The Simpsons: Season 3, Episode 3

When Flanders Failed (3 Oct. 1991)

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Ned Flanders opens a mall store catering to lefties. Homer, however, wishes Flanders would fail.

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Homer Simpson / Barney Gumble / Canadian Football League Announcer / Ned's Friend #3 / Itchy / George Washington in Advert / Husband (voice)
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Marge Simpson (voice)
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Bart Simpson / Todd Flanders / Landscape Architect / Kearney / Wife (voice)
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Lisa Simpson (voice)
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Moe Szyslak / Canadian Football Host / Ned's Friend #2 / Akira / Choreographer / Cleaner / Man on Phone / Man with Parking Ticket / Man at Yard Sale / Chuck Ellis (voice)
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Ned Flanders / Waylon Smithers / Montgomery Burns / Scratchy / Doctor / 'Touch of Death' Combatant / Man on TV (voice)
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Rod Flanders / Girl Playing Tag / Homemaker / Dolph (voice)
Maggie Roswell ...
Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman / Others (voice)
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Jimbo Jones (voice)
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At a family barbecue Ned announces his intention to open the Leftorium,a store catering for left-handed customers. Homer,ever jealous of his neighbour,hopes it will fail - and indeed it does,getting to the point where Ned has to sell many of his possessions and his house seems likely to be repossessed. Feeling guilty Homer comes to Ned's rescue by pointing all the left-handed people he knows in the store's direction and thus saving it. Bart,meanwhile,pays the price for going to the video arcade when he should be at self-defence classes. Written by don @ minifie-1

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Homer's last-minute rally to bail out Flanders is an homage to the rescue of George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. See more »

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At the end of the episode, Homer says that Flanders is the richest left handed man in town, even though Mr. Burns, who is left handed, is standing right there. See more »

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Homer: I don't care if Ned Flanders IS the nicest guy in the world. He's a jerk. End of story.
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »

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"Put On A Happy Face"
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Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
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