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Das Bus

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{{Episode
|image= Das Bus promo.jpg
|number= 192
|season=9
|snumber=14
|prodcode= 5F11
|airdate= February 15, [[1998]]
|couchgag= The family are frogs and their couch is a lily pad.
|guests= [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] [[James Earl Jones]] as the narrator
|showrunner=[[Mike Scully]]
|writer= [[David S. Cohen]]
|director= [[Pete Michels]]
|DVD features=yes
}}

"'''Das Bus'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 9]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one-hundred and ninety-second episode overall. It originally aired on February 15, [[1998]]. The episode was written by [[David S. Cohen]] and directed by [[Pete Michels]]. It guest stars [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]], [[James Earl Jones]] as the narrator and [[Jack Ong]] as the [[Chinese fisherman]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Homer incurs the full wrath of computer supremo Bill Gates with his very own dot com enterprise, while Lisa and Bart undergo a 'Lord of the Flies'-style scenario when they are stranded on a desert island with their schoolfellows.}}

== Plot ==
The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are watching a film about {{ap|Noah|Bible}}'s Ark, starring [[Troy McClure]]. When [[Marge]] announces that it's bed time for the kids, they convince her to let them stay up to finish the film. The film goes on until the morning when the kids have to go to school without any sleep. At school, several kids are doing the {{W|Model United Nations}}, with [[Principal Skinner]] leading them. The kids act immature and eventually start fighting. They then leave to go to the Model U.N. on the school bus.

Back at home, [[Homer]] goes through the mail and finds a letter for [[Ned Flanders]] mixed in with his mail, labeled [[FlanCrest Enterprises]]. Homer questions Ned about this, when Ned reveals to Homer that he runs a home business that sells religious hook rugs over the Internet. Homer is inspired by this idea and decides to make his own Internet business, setting up an office in the dining room.

[[File:Das Bus - Milhouse Beaten.png|thumb|left|Milhouse is beaten by the other kids]]
On the school bus, the children are singing songs when [[Otto]] gets annoyed and puts on his own music. The kids then decide to race fruit down the bus, with Bart rolling an apple, [[Nelson]] rolling an orange and [[Ralph]] attempting to roll a banana. [[Milhouse]] then rolls a grapefruit down, which gets stuck under the brake of the bus. Otto tries to brake but squirts grapefruit juice into his eyes instead and the bus crashes off a bridge and starts to sink. As the bus sinks, Otto goes to swim for help as the kids get sucked out of the bus and end up on a deserted island. On the island, the kids bicker about whose fault it is, before settling on Milhouse as he rolled the grapefruit down the bus. Bart then convinces everyone to get along, saying they'll live like kings in a huge treehouse with lots of food and monkey butlers. The kids then get to work building a treehouse and gathering food.

Back at the Simpson house, Homer is struggling to find a name for his new business. Marge then suggests [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] as a name. Homer then decides to make himself junior vice president of the company when the phone rings. Homer answers it, stating his business name and job title, only to hand the phone to Marge as it's [[Patty]].

On the island, the food gathering party hands over a few poisonous berries they found, which Ralph had tested and got ill from. The treehouse Bart and Nelson had built was also very lackluster and fell apart easily. Bart laments that the kids should have just swam for it like Otto did. In the ocean, Otto had just about given up when a fishing net picks him up along with a load of fish. The fishermen decided to make Otto into a slave. Later, Milhouse runs to the other kids saying he saw a monster, but nobody believes him. They light a fire and are all getting hungry when Bart remembers the cooler of snacks they had on the bus. Bart swims down to the wreck of the bus and grabs the cooler, bringing it back to the island. All the kids start to eat greedily when Lisa reminds them that the food has to last a long time.

In the morning, the kids find the food has all gone, with Milhouse lying next to the cooler. Milhouse gets the blame and the other kids start to attack him. Lisa then decides to give Milhouse a fair trial to prove he took the food or not. Back in [[Springfield]], [[Comic Book Guy]] is surfing the Internet, trying to download porn, when an advert for Homer's company comes up. He goes to the Simpson house to see if they could improve his Internet speeds but Homer had no idea what he was talking about and just asked for money.

The trial begins on the island with Milhouse being kept in a cage. After Lisa shows that there's no proof Milhouse took all the food as nobody saw him eat it, Bart declares Milhouse not guilty. The other kids are against this verdict and chase after Bart, Lisa and Milhouse. Meanwhile in the Simpson house, Marge informs Homer that [[Bill Gates]] has arrived to speak to Homer. Gates told Homer that he had no idea what Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net did and wanted to buy him out rather than risk a competitor. Homer agrees to this and Bill Gates' goons break everything in Homer's office, with Gates saying he didn't get rich by writing checks.

On the island, Bart, Lisa and Milhouse are still running. They get to a cave where they are cornered by the rest of the kids. Then they see the monster which Milhouse was scared of, which turned out to be a boar. Lisa points out that since the boar is alive, there must be food. They then see the boar licking slime off a rock. The kids then kill, cook and eat the boar with Lisa licking slime off a rock because she's vegetarian. The narrator then states that the children learned to function as a society and says they were eventually rescued by [[Moe]].

== Production ==
A deleted scene had Homer buying anti-stress instruments. He uses them all and gets stressed. According to [[Mike Scully]], this scene was regrettably deleted due to the episode being too long.<ref name="Scully">{{Com|Scully, Mike|Das Bus|Ninth|(2006).}}</ref> The [[couch gag]] for the episode was suggested by [[Dan Castellaneta]]'s niece.<ref name="Scully"/> The film ''{{W|True Lies}}'' was the inspiration of the bus crashing against the bridge. To get the Chinese that the fishermen spoke accurate, Cohen called a friend of his. When the Chinese actors came, they spoke in Mandarin but the producers thought that Cantonese would be better so it was changed.<ref>{{Com|Cohen, David S.|Das Bus|Ninth|(2006).}}</ref> Moe was chosen to rescue the children as the producers thought it was funny.<ref name="Scully"/>

== Reception ==
In a 2006 article in ''{{W|USA Today}}'', "Das Bus" was highlighted among the six best episodes of [[season 9]], along with others including "[[Trash of the Titans]]," "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]," "[[The Cartridge Family]]," "[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]," and "[[The Joy of Sect]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first= Mike|coauthors =|title=New on DVD|work ={{W|USA Today}}|pages =|language=| publisher=Gannett Co. Inc.|date=December 22, [[2006]]|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2006-12-21-new-on-dvd_x.htm?csp=34|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

As of July 2018, the episode has an 8.2 rating on {{W|IMDb}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701085/ IMDb - "Das Bus"]</ref> and an 8.6 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/das-bus-1477/ TV.com - "Das Bus"]</ref>

== International airdates ==
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|UKdate=March 29, 1998
|UKchannel=[[BBC Two]]
|UKnote=
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Hardly Kirk-ing

2021-01-09T15:34:59Z

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{{Episode
|name=Hardly Kirk-ing
|image=Hardly Kirk-ing promo 1.jpg
|number= 521
|season=24
|snumber=13
|prodcode= RABF05
|airdate= February 17, [[2013]]
|couchgag= [[Homer]]'s head falls off when the family sits down
|titlescreen= [[Lance Murdock]] rides across the title screen on his motorcycle
|guests= [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Springfield Mall security guard]]
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Tom Gammill]] [[Max Pross]]
|director=[[Matthew Nastuk]]
}}

"'''Hardly Kirk-ing'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and twenty-first episode overall. It originally aired on February 17, [[2013]]. The episode was written by [[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Springfield Mall security guard]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Milhouse]] explores the perks of being an adult when [[Bart]] shaves off his hair and ends up looking exactly like his father, [[Kirk]]. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] tries to save the kids from the dangers of children's TV.}}

== Plot ==
[[File:How Homer sees Marge while watching Baby Poindexter.png|thumb|left|How [[Homer]] sees [[Marge]] while watching ''[[Baby Poindexter]]''.]]
[[File:Hardly Kirk-ing - Little Bart drooling.png|thumb|right|[[Bart]] as a baby drooling.]]
[[Homer]] is watching ''[[Baby Poindexter]]'', the most educational video available at the checkout aisle of the grocery store, in the family room. The kids sit down to watch it, before Marge enters and shouts at them not to watch the DVD because studies show it doesn't do kids any good. She tells Bart and [[Lisa]] that they watched it when they were little, but Lisa is confused - how did she become much more academically superior than Bart? A flashback reveals that Lisa got bored while watching the DVD and made a paper castle from the DVD box. Marge tells the kids they cannot watch DVDs, and turns on some 'educational' programming - ''[[Ice-Road Hand-Fishing]]''. After watching just a brief excerpt of the show, Marge exclaims that the kids cannot watch television for the next 24 hours, and takes them to a children's bookstore instead (with an incident involving Maggie hugging the DVD player beforehand). Marge and Maggie go to an area of the bookstore where a lady is reading a book to some children (and bored parents), when a security guard takes her away because she doesn't even work there. Homer has found a book called ''[[Spot the Hidden Objects: Volume 1|Spot the Hidden Objects]]'', and becomes a pro at finding the hidden objects after a while. After Marge becomes worried because she doesn't know where Lisa and Maggie are, Homer uses his new skills to find them.
[[File:Milhouse looking identical to his father.png|thumb|[[Milhouse]] looking identical to his [[Kirk Van Houten|father]].]]
At the Van Houten residence, Bart has told Milhouse that he can't watch TV for 24 hours. And because he's bored, he decides to have an epoxy fight. Some ends up in Milhouse's hair, and after several attempts to get it off, Milhouse becomes bald. Bart exclaims that he looks just like [[Kirk]], his father. Bart dresses Milhouse in Kirk's clothing, and finally puts the tie on. Milhouse's voice changes to Kirk's when the tie is pushed up, but when pushed up too far he sounds like [[Duffman]]. Bart decides to teach Milhouse how to be a man: blowing soap bubbles, being part of a band called [[MEN]] and taking Kirk's urine-flow enhancer tablet. Bart uses Milhouse to his advantage; Milhouse makes a [[Skype]] call to Lisa and asks for Homer, as Kirk, then asks if Bart can sleepover that night. Then he tells Homer that he disapproves of his fathering to Bart, before forcing him to eat a gallon of ice-cream in just under two minutes.

[[File:Milhouse being the same height as his father.png|thumb|left|Milhouse, with two paint cans strapped to each foot, becomes the same height as Kirk.]]
Bart tapes Milhouse's feet to two stacked paint cans each so he is the same height as his father. Bart pulls up Milhouse's tie when [[Luann]] comes in, asking why he's wearing the shirt she thought he didn't like. Milhouse tells his 'wife' that he loves her buying him clothes, because she knows what's itchy and what's not. Luann gives Milhouse a kiss on the cheek before leaving. Bart and Milhouse go to a truck rental place and Milhouse rents a truck - before crashing it. He then rents another truck and crashes it outside the Kwik-E-Mart. [[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]] and [[Kearney]] threaten to beat 'Kirk' up if he doesn't buy beer, cigarettes, porn magazines and polarized sunglasses for them. After the incident, Milhouse tells Bart that after making his 'wife' happy and getting out of a beating, he exclaims that being an adult is super easy.
[[File:"Kirk" after he "voted".png|thumb|Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner leaving the voting booth after their work is done.]]
Milhouse goes into a voting booth and ponders whether to vote "Yes" or "No". He reads that if he punches "Yes" there will more money for schools, which could translate into more homework. [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Superintendent Chalmers]] then enter the voting booth and tell him he's not leaving until he punches "Yes". Milhouse and Bart go to [[Moe's Tavern|Moe's]] and ask for two milks, then ask Moe to tell them where babies come from. Moe tells the story of where he came from, before showing the two his tail, which he keeps in a jar.

At the Simpson residence, Lisa tells Marge that Maggie may be missing TV, as she is watching the washing machine go round and round. Marge turns Maggie around, and finds her eyes spinning around. One turn of the pacifier and she turns back to normal. Lisa asks Marge if she can take her and Maggie to see a tribute band at [[The Jazz Hole]], but Marge refuses - the US Embassy has warned people not to go to [[Downtown Springfield]]. Lisa tells Marge that she also knows of a puppet show, but it turns out to be more violent than expected. Marge and Lisa try to leave, but are stopped by a [[Lithuanian Center employee|guard]], who explains that nobody leaves until every puppet is dead.

Once the show is over, Lisa goes into Bart's bedroom, because he wanted to show her something. Bart tells her that he knows a cool adult who will take Lisa to The Jazz Hole, and presents 'Kirk'. Lisa is suspicious of 'Kirk'<nowiki>'</nowiki>s true identity immediately, and then tells him that they can't go because they can't pay for the gas and cover fee. Bart explains that there is a solution - asking the makers of ''Baby Poindexter'' for their money back.

[[File:Homer searching for Marge's missing earring.png|thumb|left|Homer searching for Marge's missing earring.]]
Homer is in bed, circling items in another volume of ''Spot the Hidden Objects'', when Marge comes in from the bathroom telling him she lost an earring. Homer uses his new skill to find the earring, hidden in a bowl of [[N&N's]]. Homer also finds a lost thimble from a {{w|Monopoly}} game, a $25 casino chip, and the smallest nesting doll. Homer also finds his honey pie behind the pillow, and tells Marge that they should split it between them.

Early the following morning, Milhouse is with Bart and Lisa at the bus station buying tickets to go to downtown Springfield. Milhouse and the [[Bus Depot employee|employee]] shake hands, before handing Lisa and Bart their tickets. After Milhouse tells Bart to apologize to Lisa, acting like their father, Bart pushes Milhouse backwards, prompting Milhouse to strangle Bart. Bart then trips Milhouse, making the paint cans loosen and come out of position. Milhouse and Bart start fighting after Bart steals his adulthood by removing his tie. A [[snake owner|man]] tells Lisa that that is conduct unbecoming of a bus station - but he feeds a mouse to a snake in his locker! At the [[Lazy Parent Educational Videos, Inc.]] building, Lisa tells the [[Lazy Parent Educational Videos, Inc. CEO|company CEO]] that their DVDs turned her brother's brain to jelly - with Bart acting like they did. The CEO tells the three that they are eligible for the full refund of the DVDs. Lisa counts the money and finds that it's just enough to get home, but they are all starving. They spot a banner hanging from an hotel building, offering a free breakfast with a condo sales presentation.

Back at the Simpson residence, Homer has moved onto ''Where's Waldo'' books, finding Waldo within less than a second of flipping the page. Marge enters, telling Homer that the kids were supposed to be at the Van Houten's but Luann told her they were supposed to be at the Simpsons'. Homer finds Waldo a couple more times and then goes with Marge to find the kids.

At the presentation, Milhouse, Lisa and Bart are the only ones remaining as the others have left because they got bored. Bart tells the salesperson that they want to go, but that just prompts her to lock the doors. Lisa explains to the salesperson that their 'dad' has a surprise for her. The salesperson starts flirting with 'Kirk', after he tells her he's single. She takes 'Kirk' out of the room, leaving Bart and Lisa looking at each other.
[[File:After Milhouse pretended to be his father.png|thumb|Milhouse apologizing to Kirk.]]
On their way to find Bart, Lisa and Milhouse, Marge asks Homer if he sees anything. Homer spots [[Mayor Quimby]] climbing out of a bedroom window with only his underwear on and [[Professor Frink]] and his robot wife coming out of counseling, before spotting the banner that says "Free Breakfast". Homer stops at the hotel to have the breakfast, unaware that the kids are there. Homer and Marge burst into the room where Milhouse and the salesperson are flirting with each other; Milhouse is confused how Marge knew it was him when she called. Marge tells him that his hair has a 5 o'clock shadow. The salesperson asks if anyone's going to buy a condo, with Homer saying that he will if she doesn't push him.

In the park, Milhouse apologizes to Kirk, but then says that it was fun having his life, and that he wouldn't mind growing up to be just like him. After they leave, Homer tells Bart to promise that he will never look like him, and Bart says "I sure hope not". Homer strangles Bart, leading to the end titles & closing credits.

== Production ==
The episode was originally scheduled to air on February 10, 2013, before it was rescheduled for February 17, 2013.<ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z176z12z5 FoxFlash.com]</ref>

== Reception ==
"Hardly Kirk-ing", along with "[[A Test Before Trying]]" and "[[YOLO]]" was nominated for the {{w|Writers Guild of America Award}} in Animation in the [[2014]] awards.<ref>[http://uk.eonline.com/news/487874/breaking-bad-and-orange-is-the-new-black-top-writers-guild-nominations E! Online - "Breaking Bad and Orange Is the New Black Top Writers Guild TV Nominations"]</ref>

Fan reaction was positive. The episode has a fan poll majority of a 4/5 rating on [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php No Homers]. Fans thought the plot of the episode was "original, humorous, and sweet", and many named it the best of the season.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?99637-Rate-and-Review-quot-Hardly-Kirk-ing-quot-(RABF05) NoHomers.net - "Rate and Review: "Hardly Kirk-ing" (RABF20)"]</ref>

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= November 10, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 868,000 viewers
|esLAdate= June 16, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= January 4, 2015
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
}}

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Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing

2021-01-09T14:54:40Z

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|image=Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing 1.jpg
|number=520
|season=24
|snumber=12
|prodcode=RABF07
|airdate=February 10, [[2013]]
|blackboard=I was not nominated for "Best Spoken Swear Word"
|billboard=[[Springfield Isotopes]] Spring Training Tickets Available / Watch Me Get Ready!
|guests=[[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as [[Prime Minister of the UK]] and [[Severus Snape]] [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]] [[Max Weinberg]] as {{Ch|Max Weinberg|himself}} [[Robert Caro]] as {{ch|Robert Caro|himself}}
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Tim Long]]
|director=[[Michael Polcino]]
}}

'''"Love Is A Many-Splintered Thing'''" is the twelfth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and twentieth episode overall. It originally aired on February 10, 2013. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as [[Prime Minister of the UK]] and [[Severus Snape]], [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Max Weinberg]] as {{Ch|Max Weinberg|himself}} and [[Robert Caro]] as {{ch|Robert Caro|himself}}.

== Summary ==
{{Desc|A mature [[Bart]] looks back on his life when his heartstrings are pulled once again when [[Mary Spuckler]] returns to [[Springfield]], but his failure to pay her enough attention strains their relationship. Marge, too, puts Homer in the dog house after not going to a travel bookstore soft opening with her. Homer, along with Bart and a few other displaced husbands living at the Brokewood Apartments, decide to watch some British movies to figure out a way to win back their wives.}}

== Plot ==
[[Bart]] is at school, where he is challenged to stuff a caterpillar inside a girl's dress. He takes the challenge and the girl turns out to be [[Mary Spuckler]]. Bart and Mary are happy to see each other again and she understands why he has to push her down in a mud puddle. They decide to meet again tomorrow. Early in the morning, Mary comes to visit Bart but she is soon bored because Bart just wants to play his video games. Lisa sees that Mary is bored and she tells Bart that he will have a better girl than Mary. Bart later visits Mary's family for dinner. After the meal Mary plays a song she wrote for Bart, but becomes angry that Bart did not bother to listen to her song.

Bart follows Mary to the [[Hillbilly Talent Contest]], and after Mary loses, Bart tries to say a comforting word but can not think of anything good to say. Mary meets a [[Brazilian record producer's son]] at the contest and begins to like him. Mary begins to avoid Bart and he gets help from [[Woody Allen]] about how he can get Mary to like him again, but he fails and Mary breaks up with him, which causes him to become sad and depressed. When Bart comes home, he and Homer have an argument with Marge and she throws them both out, so [[Homer]] takes Bart with him to the [[Brokewood Apartments]]. While there, Bart calls Mary, who plays a new song that she wrote for him about how bad he treated her and how their breakup was for the best, which causes him to become sadder.

Homer, Bart and the other residents at the apartment building enjoy being single and they have a party. But they soon start missing their women, and decide to imitate the British to get their women back. They invite the women, via a song, and give them each something they wanted. It goes well for everyone, except Bart; Mary refuses to get back together with him. Bart does not understand what went wrong and Mary goes home with the Brazilian record producer's son. In the future, Bart is sitting playing video games again, when he takes a break and sees that Mary is married and on a social website and becomes even more depressed. In an instant, he sees she has changed her relationship status to "single" due to the
death of her husband, causing Bart to be happy once again. Mary then sends a video call to Bart and he is congratulated by Woody Allen.

== Production ==
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== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= May 26, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 544,000 viewers
|esLAdate= June 9, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= January 3, 2015
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
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The Changing of the Guardian

2021-01-09T14:46:28Z

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|image=Changing of the Guardian promo 1.jpg
|number=519
|season=24
|snumber=11
|prodcode=RABF04
|airdate=January 27, [[2013]]
|couchgag= The Simpsons sit down on the couch, which zooms out to a ball whacking game. [[Nelson]] hits the target and a the living room falls in the water.
|titlescreen= [[Ned]] flies diagonally across the screen wearing an angel suit.
|guests=[[Rashida Jones]] as [[Portia]] [[Danny DeVito]] as [[Herb Powell]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Rob LaZebnik]]
|director=[[Bob Anderson]]
}}

"'''Changing of the Guardian'''" is the eleventh episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and nineteenth episode overall. It originally aired on January 27, [[2013]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Rashida Jones]] as [[Portia]] and [[Danny DeVito]] as [[Herb Powell]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After surviving a tornado, [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] seek out guardians for the kids, in case the worst should happen. They first turn to friends and family, including Homer's half-brother, [[Herb Powell]] with whom to entrust their kids, but when [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] fall in love with a super-cool couple, [[Mav]] and [[Portia]], Marge starts to question their potential guardians' true motivations.}}

== Plot ==
The [[Simpson family]] play a board game when a storm hits [[Springfield]]. The family discovers that [[Santa's Little Helper]] is caught by the tornado and [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] follow the dog with [[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]. The storm calms down and they find the dog, but Homer and Marge get stuck in the door to the [[National Bank of Springfield]] after the storm got ahold of it, and it landed on them. They are freed after a while and realize that if they were dead, they'd have no guardian for their children.

They decide to search for a guardian, checking first with their relatives, but soon realizes that it's not a good idea. So they begin looking at the other residents of Springfield, but no one wants to be their guardian, forcing them to look outside the city. They can not find a couple they like, so they give up and go to the beach instead, where they meet [[Portia]] and [[Mav]], whom they find to be acceptable.

After eating dinner with Portia and Mav, they tell them they want the two to be their kids guardian's and the couple accepts, as long as they let them meet the kids. Homer and Marge start spending more time for themselves while Portia and Mav are taking care of the kids. However, they soon realize that Portia and Mav see the kids as their own, and decide to end the arrangement. The kids are happy Homer and Marge want them, since they are their real parents, and Portia and Mav accept their decision. The family goes home and enjoys spending time together as a family again.

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= December 22, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 508,000 viewers
|esLAdate= June 2, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= January 2, 2015
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
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A Test Before Trying

2021-01-09T14:38:17Z

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|number=518
|season=24
|snumber=10
|prodcode= RABF03
|airdate= January 13, [[2013]]
|blackboard=I will obey Oscar® campaign rules from now on
|couchgag=Couch - The Movie
|billboard=[[Krusty]]: Live from rehab! 8PM
|guests=[[Valerie Harper]] as [[Jennifer Clarkeson]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Joel H. Cohen]]
|director=[[Chris Clements]]
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"'''A Test Before Trying'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and eighteenth episode overall. It originally aired on January 13, [[2013]], The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]]. It guest stars [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Jennifer Clarkeson]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] hikes up electricity prices, leaving most of [[Springfield]] unable to afford to use it as much as before. Springfield's schools cannot afford to use it as much either, and they decide to test every single student, and whichever school has the lowest test scores will close. [[Springfield Elementary]] gets the lowest test scores, but [[Lisa]] discovers that one student did not take the test and the school's fate will rely on his test scores: [[Bart]]'s to be precise. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] uses a parking meter he found at [[Springfield Dump|the dump]] to fleece unwitting parkers of their quarters.}}

== Plot ==
Mr. Burns raises electricity prices by 17%. Several residents and businesses in [[Springfield]] have to start saving their power. The [[Simpson family]] is one, and they decide to throw away some of their household electrical items. [[Springfield Elementary School]] is also having problems after the increase in electricity prices, and it is decided that the students of Springfield's district must take a test, and the school with the worst results will be forced to close.

In town, Homer is in the dumpster containing the thrown out electrical items, where he finds an old parking meter that he brings home. Meanwhile, the students at Springfield Elementary doing their test, and after the test is finished, it is concluded that their school is the worst in the state. The students are preparing to be sent to other schools in the area, when [[Lisa]] finds out that [[Bart]] did not take the test. If he makes the test and passes it, he can raise the results and save the school.

