Bart locks himself in his room, preserving his injury to show their parents. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. "My Sister, My Sitter" is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons' eighth season. Bart gets treated for his injuries, apologizing to Lisa for being a jerk and ruining her babysitting business. The Squidport is a local revitalization project, which recast a historic industrial area as a pedestrian mall. He then bangs his head against the door 'to make the lump bigger', causing him to fall unconscious. Instead she takes Bart to Dr. Nick Riviera's clinic in a wheelbarrow, bringing Maggie along in a pet carrier because the coffee ice cream has overstimulated her. Lisa SimpsonBart Simpson Ned puts out the good word for Lisa, who experiences a business boom. Much to her delight, she receives babysitting requests from Hibbert and Ned because they cannot find any other sitters. "[11], DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson said that "the segments in which Lisa babysits the various kids in town are a delight" and that the episode "mixes wacky moments with reality as it places Lisa in a logical position. Bart Simpson is TV's favorite punk kid. Wave couch gag Moments later Ned Flanders comes over and tells Homer that Maude and her mother are in a sticky situation and has to go to Capital City, so he asks Homer to watch the boys. Lisa considers asking Dr. Hibbert for help, but realizes that would ruin her reputation as a babysitter. This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 14:49. Afterwards, The Simpsons decide to never hire the bad Babysitter Bandit ever again. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein She forgives him, but feels bad for being called the "World's Worst Babysitter". Then, he makes outrageous orders by phone, including a massive sandwich and hiring Krusty, leaving Lisa to answer the door for each one. It’s any mother’s worst nightmare. [4] According to Alan S. Brown and Chris Logan, the writers of the book The Psychology of the Simpsons: D’oh!, the episode is an example of how feminine anger rarely solves the problem on The Simpsons. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society and television. She was voiced by the late Penny Marshall. Later, Bart, whose injuries have been treated, apologizes to Lisa for causing the ordeal and ruining her babysitting business. Lucille Botzcowski, also known as Ms. Botz or The Babysitter Bandit, is the main antagonist for The Simpsons season 1 finale episode "Some Enchanting Evening".She works as a babysitter, only to get into houses of trusting people and rob them. Episode Number 16-years-old and a sociopath, she exists simply to ruin Timmy's childhood. “Here, Lisa’s rage and ongoing frustration contribute to her difficulty in making good decisions about what to do with her emotion,” they write. While one child may be mature enough to babysit, it is not certain that the other kids accept the babysitter's authority. [1], The idea of revamping the waterfront came from cities like Baltimore, who were always trying to fix formerly horrible places. [5] Keeping with the babysitter theme, there are cultural references to The Baby-Sitters Club: Lisa reads book #14 - The Formula Formula, while Janey is on book #20 - The President's Baby Is Missing. Her mother tells her the reasons people aren't hiring her is because they hire teenagers since they know what to do. [1] Like numerous preceding episodes, "My Sister, My Sitter" deals with the relationship between Bart and Lisa. Inspired by The Baby-Sitters Club series of novels, Lisa decides to become a babysitter, but no one takes her seriously because of her age. [9], In its original broadcast, "My Sister, My Sitter" finished 47th in ratings in a tie with Melrose Place for the week of February 24 – March 2, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 9.0, equivalent to approximately 8.7 million viewing households. When Bart is injured, Lisa must find him medical attention without spoiling her reputation as a good babysitter. To help separate the fun kind of bad from the, well, bad kind of bad… Entitled Bastard: Towards the end of the episode, when Bart is injured, Doctor Hibbert declares to the whole town that Bart's injuries were caused by bad babysitting, ruining Lisa's babysitting business. Bart is upset that his younger sister is his babysitter; Lisa thinks his childish antics warrant it. [3] Chris Turner, the author of the book Planet Simpson, writes about the scene at the Squidport: "The "satirical" setting seems almost documentary". 4F13 She has ended up at the Squidport opening Marge and Homer were attending, along with many Springfield residents, Dr. Hibbert included. The script was written to focus on the relationship between Bart and Lisa and the episode has further been used to discuss the difficulties in letting children babysit themselves. Bart torments Lisa by having a giant submarine sandwich delivered, hiring Krusty for a bachelor party, claiming that Lisa saw a UFO, dialing 9-1-1 for a "sisterectomy", and feeding Maggie coffee ice cream for dinner. 170 Lisa tries to call for an ambulance, but the 9-1-1 operator refuses to assist her due to Bart's earlier prank calls. At first she becomes concerned when no one calls on her to babysit. Couch Gag The next day, he calls Lisa up and asks her to look after his kids while he has Judo. Babel. At the emergency clinic, Lisa can't get Bart an appointment, so she plans to take her cargo to the hospital by foot. The Babysitters. Lisa's babysitting reputation is tested when she is assigned the task of babysitting Bart and Maggie, for which Bart is determined to make Lisa's life a living hell. The episode was directed by Jim Reardon and written by Dan Greaney. 5 Lisa Did: Bad Babysitter Siblings having to babysit each other isn't something uncommon. Motivated by a PTSD episode Grampa had while babysitting the kids, the Simpsons take a journey to Grampa's past as a post-WW2 toy model for plastic army men, and Abe finally faces his on confused sexuality. