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JABF is the nineteenth production season of The Simpsons. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season. The episodes mostly aired in broadcast season 18 on Fox, with seven rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 19. The episodes aired from December 10, 2006 with "The Haw-Hawed Couple", to November 18, 2007 with "Husbands and Knives".
Episodes[edit]
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JABF01
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"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"
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December 17, 2006
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Bob Anderson
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Jeff Westbrook
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S18 E9
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| When Gil, as Costington's Santa Claus, gives Lisa the present that his boss intended to give to his daughter, Gil is fired. Taking pity on Gil, Marge invites him to stay with them over the holidays. However, Gil overstays his welcome by almost a year when Marge can't tell him "no."
Guest starring: Elvis Stojko as himself.
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JABF02
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"The Haw-Hawed Couple"
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December 10, 2006
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Chris Clements
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Matt Selman
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S18 E8
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| Nelson invites the whole of Bart's class to his birthday, but Bart and Martin convince the others not to go. Bart is forced to go to Nelson's birthday by Marge, and ends up becoming friends with his bully. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa enjoy reading the Angelica Button series together.
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JABF03
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"The Wife Aquatic"
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January 7, 2007
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Lance Kramer
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Kevin Curran
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S19 E10
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| Marge reminisces about the time in her childhood when she vacationed at Barnacle Bay, but when the family visits, they find it has become a dump. After Homer accidentally burns down the town's pier, he is forced to repay his debts as a fisherman aboard The Rotting Pelican.
Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the oceanographer and Sab Shimono as the gruff Japanese sailor.
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JABF04
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"Little Big Girl"
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February 11, 2007
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Raymond S. Persi
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Don Payne
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S18 E12
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| After extinguishing a city-wide fire, Bart is rewarded with a driving license. However, he gets tired of taking Homer everywhere, so he escapes and meets a teenage girl who falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Lisa claims she is a descendant of a fake Native American tribe for a school project.
Guest starring: Natalie Portman as Darcy.
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JABF05
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"Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times"
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January 28, 2007
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Michael Polcino
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Joel H. Cohen
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S18 E11
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| After being cut off while driving, Homer decides he wants revenge. The family then offers three stories about why revenge may not always be a good thing. Marge retells The Count of Monte Cristo, Lisa tells a story about Milhouse getting revenge on the school bullies, and Bart tells a story about him becoming the superhero Bartman.
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JABF06
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"Homerazzi"
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March 25, 2007
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Matthew Nastuk
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J. Stewart Burns
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S18 E16
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| Homer becomes a paparazzo, taking embarrassing photographs of celebrities after he accidentally takes a photo of Duffman and Booberella together. However, when he angers Springfield's celebrities, they hire a paparazzo of their own and send him after Homer.
Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Enrico Irritazio, J. K. Simmons as the tabloid editor, and Betty White as herself.
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JABF07
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"Springfield Up"
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February 18, 2007
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Chuck Sheetz
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Matt Warburton
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S18 E13
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| Declan Desmond films a documentary about the lives of people in Springfield and how they changed over the years. Due to looking bad in previous filming sessions, Homer makes Desmond believe he became rich and owns a mansion.
Guest starring: Eric Idle as Declan Desmond.
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JABF08
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"Rome-Old and Juli-Eh"
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March 11, 2007
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Nancy Kruse
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Daniel Chun
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S18 E15
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| When Grampa falls in love with Selma, they move in together. Homer and Patty team up to break up the odd couple. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa con a delivery man into giving them a large number of cardboard boxes, which they use to build a castle.
Guest starring: Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm.
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JABF09
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"Yokel Chords"
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March 4, 2007
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Susie Dietter
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Michael Price
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S18 E14
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| Lisa teaches the Spuckler children about culture, and soon Krusty hires them to act on The Krusty the Clown Show. They become famous and earn a lot of money, but Cletus spends it on himself. Meanwhile, Bart is forced to see a psychologist after he traumatizes the kids at school with a scary story.
Guest starring: Peter Bogdanovich as a psychologist, Andy Dick as himself, Meg Ryan as Dr. Stacey Swanson, James Patterson as himself, and Stephen Sondheim as himself.
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JABF10
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"Marge Gamer"
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April 22, 2007
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Bob Anderson
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J. Stewart Burns
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S18 E17
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| Marge discovers the Internet and gets hooked on an online fantasy role-playing game called Earthland Realms, where she interacts with practically everyone in Springfield. But when she finds out that Bart is the fearsome Shadow Knight, she starts to mother him in the game. Meanwhile, Homer becomes a soccer referee, which strains his and Lisa's relationship when he calls fouls on her.
Guest starring: Ronaldo as himself.
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JABF11
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"The Boys of Bummer"
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April 29, 2007
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Rob Oliver
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Michael Price
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S18 E18
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| After missing a catch that would have won the Springfield Isotots a championship game, Bart becomes a pariah who is mocked and terrorized by the townspeople. His guilt and shame over the incident begin to take their toll on him. Meanwhile, Homer trades his and Marge's mattress to the Lovejoys, which ruins his and Marge's sex life.
