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| − | When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer] is outraged by the family's high electricity bill, they attend an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_energy alternate energy] expo and purchase a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine wind turbine]. At first the turbine produces an excess of electricity, so Homer decides the family will live off the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid grid]. They soon discover that they have no electricity when there is no wind. Homer tries to power the turbine with fans plugged into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Flanders Ned Flanders]' house, but Ned angrily disconnects them. One evening [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart] is manually turning the turbine so [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Simpson Lisa] can watch ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_%28TV_series%29 House]'', and when he prays for wind, a severe storm blows through town. The next morning Lisa and Bart bike through town to survey the damage and discover a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beached_whale beached] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale blue whale].
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| − | Lisa immediately bonds with the whale and names her Bluella. She appeals to her parents for help returning Bluella to the sea, but Marge fears Lisa will be let down because the outcome for beached whales is usually poor. Still, Homer rallies the townspeople and they unsuccessfully attempt to move Bluella. As night falls, Lisa decides to stay with Bluella and reads her excerpts from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass Leaves of Grass]" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman Walt Whitman]. She dozes off and awakes to the marines rescuing Bluella with helicopters. Bluella happily swims away but when she leaps into the northern lights, Lisa awakes, realizes she was dreaming and discovers Bluella has died.
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| − | Homer tries to comfort a heartbroken Lisa, while Bart and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten Milhouse], who plan to poke Bluella with a stick, return to the beach and discover the police are going to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale#Oregon blow up the whale carcass]. The results are disastrous and blubber is everywhere, prompting the townspeople to use Bluella's remains for products such as corsets and perfume. Lisa sadly walks through town, where every squeaky noise reminds her of Bluella. She winds up at the beach, where she spots two whale calves — presumed to be Bluella's offspring — surrounded by sharks. Homer suddenly appears with a boat (which he had apparently offered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Blunderdome test drive]) and a harpoon and they rush to the rescue, only to be stopped by two eco-activists, who caution Lisa that being an eco-activist means supporting all forms of life. Lisa agrees and stops Homer from shooting the sharks, but he inadvertently falls overboard. The eco-activists advise Homer to hit the sharks on the nose with a steel pail, which will either cause them to retreat or make the sharks devour Homer faster. When the eco-activists throw the pail to Homer, it strikes him in the head causing him to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Smell bleed and even more sharks arrive and circle Homer]. Fortunately, the whale calves' father appears and rescues the young whales and Homer. In the end (and to the strains of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mer_%28song%29 La Mer]"), the Simpson family watches the three whales swim out to sea, confident that they will thrive.[[File:Mabf14.jpg|thumb]]
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| | + | Seeking a cheaper, alternate source of energy, the Simpsons put up a windmill generator in their backyard. But once [[Homer]] discovers that the windmill's surplus power is being sent back to the power grid (and therefore to the electric company), he refuses to be a part of anything that benefits "the man" and has their home removed from the power grid. This leaves the Simpsons completely dependent on the windmill, which proves to be an untrustworthy source of power: they only have electricity when the wind is blowing. Ironically, a huge windstorm blows into the Springfield area, giving the Simpsons electricity galore until the windmill is knocked out of commission. The next morning, [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] walk around looking at the damage from the storm, and discover that a 150-foot-long blue whale has beached itself. |
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The Squirt and the Whale is the nineteenth episode of Season 21.
Plot
Seeking a cheaper, alternate source of energy, the Simpsons put up a windmill generator in their backyard. But once Homer discovers that the windmill's surplus power is being sent back to the power grid (and therefore to the electric company), he refuses to be a part of anything that benefits "the man" and has their home removed from the power grid. This leaves the Simpsons completely dependent on the windmill, which proves to be an untrustworthy source of power: they only have electricity when the wind is blowing. Ironically, a huge windstorm blows into the Springfield area, giving the Simpsons electricity galore until the windmill is knocked out of commission. The next morning, Bart and Lisa walk around looking at the damage from the storm, and discover that a 150-foot-long blue whale has beached itself.
The whole town tries to help the whale, but without success. Lisa comes to care deeply for the whale, reading poetry to it at night and falling asleep beside it. A few days later, the whale dies and Lisa is very sad. Later, Lisa is standing at the docks and sees the whale's two calves surrounded by a group of sharks. Lisa and Homer try to fend off the sharks but fail, and Homer ends up in the water with the sharks. Fortunately, the whales' father shows up just in time and saves both its babies and Homer.
