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The '''First Church of Springfield''' also known as '''The Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism''' is the Protestant Christian church (a combination of Presbyterianism and Lutheranism) on the show. The only known congregation in the series is the '''First Church of Springfield''', which most [[Springfield|Springfielders]] attend. The unusually specific name is a parody of Protestant reformed churches branching off into other denominations and movements. [[Reverend Timothy Lovejoy|Reverend Lovejoy]] is a member of the clergy of Presbylutheranism.
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|owner= [[Rev. Lovejoy]]<br>[[Homer Simpson]] (Former)
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|appearance= "[[The Pagans]]"
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===Formation===
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The '''First Church of Springfield''' is a Protestant Christian church in [[Springfield]]. It is part of the '''Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism''' denomination. Most Springfielders attend. [[Reverend Lovejoy]] is a member of the clergy of Presbylutheranism.
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The sect is one of possibly several Protestant groups whose ancestors were in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church over the holy right of worshippers to attend church with wet hair. This right, however, was later abolished. The Schism of Lourdes marked their official split from the Catholic Church.
 
  
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===Outlook on other religions===
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== Profile ==
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The church still remains at odds with Catholicism (even though they stopped feuding with each other), its more devout members needing to have their hands re-blessed after shaking with a Catholic. Reverend Lovejoy, in "[[Bart Has Two Mommies]]", also mentions his rivalry with a local [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] church, and he engages in a brawl with a Catholic priest after an exchange of hostilities in "[[The Frying Game]]". Native religions, for instance those which are found in the south Pacific, are seen as inferior, and missionary activity is employed to ridicule away the beliefs of native peoples (as in the episode "[[Missionary: Impossible]]"). The church also has enemies on a social level, including monogamous gays and stem cells.
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As with any Church, the main service to the community is their Sunday Service, which most Springfieldians attend. However, they also have offered other services, such as a help line, marriage retreats, outings, a thrift shop, picnic and [[Kovenant|Christian bands]]. The church also distributes a movie guide, ''[[What Would Jesus View?]]'', that contains lists of movies along with information regarding whether the movies are considered appropriate for church members to watch.
  
