Bart's Friend Falls in Love

Season 3, Episode 23, Aired
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Bart gets jealous and decides to do something about it, when he discovers that Milhouse has a girlfriend and suddenly doesn't have as much time for him any more. Meanwhile Lisa worries about Homer's weight and convinces Marge to order some subliminal weight loss tapes, instead Homer's vocabulary improves dramatically when subliminal vocabulary tapes are mislabeled and sent on accident.moreless
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  • this is a great ep

    8.5
    "Great"
    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons there having sex ed at the springfild school and so milhous sees and it and starts to fall in love with a girl and barts gets jealious becasue he does not have much time for bart anymore. and bart decides to break them apart and gets her to go to cathlic school. and homer is having problems losing weight and lisa feels worried so she decided to have marge order some sublimal weight loss tapes but it turns out it was sublimal vocaulary and hoemers vocab increses instead of losing weight this had some hilirous parts in it and this was a good epmoreless

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  • Milhouse in Love

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    By futuramarama, Jan 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    Milhouse falls in love with a beautiful girl named Samantha Stanky. They soon spend all their time with each other making Bart jealous enough to get Samantha's father to find out about them, and so her father switches her to a Catholic/Christian school. Milhouse is now totally bummed all the time, so now Bart realizes that he must find Samantha again and reunite Milhouse with her one final time.

    A pretty good episode in some parts. The opening parody was well-done, some very clever jokes, a good, strong plot. The sub plot in this episode was also really funny and well-donemoreless

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  • Clever episode; absolutely hilarious in parts

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    By schrutefan, Jun 23, 2009 Report Abuse
    I liked this episode because it was very clever and funny. I loved Homer building his vocabulary. He sounded so funny saying all those big words. The best line was after he weighed himself. Also very funny was Bart telling Milhouse they are living in the age of cooties. Reminds me of people talking about the dangers of AIDS and STDs. The highlight of the episode, though, was definitely the sex-ed video. I am a huge Troy McClure fan, and I think this is the funniest he's ever been. Overall, it was a strong episode and was enjoyable, unlike the episodes they are currently putting out. Season three was a very funny season and this episode was no exception.moreless

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  • Milhouse finds the one of his dreams!!!! Great episode yet again feel bad for Milhouse though

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    After a close encounter (Indiana Jones style Indiana Bart), Bart Simpson manages to retrieve Homer's jar of change to take to school. His best friend, Milhouse, in the meantime, has chosen to take his Magic 8 ball. Bart asks the ball whether he and Milhouse will still be friends by the end of the day, and the ball predicts no. Both are puzzled by how this could happen.

    A new girl from Phoenix, Arizona, called Samantha Stanky starts at Springfield Elementary School and Milhouse falls in love with her. She also starts falling for him. To Bart's dismay and anger, Milhouse and Samantha start a relationship and, rather than playing with Bart after school in his treehouse, Milhouse brings Samantha with him and spends the entire time kissing her. They ignore Bart, leaving nothing for him to do but leave. Marge finds this incredibly sweet (although she hopes they are not "opening their mouths, are they?"). In order to restore the previous status quo, Bart calls Samantha's father and lets him know what's happening, and Mr. Stanky rushes to Bart's treehouse and takes her away before she can even explain. She is sent to St. Sebastian's school for Wicked Girls, an all-girls convent school. Bart lets Milhouse know that he told on him and Samantha and they fight over Bart's actions. Milhouse visits Samantha at the convent school and Bart apologizes to her, but she say it is OK - she loves Saint Sebastian's. However, she still has feelings for Milhouse and gives him a goodbye kiss, despite her knowingly violating school rules.

    Meanwhile, Lisa is watching a documentary on the health problems of obesity. She is fearful that Homer's obesity will lead to an early death. On Lisa's suggestion, Marge orders a subliminal weight-loss tape for Homer. Humorously enough, the company is out of the tapes and sends Homer a "Vocabulary Builder" tape. Homer ends up eating more than ever, but his vocabulary is through the roof. However when he realises that the tape does not work he gets rid of it and his vocabulary quickly returns to normal (or maybe worse than that).moreless

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  • A great episode with an excellent storyline. The plot (Milhouse falling in love) and the subplot (Homer trying to lose weight and building his vocabulary) are both well-written.

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    By Malcolmjamal, Jul 31, 2006 Report Abuse
    This episode is an example why I like The Simpsons so much.

    The main plot: Milhouse is falling in love with a girl who just moved to Springfield. He's hanging out with her all the time and neglecting his friendship with Bart.

    The subplot: Lisa is afraid Homer will get fatter and fatter and eventually die from his obesity. So she decides to order a cassette that subliminally helps you lose weight while you're sleeping.

    Favorite scene: When Homer watches 'Smartline' (hosted by Kent Brockman) you see a report on obesity in the USA. Then you see stereotypical 'fat & happy' Americans: Don DeLuise, Santa Claus.

    Then there is a dramatization of what kind of diseases Santa would have when he'd be a real person. You see him lying in the hospital with the reindeers standing next to him crying and Kent Brockman narrating: "If Santa was alive he would have to deal with kidney stones, hard breathing, and impotence." Then, the doctors are loading the defibrillator and trying to reanimate him.

    ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!moreless

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    • During the fight scene in Milhouse's room, a Spinal Tap poster can be seen. Harry Shearer (Principal Skinner, etc) played Derek Smalls, the bass player for Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap also played in Springfield in the episode "The Otto Show." Edit
    • Mrs. Krabappel's comment on Bart's test reads, "Very poor, even for you." Edit
    • Homer's change jar reads "Homer's Change: DON'T TOUCH!" Edit

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    • Maggie Roswell who provides the voice of the nun singing "Dominique" isn't really singing the lyrics to the song, she just made up lyrics in French. Edit
    • According the Nancy Cartwright when Milhouse says "We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended in tragedy", the original line was "Someone gave my heart a wedgie". Edit
    • Madonna was the first choice to play Samantha. Edit

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    • Lisa: Dad, do you know what today is? Homer: The vernal equinox? Lisa: No! It's been two weeks since you got that tape. Let's get you on the scale! (Homer gets on the scale) You've gained thirteen pounds. Homer: Disingenuous mountebanks with their subliminal chicanery! A pox on them! (discards tape) Edit
    • Mr. Stanky: Samantha, you're my little girl, and sometimes my imagination runs away with me. Just, just tell me what happened. Samantha: Well Milhouse and I… Mr. Stanky: That's enough! Edit
    • Bart: Milhouse, we're living at the age of cooties. I can't believe the risk you're running. Besides, what's so great about kissing? Milhouse: Bart it's just not the kissing a lot of it is waiting to kiss you know like when you open an Eskimo Pie and you wait just a little bit for it to melt? Bart: But she doesn't melt. Milhouse: Oh, yes she does. Edit

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    • Casablanca
      The end of the episode, as well as the song that plays in the background is a parody of the 1942 film Casablanca. Edit
    • Raiders Of The Lost Ark
      The entire first scene of the episode is a parody of the opening sequence to Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Edit

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