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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| title = Luca$
| image =
| caption =
| season = 25
| episode = 17 (547th overall)
 
| director = [[Chris Clements (animation director)|Chris Clements]]
| writer = [[Carolyn Omine]]
| production = SABF12
| airdate = {{Start date|2014|4|6}}
| guests = * [[Zach Galifianakis]] as Lucas Bortner
| couch_gag = The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are in ''[[Minecraft]]''. [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] (disguised as a creeper[[Creeper (Minecraft)|Creeper]]) asks how they are doing and blows up like a creeper does.<ref name="Makuch">{{cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=April 7, 2014 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-simpsons-do-a-minecraft-couch-gag-notch-doesn-t-know-how-to-feel-about-it/1100-6418811/ |title=The Simpsons do a Minecraft couch gag, Notch doesn't know how to feel about it |publisherwebsite=[[GameSpot]] |access-date= |accessdate=2014-04-08 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728115806/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonys-new-limited-edition-ps5-controller-is-its-best-looking-one-so-far/1100-6525289/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| commentary =
| prev = [[You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee]]
| next = [[Days of Future Future]]
}}
"'''Luca$'''" (pronounced "Luca-dollar") is the seventeenth episode of the [[The Simpsons (season 25)|25thtwenty-fifth season]] of the American [[animated sitcom]]television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and the 547th episode of the series. It first aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on April 6, 2014. It was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Chris Clements (animation director)|Chris Clements]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguidethefutoncritic.com/tvshowslistings/the-simpsons-201420140318fox19/episode-17-season-25/luca/100521 |title=The Simpsons Episode Guide 2014 Season 25 (SI-2512) "Luca$, Episode"|website=[[The 17Futon Critic]]|publisheraccess-date=TVGuide.comSeptember 2, 2023|archive-date=July 28, 2024|accessdatearchive-url=2014https://web.archive.org/web/20240728115728/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140318fox19/|url-04-03status=live}}</ref>

In the episode, Marge thinks that Lisa is dating below her standards when she brings home a competitive eater-in-training named Lucas Bortner, so she enlists Homer to help Lisa explore other options. Meanwhile, Bart receives gifts from Snake Jailbird for helping him get out of a jam, but when a betrayal from Milhouse sends Snake back to prison, Bart hatches a plan to get him out. [[Zach Galifianakis]] guest starred as Lucas Bortner. The episode received mixed reviews.
 
==Plot==
The episode begins atAfter a playgrounddrunken wherenight, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] has fallen asleep while stuck in the playground jungle gym's [[Jungle gym|giant metal spiral]]. [[Marge dropsSimpson|Marge]] hides [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] off at school, who are hiding in the back seat so they canto preserve their reputations. Homer'sand storydrops isthem shownoff inat flashback formschool, and when he finishes, the jungle gym falls over into a puddle. Bart is later seen inwhere [[Principal Skinner's]] office,scolds givingBart anfor alibi on why hehis wasconstant tardytardiness. Skinner decides to pursue corporal punishment, and while he's is distracted with [[Groundskeeper Willie]], Bart makes a run for it. Bart manages to escape Skinner, whose car accidentally reverses into the auto shop. Bart takes refuge in his treehouse, where he discovers that [[Snake Jailbird]] is hiding there. He reveals he iswhile committing crimes to help his son Jeremy. [[Chief Wiggum]] arrives, thinkinglooking for Snake is there, so Bart lies that Snake made it to the top of Mount Springfield. BackGrateful atfor schoolBart's actions, LisaSnake seessecretly asends boyBart chokingstolen ongifts pizza.including She performs thea [[Choking#AbdominalPlayStation thrusts4|HeimlichPlayStadium maneuver4]], ona himtiger and a Knight's Armor, revealsSword hisand nameShield. is[[Milhouse LucasVan BortnerHouten|Milhouse]] becomes suspicious, and he'safter aSnake steals his [[Competitive eatingiPad|competitive eatermyPad]]. Sheand doesn'tgives thinkit thatto competitiveBart, eatingMilhouse isconfronts forBart and demands that he tell him, andhow suddenlyhe getsgot aall crushthe onfree himitems. SheBart thenreveals thinksthat aboutSnake changinghas him.been Meanwhilestealing and providing gifts for him, and Milhouse reveals Snake to the authorities, gratefulwho forvow Bart'sto actions,execute stealshim ain an [[PlayStationelectric 4|PlayStadium 4chair]]. Bart arrives at the police station and leavesexplains itSnake's story in the hope he might be pardoned. Wiggum rejects Bart's roomplea, but Snake escapes anyway.
 
