313:"High to be Loathed," the song Mr. Burns sings, was written by Selman and Allen Simpson. Jean stated that having songs in episodes was becoming more difficult because it used to be a novel idea, but other contemporary television series also produce original songs now. He also said that the writers enjoy having Burns sing because it is funny. In 2013, the show's writers named the song as their ninth favorite original song on the show.
679:
1181:
277:
soon becomes fascinated with Grampa and starts mimicking the mannerisms Grampa uses in the ring. However, he also attracts hatred and it worries Homer and Marge, but pleases Grampa and Burns. Under Burns's supervision, Grampa and Bart partner up in a tag team wrestling match. Marge tries to appeal to
270:
was heavily despised by the wrestling fan community, forcing him to retire. Burns reveals himself to be
Godfrey's biggest fan (and only living one); he then persuades Grampa to return to the wrestling scene, which Grampa does. Though he is again met with loathing, Grampa continues the act under
641:
332:
gave the episode a B−, saying, "The season has already been heavy on nostalgia and on Grampa appearances, so it's not a pleasant surprise when the
Simpsons stumble upon a storage unit with boxes of feather boas, wigs, and perfume sprayers in boxes marked 'Property of Abe Simpson'."
449:
651:
340:
gave the episode 3 out of 5 stars. She was concerned that Grampa was starting to have too many former occupations but enjoyed the family thinking Grampa was gay. She also liked the commentary about reality television.
381:
642:"Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Amazing Race', 'Celebrity Apprentice', 'Red Widow', 'The Cleveland Show', 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes', 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down"
441:
258:
arrives and scares
Smithers off. Marge then admits to Grampa that she thought he was homosexual, to which Grampa becomes enraged and Mr. Burns reveals that Grampa actually used to be an old-time
349:
The episode received a 2.2 in the 18-49 demographic and was watched by a total of 4.66 million viewers. This made it the most watched show on Fox's
Animation Domination line up that night
868:
1138:
761:
482:
278:
Grampa, but he turns her efforts down. However, he changes his mind when he observes Bart harassing the audience and takes on another wrestling identity that he calls "
736:
282:" in order to convince Bart to stop his ways. When Burns protests against this, Grampa and Bart defeat him in the ring. Afterwards, the two retire from wrestling.
515:
554:
1212:
212:
In this episode, Grampa reveals that he was a professional wrestler, and Mr. Burns wants him to return to the ring. The episode received mixed reviews.
1207:
238:
and decides to participate in a storage unit auction as a result. He wins the storage unit with $ 1000, outbidding several townspeople and elephant
618:
246:. Marge comes to the conclusion that Grampa is a closeted homosexual who was forced to be heterosexual through most of his life. Homer and
729:
587:
404:
1044:
239:
1185:
722:
704:
472:
445:
750:
267:
175:
1037:
1009:
364:" couch gag was removed from repeated airings in the US and all airings in the UK, presumably due to what it parodies.
1156:
1002:
505:
981:
544:
242:. The family goes through its contents to find it is full of women's clothes and muscleman magazines belonging to
1023:
974:
405:"About to begin spotting RABF06 GORGEOUS GRAMPA, written & show-run by @mattselman, airs on FOX SUN, 3/3/13"
1079:
206:
1100:
958:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
477:
263:
188:
165:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
610:
1030:
408:
1132:
684:
361:
299:
291:
114:
1114:
1065:
306:
suggested that the show should not have followed the Harlem Shake meme craze. Executive producer
153:
1072:
696:
646:
549:
510:
298:
with Maggie dancing followed by the rest of the townspeople in the style of the Harlem Shake
1165:
1107:
1093:
1016:
302:. When asked in an interview about the show staying topical, writer and executive producer
1086:
1051:
967:
708:
259:
251:
141:
577:
995:
988:
243:
1201:
582:
328:
247:
220:
746:
274:
233:
198:
193:
59:
34:
701:
412:
303:
202:
69:
678:
674:
279:
224:
255:
108:
714:
692:
540:
506:"3 Simpsons Showrunners Reflect on New Fans and the 'Classic Era' Myth"
424:
307:
295:
228:
718:
545:"The Ten Best Simpsons Songs, As Picked by the Show's Writers"
197:, and the 522nd episode overall. The episode was directed by
113:
The
Simpson family and several secondary characters do the
473:"'The Simpsons' Join in on 'Harlem Shake' Craze (Video)"
1149:
1124:
957:
125:
107:
102:
83:
75:
65:
55:
42:
23:
18:14th episode of the 24th season of The Simpsons
730:
8:
436:
434:
191:of the American animated television series
737:
723:
715:
310:quipped that the couch gag ended the fad.
20:
611:"The Simpsons Review: High to Be Loathed"
576:Sullivan, Robert David (March 3, 2013).
