Brother From the Same Planet

Season 4, Episode 14, Aired
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Bart, fed up with Homer's neglect, joins the Big Brother program posing as an abandoned child so he can hang out with a better father figure. Homer finds out about Bart's cool, new friend, Tom, and exacts his revenge by donating his time as a big brother to a real orphan named Pepi.moreless
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  • perfect

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- homer and tom fighting (Especially the end with homer kicked on the fire hydrant. can someone say 'ouch?'), 'I'm on my way' and the fact that homer was preoccupied with TV, Trab Pu Kcip and Kirk yelling at Milhouse for writing on the window, Homer accidentally calling Pepi Pepsi, Pepsi and Tom becoming brothers to each other, amongst other things.
    good episode and it was nice to see homer jealous. there were some good laughs. lisa's plot kind of felt like nothing more than time-filler, but there were still some good parts in there, so overall, final grade is going to be an A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons bart is late getting picked up from a soccor game and decideds to hire a big brother who will take care of him out of jealiousy homer decides to go and hire a little brother and then gets into a knock dow fight with barts big brohter this was a funny ep that had some hirious moments and also in this ep lisa falls for this teen star and she deicdes to call a 900 number run by the teen star and it raises a huge bill the simpsons have to pay off this was a funny epmoreless

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    By meatboys, Aug 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    Bart, fed up with Homer's neglect, joins the Big Brother program posing as an abandoned child so he can hang out with a better father figure. Homer finds out about Bart's cool, new friend, Tom, and exacts his revenge by donating his time as a big brother to a real orphan named Pepi.

    I especially like the part where bart and tom were at the game and tom asks if his dad ever took him to games, and bart said he played alot of blsckjack

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    Homer is such an idiot..... ..... . ..... .... I give this episode a 8.7moreless

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  • A good episode the only thing that ruined it was I think that Bart should have played a bigger role with his antics. A very good emotional ending

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    When Homer leaves Bart waiting in the pouring rain after soccer practice, he must earn back his son's love. Bart expresses his anger by going to a Big Brother program and claiming to be an abandoned child so he can get a new "father." He's paired with Tom, a motorcycle-riding fighter pilot who spoils him. To get revenge on Bart, Homer signs up to be a Big Brother and "adopts" Pepi, a needy child. When Homer and Tom clash over Bart, they fight viciously and Bart realizes how much his father loves him. Bart returns to Homer and Tom winds up adopting Pepi.moreless

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  • Homer and Bart get brothers, and feud.

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    By GerMan666, Jan 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is where season 4 gets better. Homer, and Bart getting brothers just to spite each other. How they have a good time in a funny way, and Ren & Stimpy making a cameo in this episode. I didn't care much about Lisa's side story about the Corey Hotline, but It had a fair dose of comedy, injected in this episode of near-perfection.

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    • Goof: When Principal Skinner begins to slash the school budget, his lips move but he says nothing, not even a mumble. Edit
    • When Lisa visits Grampa, a picture of Bea Simmons, from "Old Money" can be seen on the wall of Grampa's room. Edit
    • The woman in the car (who Bart thinks is Homer at first) sings the song "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy. Edit

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    • Tom was originally intended to be played by Tom Cruise, hence the name, the motorcycle and the fact that he's a pilot. Cruise turned down the part so Phil Hartman filled in, besides doing two other voices in the episode, neither of which were Troy McClure or Lionel Hutz. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: The principal's toupée is not a frisbee. Couch Gag: After the family sits down, the wall behind the couch spins 180 degrees, replacing the full couch with an empty one. Edit

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    • TV Announcer: Tonight, on Wings... Ah, who cares? Edit
    • Homer: You're not the only one who can abuse a non-profit organization! Edit
    • Pepi: Tell me more! I want to know the constellations. Homer: Well, there's… Jerry the Cowboy. And that big dipper looking thing is Alan… the Cowboy. Edit

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    • While Marge and Lisa are talking to Principal Skinner in his office, he looks out the window at a house and starts an imaginary conversation with his mother. This is a clear reference to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho about a man with a peculiar relationship with his mother.

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    • Homer: Just like "Oscar the Grouch." As Homer observes a kid sleeping in a dumpster, he makes this comment. He is referring to the character on Sesame Street who lives in a dumpster whose favorite thing in life is trash. Edit
    • Marge: When I was a girl, I had a crush on Bobby Sherman. Bobby Sherman is an American singer and actor, who became a very popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Edit

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