Homer Alone

Season 3, Episode 15, Aired
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Marge has a nervous breakdown from being overworked and under appreciated at home and takes a vacation of her own at the Rancho Relaxo resort, leaving Homer and the kids to fend for themselves and experience the rigors of life without Marge.
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  • A funny episode.

    10
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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Marge has a nervous breakdown from being overworked and under appreciated at home and takes a vacation of her own at the Rancho Relaxo resort, leaving Homer and the kids to fend for themselves and experience the rigors of life without Marge.
    Overall, this episode was great, Homer's plot was a little better.
    10 out of 10

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- everything in the first act, homer and barney losing maggie, every scene with bart and lisa with selma and patty, marge going away for a while (i know if i was her, i would definitely need a vacation/trip away from homer too), etc.
    decent episode. i never liked it a whole lot, but it definitely does have some clever and funny gags, like most episodes do. it's kind of weak, i think, but it is still of course watchable and an overall good way to spend a half hour of your time. B- or so as my final grade, i think is fairmoreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons marge is feeling very underapricated and decides to take a vacation at a resort and a spa treetment. and she leaves the kids at patty and selma which they dread to much and leaves maggie with homer . and homer is having trouble taking care of maggie and he trys to feed her and she turns away and he almost loses her . this was a great ep of the simpsons and we get to see homer trying to take care of maggie and we see more of paddie and selma and marge getting some relaxation and this had some good momentsmoreless

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  • This is what makes the SImpsons so great, a great plot with amazing humor that is loved by all.

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    Marge decides she needs a vacation, after all the stress at home causes her to have a mental breakdown. She leaves for a place called "Rancho Relaxo", putting Bart and Lisa into the care of Patty and Selma and leaving Maggie at home with Homer. Homer invites Barney over to help him take care of the baby, but he soon realizes how much he needs Marge to take care of things. Maggie, upset about her mother's absence, makes her way out of the house looking for Marge and goes missing. After a long search from Homer and Barney, Homer calls a baby search. Meanwhile, Marge has done everything she wanted to do in her vacation and calls Homer to tell him she is coming back and he should pick her up at the train station. Maggie is found on the edge of the top of an ice-cream shop and is returned to Homer just in time for Marge's arrival, and everything is back to normalmoreless

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  • Another season classic.

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    By DaGamePhreak, Aug 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    Marge decides to go to Rancho Relaxo to get away for a weekend, and it leaves Homer to take care of the kids - well, Maggie. Bart and Lisa are sent to Patty and Selma's for the weekend. Meanwhile, Homer loses Maggie. Police find her, and bring her back to Homer, who gets her back. When Marge returns, the whole family realizes how miserable they were without her.

    This is a great episode. It's pretty funny, and it's written very well. It shows how big of a part Marge is to the family, since she does pretty much everything. Yet ANOTHER great episode from season 3.moreless

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    • When Marge is in the bowling store there is a picture of Jacques on the wall from the Season 1 episode "Life on the Fast Lane". Edit
    • This is the first episode that Wiggum has blue hair. Edit
    • Marge's train stops at Shelbyville, Badwater, Cattle Skull, and Testing grounds before stopping at Rancho Relaxo. Edit

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    • When Marge leaves for her vacation there is a man on the train platform checking his watch. He is modeled after Mark Kirkland who wrote this episode. Edit
    • There were some scenes in the trailers for this episode which didn't make it to air. After Homer staples Maggie's diaper shut, he picks her up, and the changing board comes with her. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: I will not spank others. Couch Gag: The family forms a pyramid. Edit

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    • Radio: This is Coma - WKOMA, restful, easy listening. Coming up next, a super set of songs about clouds. Edit
    • Troy: I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such movies as "Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die" and "Gladys the Groovy Mule." But today you'll see me in my greatest role - your video tour guide to Rancho Relaxo! Edit
    • Marge: Thanks again for taking the children while I'm away. Selma: Don't worry yourself. Patty: We've got six months of maternity leave we're never going to use anyway. Edit

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    • Home Alone The look on Homer's face (mouth wide-open with hands touching face) is a parody of the famous expression shown on Macaulay Culkin's face, the star of Home Alone. The title of the episode is also an obvious parody of the film's title. Edit
    • Captioning: BART (Brat'us Don'thaveacow'us) HOMER (Homo Neanderthal'us) The opening sequence is taken right out of the classic Warner Bros cartoons featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (Genius). Edit

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