504:Fox, Jesse David (September 23, 2014).
373:
209:in the United States on March 3, 2013.
621:from the original on February 21, 2022
535:
533:
382:"FoxFast.com - View, Screen, Download"
290:The couch gag features Homer singing "
403:Ledesma, Chris (February 15, 2013).
7:
557:from the original on August 21, 2023
485:from the original on August 21, 2023
518:from the original on April 27, 2024
187:" is the fourteenth episode of the
163:
129:
590:from the original on March 7, 2013
471:Mizoguchi, Karen (March 1, 2013).
266:called "Glamorous Godfrey," whose
14:
1213:2013 American television episodes
578:"The Simpsons: "Gorgeous Grampa""
452:from the original on June 3, 2021
1179:
677:
1208:The Simpsons season 24 episodes
1045:Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing
609:Lopez, Teresa (March 3, 2013).
446:United States Copyright Office
44:
1:
640:Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2013).
227:show called Storage Battles (
205:. It originally aired on the
1038:The Changing of the Guardian
1010:The Day the Earth Stood Cool
1003:A Tree Grows in Springfield
1229:
982:Adventures in Baby-Getting
254:, but the plan fails when
1175:
1024:Homer Goes to Prep School
975:Treehouse of Horror XXIII
757:
326:Robert David Sullivan of
174:
164:
130:
121:
98:
32:
1080:What Animated Women Want
87:March 3, 2013
1101:The Fabulous Faker Boy
478:The Hollywood Reporter
271:Burns's manipulation.
268:radical fighting style
223:becomes addicted to a
1031:A Test Before Trying
442:"Reg. #PAu003625982"
384:. Direct.foxfast.com
189:twenty-fourth season
1133:Treehouse of Horror
685:The Simpsons portal
250:set Grampa up with
1115:Dangers on a Train
1066:Black Eyed, Please
711:at theSimpsons.com
707:2019-01-02 at the
543:(March 18, 2013).
322:Critical reception
154:Black Eyed, Please
126:Episode chronology
1195:
1194:
1073:Dark Knight Court
869:Season 21–present
702:"Gorgeous Grampa"
693:"Gorgeous Grampa"
654:on March 12, 2013
647:TV by the Numbers
411:). Archived from
356:Syndication edits
181:
180:
160:
159:
84:Original air date
1220:
1183:
1182:
1166:The Simpsons Guy
1108:The Saga of Carl
1094:Whiskey Business
1017:To Cur with Love
739:
732:
725:
716:
687:
682:
681:
664:
663:
661:
659:
650:. Archived from
637:
631:
630:
628:
626:
606:
600:
599:
597:
595:
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
537:
528:
527:
525:
523:
501:
495:
494:
492:
490:
468:
462:
461:
459:
457:
438:
429:
428:
422:
420:
415:on March 4, 2016
400:
394:
393:
391:
389:
378:
336:Teresa Lopez of
176:List of episodes
132:
131:
103:Episode features
94:
92:
46:
21:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1198:
1197:
1196:
1191:
1180:
1171:
1145:
1125:Themed episodes
1120:
1087:Pulpit Friction
1059:Gorgeous Grampa
1052:Hardly Kirk-ing
968:Moonshine River
953:
753:
743:
709:Wayback Machine
683:
676:
673:
668:
667:
657:
655:
639:
638:
634:
624:
622:
608:
607:
603:
593:
591:
575:
574:
570:
560:
558:
539:
538:
531:
521:
519:
503:
502:
498:
488:
486:
470:
469:
465:
455:
453:
440:
439:
432:
418:
416:
402:
401:
397:
387:
385:
380:
379:
375:
370:
358:
347:
324:
319:
288:
260:Gorgeous George
252:Waylon Smithers
218:
201:and written by
185:Gorgeous Grampa
151:
142:Hardly Kirk-ing
139:
90:
88:
76:Production code
50:
26:Gorgeous Grampa
19:
12:
11:
5:
1226:
1224:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1200:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1162:
1160:episode guides
1153:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1141:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
999:
996:Penny-Wiseguys
992:
989:Gone Abie Gone
985:
978:
971:
963:
961:
955:
954:
952:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
865:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
758:
755:
754:
744:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
713:
712:
699:
689:
688:
672:
671:External links
669:
666:
665:
632:
601:
568:
529:
496:
463:
430:
395:
372:
371:
369:
366:
357:
354:
346:
343:
323:
320:
318:
