Marge Be Not Proud

Season 7, Episode 11, Aired
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Bart sees a commercial for a new but violent video game. Marge does not want to get it for him because he is too young. Bart tries to rent it and tries to play it at Milhouse's. He goes to the store and tries to steal a copy of it. The security guard catches him. He leaves a message on the Simpsons' answering machine, in which he mentions that Bart is banned from the store for life. Back at home, Bart manages to gets rid of the message. Marge wants the family to go to that store to have a family portrait taken; only Bart sees the jeopardy in his returning to the store. The security guard spots him and he tells Homer and Marge that Bart is a shoplifter. Bart ruins yet another family picture. Later Homer yells at him, but Marge just refuses to talk to him. She thinks it is her fault for mothering him too much. Missing his own mother, Bart tries to hang around with Milhouse's mom. He decides to return to the store and have a picture taken of himself. He gives it to Marge and she is ecstatic. She lets him open his present early, a golf video game. The end credits show Bart playing his new game.moreless
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  • An episode that didn't do great, during the seasons 1-9 bracket

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    By GerMan666, Aug 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    I'm sorry to say this, but this episode had too much emotion, on Bart's and Marge's part. Bart has done worse, yet he doesn't get unloved by his mom. Maybe it's just the fact that Bart suffers, but this episode isn't that great. I really wish that they'd do better for a Christmas episode.

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  • A great Christmas special

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    By starbubble, Jul 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is a Christmas special of The Simpsons. Bart wants the latest video game for Christmas but Marge doesn't allow him to have it because it contains violence. Bart plans to stand at by the game looking sad at the store, in hope that someone will feel sorry for him and buy the game for him. When he sees two school bullies shop lifting, he sneakily puts the game under his coat and walks out the store. A security guard catches him, phones home and tells him never to return to the Try N Save store the message goes to answer machine, bart runs home and erases it. The simpsons are planning a Christmas family photo at Try N Save which worries Bart that he might be seen by Security guard and his parents would find out he stole. As they take the photo, Bart is pulled away and the whole family find out he stole the video game. Marge is angry and upset, but when Bart gives her a great present, a photo of him, she forgives him and they have a merry Christmasmoreless

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    By futuramarama, Jul 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    Bart wants a new video game but his parents won't get it for Christmas. So, he resorts to shoplifting. Unfortunately, he gets caught. He tries to make sure Marge and Homer do not find out, but they do. And now it seems Marge does not love Bart anymore because of what he has done. Will Bart be able to win back mother love?

    Good episode, some of it is a bit sad, especially after Marge finds out Bart tried to steal the game. It had a happy ending though and had some funny parts, and a good plot, so A+moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons bart sees a new sequal of game that is even blooder then the last hell fighter 2 i think the name was. and bart really enjoys it thing is its alot of money and marge does not want to spend money on it and its right around the holidays. and bart finds out milhous has the game but does not want to share with bart and gets his mother to take him out of the house for swearing. and so bart sees nelson and the other steeling and so he starts to think about it. and then he decides to but as he is leaving the store the guy comes and gets him. then as the simpsons are taken there picture bart is ripped from the phote if since he came back into the store. and so then marge sees what he did .and is really upset he trys to make it up but is accused of steeling but its a photo for marge. and ends up getting him a game but its golf game .moreless

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  • The Simpsons go cute.

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    By twilightboy, Apr 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    Uh, ehm, what a great episode in its own happy way this is. We find the Simpsons acting a bit odd and by that I mean, acting very righteous. Seriously, I find Homer's reaction to Bart's shoplifting VERY hypocrite. After all, havent' we seen Homer do all kinds of illegal things in the show? If you can overlook all that, well you can also find out that Bart is just a baby at heart acting out as a bad kid. Still a very good episode that won't make you laugh much but that atleast will show you another face of our favorite TV family.moreless

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    • While Bart imagines his life in juvenile hall, there is a sign above the window were the boys are receiving "presents" which reads: "Juvenile Hall: Proud home of the soap bar beating." Edit
    • Milhouse still has his Krusty 2-way Radio that Bart gave him in "Homer Defined" on his bedside table. Edit

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    • In the DVD commentary, one of the show's writers reveals the inspiration of this episode came from a time he was caught shoplifting and what a traumatic experience it was. Edit
    • This episode aired on the 6th anniversary of the series. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: I will stop talking about the twelve inch pianist. Couch Gag: Homer finds a bathtub plug on the floor, pulls it out, and everyone gets sucked down the drain. Edit

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    • Lisa: Hey I thought Krusty was Jewish. Bart: Christmas is the time of year when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ. Edit
    • (Homer is checking the answering machine) Homer: Hmm… we didn't have a message when we left. How very odd. Machine (singing): Hello, Muddah, hello, Faddah. Here I am at Camp Granada. Homer: Marge, is Lisa at Camp Granada? Edit
    • Nelson: Shoplifting is a victimless crime. Like punching someone in the dark. Edit

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    • A Streetcar Named Desire One of the video games at the Try n' Save is titled A Streetcar Named Death which is an allusion to the play Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. Edit
    • Mortal Kombat During the commercial for Bonestorm, when it shows a game character fighting a tank, that game character is none other than Liu Kang from the Mortal Kombat series. Edit
    • Marge: Life is like a box of chocolates
      This is a famous line from the 1994 film Forrest Gump. Edit

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