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After Homer forgets to pick up Bart from soccer practice, Bart joins a mentor program called Big Brothers presenting himself as an orphan, and is assigned a big brother called Tom. When Homer finds out, he joins the program too as a big brother. Written by
Emil Petersen
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The part of Tom, Bart's sponsored big brother, was originally written for
Tom Cruise. However, Cruise's spokesman informed the producers that the star would not do the episode. It was decided to replace Cruise with
Phil Hartman providing the voice of Tom.
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Goofs
Homer rushes out to his car naked once he gets out of the bathtub. In the scenes of him driving to pick up Bart, he has gained his clothes.
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Quotes
[
Bart has joined the Bigger Brother program to spite Homer]
Tom:
Come on, Bart, you know you're not supposed to talk to strangers.
Homer Simpson:
For your information, I'm his father!
Tom:
[
angrily]
His father... the drunken gambler?
Homer Simpson:
[
pleasantly]
That's right. And who might you be?
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Connections
Spoofs
Saturday Night Live (1975)
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Soundtracks
"I Am Woman"
(uncredited)
by
Helen Reddy and
Ray Burton
Performed by
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The episode begins with Homer forgetting to pick up Bart from soccer practice. That prompts Bart to give up on Homer, he becomes a little brother in a big brother type program to spite Homer. Phil Hartman plays Tom, his impossibly cool big brother.
Generally, I like a lot of Homer/Bart relationship episodes and this one has its moments. There are a lot of very funny sequences that arise as Homer attempts to get even.
The fight in the episode is extremely memorable. It's one I recalled after not seeing this episode for years. This really is a good Homer/Bart episode.