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#70 Hurricane Neddy
Season 8, Episode 8 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)

A hurricane strikes Springfield, but the city largely escapes damage, with the prime exception being the Flanders house, which is utterly demolished. Ned starts going through a crisis of faith when his woes are multiplied by the looting of the Leftorium (which, naturally, is the only store at the mall to get looted), and assorted other mishaps. His spirits are briefly raised when he finds the townspeople have rebuilt his house, but after their shoddy workmanship is exposed and the house collapses, he finally snaps. He yells at several people there, and then drives to an asylum to commit himself. It turns out that Ned had been the subject of an experiment thirty years previous to correct his out-of-control behavior, but the experiment worked too well and left him unable to express anger. They bring in Homer to try to provoke him, but it all proves futile until Homer rants about Ned’s inability to show any sort of negative emotion, to which Ned responds with his dissatisfaction with the post office – and his parents. This leads them to pronounce him cured. Memorable moments include the animals always being the first to know, shopping for hurricane supplies, Homer nailing a door over a window, Rubik’s cube, the bowling alley, looting, new t-shirts, Rev. Lovejoy’s usual lousy performance, the rebuilt house, kicking and screaming, young Ned’s behavior, lousy beatnik parents, the experiment, Homer’s provocations, and the second psychologist.