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== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], [[Grampa]] reunites the old people to make an an announcement, to march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the [[Golden Exits Retirement Farm]] team. The scene switches to the [[Springfield YMCA]], where the battle is going to happen.
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At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], [[Grampa]] reunites the old people to make an announcement, to march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the [[Golden Exits Retirement Farm]] team. The scene switches to the [[Springfield YMCA]], where the battle is going to happen.
  
The [[Simpson family]] attends the match, and the team is losing, while [[Marge]] stares into someone on the bleachers. The team eventually wins but as the family exits the building, Marge meets the stranger that runs away in terror, calling her "Marge the Meanie" and how she ruined her life. When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her principal.  
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The [[Simpson family]] attends the match, and the team is losing, while [[Marge]] notices someone who keeps on eyeing her. The team eventually wins and as the family exits the building, Marge approaches the stranger only for her to run away in terror, saying how she ruined her life after calling her "Marge the Meanie". When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her old principal.  
  
Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] then start talking to them about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], in middle school, and Marge starts remembering, having to switch school, to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a discussion with the Principal, by a mistake she has her fall into a bin.
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Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] then start talking to them about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], where Marge starts recalling about how she had to switch schools after seventh grade to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a brief conversation with the Principal, where Marge's cola can accidently makes her fall into a bin.
  
After the Principal was taken away by [[Chalmers]], the other kids started accepting her, but she didn't stop at that prank, instead pulling her shirt up with the flag cord, writing El Margo on her shirt and They all suck on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.
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After the Principal gets taken away by [[Chalmers]], the other kids started accepting her, but she doesn't stop after that prank, instead continuing to do more like pulling the Principal's shirt up with the flag cord, and writing El Margo on her shirt along with "They all suck!" on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.
  
At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] gets mean to his customers, so Marge and Bart find a way to revenge, and spreads some slippery baby oil on his drink, having him spill cola all over his stuff. The two keeps having fun till dinner, where the family has to acknowledge how his pranking allele could come from Marge.
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At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to some customers, so Marge and Bart decide to get revenge by spreading some slippery baby oil on his drink, causing him to spill cola all over his stuff. The two keep having a laugh about it till dinner, where the family acknowledges how his pranking allele could come from Marge.
  
At Moe's Tavern he tries to find something in common with them, to everyone's denial, so after a vision in the beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something from him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] after her remarks on them not buying richer stuff.
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At Moe's Tavern, Homer tries to figure out if he has anything in common with his kids, and after a vision from his beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something in common with him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] after her remarks on them not buying more premium stuff.
  
Meanwhile, Homer tries vegetarian food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and gets pranked by Marge and Bart trying to eat a sausage beside the bed. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the [[Sprawl-Mart]], where they can't enter cause of [[Mr. Burns]] hating on having poor people buying next to him.
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Meanwhile, Homer tries vegan food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and after admitting it to Marge he gets pranked by her and Bart after trying to eat a sausage which turns out to be a ground-up kickball. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the [[Sprawl-Mart]], where they can't enter cause of [[Mr. Burns]] not wanting to buy things next to poor people
  
When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far and he gets hit by several cars, ending on getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.
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When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far as he gets hit by several cars, ending with him getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.
  
Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change idea for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, on tasting, they find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.
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Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change her mind for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, whilst tasting, she and Homer find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.
  
At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with inks in the flowers, but on Bart checking on them, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays she's alive and he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however Marge and the principal pranked him to teach him a lesson.
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At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with ink shot from a bouquet of flowers, but upon Bart entering the room, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays that she's alive and says that he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however it turns out that it was a prank by Marge and the principal to teach him a lesson.
  
In the end they prank each other one more time on Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.
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In the end they prank each other one more time during Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.
  
