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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|Wanting to meet up with his former love [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Bart]] goes to see her, only to find that she's run away from home. After finding that she moved to [[New York City]], the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel there in search of her. Meanwhile, not able to afford a [[Broadway]] show, [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] settle for the free "[[Shakespeare in the Park]]", which doesn't go as planned.}}
+{{Synopsis|Wanting to meet up with his former love [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Bart]] goes to see her, only to find that she's run away from home. After finding that she moved to [[New York City]], the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel there in search of her. Meanwhile, not able to afford a [[Broadway]] show, [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] settle for the free "[[Shakespeare in the Park]]", which doesn't go as planned.}}
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-"'''Moonshine River'''" is the first episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on September 30, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{Ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}}, and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].
+"'''Moonshine River'''" is the first episode of [[Season 24|broadcast season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on September 30, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{Ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}}, and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].
 "Moonshine River" was dedicated to [[Andy Williams]], who died five days before the episode aired.

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-"'''Moonshine River'''" is the first episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on September 30, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{Ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}} and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].
+"'''Moonshine River'''" is the first episode of [[season 24]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on September 30, [[2012]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{Ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}}, and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].
 "Moonshine River" was dedicated to [[Andy Williams]], who died five days before the episode aired.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] travel to [[New York City]] in search of [[Bart]]'s long-lost love [[Mary Spuckler]] who he wants to reconnect with since she left [[Springfield]] and her hillbilly family there to reinvent herself in the big apple. [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] look forward to experiencing all the city has to offer but when they realize their budget won't allow a Broadway play they settle for the free "Shakespeare In the Park" which doesn't go as planned.<ref>[http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/09/the-simpsons-episode-2401-moonshine.html SpoilerTV FOX Press Release]</ref>}}
+{{Desc|Wanting to meet up with his former love [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Bart]] goes to see her, only to find that she's run away from home. After finding that she moved to [[New York City]], the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel there in search of her. Meanwhile, not able to afford a [[Broadway]] show, [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] settle for the free "[[Shakespeare in the Park]]", which doesn't go as planned.}}
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 Back at home, Bart watches a video of him and Mary, and realizes she's the one that got away. Bart asks Marge if they can go to New York to find Mary. Marge says that they need plane money and hotel money, and then Homer adds on that they need $500 to buy tickets to a [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] game that turns out to be fake. Bart says that Homer would love to go to New York, because his two least favorite buildings have been obliterated - [[Pennsylvania Railroad|the old Penn Station]] and [[Shea Stadium]] - which Homer called lousy outdated relics. Homer tells Bart to remember what happened the [[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson|last time]] the family went to New York - but the thought ends up being a parody of the ''[[Sweet Smell of Success]]''. Later, Bart sits Lisa's dolls on the floor - who have his girlfriend's faces on them. Homer enters, saying that he and Marge found a way to get to New York - swapping houses with a family from there. Bart asks Homer if the family will rent out their house when they go to New York - but Homer has instead made the tenants swap with [[Ned Flanders]]' house.
-In New York, the family look at the sights, or, more accurately, the advertisements on the huge TV billboards at [[Times Square]]. Homer hears the cry of the [[Khlav Kalash vendor]] from their last visit, but it turns out that there is now a huge 50,000 square feet {{ap|Khlav Kalash|location}} restaurant. Bart tugs on Homer's shirt, saying that they have to go find Mary. Lisa complains that why can't her and Marge seek out culture while Homer and Bart find Mary. Homer immediately agrees, while a man in underpants passes them, who thinks he's in a dream. Homer and Bart board a train on the subway, but don't like the people they are sitting next to. Homer says that he'll spring for a cab, but the two people sitting next to them end up sitting next to them on the cab as well. Everyone gets out, while the [[taxi driver|cab driver]] says that anything left in a cab will never be seen again. And so, while Bart is sleeping, Homer sneaks out of the cab, intending to leave him behind. Bart wakes up, and Homer thanks [[God]] that he woke up. Bart gets to Mary's block of apartments, but she doesn't answer the door when Bart rings her bell. Bart thinks that his search for love is doomed, and that Bart has learned a valuable life lesson - that love doesn't exist "except between a man and a woman before marriage." Homer goes to get Bart some ice-cream, who sits down on the steps. A 'duchess' asks Bart what's the matter, and Bart says that he's waiting for a girl that's never going to show up. The 'duchess' asks Bart what makes him so sure, and he says that girls don't like him. The 'duchess' states that there's a girl standing right there, and shows Bart her face - it is Mary. Bart asks Mary what she is doing for money - which is being a writer with a performing option on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Bart says that they should talk about something nice.
