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Documentary filmmaker, Declan Desmond returns and shows off his new documentary, Growing Up Springfield. The film documents and follows the lives of various Springfieldianites in eight year intervals. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Matt Warburton

Director:: Chuck Sheetz

Stars:: Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson); Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and others); Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier); Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others); Hank Azaria (Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others); Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others)

Recurring Role:: Karl Wiedergott (Additional Voices); Tress MacNeille (Agnes Skinner, Brandine Del Roy, Dolph and others)

Guest Star:: Eric Idle (Declan Desmond)

Marge's past reflects on her photography talent. edit »
Apparently, a wood door has been added to the opening of the treehouse. edit »
Apparently, Disco Stu was on the path to become like Captain McCallister, but after hearing some disco music, and became hooked to disco. edit »
According to this episode the following characters are all 40 years old: Homer, Marge, Moe, Lenny, Carl, Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum, and Crazy Cat Lady. However, Homer and Marge have generally been considered to be 38 (there are some references to their being 34), and the episode "Mother Simpson" implied that Wiggum was older than them, in that Mona Simpson left the family while Homer was still a boy, but Wiggum was a security guard at Mr. Burns's lab. edit »
Continuity Error: When Declan Desmond was filming all the characters were 8, Homer, and Marge were in the same school, but Homer and Marge didn't officially meet until "The Way We Weren't". edit »

The premiere of a new preview trailer for The Simpsons Movie aired between the second and third acts of this episode. edit »
Blackboard Joke: None.
Couch Gag: None. edit »

Declan Desmond: (to Homer and Marge) Are you two considering children?
Homer: Pfft. Kids? No way. You won't see a couple of rugrats tying me down.
(Cut to eight years later, Homer and Marge with baby Bart and Lisa)
Homer: You better not put this shot after the one where I said I won't have kids. That would be a devastating edit. edit »
Homer: Oh! This is Eduardo. He's the pool boy. He thinks he's an angry old rich man.
Mr. Burns: I am an angry old rich man!
Homer: (whispers) That's the pool chemicals talking. edit »
Homer: (to Marge) All those years I was dreaming of other things, I was actually doing what I really wanted: hanging out with my family, drinking with my friends, making friends with my family and hanging with my drinking. edit »
Young Homer: When I grow up, I'm gonna have a huge castle, a pinball machine with infinity quarters, eight pairs of peanut butter and jelly pajamas� how many wishes do I have left?
Declan Desmond: None. You never had any. I'm not a genie.
Young Homer: D'oh!
Declan Desmond: Now Homer, your dreams will take a lot of money and, don't look at me, look at the camera.
Young Homer: Got it.
Declan Desmond: I said look at the camera.
(Homer looks down)
Declan Desmond: Now you're looking at a mud puttle.
(Homer looks at his left hand)
Declan Desmond: Now you're looking at your hand!
(Homer looks to the right.)
Declan Desmond: Now you're looking at the production company!
(Homer looks at his other hand)
Declan Desmond: That's your other hand! Do you even know what a camera is?
Young Homer: What! Of course I, um, no.
Declan Desmond: Ok, I'm going to put this squeaky toy on top of the camera.
(Homer's head goes up as the toy squeaks)
Young Homer: Oh! Squeaky! Squeaky! Squeaky squeaky squeaky! edit »
Declan Desmond: I can't believe it! Homer Simpson! A bloody millionaire!
Homer: Why do you sound so surprised? This is our fifth take. edit »

The Time Machine
During Homer's closing song, a young Carl appears behind him for a moment in a time machine that is a "pedal" version of the ones used in the 1962 and 2002, H. G. Wells, novel-based films of the same name, The Time Machine. edit »
The horse character in Homer's Play-Doh theatre is played by Pokey, a character from The Gumby Show. edit »
A parody of artist Andrew Wyeth's painting "Christina's World", with Christina being replaced with Burns, is visible after Burns pulls down another painting. edit »
Homer: Find me a Christmas goose.
This is an allusion to Dicken's A Christmas Carol. edit »
Declan Desmond: If this bunny was going to be boiled, I'd have to turn up the heat.

A reference to the movie Fatal Attraction in which a vengeful Glenn Close attacks Michael Douglas and his family by boiling his daughter's pet rabbit, among many other things. edit »

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Iverson82094
member since: Aug 23, 2007
Springfield Up
The Bottom Line: "Silly"
Actually a very interesting episode....... It was fun to see the adults of Springfield as kids, and to see there hopes and dreams. Worth a good score. ...Continue »
09/11/07 05:46pm | report abuse
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kid_aus
member since: Mar 18, 2007
Springfield Up
The Bottom Line: "Flashback episode"
Another episode showing the characters' pasts. ...Continue »
03/17/07 04:49pm | report abuse
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mellemiumb
member since: Jun 19, 2005
Springfield Up
The Bottom Line: "Out of character"
something is not right here ...Continue »
02/24/07 08:22pm | report abuse
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hotchicken324
member since: May 17, 2006
Springfield Up
The Bottom Line: "Out of character"
Had a good storyline, until... ...Continue »
02/22/07 02:56pm | report abuse
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GeorgeJobson
member since: Oct 3, 2006
Springfield Up
The Bottom Line: "Revealing"
Down with Up! ...Continue »
02/22/07 09:08am | report abuse