 
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== Promo videos ==
 
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{{youtube|tAF0Fc1wX7A|Marge Was A Cool Girl In Middle School}}
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*[[File:Twitter - logo.png|20px]] [https://twitter.com/AniDom/status/1522700015390576645 "your mom's so smart that she watches new episodes of ANIDOM every sunday tune in at 7:30/6:30c on @FOXTV" on '''Twitter''']
{{youtube|TdC9Oj8vh18|Marge Pranks Comic Book Guy}}
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*[[File:Twitter - logo.png|20px]] [https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/1522745851688411138 Are we sure we want to let Homer do the cooking? The Simpsons are spending Mother's Day in the kitchen this Sunday." on '''Twitter''']
{{youtube|hb3ZWsbsTqc|Homer And Lisa Visit The Doctor Due To Common Allergies}}
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*{{youtube|hb3ZWsbsTqc|Homer And Lisa Visit The Doctor Due To Common Allergies}}
 
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Season 33 Episode
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"Marge the Meanie"
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Episode Information
Episode number: 726
Season number: S33 E20
Production code: UABF15
Original airdate: May 8, 2022
Title screen: Opening: Maggie and Gerald hold a banner saying "Happy Mother's Day this counts as a gift".
Credits: The Three-eyed crow flies across the screen, in reverse.
Billboard gag: Lard Lad Donuts
Transforms into "Lard Lad Baby Donut Holes".
Chalkboard gag: I will not violate the law of entropy
Couch gag: The Simpson family is sculptured on Mount Rushmore, Homer starts picking his nose, a tree branch. Marge warns him to not pick it, but Homer keeps picking it, till his face crumbles.
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Megan Amram
Directed by: Timothy Bailey


"Marge the Meanie" is the twentieth episode of season 33 of The Simpsons and the seven-hundred and twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on May 8, 2022. The episode was written by Megan Amram and directed by Timothy Bailey.

"Marge the Meanie" was dedicated in memory of animator Ian Wilcox, who died on April 30.

Synopsis[edit]

"A surprise from Marge's past has her bonding with Bart and terrifying Homer."


Plot[edit]

At the Springfield Retirement Castle, Grampa reunites the old people to make an announcement, to march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the Golden Exits Retirement Farm team. The scene switches to the Springfield YMCA, where the battle is going to happen.

The Simpson family attends the match, and the team is losing, while Marge notices someone who keeps on eyeing her. The team eventually wins and as the family exits the building, Marge approaches the stranger only for her to run away in terror, saying how she ruined her life after calling her "Marge the Meanie". When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her old principal.

Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. Patty and Selma then start talking to them about Principal York, where Marge starts recalling about how she had to switch schools after seventh grade to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a brief conversation with the Principal, where Marge's cola can accidently makes her fall into a bin.

After the Principal gets taken away by Chalmers, the other kids started accepting her, but she doesn't stop after that prank, instead continuing to do more like pulling the Principal's shirt up with the flag cord, and writing El Margo on her shirt along with "They all suck!" on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.

At The Android's Dungeon, Comic Book Guy acts rudely to some customers, so Marge and Bart decide to get revenge by spreading some slippery baby oil on his drink, causing him to spill cola all over his stuff. The two keep having a laugh about it till dinner, where the family acknowledges how his pranking allele could come from Marge.

At Moe's Tavern, Homer tries to figure out if he has anything in common with his kids, and after a vision from his beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something in common with him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank Helen Lovejoy after her remarks on them not buying more premium stuff.

Meanwhile, Homer tries vegan food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and after admitting it to Marge he gets pranked by her and Bart after trying to eat a sausage which turns out to be a ground-up kickball. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the Sprawl-Mart, where they can't enter cause of Mr. Burns not wanting to buy things next to poor people

When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far as he gets hit by several cars, ending with him getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.

Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change her mind for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, whilst tasting, she and Homer find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.

At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with ink shot from a bouquet of flowers, but upon Bart entering the room, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays that she's alive and says that he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however it turns out that it was a prank by Marge and the principal to teach him a lesson.

In the end they prank each other one more time during Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.

Production[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Promo videos[edit]

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