Lady Bouvier's Lover vs. Homer's Odyssey

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Lady Bouvier's Lover

The Simpson family gathers to celebrate Maggie's birthday. After the party, Abe feels depressed, so Marge sets him up for a date with her mother, Jacqueline Bouvier. Eventually, the couple falls in love, which enrages Homer; his argument is that if the pair married, he and Marge would be brother and sister and the children would look like freaks. To impress Jackie, Abe takes her out on the town, but when he does, Mr. Burns steals her from him. Abe is heartbroken. Mr. Burns declares that he is in love with Jackie, and they are going to get married, against both Marge's interest. Meanwhile, Bart buys a $350 Itchy & Scratchy animation cel with one of Homer's credit cards. In order to pay Homer back, Bart blackmails Mr. Burns for $350.

On the day of the wedding, Mr. Burns and Jackie attempt to marry. However, Abe crashes the ceremony and asks that Jackie marry him instead of Mr. Burns. Partly due to Mr. Burns's boorish behavior, she decides not to marry either man. Deciding that Jackie's decision is good enough for him, Abe grabs her and they hop on a bus, leaving Mr. Burns lonely. As the bus pulls away from the stop, "The Sound of Grampa" plays on the bus driver's radio. Abe shouts to the driver to turn off the noise, but the driver ignores the request. They both take their seats at the back of the bus to view the departing crowd at the church. The screen fades to black as the ballad of "The Sound of Grampa" continues to play in the background.

Homer's Odyssey

Mrs. Krabappel takes Bart's class on a field trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, where everybody watches as Homer crashes an electric cart into a cooling vent and is fired. Homer searches for a new job without success. Feeling like a failure, he writes a suicide note to his family and decides to end his life by attaching a boulder to himself and jumping off a bridge.

Lisa finds Homer's note and alerts the family. They hurry to the bridge to save him, but they are almost run over by a speeding truck. Homer pulls them to safety just in time, and he is suddenly filled with a new reason to live: to place a stop sign at the dangerous intersection. After successfully petitioning the city council, Homer embarks on a public safety crusade that involves placing speed bumps and warning signs throughout the town.

Unsatisfied with his own efforts, Homer takes on the biggest danger in Springfield, the nuclear power plant. After Homer rallies people to his cause, Mr. Burns decides to end the furor he is creating by offering him a new position as the plant safety inspector, along with a higher salary. Homer, torn between his principles and his livelihood, tearfully tells his followers that they must fight their battles alone from this point on and takes the job.

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I am proud to say that I just got the title joke in Homer's Odyssey

[Jorge]

I am proud to say that I just got the title joke in Homer's Odyssey

Wow

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I know...

[Norah]

lol

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