I REALLY like the giant ship floating in my Squidport now. EA made me very happy in this decoration. Yes, it does cost a lil bit of donuts. But it looks SOOOO cool. Now for what you came here to find out. Where in the Simpsons world did the Mayflower come from?
Well, the episode is the “Wettest Story Ever Told”.
The Simpsons are eating at the Frying Dutchman, but there is an issue with the nights special (the octopus is putting up quite a fight). The Sea Captain comes out to tell them a story, if only he knew one.
Lisa points out she knows about the Mayflower (the ship that brought prostitutes to America, per the Captain).
The voyage of the Mayflower starts of with a widowed Marge and her kids going to the new world. Homer is running from the “law” and tries to hide on the ship. Marge allows him to dress in her dead husbands clothes.
The story continues on as they cross the seas. Moe, who wants to marry Marge, tries to get Homer drunk so she won’t want him.
Meanwhile Captain Flanders and the Reverend are top side trying to sail the boat in the storm. Apparently it does no good to pray…you just get zapped by lightning. Lol
Having trouble keeping the ship a float, they go looking for the crew and find them all drunk and misbehaving.
They put Homer in restraints. As the ship continues to toss and turn, Flanders is knocked out. Drunk Homer saves the day and navigates them safely through the storm and to land.
In the end Homer and Marge still end up together (not a shock) and the First Thanksgiving is celebrated with Chief Wig Gum on the new land.
The episode features many ships as they continue to tell stories and wait for food, but EA chose to place the Mayflower in our towns (it is linked to Thanksgiving). GREAT choice in my opinion. I LOVE the way it looks in the Squidport Harbor. So…there you have it.
Enjoy
***Bunny***
FYI our OTHER resident Fuzzball kind of predicted some of the new items in his What A Wookiee Wants post. You should check it out.
I love the ship and recognized it from the episode but. Why the Danish flag alongside Union Jack?
The flags were kept the same from the episode but the animators certainly got the flags wrong for historical purposes.
Both flags on the mayflower decoration are wrong
This is what they should be….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100628250@N08/10884749403/
Yah I’ve noticed that. I think either EA had some issue using certain flags…or they’re giggling at us while they mess with their audience. Lol
I’m guessing the flags are based on the boat in the episode it was pulled from. Points for pointing out the inaccuracy though. As a history nerd, I love when kindred spirits take notice of the little things.
Just wanted to know
How does it look like on your squidport? Is is in water?
Yup, it’s a water decoration 🙂
SOOOOO COOL! 😛
I will load a picture to the Addicts dropbox. Not decorated just yet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97827345@N05/10890387683/
“Lisa points out she knows about the Mayflower (the ship that brought prostitutes to America, per the Captain)”
How many people are old enough to get that joke??
Having the Mayflower in the Squidport would be cool.
Lol…the things they put in the Simpsons episodes and the game crack me up. I drop a few lines here and there so people will go re-watch the episodes and see all the lil tid bits they may have missed. Especially in some of the older episodes.
That ship. SOOOO COOOOOOL! 🙂
Me
If 1961 is your birth year, then you probably do get it !!
That’s what was soooooooooo great about the writers during the first 6-7 years of The Simpsons.
Lol…I wasnt born then…but I giggled like crazy at it. 😛
I have to ask then, do you get the joke about Mayflower/prostitutes?
I do know of the jokes in regards to a certain hotel with same name. Lol
Not exactly PC for the site. 😛
The rest…yah…not PC. Lol
“Mayflower Madam”
Perfect !!!
Yes though I think I first heard it on an American sitcom black n white telly.
The writing is still very sharp, the best satire around just now.