Podcasts by Eye on Simpsons
Hi everybody, and thanks for checking us out! Here at Eye on Simpsons we share our love of all things Simpsonian by going through the series, episode by episode. If this odd yellow family has a special place in your heart, or if you just like Simpsons trivia, nostalgia, and mining TV shows for cultural and political significance - no matter how speculative - you've come to the right place. Eye on the Simpsons - over-analyzing a cartoon so you don't have to!
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S4E17: Last Exit to Springfield from 2021-03-02T00:00
Homer Simpson becomes president of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's trade union and leads the workers of the plant in a strike in order to restore their dental plan so that he does not have to...
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S4E16: Duffless from 2021-01-28T00:00
After getting arrested for drunk driving, Homer tries to remain sober, at Marge's request. Lisa attempts to prove that Bart is less intelligent than a hamster after he ruins her first science fair ...
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S4E15: I Love Lisa from 2020-12-24T00:00
Lisa gives Ralph Wiggum a Valentine's Day card when she sees that he has not received any. Ralph misinterprets Lisa's gesture and, much to Lisa's dismay, relentlessly pursues her with affection.
S4E14: Brother from the Same Planet from 2020-11-08T00:00
After Homer is late to pick Bart up from soccer practice, Bart turns to the program the Bigger Brothers, while Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hotline.
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S4E13: Selma's Choice from 2020-09-16T00:00
Inspired by her late aunt's wish that she would not spend her life alone, Selma decides she wants a baby. She experiences what life with children is like by taking Bart and Lisa to Duff Gardens.
S4E12: Marge vs. the Monorail from 2020-07-24T00:00
The whole town of Springfield decides to purchase a faulty monorail from a conman, Homer becomes the Monorail Conductor, and Marge attempts to stop the train from destroying the town.
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S4E11: Homer's Triple Bypass from 2020-06-09T00:00
Homer has a heart attack and after Dr. Hibbert tells Homer that he needs a triple bypass the Simpsons resort to Dr. Nick Riviera after learning how expensive the operation would be in a regular hos...
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S4E10: Lisa's First Word from 2020-05-02T00:00
The Simpsons gathers around Maggie and try to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word.
Special Guest: Rachel
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S4E9: Mr. Plow from 2020-03-27T00:00
Homer buys a snow plow and starts a business plowing driveways. It is a huge success. Barney Gumble starts a rival company and quickly puts Homer out of business.
Special Guest: Rachel
S4E8: New Kid on the Block from 2020-02-24T00:00
After meeting his new neighbor, Laura, Bart develops a crush on her, only to later discover that she has a boyfriend, while Homer sues the Sea Captain Horatio McCallister after being kicked out of ...
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S4E7: Marge Gets a Job from 2020-01-12T00:00
Marge gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to pay for foundation repair at the Simpson house. Mr. Burns develops a crush on Marge after seeing her at work and attempts to woo her. Bar...
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S4E6: Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie from 2019-11-25T00:00
Bart continually gets into trouble, and Homer is unable follow through on any punishment. Marge gets Homer to agree to make a punishment stick, and he forbids Bart to see the new Itchy & Scratchy m...
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S4E5: Treehouse of Horror III from 2019-10-09T00:00
In the third Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer buys Bart an evil talking Krusty doll, King Homer is captured by Mr. Burns, and Bart and Lisa inadvertently cause zombies to attack Springfield.
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S4E4: Lisa the Beauty Queen from 2019-09-11T00:00
Homer enters Lisa into a beauty pageant to boost her confidence. Lisa is runner-up, but gains the title of Little Miss Springfield after the original winner is injured.
Special Guest: Rach...
S4E3: Homer the Heretic from 2019-08-15T00:00
Homer decides to forgo going to church and has an excellent time staying home. His behavior quickly attracts the wrath of God, who visits him in a dream.
Special Guest: Ben
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S4E2: A Streetcar Named Marge from 2019-07-17T00:00
Marge wins the role of Blanche DuBois in a community theatre musical version of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Homer offers little support for his wife's acting pursuits while Maggie...
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S4E1: Kamp Krusty from 2019-06-13T00:00
During summer vacation, Bart and Lisa attend Kamp Krusty, a summer camp named after Krusty the Clown. The camp is extremely unpleasant, Bart leads the camp in revolt and takes over the camp.
S3E24: Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? from 2019-05-20T00:00
Homer receives $2,000 in compensation after radiation causes him to become infertile. Homer's half-brother, Herb, asks for the $2,000 so that he can develop a new product that will translate baby ...
