Million Dollar Maybe

"Million Dollar Maybe" is the eleventh episode in the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

Meanwhile, Lisa uses a Funtendo Zii to make life more interesting for Grampa Simpson and his friends at the retirement home.

However, he starts to believe this occurs when he crashes into a vending machine causing all of the snacks to fall out on him, and finds an Emerson, Lake & Palmer CD in the parking lot.

Homer then reveals he spent the last of the money on a giant cherry blossom grove in the shape of Marge's face with the words "Love of my Life".

In the sub-plot, Lisa discovers that the senior citizens at Grampa's nursing home do not have any entertainment, and decides to buy them a digital TV converter.

However, while at the store to buy it, she discovers Mr. Burns feeling very happy playing Funtendo Zii Sports.

This forces the nurses at the home to work extra hard after their workout, prompting them to destroy the machine.

In July 2009, it was announced that singer Chris Martin of the band Coldplay would guest star as himself in the episode.

[1] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Al Jean commented: "When Bart goes to the bathroom, Coldplay has to stop.

The winner of the contest was 52 year old Peggy Black from Orange, Connecticut, who created the character Ricardo Bomba.

[6] "Million Dollar Maybe" was originally broadcast on January 31, 2010, in the United States as part of the animation television night on Fox.

The episode was viewed by 5.11 million viewers, despite simultaneously airing with the 52nd Grammy Awards on CBS, Desperate Housewives on ABC, and Dateline on NBC.

In regards to the subplot, she wrote, "The Lisa gets the old people a Wii stand-in plot was one of those ones where the Simpsons writers have obviously noticed something in pop culture but have yet to wholly grasp what it is or why it's important.

Hughes wrote, "A lot about this episode bothered me, and I think The Simpsons has been having a pretty strong season for the most part."

He then commented: "Peggy Black created Ricardo Bomba as a new ladies man type of figure, so the writers had him drive into a cliff wall and subsequent fiery explosion right away upon his first appearance.

Chris Martin of Coldplay guest starred as himself in the episode.