''Bart:''' ''(unimpressed)'' Dad, what you just said was powerfully uncool. You know what the song says: "It's hip to be square". '''Lisa:''' That song is so lame. So lame that it's... cool? '''Bart and Lisa:''' ''(dismissive)'' No. '''Marge:''' Am I cool, kids? '''Bart and Lisa:''' ''(dismissive)'' No. '''Marge:''' Good. I'm glad. And that's what makes me cool, not caring, right? '''Bart and Lisa:''' ''(dismissive)'' No. '''Marge:''' ''(frustrated)'' Well, how the hell do you be cool? I feel like we've tried everything here. Wait, Marge. Maybe if you're truly cool, you don't need to be told you're cool.'''Bart:''' ''(puzzled, uncertain)'' Well, sure you do.'''Lisa:''' ''(bewildered)'' How else would you know?
- in a record store, notices a poster for Hullabalooza.'' Now, here are some of your no-name bands. Sonic Youth? Nine Inch Nails? Hullabalooza?'''Record Store Clerk:''' Hullabalooza is a music festival; the greatest music festival of all time. There can only be one truly great festival a lifetime and it's the from Apple Computers .'''Record Store Clerk:''' ''What'' computers?
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