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As Marge and Homer say goodnight to the kids, Bart philosiphically ponders the workings of the mind; Lisa hears Marge say, "Don't let the bedbugs bite," and fears that bedbugs will eat her; Maggie listens to Marge sing "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" and is traumatized by the lyrics.
| Bart and Lisa argue over what to watch on TV. They can only agree about stopping Maggie from trying to change the channel.
| Homer tries to get Bart to jump into his arms, but is never present whenever Bart attempts to do so.
| Bart and Lisa are asked to babysit Maggie, but instead they ignore her. Maggie electrocutes herself, falls down the stairs, and chases a butterfly onto the roof and back down again. |
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Bart and Lisa try to get Maggie to stop sucking her pacifier, but Maggie, who has an entire drawerful of them, refuses to give up the habit.
| Despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa, and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.
| Marge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first. |
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Bart, Lisa, and Maggie make a succession of scary faces at one another despite Marge's warnings that their facial positions will be frozen in place forever.
| The family attends "Uncle Herbert's" funeral. Bart is excited to see a dead body for the first time but passes out when he glances into the casket.
| Bart and Lisa hover over Maggie's crib, wondering what she's thinking. Maggie sees them first as demons and then as defenseless infants whon she towers over and tickles.
| Bart will win a round of frosty chocolate milkshakes if he can catch one of his father's long football passes. Unfortunately, he must stop at the cliff, watching the football, and the milkshakes, disappear... |
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Bart's attempts to build a house of cards are constantly interrupted by Lisa and Maggie's sucking sounds.
| When the girls go out to the ballet, Homer gives Bart a dinner choice of fish nuggets or pork-a-roni.
| Lisa, Bart, and Maggie role-play a Save-the-Earth game, Lisa is space pilot Lisuey, Maggie is her energetic sidekick Mageena, and Bart is Bartron, the crazed Martian robot who looks like Bart with a vase stuck to his head.
| Bart goes to a barber who does not know how to trim hair and ends up getting scalped. |
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Obssessed with getting ready for the Apocalypse, Homer repeatedly awakens the family for nuclear attack drills.
| Barg sets out to steal cookies, figuring that Maggie will take the blame. Instead he eats too many cookies and lays down among the crumbs to recover, revealing the evidence.
| Bart tells Lisa and Maggie scary stories in the dark that seem to come true.
| Grampa tells Bart, Lisa, and Maggie boring stories about the good old days. Realizing that they are not listening, he fiegns his own death to recapture their attention. |
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Bart forgets to pack bologna for his fishing trip with Homer, and secretly substitutes worms in his father's sandwich. Afterwords, father and son take an impromptu ride down the rapids.
| Bart, Lisa, and Maggie ride the local sidewalks on their skateboards, not always with success.
| While driving to church, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie anger their parents by deciding to convert to pagism.
| Bart hides in a closet to avoid his chores and ends up outsmarting himself by getting locked in. By the time he escapes, the family has already left to get a round of frosty chocolate milkshakes. |
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At the aquarium, Bart foolishly risks his life to do tricks in the shark tank.
| Homer gathers the family for a portrait, but the family continually sabotages his efforts to strike a normal family pose. First time Homer strangles Bart.
| Lisa and Maggie try to help Bart stop hiccupping, resorting to unorthodox methods to cure their brother of the health nuisance.
| Lisa, Bart, and Maggie try to stave off the temptation to steal Marge's money from a cookie jar. |
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#28-The Art Museum
Marge and Homer take the kids to an art museum. After Bart ogles a nude painting while Lisa plays with an ancient vase, Marge realizes that the children are not important enough to appreciate fine art.
| The Simpsons go to the zoo, where Bart and Homer have a close encounter with a family of monkeys. |
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Grampa, Homer, and the kids persist in arguing until they formally forgive one another. Bart's forgiveness comes with strings attatched: he asks Homer to use a breath mint.
| Bart tries to hide a cookie he stole from the cookie jar. He covers it with one bowl and, finally, to keep his parents guessing, with three bowls.
| Homer demands that the kids stop watching their favorite cartoon, "Itchy & Scratchy." Bart turns off the TV, pulls out the picture tube, gets inside the set, and puts on his own show. First appearance of "The Itchy & Scratchy Show."
| A punching bag with Homer's picture on it inspires Bart, Lisa, and Marge to new heights of boxing prowess. |
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Bart narrates a holiday tale to the strains of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," which features the Simpson kids sneeking a peak at their Christmas presents.
| The kids go to see Krusty the Clown's live TV show. To his great disappointment, Bart discovers that his hero is not a real clown but merely some guy (Herschell Krustofsky) in clown makeup. Krusty the Clown's first appearance.
| When Bart goes to the candy store for a candy bar, he unwittingly foils a robbery attempt and becomes a hero. First time Bart becomes famous for something he did by accident.
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