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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] leave [[Grampa]] to babysit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode. The family looks into Grampa's past, discovering that he was a post-war toy model for the [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]].}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] leave [[Grampa]] to babysit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode. The family looks into Grampa's past, discovering that he was a post-war toy model for the [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]].}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"Mad About the Toy"''' is eleventh episode of [[season 30]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 6, [[2019]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]], [[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}, and [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}}.
+'''"Mad About the Toy"''' is eleventh episode of [[Season 30|broadcast season 30]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 6, [[2019]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]], [[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}, and [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==

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 Assuming that Grampa's reaction is PTSD from [[World War II]], the family takes him to the [[V.A. Hospital]]. The psychiatrist determines that nothing war-related is wrong with Grampa, as he does not react to war photographs. However, when Bart takes out the army men again, Grampa has another outburst. Lisa examines the figures and realizes they are modeled after Grampa. Grampa then remembers how it happened and tells the story. A couple of years after World War II, Grampa is left with nothing to do. The [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]] finds him in uniform and offers him a job modeling for toy army men, with royalties promised for every unit sold. Grampa accepts and starts the job but cannot remember what happened afterward. In the present day, once it becomes clear that his condition is not war-related, the psychiatrist prepares to start charging the family, prompting them to leave the building in a hurry.
-Frustrated that he did not get paid, Grampa appears on ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' before being taken to ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]''. After arguing with {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell}}, he is cut off. Shortly after, the family receives a call from the toy company and is offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the company’s headquarters in [[New York City]]. After exploring the city briefly, they visit the company to confront them. {{ap|Don|Mad About the Toy}}, the CEO, tells Grampa that he never signed the contract because he ran out of the photoshoot unexpectedly. They did not even know his name until that week when he started appearing on the news. Grampa then remembers what happened and recounts the story.
+Frustrated that he did not get paid, Grampa appears on ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' before being taken to ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]''. After arguing with {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell}}, he is cut off. Shortly after, the family receives a call from the toy company and is offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the company's headquarters in [[New York City]]. After exploring the city briefly, they visit the company to confront them. {{ap|Don|Mad About the Toy}}, the CEO, tells Grampa that he never signed the contract because he ran out of the photoshoot unexpectedly. They did not even know his name until that week when he started appearing on the news. Grampa then remembers what happened and recounts the story.
-During the photoshoot, everything goes well, and Grampa becomes friendly with the photographer, [[Philip Hefflin]]. Philip mistakes Grampa’s friendliness for flirting and kisses him, which causes Grampa to panic and flee the shoot. After hearing the story, Don tells the family that Philip was fired for being gay. On the plane home, the family decides to visit Philip in [[Marfa]], [[Texas]], so Grampa can apologize.
+During the photoshoot, everything goes well, and Grampa becomes friendly with the photographer, [[Philip Hefflin]]. Philip mistakes Grampa's friendliness for flirting and kisses him, which causes Grampa to panic and flee the shoot. After hearing the story, Don tells the family that Philip was fired for being gay. On the plane home, the family decides to visit Philip in [[Marfa]], [[Texas]], so Grampa can apologize.
 Upon arriving in Marfa, Grampa walks into town on his own. He sees a rainbow-colored statue of himself and freaks out, backing into a building that turns out to be Philip's art gallery. The two reconcile, and Philip explains that his life improved after he was fired. They agree to finish the photoshoot. After the shoot, Grampa kisses Philip on the cheek and apologizes again, saying he is as straight as [[Gomer Pyle]]. Grampa later places a picture of himself and Philip on the wall of his room.

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 |blackboard=My new year's resolution was to quit school
 |couchgag=The [[Simpson family]] are at a [[football]] game, where on the sidelines they sit on the couch, dressed as football players, and [[Homer]] spins [[Maggie]] on his fingers, and then gets congratulated by the public.
-|guests= [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]]<br>[[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}}<br>[[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}
+|guests= [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]]<br>[[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}<br>[[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}}
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-'''"Mad About the Toy"''' is eleventh episode of [[season 30]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 6, [[2019]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]], [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}} and [[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}.
+'''"Mad About the Toy"''' is eleventh episode of [[season 30]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and fiftieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 6, [[2019]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Rob Oliver]]. It guest stars [[Bryan Batt]] as [[Philip Hefflin]], [[Bill de Blasio]] as {{Ch|Bill de Blasio|himself}}, and [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] as {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] leave [[Grampa]] to babysit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode, sending the family on a journey to Grampa's past to when he was a post-war toy model.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] leave [[Grampa]] to babysit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode. The family looks into Grampa's past, discovering that he was a post-war toy model for the [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]].}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] get ready to go out on an anniversary date, however they don't have a babysitter as they are blacklisted. Homer tries to leave the kids with the [[Amazon Alexa]] and {{W|Google Home}} but Marge doesn't like this so they get [[Grampa]] to babysit instead. They need to get Grampa back to the [[Retirement Castle]] in an hour so they rush through their date. Meanwhile, the kids are bored at home, watching ''[[The Geezer Channel]]'', which Grampa likes. Bart turns the TV off then swallows the batteries and the kids suggest they play a game instead. Digging through a box of toys in the basement, they find a box of old army men which causes Grampa to start screaming.
