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"**To Cur with Love**"
"To Cur with Love"
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Episode no.	Season 24; Episode 8
Directed by	Steven Dean Moore
Written by	Carolyn Omine
Featured music	"Me and My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson
Production code	RABF01
Original air date	December 16, 2012
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"To Cur with Love" is the eighth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Carolyn Omine. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 16, 2012.

In this episode, Grampa tells the story of Homer's childhood dog, Bongo. The episode received mixed reviews.

Plot

During an event in downtown Springfield, Professor Frink demonstrates a new invention that he soon loses control of, resulting in the destruction of the Springfield Retirement Castle. This results in Grampa moving in with the Simpsons. Meanwhile, Homer discovers an app game called "Villageville" on his MyPad, which involves constructing a village. His immediate addiction to it causes him to ignore Santa's Little Helper and lead to the dog's sudden disappearance. After minutes of searching, they eventually find Santa's Little Helper hidden in a pantry shelf below the sink. Lisa and Bart realize Homer has not paid any attention to the dog all the time. When Homer states that he does not get along with Santa's Little Helper because he is not a "dog person," Grampa mentions about another dog named Bongo, which upsets Homer. It is revealed that Bongo was Homer's childhood dog and best friend (along with Harry Nilsson singing Me and My Arrow from the cartoon The Point, which the animation also imitates, with cross-hatch shading and a more angular style).

Grampa soon reveals that during a kid's fundraiser Mr. Burns was hosting, Burns insulted Homer and Bongo attacked him in retaliation. Hugely upset, Burns demands that Grandpa turn Bongo over to him so that he can have the dog killed. To save Bongo's life, Grandpa sent him to a farm upstate run by a woman named Ms. Viola, but Homer was devastated, leaving Grandpa to suffer both his son's anger and Burns' making him take on a terrible job and awful wardrobe as punishment for not sacrificing Bongo. Back in the present, Homer has still resented Grampa to this day, realizing he will never see Bongo or that Bongo will never remember his old friend. Grampa then shows Homer a picture of an older Bongo resting on an old sweatshirt Homer gave to Bongo when the dog was left to Ms. Viola, proving that Bongo still remembers him. Homer tries to deny the truth but eventually bursts into tears when he realizes that Grandpa did something noble and suffered badly for it, and he immediately makes amends with his father and spends the following night sleeping on the couch with him and Santa's Little Helper, dreaming about himself walking with Santa's Little Helper alongside a younger Homer with Bongo, Burns with his dogs, and Krusty with a gorilla that was the predecessor of Mr. Teeny.

At the end of the episode, Mr. Burns has a sad (for him) conversation with Smithers where they concede that Mitt Romney lost the 2012 Presidential election, and then explains the fiscal cliff in his own words.

Production

The episode was paired with the short, Montgomery Burns Explains the "Fiscal Cliff" which aired as the tag scene for the episode before the closing credits.^[1] The scene was released twelve days earlier on YouTube to address the economic situation at the time.^[2]^[3]

Cultural references

Homer plays the video game Villageville, which is a parody of the game FarmVille.^[1] "Me and My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson plays over the montage of Homer and Bongo bonding.

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by a total of 3.77 million viewers, which was Fox's most watched show of the night.^[4] Fox repeated "To Cur with Love" in the 8:30 PM timeslot one week later.^[5] The repeat was watched by 4.89 million viewers with a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This made it the 3rd most watched show in the Animation Domination line up that night.^[6]

Critical reception

Robert David Sullivan from The A.V. Club gave the episode a C, saying, "This is another trip to the past—without many period trappings to chuckle over—that feels like marking time."^[1]

Jasper Goodheart from ShowWatcher wrote "Not a hugely funny episode, but certainly a good one to watch if you want something your Family Guys and South Parks can’t do anywhere near as well as The Simpsons: Make you feel for these characters."^[7]

Teresa Lopez of TV Fanatic gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars. She enjoyed the story of Homer and Bongo and its use to tell origin stories for other characters. However, she dislikes the inconsistency of Grampa's status and his relationship with Homer.^[8]

Jen Johnson of Den of Geek liked the dog story, but would have preferred more of a Christmas theme.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sullivan, Robert David (December 17, 2012). "The Simpsons: "To Cur With Love"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ Ramsey, Nick (December 4, 2012). "'Excellent': Simpsons' Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Hsu, Tiffany (December 5, 2012). "Alan Simpson and Mr. Burns from 'The Simpsons' talk fiscal cliff". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 18, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Bachelorette' Special Adjusted Up, 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down + Unscrambled Football". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ "(SI-2401) "To Cur With Love" (Repeat)". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Bibel, Sara (December 27, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up Plus Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Goodheart, Jasper (December 19, 2012). "The Simpsons "To Cur with Love" Review". ShowWatcher. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Lopez, Teresa (December 16, 2012). "The Simpsons Review: Bongo was His Name-O". TV Fanatic. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ Johnson, Jen (December 19, 2012). "The Simpsons, Season 24, Episode 8: To Cur with Love, Review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

