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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 14 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | Matt Selman |
| Original air date | January 12, 2003 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | In a parody of Lunch atop a Skyscraper, the Simpsons are dressed as construction workers of the early 20th century and are sitting on a girder watching television. |
| Commentary | Al Jean Matt Selman Ian Maxtone-Graham Carolyn Omine Matt Warburton Yeardley Smith Mark Kirkland David Silverman "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Episode chronology | |
| The Simpsons season 14 | |
| List of episodes | |
"The Dad Who Knew Too Little" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' fourteenth season which aired on January 12, 2003.
Plot
Bart and Lisa are watching television and they see a commercial for a personal diary, the Turbo Diary, which does not allow anyone but its owner to read it. If anyone else tries to open the diary, it gives that person an electric shock. Lisa, tired of Bart reading her diary, asks Homer and Marge to get her the Turbo Diary for her birthday and they agree. The next day, Homer and Bart go to the mall to get the diary for Lisa. Homer gets sidetracked and when they finally go to the toy store, all the diaries are sold out. On Lisa's birthday, Bart gives her a laser pointer. Homer gives Lisa a personalized film he made for her. She is disappointed that she did not get the diary she wanted, nevertheless she watches the film, which is a story about Lisa as a sheriff in a Western setting. The dialog in the film helps Lisa realize that Homer knows absolutely nothing about her. She runs upstairs crying, making Homer feel bad.
The next day, Homer gets an idea from Moe to hire Dexter Colt, a private detective, to find out facts about Lisa so he can appear to know things about her. Colt begins to spy on Lisa and build up information to produce a report. Using the report, Homer starts to bond with Lisa by playing the songs that she likes and going to a protest against animal testing at a research lab. Homer and Lisa's relationship is good again as she feels he does know her after all. Homer goes to see Dexter Colt to thank him for all his work. When Colt gives him a bill for $1000, Homer refuses to pay the incredible amount. Colt swears revenge as Homer runs off into the night.
The next morning, Lisa, Homer, and Bart are watching the news. They see that someone has vandalised the research lab and stolen all the animals. Chief Wiggum says that, based on the clues collected, Lisa Simpson is the main suspect. Lisa says she is innocent and Homer knows she has been framed by Colt. Homer and Lisa escape as a fugitives and disguise themselves. While on the run, Homer confesses about the report and Colt to Lisa, and she becomes angry with him once more. The police track Homer and Lisa to a motel but they escape again and find themselves at a circus. There they find all the stolen animals, and it seems Dexter sold them to the circus as a petting zoo and sideshow attractions. Colt shows up and chases Homer into a hall of mirrors. As Colt is about to kill Homer, Lisa shows up. Colt wonders how she heard them, and Homer says that Lisa's hearing is very good and that one day when she was very young, she had heard him quietly sobbing in the closet. Lisa, impressed that Homer actually remembered something about her, flashes Colt in the eye with the laser pointer that Bart gave her, temporarily blinding him. Later, Colt is arrested and Lisa is exonerated, and Homer finally gets her the personal diary she wanted.
Production
In the episode, Homer's e-mail was said to be chunkylover53@aol.com. Episode writer Matt Selman registered the e-mail and received thousands of messages after the episode aired. He responded to some of them in the character of Homer, but gave up after being swamped with e-mails.
Elliott Gould (65 years old in 2003, but juvenile-looking, slim in tracksuit) appears at length in the beginning, and has a neighbourly brawl with Krusty : his son has been bitten by Krusty's tame chimp.
References
- "Simpsons fans get e-mails from Homer". BBC News. 2003-01-30. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- Leyden, John (2008-07-14). "Homer Simpson's email address hacked". The Register. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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External links
- "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" at The Simpsons.com
- "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" at IMDb