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"**Bart Has Two Mommies**"
"Bart Has Two Mommies"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 17; Episode 14
Directed by	Michael Marcantel
Written by	Dana Gould
Production code	HABF07
Original air date	March 19, 2006
Guest appearances
	Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear; Randy Johnson as himself; Susan Sarandon as herself; Dave Thomas as Bob Hope
Episode features
Couch gag	The living room is blocked by a laser security system. The Simpsons work their way through the system and successfully make it to the couch. However, when they sit down, Homer's head falls off.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Dana Gould; David Silverman; Mike B. Anderson; Michael Marcantel; Matt Selman; Joel H. Cohen; Michael York;
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"Bart Has Two Mommies" is the fourteenth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 19, 2006. The episode was written by Dana Gould and directed by Michael Marcantel.

In the episode, Marge babysits for Flanders' sons while Bart is kidnapped by a chimpanzee. Baseball player Randy Johnson and actress Susan Sarandon voiced themselves. The episode received mixed reviews.

Plot

The Simpson family attend a church fundraiser for a new steeple. Ned Flanders wins a rubber duck racing contest and is awarded a computer, although he gives it to Marge because he does not have any use for it. Marge babysits Rod and Todd while Ned attends a left-handed convention to repay the favor. She finds that all the games they play are boring and overly safe, such as a "sitting still contest," and helps Rod and Todd have fun by encouraging them to liven up. At the left-handed convention, Ned meets baseball hall of famer Randy Johnson (who was then playing for the New York Yankees), who is there to pitch his own line of teddy bears called Randy Johnson's Southpawz. After asking Johnson if he has any mailman teddy bears, the pitcher tells Ned that a teddy bear can't be a mailman. Johnson then asks Ned how many doctor bears he wants as they come in a box of 1,000. When Ned tells him he only wants one box, this makes Johnson angry with Ned.

With Marge spending so much time at the Flanders' house, Homer, Bart, and Lisa go to an animal sanctuary for retired film animals. Bart sees an elderly female chimpanzee named Toot-Toot and offers her some ice cream, only to be taken into her cage and "adopted." Ned comes home and sees Todd wearing a Band-Aid, having injured himself during one of Marge's games. Marge encourages Ned to let his kids start taking more risks, showing him a flyer for a child-safe activity center.

Marge takes Rod and Todd to the activity center. Ned follows her and is surprised to see Rod climbing a structure, yelling that he will get hurt. Rod gets worried and falls, chipping a tooth against the structure. A news broadcast plays about Bart's kidnapping, surprising Marge and causing Ned to view her as a bad mother. Following this, he starts child-proofing the house, although Rod and Todd protest and tell him that they liked having Marge over.

Lisa suggests that Toot-Toot is keeping Bart captive because her real son has gone missing. When Marge goes into the cage to talk to Toot-Toot, she escapes and climbs atop the unfinished church steeple. With Toot-Toot's son, Mr. Teeny, Rod climbs up the steeple and Ned encourages him. Toot-Toot happily reunites with Mr. Teeny and lets Bart go. In a mid-credits scene, Maude Flanders looks down from Heaven, proud that Rod is growing up.

Production

This episode was recorded on May 9, 2005,^[1] and the script was finalized for the first time on May 27, 2005.^[2]

Actress Susan Sarandon voiced herself as the voice of the FeMac computer won by Ned. Sarandon previous guest starred as a ballet teacher in the sixth season episode "Homer vs. Patty and Selma".^[3] Left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson makes a cameo appearance at the Left-Handed convention selling his own line of left-handed teddy bears.^[4]

Cultural references

The episode title refers to the children's book Heather Has Two Mommies.^[5] The FeMac computer is a parody of the iMac G4, and it runs AOL software.^[6]

Purported foreshadowing

In 2016, the incident with the gorilla Harambe generated reports that the subplot involving Bart and the chimpanzee was a purported foreshadowing of the event.^[7]^[8]

Reception

Viewing figures

The episode earned a 3.1 rating and was watched by 8.67 million viewers, which was the 48th most-watched show that week.^[9]