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S3E23: Bart's Friend Falls in Love from 2019-04-28T00:00
Milhouse falls in love with the new girl in school, Samantha Stanky. Milhouse and Samantha spend all their free time together, leaving Bart feeling jealous and excluded.
Special Guest: Rac...
S3E22: The Otto Show from 2019-03-22T00:00
Bart decides that he wants to become a rock star after attending a Spinal Tap concert, so Homer and Marge buy him a guitar. He shows the guitar to Otto, who plays it and consequently makes the chil...
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S3E21: Black Widower from 2019-02-05T00:00
Sideshow Bob marries Aunt Selma while Bart realizes that Bob is planning to kill Selma after the wedding and attempts to save Selma's life.
Special Guest: Rachel
Fireplace Murderer Cri...
S3E20: Colonel Homer from 2018-12-28T00:00
Homer embarrasses his wife Marge at a movie theater. Homer, angry at Marge, visits a redneck bar in the middle of the night where he meets a waitress named Lurleen Lumpkin, a talented singer. Homer...
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S3E19: Dog of Death from 2018-11-16T00:00
Santa's Little Helper falls ill and the Simpson family must make budget cuts to pay for his operation. The family begins to feel the strain of their sacrifices and starts treating him badly, causin...
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S3E18: Separate Vocations from 2018-10-16T00:00
After taking career aptitude tests, scored by a malfunctioning computer, Lisa discovers that the occupation she is best suited for is homemaker, while Bart's test shows that he should be a policema...
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S3E17: Homer at the Bat from 2018-09-07T00:00
In the episode, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team, led by Homer and his Wonder Bat, are having a winning season and make it to the championship game. Mr. Burns makes a large bet th...
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S3E16: Bart the Lover from 2018-06-29T00:00
After Bart is given a month's detention for breaking the class fish tank with his yo-yo he decides to get revenge by responding to a personal ad placed by Mrs. Krabappel. Meanwhile, Ned Flanders a...
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S3E15: Homer Alone from 2018-06-06T00:00
Marge has a mental breakdown and goes on a vacation at a spa called Rancho Relaxo. Bart and Lisa are put into the care of Patty and Selma leaving Maggie at home with Homer.
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S3E14: Lisa the Greek from 2018-03-21T00:00
Homer begins to bond with Lisa after learning about her ability to pick winning football teams and secretly uses her ability to help him gamble.
Special Guest: Jeff
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S3E13: Radio Bart from 2018-03-07T00:00
Bart receives a microphone for his birthday. As a prank, Bart lowers a radio down a well and uses the microphone to trick the town into thinking that a little boy is trapped in the well. When he go...
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S3E12: I Married Marge from 2018-02-21T00:00
Marge worries that she may yet again be pregnant. While anxiously waiting, Homer begins to tell Bart, Lisa, and Maggie the story of how he and Marge got married and how Bart was born.
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S3E11: Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk from 2018-02-15T00:00
Mr. Burns wishes to pursue other interests and therefore decides to sell his power plant to two German investors for $100 million. Safety inspector Homer is immediately fired by the Germans because...
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S3E10: Flaming Moe's from 2018-02-07T00:00
Homer tells Moe of a secret cocktail that he calls "Flaming Homer". Moe steals the recipe, renames the drink the "Flaming Moe" and begins selling it at his tavern. The drink is a success and Homer ...
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S3E9: Saturdays of Thunder from 2018-01-16T00:00
Homer takes a fatherhood quiz from the National Fatherhood Institute and realizes that he knows nothing about Bart. Striving to be a better father, Homer and Bart make a racer together and enter it...
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S3E8: Lisa's Pony from 2018-01-04T00:00
Desperate to win back Lisa's love, Homer buys Lisa a pony. Homer struggles with two jobs to cover the cost of sheltering and feeding the pony. Lisa, upon seeing what Homer must go through to pay fo...
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S3E7: Treehouse of Horror II from 2017-11-28T00:00
Treehouse of Horror II consists of three nightmares as told in the dreams of Lisa, Bart, and Homer. In Lisa's Dream, Homer buys a Monkey's Paw that has the power to grant wishes, although all of t...
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S3E6: Like Father, Like Clown from 2017-11-15T00:00
Krusty the Clown reveals to the Simpson family that he is of Jewish heritage, and that his father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, disowned him for pursuing a career in comedy. Krusty is emotionally upset ...
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S3E5: Homer Defined from 2017-10-24T00:00
Homer accidentally saves the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant from meltdown by arbitrarily choosing the emergency override button via a counting rhyme. Meanwhile, Bart is downhearted after Milhouse ...
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S3E4: Bart the Murderer from 2017-10-17T00:00
Bart is hired by Fat Tony at the Mafia bar, Legitimate Businessman's Social Club, after having a terrible day at school. When Principal Skinner goes missing after punishing Bart in school, Bart is...
