Hardly Kirk-ing

"Hardly Kirk-ing"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	521
Directed by	Matthew Nastuk
Written by	Tom Gammill Max Pross
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	RABF05
Original air date	February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
Chalkboard gag	I will not tweet as the Principal's toilet
Couch gag	A spoof of the Game of Thrones opening sequence (first seen in Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart, but in this version, at the end, a knight chops Homer's head off (and part of Marge's hair) with a sword.
Guest appearance(s)
Kevin Michael Richardson as Book Store Security Guard
Season 24 episodes September 30, 2012 – May 19, 2013 "Moonshine River" "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"" "Adventures in Baby-Getting" "Gone Abie Gone" "Penny-Wiseguys" "A Tree Grows in Springfield" "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" "To Cur with Love" "Homer Goes to Prep School" "A Test Before Trying" "The Changing of the Guardian" "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" "Hardly Kirk-ing" "Gorgeous Grampa" "Black Eyed, Please" "Dark Knight Court" "What Animated Women Want" "Pulpit Friction" "Whiskey Business" "The Fabulous Faker Boy" "The Saga of Carl" "Dangers on a Train"
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Kevin Michael Richardson as Book Store Security Guard

"Hardly Kirk-ing" is the thirteenth episode of the 24th season The Simpsons and the 521st episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 2013.

The first time the episode aired in the USA, the opening was shortened to allow time for Fox to air Maggie Simpson in: The Longest Daycare; there was no chalkboard gag, and the couch gag consisted only of the knight cutting off Homer's head.

The main plot is a parody of the 2008 movie Harold.

Marge takes the family out on a TV-free day after finding Maggie watching a DVD from the Baby Poindexter collection, which, according to the news, was pulled for being ineffective in educating children (even though Homer likes it because it is not merchandise-driven like so many kids' shows today). A flashback reveals the material in question sent a younger Bart into a drooling fit while Lisa turns the presentation's packaging into an interactive diorama. The family goes to a bookstore, where Homer becomes fascinated with hidden-object puzzles and begins using his skills to find people and common objects in the real world.

Meanwhile, Bart hangs out at Milhouse's place. While bored, Bart squirts some epoxy in Milhouse's hair. Bart gives him a haircut to remove it, but he removes most of Milhouse's hair as a result, making him look just like his father Kirk. With Bart's help, Milhouse dresses up like his dad, becoming taller with the help of homemade stilts made from paint cans and making his voice sound like Kirk's by tying a tie tightly around his neck (though if the tie is put too tightly around his neck, he sounds like Duffman). Bart uses this to his advantage, as Milhouse, looking like an adult, is now able to commit adult activities. They bully Homer, purchase items for school bullies Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph, and participate in municipal voting.

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