Moe Baby Blues
| "Moe Baby Blues" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Screenshot moments after Moe inadvertently catches Maggie while attempting to commit suicide
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| Episode no. | 313 |
| Directed by | Lauren MacMullan |
| Written by | J. Stewart Burns |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | EABF17 |
| Original air date | May 18, 2003 |
| Couch gag | The living room is made of gingerbread and candy. The Simpsons are gingerbread people who rush to the couch. Homer takes a bite out of Bart's head. |
| Commentary |
Matt Groening Al Jean J. Stewart Burns Matt Selman Kevin Curran Michael Price Tom Gammill Max Pross Dan Castellaneta Hank Azaria |
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Season 14 episodes
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"Moe Baby Blues" is the 22nd and final episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 18, 2003.
The town goes to the Springfield Botanical Gardens to see the blooming of a Sumatran Century Flower. Because the huge crowd is exactly one person over the maximum legal capacity, Chief Wiggum decides to eject the already unpopular and bitter Moe from the ceremony. However, this otherwise unwelcoming gesture is a blessing in disguise, as when the flower opens, it emits a horrible smell, sickening the townspeople and causing them to flee. When the townspeople start to drive away from the Botanical Gardens, the Simpsons become trapped in a traffic jam. Homer is informed by Lisa that the traffic is moving, however he accelerates too hard and hits the brakes suddenly. The force sends Maggie flying through the sunroof after her safety belt breaks. Moe, who is incidentally standing depressed on the edge of a bridge about to jump and commit suicide, accidentally catches Maggie just as she is about to fall into the river below the bridge. Moe is then instantly declared a hero, much to his surprise.
The Simpsons let Moe babysit Maggie all the time and she is instantly attached to him. After a while, Marge is happy that she has had plenty of time to get things done, but Homer feels left out of Maggie's life and worries because she is his last chance to be a good father. Later, Moe tells Maggie the story of The Godfather. When he gets to the part where Don Corleone plays with his grandson, Moe demonstrates how the Don scares him by sticking a cut-up orange in his mouth, and Maggie enjoys it. When it comes to Maggie's birthday party, Moe annoys everyone with his behavior and his gift to Maggie: a toy-sized rendition of his bar, featuring "Classic Drunk Barney" and "Drunk Talking Homer". Marge and Homer later learn that Moe has installed his own baby-monitoring system in Maggie's room and they decide that they have had enough, and as a result, they bar Moe from their house for good.
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