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"At Long Last Leave" is the fourteenth episode of ''The Simpsons'' twenty-third season, and the 500th episode overall of the series. In the episode, the Simpsons discover that the inhabitants of Springfield have grown tired of them and have secretly decided to throw them out of the city. After being evicted from Springfield, the family members end up in a rugged place without rules and regulations called The Outlands. There, they briefly come across their neighbor Julian Assange, who created WikiLeaks. Assange, who is in fear of extradition to Sweden and then the United States, guest-starred in the episode as himself and recorded his lines over the phone having been granted asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in Britain, while waiting for the results of ''Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority''. Michael Price wrote "At Long Last Leave" without the intention of it becoming the 500th episode and felt honored when it was selected for the milestone. Television critics have given the episode generally positive reviews, particularly praising it for a montage of the series' couch gags that was included in the opening sequence. The storyline of "At Long Last Leave" has, however, received criticism for being similar to stories previously done on ''The Simpsons'' and in ''The Simpsons Movie''. During its original airing on the Fox network in the United States on February 19, 2012, the episode was watched by about 5.77 million people and received a in the demographic for adults aged 18–49. Before this broadcast, Fox promoted the 500th episode milestone by arranging an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing. A hundred fans of ''The Simpsons'' were invited to watch a marathon of the series' episodes, starting on February 8, 2012. The record was broken 86 hours and 37 minutes later on February 12, 2012, with only two fans left watching the marathon. ==Plot== The Simpson family is advised of a citywide nuclear safety drill and all the inhabitants of Springfield are told to stay in their basements for three hours. The family members quickly become bored in the basement and decide to leave the house and go and see the empty city. As they walk through Springfield, they see an unusual number of cars parked by the City Hall. The Simpsons go in and discover that the nuclear safety drill was a ruse by everyone in town for a secret town meeting, where the townspeople have voted unanimously to kick the Simpson family out of Springfield forever. When Marge asks why the whole town would want to do that, Mayor Quimby reveals that the city has gone bankrupt owing to the constant cleaning up of the family's shenanigans over the years, ranging from Homer's drunken antics (shown as an image from Wild Barts Can't Be Broken), Bart's various pranks (shown as an image from Brother's Little Helper), and Lisa's environmental concerns (which, although not so expensive, was nonetheless annoying). Marge delivers a heart-felt plea to the residents to let the Simpsons live in the one place they call home, but they refuse, with Quimby declaring her the "worst Simpson" for always trying to convince the town to see the family in a positive light. Ned Flanders attempts to convince the town that the Simpsons should be given another chance, but Wiggum knocks him out of the meeting with a log, and Flanders withdraws his objections. A big celebration is held by the city's population as the Simpsons are officially evicted from Springfield. When the family drives out into the middle of nowhere at night with no place to stay, they come across a man who takes them to a county called The Outlands, a dirty, run-down place where there are no rules and regulations. The family settle in The Outlands and meet Julian Assange—their unfriendly next-door neighbor who operates the WikiLeaks Headquarters there. While Homer and the children get used to their new home and find it more comfortable than ever, Marge has a hard time settling in. When Homer confronts her about it, Marge reveals she is worried about the local children being a negative influence on Maggie and is homesick for Springfield. To cheer Marge up and ignoring Bart's warning to stay in the Outlands, Homer sneaks her back into Springfield one night under the disguise of Mr. Burns and Smithers. They spend the night getting drunk and having sex in their old abandoned home. However, Jimbo and his friends discovers the truth. Before they can alert the town, Chief Wiggum has arrived with the police and the furious people of Springfield to the Simpson home. He revealed he had seen through their disguises, but Wiggum pretended to be fooled in order to have time to rally the people to arrest Homer and Marge. Furious, Marge quickly tells the crowd off that she was homesick and wanted to return to Springfield for a moment. She reveals that after realizing how much the disillusioned citizens despise her family, Marge prefers to return to The Outlands where their new community accepts them for who they are and the family is safe to love each other without worry of spite and judgment from others. Back in the Simpsons' new home (which Marge is finally getting used to), Bart and Maggie discovers Lenny and Carl sneaking in. Lenny tells the family he and Carl long to start a new life in The Outlands, admitting that Springfield isn't the same without the Simpsons. Soon, Moe arrives and opens up Moe's Cavern to which Homer, Lenny and Carl patronize. After that, Mayor Quimby, and many other Springfield residents show up, wishing to abandon their lives in Springfield and start over in The Outlands. Soon, all of Springfield moves there to start new lives with the Simpsons, and they begin rebuilding a new city. Skinner is left behind in the abandoned Springfield, until Bart returns to pick him up. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「At Long Last Leave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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