Clan of the Cave Mom

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"Clan of the Cave Mom"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 35
Episode 13
Directed by Rob Oliver
Written by Brian Kelley
Production code35ABF06
Original air dateMarch 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)
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"Clan of the Cave Mom" is the thirteenth episode of the thirty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons , and the 763rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 24, 2024. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Brian Kelley.

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In this episode, Marge feuds with Luann after she upsets Bart while a mother protects her family from a wolf in the Ice Age. The scenes set in the Ice Age were animated in a different style than the Simpsons style of the present-day scenes, based on Primal by Genndy Tartakovsky. The episode received positive reviews.

Plot

The Springfield Elementary School children are watching a documentary about the Ice Age with Marge as a chaperone. Later, when the children are eating, Milhouse invites Bart to a concert. He asks Marge for permission to go and says he will be responsible, but he and Milhouse immediately damage a museum display. Marge denies Bart. He asks Milhouse's mother, Luann, to convince Marge, but she also declines by saying that Bart is a bad influence on Milhouse. Marge is angered when she learns what Luann said. She confronts Luann, who says Bart is getting worse. To get even with her, she orders Homer to find tickets to the concert in the front row. Meanwhile, in the Ice Age, a human family is depicted. When the son becomes hungry, the mother hunts and kills a snake for food. Later, the boy is cornered by a wolf, and the mother stabs it and rescues him.

Homer searches online until he finds tickets. Bart persuades his classmates to go with him to the concert instead of Milhouse. Meanwhile, Lisa asks Marge not to act on her base instincts. Later, at a PTA meeting, Luann tries to remove Marge from its board. They insult each other and need to be physically restrained. Arriving at the concert, Marge's group is denied entry for using paper tickets instead of electronic ones. Seeing Luann's group enter, Marge charges past the gate with her car. In the Ice Age, the father pursues a deer until it is exhausted, and he kills it. Later, the wolf returns, but the mother attacks it. When the father arrives, the wolf destroys the family's home and leaves. They decide to journey to a cave in the mountains. On the way, the wolf kills the father. The mother charges at the wolf.

Marge's group evades the security guards and enters the arena. Bart says that Marge is frightening them, and she comes to her senses. She apologizes to Bart for her protective behavior, and she makes peace with Luann. In the Ice Age, the mother evades the wolf and runs away with her children. At the cave entrance, the wolf confronts them. A falling rock injures the wolf. Instead of killing it, the mother decides to rescue it and treat its wound. The family adopts it as a pet.

Production

The Ice Age scenes were drawn in the style of the animated television series Primal . [1] The creator of that series, Genndy Tartakovsky, acknowledged the homage on Instagram and responded with a drawing of Homer in the Primal style. [2] [3]

Reception

Viewing figures

The episode earned a 0.17 rating with 0.69 million viewers, which was the most-watched show on Fox that night. [4]

Critical response

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 10 out of 10. He thought it was the best episode in years and praised the ice age sequences. [5]

Mike Celestino of Laughing Place thought the ice age metaphors were not completely clear and would have preferred to have more jokes. However, he liked that the show was taking chances outside the regular show structure. [6]

Cathal Gunning of Screen Rant liked the serious nature of the ice age scenes that contrast the normal scenes. He thought it made the repetitive story of Marge competing with other mothers more interesting. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Valdez, Nick (March 25, 2024). "The Simpsons Goes Full Primal in Newest Episode". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Bythrow, Nick (March 28, 2024). "Primal Creator Responds To Surprise Simpsons Season 35 Homage With One Of His Own". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ Reyna, Leo (March 28, 2024). "The Simpsons Turn Savage In Adult Swim's Primal Spoof". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (March 26, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: TNT, TBS and truTV Lead in Prime Time Demos with NCAA March Madness". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Schwarz, John (March 25, 2024). "Review: The Simpsons "Clan of the Cave Mom"". Bubbleblabber. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Celestino, Mike (March 24, 2024). "TV Recap / Review: "The Simpsons" Go Prehistoric in Season 35, Episode 13 – "Clan of the Cave Mom"". Laughing Place. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ Gunning, Cathal (March 29, 2024). "The Simpsons Season 35 Episode 13's Big Animation Change Is Really Dark (But It Works)". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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