Better Off Ned - Revision history

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Bart]] starts to bond with [[Ned Flanders]], [[Homer]] becomes jealous of their new relationship. To get back at Bart, Homer becomes a father figure to [[Nelson Muntz]]. However, when Nelson plans to get back at Bart, it's up to Homer to save his son.}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Bart]] starts to bond with [[Ned Flanders]], [[Homer]] becomes jealous of their new relationship. To get back at Bart, Homer becomes a father figure to [[Nelson Muntz]]. However, when Nelson plans to get back at Bart, it's up to Homer to save his son.}}
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-[[Nancy Cartwright]] was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}} in the {{W|72nd Primetime Emmy Awards}} for voicing [[Bart Simpson]], [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], [[Todd Flanders]], but she lost to [[Maya Rudolph]] for ''{{W2|Big Mouth|TV series}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2020"]</ref>
+[[Nancy Cartwright]] was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}} in the {{W|72nd Primetime Emmy Awards}} for voicing [[Bart Simpson]], [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], and [[Todd Flanders]], but she lost to [[Maya Rudolph]] for ''{{W2|Big Mouth|TV series}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2020"]</ref>
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-'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]], and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. It was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
+'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[Season 31|broadcast season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]], and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. It was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
 "Better Off Ned" was dedicated in memory of [[Max von Sydow]], who died on March 8.

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-'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]] and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. The episode was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
+'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]], and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. It was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
 "Better Off Ned" was dedicated in memory of [[Max von Sydow]], who died on March 8.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] bonds with [[Ned Flanders]], which leaves [[Homer]] jealous, so he retaliates by mentoring [[Nelson Muntz]]. Then, a heroic act by Homer makes Bart look up to him again.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Bart]] starts to bond with [[Ned Flanders]], [[Homer]] becomes jealous of their new relationship. To get back at Bart, Homer becomes a father figure to [[Nelson Muntz]]. However, when Nelson plans to get back at Bart, it's up to Homer to save his son.}}
 == Plot ==
-At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], after telling him a war story and pranking him with it, after [[Grampa]] falls asleep [[Bart]] takes the dud grenade. Bart takes it to a [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] assembly and pranks them the same way Grampa did, scaring everyone away.
+At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], after telling Bart a war story and pranking him with it, [[Grampa]] falls asleep. Bart then takes the dud grenade and brings it to a [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] assembly, pranking the crowd the same way Grampa did and scaring everyone away.
-[[Ned]], however, puts himself on top of the bomb to sacrifice himself to save the school and Bart reveals the prank. Ambulances and fire workers were also called and [[Mrs. Muntz]] reveals she slept with one of the fire workers.
+[[Ned]], however, throws himself on top of the grenade to sacrifice himself to save the school, prompting Bart to reveal the prank. Ambulances and firefighters are also called, and [[Mrs. Muntz]] reveals she slept with one of them.
-[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] got called and Superintendent [[Chalmers]] wanted to suspend him from school, but Ned intervenes volunteering to supervise Bart to the right way with the three P's: persistence, prayer and persistent prayer. Chalmers agrees, while [[Lisa]] and her friends make fun of him.
+[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] get called in, and [[Superintendent Chalmers]] wants to suspend Bart from school. Ned intervenes, volunteering to mentor Bart with the three P's: persistence, prayer, and persistent prayer. Chalmers agrees, while [[Lisa]] and her friends make fun of him.
-At [[744 Evergreen Terrace|Flanders' House]], Bart pranks him and so Ned takes him fishing. Bart manages to catch a fish, and Ned teaches him how to roast it on a fire.
+At [[744 Evergreen Terrace|Flanders' house]], Bart pranks Ned, so Ned takes him fishing. Bart manages to catch a fish, and Ned teaches him how to roast it over a fire.
-At the [[First Church of Springfield|church]], Bart also joins the choir and everyone congratulates Ned for the work, and Homer gets jealous. When Marge takes Homer to bring a pie as thanks, Homer finds Lisa there too, supervising Bart's math work.
+At the [[First Church of Springfield|church]], Bart joins the choir, and everyone congratulates Ned for his work, making Homer jealous. When Marge takes Homer to bring a pie as thanks, Homer finds Lisa there too, supervising Bart's math work.
-Homer tries to help him too, by throwing the paper at the dog so it can eat it, but the dog presents the paper intact back to him. Homer feels useless and walks away, walking sad around the city till he reaches the [[Springfield City Dump]] and finds a sad [[Nelson]], crying due to his situation at home.
+Homer tries to help by throwing the homework to the dog so it can eat it, but the dog returns the paper intact. Feeling useless, Homer walks sadly around the city until he reaches the [[Springfield City Dump]] and finds a crying [[Nelson]], upset about his home situation.
-Homer brings him to [[Krusty Burger]] and proposes to Nelson to become his mentor and making Bart jealous of it. Seeing the distraught that's causing, Lisa asks Homer to seek counseling, paying for it.
+Homer takes Nelson to [[Krusty Burger]] and offers to become his mentor, making Bart jealous. Seeing the damage it causes, Lisa urges Homer to seek counseling and pays for it.
-Homer goes to the therapist that disagrees with his method. Homer goes then to see Nelson but finds his mother, which asks him if he's going to leave them too like all the other men have in the past, breaking Nelson's heart.
+Homer visits a therapist who disagrees with his method. He then goes to see Nelson but finds his mother instead. She asks if he's going to leave them like all the other men, which breaks Nelson's heart.
-When Homer explains to Nelson the truth behind it, Nelson prepares a plan to get even with Bart at the [[Christian Pride Parade]], trying to activate the mechanism that Bart and the Flanders built, the praying hands, when Bart passes through instead of after.
+When Homer explains the truth to Nelson, Nelson devises a plan to get even with Bart at the [[Christian Pride Parade]], aiming to activate the mechanism Bart and Ned built—the praying hands—while Bart is under it.
-Homer spots him using the slingshot and activating it, and pushes Bart away in time, getting squashed by them. The two ride the ambulance together, before Homer goes to the Dump to say sorry to Nelson and guiding him to Ned, which has Nelson and his mother joining them and takes him to a baseball game, where Homer throws him a rock to answer Bart why they traded places in mentoring.
+Homer sees Nelson using a slingshot to activate it and pushes Bart out of the way just in time, getting squashed by the hands himself. The two ride in the ambulance together before Homer later returns to the Dump to apologize to Nelson and guide him to Ned. Ned then invites Nelson and his mother to a baseball game, where Homer throws Bart a rock in response to his question about why they traded mentorship roles.
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-'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]] and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. The episode was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
+'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]] and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. The episode was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
 "Better Off Ned" was dedicated in memory of [[Max von Sydow]], who died on March 8.

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	'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]] and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. The episode was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].		'''"Better Off Ned"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on March 15, [[2020]]. The story was written by [[Al Jean]] and the teleplay was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[Jeff Westbrook]]. The episode was directed by [[Rob Oliver]].
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		+	"Better Off Ned" was dedicated in memory of [[Max von Sydow]], who died on March 8.

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