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S3E3: When Flanders Failed from 2017-10-02T00:00
Homer makes a wish for Ned Flanders's new left-handed store to go out of business. The wish comes true and gets the Flanders family into financial troubles. Meanwhile, Bart takes karate lessons bu...
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S3E2: Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington from 2017-09-25T00:00
Lisa enters in an essay contest to write an essay about America's greatness. When she wins it, she and the family travel to Washington, D.C. where Lisa is dismayed after witnessing a bribery scanda...
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S3E1: Stark Raving Dad from 2017-09-18T00:00
Homer Simpson is mistaken for a "free-thinking anarchist" and sent to a mental institution, where he shares a room with a large white man who pretends to be American pop star Michael Jackson. Meanw...
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S2E22: Blood Feud from 2017-08-08T00:00
Mr. Burns falls ill and desperately needs a blood transfusion. Homer discovers Bart has Burns' rare blood type and urges his son to donate some, promising that they will be handsomely rewarded.
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S2E21: Three Men and a Comic Book from 2017-08-01T00:00
Bart catches a glimpse of the original issue of Radioactive Man for sale at a comic book convention, so he, Martin, and Milhouse combine their money to buy the valuable comic book.
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S2E20: The War of the Simpsons from 2017-07-19T00:00
Homer gets drunk at a party and embarrasses Marge, so she decides to sign them up for a marriage counseling retreat.
Hot Seat: Khan
Resident Marriage Counselor Expert: Jeff
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S2E19: Lisa's Substitute from 2017-07-11T00:00
Lisa's teacher Miss Hoover takes medical leave due to what she thinks is Lyme disease, so substitute teacher Mr. Bergstrom takes over the class.
Co-Host: Rachel
Resident Substitute Te...
S2E18: Brush With Greatness from 2017-07-05T00:00
Marge revives her high school-era interest in painting by enrolling in an art class after getting encouraged by Lisa. When she wins first prize in a local art competition for a portrait of Homer on...
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S2E17: Old Money from 2017-06-27T00:00
Grampa's wealthy girlfriend at the Retirement Castle passes away and leaves him with $106,000. He heads for a casino to spend the money, but is stopped by Homer, so he decides to spend the inherita...
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S2E16: Bart's Dog Gets an "F" from 2017-06-20T00:00
Bart is forced to train Santa's Little Helper at an obedience school so that the family will not have to give him away.
Co-Host: Rachel
Resident Dog Whisperer (also whispers cats): La...
S2E15: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? from 2017-06-14T00:00
Grampa confesses that Homer has a half-brother, whom Homer immediately tries to track down.
Hot Seat: Rachel
Resident Automotive Design Expert: Jeff
Twitter: @eyeonsimpsons
S2E14: Principal Charming from 2017-06-06T00:00
Marge's sister Selma is looking for a husband, so Marge orders Homer to help her find one. Things go wrong, however, when Homer invites Principal Skinner over for dinner and Skinner instead falls f...
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S2E13: Homer vs Lisa and the 8th Commandment from 2017-05-30T00:00
Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up. Despite the family's enjoyment of the new channels, Lisa becomes suspicious that they are stealing cable.
Co-Host: Rachel
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S2E12: The Way We Was from 2017-05-24T00:00
Marge tells the story of how she and Homer first met and fell in love. Flashing back to 1974, we see how Homer falls in love with Marge in high school and tries to get close to her by enlisting her...
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S2E11: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish from 2017-05-16T00:00
In the episode, Homer consumes a poisonous fugu fish at a sushi restaurant, and is told that he has only 22 hours left to live. He accepts his fate and makes a list of all the things he wants to do...
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S2E10: Bart Gets Hit by a Car from 2017-05-09T00:00
Bart is hit by Mr. Burns' car. Prompted by ambulance-chasing lawyer Lionel Hutz and quack doctor Dr. Nick Riviera, the Simpsons sue Mr. Burns, seeking extensive damages for Bart's injuries.
S2E9: Itchy & Scratchy & Marge from 2017-05-02T00:00
In the episode, Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet and Marge blames The Itchy & Scratchy Show for Maggie's actions.
Co-host (of all people): Ben
Resident Violent Expert: Jeff
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S2E8: Bart the Daredevil from 2017-04-25T00:00
In the episode, the Simpsons go to a monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. Bar...
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S2E7: Bart vs. Thanksgiving from 2017-04-18T00:00
In the episode, Lisa makes a table centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner, which Bart accidentally destroys. After he is sent to his room by his parents, Bart runs away from home and stays at a so...
