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#73 War of the Simpsons
Season 2, Episode 20 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
Marge and Homer host a party for their friends at which Homer gets intoxicated and generally embarrasses himself. Reverend Lovejoy happens to be hosting a couple’s therapy weekend, and Marge decides to sign them up, much to Homer’s disappointment. They use Grandpa as a last-minute replacement babysitter for the kids while they’re away. Homer tries to sneak off to go fishing, but Marge stops him, though he ends up doing it anyway. He catches an enormous fish that is a local legend, but when Marge complains that he spent the morning fishing instead of being with her working to save their marriage, he throws it back to prove his love. Meanwhile, the kids take advantage of Grandpa and, among other things, host a wild party that trashes the house. Grandpa tricks them into cleaning it up by the time Homer and Marge return by pretending to cry. Memorable moments include Homer’s party behavior, his recollection thereof, the listing of faults, most scenes of the kids taking advantage of Grandpa, Homer punching and beating the fish with an oar, Grandpa’s wily ways, and the very weak resolution to the marital problems of Homer and Marge.