External links

"To Cur with Love" at IMDb

[Sullivan-1] Sullivan, Robert David (December 17, 2012). "The Simpsons: "To Cur With Love"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[2] Ramsey, Nick (December 4, 2012). "'Excellent': Simpsons' Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[3] Hsu, Tiffany (December 5, 2012). "Alan Simpson and Mr. Burns from 'The Simpsons' talk fiscal cliff". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[4] Kondolojy, Amanda (December 18, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Bachelorette' Special Adjusted Up, 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down + Unscrambled Football". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[5] "(SI-2401) "To Cur With Love" (Repeat)". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[6] Bibel, Sara (December 27, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up Plus Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[7] Goodheart, Jasper (December 19, 2012). "The Simpsons "To Cur with Love" Review". ShowWatcher. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[8] Lopez, Teresa (December 16, 2012). "The Simpsons Review: Bongo was His Name-O". TV Fanatic. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[9] Johnson, Jen (December 19, 2012). "The Simpsons, Season 24, Episode 8: To Cur with Love, Review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

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-'''"To Cur with Love"''' is the eighth episode of the [[The Simpsons (season 24)|24th season]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on December 16, 2012. An alternate cut of this episode was re-aired on December 23, 2012.  It had a few minor changes, including insertion of the [[Plymptoons]] couch gag from "[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]" that was not included in the original airing. Also, the final ''Montgomery Burns Explains the "Fiscal Cliff"'' scene was cut from the original version shown so that the episode still has the same runtime.
+"'''To Cur with Love'''" is the eighth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 24|twenty-fourth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The episode was directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]] and written by [[Carolyn Omine]]. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on December 16, 2012.
+In this episode, Grampa tells the story of Homer's childhood dog, Bongo. The episode received mixed reviews.
 ==Plot==
-During an event in downtown [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]], [[Professor Frink]] demonstrates a new invention that he soon loses control of, resulting in the destruction of the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. This results in [[Abe Simpson|Grampa]] moving in with the Simpson family. Meanwhile, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] discovers an app game called "Villageville" on his MyPad, which involves constructing a village. His immediate addiction to it causes him to ignore [[Santa's Little Helper]] and lead to the dog's sudden disappearance. After minutes of searching, they eventually find Santa's Little Helper hidden in a pantry shelf below the sink. Lisa and Bart realize Homer has not paid any attention to the dog all the time. When Homer states that he does not get along with Santa's Little Helper because he is not a "dog person", Grampa mentions about another dog named Bongo, which upsets Homer. It is revealed that Bongo was Homer's childhood dog and best friend (along with [[Harry Nilsson]] singing ''Me and My Arrow'' from the cartoon [[The Point!|The Point]], which the animation also imitates, with cross-hatch shading and a more angular style).
+During an event in downtown [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]], [[Professor Frink]] demonstrates a new invention that he soon loses control of, resulting in the destruction of the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. This results in [[Abe Simpson|Grampa]] moving in with the Simpsons. Meanwhile, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] discovers an app game called "Villageville" on his MyPad, which involves constructing a village. His immediate addiction to it causes him to ignore [[Santa's Little Helper]] and lead to the dog's sudden disappearance. After minutes of searching, they eventually find Santa's Little Helper hidden in a pantry shelf below the sink. Lisa and Bart realize Homer has not paid any attention to the dog all the time. When Homer states that he does not get along with Santa's Little Helper because he is not a "dog person," Grampa mentions about another dog named Bongo, which upsets Homer. It is revealed that Bongo was Homer's childhood dog and best friend (along with [[Harry Nilsson]] singing ''Me and My Arrow'' from the cartoon [[The Point!|The Point]], which the animation also imitates, with cross-hatch shading and a more angular style).
-Grampa soon reveals that during a kid's fundraiser [[Mr. Burns]] was hosting, Burns insulted Homer and Bongo attacked him in retaliation. Hugely upset, Burns demands that Grandpa turn Bongo over to him so that he can have the dog killed. To save Bongo's life, Grandpa sent him to a farm upstate run by a woman named Ms. Viola, but Homer was devastated, leaving Grandpa to suffer both his son's anger and Burns' making him take on a terrible job and awful wardrobe as punishment for not sacrificing Bingo. Back in the present, Homer has still resented Grampa to this day, realizing he will never see Bongo or that Bongo will never remember his old friend. Grampa then shows Homer a picture of an older Bongo resting on an old sweatshirt Homer gave to Bongo when the dog was left to Ms. Viola, proving that Bongo still remembers him. Homer tries to deny the truth but eventually bursts into tears when he realizes that Grandpa did something noble and suffered badly for it, and he immediately makes amends with his father and spends the following night sleeping on the couch with him and Santa's Little Helper, dreaming about himself walking with Santa's Little Helper alongside a younger Homer with Bongo, Burns with his dogs, and [[Krusty]] with a gorilla that was the predecessor of [[Mr. Teeny]].
