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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Ned]] finds a bag of money when picking up litter, which he then donates to the [[St. Giles Orphanage]]. While Ned and the orphanage's owner, [[Barbara Belfry]], grow closer, a ruthless debt collector named [[Costas Becker]] tracks down Ned to take his money back, and [[Homer]] gets taken hostage.}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Ned]] finds a bag of money when picking up litter, which he then donates to the [[St. Giles Orphanage]]. While Ned and the orphanage's owner, [[Barbara Belfry]], grow closer, a ruthless debt collector named [[Costas Becker]] tracks down Ned to take his money back, and [[Homer]] gets taken hostage.}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"A Serious Flanders (Part 1)"''' is the sixth episode of [[season 33]] of The Simpsons and the seven hundred twelfth episode overall. It originally aired on November 7, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Cesar Mazariegos]] and directed by [[Debbie Bruce Mahan]]. It guest stars [[Brian Cox]] as [[Costas Becker]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Cristin Milioti]] as [[Barbara Belfry]], [[Chris O'Dowd]] as {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, [[Timothy Olyphant]] as [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], and [[Jessica Paré]] as {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}.
+'''"A Serious Flanders (Part 1)"''' is the sixth episode of [[Season 33|broadcast season 33]] of The Simpsons and the seven hundred twelfth episode overall. It originally aired on November 7, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Cesar Mazariegos]] and directed by [[Debbie Bruce Mahan]]. It guest stars [[Brian Cox]] as [[Costas Becker]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Cristin Milioti]] as [[Barbara Belfry]], [[Chris O'Dowd]] as {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, [[Timothy Olyphant]] as [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], and [[Jessica Paré]] as {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}.
 "A Serious Flanders (Part 1)" is the first part of a [[A Serious Flanders|two-part episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' and was followed by [[A Serious Flanders (Part 2)|part two]].

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 |titlescreen= The [[SIMPFLIX]] logo appears, followed by a list of several shows on the network appear. The show [[A Serious Flanders]] is then selected and played.
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-'''"A Serious Flanders (Part 1)"''' is the sixth episode of [[season 33]] of The Simpsons and the seven hundred twelfth episode overall. It originally aired on November 7, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Cesar Mazariegos]] and directed by [[Debbie Bruce Mahan]]. It guest stars [[Brian Cox]] as [[Costas Becker]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Cristin Milioti]] as [[Barbara Belfry]], [[Chris O'Dowd]] as {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, [[Timothy Olyphant]] as [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]] and [[Jessica Paré]] as {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}.
+'''"A Serious Flanders (Part 1)"''' is the sixth episode of [[season 33]] of The Simpsons and the seven hundred twelfth episode overall. It originally aired on November 7, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[Cesar Mazariegos]] and directed by [[Debbie Bruce Mahan]]. It guest stars [[Brian Cox]] as [[Costas Becker]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Cristin Milioti]] as [[Barbara Belfry]], [[Chris O'Dowd]] as {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, [[Timothy Olyphant]] as [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], and [[Jessica Paré]] as {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}.
 "A Serious Flanders (Part 1)" is the first part of a [[A Serious Flanders|two-part episode]] of ''The Simpsons'' and was followed by [[A Serious Flanders (Part 2)|part two]].
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When a ruthless debt collector comes to Springfield, [[Homer]] and [[Ned]]'s lives are sucked into the artfully violent world of prestige TV.}}
+{{Desc|[[Ned]] finds a bag of money when picking up litter, which he then donates to the [[St. Giles Orphanage]]. While Ned and the orphanage's owner, [[Barbara Belfry]], grow closer, a ruthless debt collector named [[Costas Becker]] tracks down Ned to take his money back, and [[Homer]] gets taken hostage.}}
 == Plot ==
 === Cold opening ===
-At [[The Rich Texan]]'s house, he's escaping from three debts collectors, their leader, [[Costas Becker]], {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, and {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}, but is caught in the end and tied in ropes and shot.
+At [[The Rich Texan]]'s house, he tries to escape from three debt collectors—their leader, [[Costas Becker]], {{ap|Seamus|A Serious Flanders}}, and {{ap|Colette|A Serious Flanders}}—but is ultimately caught, tied up with ropes, and shot.
 === Chapter One: The Harder the Good ===
 [[File:A Serious Flanders (Part 1) Chapter One.png|thumb|left]]
-[[Ned Flanders]] is litter gathering in the snow and finds [[Homer]] doing community service because of telling the judge where to shove his parking tickets. Upon stumbling down a slope they find themselves stuck in a log with a bag full of money.
+[[Ned Flanders]] is gathering litter in the snow and finds [[Homer]] doing community service after telling the judge where to shove his parking tickets. They stumble down a slope and find themselves stuck in a log with a bag full of money.