Critical response

Adam Finley of TV Squad said the main plot of Marge and the Flanders children was "okay but forgettable." He highlighted Homer's attempt to retrieve his rubber duck and the Flanders children playing on the seesaw.^[10]

Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide said the story of Marge with Rod and Todd was "positive" but disliked the Bart subplot.^[11]

On Four Finger Discount, Guy Davis and Brendan Dando said the main plot with the Flanders children was relatable but they thought the subplot with Bart was "random".^[12]

References

^ "THE SIMPSONS TV SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES". WorthPoint. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "THE SIMPSONS RARE TV SERIES SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES". WorthPoint. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Bachor, Kenneth; Lin, Joseph C. (August 21, 2014). "The 30 Best Celebrity Cameos on The Simpsons". Time. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Henry, Caleb (March 28, 2022). "The 10 Best Professional Athlete Appearances In Animated Shows". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Whittemore, Kathanie (March 22, 2015). "'Two Mommies' author hopes new edition isn't controversial". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Heisler, Yoni (February 5, 2014). "Every Apple reference ever made in Futurama and The Simpsons". Engadget. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Lee, Ann (June 2, 2016). "Did The Simpsons predict the Harambe the gorilla story years ago?". Metro. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ McKernan, Bethan (June 2, 2016). "People think The Simpsons predicted the death of Harambe the gorilla". Indy100. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 13-19)". ABC Medianet. March 21, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ Finley, Adam (March 20, 2006). "The Simpsons: Bart Has Two Mommies". TV Squad. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Jacobson, Colin (December 10, 2017). "The Simpsons: The Complete Seventeenth Season [Blu-Ray] (2005-06)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Davis, Guy; Dando, Brendan (June 22, 2023). ""Bart Has Two Mommies" Podcast Review (S17E14)". Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast) (Podcast). Event occurs at 8:00. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

External links

"Bart Has Two Mommies" at IMDb

[1] "THE SIMPSONS TV SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES". WorthPoint. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[2] "THE SIMPSONS RARE TV SERIES SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES". WorthPoint. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[3] Bachor, Kenneth; Lin, Joseph C. (August 21, 2014). "The 30 Best Celebrity Cameos on The Simpsons". Time. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[4] Henry, Caleb (March 28, 2022). "The 10 Best Professional Athlete Appearances In Animated Shows". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[5] Whittemore, Kathanie (March 22, 2015). "'Two Mommies' author hopes new edition isn't controversial". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[6] Heisler, Yoni (February 5, 2014). "Every Apple reference ever made in Futurama and The Simpsons". Engadget. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[7] Lee, Ann (June 2, 2016). "Did The Simpsons predict the Harambe the gorilla story years ago?". Metro. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[8] McKernan, Bethan (June 2, 2016). "People think The Simpsons predicted the death of Harambe the gorilla". Indy100. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[9] "Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 13-19)". ABC Medianet. March 21, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[10] Finley, Adam (March 20, 2006). "The Simpsons: Bart Has Two Mommies". TV Squad. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[11] Jacobson, Colin (December 10, 2017). "The Simpsons: The Complete Seventeenth Season [Blu-Ray] (2005-06)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[12] Davis, Guy; Dando, Brendan (June 22, 2023). ""Bart Has Two Mommies" Podcast Review (S17E14)". Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast) (Podcast). Event occurs at 8:00. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

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-"'''Bart Has Two Mommies'''" is the fourteenth episode of the [[The Simpsons (season 17)|seventeenth season]] of the American animated sitcom ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on March 19, 2006.
+"'''Bart Has Two Mommies'''" is the fourteenth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 17|seventeenth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on March 19, 2006. The episode was written by [[Dana Gould]] and directed by [[Michael Marcantel]].
+In the episode, Marge babysits for Flanders' sons while Bart is kidnapped by a [[chimpanzee]]. Baseball player [[Randy Johnson]] and actress [[Susan Sarandon]] voiced themselves. The episode received mixed reviews.
 ==Plot==
-One day, [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] attend a church fundraiser for a new steeple. In spite of [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]'s best efforts to cheat, [[Ned Flanders]] wins a rubber duck racing contest and wins a female-oriented computer called the [[iMac G4|FeMac]], although he gives the computer to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] because he does not have any use for it. After that, Homer tells Marge a secret about Bart, and neglects him, but Bart himself overhears the conversation, and starts to cry. In return for the computer, Marge babysits [[Rod Flanders|Rod]] and [[Todd Flanders|Todd]]. To her surprise, the boys seem to prefer playing "safe" but rather boring games, such as a "sitting-still" contest, so she encourages them to liven up. With Marge spending so much time at the Flanders', Homer must look after [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]. He spends most of the time sleeping, meanwhile, when their father's sleeping, Bart and Lisa break many things, while [[jousting]] with their bikes as steeds.
+The [[Simpson family]] attend a church fundraiser for a new steeple. [[Ned Flanders]] wins a [[rubber duck]] racing contest and is awarded a computer, although he gives it to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] because he does not have any use for it. Marge babysits [[Rod Flanders|Rod]] and [[Todd Flanders|Todd]] while Ned attends a left-handed convention to repay the favor. She finds that all the games they play are boring and overly safe, such as a "sitting still contest," and helps Rod and Todd have fun by encouraging them to liven up. At the left-handed convention, Ned meets baseball hall of famer [[Randy Johnson]] (who was then playing for the [[New York Yankees]]), who is there to pitch his own line of teddy bears called Randy Johnson's Southpawz. After asking Johnson if he has any mailman teddy bears, the pitcher tells Ned that a teddy bear can't be a mailman. Johnson then asks Ned how many doctor bears he wants as they come in a box of 1,000. When Ned tells him he only wants one box, this makes Johnson angry with Ned.
-When Lisa insists, Homer takes the kids to an animal sanctuary for retired film animals. The trip goes awry when Toot-Toot, an elderly female [[chimpanzee]] pulls Bart into her cage and "adopts" him after he offers her a bite of his ice cream. Marge listens to Rod and Todd's prayers which include them having a wonderful day and forgiving Mrs. Simpson for eavesdropping on their prayers. Later on during one of Marge's visits, Ned comes back home and sees his kids wearing [[Band-Aid]]s, and tells them to crawl to their beds. Marge tells him that he should support some forms of adventuring, and shows him a flyer about an activity center with everything covered in foam. At first Ned is reluctant about the boys and does not want to see them get hurt but agrees, but after some thought, considers the option.
+With Marge spending so much time at the Flanders' house, Homer, Bart, and Lisa go to an animal sanctuary for retired film animals. Bart sees an elderly female [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzee]] named Toot-Toot and offers her some ice cream, only to be taken into her cage and "adopted." Ned comes home and sees Todd wearing a [[Band-Aid]], having injured himself during one of Marge's games. Marge encourages Ned to let his kids start taking more risks, showing him a flyer for a child-safe activity center.
-Homer secretly lies to Marge to not having to worry about Bart; Marge takes Rod and Todd to the children's activity center to encourage their spirit. Ned secretly spies on them and panics when he sees Rod on a rock climbing wall, causing Rod to fall and Ned to overreact to Rod's minor injury of a chipped tooth, for which Ned bans Marge from babysitting Todd and Rod. Marge learns of Bart's kidnapping via a breaking news report, where Toot-Toot and Bart end up on the top of the Church's unbuilt steeple much like [[King Kong]] on the [[Empire State Building]], much to Marge's despair. Ned goes back to his protective ways making overly safe for Rod and Todd again, but they stand up to him, having enough of not being able to have fun like normal kids and they decide to help save Bart from Toot-Toot.
