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"'''Sweets and Sour Marge'''" is the eighth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season.
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"'''Sweets and Sour Marge'''" is the eighth episode of [[Season 13]], which first aired on January 20, 2002. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. [[w:Ben_Stiller|Ben Stiller]] guest starred as [[Gareth Motherloving]]. The episode title is an obvious parody of the famous chinese dish, "Sweet and Sour Chicken." The episode recieved mostly positive reviews from TV critics and fans.
 
 
 
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When [[Homer]] buys the [[Duff Book of World Records]] he bores everyone with his world record trivia. He then decides to break a record himself. He gathers the entire town to help him and they build the world's tallest human pyramid. Just before the record is claimed, [[Jimbo]] and [[Kearney]] move the hands, the pyramid collapses into a giant sphere. The town's people then roll to a truck wrighing station and the Duff world record officials say that Springfield is the world's fattest town.
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The family goes to the library's used book sale; where Homer obtains a copy of Duff's Book of World Records. When he's gone through all the records, he decides to set one of his own. Duff tells him that all the personal records have been set. He needs to help set a group record. The town tries to set a record for the world's tallest human pyramid; but when they fail, they inadvertently set the record as the world's fattest town, which they celebrate. Only Marge has a problem with this. She goes to the Motherloving Sugar Company to lodge her complaint. The owner Garth Motherloving is less than cooperative, so Marge files a class action lawsuit. Professor Frink blows the whistle on "big sugar" and the court rules in Marge's favor and then bans all sugar from Springfield forever. All the town's sugar products are burned and Apu's store shelves are empty. Apu brings Homer into a group determined to smuggle sugar back into Springfield. Homer and Bart join with Apu, Mr. Burns, Count Fudgula and Garth Mothelovering in a scheme to smuggle in sugar from the island of San Glucose. They make it into Springfield Harbor, but are intercepted by the police. Evading Wiggum and Co., Homer finds himself faced with the decision to either "Dump Cargo" to make Marge happy or "Obey Bad Guy" and bring sugar to Springfield. He chooses the former, but Judge Snyder realizes that he's overstepped his authority and makes sugar legal once again.
 
 
The townsfolk are delighted to have made it into the world record's book. [[Marge]] then worries that the whole town is overweight and discovers that large amounts of sugar are in everything that the kwik-e-mart sells. She complains to [[Garth Motherloving]], who owns the [[Motherloving Sugar Corp.]] After speaking to Garth, Marge decides to sue the sugar industry. After unsuccessfully being bribed by Garth (with a box of chocolates), [[Judge Roy Snyder]] sides with Marge and bans sugar; enraging Homer and most of the town.
 
 
 
[[Chief Wiggum]] burns all of the sugary products (except the butterfingers "Even the fire doesnt want them.") leaving almost nothing to sell in stores. The whole town goes crazy. Apu shows Homer a secret orgranisation of people trying to smuggle sugar into [[Springfield]]. The head of it is Garth Motherloving. When they arrive back in [[Springfield]], a police boat chases the sugar loaded boat but the sugar smugglers escape. Homer dumps the sugar into the water and the people of Springfield jump into the water. Judge Snyder realises that he vastly exceeded his power in the ban and repels it.
 
 
 
==Trivia==
 
  
As a result of this episode, the Butterfinger Commercials for The Simpsons were cancelled.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 11:23, May 20, 2010

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""And thanks to Marge Simpson's damning evidence, I hereby ban all sugar products from Springfield... forever!""
Judge Synder

"Sweets and Sour Marge" is the eighth episode of Season 13, which first aired on January 20, 2002. The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Mark Kirkland. Ben Stiller guest starred as Gareth Motherloving. The episode title is an obvious parody of the famous chinese dish, "Sweet and Sour Chicken." The episode recieved mostly positive reviews from TV critics and fans.

Plot

The family goes to the library's used book sale; where Homer obtains a copy of Duff's Book of World Records. When he's gone through all the records, he decides to set one of his own. Duff tells him that all the personal records have been set. He needs to help set a group record. The town tries to set a record for the world's tallest human pyramid; but when they fail, they inadvertently set the record as the world's fattest town, which they celebrate. Only Marge has a problem with this. She goes to the Motherloving Sugar Company to lodge her complaint. The owner Garth Motherloving is less than cooperative, so Marge files a class action lawsuit. Professor Frink blows the whistle on "big sugar" and the court rules in Marge's favor and then bans all sugar from Springfield forever. All the town's sugar products are burned and Apu's store shelves are empty. Apu brings Homer into a group determined to smuggle sugar back into Springfield. Homer and Bart join with Apu, Mr. Burns, Count Fudgula and Garth Mothelovering in a scheme to smuggle in sugar from the island of San Glucose. They make it into Springfield Harbor, but are intercepted by the police. Evading Wiggum and Co., Homer finds himself faced with the decision to either "Dump Cargo" to make Marge happy or "Obey Bad Guy" and bring sugar to Springfield. He chooses the former, but Judge Snyder realizes that he's overstepped his authority and makes sugar legal once again.


Season 13 Episodes
Treehouse of Horror XII The Parent Rap Homer the Moe A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love The Blunder Years She of Little Faith Brawl in the Family Sweets and Sour Marge Jaws Wired Shut Half-Decent Proposal The Bart Wants What It Wants The Lastest Gun in the West The Old Man and the Key Tales from the Public Domain Blame It on Lisa Weekend at Burnsie's Gump Roast I Am Furious (Yellow) The Sweetest Apu Little Girl in the Big Ten The Frying Game Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge