Double, Double, Boy in Trouble

Season 20, Episode 3, Aired
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Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, a member of the richest family in Springfield and the two decide to switch places. Simon adjusts nicely to his new digs at the Simpson home, while Bart discovers that his new siblings are plotting his death so they can have his inheritance.moreless
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  • Great.

    9.0
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    By fenway98, Aug 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    One day at the Kwik E Mart, Bart is goofing off. Homer is about to buy the winning lottery ticket, but he's yelling at Bart. Lenny wins the lottery, and throws a party for all his friends. In the gift bags he gives everyone, there are Vac U Bots, and Bart sets them loose, making them cause havoc.

    In the bathroom, he meets a rich boy who looks just like him, so they switch lives to see what it's like. Bart is the enjoying the rich life, until he finds out his half siblings are going to kill him on a skiing trip.

    Meanwhile, Simon and The Simpsons must save Bart from his siblings.

    This was a great episode, with many great jokes.

    Overall Grade: 90%/A-moreless

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  • Doppelganger

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    By futuramarama, Dec 21, 2009 Report Abuse
    While at a party for Lenny, after him winning the lotto {even tho Homer would've had Bart not been making trouble}, Bart finds out there is a kid named Simon who looks exactly like him. So of course, smart idea: switch places! Bart finds out he is part of the richest family in town. He also finds out he has two half-siblings, a sister and a brother, who want to keep Simon{Bart} out of the way for the fortune.

    Eventually everything is resolved through skiing. His half-brother half-sister were going to kill him skiing, but Homer saves him.

    A nice episodemoreless

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  • The Simpsons took a very overused and bland plot and turned it into a comedy extravanganza! Great episode IMO.

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    By Iverson82094, Jul 29, 2009 Report Abuse
    When Lenny wins the lottery and invites the Simpson family to a celebratory party at a posh hotel, Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, who happens to be a member of the richest family in Springfield. Simon and Bart decide to switch places, and Bart arrives at the lavish Woosterfield mansion only to find football great Joe Montana (guest-voicing as himself) hanging around the estate. As Simon adjusts to the simple life over at the Simpson household, Bart begins to notice his wealthy new siblings acting strangely toward him. With some frightening words of wisdom from Mr. Burns, Bart realizes his new siblings are plotting his demise so they can inherit the Woosterfield family fortune all for themselves. Lisa and Simon must reach Bart before he goes from riches to ditches.moreless

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  • When Lenny wins a lottery of 50,000 dollars, he holds a party in where Bart sets vacuum cleaners on kill mode. When fleeing he meets his double, they decide to switch places. After nearly being killed by stepsiblings, he finds the value in his own family.moreless

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    By comedy4evah111, Apr 20, 2009 Report Abuse
    I have just viewed this episodes, and agree that this may just be the best episode of this season yet. The concept is well written en well executed.

    Bart gets in trouble for messing up while Homer is set to buy the last lottery ticket from Apu. Lenny comes to buy it instead and wins 50,000 dollars. Bart gets punished by the furious family. Lenny while poking fun at Homer, confirms he's going to hold a party for his friends, as he feels they make him the luckiest man in the world. Once at the party Bart takes a look at the giftbags that are set up. Bart finds robot vacuum cleaners and turns them on, they quickly start attacking all attenders. At police research they find Bart turning the vacuum cleaners on, and as he flees he finds his doppelganger Simon and older self, who is married to a woman resembling Millhouse. As they come to talk, both of them want a taste of the other class of life, and decide to switch places. Simon gets in trouble for not having the same taste in food as Bart does, and for playing up to Homer. Bart enjoys the glamorous life and at a party gets into chat with Mr. Burns. He finds out how Burns got to inheriting the full testament in a big family. All siblings were dead before the parents died, and in this Bart finds that his half-siblings are trying the same route. In an attempt to flee back home, his half-siblings invite him to Aspen for a skiing trip. Luckily Simon finds this out just in time and the Simpsons go to the rescue as Bart is scrolling down the slips, out of control. Once saved the two go back to their own lives. Bart finds out there is indeed no place like home.

    With a great storyline and original concept this episode did not go wrong.moreless

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  • one of the best of season 20 and even 19.

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    By offline1234, Mar 01, 2009 Report Abuse
    i do not understand why this episode got an 8.2 out of ten. I thought this was an fantastic and well made episode with no negatives that come in thought. Why ??? it was funny and it was exciting, original, well written and a sweet taste of Bart s classic mischievousness. i thought it should have deserved a 9 out of ten. Anyway , i have read the reviews and most of them were positive, and i agree on that. i have seen this episode a few times and it had never bored me at any time of the episode .

    highly recommended.moreless

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    • Featured music "Thank You For Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold (sung by Lenny). Edit

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    • Blackboard Joke: There's no such month as "Rocktober" Couch Gag: The family rushes in, sits on the couch and a tornado promptly whisks them away. In black and white, the couch along with the puzzled family drop onto a farm parodying The Wizard of Oz. Edit

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    • Homer: Stupid grocery list, making food into work. Edit
    • Milhouse: Hey, Bart. I think I have a crush on your new sister. Bart: You had a crush on my old sister. Milhouse: Yeah, but that wasn't going to happen. Edit
    • Bart: Oh my, God. Simon set me up. And all this time I thought he wanted the life of a stranger he met in the bathroom. Edit

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    • Grey's Anatomy While driving up to the Woosterfield mansion for the first time Bart spots McDreamy (hedging his bushes) and McSteamy (gathering his mail). McDreamy and McSteamy are the nicknames of two characters from Grey's Anatomy, Dr. Derek Shepherd and Dr. Mark Sloan. Edit
    • Lord Of The Rings Simon mentions his horse Shadowfax, which is a reference to Gandalf's horse from the Lord of the Rings novels, and subsequent film trilogy. Edit
    • Lovin' You While Marge washes dishes, she puts her own spin on Minnie Ripperton's 1975 hit single, "Lovin' You". Edit

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