+Marge takes Rod and Todd to the activity center. Ned follows her and is surprised to see Rod climbing a structure, yelling that he will get hurt. Rod gets worried and falls, chipping a tooth against the structure. A news broadcast plays about Bart's kidnapping, surprising Marge and causing Ned to view her as a bad mother. Following this, he starts child-proofing the house, although Rod and Todd protest and tell him that they liked having Marge over.
+Lisa suggests that Toot-Toot is keeping Bart captive because her real son has gone missing. When Marge goes into the cage to talk to Toot-Toot, she escapes and climbs atop the unfinished church steeple. With Toot-Toot's son, Mr. Teeny, Rod climbs up the steeple and Ned encourages him. Toot-Toot happily reunites with Mr. Teeny and lets Bart go. In a mid-credits scene, Maude Flanders looks down from Heaven, proud that Rod is growing up.
-Rod, putting his newly acquired climbing skills to use, climbs the scaffolding in an attempt to rescue Bart using Toot Toot's son ([[Mr. Teeny]], [[Krusty the Clown]]'s pet Chimp) as an exchange. Marge convinces Ned to learn that he must believe in his son and not worry about harm in order for Rod to make it to the top, and successfully rescue Bart from the chimp. At that rate, Ned praises Rod to be brave and go up the scaffolding to get the job done. Eventually Rod reaches the top, rescuing Bart while Toot Toot reunites with Mr. Teeny, much to Krusty's annoyance, who now needs to hire a new animal sidekick. While Bart and Rod climb, Bart tells Rod not to hold hands with him because it's 'gay', which he tells Todd means 'when you were scared of something and now you aren't scared of it anymore'. The episode ends with Rod yelling to Ned that 'Mrs. Simpson made me gay!' Ned glares at Marge while she insists that Rod is saying "I'm okay!". At the credits, Maude, shown to be in Heaven, looks on, proud that Rod is growing up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=431&t=22230|title=17x14 - Bart Has Two Mommies - The Simpsons Transcripts - Forever Dreaming|access-date=2017-06-13|language=en}}</ref>
+==Production==
+This episode was recorded on May 9, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/simpsons-tv-show-script-episode-bart-4698543214|title=THE SIMPSONS TV SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES|access-date=July 18, 2024|publisher=WorthPoint|archive-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718145110/https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/simpsons-tv-show-script-episode-bart-4698543214|url-status=live}}</ref> and the script was finalized for the first time on May 27, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/simpsons-tv-series-show-script-3762886480|title=THE SIMPSONS RARE TV SERIES SHOW SCRIPT EPISODE BART HAS TWO MOMMIES|access-date=July 18, 2024|publisher=WorthPoint}}</ref>
+Actress [[Susan Sarandon]] voiced herself as the voice of the FeMac computer won by Ned. Sarandon previous guest starred as a ballet teacher in the [[The Simpsons season 6|sixth season]] episode "[[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]".<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kenneth|last1=Bachor|first2=Joseph C.|last2=Lin|date=August 21, 2014|title=The 30 Best Celebrity Cameos on ''The Simpsons''|url=https://time.com/3154233/simpsons-television-celebrity-entertainment/|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606023744/https://time.com/3154233/simpsons-television-celebrity-entertainment/|url-status=live}}</ref> Left-handed pitcher [[Randy Johnson]] makes a cameo appearance at the Left-Handed convention selling his own line of left-handed teddy bears.<ref>{{cite web|first=Caleb|last=Henry|date=March 28, 2022|title=The 10 Best Professional Athlete Appearances In Animated Shows|url=https://screenrant.com/best-pro-athlete-appearance-animated-tv-shows/|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=August 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804072140/https://screenrant.com/best-pro-athlete-appearance-animated-tv-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Cultural references==
+The episode title refers to the children's book ''[[Heather Has Two Mommies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kathanie|last=Whittemore|date=March 22, 2015|title='Two Mommies' author hopes new edition isn't controversial|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/03/22/twomommies/W1eFWrBw45TtcL2j64AL4K/story.html|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032721/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/03/22/twomommies/W1eFWrBw45TtcL2j64AL4K/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The FeMac computer is a parody of the [[iMac G4]], and it runs [[AOL]] software.<ref>{{cite web|first=Yoni|last=Heisler|date=February 5, 2014|title=Every Apple reference ever made in Futurama and The Simpsons|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014-02-05-every-apple-reference-ever-made-in-futurama-and-the-simpsons.html|website=[[Engadget]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225025846/https://www.engadget.com/2014-02-05-every-apple-reference-ever-made-in-futurama-and-the-simpsons.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The episode title refers to the book ''[[Heather Has Two Mommies]]''.
+==Purported foreshadowing==
