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	Topics Bart the Mother Topic Home Bart the Mother is the third episode of the 10th season of The SimpsonsThe Simpsons *The Simpsons* is an Emmy and Peabody-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Network, becom... , originally aired on September 27, 1998. The episode is the show’s version of the classic episode of The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith Show *The Andy Griffith Show* was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968.... , “Opie the Birdman”, although on the DVD commentary for this episode, writer David X. CohenDavid X. Cohen David X. Cohen is a writer for The Simpsons and head writer and executive producer of Futurama.... said he had no knowledge of the other story while writing this episode. It contains the final appearance of Troy McClureTroy McClure Troy McClure is a fictional character in the television cartoon series The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman.... , and is dedicated to his voice actor, Phil HartmanPhil Hartman Phil Hartman was a Canadian-born American graphic artist, writer, actor, voice artist, and comedian. ... , who was murdered by his wifeBrynn Hartman Brynn Hartman was an actress and the wife of actor Phil Hartman. ... four months before this episode was aired. Plot When MargeMarge Simpson Marjorie "Marge" Simpson, ne Bouvier, , is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons... takes the family to the Family Fun Center, she notices that NelsonNelson Muntz Nelson Muntz is a character from The Simpsons.... is acting like a madman, especially when he knocks MilhouseMilhouse Van Houten Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced b... off the track and wins a BB gunBB gun BB guns are a type of air gun designed to fire spherical projectiles, called BBs, usually from a smoothbore barrel.... . BartFacts About Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson , better known as Bart, is a fictional character featured in the animated television series ... and Nelson attempt to be friends, but Marge insists that she does not want him to be with Nelson. Bart uses Nelson’s BB gun anyway, and when he does, he accidentally kills a bird, and leaves two eggs behind after the bird dies. Marge is mad that Bart killed an animal, but instead of punishing him, she refuses to have anything to do with his destructive ways. Bart secretly keeps the eggs warm, and the act is praised by Marge. With her help the eggs eventually hatch into lizardLizard Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata, which they share with the snakes .... s, which he names “Chirpy Boy” and “Bart Jr.” Bart and Marge take the lizards to the SpringfieldSpringfield (The Simpsons) Springfield is the fictional city in which the TV series The Simpsons is set.... Birdwatching Society, and when they are there, Principal Skinner, a member of the society, explains they are Bolivian tree lizards, a type of lizard that steals a bird’s eggs and leaves their own eggs to be watched after by the mother bird. Skinner wants the lizards killed by law, because they have killed many bird species including the dodoDodo The Mauritius Dodo , more commonly just dodo, was a metre-high flightless bird of the island of Mauritius.... , the cuckooCuckoo The Cuculidae or cuckoos are a family of near passerine birds.... , and the ne-ne. Bart escapes and runs away with the lizards, which later decimate the entire pigeon population of Springfield. Much to Marge’s surprise, the rest of the town considered the pigeons to be a nuisance, so they are in fact delighted. As a result, Bart is thanked for this and honored with a loganberryLoganberry The loganberry is a hybrid produced from crossing a blackberry and a raspberry. ... scented candle by Mayor Quimby. Lisa is worried that the town will be infested but Skinner assures her they will send in Chinese snakes, then gorillas and then winter will take care of the rest. In the end, while the Simpsons head to their car, a pigeon gets trapped and mauled by several lizards on the sidewalk. Production Although the “Bolivian tree lizard” is a fictional species, its behavior of brood-parasitism is similar to the behavior of the cuckoo (although the cuckoo doesn't eat its adoptive mother). When this episode first aired, it was rated TV-G, making this the third Simpsons episode to garner this rating (the two episodes were from season nine: the Christmas episode Miracle on Evergreen TerraceMiracle on Evergreen Terrace Miracle on Evergreen Terrace is the 10th episode of The Simpsons ninth season.... and the musical clip show episode All Singing, All DancingAll Singing, All Dancing "All Singing, All Dancing" is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ninth season. The episode first aired on January 4, ... ). When this episode aired in syndication, the rating was changed to TV-PG for suggestive dialogue. This won the show their second Environmental Media Award. The first went to Lisa the VegetarianLisa the Vegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons .... from season seven. The idea for this episode came from a "B-sotry" idea David X. Cohen had where some pigeons nested outside of the power plant window. Home spies them and, at first, is annoyed with them, but soon grows and intrest in them. Mr. Burns then exterminated them, forcing Homer to take care of the eggs before a blizzard hit. External links