+In New York, the family look at the sights, or, more accurately, the advertisements on the huge TV billboards at [[Times Square]]. Homer hears the cry of the [[Khlav Kalash vendor]] from their last visit, but it turns out that there is now a huge 50,000 square feet {{ap|Khlav Kalash|location}} restaurant. Bart tugs on Homer's shirt, saying that they have to go find Mary. Lisa complains that why can't she and Marge seek out culture while Homer and Bart find Mary. Homer immediately agrees, while a man in underpants passes them, who thinks he's in a dream. Homer and Bart board a train on the subway, but don't like the people they are sitting next to. Homer says that he'll spring for a cab, but the two people sitting next to them end up sitting next to them on the cab as well. Everyone gets out, while the [[taxi driver|cab driver]] says that anything left in a cab will never be seen again. And so, while Bart is sleeping, Homer sneaks out of the cab, intending to leave him behind. Bart wakes up, and Homer thanks [[God]] that he woke up. Bart gets to Mary's block of apartments, but she doesn't answer the door when Bart rings her bell. Bart thinks that his search for love is doomed, and that Bart has learned a valuable life lesson - that love doesn't exist "except between a man and a woman before marriage." Homer goes to get Bart some ice-cream, who sits down on the steps. A 'duchess' asks Bart what's the matter, and Bart says that he's waiting for a girl that's never going to show up. The 'duchess' asks Bart what makes him so sure, and he says that girls don't like him. The 'duchess' states that there's a girl standing right there, and shows Bart her face - it is Mary. Bart asks Mary what she is doing for money - which is being a writer with a performing option on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Bart says that they should talk about something nice.
-Meanwhile, Marge and Lisa go to a Broadway show, but the woman behind the ticket booth states that with the money Marge has given her the two will sit on the second balcony with a partly obstructed view, and no bathroom privileges. Lisa says that at least she'll be able to say that she went to a Broadway show, but the ticket booth woman states that she can't, so they leave. Mary and Bart are talking on the steps of the apartment building, and Mary asks if he really came to New York to see her. Bart says that he did - and that he wanted to see an air conditioner fall on someone's head. His wish comes true as one falls on Homer's head as he comes back from getting ice-cream. Mary says that she wants to see him again, but doesn't want a grown-up taking her back. Mary enters the building, telling Bart to meet her tomorrow. Homer is back at the apartment building, and Bart grabs the ice-cream from him. Homer gets angry at Bart because he took both ice-creams. Homer attempts to strangle Bart, but ends up strangling a pole because of the air conditioner on his head. A camera crew films him, and it ends up on the Jumbo-Tron in Times Square. Marge tells Lisa that she wanted Homer on a Jumbo-Tron, but for something good.
+Meanwhile, Marge and Lisa go to a Broadway show, but the woman behind the ticket booth states that with the money Marge has given her, the two will sit on the second balcony with a partly obstructed view, and no bathroom privileges. Lisa says that at least she'll be able to say that she went to a Broadway show, but the ticket booth woman states that she can't, so they leave. Mary and Bart are talking on the steps of the apartment building, and Mary asks if he really came to New York to see her. Bart says that he did - and that he wanted to see an air conditioner fall on someone's head. His wish comes true as one falls on Homer's head as he comes back from getting ice-cream. Mary says that she wants to see him again, but doesn't want a grown-up taking her back. Mary enters the building, telling Bart to meet her tomorrow. Homer is back at the apartment building, and Bart grabs the ice-cream from him. Homer gets angry at Bart because he took both ice-creams. Homer attempts to strangle Bart, but ends up strangling a pole because of the air conditioner on his head. A camera crew films him, and it ends up on the Jumbo-Tron in Times Square. Marge tells Lisa that she wanted Homer on a Jumbo-Tron, but for something good.
 [[File:Mary sings a song about Bart.png|200px|thumb|right|Mary sings a song about Bart, "[[The Ballad of Cylinder Head]]".]]
 On a bridge above a train line, Mary asks Bart what he did with Homer. Bart says that the two are safe because people have to climb steps to get up to the bridge, and Homer can't be bothered to climb them. A man walks over to Homer and asks if he can't move. Homer says that he can't, and then the man cuts open his pants at the back and steals his wallet. Homer exclaims that he thought there was no crime in New York any more. Mary tells Bart to give her some news about Springfield. Bart says that [[Sideshow Bob]] was let out of prison again. Unbeknown to him, Sideshow Bob comes out of some bushes and attempts to kill Bart, but a train passes the line, taking him with it. Mary asks him how his mother and sister are - with him replying that they are trying to find high culture at low prices. Meanwhile, at the entrance to [[Lincoln Street Station]], Marge tries to stop Lisa going through the turnstile, because if she does, it will blow their budget. Lisa falls over, clicking it, causing Marge to panic. Mary says that without his parents around, they can walk through the city holding hands, like the men-folk do. Bart says he could listen to Mary's twang all day, prompting Mary to ask him if he wants to hear it in song. Bart asks Mary if he can do a rap in the middle of it, and she replies that it would be best for Bart to just listen to it. Mary plays her song, "[[The Ballad of Cylinder Head]]", on a guitar, with many people dancing to it. After finishing it, Mary puckers up her lips. The two are about to kiss when a dark shadow comes towards them. It is Cletus - who has come to take Mary back to Springfield because [[Brandine]] misses her - but she can't say it because the donkey busted her jaw. Cletus says that she'll be fine - and her mother as well.