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The main building of the church is laid out with pews going down until the altar, where the Reverend preaches. At the end of each session, a dish is passed round for donations. Lack of donations have led to the church being bought by [[Mr. Burns]] on two occasions.<ref name="SLF">"[[She of Little Faith]]"</ref><ref name="IBWT">''[[In Burn$ We Tru$t]]''</ref> The Church also ran a Sunday School, attended by many local children and taught by [[Ms. Albright]].<ref>"[[The Telltale Head]]"</ref><ref>"[[Bart's Girlfriend]]"</ref> The church also has an office <ref name="IBWT" /> and a room in which the church council met.<ref name="SLF" />
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The stained glass windows have varied throughout the Church's history, originally being based on St. Eleutherius, St. Bartholomew, St. Lucian and St. Donickus. They appeared in a vision that Reverend Lovejoy had once.<ref>"[[In Marge We Trust]]"</ref> Later, [[Bart]] and [[Homer]] accidentally destroyed the Church using a rocket they made with the help of {{ap|Gary|nerd}}, {{ap|Doug|nerd}} and {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}.
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Later on, Bart smashed the windows again, this time of the apostles. The Church cut corners by letting [[Lenny]] do it, but ended up with the characters of the Drew Carey Show. Burns sponsored the church and replaced them with himself doing heroic actions.<ref name="IBWT" />
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== History ==
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The church has twice come under [[Charles Montgomery Burns]]' control. The first time occurred due to Bart and Homer accidentally destroying the Church using a rocket they made with the help of {{ap|Gary|nerd}}, {{ap|Doug|nerd}} and {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}} to beat the [[Flanders Family|Flanders']] rocket. Nibbles the Hamster, the pilot, lost control and ejected, sending the rocket on a collision course into the Church. The Church Council got together and realized that they couldn't afford to repair the damage. Mr. Burns offered to repair the church in return for running the church. The council, though reluctant, was left without a choice and [[Lindsay Naegle]] was left in charge of renovations. Lindsay and Burns commercialized the church by putting up advertisements inside the church, include a neon [[Jesus]] and a [[Lard Lad]] statue. Inside there were also impulse stalls, such as a money changer and a novelty ''Last Supper'' cutout picture, which gave Church goers a chance to ''be'' Jesus. The seats were upgraded to extra large and a jumbotron was installed with a "God Cam". The sermons were also affected, which included advertisements and commercial sermon takers. The commercialization of the Church service led to [[Lisa]] converting to Buddhism.<ref name="SLF" />
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The second time was again due to money shortages, with Mr. Burns sponsoring the Church in a scheme to help his [[Will There Ever be a Rainbow?|book]] sales. He replaced the stained glass windows with himself and added taco bars to the pews. As well as this, he gradually takes over sermons, showing commercials for his [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] and other advertisements. He also replaced the Bible with his autobiography, planning on turning Church into a book club. This caused [[Ned Flanders]] to leave the Church. Burns then developed a plan to become Pope and unlock the Vatican's riches, not realizing that the church was Protestant and not Catholic.<ref name="IBWT"/>
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The church once fell into the ownership of [[Homer Simpson]], who won the deed to the Church and converted the church into his personal home, desecrating it in the process.<ref>"[[Pray Anything]]"</ref>
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The church survived the [[Trappuccino]] incident and did not suffer any severe damage.<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref>
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The church still remained at odds with Catholicism (even though they stopped feuding with each other), its more devout members needing to have their hands re-blessed after shaking with a Catholic. Reverend Lovejoy also has a rivalry with the [[Springfield Episcopal Church]] across the street.<ref>"[[Bart Has Two Mommies]]"</ref> Reverend Lovejoy also has engaged in a brawl with a Catholic priest.<ref>"[[The Frying Game]]"</ref> Native religions, for instance those which are found in the south Pacific, are seen as inferior, and missionary activity is employed to ridicule away the beliefs of native peoples.<ref>"[[Jasper Beardley]]"</ref> The church also has enemies on a social level, including monogamous gays and stem cells.
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== Marquee ==
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{{Main|First Church of Springfield marquee}}
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The marquee is the board outside of the church. It usually displays a topic or notice about something going on in the church.
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== Members ==
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{{Scroll|
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*[[Ms. Albright]]
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*[[Jasper Beardley]]
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*[[Blue-haired lawyer]]
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*[[Wendell Borton]]
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*[[Patty Bouvier]]
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*[[Selma Bouvier]]
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*[[Kent Brockman]]
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*[[Charles Montgomery Burns]]
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*[[Carl Carlson]]
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*[[Gary Chalmers]]
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*[[Comic Book Guy]]
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*[[Fat Tony]]
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*[[Lunchlady Dora|Doris]]
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*[[Maude Flanders]] †
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*[[Ned Flanders]]
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*[[Rod Flanders]]
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*[[Todd Flanders]]
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*[[Jonathan Frink]]
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*[[Mrs. Glick]]
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*[[Barney Gumble]]
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*[[Bernice Hibbert]]
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*[[Julius Hibbert]]
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*[[Elizabeth Hoover]]
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*[[Jimbo Jones]]
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*[[Edna Krabappel]]
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*[[Krusty the Clown]] (Sometimes)
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*[[Dewey Largo]]
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*[[Larry]]
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*[[Legs]]
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*[[Lenny Leonard]]
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*[[Lewis Clark]]
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*[[Lou]]
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*[[Louie]]
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*[[Helen Lovejoy]]
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*[[Jessica Lovejoy]]
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*[[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.]] - Reverend
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*[[Horatio McCallister]]
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*[[Otto Mann]]
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*[[Jack Marley]]
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*[[Hans Moleman]]
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*[[Nelson Muntz]]
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*[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] (Sometimes)
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*[[Martin Prince]]
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*[[Gareth Prince]]
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*[[Gloria Prince]]
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*[[Pyro]]
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*[[Joe Quimby]]
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*[[Richard]]
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*[[Sherri]]
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*[[Jerri Mackleberry]]
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*[[Abraham Simpson]]
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*[[Bart Simpson]] {{c|Briefly Catholic and Movementarinism}}
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*[[Homer Simpson]] {{c|Briefly Catholic<ref>"[[The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star]]"</ref> and Movementarinsim<ref>"[[The Joy of Sect]]"</ref>}}
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*[[Lisa Simpson]] {{c|Now Buddhist}}
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*[[Maggie Simpson]]
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*[[Marge Simpson]]
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*[[Agnes Skinner]]
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*[[Seymour Skinner]]
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*[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]]
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*[[Moe Szyslak]] {{c|Also Snake handler}}
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*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]]
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*[[Terri]]
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*[[Sideshow Mel]]
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*[[Kirk Van Houten]]
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*[[Luann Van Houten]]
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*[[Milhouse Van Houten]]
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*[[Clancy Wiggum]]
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*[[Ralph Wiggum]]
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*[[Sarah Wiggum]]
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*[[Willie MacDougal]]
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*[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]]
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}}
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The unusually specific name of the Church is a parody of Protestant reformed churches branching off into other denominations and movements.
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== Appearances ==
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Latest revision as of 19:23, November 13, 2024

First Church of Springfield
First Church of Springfield.png
Location Information
Town: Springfield
Use: Place of Worship
Owner: Rev. Lovejoy
Homer Simpson (Former)
First appearance: "The Pagans"

The First Church of Springfield is a Protestant Christian church in Springfield. It is part of the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism denomination. Most Springfielders attend. Reverend Lovejoy is a member of the clergy of Presbylutheranism.

