Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 7.3, calling it "decent" and adding, "I was underwhelmed with Sacha Baron Cohen's voice work as the group's tour guide. The episode received mixed to positive reviews. It came second in its timeslot and second in the "Animation Domination" lineup. In its original airing, "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" was viewed by 5.698 million viewers and got a Nielsen Rating of 2.7, with an 8 share of the audience. She received an offer to be on the show, and she stated that she had fun because she became a "part of history." Reception A reviewer from IGN found Sacha Baron Cohen's voiceover of the tour guide difficult to understand Executive producer Al Jean described the character as "angry but funny." Musician Yael Naim also guest starred in the episode as Dorit. In September 2009, Entertainment Weekly report that Sacha Baron Cohen would play an Israeli tour guide who encounters the Simpsons and tries to get Marge to give him a good rating. On the flight back to Springfield, Ned and Homer reconcile. Ned witnesses Homer's speech and is profoundly moved, but the effect is lost on the crowd as nearly all of the other tour group members have developed Jerusalem syndrome as well. Hibbert chase after him, only to hear him preach that the similarities of different religions outweigh their differences, and that all should search for a common ground for a joint new religion, the so-called " Chrismujews". Homer escapes from the hotel and ends up at the Dome of the Rock. Hibbert diagnoses him with Jerusalem syndrome, whose sufferers possess religiously-themed obsessive ideas. Marge and a security guard rescue Homer, and Dr. He drinks some of the brackish water from the Dead Sea, worsening his condition, and hallucinates that several of the characters from VeggieTales are naming him as a new Messiah. Homer rides into the desert on a camel in search of Ned, but becomes lost in a sandstorm and begins to succumb to dehydration. Homer loses sight of Ned and believes that he is lost in the desert in reality, Ned has calmed himself by getting a cup of water and going to see a movie. He storms off, exasperated with Homer's crass behavior and lack of reverence (stating that Homer is "not worth saving"). Ned loses his temper and yells at Homer, an outburst that prompts security personnel to remove him from the church and permanently ban him from returning. Their next stop is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Ned prays that Homer will find some meaning in the tour but soon finds him taking a nap on Jesus' tomb. Homer, however, continues to goof off and Ned becomes increasingly impatient with him. When they arrive at King David's Tomb, Ned implores Homer to show some respect. Passing the Western Wall, they meet a talkative, pushy tour guide named Jakob and his niece Dorit, who doubles as his security guard and pummels Bart into submission using her knowledge of Krav Maga.Īt first, Homer and the other tourists show more interest in the hotel's buffet than they do in seeing the city, much to Ned's dismay. Upon arrival in Jerusalem, they are joined by Krusty the Clown, who is making a Jewish pilgrimage. Homer is skeptical, but Marge accepts and soon the family is on their way to the Holy Land. Ned Flanders becomes frustrated when Homer disrupts his Bible study group, and Reverend Lovejoy suggests that Ned invite the Simpson family to join the group on their tour of Jerusalem. “The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" received a 2.7/8 Nielsen Rating in the 18-49 demographic and mixed to positive reviews from critics. The episode was written by Kevin Curran and directed by Mike Frank Polcino and guest stars Sacha Baron Cohen as the Israeli tour guide Jakob and Yael Naim as his niece Dorit. In this episode, the Simpsons vacation in Jerusalem with Ned Flanders, but Homer does not appreciate the city's religious importance-until he gets lost in the desert, and in a severe state of dehydration, believes himself to be the Messiah. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on Ma( Palm Sunday and the eve of Passover). " The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 457th episode overall. Repeat of the couch gag from " In the Name of the Grandfather". 16th episode of the 21st season of The Simpsons " The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed"
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