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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Marge]] encounters [[Ms. York|her old teacher]], [[Bart]] is surprised to learn that she is afraid of his mom. Bart then discovers Marge's past as the class bad kid. While Bart gains new respect for his mom and elevates his prank game, Marge doesn't want her son to inherit the same reputation she has carried through life. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets [[Homer]] interested in vegetarian cooking.}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Marge]] encounters [[Ms. York|her old teacher]], [[Bart]] is surprised to learn that she is afraid of his mom. Bart then discovers Marge's past as the class bad kid. While Bart gains new respect for his mom and elevates his prank game, Marge doesn't want her son to inherit the same reputation she has carried through life. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets [[Homer]] interested in vegetarian cooking.}}
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-'''"Marge the Meanie"''' is the twentieth episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on May 8, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Megan Amram]] and directed by [[Timothy Bailey]].
+'''"Marge the Meanie"''' is the twentieth episode of [[Season 33|broadcast season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on May 8, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Megan Amram]] and directed by [[Timothy Bailey]].
 "Marge the Meanie" was dedicated in memory of animator [[Ian Wilcox]], who died on April 30.

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 After [[Chalmers]] escorted the principal away, the other students began accepting Marge. She continued pranking, including hoisting the principal's shirt with the flagpole rope and defacing the food pyramid with graffiti reading "They all suck!" and signing it "El Margo." Bart bonds with her and hugs her.
-At [[The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to customers, prompting Marge and Bart to prank him by coating his drink with slippery baby oil, causing him to spill cola on his belongings. They laugh about it until dinner, where the family speculates that Bart’s pranking nature may come from Marge.
+At [[The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to customers, prompting Marge and Bart to prank him by coating his drink with slippery baby oil, causing him to spill cola on his belongings. They laugh about it until dinner, where the family speculates that Bart's pranking nature may come from Marge.
 At [[Moe's Tavern]], Homer wonders if he shares any traits with his kids. A vision in his beer foam leads him to try bonding with Lisa. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] in retaliation for her snobbish comments about their purchases.

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Marge]] encounters [[Ms. York|her old teacher]], [[Bart]] is surprised to learn that she is afraid of his mom. Bart then discovers Marge's past as the class bad kid. While Bart gains new respect for his mom and elevates his prank game, Marge doesn't want her son to inherit the same reputation she has carried through life.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Marge]] encounters [[Ms. York|her old teacher]], [[Bart]] is surprised to learn that she is afraid of his mom. Bart then discovers Marge's past as the class bad kid. While Bart gains new respect for his mom and elevates his prank game, Marge doesn't want her son to inherit the same reputation she has carried through life. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets [[Homer]] interested in vegetarian cooking.}}
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 |season=33
 |snumber=20
-|prodcode= UABF15
+|prodcode= [[Production season UABF|UABF15]]
 |airdate= May 8, [[2022]]
 |titlescreen= '''Opening:''' [[Maggie]] and [[Gerald]] hold a banner saying "Happy [[Mother's Day]] this counts as a gift".<br>'''Credits:''' The [[Three-eyed crow]] flies across the screen, in reverse.
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|A surprise from [[Marge]]'s past has her bonding with [[Bart]] and terrifying [[Homer]].}}
+{{Desc|When [[Marge]] encounters [[Ms. York|her old teacher]], [[Bart]] is surprised to learn that she is afraid of his mom. Bart then discovers Marge's past as the class bad kid. While Bart gains new respect for his mom and elevates his prank game, Marge doesn't want her son to inherit the same reputation she has carried through life.}}
 == Plot ==
-At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], [[Grampa]] reunites the old people to make an announcement, to march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the [[Golden Exits Retirement Farm]] team. The scene switches to the [[Springfield YMCA]], where the battle is going to happen.
+At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], [[Grampa]] gathers the residents to make an announcement: they will march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the [[Golden Exits Retirement Farm]] team. The scene shifts to the [[Springfield YMCA]], where the match is set to take place.
-The [[Simpson family]] attends the match, and the team is losing, while [[Marge]] notices someone who keeps on eyeing her. The team eventually wins and as the family exits the building, Marge approaches the stranger only for her to run away in terror, saying how she ruined her life after calling her "Marge the Meanie". When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her old principal.
+The [[Simpson family]] attends the game, and the team starts off losing, while [[Marge]] notices a woman who keeps staring at her. The team eventually wins, and as the family leaves the building, Marge approaches the woman, only for her to flee in terror, calling her "Marge the Meanie" and blaming her for ruining her life. When a train delays the bus the woman boards, Marge explains that she was her old principal.
-Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] then start talking to them about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], where Marge starts recalling about how she had to switch schools after seventh grade to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a brief conversation with the Principal, where Marge's cola can accidently makes her fall into a bin.
+Bart is thrilled to finally have someone in the family to be proud of as a former bad kid. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] tell Marge and Bart about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], prompting Marge to recall how she had to switch to a worse school after seventh grade, where she struggled with bullies. During a brief conversation with the principal, Marge accidentally knocked her into a bin with her cola can.
-After the Principal gets taken away by [[Chalmers]], the other kids started accepting her, but she doesn't stop after that prank, instead continuing to do more like pulling the Principal's shirt up with the flag cord, and writing El Margo on her shirt along with "They all suck!" on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.
+After [[Chalmers]] escorted the principal away, the other students began accepting Marge. She continued pranking, including hoisting the principal's shirt with the flagpole rope and defacing the food pyramid with graffiti reading "They all suck!" and signing it "El Margo." Bart bonds with her and hugs her.
-At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to some customers, so Marge and Bart decide to get revenge by spreading some slippery baby oil on his drink, causing him to spill cola all over his stuff. The two keep having a laugh about it till dinner, where the family acknowledges how his pranking allele could come from Marge.
+At [[The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to customers, prompting Marge and Bart to prank him by coating his drink with slippery baby oil, causing him to spill cola on his belongings. They laugh about it until dinner, where the family speculates that Bart’s pranking nature may come from Marge.
-At Moe's Tavern, Homer tries to figure out if he has anything in common with his kids, and after a vision from his beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something in common with him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] after her remarks on them not buying more premium stuff.
+At [[Moe's Tavern]], Homer wonders if he shares any traits with his kids. A vision in his beer foam leads him to try bonding with Lisa. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] in retaliation for her snobbish comments about their purchases.
-Meanwhile, Homer tries vegan food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and after admitting it to Marge he gets pranked by her and Bart after trying to eat a sausage which turns out to be a ground-up kickball. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the [[Sprawl-Mart]], where they can't enter cause of [[Mr. Burns]] not wanting to buy things next to poor people
+Meanwhile, Homer samples vegan food with Lisa, but dislikes it. After admitting this to Marge, he is pranked by her and Bart—his sausage turns out to be a ground-up kickball. Marge begins to have second thoughts about their pranks and confides in Homer.
-When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far as he gets hit by several cars, ending with him getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.
+The next day at [[Sprawl-Mart]], they are denied entry due to [[Mr. Burns]] not wanting to shop near poor people. When Burns exits, they prank him, but it goes too far—he is hit by several cars and electrocuted by power lines. Bart flees the scene, and Marge visits a therapist, while Burns decides to dedicate his remaining days to spreading evil even harder after his near-death experience.
-Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change her mind for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, whilst tasting, she and Homer find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.
+Marge tries to quit pranking, but when Bart accuses her of giving up on him, she agrees to do one last prank. Meanwhile, while cooking together, Homer and Lisa discover they share allergies—and a kind heart.
-At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with ink shot from a bouquet of flowers, but upon Bart entering the room, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays that she's alive and says that he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however it turns out that it was a prank by Marge and the principal to teach him a lesson.
+At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks Ms. York with an ink-spraying flower bouquet. When Bart enters, the principal appears to suffer a heart attack. They call an ambulance, and Bart prays for her survival, promising never to prank again. However, it is revealed to be a prank by Marge and Ms. York to teach Bart a lesson.
-In the end they prank each other one more time during Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.
+In the end, Marge and Bart prank each other one more time at bedtime, and Marge writes apology letters to everyone they pranked.
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 *[[File:Twitter - logo.png|20px]] [https://twitter.com/AniDom/status/1522700015390576645 "your mom's so smart that she watches new episodes of ANIDOM every sunday tune in at 7:30/6:30c on @FOXTV" on '''Twitter''']
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 *{{youtube|hb3ZWsbsTqc|Homer And Lisa Visit The Doctor Due To Common Allergies}}
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 |blackboard= I will not violate the law of entropy
 |couchgag=The [[Simpson family]] is sculptured on [[Mount Rushmore]], [[Homer]] starts picking his nose, a tree branch. [[Marge]] warns him to not pick it, but Homer keeps picking it, till his face crumbles.
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+|showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Megan Amram]]
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 At the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], [[Grampa]] reunites the old people to make an announcement, to march to victory against their shuffleboard rivals, the [[Golden Exits Retirement Farm]] team. The scene switches to the [[Springfield YMCA]], where the battle is going to happen.
