Children of a Lesser Clod
| "Children of a Lesser Clod" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Homer with the children in his daycare centre
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| Episode no. | 268 |
| Directed by | Mike Polcino |
| Written by | Al Jean |
| Showrunner(s) | Mike Scully |
| Production code | CABF16 |
| Original air date | May 13, 2001 |
| Chalkboard gag | "Today is not Mothra's Day" |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons are a family of crash test dummies that get slammed into the TV as part of the test. The Homer dummy’s head falls off from the sudden trauma. |
| Commentary |
Mike Scully Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Tom Gammill and Max Pross Michael Polcino Mike B. Anderson |
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Season 12 episodes
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"Children of a Lesser Clod" is the 20th episode of The Simpsons' twelfth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 2001. In the episode, after spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart and Lisa, who feel that Homer is giving the kids the attention they never had.
The episode is written by former and current show runner, Al Jean and directed by Michael Polcino. The title is a parody of the play/movie Children of a Lesser God.
The family goes to the local YMCA to attend one-time-only free classes, along with many other Springfieldians who admit they will never return to pay for regular classes. Lisa takes gymnastics and gets yelled at by the Russian coach for being too old. Bart gets tricked into taking an etiquette class by a black man dressed as a gangsta rapper, who happens to be the husband of the prim and proper etiquette teacher. Homer participates in a basketball class for men over the age of 35, but suffers a torn ACL after a dunk attempt ends with the backboard crashing down on his leg. After Homer gets his surgery, he is told by Dr. Hibbert that he cannot go to work and must stay home. Homer finds himself extremely bored, even going so far as attempting to cross-breed Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II. One evening, Ned wants Marge to watch Rod and Todd while he attends a Chris Rock concert (that he misinterprets to be an abbreviation for a christian rock concert and after is surprised by the language). But Marge is out identifying the body of her Uncle Lou (which ends up being a very much alive Hans Moleman, although the morgue attendant seems convinced that he is dead), so Ned asks Homer instead. Rod and Todd enjoy having Homer take care of them, which gives Homer the idea to establish his own day care center.
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