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| − | After Great Aunt Gladys dies, the Simpsons attend the funeral and subsequent reading of the will. On the video will, Great Aunt Gladys warns Patty and Selma not to die alone without a husband and children as she did. Selma starts to worry that her biological clock may be ticking, and decides to find a way to become pregnant. Selma tries video dating and eventually considers an anonymous sperm donor. | + | After Great Aunt Gladys dies, the Simpsons attend the funeral and subsequent reading of the will. On the video will, Great Aunt Gladys warns [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] not to die alone without a husband and children as she did. Selma starts to worry that her biological clock may be ticking, and decides to find a way to become pregnant. Selma tries video dating and eventually considers an anonymous sperm donor. |
| − | Meanwhile, Homer promises Bart and Lisa that they will go to Duff Gardens, a popular amusement park, but Homer becomes ill after eating a spoiled sandwich. Marge, in an effort to give Selma a chance to experience the responsibilities of motherhood, nominates her to take the two. Bart and Lisa wear Selma out at Duff Gardens. Lisa begins to hallucinate after drinking some "water" in an aquatic ride (at Selma's order) and Bart is detained by park security. After these negative experiences caring for Bart and Lisa for a day, Selma decides she can live without children, and adopts Jub-Jub, Gladys' iguana, instead. | + | Meanwhile, Homer promises Bart and Lisa that they will go to [[Duff Gardens]], a popular amusement park, but [[Homer]] becomes ill after eating a spoiled sandwich. [[Marge]], in an effort to give Selma a chance to experience the responsibilities of motherhood, nominates her to take the two. Bart and Lisa wear Selma out at Duff Gardens. Lisa begins to hallucinate after drinking some "water" in an aquatic ride (at Selma's order) and Bart is detained by park security. After these negative experiences caring for Bart and Lisa for a day, Selma decides she can live without children, and adopts [[Jub-Jub]], Gladys' iguana, instead. |
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| + | ==Quotes== | ||
| + | Lisa: after drinking tainted water "I am the Lizard Queen!" | ||
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| + | Troy McClure: Hey, Lance Murdock, you just jumped sixteen blazing school buses. What are you going to do now? | ||
| + | Lance Murdock: I'm going to... Duff... Gardens. | ||
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| + | Surly: Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy...Surly! | ||
| + | Selma: Oh, sorry Surly. | ||
| + | Surly: Shut up. | ||
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| + | Animatronic puppets in "The Little Land of Duff": Duff Beer for me! Duff Beer for you! I'll have a Duff, You have one too! | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | Seven Duffs: Sleazy, Queazy, Edgy, Surly, Tipsy, Remorseful, and Dizzy. Surly is the only one who speaks, and he appears again in [[Mommie Beerest]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:46, February 6, 2008
"Selma's Choice"
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Episode Information
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"Selma's Choice" is the 13th episode of The Simpsons' fourth season.
Synopsis
After Great Aunt Gladys dies, the Simpsons attend the funeral and subsequent reading of the will. On the video will, Great Aunt Gladys warns Patty and Selma not to die alone without a husband and children as she did. Selma starts to worry that her biological clock may be ticking, and decides to find a way to become pregnant. Selma tries video dating and eventually considers an anonymous sperm donor.
Meanwhile, Homer promises Bart and Lisa that they will go to Duff Gardens, a popular amusement park, but Homer becomes ill after eating a spoiled sandwich. Marge, in an effort to give Selma a chance to experience the responsibilities of motherhood, nominates her to take the two. Bart and Lisa wear Selma out at Duff Gardens. Lisa begins to hallucinate after drinking some "water" in an aquatic ride (at Selma's order) and Bart is detained by park security. After these negative experiences caring for Bart and Lisa for a day, Selma decides she can live without children, and adopts Jub-Jub, Gladys' iguana, instead.
Quotes
Lisa: after drinking tainted water "I am the Lizard Queen!"
Troy McClure: Hey, Lance Murdock, you just jumped sixteen blazing school buses. What are you going to do now? Lance Murdock: I'm going to... Duff... Gardens.
Surly: Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy...Surly! Selma: Oh, sorry Surly. Surly: Shut up.
Animatronic puppets in "The Little Land of Duff": Duff Beer for me! Duff Beer for you! I'll have a Duff, You have one too!
Trivia
Seven Duffs: Sleazy, Queazy, Edgy, Surly, Tipsy, Remorseful, and Dizzy. Surly is the only one who speaks, and he appears again in Mommie Beerest.