Homer begins to skim the residents of Springfield on money using his parking meter. Meanwhile, Bart is studying for the test he will be doing the next day, but falls asleep and hasn't learned anything; he informs [[Seymour Skinner]], who makes it so he gets an extra study day. Back at the Simpson house, Homer is watching the news where they report that the police are chasing the person responsible for a parking meter scam, and Homer realizes that the police are after him. That evening, Lisa notices that Bart is not studying, and she yells at him for being selfish. Bart falls asleep and dreams that the residents of Springfield are stupid and, after he wakes up, he asks Lisa for help. Lisa tells him to answer what he thinks first, and, if he cannot think of something, he should answer "B." Marge visits the Kwik-E-Mart while [[Jennifer Clarkeson]] is there and she talks to her about how important the school is for the children. Homer continues walking the streets with his parking meter, but gets caught by the police and accidentally destroys his parking meter. He goes home, where Marge discovers the coins he amassed, and she gets him to throw the money into a wishing well. Bart does the test, but does not have time to answer the last question, however, an insect sits on the right answer. When they check his test on the last question, Bart gets it correct, and passes the test, meaning the school does not have to close. Marge thanks the testing proctor for what she did, telling her that this was a "test of her humanity."

== Production ==
The music for the [[couch gag]] for this episode was left extremely late in production. On Thursday, January 10 (only 3 days before the episode was set to air), music editor [[Chris Ledesma]] was asked to come up with a new soundtrack for a new couch gag, which was replacing the current couch gag. Chris Ledesma had to start to score the music and get it ready for dubbing in only a few hours.<ref>[http://simpsonsmusic500.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/its-a-poor-workman-who-blames-his-tools/ Simpsons Music 500 - "It's a Poor Workman Who Blames His Tools"]</ref>

== Reception ==
The episode gathered 5.06 million viewers.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/14/tv-ratings-sunday-golden-globes-up-from-last-year-once-upon-a-time-falls-happy-endings-revenge-dont-trust-the-b-hit-lows/165193/ TV By the Numbers - TV Ratings Sunday: 'Golden Globes' Up From Last Year, 'Once Upon a Time' Falls + 'Happy Endings', 'Revenge' & 'Don't Trust the B' Hit Lows (UPDATED)]</ref>

"A Test Before Trying", along with "[[YOLO]]" and "[[Hardly Kirk-ing]]" was nominated for the {{W|Writers Guild of America Award}} in Animation in the [[2014]] awards.<ref>[http://uk.eonline.com/news/487874/breaking-bad-and-orange-is-the-new-black-top-writers-guild-nominations E! Online - "Breaking Bad and Orange Is the New Black Top Writers Guild TV Nominations"]</ref>

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= May 19, [[2013]]; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 756,000 viewers
|esLAdate= May 26, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= December 31, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
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== References ==
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Homer Goes to Prep School

2021-01-09T14:28:26Z

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|image=Homer Goes to Prep School promo 2.jpg
|number=517
|season=24
|snumber=9
|prodcode=RABF02
|airdate= January 6, [[2013]]
|blackboard=Teacher did not get fat over the holidays
|couchgag=The family are awards. Homer is an Oscar, Marge is an Emmy, Lisa is a Grammy, Bart is a Kid's Choice Award, and Maggie's a Stanley Cup. They sit on a trophy shelf and are then crushed by a crusher and turned into a best Grampa award, which is taken by [[Abraham Simpson]]
|titlescreen=[[Plopper]], in his Spider-Pig persona, swings across the screen on a series of weblines.
|billboard=[[Sideshow Mel]]: Hair-Bone Removal Clinic - Live the Bone-Free Life
|guests= [[Tom Waits]] as [[Lloyd]] [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Tom Skerritt]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Brian Kelley]]
|director=[[Mark Kirkland]]
}}

"'''Homer Goes to Prep School'''" is the ninth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and seventeenth episode overall. It originally aired on January 6, [[2013]]. The episode was written by [[Brian Kelley]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Tom Waits]] as [[Lloyd]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Tom Skerritt]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] joins the "Springfield Preppers," an off-the-grid survivalist group whose leader has set up a top-secret retreat outside of town to prepare for the end of the world. But [[Marge]] grows skeptical of the group's alarmist shenanigans.}}

== Plot ==
[[Marge]] takes the family to the [[Smart Tykes]] where [[Homer]] plays with [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]], but after he gets tired of them, he visits the other fathers in the café. Meanwhile a kid escapes and the alarm locks them all in. The mothers remain calm, but the fathers have an outbreak and [[Rainer Wolfcastle]] throws Homer through the door so they can escape. The door gets broken and Homer is on the ground while the fathers run over him, and he gets scared and stays home for eight months. Homer is on his way to work, but is still scared and visits [[Moe's]] instead, where he meets [[Lloyd]], a survivalist, who shows him what will happen in the future. Homer decides to follow Lloyd. Lloyd takes Homer to Springfield Preppers who say that they can help him survive the future, but he must do everything in secret. Homer tries to hide what he's doing, but [[Bart]] discovers him and they watch disaster movies together. Homer visits the Preppers headquarters where they tell him that the world will soon go under. They give him the keys to their camp and asks him to help prepare for the apocalypse.

Homer packs everything he deems necessary for the apocalypse, but when Marge discovers that several items of food are missing, he tells her about the Preppers. Homer is at work and watching movies that will prepare him for the apocalypse, causing him to forget his duties, and start an EMP that knocks out all electronics. [[Springfield]] falls into chaos and Homer's requested to take his family to the camp. At the camp, Marge tells him that she did not think they would leave their friends and old life behind when she married him, and he had a good heart. They have a meeting at the camp, where they decide that they must be prepared to kill the people who are coming who are not prepared. At night Homer starts feeling guilty and he decides to take the family back to Springfield with their stock of goods. The other members of the camp discover this when the alarm blares, and start chasing the Simpsons. The family manage to get to Springfield, where they discover that the world has not ended, and everything has returned to normal. They find out that the electronics have come back and only the city of Springfield was affected. Lloyd says that this non-disaster is a catastrophe and Marge asks him if he is disappointed the world didn't end, just so he could be proven right. Lloyd says it is not that, but in the new world he was to be their new leader. The other members reveal that they planned seal him in a cave, rather than let that happen. Lisa tells them that she is glad they're stuck with civilization, and she thinks it will stay that way for a long, long time. Unbeknownst to them, an asteroid is nearing Earth, with monsters onboard, who are talking about being ready to eat as many brains as they want in ten minutes.

== Production ==
On January 9, [[2012]], the storyboard, the animatic and the full color images of two scenes from the episode were posted on [http://pinterest.com/thesimpsonsfox/homer-goes-to-prep-school/ Pinterest].

== Reception ==
The episode gathered 9.65 million viewers, likely due to a strong lead-in from Sunday Night Football on FOX, which ran the show late by 3 minutes.<ref>[http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2013/01/ratings-homer-goes-to-prep-school/ Simpsons Channel - Ratings: Homer Goes to Prep School]</ref>

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= May 12, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 726,000 viewers
|esLAdate= May 19, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= December 30, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
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== References ==
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To Cur, with Love

2021-01-09T14:21:58Z

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|number=516
|season=24
|snumber=8
|prodcode=RABF01
|airdate= December 16, [[2012]]
|titlescreen=[[Santa Claus|Santa]]'s sleigh and reindeer fly by, with [[Homer]] at the reins saying "Ho, ho, ho!" and [[Stampy]] the elephant trailing behind, hanging onto the sleigh with his trunk.
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Carolyn Omine]]
|director= [[Steven Dean Moore]]
}}

"'''To Cur, with Love'''" is the eighth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and sixteenth episode overall. It originally aired on December 16, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Grampa]] has to move into the Simpsons house following a fire at the retirement home, and on moving day, [[Homer]] 'throws his back out' and 'rests' at home. He later finds an advert for a video game, ''[[Villageville]]'' on his myPad, and starts playing. During that time, Homer loses [[Santa's Little Helper]]. When the family find him, Homer doesn't seem to care because he's "not a dog person". Grampa later tells the rest of the family the story of Homer's childhood companion, pet dog [[Hendrix|Bongo]].}}

== Plot ==
During a event in downtown [[Springfield]], [[Professor Frink]] demonstrates his MHV vehicle which allows sound waves to replace fuel, but he soon loses control of the car, causing it to crash into the Springfield Retirement Castle. The Simpson family watch the breaking news on TV and worry about [[Abe Simpson|Grandpa Simpson]]'s fate, only to see him coming out alive and telling the news that he was going to stay with his son. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] set out with boxes to help Grandpa move, but [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] fakes breaking his back, allowing him to stay at home. While there, Homer plays with his MyPad and discovers a app game called "Villageville". He plays and becomes obsessively addicted, trying to build a village, but ignores [[Santa's Little Helper]]. When the others return, they discover Homer lied to them, but are even more shocked when they discover the dog is missing. After minutes to hours searching, they eventually find Santa's Little Helper hidden in a pantry shelf below the sink. Lisa and Bart realize Homer hasn't paid any attention to the dog all day. Grandpa soon mentions another dog named Bongo, which upsets Homer. Homer runs upstairs crying, while Grandpa tells the rest of the family about Bongo.

In a flashback, young Homer & Bongo were each other's best friends; Bongo helped Homer avoid a quiz, escape the dentist, and set the school on fire. Abe then reveals that, during a kids fundraiser [[Mr. Burns]] was hosting, Burns insulted Homer, which led to Bongo attacking him. An upset, Burns threatened Bongo, forcing Abe to hide Bongo at a farm belonging to Ms. Viola, which ended up damaging not only Homer and Bongo's relationship, but Abe's relationship with his son.

Back in the present, Homer accepts that he will likely never see Bongo again, and that Bongo will never remember his old friend. Abe shows Homer a picture of an old Bongo, resting on an old sweatshirt Homer gave to him when Abe left Bongo with Ms. Viola. Homer becomes happy that Bongo still remembers him. When Homer looks at Santa's Little Helper, he realizes the mistakes he made to the family dog and as well Abe. Making up with Abe by hugging his father, Homer is soon spotted sleeping on the couch with Santa's Little Helper by his side, along with Abe. When Bart tries to get Santa's Little Helper, Homer shouted "My Dog!". Bart lets Santa's Little Helper stay, but tell Homer tomorrow the dog is his and leaves. In a dream sequence, Homer is walking with Santa's Little Helper while next to them is young Homer and Bongo; as well Burns walking his dogs and [[Krusty]] and his gorilla.

== Production ==
The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. The episode was paired with the short, ''[[Fiscal Cliff|Montgomery Burns Explains the "Fiscal Cliff"]]'' which aired right after the episode ended and right before the closing credits. On January 3, 2012, the thumbnail (for one scene only), the storyboard, the animatic and the full color images of three scenes from the episode were posted on [http://pinterest.com/thesimpsonsfox/to-cur-with-love/ Pinterest].

== Reception ==
This episode, because of President Obama's address to the nation following the {{w|Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting}}, was watched by a total of 3.77 million viewers. Overnight ratings however, showed that 4.41 million viewers watched the episode.<ref name="Simpsons Channel">[http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2012/12/ratings-to-cur-with-love/ SimpsonsChannel.com - Ratings: To Cur, With Love]</ref> Despite ''The Simpsons''<nowiki>'</nowiki> low ratings (its lowest ever then), the show still managed to be Fox's most watched show of the night.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/sunday-final-ratings-bobs-burgers-and-bachelorette-special-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-unscrambled-football/162193/ TVbythenumbers]</ref> Fox scheduled a repeat airing of the episode to air in the 8:30pm time slot on December 23, 2012,<ref name="Simpsons Channel" /> which gathered 4.88 million viewers.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/24/tv-ratings-sunday-family-guy-american-dad-down-as-football-wins-quiet-sunday/162799/ TVbythenumbers]</ref>

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= May 5, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 707,000 viewers
|esLAdate= May 12, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= December 29, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
}}

== Promotional images ==
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The Day the Earth Stood Cool

2021-01-09T14:11:13Z

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|number=515
|season=24
|snumber=7
|prodcode=PABF20
|airdate= December 9, [[2012]]
|guests=[[Fred Armisen]] as [[Terrence]] [[Carrie Brownstein]] as [[Emily]] [[Patton Oswalt]] as [[T-Rex]] [[Colin Meloy]] as {{ch|Colin Meloy|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Matt Selman]] [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Matt Selman]]
|director=[[Matthew Faughnan]]
}}

"'''The Day the Earth Stood Cool'''" is the seventh episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and fifteenth episode overall. It originally aired on December 9, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Selman]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Fred Armisen]] as [[Terrence]], [[Carrie Brownstein]] as [[Emily]], [[Patton Oswalt]] as [[T-Rex]] and [[Colin Meloy]] as {{ch|Colin Meloy|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] befriends [[Terrence]] (Fred Armisen) and [[Emily]] (Carrie Brownstein), new neighbors from Portland. Homer becomes like Terrence because he wants a younger, hipper image. When [[Bart]] gets into a fight with Terrance and Emily's son [[T-Rex]] (Patton Oswalt), the friendship becomes strained and Terrence, angry at the Simpsons, calls his friends from Portland, and Springfield is soon full with 'cool' people. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] feels uncomfortable around Emily and her friends when they are breastfeeding, and she is feeding Maggie from the bottle.}}

== Plot ==
[[Homer]] is visiting the playground with [[Bart]] where he is called "grandfather" which annoys him. At work, Homer sees that his colleagues are eating [[Devil Donuts]] but they are out; he calls to the police and they start looking for the vendor that sells those donuts. They find the vendor, who has ran out of donuts for the day. The owner [[Terrence]], let Homer taste a new variety he is creating, and he likes it. They start talking and it appears that Terrence is a dad, which Homer finds surprising since Terrence is cool and he's not anymore. Terrence tells Homer that you can't stop living just because you have children. Terrence says his family is from [[Portland]], and they're looking for a new place to move in. Homer says that his neighbor's house is for sale. Terrence decides to buy it and he renovates the house.

The Simpson family visit Terrence and his family to welcome them to the neighborhood. Lisa loves how the family lives, while Bart think they are boring and goes home. [[Marge]] talks with the mother, [[Emily]], and when she starts breastfeeding her baby, [[Corduroy]], Marge becomes uncomfortable, since she is not breastfeeding [[Maggie]]. Marge is about to tell Homer that she does not like the family, when she is shocked to discover that Terrence has shaved Homer. Terrance and Lisa continue to hang out with their new neighbors, Marge thinks they should cool down with their new friends, for they not live the same lifestyle. Homer replies that they are cool which he is not, and Marge tries to comfort him by saying that he is cool and always has been. Homer and the kids are with Terrance and his son at several events, having fun. Marge does not like how the kids and Homer have changed since they met their new neighbors. T-Rex, Terrence & Emily' son, has his birthday and, to fit in at the party, Marge pretends that she is breastfeeding Maggie, but when the other mothers find out the truth, they try to breastfeed Maggie themselves, but Marge refuses to let them. T-Rex opens his presents and he mocks Homer's gift, which made Bart angry and they start fighting. As a result, Terrence & his family end their association with Simpsons, leading to Homer missing his new friends. Ned Flanders tries to unite the two neighbors but fails, instead the new neighbors call their friends from Portland and they move in and take over Springfield.

Homer and Marge do not like what has happened to their city, as the "cool" atmosphere is now all over town. T-Rex and Bart become friends again and T-Rex watches TV with Bart and forgets to turn over the family's compost, causing their home to catch fire. Homer and Marge visit Terrence and Emily at a festival, hoping to get them to be nicer to them. During the discussion, they smell the smoke from the house, and call the fire department, who have lost their horses and can not put out the fire. They trying using the hose, but the water has run out. The Simpson family breaks through the fire with the infant formula and manage to extinguish it. Emily thanks Marge, since her milk saved their home. Marge acknowledges that she feels a little ashamed that she didn't breastfeed any of her kids (except Lisa, for nine months). Lisa says that [[The New York Times]] did an expose claiming Springfield [[USA]]'s as the country's coolest city. This causes all the families from Portland to leave Springfield; Lisa is sad and tells them she will find them again.

=== A Brief Message About Artisanal Nuclear Power ===
[[Mr. Burns]] and an old man talk about how they made electricity in the past. They panned atoms in a lake and cleaved them by hand. They are stirred and blown by hand, before the power ends up in barrels that are connected into the house. Burns and the man then begin digging on a mountain.

== Production ==
The episode is also known as "The Day the Earth Stayed Cool".<ref name="TV Line">[http://www.tvline.com/2012/01/the-simpsons-fred-armisen-and-carrie-brownstein-portlandia/ TV Line]</ref>

On December 10, 2012, the storyboard, the animatic and the full color images of three scenes from the episode were posted on [http://pinterest.com/thesimpsonsfox/the-day-the-earth-stood-cool/ Pinterest]. A few images also showed Emily's original design.

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== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= April 28, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 925,000 viewers
|esLAdate= May 5, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= December 27, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
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The Day the Earth Stood Cool/References

2021-01-09T14:10:10Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The name is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}''.
**The film has also been referenced in the title of the segment "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII#The Day the Earth Looked Stupid|The Day the Earth Looked Stupid]]", from the episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" from [[Season 18]].
*When [[Bart]] and [[T-Rex]] fight, the band plays the "fight scene" music from ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', first heard in the episode "{{w|Amok Time}}".
*[[Terrence]] says that his pet armadillo is Mexican [[Chuey]], not ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Chewbacca|Chewie]]. Homer then says that ''Star Wars'' Chewie is a man in a suit so he is not scary.
*Terrence's business, ''Devil's Donuts'', is a parody of {{w|Voodoo Donut}}
*[[T-Rex]] has a banner for {{w|West Ham United}} F.C. in his room
*Terrence compares [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] to "the dad in a {{w|Wes Anderson}} movie"
*[[Lisa]] reads {{w|Asterix}} in the cool family's house
*Disco Stu is seen wearing a helmet similar to the one worn by {{w|Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo}} of {{w|Daft Punk}}
*The scene where Homer and Marge are talking things over with the cool parents, after Bart got in a fight with [[T-Rex]], is a possible reference to the movie ''{{W2|Carnage|2011 film}}''.
*A poster in T.rex's room references the kaiju Kamacuras and Japanese monster movies in general.
* Homer says he only knows actor {{w|David Cross}} from the {{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}} movies.
* Homer says he knows {{w|Van Halen}} and thinks they keep getting better, possibly referring to how many people are split between Sammy Hager & David Lee Roth's time as leader of the band.

== Trivia ==
* Lisa was the only Simpson kid who Marge fed with her breasts, which maybe explains her intelligence.

== Goofs ==
*Lenny has a Russian Nesting Donut in one scene, but in the scene before, his donut is normal. In the scene where Homer discovers that the box is empty, Lenny's donut is also normal. In that scene, however, there are holes in the donut where the 'Russian Nesting' donuts would be.
*Homer's suspenders change. The two straps have two sets of clips at one point but when Marge is nagging Homer in their bedroom there are no clips on the back of the suspenders. Towards the end, the clips vanish as well.
*Things in the Devil Donuts donut cart change around in scenes where we see the inside of the cart.
*When Homer says "Can I man hug you?", his mouth's movements don't match up with the words he says.
*In the split second where 740 Evergreen Terrace is in its old form before shifting to its new form, the front of the house looks slanted.
*The Simpsons' trip to the newly refurbished 740 Evergreen Terrace is shorter than it should be, and it seems like the family have gone through a wall.
*When Homer is introducing 'Bungee-Jump' and 'Viral Video', the words he's saying don't match his mouth's movements.

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The Day the Earth Stood Cool/References

2021-01-09T14:09:37Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The name is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}''.
**The film has also been referenced in the title of the segment "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII#The Day the Earth Looked Stupid|The Day the Earth Looked Stupid]]", from the episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" from [[Season 18]].
*When [[Bart]] and [[T-Rex]] fight, the band plays the "fight scene" music from ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', first heard in the episode "{{w|Amok Time}}".
*[[Terrence]] says that his pet armadillo is Mexican [[Chuey]], not ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Chewbacca|Chewie]]. Homer then says that ''Star Wars'' Chewie is a man in a suit so he is not scary.
*Terrence's business, ''Devil's Donuts'', is a parody of {{w|Voodoo Donut}}
*[[T-Rex]] has a banner for {{w|West Ham United}} F.C. in his room
*Terrence compares [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] to "the dad in a {{w|Wes Anderson}} movie"
*[[Lisa]] reads {{w|Asterix}} in the cool family's house
*Disco Stu is seen wearing a helmet similar to the one worn by {{w|Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo}} of {{w|Daft Punk}}
*The scene where Homer and Marge are talking things over with the cool parents, after Bart got in a fight with [[T-Rex]], is a possible reference to the movie ''{{W2|Carnage|2011 film}}''.
*A poster in T.rex's room references the kaiju Kamacuras and Japanese monster movies in general.
* Homer says he only knows actor {{w|David Cross}} from the {{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}} movies.
* Homer says he knows {{v|Van Halen}} and thinks they keep getting better, possibly referring to how many people are split between Sammy Hager & David Lee Roth's time as leader of the band.

== Trivia ==
* Lisa was the only Simpson kid who Marge fed with her breasts, which maybe explains her intelligence.

== Goofs ==
*Lenny has a Russian Nesting Donut in one scene, but in the scene before, his donut is normal. In the scene where Homer discovers that the box is empty, Lenny's donut is also normal. In that scene, however, there are holes in the donut where the 'Russian Nesting' donuts would be.
*Homer's suspenders change. The two straps have two sets of clips at one point but when Marge is nagging Homer in their bedroom there are no clips on the back of the suspenders. Towards the end, the clips vanish as well.
*Things in the Devil Donuts donut cart change around in scenes where we see the inside of the cart.
*When Homer says "Can I man hug you?", his mouth's movements don't match up with the words he says.
*In the split second where 740 Evergreen Terrace is in its old form before shifting to its new form, the front of the house looks slanted.
*The Simpsons' trip to the newly refurbished 740 Evergreen Terrace is shorter than it should be, and it seems like the family have gone through a wall.
*When Homer is introducing 'Bungee-Jump' and 'Viral Video', the words he's saying don't match his mouth's movements.

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The Day the Earth Stood Cool

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|image=The Day the Earth Stood Cool promo 4.jpg
|number=515
|season=24
|snumber=7
|prodcode=PABF20
|airdate= December 9, [[2012]]
|guests=[[Fred Armisen]] as [[Terrence]] [[Carrie Brownstein]] as [[Emily]] [[Patton Oswalt]] as [[T-Rex]] [[Colin Meloy]] as {{ch|Colin Meloy|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Matt Selman]] [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Matt Selman]]
|director=[[Matthew Faughnan]]
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"'''The Day the Earth Stood Cool'''" is the seventh episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and fifteenth episode overall. It originally aired on December 9, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Selman]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Fred Armisen]] as [[Terrence]], [[Carrie Brownstein]] as [[Emily]], [[Patton Oswalt]] as [[T-Rex]] and [[Colin Meloy]] as {{ch|Colin Meloy|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] befriends [[Terrence]] (Fred Armisen) and [[Emily]] (Carrie Brownstein), new neighbors from Portland. Homer becomes like Terrence because he wants a younger, hipper image. When [[Bart]] gets into a fight with Terrance and Emily's son [[T-Rex]] (Patton Oswalt), the friendship becomes strained and Terrence, angry at the Simpsons, calls his friends from Portland, and Springfield is soon full with 'cool' people. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] feels uncomfortable around Emily and her friends when they are breastfeeding, and she is feeding Maggie from the bottle.}}

== Plot ==
[[Homer]] is visiting the playground with [[Bart]] where he is called "grandfather" which annoys him. At work, Homer sees that his colleagues are eating [[Devil Donuts]] but they are out; he calls to the police and they start looking for the vendor that sells those donuts. They find the vendor, who has ran out of donuts for the day. The owner [[Terrence]], let Homer taste a new variety he is creating, and he likes it. They start talking and it appears that Terrence is a dad, which Homer finds surprising since Terrence is cool and he's not anymore. Terrence tells Homer that you can't stop living just because you have children. Terrence says his family is from [[Portland]], and they're looking for a new place to move in. Homer says that his neighbor's house is for sale. Terrence decides to buy it and he renovates the house.