-Bringing the bag home, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] fight over what to do with the money, while Ned reminisces of what his grandfather, [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], would do with them. In the past Ned identified a thief and instead of arresting him he gave him money to buy the bread, to teach him and Ned a lesson.
+Bringing the bag home, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] argue over what to do with it, while Ned reflects on what his grandfather, [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], would have done. In the past, Ned identified a thief and, instead of arresting him, gave him money to buy bread to teach both him and Ned a lesson.
-At [[St. Giles Orphanage]], Ned donates the money to them, telling them to honor his grandfather as the donator, however the press spins it so he's the donor. When Costas finds out where Ned got the money, while chopping up The Rich Texan's body, he finds himself staying at Springfield to honor a debt.
+At [[St. Giles Orphanage]], Ned donates the money, asking them to credit his grandfather as the donor. However, the press reports that Ned made the donation. When Costas finds out where Ned got the money—while chopping up The Rich Texan's body—he decides to stay in Springfield to honor a debt.
 === Chapter Two: The Hippo's Conundrum ===
 [[File:A Serious Flanders (Part 1) Chapter 2.png|thumb|right]]
-At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]], Seamus and Colette pries the information on how to find Ned, threatening him, and after learning of his usual location, [[Comic Book Guy]] calls [[Fat Tony]] asking him why he wasn't protected like he pays for, and Fat Tony tells him he'll deal with him.
+At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]], Seamus and Colette force information out of [[Comic Book Guy]] about Ned's whereabouts. Comic Book Guy, feeling betrayed, calls [[Fat Tony]] to ask why he was not protected despite paying for it. Fat Tony assures him he'll handle it.
-At the [[First Church of Springfield]], the [[Simpson family]] praise Ned for his actions, before going back inside to get his [[Holy Bible|Bible]] back, finding Costas holding it, telling him he now has the debt on his name since he got the bag.
+At the [[First Church of Springfield]], the [[Simpson family]] praises Ned for his actions. Ned goes back inside to retrieve his ''[[Holy Bible|Bible]]'', only to find Costas holding it. Costas tells him that the debt is now in Ned's name since he took the money bag.
-[[Barbara Belfry]] arrives with the orphans, saving him from Costas but only temporarily, and invites him to a date at the Springfield Winter Markets opening, while Costas finds Ned's [[744 Evergreen Terrace|home address]] from the Bible page he ripped.
+[[Barbara Belfry]] arrives with the orphans and temporarily saves Ned from Costas. She later invites Ned on a date to the Springfield Winter Markets opening. Meanwhile, Costas uses a ripped page from the Bible to find Ned's [[744 Evergreen Terrace|home address]].
-At the Markets, Ned and Barbara are dating, but Homer interrupts them saying he bought their love, but all people boo him, and he gets thrown into the Drunk Rink. At home [[Marge]] gets angry at Homer for being selfish over wanting the money for himself, while Costas' car is heading toward Flanders house, however Seamus loses the paper.
+At the Markets, Ned and Barbara enjoy their date until Homer interrupts, claiming he bought their love. The crowd boos Homer and throws him into the Drunk Rink. At home, [[Marge]] scolds Homer for being selfish and wanting the money for himself. Meanwhile, Costas' car heads toward Flanders' house, but Seamus loses the address.
-Arriving at [[742 Evergreen Terrace]], they find Ned's stuff in the garden, and thinking it was his house, they paralyze Homer after distracting him with The Rich Texan's face, thinking he was Ned.
+They arrive at [[742 Evergreen Terrace]] and, mistaking it for Ned's home after seeing his belongings in the garden, paralyze Homer using The Rich Texan's face as a distraction, believing Homer is Ned.
 === Chapter Three: A Donut for the Devil ===
 [[File:A Serious Flanders (Part 1) Chapter Three.png|thumb|left]]
-Barbara invites Ned in the house and they start kissing, however Ned finds out she's [[Sideshow Mel]]'s wife, even though they've an arrangement on freedom of "fun", making Ned regret it and running away, to Mel's enjoyment.
+Barbara invites Ned into her house, and they start kissing. Ned soon finds out she's [[Sideshow Mel]]'s wife, though they have an open arrangement for "fun." Feeling guilty, Ned runs away, to Mel's amusement.
-At Costas' place, Homer is tied up, but Costas finds out he's the wrong man, calling Ned and threatening him that he had 24 hours to give him the money or Homer would die. Marge shows up at his door, and he lies to her about his whereabouts to avoid her calling the cops, risking Homer's life otherwise.
+At Costas' place, Homer is tied up. Costas realizes he has the wrong man and calls Ned, threatening to kill Homer unless he returns the money within 24 hours. Marge arrives at Ned's door, but he lies about his whereabouts to stop her from calling the police, which would endanger Homer.