315:
287:
284:
244:Grampa Simpson
217:
214:
179:
178:
172:
171:
162:
161:
158:
157:
145:
128:
127:
123:
122:
119:
118:
111:
105:
104:
100:
99:
96:
95:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
49:Season 24
47:
40:
39:
30:
29:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1225:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1188:
1187:
1178:
1177:
1174:
1167:
1163:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1074:
1070:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
990:
986:
983:
979:
976:
972:
969:
965:
964:
962:
960:
956:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
866:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
756:
752:
749:
748:
740:
735:
733:
728:
726:
721:
720:
717:
710:
706:
703:
700:
698:
694:
691:
690:
686:
680:
675:
670:
653:
649:
648:
643:
636:
633:
620:
616:
612:
605:
602:
589:
585:
584:
583:The A.V. Club
579:
572:
569:
556:
552:
551:
546:
542:
536:
534:
530:
517:
513:
512:
507:
500:
497:
484:
480:
479:
474:
467:
464:
451:
447:
443:
437:
435:
431:
426:
414:
410:
406:
399:
396:
383:
377:
374:
367:
365:
363:
355:
353:
352:
344:
342:
339:
334:
331:
330:
329:The A.V. Club
321:
316:
314:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
285:
283:
281:
276:
272:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
235:
230:
226:
222:
215:
213:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
195:
190:
186:
177:
173:
170:
168:
167:The Simpsons
155:
149:
146:
143:
138:
134:
133:
124:
120:
116:
112:
110:
106:
101:
97:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
61:
58:
54:
48:
41:
37:
36:
31:
27:
22:
16:
1184:
1158:The Simpsons
1157:
1131:
1058:
762:Seasons 1–20
747:The Simpsons
745:
656:. Retrieved
652:the original
645:
635:
623:. Retrieved
614:
604:
592:. Retrieved
581:
571:
559:. Retrieved
548:
520:. Retrieved
509:
499:
487:. Retrieved
476:
466:
454:. Retrieved
423:– via
417:. Retrieved
413:the original
398:
386:. Retrieved
376:
359:
350:
348:
337:
335:
327:
325:
312:
292:Harlem Shake
289:
273:
234:Storage Wars
232:
219:
211:
199:Chuck Sheetz
194:The Simpsons
192:
184:
182:
166:
147:
136:
60:Chuck Sheetz
35:The Simpsons
33:
25:
15:
456:February 5,
362:Homer Shake
304:Matt Selman
207:Fox network
203:Matt Selman
115:Homer Shake
70:Matt Selman
56:Directed by
1202:Categories
625:August 20,
615:TV Fanatic
561:August 20,
522:August 20,
489:August 20,
368:References
338:TV Fanatic
286:Production
280:Honest Abe
225:reality TV
91:2013-03-03
66:Written by
51:Episode 14
959:Season 24
658:April 15,
594:April 15,
388:April 15,
317:Reception
256:Mr. Burns
169:season 24
109:Couch gag
1186:Category
1150:See also
751:episodes
705:Archived
619:Archived
588:Archived
555:Archived
541:Jean, Al
516:Archived
483:Archived
450:Archived
419:March 3,
264:wrestler
137:Previous
43:Episode
550:Vulture
511:Vulture
425:Twitter
345:Ratings
308:Al Jean
150: →
135:←
89: (
38:episode
296:Baauer
262:-type
240:Stampy
229:parody
79:RABF06
409:Tweet
360:The "
294:" by
248:Marge
221:Homer
1139:list
697:IMDb
660:2014
627:2023
596:2014
563:2023
524:2023
491:2023
458:2012
421:2013
390:2014
300:meme
275:Bart
216:Plot
148:Next
695:at
231:of
45:no.
1204::
949:36
944:35
939:34
934:33
929:32
924:31
919:30
914:29
909:28
904:27
899:26
894:25
889:24
884:23
879:22
874:21
862:20
857:19
852:18
847:17
842:16
837:15
832:14
827:13
822:12
817:11
812:10
644:.
617:.
613:.
586:.
580:.
553:.
547:.
532:^
514:.
508:.
481:.
475:.
448:.
444:.
433:^
236:)
156:"
144:"
1168:"
1164:"
1117:"
1113:"
1110:"
1106:"
1103:"
1099:"
1096:"
1092:"
1089:"
1085:"
1082:"
1078:"
1075:"
1071:"
1068:"
1064:"
1061:"
1057:"
1054:"
1050:"
1047:"
1043:"
1040:"
1036:"
1033:"
1029:"
1026:"
1022:"
1019:"
1015:"
1012:"
1008:"
1005:"
1001:"
998:"
994:"
991:"
987:"
984:"
980:"
977:"
973:"
970:"
966:"
807:9
802:8
797:7
792:6
787:5
782:4
777:3
772:2
767:1
738:e
731:t
724:v
662:.
629:.
598:.
565:.
526:.
493:.
460:.
427:.
407:(
392:.
351:.
183:"
152:"
140:"
117:.
93:)
28:"
24:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.