The Simpson family visit Terrence and his family to welcome them to the neighborhood. Lisa loves how the family lives, while Bart think they are boring and goes home. [[Marge]] talks with the mother, [[Emily]], and when she starts breastfeeding her baby, [[Corduroy]], Marge becomes uncomfortable, since she is not breastfeeding [[Maggie]]. Marge is about to tell Homer that she does not like the family, when she is shocked to discover that Terrence has shaved Homer. Terrance and Lisa continue to hang out with their new neighbors, Marge thinks they should cool down with their new friends, for they not live the same lifestyle. Homer replies that they are cool which he is not, and Marge tries to comfort him by saying that he is cool and always has been. Homer and the kids are with Terrance and his son at several events, having fun. Marge does not like how the kids and Homer have changed since they met their new neighbors. T-Rex, Terrence & Emily' son, has his birthday and, to fit in at the party, Marge pretends that she is breastfeeding Maggie, but when the other mothers find out the truth, they try to breastfeed Maggie themselves, but Marge refuses to let them. T-Rex opens his presents and he mocks Homer's gift, which made Bart angry and they start fighting. As a result, Terrence & his family end their association with Simpsons, leading to Homer missing his new friends. Ned Flanders tries to unite the two neighbors but fails, instead the new neighbors call their friends from Portland and they move in and take over Springfield.

Homer and Marge do not like what has happened to their city, as the "cool" atmosphere is now all over town. T-Rex and Bart become friends again and T-Rex watches TV with Bart and forgets to turn over the family's compost, causing their home to catch fire. Homer and Marge visit Terrence and Emily at a festival, hoping to get them to be nicer to them. During the discussion, they smell the smoke from the house, and call the fire department, who have lost their horses and can not put out the fire. They trying using the hose, but the water has run out. The Simpson family breaks through the fire with the infant formula and manage to extinguish it. Emily thanks Marge, since her milk saved their home. Marge acknowledges that she feels a little ashamed that she just stopped breastfeeding Lisa. Lisa says that [[The New York Times]] did an expose claiming Springfield [[USA]]'s as the country's coolest city. This causes all the families from Portland to leave Springfield; Lisa is sad and tells them she will find them again.

=== A Brief Message About Artisanal Nuclear Power ===
[[Mr. Burns]] and an old man talk about how they made electricity in the past. They panned atoms in a lake and cleaved them by hand. They are stirred and blown by hand, before the power ends up in barrels that are connected into the house. Burns and the man then begin digging on a mountain.

== Production ==
The episode is also known as "The Day the Earth Stayed Cool".<ref name="TV Line">[http://www.tvline.com/2012/01/the-simpsons-fred-armisen-and-carrie-brownstein-portlandia/ TV Line]</ref>

On December 10, 2012, the storyboard, the animatic and the full color images of three scenes from the episode were posted on [http://pinterest.com/thesimpsonsfox/the-day-the-earth-stood-cool/ Pinterest]. A few images also showed Emily's original design.

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== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|UKdate= April 28, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 925,000 viewers
|esLAdate= May 5, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|esdate= December 27, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
|esnote=
}}

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A Tree Grows in Springfield

2021-01-09T13:46:58Z

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|image= A Tree Grows in Springfield promo 5.jpg
|number=514
|season=24
|snumber=6
|prodcode=PABF22
|airdate=November 25, [[2012]]
|blackboard=20 more shoplifting days till Christmas
|titlescreen= [[Sideshow Bob]] rides an airplane
|billboard= This is not Santa - Do not let him in ([[Snake]])
|guests=[[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Stephanie Gillis]]
|director=[[Timothy Bailey]]
}}

"'''A Tree Grows in Springfield'''" is the sixth episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and fourteenth episode overall. It originally aired on November 25, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Stephanie Gillis]] and directed by [[Timothy Bailey]]. It guest stars [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] wins a [[MyPad]] at the school auction and [[Steve Mobbs]], who is now in heaven, talks to Homer through it. Homer goes into a funk when he breaks his myPad, until [[Ned Flanders]] discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' back garden.}}

== Plot ==
[[Homer]] dreams in his hammock, but is woken by the rain. He goes in the house, only to find that it is also raining inside. Homer leaves Marge and his family in the rain-damaged house to visit [[Moe's]]. [[Moe]] discovers that Homer is upset, so he calls the [[Duff Beer Party Bus]]. [[Duffman]] tries to cheer up Homer, but also becomes depressed. When leaving Moe's, it is revealed that Homer received a parking ticket; he tries to avoid it but fails. Homer comes home just in time for the school fundraiser, where [[Lisa]] buys a raffle ticket for him. Despite Homer's doubtfulness, he wins a [[MyPad]]. Homer loves his new tablet, and Marge realizes that it has improved his mood. Homer uses it to get a kiss from Marge, have a [[Skype]] call with [[Lenny]], entertains himself while he visits the IRS, and talks with [[Mr. Burns]]. Lisa and Bart thinks it's dicey when Homer cares more about the MyPad than them when they visit the zoo, and when Homer want use the MyPad when he plays with [[Maggie]] starts also causes Marge to be annoyed by it. Homer plays a game on it while walking and falls down an open storm drain on the street.

Homer ends up in hospital and his MyPad breaks. Homer is upset, but at the breakfast table the next day, [[Ned]] tells him of a tree in his garden that says "Hope", which Ned believes to be a miracle. Homer doubts this, but soon begins to believe in hope. Homer begins to spread the word about hope, and the tree in his garden. [[Kent Brockman]] decides to prove that there is not a miracle, and his team manages to film the tree overnight (from their helicopter) revealing someone painting "Hope" on the tree with syrup. The residents of Springfield feel cheated and Homer loses his joy of life again, but Marge explains to Homer that the important thing was that the hope he felt was genuine. Homer understands this, and they begin to discuss who wrote it, coming to the conclusion that it was someone who knows Homer needs hope most of all. During the night, Homer is shown sleepwalking, painting Hope on the tree while [[God]] watches him on his (God's) MyPad. God is then visited by [[Steve Mobs]], who wants him to update the tablet.

=== Logomania ===
[[File:Logomania.png|thumb|250px]]
[[Malibu Stacy]] and [[Bubbles]] drive their cars and stop next to each other at a traffic light. Bubbles and Stacy try to have contact with each other but [[Burly]] runs at Bubble's Car and takes his place. Burly is on a date with Stacy and Bubbles feels alone when [[Funzo]] comes and starts destroying the city. Burly is hiding and Funzo kidnaps Stacy. Bubbles saves Stacy by taking out Funzo's batteries. Bubbles and Stacy fall in love and Burly leaves Stacy for another girl. Next scene is Bubbles and Stacy sitting in the same car and eating a [[Squishee]].

== Production ==
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== International airdates ==
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|UKdate= April 21, 2013; 6pm
|UKchannel=[[Sky1]]
|UKnote=Gathered 707,000 viewers
|esLAdate= April 28, 2013
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
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|esdate= December 27, 2014
|eschannel= {{W2|Antena 3|Spain}}
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Moonshine River

2021-01-08T21:07:12Z

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|image=Moonshine River promo 4.jpg
|number=509
|season=24
|snumber=1
|prodcode=PABF21
|airdate=September 30, [[2012]]
|blackboard=I will not wear white after Labor Day. (Bart is wearing a white suit.)
|couchgag=[[Homer]], [[Marge]], [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] hatch out of coccoons as butterfiles. [[Gerald Samson|Baby Gerald]] chases after them and tries to smash them with a hammer, but [[Maggie]] comes to their rescue and stops him.
|titlescreen= [[Arnie Pye]] flies by and falls out of his helicopter.
|billboard=[[McBain]] Capital: Consider This a Hostile Takeover
|guests=[[Ken Burns]] as {{ch|Ken Burns|himself}} [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]] [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]] [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Jenny]] [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]] [[Don Pardo]] as {{ch|Don Pardo|himself}} [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]] [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]] [[Al Roker]] as {{ch|Al Roker|himself}} [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Tim Long]]
|director=[[Bob Anderson]]
}}

"'''Moonshine River'''" is the first episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and ninth episode overall. It originally aired on September 30, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Ken Burns]] as {{ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Jenny]], [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{ch|Al Roker|himself}} and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].

"Moonshine River" was dedicated to [[Andy Williams]], who died five days before the episode aired.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] travel to [[New York City]] in search of [[Bart]]'s long-lost love [[Mary Spuckler]] who he wants to reconnect with since she left [[Springfield]] and her hillbilly family there to reinvent herself in the big apple. [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] look forward to experiencing all the city has to offer but when they realize their budget won't allow a Broadway play they settle for the free "Shakespeare In the Park" which doesn't go as planned.<ref>[http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/09/the-simpsons-episode-2401-moonshine.html SpoilerTV FOX Press Release]</ref>}}

== Plot ==
It's the day of the [[Springfield Grand Prix]] and the final stage of the [[Tour de Springfield]], which causes havoc across [[Springfield]], especially to the Simpson family who are waiting for a gap in the race cars so Homer can drive them across the road. Come nighttime, smashed cars and bikes are at the edge of the road around the [[Jebediah Springfield]] statue. In the racers' ball, Mayor Quimby comments that there was no winners and losers - because the finish lines were tangled up in the ball of smashed cars and bikes. Bart hears someone tapping inside, but everyone ignores it when the music starts. In the tent, Lisa and [[Milhouse]] are dancing together, both having different ideas on what type of date it is they are on. Lisa begins to tease Bart because he hasn't got a date, and tells him that after a week, girls know the real him, and that's why he doesn't have a date.
[[File:Bart looks at photos of his past girlfriends.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bart looks at photos of his past girlfriends.]]
At home, Bart gets out a box which has pictures of his ex-girlfriends in: [[Jessica Lovejoy]], the girl he dated for 3 days, the girl he dated for one recess, and the girl he dated for half of a field trip. [[Homer]] comes into the room and says that he's going to take a popcorn bath. Bart asks Homer how he got Marge to stay with him, and he explains that it was Bart because he was unplanned and that he keeps things interesting. Homer says that rejection from his girlfriends never gets any easier until you're allowed to drink, and he can express his feelings via drunk-dialing. Bart tells Homer that instead of that he will visit his ex-girlfriends and prove that they still like him. He knocks on every girl's house - and [[Gina Vendetti]]'s cell in prison - but gets rejected from all of them. Bart ends up at Cletus' house - where Mary Spuckler lives. [[Milhouse]] thinks that Mary is cute for one of Cletus' kids, which leads to Bart saying that she got to drink milk as a kid instead of white paint like the rest of them. Knocking on Cletus' door, Bart gets told that Mary ran off, without them knowing. Bart and Milhouse see [[Dubya Spuckler|Dubya]], who tells them that Mary ran off to New York City, and gives him her address.

Back at home, Bart watches a video of him and Mary, and realizes she's the one that got away. Bart asks Marge if they can go to New York to find Mary. Marge says that they need plane money and hotel money, and then Homer adds on that they need $500 to buy tickets to a [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] game that turns out to be fake. Bart says that Homer would love to go to New York, because his two least favorite buildings have been obliterated - [[Pennsylvania Railroad|the old Penn Station]] and [[Shea Stadium]] - which Homer called lousy outdated relics. Homer tells Bart to remember what happened the [[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson|last time]] the family went to New York - but the thought ends up being a parody of the ''[[Sweet Smell of Success]]''. Later, Bart sits Lisa's dolls on the floor - who have his girlfriend's faces on them. Homer enters, saying that he and Marge found a way to get to New York - swapping houses with a family from there. Bart asks Homer if the family will rent out their house when they go to New York - but Homer has instead made the tenants swap with [[Ned Flanders]]' house.

In New York, the family look at the sights, or, more accurately, the advertisements on the huge TV billboards at [[Times Square]]. Homer hears the cry of the [[Khlav Kalash vendor]] from their last visit, but it turns out that there is now a huge 50,000 square feet {{ap|Khlav Kalash|location}} restaurant. Bart tugs on Homer's shirt, saying that they have to go find Mary. Lisa complains that why can't her and Marge seek out culture while Homer and Bart find Mary. Homer immediately agrees, while a man in underpants passes them, who thinks he's in a dream. Homer and Bart board a train on the subway, but don't like the people they are sitting next to. Homer says that he'll spring for a cab, but the two people sitting next to them end up sitting next to them on the cab as well. Everyone gets out, while the [[taxi driver|cab driver]] says that anything left in a cab will never be seen again. And so, while Bart is sleeping, Homer sneaks out of the cab, intending to leave him behind. Bart wakes up, and Homer thanks [[God]] that he woke up. Bart gets to Mary's block of apartments, but she doesn't answer the door when Bart rings her bell. Bart thinks that his search for love is doomed, and that Bart has learned a valuable life lesson - that love doesn't exist "except between a man and a woman before marriage." Homer goes to get Bart some ice-cream, who sits down on the steps. A 'duchess' asks Bart what's the matter, and Bart says that he's waiting for a girl that's never going to show up. The 'duchess' asks Bart what makes him so sure, and he says that girls don't like him. The 'duchess' states that there's a girl standing right there, and shows Bart her face - it is Mary. Bart asks Mary what she is doing for money - which is being a writer with a performing option on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Bart says that they should talk about something nice.

Meanwhile, Marge and Lisa go to a Broadway show, but the woman behind the ticket booth states that with the money Marge has given her the two will sit on the second balcony with a partly obstructed view, and no bathroom privileges. Lisa says that at least she'll be able to say that she went to a Broadway show, but the ticket booth woman states that she can't, so they leave. Mary and Bart are talking on the steps of the apartment building, and Mary asks if he really came to New York to see her. Bart says that he did - and that he wanted to see an air conditioner fall on someone's head. His wish comes true as one falls on Homer's head as he comes back from getting ice-cream. Mary says that she wants to see him again, but doesn't want a grown-up taking her back. Mary enters the building, telling Bart to meet her tomorrow. Homer is back at the apartment building, and Bart grabs the ice-cream from him. Homer gets angry at Bart because he took both ice-creams. Homer attempts to strangle Bart, but ends up strangling a pole because of the air conditioner on his head. A camera crew films him, and it ends up on the Jumbo-Tron in Times Square. Marge tells Lisa that she wanted Homer on a Jumbo-Tron, but for something good.
[[File:Mary sings a song about Bart.png|200px|thumb|right|Mary sings a song about Bart, "[[The Ballad of Cylinder Head]]".]]
On a bridge above a train line, Mary asks Bart what he did with Homer. Bart says that the two are safe because people have to climb steps to get up to the bridge, and Homer can't be bothered to climb them. A man walks over to Homer and asks if he can't move. Homer says that he can't, and then the man cuts open his pants at the back and steals his wallet. Homer exclaims that he thought there was no crime in New York any more. Mary tells Bart to give her some news about Springfield. Bart says that [[Sideshow Bob]] was let out of prison again. Unbeknown to him, Sideshow Bob comes out of some bushes and attempts to kill Bart, but a train passes the line, taking him with it. Mary asks him how his mother and sister are - with him replying that they are trying to find high culture at low prices. Meanwhile, at the entrance to [[Lincoln Street Station]], Marge tries to stop Lisa going through the turnstile, because if she does, it will blow their budget. Lisa falls over, clicking it, causing Marge to panic. Mary says that without his parents around, they can walk through the city holding hands, like the men-folk do. Bart says he could listen to Mary's twang all day, prompting Mary to ask him if he wants to hear it in song. Bart asks Mary if he can do a rap in the middle of it, and she replies that it would be best for Bart to just listen to it. Mary plays her song, "[[The Ballad of Cylinder Head]]", on a guitar, with many people dancing to it. After finishing it, Mary puckers up her lips. The two are about to kiss when a dark shadow comes towards them. It is Cletus - who has come to take Mary back to Springfield because [[Brandine]] misses her - but she can't say it because the donkey busted her jaw. Cletus says that she'll be fine - and her mother as well.

Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge are on their way to the [[Delacorte Theater]], where "[[Shakespeare in the Park]]" is being performed that night. Lisa exclaims that it is free, but then sees how long the line is. At sunset, Marge and Lisa finally get seated in the open-air theater, but their spirits are dampened when a man comes on stage stating that the show has been cancelled because the actors playing the Capulets and the Montagues in ''Romeo and Juliet'' have quit the production due to arguing. Everyone groans when they are told to leave the theater because they have to pass a drum circle. Lisa exclaims that they came for [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and they will see Shakespeare. Lisa tells everyone that if they want to participate they will have to grab a doublet and meet her backstage. A man, [[Posh actor|a professional at performing]], gets in, but apparently he has crippling stage fright. At the end of the play, Romeo and Juliet have poisoned themselves and Marge is narrating the end of the story. Lisa is excited because they made it in New York, but then the police arrive, asking if they're the ones who took over the theater. A fireman then turns on a hose and sprays Marge, Lisa and everyone else with it.
[[File:Bart says goodbye to Mary.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Bart says goodbye to Mary, whose new place of residence is unknown.]]
At the [[24 Hour U-Stor-It]], formally the [[NBC Network]], Bart, Homer, Cletus and Mary are having a discussion. Cletus tells Mary that he is one-third her father and she is going to go back with him. Mary goes to freshen up for the ride home, and pssts at Bart. Bart says that he's got to go - and get {{ch|Al Roker}}'s autograph. Unfortunately, Al Roker is right next to Bart, and so he gives Bart his autograph. Bart says that he's going to try and sell it, with Al Roker offering to for $1. Mary and Bart rush into a train station, with Mary telling Bart that there's more Mary Spucklers' out there, including two of her sisters. The two kiss, drawing an "awwing" crowd. The man who mugged Homer cuts open another man's pants, but this time to get a rag out to dry his eyes. Mary boards the train, saying that if any girl tries to fix Bart, he should let them, because he's got a couple of big problems, but finishes by saying that he's "mostly great." Bart watches the train go, and then Cletus and the rest of the family rush up to him, with Cletus forcing him to tell him where she went. Bart says that he can't, because Mary's the girl that can prove that girls like him and that she wouldn't like Bart any-more if he gave her up. Bart said he will never tell, even if Cletus tortures him like he does the English language. Cletus realizes that he's got to let Mary find her own way, and tells the Simpsons to head on back to Springfield.

On the train back home, Bart is looking out of the window when Cletus asks him if he misses Mary. Cletus gives Bart a picture of her - which turns out to be a picture of (some) of Cletus' kids. Cletus points out where Mary should be on the picture. Bart thanks Cletus, and Homer says that Bart has finally found out how complicated grown-up feelings can be. Marge says that at least it didn't end as bad as ''Romeo and Juliet''. Homer says that he saw the review of the play, angering Lisa who specifically said no critics, but then finds that they liked her.

During the end credits, the family rush onto the couch and Homer says that he hopes the viewers liked the show, and tells them that the Homer who got the air conditioner on his head was in-fact a stunt man (which explains why we didn't get to see the air conditioner actually fall on Homer's head). Lisa says that the family is there because they want to ask the viewers if they have an idea for a couch gag, with Bart saying that the best submission will be animated and appear on the show. Homer asks if they screwed them on the credit, with Marge replying no, and that for details, viewers should log on to [http://thesimpsons.com/couchgag thesimpsons.com]. Bart shows us his couch gag, which is that everyone's heads turn into Bart's.

== Production ==
The short clip at the end of the episode was made to show viewers how to enter ''[[The Simpsons Couch Gag Contest]]'', a contest which allowed viewers to describe their own ideas for a couch gag and enter the contest for a chance to get it animated and air in the season 24 finale.
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== Reception ==
This episode gathered 7.97 million viewers on its premiere.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/01/tv-ratings-sundayonce-upon-a-time-down-but-top-scripted-show-revenge-the-good-wife-family-guy-the-mentalist-down-666-park-debuts-low/150768/ TVbythenumbers.com - TV Ratings Sunday:'Once Upon A Time' Top Scripted Show, 'Revenge' Strong in New Time Period, 'The Good Wife', 'Family Guy' & 'The Mentalist' Down, '666 Park' Debuts Low]</ref>

== In other languages ==
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|laName=Río de Aguardiente
|laTrans=Brandy River
|es=yes
|esName=Ríos de Alcohol
|esTrans= Alcohol Rivers
|br=yes
|brName=Um rio de Emoções
|brTrans=A river of Emotions
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== International airdates ==
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Them, Robot

2021-01-08T20:20:28Z

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|name= Them, Robot
|image= Them, Robot 1.jpg
|number= 503
|season=23
|snumber=17
|caption=[[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and one of [[Springfield Power Plant]]'s new [[A9000 Robots]].
|prodcode= PABF10
|airdate= March 18, [[2012]]
|couchgag= The [[Simpson family]] go from [[1989]] to [[2012]], with each odd year having something happening, mainly people appearing next to the couch related to an episode broadcast that year.
|titlescreen= [[Maggie]] flies past on a paper airplane.
|guests= [[Brent Spiner]] as [[A9000 Robots]]
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Michael Price]]
|director= [[Michael Polcino]]
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"'''Them, Robot'''" is the seventeenth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and third episode overall. It originally aired on March 18, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Brent Spiner]] as [[A9000 Robots]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] replaces all of [[Springfield Power Plant]]'s employees with robots but decides to keep [[Homer]] as the sole human worker. With unemployment at an all-time high and mechanical arms operating the workplace, Springfield becomes a dismal and humorless place. But when Homer's machine-programmed peers start to turn on the community and his former real-life employees come to the rescue, they all realize that robots can't replace human friends.}}

== Plot ==
[[Mr. Burns]] announces to his Springfield Power Plant employees that all of them will have to take a physical examination to be tested for narcotics. He reminds them that alcohol counts as a narcotic. [[Homer]] attempts to resist his urge to drink alcohol all weekend, in order to pass his examination on Monday. After Burns receives a large bill to pay for all of the employee's examinations, he decides to re-staff by hiring intelligent kangaroos instead. [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] points out to him that the kangaroos stole stationary supplies and ran away. Smithers then suggests a "more high-tech solution." Burns unveils his new workers, [[A9000 Robots]], to the Power Plant employees, whom he subsequently proceeds to fire.
[[File:Burns Robots.png|thumb|left|[[Mr. Burns]] presents the [[A9000 Robots]].]]
Smithers informs Burns that they are required to keep one human worker and he decides to keep Homer, to sign for packages etc. Burns also replaces Smithers with a A9000 Robot. Meanwhile, Homer begins to dislike his new job as he has no one to talk to and the robots won't interact with him. Later, at [[Moe's Tavern]], Homer learns that all the redundant Power Plant workers have still not found new jobs and are struggling to make ends meet. The next day, Homer, while messing around, accidentally breaks one of the robots. He reads up in the [[A9000 Repair and Maintenance Manual]] and discovers that he can make the robots interact with him. After several failed attempts at this (as seen by several destroyed robots), Homer manages to activate "conversation mode" on Robot D39 and befriends it.

[[Marge]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] pay a visit to town and see that all the local businesses are closing down. Marge reminiscences about how nice of a man Mr. Burns was when he moved to Springfield. In a flashback, a young Marge watches a street parade, where Mr. Burns announces the opening of his power plant and the abundant jobs that he is creating. Back in the present, we are shown how several of Springfield's residents are dealing with their new-found poverty; [[Lenny]] has taken up being a windscreen cleaner, Smithers is now a substitute teacher and [[Barney]] is a struggling stripper.
At the plant, Homer is having more fun at work since he has befriended Robot D39. As Homer converses about his life, D39 deduces that he is having family problems. Homer announces it is time to go to Moe's but D39 informs him that the automated workers are not able to leave the plant. It then tells Homer that their programming restricts their movement to the yellow guidance lines incorporated into the floor. This gives Homer an idea - he spray paints a new yellow line across town to the baseball field, where he and the bots all play a game. While trying to catch a long ball, Homer is nearly hit by an oncoming truck, but one of the robots sacrifices itself to save Homer's life. Their primary directive is to preserve human life. Homer continues to mourn the robot in the middle of the road, unaware that the other robots are all sacrificing themselves in the speeding traffic headed for Homer. Later that evening, in the Simpson's backyard, the family, accompanied by the remaining A9000 Robots, burn the bodies of the destroyed bots. [[File:Robots evil.png|thumb|right|The [[A9000 Robots]] change their primary directive and attack.]] After, Homer attempts to raise a toast to the deceased robots by drinking a [[Duff]], the bots snatch the beer away, which angers Homer. He tries to make some 'adjustments' on the A9000 robots by drilling into their heads, but this makes things worse - their primary directive is disabled and they set their new goal as destroying humans. Homer dashes away and the robots give chase.

Homer arrives at Burns' Manor, where he informs his boss of the robot's new directive. Mr. Burns releases the hounds, which the robots quickly deal with. Burns angers his hounds and both them and the robots chase them through the manor. Homer and Burns attempt to hide in the greenhouse, but the robots quickly spot them and smash through the glass and circle them. Just then, the former Power Plant workers enter and battle the robots ferociously. Homer thanks his friends for saving his life and Mr. Burns hires back his old workers. However, Homer decides to keep one of the A9000 robots and reprograms it to go on fishing trips with him. But the robot decides to self-destruct rather than spend another minute with Homer.

== Production ==
The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. [[Brent Spiner]], of ''[[Star Trek]]'' fame, guest stars as the [[A9000 Robots]].

== Reception ==
"Them, Robot" aired on [[Fox]] on March 18, 2012 and was watched by 5.24 million viewers, providing a slight increase in viewership compared to the previous two episodes. With a 2.4 Nielsen rating in the key demographic, the episode became the second highest-rated broadcast in Fox's Animation Domination lineup that night.<ref>[http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/03/ratings-news-19th-march-2012.html Spoiler TV Ratings]</ref>

The episode received generally positive reviews from TV critics. Firefox News said "Fairly inoffensive, and utterly average in every single respect. It wastes time on Homer's desperate quest to avoid drinking alcohol for a drug test – a subplot that goes nowhere when the main focus of the plot is Burns being at fault for the negligence. You'll chuckle, you'll smile a few times – and if you're a TNG fan you'll laugh aloud at Mister Spiner's work – but it's not a knee-slapper. Perhaps 'amusing' is enough for some, but the show needs just a little bit more to transcend average and become great.<ref>[http://firefox.org/news/articles/3682/1/Review----The-Simpsons-quotThem-Robotquot-/Page1.html Firefox News Review]</ref>

Fans had mixed opinions of the episode with many being disappointed with the lack of comedy.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/forums/them-robot-episode-discussion-256-3355009/ TV.com forum discussion]</ref> "Them, Robot" currently holds a 7.4/10 rating on IMDb.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2282549/ IMDb "Them, Robot" page]</ref>

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How I Wet Your Mother

2021-01-08T20:12:46Z

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|airdate=March 11, [[2012]]
|couchgag=The Simpsons lye on a rug and get rolled up by a person, then cut up into slices. [[Maggie]] pokes her head out.
|titlescreen=[[Santa's Little Helper]] catches a frisbee in his mouth, then falls down.
|guests=[[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]] [[David Byrne]] as the "[[Dream Operator]]" singer
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Billy Kimball]] [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]
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"'''How I Wet Your Mother'''" is the sixteenth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and second episode overall. It originally aired March 11, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Billy Kimball]] and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. It guest stars [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]] and [[David Byrne]] as the "[[Dream Operator]]" singer.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After a fishing trip with [[Bart]], [[Homer]] starts to wet the bed again. With the help of his family, [[Jonathan Frink]], and his [[Mona Simpson|deceased mother]], Homer tries to overcome his bed wetting problems, via his dreams.}}

== Plot ==
[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] enters a storage cupboard in the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and it accidentally gets left open, some things like turrets appear and he uses a {{W2|Portal|video game|portal gun}} to destroy they. Homer, seeing this as an opportunity to steal supplies, tells everyone to come and help themselves, and every employee steals something. Leaving the Power Plant, Homer sees [[Mr. Burns]] approach and drives off, leaving his fellow employees to get all the blame. Homer is thought to be the only one who didn't steal anything and gets a day off.

On his day off, Homer goes fishing with Bart. The next night, Homer wets the bed. After doing this another time, he thinks that karma may be the reason so he apologizes to all his fellow employees for getting them into trouble with a free barbecue. That night, Homer wets himself again and gets angry over his wasted act of kindness.

Homer then goes to [[Shameful Eddie's]] where he buys an [[Uralarm Whizz-No-More 9000]]. This, however, wakes up the entire family and he must explain his predicament to them. Homer then starts to wear [[Confidence Man Adult Diapers]] which are a turn-off to [[Marge]].

Marge goes for a walk that night and bumps into Professor Frink who reveals that he has invented a machine that can be used to enter other people's dreams, which he did to [[Disco Stu]], who has now became "Normal Stu". They decide to use it on Homer and in his first dream, they meet [[Death]] who is dragging a coffin. After falling off a cliff, they use the dream machine to enter Bart's dream. In this dream, the drawing and special effects are just like when the Simpsons are just shorts. [[B.F. Sherwood]] tells them to open the coffin. When it is opened, the room starts to fill with fish. So, the family use the machine to go to the next dream, [[Lisa]]'s. They are in a Victorian stage show, so they immediately change dreams again, back into Homer's.

Homer's dream this time is of his greatest desires. After walking around, encountering a [[Kwik-E-Mart]] which gives bacon as change and several [[Moe's Tavern]]s, Homer decides he wants to stay in his dream forever and starts to ride [[Mr. Simpson's Wild Ride]]. At this point, [[Clancy Wiggum]], [[Eddie]] and [[Lou]] have entered the Simpsons home and tried to get the dream machine off of Professor Frink. After this, a large bottle of [[Duff Beer]] falls over and floods the city. The Simpsons are about to enter two large gears, throwing the many [[Moe Szyslak]]s into them to stop them, when they are rescued by Death, who is revealed to actually be Mona Simpson. Mona then tells the family to follow her.

The family go to a movie theater where they view a childhood memory of Homer's. He and [[Abraham Simpson|his father]] went on a fishing trip and the boat capsized. They returned to their holiday home several hours late and without any fish. A couple of weeks later, Mona left Abraham and Homer. Homer felt guilty as he thought it was because of the boat capsizing that his mother left. After she reassured him it wasn't because of this, showing another memory of Mona being relieved that Homer, her greatest treasure, was safe, Homer finally felt comfort. They then left the dream.

Back at the Simpson home, Chief Wiggum finally manages to get the device from Frink and detaches it, just as everyone wakes up. Homer is relieved to find he hasn't wet himself. That night, Homer spins a dreidel. Marge tells him that if it keeps spinning, they're still in a dream. It does so they decide to go for a naked bike ride. However, as soon as they leave, the dreidel stops spinning and it starts to hail. A truck then hits Homer.

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Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart

2021-01-08T19:57:16Z

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|number= 501
|season=23
|snumber=15
|prodcode=PABF09
|airdate= March 4, [[2012]]
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|couchgag= A parody of the opening sequence of ''{{W2|Game of Thrones|TV series}}''
|titlescreen=[[Bart]] climbs down a beanstalk carrying a harp and a goose.
|guests=[[Shepard Fairey]] as {{Ch|Shepard Fairey|himself}} [[Ron English]] as {{Ch|Ron English|himself}} [[Kenny Scharf]] as {{Ch|Kenny Scharf|himself}} [[Robbie Conal]] as {{Ch|Robbie Conal|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Marc Wilmore]]
|director= [[Steven Dean Moore]]
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"'''Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and first episode overall. It originally aired on March 4, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Marc Wilmore]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Shepard Fairey]] as {{Ch|Shepard Fairey|himself}}, [[Ron English]] as {{Ch|Ron English|himself}}, [[Kenny Scharf]] as {{Ch|Kenny Scharf|himself}} and [[Robbie Conal]] as {{Ch|Robbie Conal|himself}}.

== Sypnosis ==
{{Desc|It is [[Marge]]'s birthday, but [[Bart]]'s [[Marge's rabbit|present]], a rabbit, chews through the phone lines, ruining [[Homer]]'s present. Thus, Homer locks Bart in the rabbit's cage, which Bart is annoyed at, and later forces Bart to get out, although Bart now enjoys the cage. In order to get back at his dad, he becomes an undercover graffitist (with Milhouse as his obnoxious laugher) and plasters images of Homer all over [[Springfield]]. One night, Bart gets caught in the act by street artists Shepard Fairey, Robbie Conal, Kenny Scharf and Ron English, who invite him to exhibit his artwork in his own gallery show. Meanwhile, a new store called [[Swapper Jack's]] opens in Springfield, which threatens to put the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] out of business.}}

== Plot ==
[[Lisa]] attempts to wake up Homer, and after the fire alarm fails she opens a can of [[Duff]], instantly waking him up. Lisa tells him [[Marge]]'s birthday is the next day (March 19), and that he needs to start going around town looking for a good and not insulting present. Homer announces that he's already bought a present, which shocks Lisa. He also adds he put some thought into it, shocking Lisa even more. He reveals it as a state-of-the-art food masher-mupper, named [[Puree-Station 3]]. Lisa says Marge is going to love it, but Homer says it will make love seem like chewing mere tin-foil, because today he's getting it autographed. Lisa guesses by Lenny, but instead by "[[Paula Paul|the box lady herself]]" (Paula Paul). Lisa is so amazed she almost faints.

The family go to [[Swapper Jack's]], so Homer can get the present signed. Homer, Bart and Lisa find the shop great, with a clear premise, like [[Hawaii]] but without the murderous locals, and unusual jelly. Homer thinks the family won't be shopping at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] any more, then Apu appears behind a cheese stand. Homer is surpised to see Apu out of his "natural habitat". He says he is finding out who is real customers are, and who is going to cheat on him. Many residents, including Lisa, [[Sideshow Mel]] and [[Nelson]], complain about the products, but he answers that he's always considered them his friends, and friends do not betray friends. Homer protests, and Apu and Homer get into a fight with cheese sticks. Apu is nearly victorious, but is restrained by two employees. Homer gets his masher-mupper signed, and Paula suggests calling Marge live from her show tomorrow, and wish her a happy birthday.

At home, Marge's presents are an apron with a sarnet from Lisa, a [[Marge's rabbit|bunny]] from Bart, and before Marge opens Homer's present he goes to the phone saying this will make it her most awesome birthday ever. After a long time, there is no phone call, and Homer gets angry. He goes to call Paula, but the phone is dead. He sees it chewed, and realises it was caused by Marge's rabbit. Homer gets angry at Bart and the rabbit, and then Lisa suggests Paula might have left a message. She twists the wires together, and presses "Voice Mail". Paula calls but Marge isn't there, then she tries again, but afterwards she gets angry at Marge for making her look stupid and not picking up.

After Marge goes upstairs, sad and quite fed up, Homer tries to resist strangling Bart, so he tells him to get in the rabbit cage. After getting in there, Homer later wants him to get out, but Bart claims that he's "adapted" to the cage. Homer eventaully gets him out, then tries lying, saying it's not comfortable, but almost instantly falls asleep.

Later, in Bart's treehouse, to get revenge, he is cutting out the letters "Dope" on a piece of paper with Homer's picture on, while [[Milhouse]] stands next to him. Milhouse admires Bart's revenge – cutting Homer's face out of a piece of cardboard, but tells him that he's actually going to put the posters all over town. Milhouse asks to come, and Bart agrees.

Over the next day, Bart and Milhouse put the posters all over Springfield, at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]], on a flag, on [[The First Church of Springfield]], on an airplane, and on a [[Duff Beer]] poster.

The next morning, Homer is driving to [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|work]], singing a tune, while "Dope" posters are all around him. He notices them, and is surprised. He vaguely recognizes the person on the poster. He sees the posters all over the place; there are even some covering the [[Springfield sign]]. Inside the police van, the police are clueless about the vandalism.

Back at home, [[Kent Brockman]] is reporting the story about the vandalism, which they have dubbed as "Mr. Fatso". Homer asks Bart if he knows about it, but Bart pretends he doesn't. Homer thinks he's lying, when Marge comes in with news about their stencil budget, however, Homer doesn't pay attention. On the news, Kent talks to the police, and [[Chief Wiggum]] says they won't investigate unless there is more vandalism. Bart starts thinking, but then screams when he sees Homer with he word "Dope" below him, but it turns out it was only a necklace.

At Swapper Jack's, [[Snake]] is now an employee. Then, Apu comes in attempting to rob the shop, but Snake calms him down and he doesn't. Then, [[Moe]] comes in with his shotgun. He notices that they have many products he doesn't know about, like white wine, Swiss cheese, peanut butter, potato chips, and toilet paper.

Back in Bart's treehouse, Bart and Milhouse are preparing to do more vandalism, when Lisa comes in, knowing about their plan. To buy her silence, Lisa tells them they have to put "Fur is murder" in certain places. That night, they put up different graffiti all over town, and Bart adds in a "Fur is murder?". Then, while walking in an alleyway, they are spotted by four people. They start to run off, but the people catch up with them. The people turn out to be {{ch|Shepard Fairey}}, {{ch|Robbie Conal}}, {{ch|Kenny Scharf}} and {{ch|Ron English}}, all of whom are street artists. Shepard talks to Bart, and asks if they can set up a gallery show for his street art. Bart talks to Milhouse, but he still isn't so sure about it. Then, Bart remembers what Homer did to him and agrees. Then, a siren starts blaring and the artists run off.

At the Kwik-E-Mart, Apu is closing down his store, when [[Manjula]] arrives. She tells him it's a miracle. Apu guesses that Swapper Jack's is re-uniting Led Zeppelin in aisle 6, but Manjula tells him Swapper Jack's is closing. The reason behind this is because all their products are made of monkey, picked up off the streets of [[Brazil]].

In town, Homer is walking [[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Marge's rabbit]], while Bart is next to him. Homer shows Bart the poster, and stands next it, saying he looks like Mr. Fatso. Bart giggles unrealistically, when Milhouse runs up to him with a poster for his art show. Bart tells Milhouse not to be so loud, otherwise Homer might realize Mr. Fatso is him. Homer hears this, and realizes he is, and, in doing so, gets into an argument with his brain.

At the art show, Bart is congratulated by the bullies, but then his head starts swelling up and becoming enormous, and two of the paintings growl at him. He realizes it is just a dream, and has to wake up. In reality, Homer is strangling Bart, but Homer becomes sad and walks out the room.

At the real art show, people are interested in the artwork, but Homer won't leave the car. Bart goes to the car, and wants him to know how he feels, and says, "they say a picture's worth a thousand words". He grafittis "I'm sorry" on Homer's car, and claims it is now worth ten times as much, $500. Back inside the gallery, Bart thanks the workers at the gallery, and they thank him for bringing them a fresh, new voice. Then, in the middle of a sentence, Chief Wiggum, posing as a medieval character, stops him. [[Lou]] comes up to him as well, dressed as a horse. Wiggum informs him the art show was just a way to get Bart, as he says nobody would pay for things an amateur put on a wall. Mr. Burns agrees, and asks Ron English for his $3,000,000 that he spent on paintings, back. There are no refunds, however. Bart asks who tipped the police off, and they admit it was their undercover officer, Shepard Fairey. Lisa is surprised, but Shepard tells her not to be, as he did spend years putting up "Obey" posters. Then, [[Eddie]] comes out from the back of the horse and arrests Bart. Marge asks if they can do something else, other than put him in jail, and Homer believes he has the answer in the back of his car.

Bart's punishment is being inside the rabbit cage, and signing people's leaflets. Bart tells Wiggum he needs to go to the bathroom, and he puts a cloth over him. By the time it's taken off, Bart is gone and "Pig in a blanket" is graffitied on the cloth.

== Production ==
The end credits theme was sung by [[Nick McKaig]] after the version of the [[theme song]] he sung was uploaded to YouTube in January 2012.{{cn}}

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The Daughter Also Rises

2021-01-08T19:40:19Z

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|prodcode=PABF06
|airdate=February 12, [[2012]]
|blackboard=I will not replace a candy heart with a frog's heart.
|couchgag=[[The Daughter Also Rises/Gags|"500th episode" couch gag]]
|titlescreen=Cupid ([[Ralph Wiggum]]) shoots an arrow through the "o" in "Simpsons", turning it into a heart.
|billboard=''[[McBain]]'s Valentine's Day Kick-Assacre'' Opens February 14th—Closes February 15th
|guests=[[Michael Cera]] as {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}} [[Jamie Hyneman]] as {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|himself}} [[Adam Savage]] as {{ch|Adam Savage|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
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"'''The Daughter Also Rises'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and ninety-ninth episode overall. It originally aired on February 12, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Michael Cera]] as {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, [[Jamie Hyneman]] as {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|himself}} and [[Adam Savage]] as {{ch|Adam Savage|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]]'s mother-daughter Valentine's Day plans take a turn when Lisa meets {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, an intellectual romantic who shares the same passion for culture, history and literature. Lisa and Nick fall head over heels for each other in a fairytale romance and make a secret getaway to [[Mulberry Island]] to profess their eternal love. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are inspired by the show "[[MythCrackers]]" to "crack" [[Springfield Elementary]]'s own legends.}}

== Plot ==
[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are reading their Valentine's Day cards and Milhouse becomes jealous as he only got two cards and Bart got more so, to take their mind off it, they start watching TV. After [[Marge]] throws them out of the house (after they attempted to watch TV on a laptop and a [[MyPhone]]), they continue to watch their show, [[MythCrackers]] at a gas station and the two decide to start cracking myths. Their first myth is: is it dangerous to use a mobile phone at a gas station. To test it out, Milhouse flips open his phone, and when it starts to crackle, he throws it to the other side of the gas station and it explodes. Meanwhile, Homer prepares himself for his Valentine's Day date with Marge (which includes eating a rose to make his breath smell like one). Marge tells Homer to take Bart somewhere, because Homer can express his love for Marge every single day. Bart and Homer visit the [[Testoster-Zone]] (with many onlookers) while Marge takes Lisa to a restaurant. Marge watches a man put a spoon for one sauce into another and goes to get a separator. Lisa becomes alone at the table and discovers a Hemingway-esque-boy in the next booth, {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}} The two go together and pick one desert from desert table.

Bart and Milhouse continue to crack myths at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]]. Their second myth is: if you press E8 on the vending machine, you will be electrocuted and die. Milhouse presses "E" and "8", but all that comes out of the machine is candy cigarettes', which [[Nelson]] becomes addicted to. Meanwhile, Lisa is at [[Le Petite Appétit]] with Nick and becomes so happy that she loses track of time and she is late to help Marge sew a blanket at the [[The Needle Exchange]]. Days go by and Bart and Milhouse break myths one after another while Lisa continues hanging out with Nick. Lisa realizes that she is in love with Nick and tells Marge, who lets Lisa invite Nick over for dinner. At the dinner, Nick persuades Marge to let him take Lisa to the Doritos Nutrition Fair at the school gym. Marge realizes that Lisa is spending too much time with Nick and misses their friendship, so she lets her go if she promises to spend less time with Nick afterwards.

Lisa makes a visit to [[Grampa]], who tells Lisa that Marge does appreciate Nick, and then begins tell her the story of [[Pyramus]] and [[Thisbe]]. This causes Lisa to get help from Abe to steal a kiss from Nick under a Mulberry tree. Bart and Milhouse have now broken all myths in school, making everyone realize that school is basically just school. When Bart sees [[Willie]] acting like a dog when he looks at himself in a mirror, he comes up with a way to make school cool again.

Grampa agrees to give Nick and Lisa a lift to [[Mulberry Island]] in the [[Springfield Retirement Castle Excursion Shuttle]], but he gets stopped a few miles away from the island by the police - he has the TV remote in his pocket, which forces everyone at the Retirement Castle to watch a program in Spanish. Nick and Lisa must find a new way to get to Mulberry Island and pass [[Cletus]], who gives them a lift. After Cletus drives off, Nick starts to act unlike his previous self, and makes Lisa do all the rowing to the island. Grampa has told Marge and Homer what he has done so they drive to the island to pick up Lisa. Nick and Lisa arrive at the island and when they are about to kiss, Lisa realizes that she will be making a mistake if she kisses him - as a kiss under the tree is supposed to represent eternal love. After imagining what Hemingway's ex-wives said about him, she starts to lose feelings for Nick. Marge - who has walked over the lake wearing water shoes, arrives at the island. Nick walks off, ending the relationship. The two start to walk back to the mainland using water shoes. Homer takes a watercraft to pick them up, but when he turns it on, he goes forward into the water. Homer comes back up onto the surface, but goes into the water again.

== Reception ==
Competiting against the 54th Grammy Awards, this episode gathered 4.33 million viewers. Fox also struggled that night, with its ANIMATION DOMINATION block not gathering that many viewers: every show got under 5 million.<ref>[http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2012/02/record-low-for-the-daughter-also-rises/ Simpsons Channel]</ref>

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The Daughter Also Rises

2021-01-08T19:37:39Z

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|number=499
|season=23
|snumber=13
|prodcode=PABF06
|airdate=February 12, [[2012]]
|blackboard=I will not replace a candy heart with a frog's heart.
|couchgag=[[The Daughter Also Rises/Gags|"500th episode" couch gag]]
|titlescreen=Cupid ([[Ralph Wiggum]]) shoots an arrow through the "o" in "Simpsons", turning it into a heart.
|billboard=''[[McBain]]'s Valentine's Day Kick-Assacre'' Opens February 14th—Closes February 15th
|guests=[[Michael Cera]] as {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}} [[Jamie Hyneman]] as {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|himself}} [[Adam Savage]] as {{ch|Adam Savage|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Rob LaZebnik]]
|director=[[Chuck Sheetz]]
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"'''The Daughter Also Rises'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and ninety-ninth episode overall. It originally aired on February 12, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Michael Cera]] as {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, [[Jamie Hyneman]] as {{ch|Jamie Hyneman|himself}} and [[Adam Savage]] as {{ch|Adam Savage|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]]'s mother-daughter Valentine's Day plans take a turn when Lisa meets {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, an intellectual romantic who shares the same passion for culture, history and literature. Lisa and Nick fall head over heels for each other in a fairytale romance and make a secret getaway to [[Mulberry Island]] to profess their eternal love. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are inspired by the show "[[MythCrackers]]" to "crack" [[Springfield Elementary]]'s own legends.}}

== Plot ==
[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are reading their Valentine's Day cards and Milhouse becomes jealous as he only got two cards and Bart got more so, to take their mind off it, they start watching TV. After [[Marge]] throws them out of the house (after they attempted to watch TV on a laptop and a [[MyPhone]]), they continue to watch their show, [[MythCrackers]] at a gas station and the two decide to start cracking myths. Their first myth is: is it dangerous to use a mobile phone at a gas station. To test it out, Milhouse flips open his phone, and when it starts to crackle, he throws it to the other side of the gas station and it explodes. Meanwhile, Homer prepares himself for his Valentine's Day date with Marge (which includes eating a rose to make his breath smell like one). Marge tells Homer to take Bart somewhere, because Homer can express his love for Marge every single day. Bart and Homer visit the [[Testoster-Zone]] (with many onlookers) while Marge takes Lisa to a restaurant. Marge watches a man put a spoon for one sauce into another and goes to get a separator. Lisa becomes alone at the table and discovers a Hemingway-esque-boy in the next booth, {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}} The two go together and pick one desert from desert table.

Bart and Milhouse continue to crack myths at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]]. Their second myth is: if you press E8 on the vending machine, you will be electrocuted and die. Milhouse presses "E" and "8", but all that comes out of the machine is candy cigarettes', which [[Nelson]] becomes addicted to. Meanwhile, Lisa is at [[Le Petite Appétit]] with Nick and becomes so happy that she loses track of time and she is late to help Marge sew a blanket at the [[The Needle Exchange]]. Days go by and Bart and Milhouse break myths one after another while Lisa continues hanging out with Nick. Lisa realizes that she is in love with Nick and tells Marge, who lets Lisa invite Nick over for dinner. At the dinner, Nick persuades Marge to let him take Lisa to the Dorito's nutrition's fair at the school gym. Marge realizes that Lisa is spending too much time with Nick and misses their friendship and lets her go if she promises to spend less time with Nick after that.

Lisa makes a visit to [[Grampa]], who tells Lisa that Marge does appreciate Nick, and then begins tell her the story of [[Pyramus]] and [[Thisbe]]. This causes Lisa to get help from Abe to steal a kiss from Nick under a Mulberry tree. Bart and Milhouse have now broken all myths in school, making everyone realize that school is basically just school. When Bart sees [[Willie]] acting like a dog when he looks at himself in a mirror, he comes up with a way to make school cool again.