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JABF12
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"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"
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May 13, 2007
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Matthew Faughnan
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John Frink
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S18 E20
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| When Santa's Little Helper saves Homer from a corn maze, he becomes a town hero and eventually becomes a police dog. But Bart's excitement for his dog is destroyed after Santa's Little Helper bites him and goes to live with the police. Bart gets a new pet, a snake called Strangles, as a replacement.
Guest starring: Stephen Hawking as himself and Maurice LaMarche as the horn stuffer.
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JABF13
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"Crook and Ladder"
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May 6, 2007
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Lance Kramer
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Bill Odenkirk
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S18 E19
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| When Homer crashes into the Springfield Fire Department while under the influence of sleeping pills, the fire department get injured and end up in the hospital. The Springfield Volunteer Fire Department is created to replace them while they recover. However, the new volunteers begin stealing the property of the people they're supposed to be saving.
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JABF14
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"24 Minutes"
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May 20, 2007
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Raymond S. Persi
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Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball
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S18 E21
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| In a parody of 24, Bart joins Lisa in the Counter Truancy Unit to sabotage the school bullies' plan to set off a stink bomb at the school bake sale. However, their plans are undermined when it turns out there is a mole within the organization.
Guest starring: Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian and Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer.
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JABF15
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"You Kent Always Say What You Want"
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May 20, 2007
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Matthew Nastuk
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Tim Long
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S18 E22
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| When Homer ends up on Kent Brockman's news program, he accidentally spills coffee on Brockman's lap, leading to him swearing on live television. Ned Flanders files a complaint that gets the news anchor fired. He then moves in with the Simpsons until they can figure out how to get his job back.
Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the FOX voice-over and Ludacris as himself.
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JABF16
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"Treehouse of Horror XVIII"
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November 4, 2007
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Chuck Sheetz
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Marc Wilmore
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S19 E5
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| In "E.T., Go Home", Bart and Lisa come to the aid of Kodos, who is hiding from the government and wants to contact his homeworld. In "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson", Homer and Marge find out they are agents for rival organizations when Homer is sent to kill the target Marge is ordered to protect. In "Heck House", when Bart, Lisa, Milhouse, and Nelson pull pranks on the town, Ned Flanders decides to scare them straight by transforming the church into the "Heck House."
Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as a government agent.
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JABF17
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"Husbands and Knives"
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November 18, 2007
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Nancy Kruse
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Matt Selman
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S19 E7
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| Coolsville, a new comic book shop, opens up in Springfield, with a cool owner named Milo. The shop's success puts Comic Book Guy out of business. Marge takes advantage of the vacant business space to open Shapes, a women-only gym, and becomes a famous and successful businesswoman. However, Marge's success causes Homer to worry about losing her and leads him to consider undergoing radical cosmetic surgery.
Guest starring: Jack Black as Milo, Daniel Clowes as himself, Maurice LaMarche as husband 3, Alan Moore as himself, and Art Spiegelman as himself.
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JABF18
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"The Homer of Seville"
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September 30, 2007
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Michael Polcino
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Carolyn Omine
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S19 E2
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| While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, Homer discovers that he has a beautiful opera voice while lying on his back. Mr. Burns hires him to sing at the Springfield Opera House, where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans, including Julia, an obsessive and dangerous stalker.
Guest starring: Plácido Domingo as himself and Maya Rudolph as Julia.
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JABF19
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"I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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October 14, 2007
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Bob Anderson
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Dana Gould
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S19 E4
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| While at the bank, a man named Dwight robs it. To get him to turn himself in, Marge promises to visit him in prison. However, when Marge doesn't follow through on this promise, Dwight breaks out to find her.
Guest starring: Steve Buscemi as Dwight Diddlehopper, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria, and Ted Nugent as himself.
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JABF20
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"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
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September 23, 2007
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Mark Kirkland
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Joel H. Cohen
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S19 E1
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| After Homer saves Mr. Burns from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to Chicago on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it. After returning home, Homer makes it his mission to find a job that offers him the chance to fly on a corporate jet and enlists a life coach to help fulfill this dream.
Guest starring: Stephen Colbert as Colby Krause and Lionel Richie as himself.
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JABF21
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"Midnight Towboy"
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October 7, 2007
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Matthew Nastuk
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Stephanie Gillis
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S18 E3
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| After his car gets towed in Guidopolis, Homer realizes he loves the idea of towing cars, so he gets a job as a tow truck driver. But when he starts towing almost every car in Springfield, the townspeople trick him into towing a car in a rival tow truck driver's turf. Louie kidnaps Homer as revenge.
Guest starring: Matt Dillon as Louie.
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JABF22
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"Little Orphan Millie"
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November 11, 2007
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Lance Kramer
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Mick Kelly
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S19 E6
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| When Kirk and Luann remarry and go on a honeymoon cruise, they topple off the boat into the sea and are presumed dead. This causes Milhouse to become darker and more gloomy, making him more popular than ever. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself in trouble when he can't remember Marge's eye color.
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