+Grampa soon reveals that during a kid's fundraiser [[Mr. Burns]] was hosting, Burns insulted Homer and Bongo attacked him in retaliation. Hugely upset, Burns demands that Grandpa turn Bongo over to him so that he can have the dog killed. To save Bongo's life, Grandpa sent him to a farm upstate run by a woman named Ms. Viola, but Homer was devastated, leaving Grandpa to suffer both his son's anger and Burns' making him take on a terrible job and awful wardrobe as punishment for not sacrificing Bongo. Back in the present, Homer has still resented Grampa to this day, realizing he will never see Bongo or that Bongo will never remember his old friend. Grampa then shows Homer a picture of an older Bongo resting on an old sweatshirt Homer gave to Bongo when the dog was left to Ms. Viola, proving that Bongo still remembers him. Homer tries to deny the truth but eventually bursts into tears when he realizes that Grandpa did something noble and suffered badly for it, and he immediately makes amends with his father and spends the following night sleeping on the couch with him and Santa's Little Helper, dreaming about himself walking with Santa's Little Helper alongside a younger Homer with Bongo, Burns with his dogs, and [[Krusty]] with a gorilla that was the predecessor of [[Mr. Teeny]].
-At the end of the episode, Mr. Burns has a sad (for him) conversation with [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] where they concede that [[Mitt Romney]] lost the 2012 Presidential election, and then explains the [[fiscal cliff]] in his own words.
+At the end of the episode, Mr. Burns has a sad (for him) conversation with [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] where they concede that [[Mitt Romney]] lost the 2012 Presidential election, and then explains the [[United States fiscal cliff|fiscal cliff]] in his own words.
 ==Production==
+The episode was paired with the short, ''Montgomery Burns Explains the "Fiscal Cliff"'' which aired as the tag scene for the episode before the closing credits.<ref name="Sullivan"/> The scene was released twelve days earlier on [[YouTube]] to address the [[United States fiscal cliff|economic situation]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Ramsey|date=December 4, 2012|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna50078726|title='Excellent': Simpsons' Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff|website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812180755/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna50078726|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tiffany|last=Hsu|date=December 5, 2012|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-alan-simpson-simpsons-fiscal-cliff-20121205-story.html|title=Alan Simpson and Mr. Burns from 'The Simpsons' talk fiscal cliff|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812180755/https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-alan-simpson-simpsons-fiscal-cliff-20121205-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. The episode was paired with the short, ''Montgomery Burns Explains the "Fiscal Cliff"'' which aired right after the episode ended and right before the closing credits. This short film was not included when the episode had a repeat airing one week later and has sometimes been edited out of airings in syndication due to it becoming outdated.
+==Cultural references==
-==Reception==
+Homer plays the video game ''Villageville'', which is a parody of the game ''[[FarmVille]]''.<ref name="Sullivan"/> "[[Me and My Arrow]]" by [[Harry Nilsson]] plays over the montage of Homer and Bongo bonding.
+==Reception==
 ===Ratings===
-The episode was watched by a total of 3.77 million viewers, making it, at that point, the lowest-watched episode of the show. In part, this was due to pre-emption by the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] memorial service, which aired live on most of the East Coast markets.  The show still managed to be Fox's most watched show of the night.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Bachelorette' Special Adjusted Up, 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down + Unscrambled Football|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/sunday-final-ratings-bobs-burgers-and-bachelorette-special-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-unscrambled-football/162193/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221114825/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/sunday-final-ratings-bobs-burgers-and-bachelorette-special-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-unscrambled-football/162193/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-21|work=Zap2it|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> That night's new episodes of ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[American Dad!]]'' episodes ("[[Jesus, Mary and Joseph!]]" and "[[Minstrel Krampus]]") were preempted and replaced with reruns of their respective shows ("[[Grumpy Old Man]]" and "Wheels and the Legman in: 'The Case of Grampa's Key'"). Fox decided to repeat "To Cur with Love" in the regular timeslot one week later replacing a repeat, while also putting the pre-empted episode of ''Family Guy'' and a new episode of ''American Dad!'' entitled "National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story", unrelated to "Minstrel Krampus", on the air. The repeat was watched by 4.89 million viewers with a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This made it the 3rd most watched show in the [[Animation Domination]] line up that night, losing out to ''Family Guy'' and a repeat of "[[Gone Abie Gone]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up Plus Final Football Numbers|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/27/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-plus-final-football-numbers/162921/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231134550/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/27/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-plus-final-football-numbers/162921/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-31|work=Zap2it|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref>
