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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Marge]] implements a screen time limit for the [[Simpson family|whole family]], all of whom easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted—not her [[Homer|husband]] and children. The whole family gets checked into [[Messages]], a rehab center for people addicted to screen devices.}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Marge]] implements a screen time limit for the [[Simpson family|whole family]], all of whom easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted—not her [[Homer|husband]] and children. The whole family gets checked into [[Messages]], a rehab center for people addicted to screen devices.}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}, [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], and [[Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}}.
+'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[Season 31|broadcast season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}, [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], and [[Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}}.
 "Screenless" was dedicated in memory of [[James Lipton]], who died on March 2.

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 |season=31
 |snumber=15
-|prodcode= ZABF09
+|prodcode= [[Production season ZABF|ZABF09]]
 |airdate= March 8, [[2020]]
 |couchgag= [[Lisa]] arrives at the couch, just to realize everyone forgot about Daylight Savings time, as the rest of the [[Simpson family]] is not present.
-|guests= [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]]<br>[[Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}}<br>[[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}
+|guests= [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}<br>[[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]]<br>[[Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}}
 |showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[J. Stewart Burns]]
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-'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], [[Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}} and [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}.
+'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}, [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], and [[Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}}.
 "Screenless" was dedicated in memory of [[James Lipton]], who died on March 2.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Marge]] implements a screen time limit for the whole family, all of whom easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted - not her [[Homer|husband]] and children.}}
+{{Desc|[[Marge]] implements a screen time limit for the [[Simpson family|whole family]], all of whom easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted—not her [[Homer|husband]] and children. The whole family gets checked into [[Messages]], a rehab center for people addicted to screen devices.}}
 == Plot ==
-The [[Simpson family|family]] is watching ''[[Marketing a Murderer]]'' on TV. When [[Maggie]] tries to get their attention but they don't understand her, [[Lisa]] switches to ''[[Baby Ein-sign]]'', a show teaching babies sign language.
+The [[Simpson family|family]] is watching ''[[Marketing a Murderer]]'' on TV. When [[Maggie]] tries to get their attention but they don't understand her, [[Lisa]] switches to ''[[Baby Ein-sign]]'', a show that teaches babies sign language.
-Maggie was trying to tell them that [[Hans Moleman]] was stuck under a fallen tree in their yard but they don't notice. In the morning, they keep watching the show while Hans is taken into an ambulance.
+Maggie is trying to tell them that [[Hans Moleman]] is stuck under a fallen tree in their yard, but they don't notice. In the morning, they continue watching the show while Hans is taken away in an ambulance.
-The show is closing due to government stopping funding the show, and Maggie didn't learn to use the sign language, Marge gets frustrated when she doesn't stop her giving Maggie more cheerios, while Bart tricks her into losing on poker.
+The show is canceled after the government stops funding it, and since Maggie doesn't learn to use sign language, Marge gets frustrated when she can't stop Maggie from asking for more Cheerios, while Bart tricks her into losing at poker.
-Marge stops Bart from watching ''[[Halfmonth]]'' videos on his laptop in front of Maggie, while she shows that she learnt how to sign. Afterwards, the family is playing on their devices, ignoring Maggie's development, so Marge stops them and limits their time on the devices to half an hour a week for everyone.
+Marge stops Bart from watching ''[[Halfmonth]]'' videos on his laptop in front of Maggie, who then shows that she has learned how to sign. Later, the family plays on their devices, ignoring Maggie's development, so Marge limits their screen time to half an hour a week for everyone.
-When they cheat on them by having [[Raphael]] reverting their screen time, he puts the devices away entirely. Bored at work, Homer becomes an expert in {{W|Jumble}}, Marge sees how it affects the lives of [[Patty]] and [[Selma]], Bart starts to use his imagination when he recovers a rocket from the [[Springfield Elementary School|school]]'s roof, involving [[Jimbo]] and [[Dolph]] too, and Lisa rediscovers the joy of finding books manually.
+When they cheat the limit by having [[Raphael]] reset their screen time, he takes the devices away entirely. Bored at work, Homer becomes an expert in {{W|Jumble}}; Marge sees how it improves the lives of [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]; Bart uses his imagination after recovering a rocket from the [[Springfield Elementary School|school]]'s roof, involving [[Jimbo]] and [[Dolph]]; and Lisa rediscovers the joy of finding books manually.
-Marge can't find recipes on his books or getting help from [[Luigi Risotto]], so when the family returns home they find her in her closet with phone and laptop, finding out she's the addicted one, but she signs all into [[Messages]], though she's the only one with a real addiction to it.
+Marge can't find recipes in her cookbooks or get help from [[Luigi Risotto]], and when the family returns home, they find her in the closet using her phone and laptop, realizing she's the one truly addicted. She checks the whole family into [[Messages]], though she's the only one with a real problem.
-The next day they arrive at the center, finding out its a paradise. The owner, [[Dr. Lund]], shows them the various activities. They start healing but they can't hold for long, and find out the workers all use computers and devices and are evil, sending spam mails after stealing the patient's accounts. They manage to stealthily escape and get Dr. Lund arrested for his scams.
+The next day they arrive at the center and find it to be a paradise. The owner, [[Dr. Lund]], shows them the various activities. They begin healing but can't resist for long and discover that the staff secretly use computers and devices to send spam emails after stealing patients' accounts. The family manages to escape stealthily and get Dr. Lund arrested for his scams.
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-'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], [[Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}} and [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}.
+'''"Screenless"''' is the fifteenth episode of [[season 31]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on March 8, [[2020]]. The episode was written by [[J. Stewart Burns]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. It guest stars [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Dr. Lund]], [[Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew Pinsky]] as {{Ch|Drew Pinsky|himself}} and [[Dana Gould]] as {{Ch|Dana Gould|himself}}.
 "Screenless" was dedicated in memory of [[James Lipton]], who died on March 2.

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