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"'''Grift of the Magi'''" is the ninth episode of [[season 11]] and aired on December 19, [[1999]]. The episode was written by [[Tom Martin]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. [[Tim Robbins]], [[Clarence Clemons]], [[Gary Coleman]] and [[Joe Mantegna]] guest star.
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"'''The War of the Simpsons'''" is the twentieth episode of [[season 2]]. It originally aired on May 2, [[1991]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and was directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. The episode contains cultural references to songs such as Tom Jones's "''It's Not Unusual''", Dusty Springfield's "''The Look of Love''", and KC and the Sunshine Band's "''That's the Way (I Like It)''".
  
A sinister toy company unveils [[Funzo]], the next "Tickle Me Elmo"-style fad to [[Springfield]]'s Christmas shoppers. The toy is a huge success, in part because it is programmed to destroy other toys.
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[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] host a dinner party, and Homer gets drunk and makes an oaf of himself. Angry and embarrassed, Marge signs the two of them up for a marriage retreat. When Homer learns the retreat is being held at a popular fishing spot, he tries to bail out of the retreat to go fishing. Meanwhile, [[Grampa]] babysits [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]], who trick the old man into letting them do whatever they want—including throwing their own party.
  
On an ordinary day, the hole in the ozone layer lands over Springfield, and [[Milhouse]] convinces [[Bart]] to dress up as a girl and they jump on his parents' bed. They enjoy this, but when Homer knocks on the door (which is locked), Bart panics and falls onto Homer's bowling ball and breaks his {{W|coccyx}}. Homer then opens the door and is shocked to see Bart and Milhouse wearing women's clothes and demands they give him a non-gay expanation. Milhouse lies and tells him that they are very drunk, to which Homer says "Thank God!" [[Dr. Hibbert]] informs Homer and [[Marge]] that Bart will have to use a wheelchair for the time being...
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[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] throw a dinner party. Homer gets drunk and humiliates himself by telling off total strangers, pulling a very juvenile (and probably medically dangerous) practical joke on [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] involving a fly in an ice-cube, dancing while wearing a lampshade as a hat, ogling [[Maude Flanders]]' cleavage and generally making an oaf of himself. Homer then passes out on the living room floor and sleeps until morning. The next day, in church, Marge enrolls the two of them in a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by [[Reverend Lovejoy]] and [[Helen Lovejoy]]...
  
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"The War of the Simpsons" is the twentieth episode of season 2. It originally aired on May 2, 1991. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and was directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode contains cultural references to songs such as Tom Jones's "It's Not Unusual", Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love", and KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)".

Marge and Homer host a dinner party, and Homer gets drunk and makes an oaf of himself. Angry and embarrassed, Marge signs the two of them up for a marriage retreat. When Homer learns the retreat is being held at a popular fishing spot, he tries to bail out of the retreat to go fishing. Meanwhile, Grampa babysits Bart and Lisa, who trick the old man into letting them do whatever they want—including throwing their own party.

Marge and Homer throw a dinner party. Homer gets drunk and humiliates himself by telling off total strangers, pulling a very juvenile (and probably medically dangerous) practical joke on Dr. Hibbert involving a fly in an ice-cube, dancing while wearing a lampshade as a hat, ogling Maude Flanders' cleavage and generally making an oaf of himself. Homer then passes out on the living room floor and sleeps until morning. The next day, in church, Marge enrolls the two of them in a weekend retreat of marriage counseling hosted by Reverend Lovejoy and Helen Lovejoy...

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