-Left-handed pitcher [[Randy Johnson]] makes a cameo appearance at the Left-Handed convention selling his own line of left-handed teddy bears.
+In 2016, the incident with the gorilla [[Harambe]] generated reports that the subplot involving Bart and the chimpanzee was a [[The Simpsons#Purported foreshadowing of actual events|purported foreshadowing]] of the event.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ann|last=Lee|date=June 2, 2016|title= Did The Simpsons predict the Harambe the gorilla story years ago?|url= https://metro.co.uk/2016/06/02/did-the-simpsons-predict-the-harambe-the-gorilla-story-years-ago-5920534/|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bethan|last=McKernan|date=June 2, 2016|title=People think The Simpsons predicted the death of Harambe the gorilla|url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/people-think-the-simpsons-predicted-the-death-of-harambe-the-gorilla-7298836|website=[[Indy100]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203042430/https://www.indy100.com/viral/people-think-the-simpsons-predicted-the-death-of-harambe-the-gorilla-7298836|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Reception==
-Ned sings "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]] with alternate lyrics as "Welcome to the Jungle Gym" while making things safe again.
+===Viewing figures===
+The episode earned a 3.1 rating and was watched by 8.67 million viewers, which was the 48th most-watched show that week.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=March 21, 2006 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=032106_04|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 13-19)|access-date=June 10, 2023|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221202452/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=032106_04 |archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>
+===Critical response===
-Ned makes a reference to the [[Led Zeppelin]] song "[[Dazed and Confused (song)|Dazed and Confused]]" when he says, "Call me Ned Zeppelin, but is one of my boys abrased and contused?" after he discovers a Band-Aid wrapper in Rod and Todd's bedroom.
+Adam Finley of ''[[TV Squad]]'' said the main plot of Marge and the Flanders children was "okay but forgettable." He highlighted Homer's attempt to retrieve his rubber duck and the Flanders children playing on the seesaw.<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Finley|date=March 20, 2006|title=The Simpsons: Bart Has Two Mommies|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/03/20/the-simpsons-bart-has-two-mommies/|website=[[TV Squad]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505220611/http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/03/20/the-simpsons-bart-has-two-mommies/|archive-date=May 5, 2006}}</ref>
+Colin Jacobson of ''DVD Movie Guide'' said the story of Marge with Rod and Todd was "positive" but disliked the Bart subplot.<ref>{{cite web|first=Colin|last=Jacobson|date=December 10, 2017|title=The Simpsons: The Complete Seventeenth Season [Blu-Ray] (2005-06)|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonss17.shtml|website=DVD Movie Guide|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=August 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818182606/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonss17.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Reverend Lovejoy's obsession with building a spire to "compensate for [his] own sense of smallness" is a reference to ''[[The Spire]]'' by [[William Golding]].
-{{wikiquote|The_Simpsons/Season_17#Bart_Has_Two_Mommies|"Bart has Two Mommies"}}
+On ''Four Finger Discount'', Guy Davis and Brendan Dando said the main plot with the Flanders children was relatable but they thought the subplot with Bart was "random".<ref>{{cite podcast|first1=Guy|last1=Davis|first2=Brendan|last2=Dando|title="Bart Has Two Mommies" Podcast Review (S17E14)|work=Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)|date=June 22, 2023|url=https://www.fourfingerdiscount.com.au/episodes/bart-has-two-mommies-simpsons-podcast-review|time=8:00|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=March 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315233236/https://www.fourfingerdiscount.com.au/episodes/bart-has-two-mommies-simpsons-podcast-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Season 17	"The Bonfire of the Manatees" "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" "Milhouse of Sand and Fog" "Treehouse of Horror XVI" "Marge's Son Poisoning" "See Homer Run" "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas" "The Italian Bob" "Simpsons Christmas Stories" "Homer's Paternity Coot" "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" "My Fair Laddy" "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" "Bart Has Two Mommies" "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" "Million Dollar Abie" "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" "The Wettest Stories Ever Told" "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" "Regarding Margie" "The Monkey Suit" "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"
Themed episodes	Treehouse of Horror list
See also	The Simpsons episode guides "The Simpsons Guy"
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