Mother Simpson

"Mother Simpson"
The Simpsons episode
Homer sitting on his car hood watching the stars after Mona leaves. This scene has been described as one of the saddest in the entire series.
Episode no.	136
Directed by	David Silverman
Written by	Richard Appel
Showrunner(s)	Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein
Production code	3F06
Original air date	November 19, 1995
Couch gag	The Simpsons are set onto the couch like bowling pins.
Commentary	Matt Groening Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein David Silverman Richard Appel
Guest appearance(s)
Glenn Close as Mona Simpson Harry Morgan as Bill Gannon
Season 7 episodes September 17, 1995 – May 19, 1996 "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" "Radioactive Man" "Home Sweet Homediddly- Dum-Doodily" "Bart Sells His Soul" "Lisa the Vegetarian" "Treehouse of Horror VI" "King-Size Homer" "Mother Simpson" "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" "Marge Be Not Proud" "Team Homer" "Two Bad Neighbors" "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" "Bart the Fink" "Lisa the Iconoclast" "Homer the Smithers" "The Day the Violence Died" "A Fish Called Selma" "Bart on the Road" "22 Short Films About Springfield" "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"" "Much Apu About Nothing" "Homerpalooza" "Summer of 4 Ft. 2"
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Glenn Close as Mona Simpson
Harry Morgan as Bill Gannon

"Mother Simpson" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 19, 1995. After faking his own death to get a day off work, Homer reunites with his mother Mona, who he thought had died 27 years ago. It was directed by David Silverman and was the first episode to be written by Richard Appel.Glenn Close makes her first of six guest appearances as Homer's mother.

Mr. Burns has all of his employees clean up a highway maintained by his company. Not wishing to waste his Saturday, Homer fakes his death. The next day, Marge finds out and orders Homer to go to the Springfield Hall of Records to explain himself. While sorting out the problem, Homer gets into an argument with a clerk who claims that Homer's mother is still alive, in spite of Homer's belief that she died while he was young. Homer visits what he believes is her grave, only to discover that it belongs to Walt Whitman. Nearby, he sees his own grave and falls into it. A woman approaches and chastises Homer for falling into her son's grave. Homer realizes that the woman is his mother, Mona, and the two have an emotional reunion.

Homer takes Mona home to meet the family, and she bonds with Lisa. While the two are sitting on the front steps, a police car drives by and Mona runs inside the house, making Lisa suspicious. She shares her suspicions with Bart, who had raided Mona's purse and found several driver's licenses with different names. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge are wondering why his mother left him for 27 years. The family decides to confront Mona, who decides to tell them the truth.