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McEntire, Mac (September 9, 2009). "The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011 . Retrieved July 31, 2011. Karma Houdini Warranty: Implied. Joan Bushwell manages to bribe the Simpsons into not reporting her, meaning she presumably continues using her chimps as slave labour. However, whilst the Simpsons are outright shown to have taken the offer of diamonds, the Greenpeace people aren't. Considering the Simpsons are the kind of people who would do things other people wouldn't, and not necessarily the right things, it's very likely they left Joan in Greenpeace's hands after taking their bribe. Bart: I think we should look at her research before we condemn her entirely. [pause] I haven't said anything for a while. Bad People Abuse Animals: Joan Bushwell turns out to be guilty of this when it's revealed she's been using the chimps she's supposedly been researching to run a diamond mine within her refuge to make herself rich. Blatant Lies: Bushwell tries to pretend that the monkeys are running a diamond mine on their own volition, and when she tries to take notes about their "fascinating behavior", revealing that both her notebook and pen are covered in diamonds, claims that they were a graduation gift.

Nobody Poops: Averted by Homer pointing out that Bushwell's cabin smells of faeces, and not just monkey faeces, causing her to change the subject. Just as it looks Joan's madness for collecting diamonds would convince the Simpsons to put her in jail, the family (except Lisa) accepts her diamond offer and happily leave Africa behind with a bunch of them. Out of Focus: Bart has almost no lines during the second half of the episode, which he lampshades near the end.a b c Scully, Mike. (2009). Commentary for "Simpson Safari", in The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. Disproportionate Retribution: The bag boys going on strike due to their poor treatment was understandable. But them preventing customers from buying anything at all (even if they carried it by themselves, as Lenny can attest to), to the point of Springfield suffering from widespread hunger is taking things too far.

The episode received mixed reception from fans and critics, with the biggest complaint being that the bag boy strike storyline was never resolved and that the episode would have been better if it focused on that rather than yet another Simpsons vacation episode. Marge then has one when the flower they landed in is closing up and she thinks it's eating them. Homer simply rips it open to let them out. a b Bailey, Jason (August 18, 2009). "The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season". DVD Talk . Retrieved July 31, 2011. Harris, Will. "The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season". Bullz-Eye.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011 . Retrieved July 31, 2011. On the other hand, DVD Verdict's Mac McEntire was entertained by the episode. Although he mostly enjoy episodes that are "down-to-Earth" and emphasize the Simpson family, McEntire wrote that the "less realistic, more over-the-top crazy" episodes like "Simpson Safari" comprises the season's best episodes. [11]Language Barrier: When the Simpsons are lost in the jungle, sailing down a river, they encounter two ominous sounding tribesmen, so Homer tries to hit them with a spear. However, they were actually saying very nice things, at least according to the subtitles.

Lisa gets one when she sees the boat the family is on is heading for Victoria Falls. Then everyone has one when they go over the edge. Selman, Matt. (2009). Commentary for "Simpson Safari", in The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. Broken Pedestal: Lisa says that Bushwell's research has really inspired her when they first meet. At the end of the episode, Lisa is disgusted by the revelation that she's actually using the chimps to run a diamond mine, and is the only one to leave Africa without any diamonds. Red Herring: The episode starts with a bag boy's strike. It is referenced by Homer twice during the trip just to really drive home its Herring status.Every Car Is a Pinto: Marge and Lisa shoot bees at a jeep to deflate the tires with the stingers. Somehow, this also causes the jeep to burst into flames. Victoria's Secret Compartment: Bushwell produces her diamond-covered pen and clipboard from inside her shirt. Artistic License – Biology: Played for Laughs. Rhinos lay eggs and giraffes live underground. Lisa is neither impressed nor amused. This is completely forgotten about until towards the end of the second act when a hippo is afraid to swim after them.

Implausible Deniability: Joan Bushwell tells Lisa her diamond-covered pen and clipboard were a graduation present after it's revealed she's been using the chimps to run a diamond mine. When Homer and Marge find out that the drink given to them by the Maasai tribesmen is cow's blood, they do a Spit Take that sprays the villagers in the blood. They gasp... and simply laugh. Simpsons: Around the World in 80 d'Oh's!". Allrovi . Retrieved July 31, 2011. [ permanent dead link] The family lands in Tanzania. When the family is in Africa, their tour guide Kitenge takes them to experience such sights as the Masai Mara, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, and meet with a group of Maasai tribesmen. During a vigorous tribal dance, Homer manages to enrage a hippo. It chases after the family, but they managed to escape by using a tribal shield as a raft going down the raging Zambezi river. After surviving the plunge over Victoria Falls, the family eventually reaches Mount Kilimanjaro and stumbles upon a nearby chimpanzee sanctuary maintained by the scientist Dr. Joan Bushwell (a parody of Jane Goodall). She claims to be researching the animals' behavior when a group of poachers arrives to take the chimps. Everybody Laughs" Ending: Homer points out that their old tour guide, Ktenge, became the new president of Tanzania. Marge wonders what became of President Muntu. He immediately appears as a flight attendant, clearly humiliated, and the Simpsons all laugh when they realize that he was overthrown.

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Writing for Bullz-Eye.com, Will Harris gave the episode a negative review as well. He argued that the premise was "ridiculous", and that the episode "remind[s] longtime fans that the show's days of complete comedic perfection are behind them." [10]