Judge Me Tender
"Judge Me Tender" is the twenty-third and final episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
Meanwhile, Homer drives Marge crazy when he starts spending too much time at home, and Lisa tries to comfort Santa's Little Helper.
The episode also features references to Lost and its series finale, Tiger Woods, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Moe sits on the ground until he notices that the judge, Krusty the Clown, is not managing to entertain the crowd due to his lack of enthusiasm over his work.
Meanwhile, Homer feels bored after Moe closed his bar to judge competitions and decides to spend time with Marge.
In the end, in the reopening of his tavern, Moe explains that he was put on trial and, as punishment for his sociopathic behavior, he is not only banned from California, but is also forbidden from ever judging anything again anywhere in the country (he cannot even express his opinion on how much beer a person should drink before driving).
But fortunately for Moe, he is also forbidden from watching the Fox network, something that he acknowledges as being a blessing in disguise, as this leads to an increase of the customers in his bar, including Rupert Murdoch, who asks him to put on The Jay Leno Show.
After the paparazzi take pictures of Simon and Moe, a tabloid magazine appears on the screen that reads, “Simon Cowell seen with creature from Pan’s Labyrinth.” In its original American broadcast "Judge Me Tender" was viewed by an estimated 5.73 million American households with a 2.5 rating/8 share coming second in its timeslot after a Lost special, becoming the second highest rated show on "Animation Domination" after Family Guy.
[9] Sharon Knolle of TV Squad loved the main plot and C-plot, but said the subplot was too unoriginal and that the Tiger Woods joke was the only successful one.
"[10] TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3.0/5, stating, "The show certainly did its job of making us laugh, but we really had high hopes for the finale to a great season.