Profile[edit]

As with any Church, the main service to the community is their Sunday Service, which most Springfieldians attend. However, they also have offered other services, such as a help line, marriage retreats, outings, a thrift shop, picnic and Christian bands. The church also distributes a movie guide, What Would Jesus View?, that contains lists of movies along with information regarding whether the movies are considered appropriate for church members to watch.

The main building of the church is laid out with pews going down until the altar, where the Reverend preaches. At the end of each session, a dish is passed round for donations. Lack of donations have led to the church being bought by Mr. Burns on two occasions.[1][2] The Church also ran a Sunday School, attended by many local children and taught by Ms. Albright.[3][4] The church also has an office [2] and a room in which the church council met.[1]

The stained glass windows have varied throughout the Church's history, originally being based on St. Eleutherius, St. Bartholomew, St. Lucian and St. Donickus. They appeared in a vision that Reverend Lovejoy had once.[5] Later, Bart and Homer accidentally destroyed the Church using a rocket they made with the help of Gary, Doug and Benjamin. Later on, Bart smashed the windows again, this time of the apostles. The Church cut corners by letting Lenny do it, but ended up with the characters of the Drew Carey Show. Burns sponsored the church and replaced them with himself doing heroic actions.[2]

History[edit]

The church has twice come under Charles Montgomery Burns' control. The first time occurred due to Bart and Homer accidentally destroying the Church using a rocket they made with the help of Gary, Doug and Benjamin to beat the Flanders' rocket. Nibbles the Hamster, the pilot, lost control and ejected, sending the rocket on a collision course into the Church. The Church Council got together and realized that they couldn't afford to repair the damage. Mr. Burns offered to repair the church in return for running the church. The council, though reluctant, was left without a choice and Lindsay Naegle was left in charge of renovations. Lindsay and Burns commercialized the church by putting up advertisements inside the church, include a neon Jesus and a Lard Lad statue. Inside there were also impulse stalls, such as a money changer and a novelty Last Supper cutout picture, which gave Church goers a chance to be Jesus. The seats were upgraded to extra large and a jumbotron was installed with a "God Cam". The sermons were also affected, which included advertisements and commercial sermon takers. The commercialization of the Church service led to Lisa converting to Buddhism.[1]

The second time was again due to money shortages, with Mr. Burns sponsoring the Church in a scheme to help his book sales. He replaced the stained glass windows with himself and added taco bars to the pews. As well as this, he gradually takes over sermons, showing commercials for his power plant and other advertisements. He also replaced the Bible with his autobiography, planning on turning Church into a book club. This caused Ned Flanders to leave the Church. Burns then developed a plan to become Pope and unlock the Vatican's riches, not realizing that the church was Protestant and not Catholic.[2]

The church once fell into the ownership of Homer Simpson, who won the deed to the Church and converted the church into his personal home, desecrating it in the process.[6]

The church survived the Trappuccino incident and did not suffer any severe damage.[7]

The church still remained at odds with Catholicism (even though they stopped feuding with each other), its more devout members needing to have their hands re-blessed after shaking with a Catholic. Reverend Lovejoy also has a rivalry with the Springfield Episcopal Church across the street.[8] Reverend Lovejoy also has engaged in a brawl with a Catholic priest.[9] Native religions, for instance those which are found in the south Pacific, are seen as inferior, and missionary activity is employed to ridicule away the beliefs of native peoples.[10] The church also has enemies on a social level, including monogamous gays and stem cells.

Marquee[edit]

Main article: First Church of Springfield marquee

The marquee is the board outside of the church. It usually displays a topic or notice about something going on in the church.

Members[edit]

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Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

Non-canon[edit]

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First Church of Springfield
Image Cost Build time Reward Sell price Conformity increase Availability Unique? Dimensions - D x W
First Church of Springfield Tapped Out.png Cash7,500 2h XP750
Rev. Lovejoy 		Cash1,875 Obedience +10 Level 14
Passion of the Flanders Pt. 1 		Tapped Out Tick.png 6 x 10
Task Time Reward Cash/h XP/h
Collection Plate 12h Cash200, XP20 Cash16.67 XP1.67
Internal Name Groups Tiles ID
FirstChurchofSpringfield Pays Taxes, Religious Places, Churches Grass, Pavement 10

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The unusually specific name of the Church is a parody of Protestant reformed churches branching off into other denominations and movements.

Appearances[edit]

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Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "She of Little Faith"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 In Burn$ We Tru$t
  3. ↑ "The Telltale Head"
  4. ↑ "Bart's Girlfriend"
  5. ↑ "In Marge We Trust"
  6. ↑ "Pray Anything"
  7. ↑ The Simpsons Movie
  8. ↑ "Bart Has Two Mommies"
  9. ↑ "The Frying Game"
  10. ↑ "Jasper Beardley"
  11. ↑ "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"
  12. ↑ "The Joy of Sect"


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