Grampa agrees to give Nick and Lisa a lift to [[Mulberry Island]] in the [[Springfield Retirement Castle Excursion Shuttle]], but he gets stopped a few miles away from the island by the police - he has the TV remote in his pocket, which forces everyone at the Retirement Castle to watch a program in Spanish. Nick and Lisa must find a new way to get to Mulberry Island and pass [[Cletus]], who gives them a lift. After Cletus drives off, Nick starts to act unlike his previous self, and makes Lisa do all the rowing to the island. Grampa has told Marge and Homer what he has done so they drive to the island to pick up Lisa. Nick and Lisa arrive at the island and when they are about to kiss, Lisa realizes that she will be making a mistake if she kisses him - as a kiss under the tree is supposed to represent eternal love. After imagining what Hemingway's ex-wives said about him, she starts to lose feelings for Nick. Marge - who has walked over the lake wearing water shoes, arrives at the island. Nick walks off, ending the relationship. The two start to walk back to the mainland using water shoes. Homer takes a watercraft to pick them up, but when he turns it on, he goes forward into the water. Homer comes back up onto the surface, but goes into the water again.

== Reception ==
Competiting against the 54th Grammy Awards, this episode gathered 4.33 million viewers. Fox also struggled that night, with its ANIMATION DOMINATION block not gathering that many viewers: every show got under 5 million.<ref>[http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2012/02/record-low-for-the-daughter-also-rises/ Simpsons Channel]</ref>

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Moe Goes from Rags to Riches

2021-01-08T18:35:23Z

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|number=498
|season=23
|snumber=12
|prodcode=PABF05
|airdate=January 29, [[2012]]
|billboard=[[Bumblebee Man]], [[Kent Brockman|Brockman]] and [[Booberella]] - Your New Channel 6 News Team
|couchgag=A montage of old sitcom parodies, before the family finally sits on the couch.
|blackboard=There's no proven link between raisins and boogers
|guests=[[Jeremy Irons]] as [[Moe's bar rag]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Tim Long]]
|director=[[Bob Anderson]]
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"'''Moe Goes from Rags to Riches'''" is the twelfth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and ninety-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on January 29, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Jeremy Irons]] as [[Moe's bar rag]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] is laughed at as [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|his bar rag]] is his best friend. The bar rag then begins to tell its tale of how it has crossed seas and continents to get to where it is today. Meanwhile, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] have an argument.}}

== Plot ==
There is a town meeting in [[Moe's Tavern]] as the [[Springfield Town Hall|Town Hall]] is being fumigated for bed bugs. After the meeting, people start talking about best friends, and then everyone realizes that Moe doesn't have any friends and laugh at him. Moe ends up getting upset over this. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse have an argument. Moe's bar rag then begins to tell its story.
[[File:Tapestry creation.png|thumb|left|The creation of the tapestry]]
The rag was made in [[Ville de Springfield]]. Marageet is told by the duke to make him a tapestry about himself in 25 years for 2 copper coins. On the way out he kills all the family's sheep and the sheep start to expel demon wool. When Marageet is about to start, she is possessed by the wool to endlessly make a tapestry about the adventures of the cloth for 25 years. When the duke comes to collect it, he burns down the house, possibly also killing the family. The tapestry was then taken by the [[Duke de Springfield]] back to his castle. Along the way, the horse he was riding fell over and the duke and the tapestry fell off the edge, hanging the duke in the process. The citizens of the village then beat the duke, which was too horrible even for a rag made from demon wool to cope with.

The tapestry was then placed in a cathedral where he finds out they were the equivalent of rock stars in that day. Vikings then raided the cathedral with [[Viking art thief|one Viking]] deciding to become an art thief. This Viking then rubbed the tapestry between his crotch before taking a bite out of it. This was the tapestry's first feeling of anguish.

Bart throws rocks at Milhouse's window and tries to say sorry but fails. [[Kirk]] is throwing rocks to get [[Luann]]'s attention and one goes down her throat and she refuses to let him in to perform the Heinrich maneuver on her.
[[File:Tapestry.png|thumb|left|As a tapestry]]
What was left of the tapestry was eventually traded for gold and jewels. It then fell into the hands of the [[Shahryār]]. After he was killed by his many wives, whom he demanded constant attention or else be thrown into a hole, the rag found its way to [[Spain]] where it was used as a blindfold for a man who was being shot with arrows then it was laid on an executioner's block. The victim was more scared of the rag than the axe. The rag eventually started going uphill again when it found its way to [[Michelangelo]] who painted {{W|Sistine Chapel ceiling}} with it. After the painting was finished though, it was tossed aside and soon forgotten about.
[[File:Tapestry flag.png|thumb|The tapestry becoming a flag]]
The rag then yelled out in pain as [[Lenny]] stepped on it. Lenny suggested Moe get a new rag but Moe declined. Bart then snuck into Milhouse's room and said sorry to Milhouse again, to no avail.

After this, the rag eventually became woven into one of the {{W|flags of the Confederate States of America}}. After the house it was in burned down, it was then used by a poor family to make rag soup. It was eventually turned into a flag that someone climbing [[Mt. Everest]] was using. However, he died again and the flag was picked up by a [[yeti]], who gave the rag to his son, Moe Szyslak.

Bart saw Milhouse again in the morning and Bart said that he'd allow someone to punch him if he could be friends with him again. Milhouse asks [[Drederick Tatum]] to punch him, hurting Bart a lot, but they became friends again.

One night, when Moe was sleeping, someone took the rag, even though the rag liked it with Moe as it was boring but predictable, and put it in a washing machine. This turned out to be [[Marge Simpson]] who saw how much Moe loved that rag so she washed it for him. He was happy about this, but when Marge revealed that the whole family (and [[Milhouse]]), were his friends, he tossed the rag out of the window, not needing it any more. Here, it was picked up by [[Santa's Little Helper]] who loved it. The rag liked this life, except from the occasional fight Santa's Little Helper had with [[Maggie]] over him.

== Production ==
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== Reception ==
[[Hank Azaria]] is nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" for his work with the episode.<ref>http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/EmmyNoms64-Press-Release-4.pdf</ref> The episode is nominated for an [[Annie Award]] for Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production.

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The Ten-Per-Cent Solution

2021-01-08T17:47:52Z

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|season=23
|snumber=8
|prodcode= PABF02
|airdate= December 4, [[2011]]
|blackboard= "Caucus" is not a dirty word
|couchgag= A sword is planted in the couch similar to {{W|Excalibur}}. Homer attempts to get it out, but fails. Flanders gets it out successfully. Homer shrugs it off and the family sits down.
|titlescreen= [[Bumblebee Man]] flies across, being chased by bumblebees.
|billboard= [[Duffman]] is [[Mark Twain]] at the [[Springfield Playhouse]]
|guests= [[Kevin Dillon]] as {{Ch|Kevin Dillon|himself}} [[Janeane Garofalo]] as {{Ch|Janeane Garofalo|herself}} [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofski]] [[Joan Rivers]] as [[Annie Dubinsky]]
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Deb Lacusta]] [[Dan Castellaneta]]
|director= [[Michael Polcino]]
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"'''The Ten-Per-Cent Solution'''" is the eighth episode of [[season 23]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and ninety-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on December 4, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Deb Lacusta]] and [[Dan Castellaneta]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Kevin Dillon]] as {{Ch|Kevin Dillon|himself}}, [[Janeane Garofalo]] as {{Ch|Janeane Garofalo|herself}}, [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofski]] and [[Joan Rivers]] as [[Annie Dubinsky]].

== Summary ==
{{Desc|[[Krusty the Clown]] is stuck in a rut when the television network pulls his show from the air and his talent agency drops him as a client. But when the Simpsons introduce him to seasoned agent [[Annie Dubinsky]], they are surprised to learn that Annie was Krusty's very first agent. Despite their rocky relationship, Annie is convinced to re-sign Krusty and craft his career comeback. But when Krusty's retro comedy show reboot is deemed a critical success, Krusty must decide to stay with his agent or side with the network executives.}}

== Plot ==
[[Lisa]], [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]] are watching an episode of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' entitled "[[The Cat's Speech]]". After this finishes, Krusty comes onto the screen and announces that they are watching another episode of ''Itchy & Scratchy'', entitled "[[The Social Petwork]]". Krusty starts to complain about this then another episode airs, "[[Black & Blue Swan]]". [[Marge]] then stops them from watching TV as Maggie's eye is starting to wander. Marge then announces that they were going to visit the [[Museum of TV and Television]] as it is closing soon, causing [[Homer]] to have a panic as he doesn't know where he could find clips of old TV shows. This is then shown to be a clip on {{ap|Hulu|in-universe website}} and another video shows, "Bart Pranks Putin".

The family goes to the museum where they find that they are selling old TV relics. Bart shoots a gun used in ''[[Sheriff Baby]]'' and Homer accidentally fires his gun, ripping a hole in his pants. Homer then notices a stand for ''[[The Adventures of Fatso Flanagan]]'' and watches a clip. Annie Dubinsky then comes out and Homer asks her if there is a place for him on TV.

In [[Channel 6 Studios]], Krusty is complaining to his superiors about the amount of ''Itchy & Scratchy'' being shown. He is then fired by the executives and is then fired out of a cannon as that is what makes it legal. Krusty then goes to [[Krusty's agent|his agent]] who then drops him as a friend and as a client.

The family is then in [[Krusty Burger]] talking about the museum. They then notice Krusty in the ball pit and Lisa tries to get him help. They tell Krusty about Annie Dubinsky, not mentioning her name, and take Krusty to see her. When they see Annie, she shouts at Krusty although Krusty can't remember her. Lisa then asks Annie to explain.

When Dubinsky started out as an agent in the mid-60s, she went to [[The Village Id]], a comedy club, where she saw Krusty on stage. She transformed Herschel Krustofsky into Krusty the Clown. She and Krusty entered into a relationship, staying in [[The Clown Plaza Hotel]]. However, Krusty eventually ditched her, resulting in her hating him and not having sex with a clown again for five months.

Dubinsky then decides to take Krusty back and gets him a new show, ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show Retro Reboot!]]'' The show turns out to be a huge success and Annie and Krusty get back together as a couple. After the show, [[HBOWTIME]] offers Krusty a position on their network, with Krusty making Annie his producer.

While recording for the show, Krusty is given {{Ch|Kevin Dillon}} and the rest of the cast of ''{{W2|Entourage|TV series}}''. Annie starts to make demands, angering the executives. Eventually, the executives ask Krusty to fire her as she is causing trouble, including chasing [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] around.

On the next show, {{Ch|Janeane Garofalo}} guest stars. Annie comes on stage, saying that no one who is funnier than Krusty can be on the show. The executives told Krusty to fire her but he refuses and he and Annie quit and go on to star in the TV series, ''[[Sex Over Sixty]]''.

== Production ==
Guest star Joan Rivers recorded her lines in March 2011.<ref>[http://uk.eonline.com/news/joan_rivers_whores_herself_out_simpsons/231074 E Online]</ref>

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== Reception ==
"The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" was watched by approximately 9 million people in its first airing.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/06/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-housewives-family-guy-csi-miami-adjusted-up-pan-am-60-minutes-adjusted-down/112765/ TV by the Numbers]</ref> In the demographic for adults aged 18–49, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 4.0.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/idUS409646440220111205 Reuters]</ref> The high rating was the result of the episode being preceded by a popular National Football League game.

The episode has received mixed reviews from critics. Hayden Childs of {{W|The A.V. Club}} praised Rivers as a guest star since she was able to "employ her trademark humor within the world of The Simpsons without hijacking the plot or satire."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-tenpercent-solution,65912/ The AV Club]</ref> {{W|Ology}}'s Josh Harrison similarly praised the episode for having "some wonderful Krusty the Klown moments and some clutch guest star appearances". Harrison concluded his review by saying that though the episode "wasn't ''Simpsons'' gold, it was a great chance to focus on a secondary character and an opportunity for Joan Rivers to, um, be Joan Rivers. I imagine your assessment of the episode may be based largely on your opinion of the guest star. That said? I dug it."<ref>[http://www.ology.com/tv/simpsons-recap-ten-cent-solution Ology]</ref>

Criticism came from the {{W|Parents Television Council}} (PTC), which named ''The Simpsons'' the "Worst TV Show of the Week" because "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" contains "content inappropriate for the Family Hour".<ref>[http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/1209worst.asp Parents TV]</ref>

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The Ned-liest Catch

2021-01-08T16:58:48Z

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|season=22
|snumber=22
|prodcode= NABF15
|airdate= May 22, [[2011]]
|titlescreen= [[Princess Penelope]] flies by on a unicorn.
|guests= [[Joey Kramer]] as {{Ch|Joey Kramer|himself}} [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Jeff Westbrook]]
|director= [[Chuck Sheetz]]
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"'''The Ned-liest Catch'''" is the twenty-second and finale episode of [[season 22]]. It originally aired on May 22, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Jeff Westbrook]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Joey Kramer]] as {{Ch|Joey Kramer|himself}} and [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Feeling guilty for getting [[Mrs. Krabappel]] suspended after one of his school pranks, [[Bart]] helps her escape detention, and [[Ned Flanders]] winds up saving her life in the process. When Edna and Ned start dating, he is surprised to learn she's been with many of Springfield's men, including [[Homer]] and [[Aerosmith]] drummer {{Ch|Joey Kramer}}.}}

== Plot ==
At a girls basketball rally celebrating their first basket in a triple overtime game against [[Shelbyville]], [[Bart]] causes trouble for the school. Edna grabs Bart and slaps him twice in front of the school. Edna soon has to face a meeting where she's confronted by [[Seymour Skinner]], [[Superintendent Chalmers]], [[Homer]], and [[Marge]] in Skinner's office. Edna is suspended with pay, but she must go to a holding area until her hearing. After guilt gets the best of him, Bart goes to the building to free Edna. However, during the escape, Edna almost fall off the ladder but [[Ned]] happens to walk by and save her. Edna begins to talk about the Simpsons with Ned, and the couple soon starts to date. This causes much grief for Bart, as his teacher now constantly visits the house next door, making it hard for him to get away with slacking. Edna then gives Flanders the courage to ask for his stuff back from Homer, emptying the Simpsons' garage. Homer then tries to break up Nedna, but in talking to him, realizes that he wants Ned to be happy. He then accidentally goads the guys at Moe's into talking about their numerous sexual exploits with Edna, causing Ned to question the relationship which worsens when he sees several of Edna's ex-boyfriends (and one ex-[[Patty|girlfriend]]) on her face, causing him to run out of her apartment. Homer convinces Flanders to go back to Edna, and she agrees to be with him on the condition that her past never gets in their way again. Ned comments on how that will have to be decided by a "higher power". Thus the show ends on a cliffhanger, with Homer and Marge asking the fans to decide, making the second time fans take part in an episode since the two-part "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]" saga.

In re-runs, as the closing credits roll, Marge tells the fans that if they're watching a re-run or a DVD, it's too late to vote, and Homer berates them for not taking the opportunity earlier.

== Production ==
The episode was also titled "'''Nedliest Catch'''",<ref>[[:File:Nedliest Catch.jpg|See this image.]]</ref>

== Reception ==
"The Ned-Liest Catch" received mixed-to-positive reviews from TV critics.<ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/05/the-simpsons-review-the-ned-liest-catch/</ref>

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The Real Housewives of Fat Tony

2021-01-08T16:49:33Z

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|image=The Real Housewives of Fat Tony promo.jpg
|number=483
|season=22
|snumber=19
|prodcode=NABF12
|airdate=May 1, [[2011]]
|couchgag=The Simpsons come onto the couch and the camera zooms out revealing a video cover. It zooms out again to show the exterior of a video rental store, which is wrecked by a giant ball which has swung from a bulldozer.
|titlescreen=Maggie flies across on a paper airplane.
|guests=[[Joe Mantegna]] as {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Dick Blasucci]]
|director=[[Lance Kramer]]
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"'''The Real Housewives of Fat Tony'''" is the nineteenth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and eighty-third episode overall. It originally aired on May 1, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Dick Blasucci]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. It guest stars [[Joe Mantegna]] as {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Fat Tony]] and [[Selma]], [[Marge]]'s painfully blunt sister, fall in love and get married after a whirlwind courtship. Marge has her reservations about the couple's marriage after Selma begins to prioritize her looks and ritzy new lifestyle over her family, so Fat Tony invites [[Homer]] and Marge to a weekend getaway at the Jersey Shore. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] discovers a special talent that allows him to detect the location of truffles by smell, and [[Lisa]] jumps at the chance to capitalize on the rare culinary treasures.}}

== Plot ==
[[Homer]], [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are waiting in line at the [[Springfield DMV|DMV]] to get Homer's driving license renewed. Bart spots [[Noiseland Arcade]] across the street, which prompts Homer to leave Bart and Lisa in the line and go there himself. Bart gets mad at Homer, because he went to a birthday party he was invited to. When Homer returns, Bart and Lisa give their spot in line to {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}, as Homer left Bart and Lisa standing in line at a boring DMV, wasting their last day of summer vacation. After [[Selma]] refuses to process Fat Tony's form and save his spot in line, Tony's mob bags her when she goes outside to smoke. They throw her in the boot of the car, and [[Louie]] and [[Legs]] tell each other that Selma weighs more than a safe filled with cash that is also in the back. In the forest, Bart and Lisa get each other's germs from licking the wrong side of their lollipop, and after an hour, Bart sniffs out truffles which are growing in the roots. Lisa is surprised at this, and gives the truffles to [[Luigi]], who is also out looking for truffles with [[Spider-Pig]]. Luigi makes a deal with Bart that if he can find more truffles, he will be given "top dollar" for them and given the best table at the restaurant.

At an abandoned warehouse near the ocean, Fat Tony's mob un-bags Selma, and Fat Tony asks her what part of her body she wants to be cut off first. Selma demands that she receive liposuction. After a few choice words, Fat Tony agrees with Selma. Selma shows off her new look and Tony tells his mob to leave with the doctor, as he wants some private time with Selma. At 742 Evergreen Terrace, [[Marge]] can't stop looking at Selma, and when Homer comes in bad-mouthing her, Fat Tony arrives. Homer starts stuttering and explains that he was complimenting her. Tony knew what was going on and forgives Homer, provided he draws a portrait of [[Patty]]. Homer's drawings turn out bad, as he can't help himself and keeps drawing her as a monster. On their date, Fat Tony proposes to Selma, while Louie and Legs drown another member of the Mafia, and sings a song which makes the agents in the FBI van put Selma on the mob hierarchy. Meanwhile, in the woods, Lisa forces Bart to search for more truffles, as big as [[Cletus]]' new baby's head. Back at the wedding ceremony, Marge get mad at Selma for putting her at the table with the lowlifes, and the two fall out during the photos. Fat Tony sees what Selma and Marge are going through, and invites Homer and Marge to stay with them at his new mansion on the Jersey Shore. Back in the woods, Lisa is getting tired with Bart and argues that his scent of smell for truffles is failing. As Bart tries to storm off, he trips and knocks his head against a tree, knocking himself out. When Bart wakes up, he is treated like a dog by Lisa and forced to look for truffles. Bart gets a scent, which leads to a closet in Lisa's bedroom. Lisa explains that she ate the truffles because vegetarian food is so boring and bland. She tells Bart to give them to someone who deserves them, and Bart chooses Spider-Pig. Unfortunately, Bart realizes he's made the wrong choice when Spider-Pig then goes haywire, eating anything that includes truffles throughout the restaurant.

Arriving at Fat Tony's mansion, Marge doesn't think it's a good idea to stay with him and Selma, but Homer does. Fat Tony introduces his nephews and niece to Homer and Marge, but when Marge stumbles into Selma, all made-over, they have another falling out. While Homer is forced to chug a whole keg of beer, Selma tells Marge about Fat Tony and Homer's growing relationship. Selma, Marge, Homer, and Fat Tony "start over" by enjoying themselves in a hot tub. Afterwards, Homer and Marge are trying to find their room, when they hear Fat Tony talk to Louie and Legs and the two realize Tony has a "goomar," or another mistress. Marge and Homer tell Selma, and Marge immediately wants to leave. Homer doesn't want to, but Marge forces him to. After offering Homer several pool-noodles, Fat Tony gets an un-welcome visit from Selma, who is angry with him for having two wives. Suddenly, Fat Tony's real wife walks in, or in fact crashes through the fence in a car at high speed. The angry woman then exclaims that this "other woman" is the goomar, although Selma seems to differ. Tony explains that if Selma knew Italian, she would know about the "goomar" business. His real wife then shouts that Fat Tony missed her open house because of Selma, and Selma gets into a fight with her. Homer and Marge get out of the way, by going in the tanning bed together.

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The Great Simpsina/References

2021-01-08T16:41:58Z

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== Cultural references ==
*During [[Cregg Demon]]'s act, "{{W2|Milkshake|song}}", by {{W|Kelis}} plays.
*Cregg Demon is a parody of {{W|Criss Angel}}, backed up by the fact he calls himself "Cregg Demon, Magicfreak!", a parody of Criss Angel's "Criss Angel, Mindfreak!"
*The title is a parody of {{w|The Great Santini}}.
*{{W|Louis Prima}} & Kelly Smith {{W|That Old Black Magic}}, plays during on of Lisa's Performances.
* Raymondo claims a chimp was taught magic by famed magician Harry Blackstone.
* When he's mad at Lisa, Raymondo mentions he's "kicked off {{W|The Mike Douglas Show}} angry."

== Continuity ==
*The [[Evil shopkeeper]] is seen entering Cregg Demon's show. ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")

== Goofs ==
*In one scene, [[Allison Taylor]] has blue hair.
*When Homer goes to the theater with the family, he doesn't have a jacket. He then suddenly does, which gets stolen. He then wears the jacket in the theater.

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The Great Simpsina

2021-01-08T16:39:21Z

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|airdate=April 10, [[2011]]
|guests=[[David Copperfield]] as {{Ch|David Copperfield|himself}} [[Martin Landau]] as [[The Great Raymondo]] [[Ricky Jay]] as {{Ch|Ricky Jay|himself}} [[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Ewell Freestone]] [[Penn Jillette]] as {{Ch|Penn Jillette|himself}} [[Teller]] as {{Ch|Teller|himself}}
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"'''The Great Simpsina'''" is the eighteenth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and eighty-second episode overall. It originally aired on April 10, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]]. It guest stars [[David Copperfield]] as {{Ch|David Copperfield|himself}}, [[Martin Landau]] as [[The Great Raymondo]], [[Ricky Jay]] as {{Ch|Ricky Jay|himself}}, [[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Ewell Freestone]], [[Penn Jillette]] as {{Ch|Penn Jillette|himself}} and [[Teller]] as {{Ch|Teller|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Lisa]] becomes an apprentice when she meets [[The Great Raymondo]], the most magical of magicians. He tells Lisa a secret about a magic trick, but when she develops a crush on a boy at school, Lisa accidentally leaks the secret out to a rival magician. However, the Raymondo has one last card tucked up his sleeve and when the rival magician sets to perform the trick, they try to stop him to do so. A quartet of magicians appear on the scene, who attempt to kill the Raymondo, but Lisa finds out they're no match for him.}}

== Plot ==
One day, the Simpsons go peach picking. They come back home with too many peaches, so they eat only recipes with peaches. After an while, all the family except Marge gets tired of eating peaches. In an attempt to get rid of the peaches, Homer takes Marge to get a massage. Meanwhile, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie take the peaches to different locations. Bart no longer has his peaches when the bullies take over and take them for themselves. Meanwhile, Lisa is lost in a deserted area, where a raccoon chases her inside an illusionist's house. When the illusionist called "[[The Great Raymondo]]" finds her, he questions her and teaches her some magic tricks.
Lisa starts performing magic tricks at school, while still learning from The Great Raymondo. However, things take a turn for the worst when she is taught the secret to "The Great Milkcan Escape". She presents it at school but after, the [[Cregg Demon's son|son]] of "[[Cregg Demon]] , magic freak" tricks her into revealing the secret, which he promptly tells his dad. Cregg Demon reveals that he is going to present it at his next magic show, the "World Magic Championship", and lies Houdini's ghost told him in a dream. Raymondo, upset, tells Lisa to get out, which leads to Lisa trying to stop doing magic. Soon after, Raymondo forgives her. At the magic show, some other magicians replace the fake milkcan with a real one so that Cregg Demon cannot get out. Lisa wants to save him, but no one does. After a magic battle, Raymondo saves him by making a girder fall onto the magicians, and Cregg Demon quits magic. At the end, Raymondo and Lisa do their act. Afterwards, Raymondo dances with the ghost of his deceased wife.