-The [[Simpson family]] attends the match, and the team is losing, while [[Marge]] stares into someone on the bleachers. The team eventually wins but as the family exits the building, Marge meets the stranger that runs away in terror, calling her "Marge the Meanie" and how she ruined her life. When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her principal.
+The [[Simpson family]] attends the match, and the team is losing, while [[Marge]] notices someone who keeps on eyeing her. The team eventually wins and as the family exits the building, Marge approaches the stranger only for her to run away in terror, saying how she ruined her life after calling her "Marge the Meanie". When a train stops the bus that she is on, Marge explains how she's her old principal.
-Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] then start talking to them about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], in middle school, and Marge starts remembering, having to switch school, to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a discussion with the Principal, by a mistake she has her fall into a bin.
+Bart is finally happy to have someone he can be proud of as a bad kid in school. [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] then start talking to them about [[Ms. York|Principal York]], where Marge starts recalling about how she had to switch schools after seventh grade to a worse school, where she had a hard time with bullies, till after a brief conversation with the Principal, where Marge's cola can accidently makes her fall into a bin.
-After the Principal was taken away by [[Chalmers]], the other kids started accepting her, but she didn't stop at that prank, instead pulling her shirt up with the flag cord, writing El Margo on her shirt and They all suck on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.
+After the Principal gets taken away by [[Chalmers]], the other kids started accepting her, but she doesn't stop after that prank, instead continuing to do more like pulling the Principal's shirt up with the flag cord, and writing El Margo on her shirt along with "They all suck!" on the food pyramid. Bart finds a new friend in her and hugs her.
-At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] gets mean to his customers, so Marge and Bart find a way to revenge, and spreads some slippery baby oil on his drink, having him spill cola all over his stuff. The two keeps having fun till dinner, where the family has to acknowledge how his pranking allele could come from Marge.
+At [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Dungeon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] acts rudely to some customers, so Marge and Bart decide to get revenge by spreading some slippery baby oil on his drink, causing him to spill cola all over his stuff. The two keep having a laugh about it till dinner, where the family acknowledges how his pranking allele could come from Marge.
-At Moe's Tavern he tries to find something in common with them, to everyone's denial, so after a vision in the beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something from him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] after her remarks on them not buying richer stuff.
+At Moe's Tavern, Homer tries to figure out if he has anything in common with his kids, and after a vision from his beer foam, he decides to try and see if Lisa is the one that has something in common with him. At the store, Marge and Bart prank [[Helen Lovejoy]] after her remarks on them not buying more premium stuff.
-Meanwhile, Homer tries vegetarian food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and gets pranked by Marge and Bart trying to eat a sausage beside the bed. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the [[Sprawl-Mart]], where they can't enter cause of [[Mr. Burns]] hating on having poor people buying next to him.
+Meanwhile, Homer tries vegetarian food with Lisa, but it's not to his liking, and after admitting it to Marge he gets pranked by her and Bart after trying to eat a sausage which turns out to be a ground-up kickball. Marge starts having second thoughts on the pranks and tells her concerns to Homer. The next day they go to the [[Sprawl-Mart]], where they can't enter cause of [[Mr. Burns]] not wanting to buy things next to poor people
-When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far and he gets hit by several cars, ending on getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.
+When Burns exits the store, they prank him, but the prank goes too far as he gets hit by several cars, ending with him getting electrocuted on the power line cables. Bart escapes the parking lot and Marge goes to a therapist, while Burns finds out how close he was to death and to enjoy jamming evil in each remaining day of his life.
-Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change idea for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, on tasting, they find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.
+Marge tries to convince herself to stop the pranks, but Bart saying she's giving up on him has her change her mind for one more. Meanwhile, while Lisa is cooking, whilst tasting, she and Homer find they've something in common, and the doctor starts listing their shared allergies. However in the end Lisa notes how they also share a kind heart.
-At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with inks in the flowers, but on Bart checking on them, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays she's alive and he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however Marge and the principal pranked him to teach him a lesson.
+At the Golden Exits Retirement Farm, Marge pranks her principal with ink shot from a bouquet of flowers, but upon Bart entering the room, the principal has a heart attack. They call an ambulance and soon Bart prays that she's alive and says that he'd not do another prank, having got scared by it, however it turns out that it was a prank by Marge and the principal to teach him a lesson.
-In the end they prank each other one more time on Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.
+In the end they prank each other one more time during Bart's bed time, and Marge then writes apologies letters to all the people that they pranked.
 == Production ==