He didn't stay sober. He just stopped drinking for a few hours and then went into severe DT's as a result. Alcoholics don't get sober until they stop drinking completely. Poor Barney was probably a couple of hours away from having a seizure. Thank goodness the Kwiki-Mart is open 24/7. I know this is supposed to be funny but I have been Barney. It isn't fun.
@@Arsaja That is correct. I had to take a shot first thing in the morning because if my BAC dropped below .10% I would get violently ill. You're not an alcoholic if you can voluntarily stop drinking completely for 24-72. Anything else they tell you these days is a lie of the devil.
The condescending way Duffman talks to Barney tells so much about the character. He's just a guy in a costume doing a silly gimmick for a paycheck, and once the party is over he returns to his boring house.
Barney has, at various points, been a world-famous singer, an award-winning filmmaker, an astronaut, and a submarine crewman. I'd totally believe he gave a guest lecture at Villanova.
Who else thought the music and the dancing peanut bowl were just Barney hallucinating from not drinking, the first time you saw this? When he was saying "not tonight," I thought he meant it as in "oh God, please don't let tonight be the night the psychotic break is finally going to happen!" Like, he knew that if he stopped drinking long enough he'd literally go crazy and desperately didn't want it to happen that night in front of his friends.
Best line to use in real life: *"I oughta punch you in the nose! ..But I have to pickup my kids from school"* (..then I just leave and go to the bathroom or whatever)
@@TheDutchGhost, that is what makes him a pretty sad character. He was shown to be very talented and capable of great things when sober. But his alcohol addiction always sends him spiraling back.
3:28 that is some genius level misdirection combined with surreal humour: you get the audience to think that there's going to be a joke about Barney sobering up and earning himself the kind of live where he can afford his own limo but...well you saw the punchline already.
Who ever gets the black egg Goes to the anime convention with me Homer: whew Lenny: whew Carl: ah Larry: whew Sam: oh Barney: NOOOOOOO!!!!! Homer: you got the black one
I'm thinking it'd make more sense for Moe to insist that they all get a cab ride home together, it doesn't help his bottom line if one of them isn't drinking.
You know there was a period of time in the simpsons where barney stayed sober for a few years, so it just shows that he can stay off it if he just tries.
That’s right. Of course the episode came out several years prior to 9/11. Homer does manage to track down his car, which is parked near the World Trade Centre directly on Ground Zero with its front left wheel clamped and many a parking ticket to its name. After briefly leaving the car again to use the toilet, Home is issued another fine for not attending the vehicle and drives off with the wheel still clamped, damaging the front wing and practically wrecks the whole car trying to remove the clamp with a jackhammer.
4:04 Marge: I don’t want you driving around in a car you built yourself. *Rolls-Royce employees when the company first started out: I’m about to end this woman’s whole career.*
Anyone noticed how Homer made the last draw, reaching for the last egg which clearly wasn't the black one and still breathed a sigh of relief? First time I noticed that and I've watched this episode like 10 times.
Believe it or not, it doesn't surprise me that the rats are so obedient. Rats can actually form bonds with others, and once they do, they can display a level of devotion comparable to a domestic dog.
@@jackwisniewski3859 It would've been better if it showed Barney drinking with and having the time of his life with everyone there, including with the Duffman and those cheerleaders there, and where Barney having to be sober and the designated driver, would've been for another night. Admit it, it was a psychological tease for us the viewers to see that Barney spent his whole life drinking all the time, flushing his life down the toilet all the time, and then he blew his once in a lifetime opportunity to have major fun with not only everyone there, but also a celebrity and his cheerleaders, where it would've paid off.
I love New York. Lived in the borough of Queens. Have wonderful childhood memories. But being a Californian and with my love for Homer, and without any real reason, I agree with Homer's sentiments on New York being a hell hole 😄
That was the worst night Barney to be required to stay sober since the Duffman celebrity with his sexy cheerleaders arrived and he was going to get drunk in front of them with them and have a great time with them and all. It was the one time for Barney's drunkenness to pay off. Barney should've just been like "Screw it!" and just drank by that point anyway once that Duff Man party got started and got his beer that he won even if it would've meant no one driving home that night.