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Marge suggests to Homer that he take Lisa on a dinner date and act like a gentleman, so she will want the same from her future husband. Marge awkwardly tries to deny that having a husband like Homer would be bad for Lisa, but an angered Homer quickly realizes she is lying to him, and leaves to sleep on [[Ned Flanders]]' couch. At [[Springfield (The Simpsons)#Moe's Tavern|Moe's Tavern]], Homer finally works up the courage to ask Lisa out for dinner, and she accepts. Meanwhile,Homer Bartgets cyclesready tofor thehis policedinner stationwith Lisa and explainsagrees Snake'snot storyto inembarrass the hope he might be pardoned. Wiggum rejects Bart's pleaMarge, but Snakemakes escapesit anyway. Homer vows notclear to embarrassher Marge,that buthe is still resentful about how she perceives him and Marge looks dejected when he makes his anger clear. At the [[Springfield (The Simpsons)#The Gilded Truffle|Gilded Truffle]], Homer is on his best behavior and asks for vegetarian lasagna (although he requests it be covered with cow blood). Marge shows up and tries to apologize for her actions. He forgives her when she reveals she's is wearing a sexy purple dress she bought after selling the sewing machine. She leaves Homer and Lisa to continue their date and waits at the restaurant bar, where [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Jimbo Jones|Jimbo]] starts hitting on her. The next day at school, Lisa discovers that Lucas has quit competitive eating and decided to dopursue "whata singing career like [[Adele]] does". Then, she tries to teach him how to whistle, but he fails, although he thinks he's whistling.▼
Bart goes up to the treehouse, where he finds out Snake has stolen Milhouse's [[iPad|myPad]]. Milhouse confronts Bart and demands that Bart tell how Bart is getting all the free items. Bart initially tries to distract Milhouse by playing him the music from [[Osmos]], however Milhouse demands to be told. Bart reveals that it is Snake, and Milhouse reveals Snake to the authorities, who vow to execute him in an [[electric chair]]. Marge suggests to Homer that he take Lisa on a dinner date. She tells him to act like a gentleman so she'll want the same from her future husband. Marge awkwardly tries to deny that having a husband like Homer would be bad for Lisa, but she isn't convincing and Homer sees through her very quickly. Homer realizes Marge thinks it would be a bad thing for Lisa to end up with a husband like himself. He gets angry and leaves to sleep on [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]]' couch, stating that the Simpsons' couch "is crap".
 
