The Man Who Grew Too Much

Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob

"The Man Who Grew Too Much" is the thirteenth episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 543rd episode of the series. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on March 9, 2014. It was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Matthew Schofield. In the episode, Lisa discovers that Sideshow Bob has become the chief scientist of a massive chemical engineering company, but the two of them bond over their appreciation for high culture. Meanwhile, Marge ends up a church volunteer to help teenagers become abstinent.

The Science Movie Day allows Ms. Hoover to fall asleep as her class watches a film that Lisa feels doesn't fit in the lesson plan. Lisa even goes as far as creating her own lesson plan that would have covered what the students should have been learning. What appears to be an earthquake disrupts Lisa's agenda. It turns out that the shaking is caused by students stampeding in the hallways because it's Taco Tuesday. Homer and his co-workers sneak into the school to take advantage of this day. Lisa observes Bart eating his sixth taco and the lunch lady retaining the salad for another meal. After Lisa questions whether the vegetables will rot or not, the lunch lady tells her that the veggies are genetically modified, so they should last. While Lisa reads about the effects of eating genetically modified foods in the car, Marge rushes to get to the church before the volunteer sign-up position she wants are gone. Too late, as Marge gets suckered by Ned into giving the sex talk to kids. It's no use, though, when both teenagers at the meeting just go at it in front of Marge. Afterwards, Lisa presents her argument at the parent teacher meeting at school. After watching a confusing video Lisa runs off to do 'actual research' and discovers genetically modified foods can actually be a good thing much to the surprise of her audience.