== Reception ==
The episode was watched in an estimated 4.996 million households, at the time, one of the lowest recorded viewing figures in the show's history.<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/tv-ratings-sunday-cleveland-show-up-family-guy-stable-as-brothers-sisters-celebrity-apprentice-secret-millionaire-simpsons-american-dad-others-fall/88844 Zap2it.com]</ref>

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The Scorpion's Tale

2021-01-08T16:31:31Z

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|airdate= March 6, [[2011]]
|blackboard= I'm not here on a spitball scholarship.
|couchgag= The "Couch Gag Video Game" starts. The Simpson family members are selected as the players. When they take their seats on the couch, "GAME OVER" appears on the screen.
|titlescreen= [[Santa's Little Helper]] flies by on a doghouse, in the same style as {{w|Snoopy}}.
|billboard= [[Springfield Mall]]: Free Retail Space With Every Purchase
|guests= [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Walter Hotenhoffer]] [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Retirement Castle orderly]]
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
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"'''The Scorpion's Tale'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and seventy-ninth episode overall. It originally aired on March 6, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Billy Kimball]] and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] and directed by [[Matthew Schofield]]. It guest stars [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Walter Hotenhoffer]] and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Retirement Castle orderly]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After a field trip to the desert, [[Lisa]] discovers that a desert flower mysteriously makes typically combative creatures get along, so she brings some of the flowers home as a souvenir. When [[Grampa]] moves in with the family after getting kicked out of the retirement home, [[Homer]] secretly tests the flower on Grampa, who is instantly cured of his crankiness. [[Walter Hotenhoffer]] gets word of Homer's discovery and quickly tries to replicate the flower into a drug, using Grampa as the primary guinea pig. But when the pills get in the wrong hands and are sold on the black market, unexpected side effects of the new drug take an eye-popping toll on the elderly citizens of Springfield, and the Simpsons learn that their new medical cure comes with major consequences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=2&d=27|title=Schedule (February 27 - March 5)|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>}}

== Plot ==
During a trip to "Satan's Anvil", Martin finds an eccentric but grumpy hermit artist, whom the government tried to hire for years; Bart, Nelson and Milhouse find old postcards from France, and Lisa is nearly attacked by scorpions, but then the scorpions become passive due to silvertongue flowers, meaning she can take them home for further experiments. Grampa is then kicked out of the retirement castle because he is too grumpy; he needs to live with The Simpsons now. Lisa then confirms that silvertoungues has a powerful chemical agent. It nulls the negative feelings of a person. Homer puts some of this in Grampa's coffee, and he is soon happy.

But Lisa refuses to give any more of it. At Moe's Tavern, an employee of Hottenhoffer Pharmaceuticals named [[Walter Hotenhoffer]] (who was [[Augustus Gloop]] as a child), managed to duplicate the liquid's effects. So Hottenhoffer sells [[MusBeNys]], but it is not properly tested, so only Grampa can use it. Unfortunately, Bart then sells some of the pills to people who are crabby, making them happy.

Lisa eventually learns about Grampa still using the drug, but also of how happy it makes him. However, the side effects change things; soon, the person's eyes become lubricated and they burst out of their sockets. Despite the gruesome effect, the elderly continue to take it, until Grampa sees Homer taking the pills, and tells them to stop using it; he realizes that the Baby Boomers only do things because of constant nagging. Soon, everything is back to normal (except for Hottenhoffer, who still has nightmares over what happened at Wonka's factory)

== Reception ==
The episode received 6.20 million viewers, and was edged out by the new episode of "Family Guy". Rowan Kaiser of the A.V. Club found Lisa's varied options annoying, but praised Herzog's performance. He gave the episode a "B-", the second highest rating of the night (next to Bob's Burgers).<ref>[http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2011/03/ratings-catchup-the-scorpions-tale-a-midsummers-nice-dream/ SimpsonsChannel.com - Ratings Catchup: The Scorpion's Tale, A Midsummer's Nice Dream]</ref>

== Production ==
In the original Fox press release for the episode, [[Jackie Mason]] was listed as voicing [[Rabbi Krustofsky]] as a guest star, but his lines were cut. Rabbi was instead seen jumping rope in the park scene.{{cn}}

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Moms I'd Like to Forget

2021-01-08T16:02:15Z

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|blackboard= January is not Bart History Month.
|couchgag= The couch prepares for the day of the Simpsons sitting on it.
|billboard= SPUCKLER DAYCARE CENTER - Just toss 'em in the pile
|titlescreen= [[Martin]] is hanging from a flagpole as a crow flies past.
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|writer= [[Brian Kelley]]
|director= [[Chris Clements]]
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"'''Moms I'd Like to Forget'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and seventy-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on January 9, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Brian Kelley]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]].

== Synopsis ==
[[File:Moms I'd Like to Forget - The Cool Moms flashback.png|thumb|A scene from [[The Cool Moms]] flashback]]
{{Desc|When [[Bart]] discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, [[Marge]] tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids; when she tries to reform the club, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart.}}

== Plot ==
The 4th grade and the 5th grade classes of [[Springfield Elementary School]] are playing a dodgeball match. After other players are eliminated, there's only [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Erik]] left competing. Bart throws the ball to Erik but ends up hitting him, therefore winning the game. The 4th grade class congratulate Bart and praise him, but there's one slight hitch - the ball has hit off Erik and gone upwards. It falls back to Earth - right into Erik's hands, therefore meaning that they win. This causes immediate and further tension amongst the students and teachers of both grades.

After the two classes fight in school, they decide to take it out of school, and when they do, Bart and Erik find something in common - they both have tiny sword-shaped scars on the backs of their hands. Neither of them have any clue what the marks are. In curiosity, Bart questions [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] and asks if she knows anything about the scars. Marge begins to tell Bart of when he was younger and how she used to take him to a "Mother and Me" group at a daycare center called [[Toddlin' Town]]. Marge quickly became friends with the other women in the group there, and they formed "[[The Cool Moms]]". Bart proposes that the group get back together - and Marge does. However, when the group do get back together, only the moms enjoy the occasion. Bart finds himself constantly exhausted and bullied by the group, while the dads do not get along at all.

Bart is still determined to discover how he got the scars, and ends up at [[Comic Book Guy]]'s store, with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] along for the trip. Comic Book Guy reveals, under pressure, the information Bart needs: Comic Book Guy had been hired to control the fireworks at [[Springfield High School]]'s July 4th celebration seven years ago, where many of the town's citizens were picnicking and watching the show. The toddlers from the Toddlin' Town "Mother and Me" group snuck off and ended up at the fireworks control station. Comic Book Guy had his sandwich on the table, and was going to eat it soon. Bart and the toddlers each pressed a button, and the toddlers' actions ended up in the fireworks spiraling out of control, and more fireworks were expelled than should have been. One firework hit Comic Book Guy's sandwich, resulting in it burning and the 'sword forks' holding the sandwich together, to travel upwards into the air, and land on each of the toddlers' hands - the heat of the metal objects burning a tiny crater-like depression in the backs of their hands.

After getting the information needed, Bart and Milhouse plan to split the group up again by framing them for setting off a huge load of fireworks. They get hold of some, and tie them up in the garage, but Marge catches them red-handed. Milhouse is told to leave, which is when Bart reveals his true feelings towards the group. Before he and Marge leave, Bart ignites the firework lead. He leaves, and then Homer enters - to a firework explosion right in his face. At one of the Cool Moms' houses, Marge tells the group of Bart's plan. The others then reveal that Bart was always the bad apple of the group, causing Marge to flip out. She leaves before two of the moms engage in a make-out session, while the other looks on. Meanwhile, there is still friction between the dads of the group, who have yet to receive the news of the group's split. Homer's had enough and when Ned Flanders greets them all, he goes over to hug him!

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The Fool Monty

2021-01-08T15:34:51Z

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|couchgag=[[The Fool Monty/Gags|''Avatar'' parody]]
|titlescreen=A crow flies across the screen carrying [[Blinky]] the three-eyed fish.
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Michael Price]]
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"'''The Fool Monty'''" is the sixth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and seventieth episode overall. It originally aired on November 21, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, [[Mr. Burns]] becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, [[Bart]] finds a weak, vulnerable and amnesiac Mr. Burns in the woods and secretly takes him into the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' home]]. But when [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] learn about their new house guest, they decide it's payback time, and [[Lisa]], determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard.}}

== Plot ==
The big TV companies make a plan to make a new disease, named [[House Cat Flu]], that will force people to be scared and watch TV for updates on the crisis. After Homer threatens to burn everything the cat has touched, Marge tells him that there is a vaccination to the flu and they travel to the hospital.

As the townspeople wait in a long line to receive the vaccine, which is being rationed to one child per family, Mr. Burns drives directly to the front of the line instead of waiting for the others to finish getting their vaccine and demands 37 doses: one for himself, one for [[Smithers]] and 35 for his dogs, even though they are immune to the disease, (as they would see him take it and also want some). This draws glares from the townspeople, followed by open hatred when Burns drives over some boxes containing the town's entire vaccine supply, wasting the vaccine by spilling it onto the street.

After [[Mr. Burns' doctor]] gives him the vaccine, he tells him that Burns is dying and that he only has 5 or 6 weeks to live. Mr. Burns tries to take his own life by jumping off a cliff but bounces off things, including an airplane. He then lands on the ground in a forest. In the morning, Bart is walking around poking things with his "poop stick". He pokes Mr. Burns and he wakes up again, with no memory at all. Bart takes him home after he almost gets his tongue pulled out by a bird.

Bart tries to hide Mr. Burns in his room before he runs away from his bath into the living room. The Simpsons then take him to the rest of the town where they decide to take turns with Mr. Burns and get revenge on him. They make a [[Mr. Burns revenge rota|rota]] for who gets Burns and when. After a while of arguing over whose turn it is to get Burns, he is returned to Homer for his turn. However, Homer is getting bored of Burns and lets Lisa take him. Lisa takes him to [[Burns Manor|his Mansion]] where he sees a picture of himself on a throne of skulls and remembers everything.

Meanwhile, Smithers has gotten a new job working for Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]. He is told to do things such as pull the wings off bees. Smithers obviously doesn't like his new job and boss as much as Mr. Burns.

Burns later comes and picks Smithers up and takes him back with him. The two then fly a helicopter above [[Springfield]] and reveal to the townspeople that he plans to drop a [[dome]] on Springfield in revenge for the things the townspeople did to him. Unfortunately, the townspeople reveal that [[Trappuccino|it has already been done before]]. [[Lou]] also states that they could always just dig out of it, although that never occurred to anyone before. He then realizes that he had survived for longer than six weeks. Marge thinks it is because he has helped people and been kind. However, after giving [[Ralph]] candy, he starts to die again. He then realizes that it was the spite building up in him that kept him alive. Burns decides to leave, and finds [[Nelson]] in the helicopter, who forces Burns to pose as his father for the school play, otherwise he will crash the helicopter. Burns goes to the play and seems to enjoy it.

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Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life

2021-01-08T15:18:00Z

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|airdate= November 14, [[2010]]
|couchgag= [[Lance Murdock]] jumps over the family and sits on the couch. Hurt himself when jumped out of the door.
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"'''Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life'''" is the fifth episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and sixty-ninth episode overall. It originally aired on November 14, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Discovering that [[Marge]] was once a stellar A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, [[Lisa]] fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics in an encore episode. When Marge makes a secret deal allowing Lisa to attend her dream school, Lisa learns a lesson in family and altruism. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] puts [[Nelson Muntz]] in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully".}}

== Plot ==
After finding out that [[Maggie]] is upset about missing one of the collectable [[Happy Little Elves]], [[Homer]] drives the family to a [[Texxon]] station. This leads to Homer continually buying gas to try and win the rare [[Baby Musthave]] toy. Failing, they end up driving through the [[Marge's old district|district]] of town where Marge grew up. When visiting her [[Bouvier house|old house]], Lisa discovers Marge was a top-grade student. Meanwhile, during a stunt through the poorly-drained school playground, Bart gets the mud all over Nelson. When Nelson goes to punch him, Bart slips and inadvertently kicks him in the face, leading Bart to become the new school bully.

Lisa discovers that Marge's grades plummeted after she met Homer and so aims not to get distracted, by clearing everything in her room out, including her saxophone. Marge finds out and finds out Lisa wants to be nothing like her.

At school, Nelson confronts Bart at the tetherball pole, where he hits it by mistake and knocks himself over, and in the hall, where he walks into a locker and gets trapped inside.

Lisa finds out about [[Cloisters Academy]], and tries to persuade her parents to let her go. After the [[Cloisters Academy headmaster|principal]] and Marge discuss Lisa's record, she is offered a scholarship there. Meanwhile, Bart tries to stop Nelson attacking him by making him feel good about himself. Lisa discovers that she has not been offered a scholarship and that she was only accepted due to Marge offering to do all the school's laundry. She decides to turn down the scholarship to help her mother, albeit reluctantly.

At the end, Homer steals a Baby Musthave from the Texxon store to keep Maggie happy.

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MoneyBart

2021-01-08T15:10:09Z

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|prodcode= MABF18
|airdate= October 10, [[2010]]
|blackboard= I must not write all over the walls
|couchgag= [[Banksy couch gag]]
|billboard= The same at [[Take My Life, Please]], but with [[Banksy]] signature.
|titlescreen= The three-eyed bird with a mouse in his mouth.
|guests= [[Mike Scioscia]] as {{Ch|Mike Scioscia|himself}} [[Bill James]] as {{Ch|Bill James|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Tim Long]]
|director= [[Nancy Kruse]]
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"'''MoneyBart'''" is the third episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and sixty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Nancy Kruse]]. It guest stars [[Mike Scioscia]] as {{Ch|Mike Scioscia|himself}} and [[Bill James]] as {{Ch|Bill James|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, [[Lisa]] decides to manage [[Bart]]'s little league team. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak.}}

== Plot ==
[[File:MoneyBart - Hot streaks.png|right|thumb|Lisa and Bart talking about the hot streaks.]]
A visit by a [[Springfield Elementary]] alum-turned-Ivy-League student, [[Dahlia Brinkley]], pushes [[Lisa]] to question her own go-getter attitude and reevaluate the scope of her extracurricular activities.

The same day, [[Ned Flanders]] visits the Simpsons to tell [[Bart]] he's resigning from the [[Springfield Isotots]] as a coach, since they haven't won any games in a long time. Bart goes to the [[Springfield Stadium]], where he discovers Lisa took the job as a coach for the team. She doesn't know a lot about baseball, so she goes to [[Moe's Tavern]] to seek advice. [[Professor Frink]], {{ap|Doug|nerd}}, {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}, {{ap|Gary|nerd}} and {{Ch|Bill James}} (on a video) tell Lisa about sabermatics, which are very useful for her to help the team to win.

Lisa uses probabilities and statistics to coach her team. Using those methods, she quickly takes the team to a winning streak. However, Bart is not very happy with Lisa because she's taking all of the fun out of the game. Lisa tells Bart not to hit the ball because the pitcher will fail. Bart doesn't listen to her and makes a home run that makes them win the game. Despite this, Lisa throws Bart out of the team because of insubordination.

This causes tension at the Simpson family. [[Homer]] sides with Lisa, thinking she has to do what is good for the team. [[Marge]] sides with Bart, thinking Lisa should reconsider that the family comes first. The team makes it to [[Capital City]], but Bart goes with Marge to a rollercoaster instead of watching the game. While on the ride, Bart receives a phone call from Lisa, who pleads with him to come and play in Ralph's place because Ralph is "too juiced" (at which point, they show Ralph, surrounded by empty juice boxes, moaning "I didn't know what I was putting in to my body"). While on the rollercoaster, {{Ch|Mike Scioscia}} appears behind them and tells Bart that he should always listen to his manager, and that was what took him to victory. When the ride finishes, Bart goes to the game. The team is down 11-10, so Bart puts aside his differences with Lisa and offers to pinch-run from first base. He then ignores her signs and steals both second and third before declaring, "I'm stealing home!" Lisa says that the odds are vastly against him. However, she decides not to base her game on numbers and cheers Bart on. The Isotots lose the game, but the team cheers Bart and Lisa for resolving their differences.

== Production ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
[[File:MoneyBart opening sequence.png|right|thumb|The episode's chalkboard gag.]]
{{Main|Banksy couch gag|Opening Sequence#Other versions}}
The opening sequence for this episode, created by British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy, is slightly changed in the beginning, with two "Banksy" graffiti on the billboard and the school.

The couch gag was also created by Banksy. It was elongated significantly, showing the process of animation at an Asian animating studio, where several tired and sickly workers draw animation cels of ''The Simpsons'' and make DVD's, dolls and several Simpsons merchandise. At the end, the camera zooms out to show the [[20th Century Fox]] studio.

==== Creation ====
Banksy is credited with creating the opening titles and [[couch gag]] for this episode, in what amounted to the first time that an artist has been invited to storyboard the show. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] first took note of Banksy after seeing his 2010 film ''Exit Through the Gift Shop''. According to Jean, "The concept in my mind was, 'What if this graffiti artist came in and tagged our main titles?'" ''Simpsons'' casting director [[Bonnie Pietila]] was able to contact the artist through the film's producers, and asked if he would be interested in writing a main title for the show. Jean said Banksy "sent back boards for pretty much what you saw." Series creator [[Matt Groening]] gave the idea his blessing, and helped try to make the sequence as close to Banksy's original storyboards as possible. Fox's standards and practices department demanded a handful of changes, but, according to Jean, "95 percent of it is just the way he wanted."<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web|publisher=New York Times|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/the-simpsons-explains-its-button-pushing-banksy-opening/ |title=‘The Simpsons’ Explains Its Button-Pushing Banksy Opening|author=Itzkoff, Dave|date=October 11, 2010|accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref>
Banksy told ''The Guardian'' that his opening sequence was influenced by ''The Simpsons'' long-running use of animation studios in Seoul, South Korea. The newspaper also reported that the creation of the sequence "is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television – comparable to the concealment of Banksy's own identity."<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/11/banksy-the-simpsons-bart |title=Banksy takes Simpsons into sweatshop|publisher=The Guardian|date=October 11, 2010|author=Halliday, Josh|accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref>

==== Response ====
BBC News reported that "According to [Banksy], his storyboard led to delays, disputes over broadcast standards and a threatened walk out by the animation department." However, Al Jean disputed this, saying " [The animation department] didn't walk out. Obviously they didn't. We've depicted the conditions in a fanciful light before." Commenting on hiring Banksy to create the titles, Jean joked, "This is what you get when you outsource." Although conceding to the fact that ''The Simpsons'' is largely animated in South Korea, Jean went on to state that the scenes shown in titles are "very fanciful, far-fetched. None of the things he depicts are true. That statement should be self-evident, but I will emphatically state it."<ref name="nyt" />

=== Title ===
Despite that the episode is frequently stylized as MoneyBART, Al Jean confirmed on Twitter on December 3, 2014 that it is called MoneyBart, as with the book that inspired the title.<ref>https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/539997919026638848</ref>

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File:MoneyBart.png|Promotional image
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Loan-a Lisa/References

2021-01-08T14:51:18Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the "{{w|Mona Lisa}}" painting, which was previously punned in the episodes "[[Moaning Lisa]]," "[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]" and "[[Mona Leaves-a]]."
*[[Nelson]]'s company [[Snot Wheels]] is a parody of the toy car company, {{W|Hot Wheels}}.
*''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}'': The 2009 Disney/Pixar movie is punned in [[P.U.]], the title of the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] watch in the car.
*The music in [[P.U.]] starts off with "{{W2|Wedding March|Mendelssohn}}" by {{W|Felix Mendelssohn}} then becomes "Married Life" from ''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}'', by {{W|Michael Giacchino}}.
*Lenny says that, due to the lining on the TV, he can't be sure if he's watching a rerun of {{W|Seinfeld}} or a new episode of {{W|The New Adventures of Old Christine}}.

== Continuity ==
*Lisa and Nelson talk about the time they used to date. ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]")
*[[Facebook]] is shown for the first time, although it was previously mentioned in "[[Father Knows Worst]]", "[[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]]" and "[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]", and "[[Coming to Homerica]] in the [[Chalkboard Gag]].
*[[Itchy]] previously vacuumed up [[Scratchy]]'s ghost in "[[Remembrance of Things Slashed]]".
*Several characters from previous episodes are friends with {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}} on Facebook.
**[[Tattoo Annie]] from "[[Marge in Chains]]".
**[[Hollis Hurlbut]] from "[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]".
**[[Hank Scorpio]] from "[[You Only Move Twice]]".
**[[Lucius Sweet]] from "[[The Homer They Fall]]".
**[[Steve Mobbs]] from "[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]"
*When Marge is looking at purses, she points out a [[Princess Penelope]] purse. "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"

== Goofs ==
*[[Grampa]] previously gave the [[Simpson family]] their inheritance in "[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]", meaning he has now given them their inheritance twice.
**Though Grampa is senile so probably forgot. This could also be why Lisa asked if he's sure about it.

== International premieres ==
*"Loan-a-Lisa" premiered on 14 October 2010 in the UK.
*The episode was broadcast two days after the theatrical release of ''The Social Network'', a film on [[Mark Zuckerberg]]'s founding of Facebook.

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Loan-a Lisa

2021-01-08T14:47:15Z

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|number= 466
|season=22
|snumber=2
|prodcode= MABF17
|airdate= October 3, [[2010]]
|blackboard= I did not see Teacher applying for welfare.
|couchgag= The family find a dead body on the living room floor. Police cars suddenly converge on the house, and the family attempt to flee (with Homer driving the couch), but they are quickly caught. Then they are identified in a couch lineup as being the murderers and executed by electrocution.
|billboard= [[Springfield DMV]] Wait Time 38 Hours (The 38 changes to 39)
|titlescreen= A blimp with [[Mr. Burns]]' picture on it flies by.
|guests= [[Chris Hansen]] as {{Ch|Chris Hansen|himself}} [[Mark Zuckerberg]] as {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg|himself}} [[Muhammad Yunus]] as {{Ch|Muhammad Yunus|himself}}
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Valentina L. Garza]]
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"'''Loan-a Lisa'''" is the second episode of [[season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and sixty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on October 3, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Valentina L. Garza]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Chris Hansen]] as {{Ch|Chris Hansen|himself}}, [[Mark Zuckerberg]] as {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg|himself}} and [[Muhammad Yunus]] as {{Ch|Muhammad Yunus|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|When [[Grampa]] gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, [[Lisa]] invests in [[Nelson]]'s brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to [[Facebook]] creator {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}}, only to find out that he too dropped out of school. But when Nelson's business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable.}}

== Plot ==
After watching an episode of [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]], the Simpsons arrive at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] to see [[Grampa]]. Grampa decides to give everyone their inheritance before he dies, which turns out to only be $50 each. Each member of the family spends their differently. [[Marge]] buys a handbag that she thinks is for $50 but it turns out to be for $500 and the label was just bent. [[Helen Lovejoy]] and [[Bernice Hibbert]] goad her into buying it and she does.

When she reveals the price to [[Homer]], he is shocked. He does, however, take Marge out to a fancy restaurant, [[Asia de Cuba]]. After the waitress sees Marge's handbag, she moves them from a bad table by the toilets to a window table with a great view of [[Springfield]]. After avoiding many hazards that could get her bag dirty, a single drop of sauce gets on it. Marge takes back the bag and gets a full refund, despite the dirt. This gives Homer an idea. They buy expensive things, use them, and return them.

Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] is looking on the Internet for where to invest her $50. She sees a website about micro transactions, with {{Ch|Muhammad Yunus}} doing a speech about it, and she finds that [[Nelson]] has a business, [[Snot Wheels]], in which Lisa invests in. After this investment, the business picks up and Nelson ends up making loads. Nelson reveals he want to leave school and when Lisa tells [[Principal Skinner]] that Nelson is paying $11 per hour, he goes to work for Nelson.

Homer invites [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] around to have a party, although everything is boxed up or unusable due to the fact they want to return it. When they do return everything, Homer gets caught by {{Ch|Chris Hansen}} and is filmed for his TV show, ''[[To Catch a Credit Whore]]'' and Homer runs away.

Lisa takes [[Nelson]] to a entrepreneurs expo in the hopes that one of them will inspire him to stay in school. Unfortunately the first one they meet {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}}, the co-founder of [[Facebook]] who reveals that he, [[Bill Gates]] and {{Ch|Richard Branson}} all left school and became successful, by stark contrast the janitor at the convention not only attended Harvard but graduated with honors, this totally destroyed Lisa's argument. This convinces Nelson to leave school even more. However, his bike business fails when all the bikes fell apart, as he was using water soluble glue, and he goes out of business and decides to stay at school.

Lisa and Nelson go to a roller-skating rink and hold hands "as support" and knock people over, including Mark Zuckerberg.

