I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot

Season 15, Episode 9, Aired
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Milhouse comes over with a Psycho Cycle bike conversion kit, which they use on Bart's bike to make it look cooler. While riding the modified bike, they are hassled by older boys with "big boy" bikes. It makes Bart wish for a ten-speed bike. To get a new bike Bart sacrifices his old bike right in front of Dr. Hibbert's Mercedes. As Dr. Hibbert leaves his Mercedes then runs over Snowball II and Lisa is devastated. Bart and Homer get Bart a new bike, but it needs to be assembled and Homer tries to do his best. The bike falls apart when Bart tries to show it off to the older boys. Later Bart and Homer are watching "Robot Rumble" and the father and son teams inspire Homer to try building a robot for them to enter in competition but Bart leads Homer to believe that Bart thinks he is an oaf. Marge and Lisa look for a new cat and Lisa finds a new one that she calls Snowball III. Homer tries to build a robot, but his result is a failure. Homer looks to his father for inspiration and becomes a robot instead of building one. Bart wakes to find Homer's robot in his room, which is actually Homer inside of large metal shell powered by a tricycle. Lisa finds that Snowball III has drowned in the fish tank. Bart competes on "Robot Rumble," with the robot he's called "Chief Knock-A-Homer," but Homer is nowhere to be found. Homer, hidden inside the robot, manages to win his first match, but only after he receives numerous cuts and bruises. Lisa gets (and quickly loses) a new cat named Coltrane. Chief Knock-A-Homer quickly works his way into the finals, but Bart is sorry that his father hasn't been able to see any of the Chief's victories. The Chief's final match is scheduled to be against Professor Frink and his son's deadly looking robot. Lisa, depressed about her propensity to kill cats, is surprised when a crazy lady leaves her with a new cat. Lisa sees that new cat looks kill proof, and decides to call it Snowball II and forgot the whole dead cat thing ever happened. After the first round of the finals Bart discovers the secret inside of Chief Knock-A-Homer and thinks his dad is even cooler for doing that. The match is stopped in the second round when Homer's presence in the robot is revealed to everyone. The law of robotics saves Homer's life and the Frink robot goes out its way to make Homer comfortable. Nature's greatest killing machine is declared the winner.moreless
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  • Julie Kavner

    Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier

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    Harry Shearer

    Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others

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    Dan Castellaneta

    Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others

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    By futuramarama, Nov 10, 2009 Report Abuse
    Homer and Bart bond when Homer builds a robot for Bart and him for a competition {Robot Rumble, where people build robots and fight them}. Unfortunately, the robot sucks. So Homer pretends to be a robot. Bart controls the robot not knowing the truth about it until the end.

    In the sub plot, Lisa's beloved cat dies. They get another cat. She drowns. They get another cat. It jumps out the window. The Crazy Cat Lady gives Lisa a cat.

    This is one of season 15's bests for sure. Humor, plot, everything was pretty perfect. Bravo Al Jean and writers! Bravomoreless

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  • Man I love this episode it rocks

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    By dragondude4, Sep 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    In this episode Milhouse gets parts to make Bart's bike better then the bullies come and mock then. So bart wants a new bike then Bart destroys his bike then Homer gets a new one then he puts it to geter then I like the part when Bart moons the bullies then the bike is destroy then Homer controls a robot he gives to bart then he is in the robots fights I really like the part when Homer gets the gun and shoots Ralph's robot and freakin' homer when fights the big robot and he couldn't win and I really like the fights and Homer somehow winsmoreless

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  • Homer bonds with Bart secretly.

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    By Hornets3, Aug 21, 2009 Report Abuse
    Homer builds Bart a robot to take part in a Robot Wars-style game show. The bottom line to descirbe this episode is that it is just a pure master piece. Everything about this episode is great. Its a heart warming story with some great jokes that can make you laugh and touch your heart. This is one of my favorite episodes just soely because of that. This is a must see episode for all people even if they are not fans of the show. Its a wonder that when people see episodes like this how this isn't an instant series classic. A+moreless

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  • Homer tries to get Bart to think he is an awesome, exciting and good Dad. So when Bart tries to enter a robot fighting contest, Homer offers to build a robot.moreless

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    By Baseball539248, Jan 19, 2009 Report Abuse
    I think this an Amazing, Grade A, Champion episode. It's a good, funny episode and that's why I watch "The Simpsons". I really like Homer and Bart, and I like Sporting events, robot fights aren't exactly a sport, but I thought this episode was interesting. It was good that Homer wanted to be a good Dad to Bart. Meanwhile, on the Marge and Lisa's side (The other side of the story), Snowball II (The Simpson's cat for most of the series died). Which I thought was sad. So Lisa gets Snowbal III, who shortly dies, and Snowball IV (Who Lisa calls Coltrane) shortly dies. I felt sad for Lisa because it was hopeless for her, but she found a cat on the street who looked exactly like Snowball II, and names it Snowball V, but acts like it is Snowball II. It's good that the The Simpsons family was happy then. All in all, this is why I like The Simpsons and rate it a 10 out of 10moreless

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  • What doesn't this episode have? It has Great humor, a heart warming story, Cat ownership qualities, and Father and Son bonding secretly, of course.

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    By Iverson82094, Sep 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    When Bart asks for a new bike, Homer & Marge agree that if his current bike works, there's no need for a new one. Bart throws his old bike in front of Dr. Hibbert's car, who runs over Snowball II as he leaves. Homer assembles Bart's new bike which collapses on use, so in an attempt to regain respect he builds a robot for competitive fighting. Meanwhile, Lisa gets a new cat, Snowball III, which drowns in the fishtank. Homer's robot impresses Bart, who doesn't yet know that it's just Homer inside a mailbox. The team compete on "Robot Rumble", and soon enough, "Chief Knock-A-Homer" becomes one of the toughest robots ever. Lisa's new cat Coltrane jumps out a window and dies. Bart's robot is to compete against Frink's huge machine while Homer cowers in fear. Bart learns Homer is inside the robot and thinks he's cooler than ever. Homer wins but is disqualified. Lisa gets a new black cat which she names Snowball II. This episode is without a doubt on my top five episodes because of its great jokes and heart warming story. You should really watch this episode I promise you will not be disappointed.moreless

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    • Frink Jr doesn't speak at all, he just mimics his father. Edit
    • Coltrane has a cardboard tombstone. Edit

  • Notes

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    • Jessica Lovejoy makes a cameo appearance in this episode, her first appearance on the show in nearly 10 years. Edit
    • This is Homer's third failed attempt at making a robot (i.e., "Homer the Moe" and mentioned in "Itchy and Scratchy Land"). Edit
    • Skinner's real last name is Tamzarian. Just want to point out if no one knows yet...Skinner is Armenian. Edit

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    • Bart: (After his bike is ran over by Dr. Hibbert) My bike! My crappy, crappy bike! Edit
    • Dolph: (After being mooned by Bart, while on his bike) No one does this to Dolph. NO ONE!!! Edit
    • Announcer: If robots can feel pain then we are horrible, horrible people. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Bart: This butt's for you. Bart spoofs the classic Budweiser advertisement slogan, "This Bud's for you," when he moons Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney on his bike and utters the aforementioned line. Edit
    • In the commercial featuring Killhammad Aieee, he's fighting a robot identical to the one at the end of the 1984 film "The Terminator." Edit
    • Homer and Bart watch videotapes of fighting robots, one of which is labeled "KillHammed Aii vs. Circuit Ray Leonard." This is a play on the names of boxers Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard. Edit

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