+The episode was watched by a total of 3.77 million viewers, which was Fox's most watched show of the night.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=December 18, 2012|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Bachelorette' Special Adjusted Up, 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down + Unscrambled Football|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/sunday-final-ratings-bobs-burgers-and-bachelorette-special-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-unscrambled-football/162193/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221114825/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/sunday-final-ratings-bobs-burgers-and-bachelorette-special-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-unscrambled-football/162193/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-21|website=[[TV by the Numbers]]|access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref> Fox repeated "To Cur with Love" in the 8:30 PM timeslot one week later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20121218fox01/|title=(SI-2401) "To Cur With Love" (Repeat)|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727082519/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20121218fox01/|url-status=live}}</ref> The repeat was watched by 4.89 million viewers with a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This made it the 3rd most watched show in the [[Animation Domination]] line up that night.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=December 27, 2012|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up Plus Final Football Numbers|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/27/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-plus-final-football-numbers/162921/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231134550/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/27/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-plus-final-football-numbers/162921/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-31|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref>
 ===Critical reception===
-Robert David Sullivan from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a C, saying, "This is another trip to the past—without many period trappings to chuckle over—that feels like marking time."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/to-cur-with-love,89526/|title=The Simpsons: "To Cur With Love"|date=2012-12-17|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref>
+Robert David Sullivan from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a C, saying, "This is another trip to the past—without many period trappings to chuckle over—that feels like marking time."<ref name="Sullivan">{{Cite news|first=Robert David|last=Sullivan|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-simpsons-to-cur-with-love-1798175291|title=The Simpsons: "To Cur With Love"|date=2012-12-17|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=2016-12-09|archive-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213022256/http://www.avclub.com/articles/to-cur-with-love,89526/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Jasper Goodheart from ''ShowWatcher'' wrote "Not a hugely funny episode, but certainly a good one to watch if you want something your ''Family Guys'' and ''[[South Park]]s'' can’t do anywhere near as well as ''The Simpsons'': Make you feel for these characters."<ref>{{cite web |first=Jasper|last=Goodheart|date=December 19, 2012|url=http://showwatcher.com/television/the-simpsons-to-cur-with-love-review/#respond |title=The Simpsons "To Cur with Love" Review|website=ShowWatcher|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042856/http://showwatcher.com/television/the-simpsons-to-cur-with-love-review/ |archive-date=2013-01-01|access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref>
+Teresa Lopez of ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars. She enjoyed the story of Homer and Bongo and its use to tell origin stories for other characters. However, she dislikes the inconsistency of Grampa's status and his relationship with Homer.<ref>{{cite web|first=Teresa|last=Lopez|date=December 16, 2012|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/12/the-simpsons-review-to-cur-with-love/|title=The Simpsons Review: Bongo was His Name-O|website=TV Fanatic|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181959/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/12/the-simpsons-review-to-cur-with-love/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Jen Johnson of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' liked the dog story, but would have preferred more of a Christmas theme.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jen|last=Johnson|date=December 19, 2012|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-24-episode-8-to-cur-with-love-review/|title=The Simpsons, Season 24, Episode 8: To Cur with Love, Review|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812180755/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-24-episode-8-to-cur-with-love-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Jasper Goodheart from ShowWatcher wrote "Not a hugely funny episode, but certainly a good one to watch if you want something your ''Family Guys'' and ''[[South Park]]s'' can’t do anywhere near as well as ''The Simpsons'': Make you feel for these characters."<ref>http://showwatcher.com/television/the-simpsons-to-cur-with-love-review/#respond</ref>
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-* [http://www.simpsonsworld.com/video/222491715618 "To Cur with Love"] at theSimpsons.com
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Season 24	"Moonshine River" "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" "Adventures in Baby-Getting" "Gone Abie Gone" "Penny-Wiseguys" "A Tree Grows in Springfield" "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" "To Cur with Love" "Homer Goes to Prep School" "A Test Before Trying" "The Changing of the Guardian" "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" "Hardly Kirk-ing" "Gorgeous Grampa" "Black Eyed, Please" "Dark Knight Court" "What Animated Women Want" "Pulpit Friction" "Whiskey Business" "The Fabulous Faker Boy" "The Saga of Carl" "Dangers on a Train"
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See also	The Simpsons episode guides "The Simpsons Guy"
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