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On their way to a {{w|Ghost town}}, the Simpson's car breaks down in front of [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. Grandpa is pleasantly surprised, having assumed the family had forgotten his birthday (which of course they had): He makes it to the car and they grudgingly take him with them. After a day of roaming the ghost town, the family heads back to [[Springfield]]. Homer wants to make great time, and ignores Abe's pleas to stop at several rest areas and [[The Worlds Biggest Toilet]]. Upon returning to Springfield, [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] informs Abe both his kidneys have exploded; he is going to need a kidney transplant or he will die. Homer is an exact match but runs away before the operation, to become a sailor on a ship of lost souls. When the other lost souls hear Homer's tail of deceit, they toss him overboard in disgust. The second attempt to extract Homer's kidney does not go well either; he runs out of the hospital, into the street and is crushed by a car, which fell from a car-carrying truck driven by [[Hans Moleman]]. When he awakes, he apologizes to the family for not saving Abe's life, but is shocked to learn, while Dr. Hibbert was saving his life, the kidney transplant was done against his will. Abe is better than ever, and Homer realizes Bart has a kidney to spare for his father, but keeps this to himself.
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The [[Simpson family]] are driving to [[Bloodbath Gulch]], a ghost town outside of [[Springfield]]. However, the car breaks down outside the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] on [[Grampa]]'s birthday, leading to the family reluctantly taking Grampa wit them. When they arrive, the family goes on the tour where the [[Bloodbath Gulch tour guide|tour guide]] tells them about the town's history. After getting bored of the tour, the family go to the [[Ye Olde Animatronic Saloon]] for drinks. Grampa then stays in the saloon whilst the rest of the family explores the town.
  
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When the family leaves, Grampa asks to use the bathroom, but [[Homer]] doesn't let him. For the entire journey home, Grampa complains about needing to go to the toilet, even asking to go behind a tree, and asking if they can make going back to the [[World's Largest Toilet]] his birthday present. The family then goes to the hospital and find that Grampa's kidneys both exploded due to having to hold it in for the entire journey. Homer offers to give Grampa one of his kidneys, not realizing the dangers behind doing so.
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The family make Homer feel special, giving him all his favorite foods and treating him like a hero. However, when Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern]], his friends tell him the truth behind the procedure, that it could be a deadly operation and might mean Homer can't drink alcohol as much as he used to any more. This frightens Homer, who then begins to get cold feet about the operation. In bed that night, he talks to [[Marge]] about it, who gets Homer to remember how his dad was good to him as a kid. The next day, Homer gets to the hospital and gets ready for the operation. As [[Dr. Hibbert]] was getting ready to start, he finds that Homer has fled out the open window.
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Homer escapes to the town's docks and jumps aboard [[The Ship of Lost Souls]] as it was setting off, asking [[Captain McCallister]] if he could come aboard. Homer is then introduced to the [[Lost Souls]], a group of people who sail the seven seas to forget their past lives. After each of them tells Homer their stories, Homer tells his, which horrifies the Lost Souls. The Lost Souls then throw Homer overboard, leaving him to wash up on the shore again. Homer then sees a father and son on the beach and decides to go back and give his father a kidney. After he apologizes to his family for leaving, Homer gets ready for surgery once more. However, as Dr. Hibbert was about to start, Homer fled out the window again. This time, he almost got hit by a car-carrying truck, only for a car to fall on him.
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Homer wakes up in the hospital, covered in bandages. He apologizes to his family and felt bad as he thought his dad must be dead by now. Grampa then comes into the room, perfectly healthy. Homer thinks that it's a miracle until he notices a scar where his kidney used to be. Homer tries to attack Grampa as Grampa mocks him. The family then hug as Homer feels up [[Bart]]'s kidneys.
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"Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"" is the eighth episode of season 10. It originally aired on December 6, 1998. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mike B. Anderson.

Synopsis

"On behalf of Homer's infamous ignorance, Grandpa Simpson falls victim to a textbook kidney blowout. But when Homer steps up to offer a donor kidney, he quickly finds himself suffering from a much more common phenomenon: cold feet."


Plot

The Simpson family are driving to Bloodbath Gulch, a ghost town outside of Springfield. However, the car breaks down outside the Springfield Retirement Castle on Grampa's birthday, leading to the family reluctantly taking Grampa wit them. When they arrive, the family goes on the tour where the tour guide tells them about the town's history. After getting bored of the tour, the family go to the Ye Olde Animatronic Saloon for drinks. Grampa then stays in the saloon whilst the rest of the family explores the town.

When the family leaves, Grampa asks to use the bathroom, but Homer doesn't let him. For the entire journey home, Grampa complains about needing to go to the toilet, even asking to go behind a tree, and asking if they can make going back to the World's Largest Toilet his birthday present. The family then goes to the hospital and find that Grampa's kidneys both exploded due to having to hold it in for the entire journey. Homer offers to give Grampa one of his kidneys, not realizing the dangers behind doing so.

The family make Homer feel special, giving him all his favorite foods and treating him like a hero. However, when Homer goes to Moe's Tavern, his friends tell him the truth behind the procedure, that it could be a deadly operation and might mean Homer can't drink alcohol as much as he used to any more. This frightens Homer, who then begins to get cold feet about the operation. In bed that night, he talks to Marge about it, who gets Homer to remember how his dad was good to him as a kid. The next day, Homer gets to the hospital and gets ready for the operation. As Dr. Hibbert was getting ready to start, he finds that Homer has fled out the open window.

Homer escapes to the town's docks and jumps aboard The Ship of Lost Souls as it was setting off, asking Captain McCallister if he could come aboard. Homer is then introduced to the Lost Souls, a group of people who sail the seven seas to forget their past lives. After each of them tells Homer their stories, Homer tells his, which horrifies the Lost Souls. The Lost Souls then throw Homer overboard, leaving him to wash up on the shore again. Homer then sees a father and son on the beach and decides to go back and give his father a kidney. After he apologizes to his family for leaving, Homer gets ready for surgery once more. However, as Dr. Hibbert was about to start, Homer fled out the window again. This time, he almost got hit by a car-carrying truck, only for a car to fall on him.

Homer wakes up in the hospital, covered in bandages. He apologizes to his family and felt bad as he thought his dad must be dead by now. Grampa then comes into the room, perfectly healthy. Homer thinks that it's a miracle until he notices a scar where his kidney used to be. Homer tries to attack Grampa as Grampa mocks him. The family then hug as Homer feels up Bart's kidneys.


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Lard of the Dance • The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace • Bart the Mother • Treehouse of Horror IX • When You Dish Upon a Star • D'oh-in' in the Wind • Lisa Gets an "A" • Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" • Mayored to the Mob • Viva Ned Flanders • Wild Barts Can't Be Broken • Sunday, Cruddy Sunday • Homer to the Max • I'm with Cupid • Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers" • Make Room for Lisa • Maximum Homerdrive • Simpsons Bible Stories • Mom and Pop Art • The Old Man and the "C" Student • Monty Can't Buy Me Love • They Saved Lisa's Brain • Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
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