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I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot

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Episode Information
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"I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot" or, "I, D'oh-bot" is the ninth episode of Season 15. It first aired on January 11, 2004 and was written by Dan Greaney and Allen Glazier and directed by Lauren MacMullan.

Synopsis

Bart and Homer enter a Robot Rumble competition, meanwhile, Snowball II dies and Lisa tries to replace her.

Plot

While riding bikes with Milhouse, Bart realizes his bike is horrible. He smashes it in order to get a new one. When he and Homer go buy a new one, they realize it needs to be built first. Homer builds it, but when Bart starts riding it, it comes apart. He tells Homer he can't build anything. Homer tries to prove him wrong by building a robot, but it too falls apart. He remembers something Grandpa said: "If you can't build a robot, be a robot." He then dresses up like robot and Bart enters him, not knowing it's Homer, in the Robot Rumble contest. Homer gets hurt badly during each match, but he takes the pain for his son's love. When it comes to the final match, Homer has to face a giant robot built by Professor Frink; the robot gets smashed and Homer comes out. Frink's robot doesn't smash him because it won't harm humans.

Meanwhile, Snowball II gets hit by a car, and after Marge reads the book When Bad Things Happen To Cute Children, she and Lisa go to find a new cat. Unfortunately, Snowball III (pictured) drowns trying to catch fish in the Simpsons' fish tank and Coltrane, aka Snowball IV, falls out the window to his death after listening to the music of the original John Coltrane. While sitting outside, the Crazy Cat Lady throws a cat at Lisa that looks exactly like Snowball II. Lisa sends it away, thinking it'll die if it's with her. When the cat walks away, a car, owned by Gil is about to hit it, but the car misses and drives into a tree and explodes. Noticing that the cat didn't die, Lisa takes it in. In order to save money on food dishes and to forget any of this ever happened, she names it Snowball II, even though it's technically Snowball V.

Production

The episode marks a milestone in the history of the series, as Snowball II is killed off, the closest thing to an actual Simpson family member actually being killed off (besides Homer's mother death in Season 19's "Mona Leaves-a.")

Reception

The episode was watched by 16.30 million people.


Season 15 Episodes
Treehouse of Horror XIV My Mother the Carjacker The President Wore Pearls The Regina Monologues The Fat and the Furriest Today I Am a Clown 'Tis the Fifteenth Season Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot Diatribe of a Mad Housewife Margical History Tour Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Smart and Smarter The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Co-Dependent's Day The Wandering Juvie My Big Fat Geek Wedding Catch 'Em If You Can Simple Simpson The Way We Weren't Bart-Mangled Banner Fraudcast News