The Simpsons: Season 2, Episode 17

Old Money (28 Mar. 1991)

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After Grandpa Simpson's new girlfriend leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.

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Marge Simpson (voice)
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Bart Simpson (voice)
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Lisa Simpson (voice)
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Jasper / Herman / Gamekeeper / Retirement Castle Director / Dr. Marvin Monroe / Kent Brockman / Otto / Montgomery Burns / Man on Bus #1 (voice)
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Grandma's World Clerk / Discount Lion Safari Worker / Cab Driver / Moe Szyslak / Professor Frink / Man on Bus #2 / Croupier (voice)
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Lionel Hutz / Plato (voice)
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Bea Simmons (voice)
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Grandpa begins dating Bea Simmons,another resident of the Springfield Retirement Castle, but she dies. She was a very rich woman and leaves all her money to Grandpa. He is at first unsure how to spend it and invites suggestions from all-comers who,apart from Lisa, are greedy and want it for themselves but ultimately donates it to make much-needed improvements to the retirement home,telling everybody 'Dignity is on me.' Written by don @ minifie-1

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Trivia

Grandpa Simpson is shown sitting in a diner. It is a reference to the painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. See more »

Goofs

Grampa's girlfriend, Bea, dies, and at the end when he's opening the dining hall named after her, Bea walks into it with the rest of the old folks. See more »

Quotes

[at an amusement park, Grandpa is visited by the ghost of his girlfriend]
Grampa: Hey, Bea, I've got to ask you: what was death like?
[the roller coaster reaches the top]
Beatrice Simmons: Not as scary as this!
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This is the only episode which lists the character names in the closing credits, including several characters who do not appear in this episode. See more »

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References Star Wars (1977) See more »

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"Embraceable You"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Audrey Meadows and Dan Castellaneta
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Classic episode!
26 January 2006 | by (Long Beach, California) – See all my reviews

starring: (The regulars: Dan, Julie, Nancy, Yeardley and Harry) also starring Hank Azaria and Phil Hartman.

One of my favorite episodes. It is about Grampa getting a girlfriend after so many years of being single. Homer makes him go with him to Discount Lion Safari on his girl Bea's birthday and Bea dies while hes out. He inherits money and tries to find someone to give it to. Its touching and lovely and one of the best episodes of the series to date. Phil Hartman plays Lionel Hutz and Plato in this one.

My rating- A(95%).

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