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The Bob Next Door/References

2021-01-08T14:35:15Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a reference to the song "{{W2|The Boy Next Door|song}}" from ''{{w|Meet Me in St. Louis}}''.
*''[[Harry Potter]]'': [[Sideshow Bob]] says that his plan to kill [[Bart]] will make it the greatest murder since [[Snape]] killed Dumbledore, which happened in the sixth book, ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}''. Sideshow Bob also is not insulting the book when he says, "It's a four-year-old book." He is actually correct. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in July 2005, four years and ten months before the episode aired. It would have been more correct for Bob to refer to it as a five-year-old book; however, when the script was written, it could have actually been closer to four years than five and the writers forgot to change it.
*The song that Bart and [[Milhouse]] sing (when they try to bait "[[Walt Warren|Walt]]" into revealing himself as Bob in disguise), using Japanese folding fans as the requisite props, is "{{ap|Three Little Maids from School|The Bob Next Door}}" from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta ''{{w|The Mikado}}''. When Sideshow Bob reveals himself to Bart in the car, he sings ''[[Behold the Lord High Executioner]]'' from the same operetta, quite apt given Bob's intentions. For this song, Bob pulls his own folding fan from the glove box.
*The episode's plot is based on the movie ''{{w|Face/Off}}''. The movie's title is also punned in the episode "[[Faith Off]]".
*The couch gag features Harold from the children's book ''{{w|Harold and the Purple Crayon}}''.
*The stuff the cops from New Jersey say after handcuffing Bob is a reference to {{w|The Jersey Shore}}.
*The ending scene, where a cousin of [[Ned Flanders]] arrives and appears to be just like him (including a bit of similarity in appearance) is likely a reference to the TV series ''{{w|The Patty Duke Show}}'', which dealt with two cousins who looked exactly alike.
*One of the magazines Bart looks through in Walt's house is called "Not MAD Magazine," which is a reference to the popular ''{{W2|Mad|magazine}}'' magazine, even having the same kind of cover design.
*[[Five Corners]] is a spoof of {{w|Four Corners}}, the only point in the USA where four states meet.
*Walt Warren drives a Toyota Prius.
*Bob exclaims "what in the name of Malcolm Muggeridge are you doing?" referring to a famous Christian scholar.

== Trivia ==
*Adding to the fun, mystery, and controversy regarding [[Springfield's state]]: The cops who arrest [[Sideshow Bob]] at The Five Corners seem to be from [[New Jersey]], judging from their accents and cultural references, with one of them parodying the speech patterns and expressions of comedian Andrew Dice Clay.
*[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] try to reassure [[Bart]] by naming people who sound like [[Sideshow Bob]]: [[Frasier Crane]] on ''[[Cheers]]'', Frasier on ''[[Frasier]]'', and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge on ''{{w|Down Periscope}}'' -- all three of whom were played by [[Kelsey Grammer]], who provides the voice of Sideshow Bob.
*The episode reveals [[Chief Wiggum]]'s age to be 43.
*Bart's graffiti name [[El Barto]] appears on the prison wall that Walt (looking like Bob) climbs over when escaping from prison.
*The rake joke which started in "[[Cape Feare]]" (then reappeared in "[[Day of the Jackanapes]]" and "[[The Italian Bob]]") reappears in this episode when Bob tries to kill Bart at Five Corners.
*When Bart hears Bob as Walt say "Hello, Bart" again after asking him to repeat the phrase, a montage of the times that Sideshow Bob says that particular phrase was shown with the first three being from the episodes "[[The Great Louse Detective]]", "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]" and "[[Brother from Another Series]]". The "Hello Bart."s from Cape Feare and Day of the Jackanapes are the only ones not shown as the remaining two in the montage were made for the episode (the latter was actually referring to the acronym for the Bay Area Rapid Transit, "BART").
*Walt Warren can actually be seen leaving the prison at the beginning of the episode when Quimby is announcing cutbacks.

=== Iceland-Related Trivia ===
*The episode was aired during the {{w|2008–2010 Icelandic financial crisis|Icelandic economic crisis}}.
*The signs held by the Icelandic protestors are all very grammatically incorrect.
**'''"Við vilja okkar pening!"''' - Should be "Við viljum peningana okkar!" which means '''"We want our money!"'''
**'''"Neitun Homer!"''' - Directly translated it means '''"Denial Homer!"'''
**'''"Segna upp nú!"''' - Segna is not a word, "segja" is, it could mean "Segjið upp núna!" which means '''"Quit your job now!"'''
*Following the episode, an image of the protest in the Simpsons with a headline "Iceland in The Simpsons" appeared on the front page of "Fréttablaðið", Iceland's most widely-read newspaper. They also dedicated about half a page to The Simpsons. It should be noted that The Simpsons was not criticized in the newspaper and that The Simpsons are very popular in Iceland.
*Iceland has been referenced twice before on The Simpsons, once Carl mentioned that he grew up in Iceland and in "[[Worst Episode Ever]]" there was a food stand in the [[Springfield Squidport]] named "What they eat in Iceland"
*"Beowulf" is Old English.

== Goofs ==
*In the car, Bart's mouth is taped, but after Sideshow Bob's backstory. The mouth is untaped. Again, Bob retapes it and again in the next scene, it is untaped.
*When the real Walt Warren appears (with [[Sideshow Bob]]'s face) and Marge and [[Homer]] catch him, Homer ties him up with [[Flanders]]' garden hose. Even though the water was running before, when Homer ties up Walt, there's no water stacking up in the taut hose, nor is there any water coming out.
*When the waitress rips Walt's face from Sideshow Bob, Bob holds it in place with a belt. Walt does the same thing when Bob's face is ripped from him. Later in the episode, however, their faces stay in place in spite of the fact that they aren't using anything to hold them on.
*At [[Five Corners]], when [[Chief Wiggum]] explains how the Springfield cops searched for Sideshow Bob, Bob tosses [[Bart]] and Walt into different states. Moments later when a second state's police force arrives, Bart and Walt are in the same state again.
*At the Party when Everyone is Trying out the Wifi [[Jessica Lovejoy]] can be seen next to the Reverend but she has Helen's colors.
*Bob tells Bart that the term epitaph refers to your last words when in actuality it refers to the writing on your gravestone.
*When Marge is talking to Lisa at the beginning of the episode, most of the words she is saying do not match her mouth's movements.
*In the first shot of Bob/Walt's party, [[Jasper]] has [[Grampa]]'s colors.

== Continuity ==
*Bart has flashbacks encounters of Sideshow Bob in previous episodes.
*Bob's large feet also reveal his identity in "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]".

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To Surveil with Love

2021-01-08T14:21:52Z

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|airdate= May 2, [[2010]]
|couchgag= The cast lip synchs to [[Kesha|Ke$ha]]'s "[[Tik Tok]]".
|guests= [[Eddie Izzard]] as [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] and [[Prince Charles]]
|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Michael Nobori]]
|director= [[Lance Kramer]]
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"'''To Surveil with Love'''" is the twentieth episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and sixty-first episode overall. It originally aired on May 2, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Nobori]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. It guest stars [[Eddie Izzard]] as [[Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] and [[Prince Charles]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Thanks to [[Homer]] leaving a gym bag with radioactive waste (planted there by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]]) unattended in a train station, [[Springfield]] has surveillance cameras installed throughout the town to stop terrorist attacks. But when citizen video monitor scanner [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] abuses his ability to speak through the cameras' speakers, Homer uses the camera blind spot [[Bart]] discovers to the town's advantage; [[Lisa]], having heard one too many dumb blonde jokes, dyes her hair brown.}}

== Plot ==
[[File:Drink Duff Responsibly.png|250px|thumb|left|[[Homer]] after receiving [[Duff Beer]] merchandise.]]
[[Duffman]] bursts into [[Moe's Tavern]] to gives everyone free [[Duff]] and Duff stuff, including a Duff gym bag. Back at home, Homer fails to impress Bart with his collection. At school, [[Lisa]] is invited to join the school debate team but soon discovers that she faces prejudice from the brunette supremacist judges (that her competition readily capitalizes on) because she has blond hair.

When [[Mr. Burns]] is informed that the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] has run out of room to store waste plutonium, [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] is told to hide some of the radioactive matter in [[Homer]]'s Duff gym bag. Later that day, Homer forgets the bag in a train station and it is spotted as an unnattended bag. It is seen as a threat and blown up, and revealed that the bag contained plutonium. The incident sparks fears of terrorism, and the town votes to hire a British security consultant named [[Nigel Bakerbutcher]] to install surveillance cameras all around Springfield, although Lisa protests and is mocked about her hair color.

Marge gives Lisa a book named ''[[Sally Circle in Rectangu-land]]'', which Lisa finds unambitious. Later Lisa and Bart watch ''{{Krusty show}}'' which includes [[Krusty]] telling jokes about blondes.

Soon the entire town is being watched, but [[Chief Wiggum]] and the other officers tire of watching the surveillance screens. Wiggum gets [[Lou]] and [[Eddie]] to recruit seven of the townspeople — including [[Marge]] and [[Ned Flanders]] — to keep watch. Eventually only Marge and Flanders are left, but Marge is not comfortable watching the activities of her fellow townspeople and goes home, which leaves Ned to discover he enjoys being Springfield's "conscience" and proceeds to nag everyone through loudspeakers on the cameras, somewhat abusing his powers.

After stopping illegal wagering in Moe's Tavern, Ned frustrates Bart with his constant nagging which makes Bart show his butt to the camera. He notices this has no effect on Ned, and discovers the Simpsons' back yard is a blind spot. Soon, he and Homer are charging the townsfolk to use the yard to relax and do anything they want. Marge asks Homer what is happening and voices her disapproval to herself outside the blind spot. Ned overhears the conversation and uses [[Rod]] to find the blind spot.

At the next debate meeting, Lisa (who is wearing a brunette wig), intentionally presents a weak argument and when the judges enthusiastically agree with her, she points out that they judged her on her hair color rather than the strength of her debate skills, and notes that there are exceptions to every stereotype. Not all blondes are stupid and not all fat people are jolly, including [[Comic Book Guy]], and just as she says that not all old people are bad drivers, though, [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] crashes his car through the wall of the gym where the meeting is being held, ruining her argument.

When Ned confronts Homer, Homer points out that because Ned won't let anyone do anything all their pent up desires have been focused into this one small point and that he is playing [[God]]. Ned is troubled by this and admits that he got carried away with his nagging, and he and Homer proceed to destroy every security camera in town.

In the end, it is revealed that the antics of Springfield's citizens were broadcast as a (in fact, the most popular) reality TV show in [[England]], known as ''[[The American Oafs]]''. Queen Elizabeth II remarks that she will miss "that Ralph Wiggum boy," that he reminded her of her own son, and her son Prince Charles replies with a quintessential Wiggum-ism: "My cat's breath smells like cat food."

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Chief of Hearts

2021-01-08T14:14:11Z

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|blackboard= This counts as gym and art class.
|couchgag= Homer is a salad, Lisa is a soup, Marge is a spaghetti dinner, Bart is a steak, and Maggie is a peppermint, all eaten by [[Comic Book Guy]] at a fancy restaurant.
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"'''Chief of Hearts'''" is the eighteenth episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and fifty-ninth episode overall. It originally aired on April 18, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and [[William Wright]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]]. It guest stars [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]], [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[cop 1]] and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|Homer is completing his court-ordered community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn't come through when Wiggum needs him the most. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball, a Japanese game made up of plastic balls and magnetic cards, and his family and teachers try to help him kick the habit.}}

== Plot ==
The show starts when Homer tries to hide his candy apple before going to the bank. Upon entering, everyone thinks Homer has a gun (his hand is still in his pocket), and he is arrested, but not sent to jail. The penalty instead is community service, but Homer thinks jail would be better.
Homer is completing his community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn't come through when Wiggum needs him the most to make a dinner reservation. Homer and Wiggum's friendship slowly dissolves, and everything that Homer sees reminds him of Wiggum. Homer then tries to make things up by offering Clancy a bucket of chicken. However, just when all seems lost, Fat Tony and his men are seen stitching their own logos on designer shirts. The Chief and Homer are soon taken hostage when Wiggum tries to confront Tony and his men with a piece of chicken, which he mistook for his gun. In the trunk of Tony's limo, Homer and Wiggum make amends, and Wiggum uses his tongue to rearrange the C.D. player in the back of the car. Louie goes back to check the C.D. player when one of his C.D.'s was played instead of Tony's dramatic music. While Wiggum takes out Louie with some tire repair gel, Homer disarms the other mobsters with a tool he found. After Tony and his men are arrested, Homer and Wiggum take the chopper out to Flanders house. They pretend to be God, and Homer orders Ned to take off his clothes, shave his mustache, and drink the hairs in a cup of cold cocoa.

Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball, a Japanese game made up of plastic balls and magnetic cards (a parody of Bakugan, a game played with similar pieces), and his family and teachers try to help him kick the habit, which they have mistaken for drugs; upon learning its a simple game, Marge thinks it's cool. Thus Bart gives it up, as if parents like it, it can't be cool. Then Bart throws his whole set into the toilet.

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Boy Meets Curl

2021-01-08T13:49:31Z

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|couchgag= A teller gives tarot cards to [[Grampa]] of the Simpsons.
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"'''Boy Meets Curl'''" is the twelfth episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and fifty-third episode overall. It originally aired on February 14, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Bob Costas]] as {{Ch|Bob Costas|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] takes [[Marge]] out for a romantic evening of ice skating and hand-holding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a [[curling]] team practicing. Marge and Homer take to the ice and discover their love for the sport, and soon after, join the curling team and compete with them in the Olympic trials. Team Springfield claims the win and moves on to the 2010 Vancouver Games where Bob Costas covers the action. Meanwhile, sleazy vendors introduce [[Lisa]] to the world of collecting Olympic pins, and before long, Lisa is hopelessly addicted.}}

== Plot ==
It's date night for Homer and Marge Simpson but the employees of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] are forced to stay behind and clean up a radioactive leak. This leaves [[Marge]] annoyed at [[Homer]] for being late. Homer then takes Marge to a movie but they can not enjoy it because of too much noise, so they go ice-skating instead. Marge and Homer wind up at a [[Skates 'n' Such Ice Rink|curling rink]] when their plans for a date night fall through. They both discover their innate talent for the sport - particularly Marge, who has years of experience sweeping floors. [[Agnes Skinner|Agnes]] and [[Seymour Skinner]] invite Marge and Homer to join their team. Agnes, however, cautions Marge not to let emotions get in the way of winning, relating how a fetal kick by an unborn Seymour foiled her chances at winning gold in pole vaulting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Nevertheless, the [[Team USA|Simpson-Skinner team]] qualifies to compete in the demonstration sport of mixed-doubles curling at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].

Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] discovers she enjoys collecting Olympic mascot pins, but her interest in them quickly spirals out of control. She trades her pearl necklace to a vendor in exchange for a pin from the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. When [[Bart]] discovers Lisa busking on a street corner, he decides to retrieve her necklace. He tricks the pin vendor with "[[Fatov]]", a phony mascot from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia; the mascot is really Homer's jowls, clipped from his driver's license. Bart gives Lisa her pearls and offers to help her kick her pin-collecting addiction.

When they arrive in [[Vancouver]] they encounter the [[medicine woman]] from [[The Simpsons Movie]]. After the ''Ghostbusters''-themed opening ceremony (which was very tiring for the announcer) and a few games, Marge is told by Agnes that she wants Homer off the team. Marge insists she can compensate for his weak throws, but injures her right shoulder while sweeping rigorously to restart Homer's stone. She is told that she will never curl again and that the American curling team must concede defeat to [[Sweden]]. After Marge reveals a big secret that she is left-handed, she used her right hand so people wouldn't think of her differently, and by sweeping with her left arm, leads her team to victory and the gold medal, the first and only medal won by the [[USA]] in the Olympics. In the end, she and Homer agree that they had a great date night.

== Production ==
The writers wanted an episode about Olympic sports that could air during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Curling was chosen because they thought it would allow for the plot to be about Homer and Marge.

Although curling is an Olympic sport, mixed-doubles, which is featured in the episode, is not an Olympic event, so the writer had to use some artistic license.<ref name="CTV">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/curling/news/newsid=25487.html|title=Stronger, Higher, Homer? Simpsons go curling |author=Golen, Jimmy|date=2010-01-11|accessdate=2010-01-25|publisher=CTV Olympics}}</ref> The writers visited a curling club and tried the sport themselves in order to make the depiction of the sport accurate.<ref name="CTV"/>

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Thursdays with Abie

2021-01-08T13:36:06Z

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|couchgag= Homer walks onto a metal circle, it actually is a pinball starter mechanism and he started bouncing eventually going into Moes and the rest of the family comes out eventually falling down and Maggie shortly comes up then comes back down.
|titlescreen= Instead of the usual music of the choir singing "The Simpsons," the "Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West" theme from the 1939 film ''The Wizard of Oz'' is heard as [[Agnes Skinner]] rides her bicycle across the title.
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"'''Thursdays with Abie'''" is the ninth episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 3, [[2010]]. The episode was written by [[Mitchell H. Glazer]] and [[Don Payne]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Mitch Albom]] as {{Ch|Mitch Albom|himself}}.

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|A [[Springfield Shopper]] reporter takes an interest in [[Grampa]]'s stories, making him front-page news, which makes [[Homer]] jealous, until he discovers what the reporter has in store for the final column; [[Lisa]] loses the classroom stuffed lamb she was watching for [[Bart]] – down a sewer drain.}}

== Plot ==
The episode begins with the Simpsons going to the aquarium. They decide to go see [[Slimu]], a performing octopus, while Grampa sits on a shark bench. There, Grampa meets a man named [[Marshall Goldman]] who is interested to hear Grandpa's many stories. Grampa tells him about the time when he tamed a shark and Marshall publishes it in the [[Springfield Shopper]] newspaper. Homer reads about it and is shocked that Grampa wouldn't tell him and becomes jealous of Marshall. Meanwhile, Bart is chosen to take Larry, the classroom stuffed lamb, home, but Lisa decides to care for it. However, she accidentally throws it into the sewers. Back with Grampa, he tells Marshall of the time he met {{W|Clark Gable}}, the lead actor of "''Gone With the Wind''" (not famous yet at the time). Homer grows even more jealous and decides to write an article of stories from some other person. He decides to try [[Mr. Burns]] who feels appreciated that someone actually stopped by to listen to him. He says that he will release ''a'' hound, which chases Homer off. He then heads to the newspaper office to submit his article. While the secretary goes to "approve" his article (she really is just shredding it), Homer walks into Marshall Goldman's office. He discovers an article that will win him a Pulitzer Prize, which is the story of Grampa dying. Homer realizes that Marshall wants to kill Grandpa so he can win a Pulitzer Prize. He runs to stop them at the train station (the story says he'll die while riding the train). Grandpa gets onto the train that Gable rode, with Marshall. Homer tries to chase it, but can't quite make it. So at the next stop, [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], and Homer jump onto the top and lower Homer into the car. There, he sees Marshall attempt to smother Grandpa with a pillow. Marshall realizes Homer is there and pulls out a knife (which he later rips the pillow with to show a gun). Then Grandpa gets up and hits him in the head with some wood, which has no effect. Finally, Grandpa fakes surrender by holding his hands up and then pulling the emergency brake, in which the resulting force knocked Marshall to the wall of the train, where he is buried by hat boxes. Homer apologizes to Grandpa for being jealous, and Grandpa accepts it.

Lisa tries to have Bart not notice Larry's absence, but Bart figures it out immediately. At first, he suggests not bringing it back, but [[Nelson]] walks by and tells Bart that if anything happened to Larry, he would "unleash a dark side of him that no one knows about". So Bart goes into the sewer to look for Larry. There, he is chased by sewer rats, and then sewer cats. Then he finds Larry and zip lines on a pole to escape. But then Larry rips in half and Bart wails that he destroyed it (mainly because he began to take a liking to it). Later, the entire family sits down in the living room and Grandpa tells Homer that he thinks that he is ready for his first ramble. Homer states that he's been waiting for this moment all his life. He then tells, in Grandpa style, the story of Godzilla as the credits roll.

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Rednecks and Broomsticks

2021-01-08T02:09:11Z

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|airdate= November 29, [[2009]]
|blackboard=Teachers' unions are not ruining this country
|couchgag= Simpsons family at Thanksgiving table preparing plates, then sitting in front of TV eating and watching football.
|billboard= [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] "Get Me Out Of Here!" (with [[Grampa Simpson]] in background)
|titlescreen= A stork flies by carrying [[Maggie]]
|guests= [[Neve Campbell]] as [[Cassandra]]
|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]
|writer=[[Kevin Curran]]
|director= [[Bob Anderson]] [[Rob Oliver]]
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"'''Rednecks and Broomsticks'''" is the seventh episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and forty-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on November 29, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Kevin Curran]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]] and [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Neve Campbell]] as [[Cassandra]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|After stumbling upon some teenage Wiccans, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] accepts an invitation to join their coven. Just before Lisa is inducted [[Clancy Wiggum]] arrives and arrests the three teens on charges of witchcraft; Lisa becomes the chief witness in the trial. Meanwhile, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] starts to hang out with his new pal [[Cletus Spuckler|Cletus]] after discovering the slack-jawed yokel makes moonshine and becomes the local moonshine taste-tester.}}

== Plot ==
[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] return from a ski vacation and [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and Lisa decide to play "Bonk-It!" to pass the time. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] gets tired of the annoying noises, so destroys the game. Unfortunately, the game gets stuck in the car's brake pedal and Homer can't stop, so they slide on a frozen lake (during which Bambi makes a quick appearance, only to be hit by the car). Cletus rescues them from sinking in the water and takes them to his shack. He invites Homer to drink moonshine with his hillbilly friends, while Lisa plays hide-and-seek with Cletus' daughters. Since they can't count and Lisa chooses a very good hiding place, she gets lost. She then wanders into the field and discovers three teenage girls, one of who is called [[Cassandra]], who are practicing Wiccans. Lisa is skeptical of their spells, so she just comes back with Homer. The next day, Lisa finds out [[Elizabeth Hoover|Ms. Hoover]] to be sick. She asks the Wiccans if they made Hoover sick. The girls assure Lisa that they never hurt anyone and ask her to join their coven. While researching Wiccans on her computer, [[Ned Flanders]] spots Lisa through his window and, in his usual religiously intolerant manner, contacts the authorities. Just before Lisa is inducted into their pact, [[Clancy Wiggum]] arrives and arrests the three girls for witchcraft and Lisa becomes the star witness in the trial. Half the town turn blind and the girls are accused of cursing them. However [[Judge Snyder]] decides that there is no evidence linking the girls to any crime whatsoever and throws out the case. The towns folk refuse to accept a fair and impartial ruling and take the girls to be dunked in the river. As they are about to be Lisa stops them and gives the town the real reason they were blinded.

As it turns out, the hillbillies that Homer had befriended all make their own moonshine, and after discovering Homer's ability to taste the home brew like a fine wine, they invited him to be a judge at an upcoming competition. When the police came by on their way to arrest the Wiccans, the hillbillies think they were coming for them, and threw their stills down the hill, spiking the river with alcohol. The tainted water ran into the reservoir and blinded everyone who drank it.

The girls are let free begrudgingly by the towns folk, they thank Lisa for her help, and she thanks them for helping her be a little less skeptical. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] thinks they're nice girls but forbids Lisa from ever going near them again.

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Bart Gets a "Z"

2021-01-08T01:52:26Z

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|airdate= October 4, [[2009]]
|blackboard= Chalkboarding is not torture.
|couchgag= The Simpsons, wearing cowboy hats, exchange gunfire around the couch.
|billboard= [[Kwik-E-Mart]] - Porno Now on Lower Shelf
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|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Matt Selman]]
|director= [[Mark Kirkland]]
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"'''Bart Gets a "Z"'''" is the second episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and forty-third episode overall. It originally aired on October 4, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Selman]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|When [[Edna Krabappel|Mrs Krabappel]] confiscates her students' mobile phones, they hatch a plan to get their teacher drunk to get her to "loosen up". When [[Principal Skinner]] fires her, she is replaced by a cool new teacher, [[Zachary Vaughn]], who impresses the kids with his love of texting, Facebook and Twitter. Bart has a lingering guilt about getting Edna fired, and tries to help her. With the assistance of a self-help book-slash-DVD, she opens her own muffin store - but she still longs to be a teacher.}}

== Plot ==
[[Bart]] and his classmates get their cellphones confiscated by Mrs. Krabappel for using them in class. At a meeting in Bart's house, the students realize that Homer is always fun to be around when he's drunk so they decide to get Mrs. Krabappel drunk. Each student steals some alcohol from their parents and puts it in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. After Mrs. Krabappel gets drunk she makes a scene which results in her getting fired. As a result, Bart and Milhouse buy a book called "The Answer". Following the instructions of the book, Bart and Mrs. Krabappel build a Muffin store called [[Edna's Edibles]]. That's when Bart confesses that ''he'' was the one who put alcohol in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. Mrs. Krabappel is angry with Bart and leaves and tears the book with the batter mixer.

Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary]], a new teacher called [[Zachary Vaughn]] teaches Bart's class and gives everyone their cellphones back, everyone loves him, except Bart. He still misses Mrs. Krabappel. Bart was going to put alcohol in Zachary's drink as well but backs out at the last second and decides to tell Principal Skinner instead. While he is confessing he and Skinner hear someone yelling in the hallway. It was Zachary, shouting drunkenly that he hates children. Skinner initially thinks Bart spiked his drink, and states that he thought Bart told him that he didn't spike it, to which Bart confirms again that he didn't, with Zachary confirming Bart's statement, as he has a tendency to spike his own drink. Willie takes him away (muttering that it always happens to the good ones as he does so), although not before Zachary attempts to defame the faculty by claiming that they just want to control the students. And Mrs. Krabappel gets her job back, although she does get her revenge on the students for causing her to get fired in the first place by giving them extremely stale muffins.

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Homer the Whopper/References

2021-01-08T01:46:46Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a play on an old slogan of [[Burger King]]: "Home of the Whopper".
*At the movie studio, one of the posters is for a movie called "Welcome Back, Potter." This is a parody of the movie/book series ''Harry Potter'' and the 1970s sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter''.
*The villain in the Everyman film looks exactly like the Lizard, one of the villains of the comic book hero ''Spider-Man''.
*Some of the posters in the movie theater were references to real life movies.
**''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Gettin' Rabies]]'' is a reference to the ''{{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}}''.
**''[[Star Wars Episode VII: The Apology]]'' is a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]''. In real life, an ''{{W|Star Wars sequel trilogy|Episode VII}}'' is being produced, but is most likely not going to be called ''The Apology''.
*Eddie Murphy's "The Fat Suit" was a reference to his role as the Klump family in the "Nutty Professor" franchise.
*In the Android's Dungeon hangs a poster of "Swatchmen", a parody of ''Watchmen''.
*After Lyle McCarthy falls down to the ground he uses his shirt to as wings to fly like Rocky the Flying Squirrel from ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''.
*Lyle nicknames Homer "Homersapien," a reference to either the popular toy Robosapien or the scientific name for man, ''Homo sapiens''.
*The mural that Nelson is painting in the school yard resembles Picasso's "Guernica" but with some visual references to the Simpsons.
*''{{w|Plan 9 from Outer Space}}'': When the Everyman film is played in the cinema and Homer's physical appearance changes throughout the viewing, it is a reference to {{w|Bela Lugosi}}'s role in ''Plan 9''. Lugosi died before ''Plan 9'' began production, and director {{w|Ed Wood}} included Lugosi in the film via footage he had recorded for other projects. In some scenes, Lugosi's character was portrayed by a stand-in who was taller than Lugosi and bore no resemblance to him, resulting in Lugosi's character changing appearance from scene to scene, similar to Homer in the Everyman film.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second episode in which [[Matt Groening]], creator of the show, has guest starred as {{Ch|Matt Groening|himself}}. He is seen loading his truck with ''Bongo Comics'', his own line of comic books, while saying how rich he is.
**When Groening is loading the comics into his truck, a picture of the Simpson family is visible on the back of his jacket.
*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s ''[[Everyman]]'' comic is later seen on the wall of [[The Android's Dungeon|his store]] in "[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]".

== Goofs ==
*When Comic Book Guy is thrown in the "Former Studio Heads" Trash Can, the can is hardly full. Then, in an above shot, the can is full with people, and Comic Book Guy is on the top of them.
*When Homer says, "I need change for a dollar. I also need a dollar", his mouth doesn't match.
*When Matt Groening "steals" the Everyman comics, he says "I'm so rich", but his mouth doesn't move.

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Homer the Whopper

2021-01-08T01:43:26Z

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|airdate= September 27, [[2009]]
|blackboard= The class hamster isn't just sleeping.
|couchgag= The Simpsons arrive at a subway station, where the subway doors open to reveal their living room.
|billboard= If I Kill You, You Don't Pay - [[Dr. Nick Riviera]]
|titlescreen= A three-eyed crow flies by
|guests= [[Seth Rogen]] as [[Lyle McCarthy]] [[Matt Groening]] as {{Ch|Matt Groening|himself}} [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Ginormous Pictures security guard]]
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"'''Homer the Whopper'''" is the first episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and forty-second episode overall. It originally aired on September 27, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Evan Goldberg]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. It guest stars [[Seth Rogen]] as [[Lyle McCarthy]], [[Matt Groening]] as {{Ch|Matt Groening|himself}} and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Ginormous Pictures security guard]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s comic book hero, [[Everyman]], becomes a big hit in [[Springfield]], and he agrees to a movie version. Comic Book Guy insists he choose who plays the lead role, and gives the part to Homer. However, the movie company hires a personal trainer for Homer, named [[Lyle McCarthy|Lyle]], so he can get fit for the part. When Lyle leaves, Homer puts on weight again, and the movie is a disaster. The company offers Comic Book Guy the chance to direct a sequel if he pretends he liked the movie, but he criticizes it.}}

== Plot ==
[[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] convince [[Comic Book Guy]] into publishing a comic book he wrote titled [[Everyman]], in which the title character, an overweight average man called [[Avery Mann]], can absorb superpowers from the characters of comic books he touches. The comic becomes an instant hit, and many Hollywood studios become interested in making it into a movie. Comic Book Guy agrees to let Everyman become a movie, but only if he can pick the star. When Comic Book Guy sees [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], he thinks Homer would be perfect for the role, as he wants Everyman to be played by a middle-aged fat man like his character. But the studio executives realizes that audiences want a physically fit actor for the role, so that people will see the everyman they want to be rather than the everyman they are. So they hire celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy to make Homer fit. After a month, Homer becomes fit and muscular, so the movie begins production.

Soon afterwards, however, McCarthy leaves Homer for another client. Without McCarthy to keep him fit, Homer starts eating again and gains all the weight back. Homer can no longer fit into his costume or even his trailer, and the movie begins to go over budget. The studio executives and Comic Book Guy worry that the film will not be successful. The final version of the movie features scenes with the fat Homer and the physically fit Homer merged together, upsetting the audience. After the premiere of the film, McCarthy returns and offers to make Homer physically fit again, which Homer accepts. The studio executives offer to let Comic Book Guy direct the sequel, on the condition that Comic Book Guy lie to the fans and say he liked the film. Comic Book Guy rejects the offer and openly criticizes the movie online.

== Production ==
[[File:Alf Clausen composing for Homer the Whopper.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Alf Clausen composing for this episode.]]
[[Seth Rogen]] and Evan Goldberg, writers of the film ''Superbad'', asked the producers of ''The Simpsons'' if they could write an episode. They were invited to the writers room where they pitched several episode ideas. One was accepted, and they wrote an outline with the help of some feedback from the regular writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22486 |title=From Superbad To Superheroes - Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys|author=Liam Burke |publisher=''Empire''|date=2008-04-30|accessdate=2008-04-30}}</ref> The table read took place in August 2008, and production on the episode began soon after that.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://live.comicbookresources.com/2008/07/26/superbad-writers-rogen-and-goldberg-to-pen-episode-of-the-simpsons/ |title="Superbad" writers Rogen and Goldberg to pen episode of "The Simpsons"|author=Jami Philbrick |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=2008-07-26|accessdate=2008-08-01}}</ref> Rogen later said "we sat down for a read-through and three hours later I'm in a studio improv-ing with Homer Simpson, it was the single greatest day of my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/why-seth-rogen-is-on-a-high-1475161.html |title=Why Seth Rogen is on a high|author=Evan Fanning |work=Irish Independent|date=2008-09-14|accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>

The writers tried not to repeat the plot from "[[Radioactive Man]]". Instead, they based the episode on the fact that almost every comic book has been turned into a movie.

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Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh/References

2021-01-08T01:32:36Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The title is a parody of ''{{w|Beverly Hills 90210}}''.
*Alaska Nebraska is an obvious parody of {{w|Miley Stewart|Hannah Montana}}.
**The plot of everyone at [[Waverly Hills Elementary School]] believing that Lisa is best friends with Alaska Nebraska, but that she kept it secret for Alaska's sake, is based on the TV show ''{{w|Hannah Montana}}''. In the show, the character Lilly Truscott is best friends with the titular character, but keeps this fact a secret from everyone at school for the sake of the latter character's privacy.
*Waverly Hills is a parody of {{w|Beverly Hills}}.
*The [[city inspector]] is based on Anton Chigurh, a character from the 2007 film ''{{W2|No Country for Old Men|film}}'' who was played by {{W|Javier Bardem}}. Like Chigurh, the inspector often flips a coin, calls people "friendo," and uses a bolt pistol to blow away door locks.
*The song, "{{ap|Waverly Hills|song}}", played during the first introduction of Waverly Hills and during the credits is a parody of "{{w2|Beverly Hills|song}}" by [[Weezer]].
*While Homer is on the Xbox, it appears that he is playing ''[[Halo]]'' and is "teabagging"
*"Science Water", the water Marge drinks, is an obvious parody of "Vitamin Water".
*The scene where Ms. Hoover abuses her tenure and has Ralph teach the class is used in the movie "Waiting for Superman".
*Marge says the lowercase letters of the Sciencewater bottle makes it seem like she's "drinking e.e. Cummings," referring to how first letters of the poet's name are always in lowercase.

== Trivia ==
*Ralph's party is the third party Bart's been to (first Martin's in "[[Grade School Confidential]]" and second Nelson's in "[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]").
*The person rolling Lisa into Alaska Nebraska's dressing room is the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]].
*In this episode, Homer has a Wii and an Xbox.
*One of the pieces of art on the walls of Homer and Marge's "first apartment" is apparently a painting by {{W|Piet Mondrian}}.
*During the scene where Homer and Marge enter the party, a poster for the Beatles album Abbey Road is on the wall.

== Goofs ==
*Ralph goes into the locker after Lisa comments on his smarts, but the locker has the lock locked, although it could have been set.
*When Ralph says "Class, in what year was 1+1?", his seat is empty. Right after the scene, there's a kid in his chair.

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Father Knows Worst

2021-01-08T01:24:51Z

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|blackboard="I will not put hot sauce in the CPR dummy."
|couchgag=The family competes in an Olympic swimming race to the couch, but Homer drowns not long in the race.
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'''Father Knows Worst''' is the eighteenth episode of [[season 20]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and thirty-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on April 26, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|When [[Homer]] realizes that [[Bart]]'s underachievements aren't going to be helped any by [[Lisa]]'s unpopularity, he tries "helicopter parenting" – that is, he hovers over them constantly; meanwhile, [[Marge]] is too busy relaxing in the mysterious new basement sauna she just happened to find in the basement to care.}}

== Plot ==
While out at a carnival on the South-Side Sea Port, Homer accidentally swallows a flaming stick (thinking it was a kabob) and burns his tongue to the point where his old tastebuds have been destroyed, revealing new sensitive tastebuds, making him a "super-taster". This makes the flavour of any food he eats magnify to such a degree that it becomes inedible, he is no longer able to eat anything with even the slightest bit of taste, leaving only cafeteria food Lisa brings home because it has absolutely no flavour whatsoever. He decides to come to Springfield Elementary to eat during lunch, embarrassing Bart in the process.

He sits at a lunch table and meets a mother who's a "helicopter parent", who comes to school with her boy, Noah, and makes sure he does well. Homer observes how dumb Bart acts and how unpopular Lisa is and decides to help them out. He and Bart compete in the Plywood sculpture assignment, but the Washington Monument choice is too pathetic by Skinner's standards, so Homer goes for the hardest one of all, the "Westminster Abbey" model. He also helps Lisa get into the in-crowd with the help of a popularity book and a cellphone cover party.

Homer sees that Bart will no doubt screw the project up and he offers to do it himself. He falls asleep and the ghosts that haunt the building advise him to let Bart do it, as he won't gain knowledge unless he does something. However, Homer moves in his sleep and demolishes his model. At the contest ceremony, Bart's model wins for looking like the only one who didn't have help from their parent. Bart declines and reveals Homer did it and makes him stop messing with his life. Lisa tells him this also, as she doesn't like being cool.

Meanwhile, Marge discovers a sauna in their basement and loves it, keeping it to herself. She becomes so relaxed that she is dazed when Homer tells her of the kids' problems. Later, after Homer fails as a parent, Marge reveals it to him and, unbeknownst to Homer, uses his beer to pour on the rocks.

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The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly/References

2021-01-08T01:20:48Z

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== Trivia ==
*Jenny resembles [[Samantha Stanky]] from "[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]". Ironically, the exact reverse of the episode's events seem to be the main plot line.
*Milhouse said "Hello Bart" in a similar fashion to [[Sideshow Bob]].
*The title is a reference to characters. (The good to Jenny, the sad to Milhouse and the drugly to Lisa).
**It is also a reference to the film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''.

== Cultural references ==
*When Lisa searches for what Springfield will be like in 50 years on the computer, she searches the web site '''Oogle''', a very obvious parody of {{W|Google}}.
*The title is a parody of the film '''the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly''' which starred Clint Eastwood & Lee Van Cleef, both of whom appeared in Paint Your Wagon.
*Bart once made a dolphin swim in the soda 7-Up.
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The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly

2021-01-08T01:18:27Z

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|airdate= April 19, [[2009]]
|blackboard= "I will not mock the teacher's outdated cellphone"
|couchgag= The Simpsons cut through a bunch of vines and find a family of Apes that look like The Simpsons; then the apes chase them.
|billboard= [[Luigi's]]: Home of the Breadstick
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'''The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly''' is the seventeenth episode of [[season 20]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and thirty-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on April 19, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Marc Wilmore]] and directed by [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Jenny]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Bart]] volunteers at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] in order to impress [[Jenny]], a girl who likes helping the world, but this leaves [[Milhouse]] (who took the rap for a school prank he and Bart pulled) less than impressed; [[Lisa]] becomes depressed when she writes a report on what Springfield will be like 50 years from now, but her medication makes her see everything happy - bright yellow happy faces, that is.}}

== Plot ==
[[File:Milhouse sees Bart and Jenny.png|left|thumb|Milhouse discovers why Bart didn't visit him at home]]
When [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] pull off a prank at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]], they unscrew everything in the building and watch as almost everything falls apart. Milhouse takes the fall by Principal Skinner when he bumps into him and gets suspended from school. [[Homer]] forces Bart to sign in under Homer's name and visit [[Grampa]] at his retirement home. Bart stay is boring, until he sees a delightful 11-year-old volunteer named Jenny. He becomes smitten with her and, hoping to impress Jenny, Bart offers to volunteer at the home and fakes being a good kid.

Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] does a report on what [[Springfield]] will look like in 50 years and becomes very depressed at the dreary outlook: people drinking soap after water runs out, the last drop of oil leading to a world war, the last available parking space filled forever and the last polar bear alive being hanged in prison. A concerned [[Marge]] takes Lisa to a psychiatrist who diagnoses Lisa with Environment-Related Despair and puts her on an antidepressant, named Ignorital, to cure her eco-blues. However, the drugs make Lisa see almost everything as a smiley face, including homeless people, drunken people on the street, and [[Chief Wiggum]] being shot.

At school, Bart tells [[Nelson]] he wants to ask Jenny for a date. Nelson gives Bart some chewing gum to help him do so. Bart and Jenny go to the park for a picnic, where he tells her he helps a man with mental problems to impress her, who turns out to be [[Homer]]. They get on a boat and see [[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]] and [[Kearney]] kicking a duck. Bart jumps to the lake and swims to the bullies in order to save the duck. Jenny is impressed with how Bart saved the duck. He ultimately invites her for a dinner at his home. Everything goes well until Milhouse appears to ask Bart why he didn't visit him, and soon discovers Bart is in love. Looking for revenge, Milhouse follows Bart and Jenny everywhere to make Bart confess he is faking. At the [[Springfield Squidport]], Milhouse shows Jenny a dolphin who is scared of Bart because he once made it swim in 7-Up. Bart can't stand it anymore and confesses to Jenny he was lying. She eventually breaks up with him, which makes Bart very sad. Meanwhile, Marge sees Lisa trying to kiss a fan (which looks like a smiley face for her), so she throws away Lisa's medicine (though [[Santa's Little Helper]] eats it).

At the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], Lisa tells Bart that she realized you can't hide your problems and must face them head on. Bart agrees, and buys flowers to apologize (however, those flowers were for [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] to put on his grandma's grave, so [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] suggests he put a cardboard cutout of [[Duffman]] on it instead). He apologizes to Milhouse. As a make-up prank, they ice the floors in Springfield Elementary, creating a massive ice rink.

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Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe/References

2021-01-08T01:13:29Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the children's counting game, "{{w|Eeny, meeny, miny, moe}}".
*In the hockey game where [[Homer]] sees some of the after-game commentary on TV, the commentators [[Jean-Pierre Petomane]] and [[Wayne Buckhorn]] are caricatures of real-life [[Canada|Canadian]] ice hockey commentators {{w|Don Cherry}} and {{w|Barry Melrose}}, respectively.
*[[Kearney]]'s [[Kearney Zzyzwicz, Jr.|son]] banging the three bottles together on his fingers is a reference to the 1979 film ''{{W2|The Warriors|film}}'', although the rhythm is different.
*A variation on a theme from one of {{w|Philip Glass}}'s scores is heard during the commercial about the nanny-monitoring device.
*[[Moe]] jokes about people that live in trees, particularly {{w|Tarzan}} and the {{w|Berenstain Bears}}.
*Upon learning that [[Maya]] finds him attractive, Moe joyfully utters the nonsense phrase, "Oh, frabjulous day, calloo callay!" which is a reference to a similar line in the [[Lewis Carroll]] poem "{{w|Jabberwocky}}".
*When Moe turns on the television in Maya's house, it is showing a scene from ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' featuring [[Oompa-Loompa]]s.
* Largo, upon receiving the wrong surgery, comments that he doesn't look like actress Julie Newmar.
* Moe mistakes SS leader {{w|Heinrich Himmler}} of being the creator of the {{w|Heimlich Manuever}}.

== Trivia ==
*When [[Moe]] sees [[Dr. Nick]] to have size-change surgery, Nick is about to give him the anesthetic and tells him that when he wakes up, he'll be a woman. Moe, taken aback, sits up and says that's not what he came in for. At this, Nick apologizes and says he must have gotten his files mixed up. An indignant and newly short [[Mr. Largo]] then appears in the doorway, complaining to Dr. Nick—implying that Largo was the one wanting a [[LGBT characters|sex-change]] operation.

== Continuity ==
*Before [[Homer]] discovers the day-care center next door to [[Moe's Tavern]], he sets [[Maggie]] down on Moe's pool table to play. Maggie also plays on Moe's pool table in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 15]]''.

== Goofs ==
When Homer screams "I--will--never--know--the--score!", the bag of chips turns from green to blue.

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Wedding for Disaster

2021-01-08T01:06:07Z

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|airdate= March 29, [[2009]]
|blackboard= My piggy bank is not entitled to TARP funds
|couchgag= The Simpsons are a four-course dinner (with Maggie being a mint) at a fancy restaurant that get eaten up by The Comic Book Guy.
|billboard= Support Your Local Bullies ([[Jimbo]], [[Dolph]], and [[Kearney]])
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"'''Wedding for Disaster'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[season 20]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and thirty-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on March 29, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Chuck Sheetz]]. It guest stars [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|It turns out that [[Reverend Lovejoy]] didn't have a valid license to perform weddings when he presided over [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s wedding, so they have to get married again, but just when the wedding is about to start, Homer disappears, and the only clue is a key attached to a keychain marked "SB".}}

== Plot ==
At church, [[Reverend Lovejoy]] announces that the Parson will be coming to town. [[Ned Flanders]] faints, and [[Homer]] leaves to go get "Smelling Salts" (although this was actually an excuse to leave church early). The parson arrives and informs the Reverend that, for a period of 3 months, Reverend Lovejoy was not an official minister, due to a bureaucratical error, and all official things he did during this time are invalid, such as holding Jasper's wife's funeral, blessing Captain McAllister's ship, and blessing Cletus's house.

When Homer and Marge's [[A Milhouse Divided|re-marriage]] turns out to be invalid because [[Reverend Lovejoy]] was not licensed at the time, Homer asks Marge to marry him again. Marge takes over as the wedding planner, becoming more and more irritable and lashing out at Homer for whatever he does (demanding non existent blue roses, saying she wants a lemon frosted cake when she told Homer he could pick the frosting, (and he chooses chocolate) and yelling at him when he let [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] come). When Homer mysteriously disappears on their wedding day, [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] search for answers and are led on a cryptic trail of clues, and find some keys with a keychain that has the initials S.B., leading them to [[Sideshow Bob]] (Kelsey Grammer). However, Sideshow Bob has an alibi as he was with [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]].

Meanwhile, in a parody of ''Saw, ''Homer finds himself chained to a pipe in a dark room. When a mysterious voice tells him that the key (which is not the key but the 'hotter sauce') to unlock his chains is inside a lollipop, he frantically eats it only to discover the lollipop is made of fiery hot sauce and he is tormented as Bart and Lisa race to save him. It turns out that the initials S.B. actually stand for ''Selma Bouvier'', as his kidnappers are Marge's sisters [[Patty]] and [[Selma]], using a voice modulator who are monitoring and laughing at him while at the DMV and ignoring applicants at their workstation (including ignoring [[Apu]] who was waiting in line). They plan to keep Homer cooped up until Marge forgets about him. However, they later release him after they hear the vows Homer was going to say to Marge. But afterwards, Bart and Lisa use the keychain to trace them and confirm the twins were behind the kidnapping when the keys fit perfectly in the door lock to their apartment just after the twins destroy the rest of the evidence. Lisa threatens to tell Marge unless they pay for their parents' remarriage ceremony, which they reluctantly do.

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Take My Life, Please/References

2021-01-08T00:36:11Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the classic {{W|Henny Youngman}} one-liner, "Take my wife, please" which was also punned in the title of the [[Season 11]] episode, "[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]".
**There is also an episode of ''{{w|The Life and Times of Juniper Lee}}'' entitled "Take My Life, Please".
* Marge brings up {{W|Batman}}, and Homer doesn't believe that Bruce Wayne is really his secret identity.

== Trivia ==
*People spotted on the "Springfield Wall of Fame" are: [[Diamond Joe Quimby]], [[Rainier Wolfcastle]], [[Charles Montgomery Burns|C.M. Burns]], The Springfield Strangler, [[Duffman]], [[Krusty]], [[Hank Scorpio]], [[Troy McClure]], [[Bumblebee Man]], {{ap|Bill|KBBL}} and [[Marty]], [[Artie Ziff]], [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Poochie]], [[Mr. Teeny]], [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]], [[Drederick Tatum]], [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]], [[Paul Yield]], [[Chazz Busby]], [[Gabbo]], [[Lurleen Lumpkin]], [[Principal Skinner]], [[El Barto]], [[Homer Simpson]], [[Butthead]], [[Fat Tony]], [[Plopper]] and [[Vance Connor]].
*The food prices have gone down in the new HD-intro.
**The total is now $486.52 ($847.63 in the old intro).
**[[Maggie]] is worth $243.26, exactly as much as the other items put together.
* In the alternate Universe, Mr Burns assigns Homer to Sector 6F, as opposed to 7G. 7GXX was the production code for the show's first season. 6FXX was never the production code for any season, as after Season 9 (5FXX), the show started an entirely different sort of code from Season 10 onwards (AABFXX for Season 10, BABFXX for Season 11, CABFXX for Season 12, etc.)
*During the new HD title sequence, The Simpsons family has a HDTV. But during the episode, they still have the old TV set.

== Goofs ==
*When everybody is clapping when [[Vance Connor]] is introduced to the Hall of Fame, you can see [[Maude Flanders]] in the crowd, despite the fact that she died in the [[Season 11]] episode "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]".
*The position of Paul Yield's plaque changes between shots.
*It is shown that Smithers was already working for Mr. Burns when Homer went to high school, meaning that he is older than Homer. However, in "[[The Blunder Years]]", it is shown that he was a baby when Homer was 12 years old. On the other hand, in a flashback of "[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]", it was shown that both were studying together at the same time.

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