+[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] get ready to go out on an anniversary date, but they do not have a babysitter because they are blacklisted. Homer tries to leave the kids with the [[Amazon Alexa]] and {{W|Google Home}}, but Marge disapproves, so they get [[Grampa]] to babysit instead. Since they need to get Grampa back to the [[Retirement Castle]] in an hour, they rush through their date. Meanwhile, the kids are bored at home watching ''[[The Geezer Channel]]'', which Grampa enjoys. Bart turns the TV off, swallows the batteries, and the kids suggest they play a game instead. While digging through a box of toys in the basement, they find a set of old army men, which causes Grampa to start screaming.
-Assuming that Grampa's reaction is PTSD from [[World War II]], the family takes him to the [[V.A. Hospital]]. The psychiatrist decides that there's nothing war-related wrong with Grampa due to him not reacting to war photographs. Bart then gets out the army men which sets Grampa off again. Lisa examines the army men and realizes that they are modeled on Grampa. Grampa then remembers how it happened and told the story about it. A couple of years after World War II, Grampa was left with nothing to do. A toy company, [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]], found him in his uniform and offered him a job modeling for toy army men. In return, he would get royalties for every one sold. Grampa accepts this and starts the job. However, he couldn't remember what happened after this. In the present day, upon realizing that Grampa's condition wasn't war-related, the psychiatrist was about to start charging them, before the family left the building in a hurry.
+Assuming that Grampa's reaction is PTSD from [[World War II]], the family takes him to the [[V.A. Hospital]]. The psychiatrist determines that nothing war-related is wrong with Grampa, as he does not react to war photographs. However, when Bart takes out the army men again, Grampa has another outburst. Lisa examines the figures and realizes they are modeled after Grampa. Grampa then remembers how it happened and tells the story. A couple of years after World War II, Grampa is left with nothing to do. The [[Whiz-Bang Toy Company]] finds him in uniform and offers him a job modeling for toy army men, with royalties promised for every unit sold. Grampa accepts and starts the job but cannot remember what happened afterward. In the present day, once it becomes clear that his condition is not war-related, the psychiatrist prepares to start charging the family, prompting them to leave the building in a hurry.
-Annoyed at the fact he didn't get his money, Grampa went onto ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' before he was taken away to ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]''. After arguing with {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell}}, he gets cut off. Shortly after this, the family gets a call from the toy company and they get an all-expenses paid trip to the company in [[New York City]]. The family explores the city for a bit before going to the company to confront them about what happened. {{ap|Don|Mad About the Toy}}, the CEO of the company, told Grampa that he never signed the contract due to the fact he ran out of the photoshoot unexpectedly. They never even knew his name until that week when he started appearing on the news. Grampa then remembers what happened and tells the story.
+Frustrated that he did not get paid, Grampa appears on ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' before being taken to ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]''. After arguing with {{Ch|Lawrence O'Donnell}}, he is cut off. Shortly after, the family receives a call from the toy company and is offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the company’s headquarters in [[New York City]]. After exploring the city briefly, they visit the company to confront them. {{ap|Don|Mad About the Toy}}, the CEO, tells Grampa that he never signed the contract because he ran out of the photoshoot unexpectedly. They did not even know his name until that week when he started appearing on the news. Grampa then remembers what happened and recounts the story.
-During the photoshoot, everything was going well. Grampa was getting friendly with the photographer, [[Philip Hefflin]]. Philip mistook Grampa's friendliness as flirting and kisses him, causing Grampa to freak out. They tried to continue the shoot but Grampa ended up running out. After Grampa recalls the story, Don tells the family that Philip was fired for being gay. On the plane journey home, the family decides to go visit Philip in [[Marfa]], [[Texas]], where he now lives, so Grampa can apologize to him.
+During the photoshoot, everything goes well, and Grampa becomes friendly with the photographer, [[Philip Hefflin]]. Philip mistakes Grampa’s friendliness for flirting and kisses him, which causes Grampa to panic and flee the shoot. After hearing the story, Don tells the family that Philip was fired for being gay. On the plane home, the family decides to visit Philip in [[Marfa]], [[Texas]], so Grampa can apologize.
-Upon arrival in Marfa, Grampa walks into town on his own. He then sees a rainbow colored statue of himself and freaks out before backing into building. This building turns out to be Philip's art gallery. The two of them reconcile and Philip tells Grampa that his life was made better after getting fired. They then decide to finish off the photoshoot. After the shoot finishes, Grampa kisses Philip before apologizing again, saying that he is as straight as [[Gomer Pyle]]. Grampa then leaves but ends up putting a picture of him and Philip on the wall of his room. After this, Bart, [[Milhouse]] and [[Nelson]] are playing with army men before they decide to microwave them instead.
+Upon arriving in Marfa, Grampa walks into town on his own. He sees a rainbow-colored statue of himself and freaks out, backing into a building that turns out to be Philip's art gallery. The two reconcile, and Philip explains that his life improved after he was fired. They agree to finish the photoshoot. After the shoot, Grampa kisses Philip on the cheek and apologizes again, saying he is as straight as [[Gomer Pyle]]. Grampa later places a picture of himself and Philip on the wall of his room.
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