My Mother the Carjacker
| "My Mother the Carjacker" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | 315 |
| Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
| Written by | Michael Price |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | EABF18 |
| Original air date | November 9, 2003 |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch as normal, but then begin to decay and turn to dust. |
| Commentary |
Al Jean Michael Price Matt Selman Tom Gammill Max Pross Marc Wilmore Dan Castellaneta |
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"My Mother the Carjacker" is the second episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 9, 2003. Homer receives a cryptic message in the newspaper informing him to come to a certain place at midnight, and soon discovers that the person who wrote the message is his mother, Mona Simpson. It was written by Michael Price and directed by Nancy Kruse.Glenn Close makes her second of six guest spots as Homer's mother. It has a direct link from the season seven episode, "Mother Simpson". It was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2004. In its original run, the episode received 12.4 million viewers.
Homer, Bart and Lisa are cleaning the back garden when Marge orders the family inside to watch TV. On Kent Brockman's Channel Six "Oops Patrol" segment, he displays a humorous headline ("Mayor Displays Erection to Cheering Crowd"), noticed and submitted by Marge, for which she received a free T-shirt. When Doctor Hibbert offers Marge special health treatments such as a new heart because he likes her shirt, an envious Homer attempts to find his own funny headline so he too can win a T-shirt, to no avail.
Homer spends the following night with newspapers plastered over his bedroom wall, exhausting himself in his search. He finds an attractive article entitled "World's Biggest Pizza". Oddly enough, the first letters of the first five lines spell "HOMER". Homer wakes Marge and tells her that someone or something is communicating with him, telling him to meet them at Fourth Street Overpass at midnight. He discovers that it is that day's paper, and wakes Bart up so they can both go. When they reach the overpass, the mystery person arrives, frightening Homer and Bart. Bart tries to attack with a lunging karate kick, only to land right through and into a sweater with the words "World's Best Grandson". The stranger then reveals herself to be Mona Simpson, Homer's mother, and Homer hugs her after first hugging a bum trying unsuccessfully to steal his wine.
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