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The family goes to a magic-themed restaurant. Once there, Marge gets drunk on [[Long Island Iced Tea]]s and [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] becomes so fascinated with magic that he buys a magician's kit from the gift shop. On the way home, a [[sturgeon]] falls from the sky (implicitly from [[Mir]]) onto the family car's hood, which is severely damaged. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and Bart start their magic show as a way to make money, but the act becomes a failure, and Homer leaves Bart to do the rest of the act on his own. Bart is left out on the street, and people such as a [[Michael Jackson]] look-a-like begin giving him money so he can get a lift on public transportation. |
The family goes to a magic-themed restaurant. Once there, Marge gets drunk on [[Long Island Iced Tea]]s and [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] becomes so fascinated with magic that he buys a magician's kit from the gift shop. On the way home, a [[sturgeon]] falls from the sky (implicitly from [[Mir]]) onto the family car's hood, which is severely damaged. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and Bart start their magic show as a way to make money, but the act becomes a failure, and Homer leaves Bart to do the rest of the act on his own. Bart is left out on the street, and people such as a [[Michael Jackson]] look-a-like begin giving him money so he can get a lift on public transportation (Though since the death of michael Jackson, the two clips involving the Michael Jackson look-a-like have been cut). |
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As Homer drives home, he sees Bart in a taxi, and when he gets home he sees him eating a steak dinner. The two find that they can make a lot of money [[Confidence trick|grifting]], and start their grifting business, with help from [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] (who was a grifter during The Great Depression and wrote a book on the subject). The grifting business is destroyed when Homer and Bart are arrested, and scam their way out of the problem by using [[Groundskeeper Willie]] as the scapegoat. It is not long, however, before the citizens of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] reveal themselves to have actually staged this trial to teach Homer and Bart a lesson. Lisa points out that the reason behind this elaborate prank is "crazy" and "insulting to your intelligence," but it's never fully explained as Otto bursts in and invites everyone in town to go surfing. |
As Homer drives home, he sees Bart in a taxi, and when he gets home he sees him eating a steak dinner. The two find that they can make a lot of money [[Confidence trick|grifting]], and start their grifting business, with help from [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]] (who was a grifter during The Great Depression and wrote a book on the subject). The grifting business is destroyed when Homer and Bart are arrested, and scam their way out of the problem by using [[Groundskeeper Willie]] as the scapegoat. It is not long, however, before the citizens of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] reveal themselves to have actually staged this trial to teach Homer and Bart a lesson. Lisa points out that the reason behind this elaborate prank is "crazy" and "insulting to your intelligence," but it's never fully explained as Otto bursts in and invites everyone in town to go surfing. |
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| "The Great Money Caper" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 12 |
| Directed by | Michael Polcino |
| Written by | Carolyn Omine |
| Original air dates | December 10, 2000 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "The nurse is not dealing" |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons swim to the couch in deep-sea diving gear. The camera zooms out to reveal that the living room is in a fish bowl. |
| Commentary | Mike Scully Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Carolyn Omine Don Payne Matt Selman Tom Gammill Chuck Sheetz |
"The Great Money Caper" is the seventh episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons.
Plot
The family goes to a magic-themed restaurant. Once there, Marge gets drunk on Long Island Iced Teas and Bart becomes so fascinated with magic that he buys a magician's kit from the gift shop. On the way home, a sturgeon falls from the sky (implicitly from Mir) onto the family car's hood, which is severely damaged. Homer and Bart start their magic show as a way to make money, but the act becomes a failure, and Homer leaves Bart to do the rest of the act on his own. Bart is left out on the street, and people such as a Michael Jackson look-a-like begin giving him money so he can get a lift on public transportation (Though since the death of michael Jackson, the two clips involving the Michael Jackson look-a-like have been cut).
As Homer drives home, he sees Bart in a taxi, and when he gets home he sees him eating a steak dinner. The two find that they can make a lot of money grifting, and start their grifting business, with help from Grampa (who was a grifter during The Great Depression and wrote a book on the subject). The grifting business is destroyed when Homer and Bart are arrested, and scam their way out of the problem by using Groundskeeper Willie as the scapegoat. It is not long, however, before the citizens of Springfield reveal themselves to have actually staged this trial to teach Homer and Bart a lesson. Lisa points out that the reason behind this elaborate prank is "crazy" and "insulting to your intelligence," but it's never fully explained as Otto bursts in and invites everyone in town to go surfing.
Reception
Cultural references
- The title is a spoof on the movie The Great Muppet Caper.
- The plot is similar to the 1973 film Paper Moon. This reference is indicated when Homer and Bart attempt to fool Ned Flanders with a presumably false Bible from the recently deceased Maude Flanders, Flanders begins to realize it is a scam and says "Wait a minute, this sounds an awful lot like that movie Paper Moon".
- Grandpa's line about being able to afford a "young, crazy stripper wife" now that he's "won" the Publisher's Clearinghouse check is a reference to Anna Nicole Smith (who started out as a stripper) and her marriage to J. Howard Marshall.
- Grandpa explains that the con they attempt at the old folks' home was from The Sting II "so nobody knows about it!"
- Kent Brockman's farewell "good night and have a pleasant tomorrow" is the same as Chevy Chase's sendoff when he hosted the Weekend Update portion of Saturday Night Live.