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S2E6: Dead Putting Society from 2017-04-11T00:00
In the episode, Homer's son, Bart, and Ned Flanders' son, Todd, decide to enter a miniature golf tournament. On the day of the tournament, Bart and Todd make the finals but decide to call it a dra...
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S2E5: Dancin' Homer from 2017-04-04T00:00
In the episode, Homer fires up the crowd at a Springfield Isotopes baseball game and is chosen to be the team's new mascot. He immediately becomes a popular attraction and the Isotopes start a winn...
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S2E4: Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish from 2017-03-28T00:00
In the episode, Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. This prompts an inspection of the plant, and in order to prevent it from being shut down...
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S2E3: Treehouse of Horror I from 2017-03-21T00:00
In the first Treehouse of Horror, the plot revolves around three scary stories told by the Simpson children in the family's treehouse.
Co-Host: Marty
Resident Commentator & Halloween E...
S2E2: Simpson and Delilah from 2017-03-14T00:00
Homer uses the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant medical insurance plan to buy 'Dimoxinil', a miracle hair growth formula. Homer grows hair, and is given a promotion at work which allows him to hire ...
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S2E1: Bart Gets an "F" from 2017-03-07T00:00
In the episode, Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade.
Co-Host: Marty
Regular Guest Commentator: Jeff
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S1E14: Season 1 Recap from 2017-02-22T00:00
Hi everybody! Join us under the lemon tree as we recap season one of The Simpsons. 13 down, 605 and counting to go.
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S1E13: Some Enchanted Evening from 2017-02-14T00:00
In the episode, Homer and Marge spend a night on the town while leaving the children with a diabolical babysitter named Ms. Botz.
Co-Host: Marty
Regular Commentator: Jeff
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S1E12: Krusty Gets Busted from 2017-02-07T00:00
In the episode, Krusty the Clown is convicted of armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart. Convinced that Krusty has been framed, Bart and Lisa investigate the incident and discover that Krusty's sidekick,...
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S1E11: The Crepes of Wrath from 2017-01-31T00:00
In the episode, Bart is sent to France on a student exchange trip, where his hosts treat him as a slave. Meanwhile, an Albanian student takes Bart's place in the Simpsons family, and shows great in...
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S1E10: Homer's Night Out from 2017-01-24T00:00
In the episode, Bart orders a mail-order spy camera, which he uses to secretly take a photograph of Homer dancing with an exotic belly dancer. Marge makes Homer apologize to the exotic dancer to te...
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S1E09: Life on the Fast Lane from 2017-01-17T00:00
In this episode, Homer's thoughtlessness precipitates Marge's infatuation with her bowling instructor Jacques, leading to a marriage crisis between her and Homer.
Co-Host: Marty
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S1E08: The Telltale Head from 2017-01-10T00:00
In the episode, Bart cuts the head off the statue of Jebediah Springfield in the center of town to impress Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph. The town's residents, including the three boys, are horrified an...
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S1E07: The Call of the Simpsons from 2017-01-02T00:00
In this episode, Homer decides to purchase an RV and the Simpsons set off for a vacation in the wilderness where they find themselves trapped in the woods. Homer and Bart try to find a way back to...
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S1E06: Moaning Lisa from 2016-12-27T00:00
The episode deals with Lisa's depression and her attempts to sublimate it by playing her saxophone.
Co-Host: Marty
Special Guest: Rachel
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S1E05: Bart the General from 2016-12-19T00:00
In this episode, Bart has trouble with the bully Nelson Muntz. Bart chooses to go to war with Nelson uniting the neighborhood children against him.
Co-Host: Marty
Special Guest: Jeff
S1E04: There's No Disgrace Like Home from 2016-12-13T00:00
In the episode, Homer becomes ashamed of his family after a catastrophic company picnic and decides to enroll them in therapy.
Co-Host: Marty
Special Guest: Jeff
Twitter: @eye...
S1E03: Homer's Odyssey from 2016-11-28T00:00
In this episode, Homer becomes a crusader for citizen safety, and is promoted to his current position as Nuclear Safety Inspector.
Special Guest: Marty
Twitter: @eyeonsimpsons
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S1E02: Bart the Genius from 2016-11-20T00:00
In the episode Bart cheats on an intelligence test and is declared a genius, so he is sent to a school for gifted children. Though he initially enjoys being treated as a genius, he begins to see th...
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S1E01: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire from 2016-11-20T00:00
Hi everybody, and thanks for checking us out! Here at Eye on Simpsons we share our love of all things Simpsonian by going through the series, episode by episode. If this odd yellow family has a spe...
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