==Production==
▲At [[Springfield (The Simpsons)#Moe's Tavern|Moe's Tavern]], Homer finally works up the courage to ask Lisa out for dinner and she accepts. Meanwhile, Bart cycles to the police station and explains Snake's story in the hope he might be pardoned. Wiggum rejects Bart's plea, but Snake escapes anyway. Homer vows not to embarrass Marge, but is still resentful about how she perceives him and Marge looks dejected when he makes his anger clear. At the [[Springfield (The Simpsons)#The Gilded Truffle|Gilded Truffle]], Homer is on his best behavior and asks for vegetarian lasagna (although he requests it be covered with cow blood). Marge shows up and tries to apologize for her actions. He forgives her when she reveals she's wearing a sexy purple dress she bought after selling the sewing machine. She leaves Homer and Lisa to continue their date and waits at the restaurant bar, where [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Jimbo Jones|Jimbo]] starts hitting on her. The next day at school, Lisa discovers that Lucas quit competitive eating and decided to do "what [[Adele]] does". Then, she tries to teach him how to whistle, but he fails, although he thinks he's whistling.
[[Zach Galifianakis]] was cast as Lucas, a boy training to be a competitive eater, in whom Lisa is interested.<ref>{{cite web|last= Swift|first=Andy|url=http://tvline.com/2014/04/03/zach-galifianakis-the-simpsons-pics-season-25-episode-17/|title=Exclusive Simpsons First Look: Is Lisa Falling in Love With Zach Galifianakis?|date=April 3, 2014|website=[[TVLine]] |access-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411083153/http://tvline.com/2014/04/03/zach-galifianakis-the-simpsons-pics-season-25-episode-17/|archive-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Cultural references==
The couch gag is a parody of the computer game ''[[Minecraft]]'' called ''Simcraft''. The gag was acknowledged by ''Minecraft'' creator [[Markus Persson]].<ref name="Makuch"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Corriea|first=Alexa Ray|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/7/5589596/here-is-the-the-simpsons-minecraft-stylized-intro|title=Here is the The[sic] Simpsons' Minecraft-stylized intro|date=April 7, 2014|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=September 2, 2023|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903040009/https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/7/5589596/here-is-the-the-simpsons-minecraft-stylized-intro|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
Dennis Perkins of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a C, saying "Again, the resolution to the central plot is, by turns, lazy, gross, and inadequately developed. If ''The Simpsons'' is to be judged on its own merits, without referring to its past glories, fine—based solely on this episode, this isn’t a show I’d tune in to every week."<ref>{{cite web |last=Perkins |first=Dennis |url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-luca-203126 |title=The Simpsons: "Luca$" |publisherdate=Avclub.com7 April 2014 |datewebsite=[[The A.V. Club]] |accessdateaccess-date=2014-04-08 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407161753/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-luca-203126 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[Tony Sokol]] of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' gave the episode 3.5 out of 5 stars. He stated that it was a good episode with no notable quotes but still consistently funny.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sokol|first=Tony|author-link=Tony Sokol|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-simpsons-luca-review/|title=The Simpsons: Luca$, review|date=April 7, 2014|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=July 7, 2023|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708004132/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-simpsons-luca-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The episode received a 1.9 rating and was watched by a total of 4.30 million people, making it the second most watched show on [[Animation Domination]] that night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/08/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-american-dream-builders-americas-funniest-home-videos-resurrection-adjusted-up/252078/ |title=Sunday Final Ratings: ‘Once Upon a Time’, ‘American Dream Builders’, ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ & ‘Resurrection’ Adjusted Up |publisher=Tvbythenumbers |date= |accessdate=2014-04-08}}</ref>▼
 
▲The episode received a 1.9 rating and was watched by a total of 4.30 million people, making it the second most watched show on [[Animation Domination]] that night.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=Kondolojy|date=April 8, 2014|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/08/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-american-dream-builders-americas-funniest-home-videos-resurrection-adjusted-up/252078/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215200/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/08/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-american-dream-builders-americas-funniest-home-videos-resurrection-adjusted-up/252078/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-08 |title=Sunday Final Ratings: ‘Once'Once Upon a Time’Time', ‘American'American Dream Builders’Builders', ‘America’s'America's Funniest Home Videos’Videos' & ‘Resurrection’'Resurrection' Adjusted Up |publisherwebsite=Tvbythenumbers[[TV |date=by the Numbers]]|accessdateaccess-date=2014-04-08}}</ref>
 
==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb episode|3181604}}
 
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* [http://www.simpsonsworld.com/video/304500803520 "Luca$"] at theSimpsons.com
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