The Simpsons Gets Political - SE01 E09 - Life On The Fast Lane "It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch. It comes with a little slice of cantaloupe. You don't get quite what you'd get at breakfast, but you get a good meal!" Script Synopsis: The episode opens with the children making breakfast for Marge on her birthday. As Marge receives her gifts it becomes apparent that Homer has forgotten her birthday, and therefore does not have a present to give her - a fact which the rest of the family realise. Rushing out to buy Marge a present - Homer arrives at the mall. The scene cuts between Homer at the mall picking out her present, and Marge on the phone to her sisters discussing the fact that Homer always buys Marge gifts that are really for him. This observation is confirmed to the viewer when Homer picks out a bowling ball as Marge's gift, and has his own name engraved onto it. At Marges birthday meal, the family present gifts and Marge r
The Simpsons Gets Political - SE01 E08 - The Telltale Head Bart looking' shook. Script synopsis: As the episode opens we see Bart and Homer being chased through the street by an angry mob and ultimately cornered next to the headless statue of the Springfield town founder, Jebediah Springfield. Bart pleads with the townspeople not to rip him and his father limb from limb, at least not until they've heard the story of how he came to have the head of Jebediah in his rucksack. Telling them it would take 23 minutes 5 seconds - to cries of "That's too long!" We then cut to a week earlier in the Simpsons house with the family preparing for church. Maggie and Lisa are inspected by Marge and told they look very nice. Bart is told to assume the position, in the subsequent search Marge discovers a slingshot, dice and a Radioactive Man comic book. After admonishing Bart, Marge asks where his father is. The scene cuts to reveal Homer watching a football game - which i