The Trouble With Trillions

01/23/22 • 67 min

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This episode Tom and Mark are taking a trip to Cuba and learning about The Castro Distric of San Fransisco as well as The IRS and when you'll need to have your taxes filed by.

This episode Tom and Mark are taking a trip to Cuba and learning about The Castro Distric of San Fransisco as well as The IRS and when you'll need to have your taxes filed by.

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Simpsons roasting on an open fire

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In the words of the great Noddy Holder "EEEETS CHRIIIIIISTMAAAAASSS!" and we are talking about the first ever episode of The Simpsons.

Learn with us about the legal age for a tattoo around the world as well as why Tom doesn't have a cow, man!

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It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons. Mr. Burns plans to cut Christmas bonuses, Marge has to spend the family's Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thought would make a great Christmas present, and when Homer learns he won't be getting a Christmas bonus, life in Springfield gets even tighter. So what's a breadwinner to do, except take a second job as a shopping mall Santa?

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Bart's Girlfriend

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This Week Tom's tellling us what kept Stayin' Alive off the top of the charts and Mark explains why Dido might just be nuts!

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"Bart's Girlfriend" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 6, 1994. The plot of the episode follows the secret romance of Bart and Jessica Lovejoy, Reverend Lovejoy's daughter. Bart tries to end the romance when he discovers that, behind her innocent façade as a preacher's kid, she is an even bigger troublemaker than he is. Jessica then steals the money from the church collection plate, leaving Bart to take the blame until Lisa exposes the truth.

The episode was written by Jonathan Collier and directed by Susie Dietter. Show runner David Mirkin originally came up with the idea of Bart having a girlfriend that was more evil than he was. Meryl Streep guest stars in the episode as Jessica Lovejoy. It features cultural references to films such as Planet of the Apes and The Silence of the Lambs.

Since airing, the episode has received acclaim from both critics and fans, and Entertainment Weekly named Meryl Streep's role as one of the best guest appearances on The Simpsons.