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The Simpsons: The Great Louse Detective

When the Simpson family go to a free spa weekend, Homer is nearly killed when a mysterious figure locks him in a sauna, prompting Chief Wiggum to hire someone who can think like a murderer in order to find one. Unfortunately, that "someone" is Bart's mortal enemy, Sideshow Bob.


5/10 (2 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 14x6
Production Number: EABF01
Airdate: Sunday December 15th, 2002



Guest Stars
Karl WiedergottKarl Wiedergott
voiced Various
Recurring
Kelsey GrammerKelsey Grammer
voiced Sideshow Bob
Recurring
Pamela HaydenPamela Hayden
voiced Various
Recurring
Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeille
voiced Dolph, Jimbo
Recurring
Main Cast
Dan CastellanetaDan Castellaneta
voiced Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Klown, Barney, Willy, Sideshow Mel, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Gil, Itchy, Various
Julie KavnerJulie Kavner
voiced Marjorie "Marge" Bouvier Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier, Various
Yeardley SmithYeardley Smith
voiced Lisa Simpson, Various
Nancy CartwrightNancy Cartwright
voiced Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Various
Hank AzariaHank Azaria
voiced Apu, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Dr. Nick Riviera, Prof. Frink, Cletus, Sea Captain, Kirk Van Houten, Various
Harry ShearerHarry Shearer
voiced Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Seymour Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Various

Recap

Homer comes in with the mail. He uses the George Foreman mail sorter to find out what's good and what's bad. The bad pile is then grilled into a patty, which Homer eats on a bun. In the good pile is an invitation for the family to spend a free weekend at Stagnant Springs Spa...

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Episode Notes
Chalkboard: None

Couch: The family sits on the couch. Homer clicks on the remote control and sends the family to the Stone Age where they sit in front of a fire, clicks it again to send them to the Roman Empire where they watch a gladiator match, and clicks it a final time to return them to the present.



Episode Quotes
Sideshow Bob: (in cell) Hello, Bart.
Bart and Lisa: Ahhhhh! Sideshow Bob!
Sideshow Bob: Oh, come now. We've been through so much together. Just call me "Bob".
Bart and Lisa: Ahhhhh! Bob!

Sideshow Bob: Homer, of all the people you know, who would have the best reason to do you in?
Homer: Hmm. Well, there's Mr. Burns, Fat Tony, the Emperor of Japan, ex-President Bush...
Marge: ...the late Frank Grimes...
Homer: ...PBS, Stephen Hawking, the fat little Dixie Chick...
Marge: ...and the State of Florida.
Sideshow Bob: How could one man have so many enemies?
Homer: I'm a people person...who drinks.

(Sideshow Bob sets a trap with a dummy of Homer to catch the killer.)
Homer: Ooh, someone's coming!
(The family and Bob ducks down.)
Moe: (Beating the dummy with a baseball bat) Now who's the sociopath!? Huh!?
Homer: Moe! He's got a dark side I've never dreamed of.
Bob: Well, mystery solved. Wait a moment.
(Patty and Selma drive up and Patty throws a cinder block at the dummy's head, tearing it off)
Patty: He's hurt! Go, go, go!
Marge: These are Homer's friends and family. They don't want him dead. They just want him to suffer.
Groundskeeper Willie: (Driving a hoe into the dummy's back) Hi-ya!
Reverend Lovejoy: (Kicking the dummy's groin) Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Thank you, Lord. Ugh!
Homer: (Killing the dummy) Once I kill you, everyone will think I'm the real Homer! (Chuckles)
Sideshow Bob: None of this seems odd to you?
Marge: Meh.

Sideshow Bob: Homer, think carefully. Of all the people you have known, who might have reason to do you ill?
Homer: Hmm, well there's Mr. Burns, Fat Tony, the emperor of Japan, ex-president Bush--
Marge: The late Frank Grimes--
Homer: PBS, Stephen Hawking, the fat little Dixie Chick--
Marge: And the state of Florida.



Cultural References
This episode's title is an adaptation of “The Great Mouse Detective”, the 1986 Disney animated feature film.



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