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"The Spy Who Learned Me" is the twentieth episode of season 23. It originally aired on May 6, 2012. Bryan Cranston guest-starred as superspy Stradivarius Cain and Eric Idle guest starred as Declan Desmond.

Synopsis

Homer and Marge go through marriage problems, and when Homer suffers a concussion at work and gets two months off, he imagines the crime fighter Stradivarius Cain, to help Homer be a better man. Meanwhile, Bart learns a way to stop Nelson stealing his lunch money - giving him Krusty Burgers until he's too fat to punch anyone.

Plot

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Homer and Marge are watching a movie featuring the master spy Stradivarius Cain, and Homer keeps making remarks throughout it. Marge disapproves of it, but Lenny and Carl congratulate him. On the way home, Homer is chuckling but Marge is still angry. At Springfield Elementary School, Skinner informs everybody that in order to cut down on the embarrassing YouTube videos of teachers, they have to take away the students' SmartPhones. The students also have to put their money on a plate, and when the children come out, Nelson steals it. Bart gets annoyed at this. At work, Homer is on a stepladder when Lenny and Carl come up to him. Mr. Burns drivs a mini car and crash into the steps and Homer falls into the ground and get a concussion with eight weeks of paid vacation. When Homer comes home he want to tell the news but when he realizes that his family is mad on him he decide to not reveal the truth. Next day when Homer goes to work, he goes out on the town instead. At the school watching Bart's Class, Do You Want Lies With That? This gives Bart idea, heoffer Nelson burgers until he is too fat and lazy to steal their lunch money. It is noon and Homer is drinking at Moe's where he meets the Stradivarius Cain as a imaginary friend who intend him to help him become a better husband. Nelson steals the boys' lunch money again, but when he comes to Bart he gives him real food and coupons for free hamburgers.

On the news they report about childhood obesity and Lisa realizes that Nelson has become fat beacuse Bart's hamburger. Homer visits a bar where Stradivarius asks him to flirting with a lady and he succeeds after a few attempts. The lady's boyfriend seeing this and wants to shout Homer, but he manages to weaken him with a lime. Marge are planing to visit Homer at work to give him his lunch, but when she arrive she find out that he had been away for six weeks. Lisa takes Nelson to Krusty that let him loan his personal trainer. When Homer gets home is Marge mad so he tells the truth why he lied and Marge accept it. Homer takes Marge out to a club and she discovers that he is a better husband now, in the club is the boyfriend as Homer angered again and Homer fails to stop him but his girlfriend does so Homer and Marge start to hideing from him to think of a plan. Homer telling Marge why this has happened and realizes that he must take help from Stradivarius to stop the angry boyfriend. Stradivarius gives Homer a tip and he manages to get her boyfriend to realize that he had done wrong. Stradivarius says that his job is complete while Homer and Marge continues to party. The nerds in the school are happy, Nelson has stopped stealing their lunch money but the joy is short for Nelson start stealing them again and he is now stronger than before. Bart asks Lisa why she did this and she says that he is tough on nerds but easy on the eyes. Bart ask then Lisa what she said and she answer him nothing.

Reception

The episode gathered 4.74 million households viewers in its slot on Fox. It remains the third least watched episode in The Simpsons history, in front of "The Daughter Also Rises" with 4.33 million households viewers and "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend" with 4.00 million households viewers.

Promotional images

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