"Large Marge" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | 295 |
Directed by | Jim Reardon |
Written by | Ian Maxtone-Graham |
Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
Production code | DABF18 |
Original air date | November 24, 2002 |
Couch gag | Homer (unseen, but implied to be him) draws the family on the couch with an Etch-a-Sketch (called a “Sketch-A-Etch” in the couch gag) and yells, “Whoo-hoo!” when he’s done. |
Commentary |
Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Tom Gammill Matt Warburton Nancy Cartwright David Silverman Mike B. Anderson |
Guest appearance(s) | |
Season 14 episodes
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Seasons | |
Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
Burt Ward as Robin
Adam West as Batman
Baha Men
"Large Marge" is the fourth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 24, 2002. In the episode, Marge decides to get liposuction, thinking that Homer does not find her attractive anymore. However, because of a mix-up, she receives breast implants instead. She becomes adored by many of the men in Springfield, and becomes a model. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse try to imitate a stunt they saw on an episode of Batman that guest stars Krusty the Clown. When the stunt ends badly, media watchdog groups blame Krusty, forcing the clown to make his show more safety-conscious and less fun.
Lisa and Homer make a bet on who won the 1948 presidential election. Lisa wins and she gets to choose the activity for Daddy-Daughter Day. Her activity is taking part in building homes for a Habitat for Humanity alongside Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George H. W. Bush, whose relationship mirrors that of the Three Stooges. While painting, Homer takes off his wedding ring (which actually is a Band-Aid with tin foil wrapped around it, as Homer's real wedding band was swallowed by a turtle) in order not to get paint on it, and Lindsay Naegle and Cookie Kwan mistakenly think Homer is a bachelor. Marge, driving by with Maggie, sees Homer appearing to flirt with the women by flexing his muscles (though he is actually acting out Marge going into labor when she was pregnant with Bart). She worries that Homer has lost interest in her, so she decides to get liposuction, on the advice of Manjula. Unfortunately, a mix-up causes her to get breast implants, which were intended for one of Mayor Quimby's female interns. The doctor says that Marge must wait for 48 hours before the implants can be removed.