-Marge goes around searching for him, while at [[Lard Lad Donuts]], Fat Tony and Costas meet, with Tony threatening him to get out of town, or else. A gun fight starts, and [[Disco Stu]], [[Mr. Burns]], Fat Tony, [[Legs]], [[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] get killed. [[Snake Jailbird]] enters the store to rob it, finding out what happened, while Marge finds Homer's id card that Costas dropped.
+Marge searches for Homer, while at [[Lard Lad Donuts]], Fat Tony confronts Costas and warns him to leave town. A gunfight breaks out, and [[Disco Stu]], [[Mr. Burns]], Fat Tony, [[Legs]], [[Louie]], and [[Johnny Tightlips]] are killed. [[Snake Jailbird]] enters to rob the store and finds the aftermath, while Marge discovers Homer's ID card, which Costas had dropped.
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 === Chapter One: The Harder the Good ===
 [[File:A Serious Flanders (Part 1) Chapter One.png|thumb|left]]
-[[Ned Flanders]] is litter gathering in the snow and finds [[Homer]] doing community services because of telling the judge where to shove his parking tickets. Upon stumbling down a slope they find themselves stuck in a log with a bag full of money.
+[[Ned Flanders]] is litter gathering in the snow and finds [[Homer]] doing community service because of telling the judge where to shove his parking tickets. Upon stumbling down a slope they find themselves stuck in a log with a bag full of money.
 Bringing the bag home, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] fight over what to do with the money, while Ned reminisces of what his grandfather, [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], would do with them. In the past Ned identified a thief and instead of arresting him he gave him money to buy the bread, to teach him and Ned a lesson.
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 Barbara invites Ned in the house and they start kissing, however Ned finds out she's [[Sideshow Mel]]'s wife, even though they've an arrangement on freedom of "fun", making Ned regret it and running away, to Mel's enjoyment.
-At Costas' place, Homer is tied up, but Costas finds out he's the wrong man, calling Ned and threatening him he has 24 hours to give him the money or Homer would die. Marge shows up at his door, and he lies to her about his whereabouts to avoid her calling the cops, risking Homer's life otherwise.
+At Costas' place, Homer is tied up, but Costas finds out he's the wrong man, calling Ned and threatening him that he had 24 hours to give him the money or Homer would die. Marge shows up at his door, and he lies to her about his whereabouts to avoid her calling the cops, risking Homer's life otherwise.
 Marge goes around searching for him, while at [[Lard Lad Donuts]], Fat Tony and Costas meet, with Tony threatening him to get out of town, or else. A gun fight starts, and [[Disco Stu]], [[Mr. Burns]], Fat Tony, [[Legs]], [[Louie]], [[Johnny Tightlips]] get killed. [[Snake Jailbird]] enters the store to rob it, finding out what happened, while Marge finds Homer's id card that Costas dropped.

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 [[Ned Flanders]] is litter gathering in the snow and finds [[Homer]] doing community services because of telling the judge where to shove his parking tickets. Upon stumbling down a slope they find themselves stuck in a log with a bag full of money.
-Bringing the bag home, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] fight over what to do with the money, while Ned reminisces of what his grandfather, [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], would do with them. In the past Ned identifies a thief and instead of arresting him he gave him money to buy the bread, to teach him and Ned a lesson.
+Bringing the bag home, [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] fight over what to do with the money, while Ned reminisces of what his grandfather, [[Ned Flanders I|Sheriff Flanders]], would do with them. In the past Ned identified a thief and instead of arresting him he gave him money to buy the bread, to teach him and Ned a lesson.
 At [[St. Giles Orphanage]], Ned donates the money to them, telling them to honor his grandfather as the donator, however the press spins it so he's the donor. When Costas finds out where Ned got the money, while chopping up The Rich Texan's body, he finds himself staying at Springfield to honor a debt.
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 Chapter two was going to be called "Chapter Two: The Spoils of Humility", with a scene preceding the chapter of a chef preparing blueberry muffins.
-A scene was added in for the [[Disney+]] airing: During the shoot out between the gangs, one of the members from Moe sneezes, a car muffler sets off and one of the members shoot another, but in all three cases nothing happen, and the sheriff says "It's a disciplined group, I'll give you that".
+A scene was added in for the [[Disney+]] airing: During the shootout between the gangs, one of the members from Moe sneezes, a car muffler sets off and one of the members shoot another, but in all three cases nothing happen, and the sheriff says "It's a disciplined group, I'll give you that".
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		+	A scene was added in for the [[Disney+]] airing: During the shoot out between the mob gang, one of the members from Moe sneezes, a car muffler sets off and one of the members shoot another, but in all three cases nothing happen, and the sheriff says "It's a disciplined group, I'll give you that".

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