The Simpsons: O Brother, Where Bart Thou?

Springfield is hit by a blizzard and all power gets lost, but while Bart can’t seem to find anything fun to do, he observes the bonding moments between Lisa and Maggie, who are sisters. Jealous he doesn’t have a brother, Bart becomes depressed and asks if Homer can get him a brother, but Homer is less than enthusiastic about the idea. However, Bart still wants a brother and gets one from an orphanage.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 21x8
Production Number: MABF01
Airdate: Sunday December 13th, 2009

Director: Steven Dean Moore (1)
Writer: Matt Selman

Guest Stars

Karl Wiedergott voiced Unknown Recurring	Kim Cattrall voiced Herself Recurring
Pamela Hayden voiced Milhouse Recurring	Russi Taylor voiced Martin Prince Recurring
Tress MacNeille voiced Jimbo Recurring	Cooper Manning voiced Himself
Dick Smothers voiced Himself	Eli Manning voiced Himself
Huell Howser voiced Himself	Jordan Nagai voiced Charlie
Peyton Manning voiced Himself	Tom Smothers voiced Himself

Main Cast

Dan Castellaneta voiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various	Julie Kavner voiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various
Yeardley Smith voiced Lisa Simpson, Various	Nancy Cartwright voiced Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Various
Hank Azaria voiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various	Harry Shearer voiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various

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Episode Notes

Couch Gag: The living room furniture (the couch cushions, the rug, the flat-screen TV, and the lamps) are all dancing to disco music just as The Simpsons come in. Once Homer yells, "Hey!", the furniture returns to normal and the Simpsons sit on the couch.

Episode Quotes

Apu: Lisa, how do you like sharing a bathroom with two brothers?
Lisa: Two brothers? Bart, who is this kid?
Bart: He's an orphan, he's like Annie except he's a dude and he hates tomorrow.
Charlie: I hate it so much.

Bart: How did you escape the island of misfit boys?
Charlie: Shimmied down a drain pipe.
Bart: You like to shimmy? I like to shimmy. Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
Charlie: One-armed drummer in a prison rock band.
Bart: Nice. Favorite Beatle?
Charlie: Dung.

Homer: Girls are easy. Girls love daddy. Girls make birthday cards with glitter on them. Girls can marry a hockey player and get me free tickets to hockey games. Girls don't steal my lines. And girls never ask me how their body works because I have no idea.
Bart: You never told me how my body works.
Homer: Point and shoot.

Marge: A branch must have knocked out the power lines.
Bart: That's fine, I'll see what's on TV.
Marge: That runs on electricity, also.
Bart: Alright, I'll watch a DVD, there's no way that runs on electricity.... Really, does Obama know about this?

Cultural References

This episode's title is an obvious allusion to the biblical verse 'O Brother Where Art Thou'

Other Episode Crew

• Animatic Layout Artist

Dante Fabiero

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