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. "[1], Tim Raynor of DVDTown.com said that the episode "is full of the usual, fun antics that you would expect from Bart or any of the other dumb Simpsons. [6] This is a parody of the international theme restaurant franchise Planet Hollywood. Production Code "Homer Badman" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. [3] Wolfcastle is a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger,[7] who launched Planet Hollywood along with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg in 1991. Bart becomes outraged with the proposition, so he plans to 'teach' Lisa a lesson that he is not so easy to babysit. Next, he watches TV without Lisa's approval. After avoiding discovery by Chief Wiggum, Bart falls out of the barrow, sliding down a muddy hill. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 27, 1994. The episode was never animated, because it turned out that it was only the publicist of Planet Hollywood's idea and the actors did not want to participate. Show Runner Lisa is finally outraged at Bart, when Lisa finally orders him to go to bed, Bart goes to the kitchen and eats bread, claiming Lisa told him to go to bread. When Maude is taken hostage in Lebanon, Ned must leave suddenly to get her released. Lisa becomes in demand as a baby-sitter so,when Marge and Homer,attend the opening of the Squidport quay,they leave her in charge at home. She realizes her reputation as a babysitter will be ruined - Lisa decides she must get Bart to a hospital without anyone knowing. It was the fifth highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. She loses control of the wheelbarrow and it rolls down a cliff into a muddy river — in front of aghast onlookers at the Squidport. The crowd assumes Lisa is on drugs, has murdered Bart, and is about to drown the caged Maggie, and accuse her of bad babysitting. The panicked onlookers assume Bart is dead, Lisa is on drugs and Maggie was being taken to be drowned. Original Airdate Homer and Marge attend, leaving Lisa to babysit Bart and Maggie. [10], Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. Inspired by The Baby-Sitters Club series of novels, Lisa decides to become a babysitter, but no one takes her seriously because of her age. Lisa tries to insist that she is more than capable of babysitting. Ned puts out the good word for Lisa, who experiences a business boom. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society and television. S30, Ep12 13 Jan. 2019 The Girl on the Bus Entertain, nurse and put the lovely babies to sleep and make sure they are happy when mommy or daddy comes back. Dan Greaney Lisa is unable to see the doctor due to a long queue in the waiting room. But over the years, a handful of his pranks and antics have crossed a serious line. The Simpsons (1989) - S08E17 Comedy - Yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. Marge and Homer find out that Squidport is reopening and they decide to make it a date. While the parents are out on a date, siblings are often called upon to look after the other. First, he refuses to eat his dinner. She finds Dr. Nick's number in the phone book, and climbs into Bart's room via a tree to recover him. When Maude is taken hostage in Lebanon, Ned must leave suddenly to get her released. Written By Real name Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, Sideshow Bob yearns for the finer things in life such as good food, the fine… March 2, 1997 The Simpsons, decked out in raingear, run to the couch, but get washed away by a large wave. No, Marge and Homer crash a wedding expo. Bart realizes if Lisa fails to take him to a nearby hospital, her reputation as a babysitter will be ruined. Lisa follows with Maggie and the barrow, only to have a searchlight turned on her. He calls this an example of how “hyper-consumer culture of Springfield moves front and center”[6] On the waterfront, Rainier Wolfcastle opens a restaurant called "Planet Hype". Bart's pranks anger Lisa so much that she lunges at him, causing him to fall down the stairs, dislocating his shoulder and causing a large bump on his head. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/My_Sister,_My_Sitter?oldid=938833. A bunch of nice looking girls get together to “babysit” kids around their neighborhood, but what they’re really doing is providing a brothel-like delivery service for bored husbands. He feeds Maggie ice cream with caffeine in it, causing her to run rampant in a hyper state. In this frenzy game you have to take care of the kids. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Outraged, Lisa starts chasing him around the house, and accidentally knocks him down the stairs, causing a large lump to form on Bart's head and giving him a dislocated arm. The /r/TheSimpsons subreddit is fan base of redditors who love The Simpsons. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Bad Babysitter animated GIFs to your conversations. Because Lisa is the smartest and most sensible, she is the one put in charge of Bart and Maggie. "My Sister, My Sitter" is the seventeenth episode of Season 8. Simpsons TV Show. No, Homer and Marge have a bad babysitter problem. To make Lisa look like a bad babysitter, Bart feeds Maggie coffee ice cream and embarks on a series of pranks that unnerve Lisa. (Hopefully, they will hire a new one because Lucille is babysitting behind bars, EVER!!) Main character(s) My Sister, My Sitter The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a clever episode, if a little disjointed — the two stories don't gel as well as normal. Listening to the call at work, Homer feels bad when Marge reveals his name on the radio. Marge is depressed that Homer takes her for granted, and phones Dr. Marvin Monroe's call-in therapy radio slot. She pops him in a wheelbarrow, along with Maggie, locked in a pet cage to keep her stable. Marge's mood softens and Homer invites her to go dancing, dine at a fancy restaurant and spend the night at a motel. Lisa's babysitting reputation is tested when she is assigned the task of babysitting Bart and Maggie, for which Bart is determined to make Lisa's life a living hell. Earn stars, upgrade the place, decorate the place, and much more. However, despite the dislocated arm and the bump on his head, Bart continues to make baby-sitting hard for Lisa. Annoyed that his younger sister is his babysitter, Bart does everything he can to annoy her. Share the best GIFs now >>> Frantic, Lisa tries to wheel Bart and Maggie to the hospital. Soon she babysits Ralph and Doctor Hibbert's children. Meanwhile upstairs, Lisa and Janey are inspired by reading The Babysitters Club, Lisa decides to start a career in babysitting, even putting an ad in the church bulletin. This is quickly debunked by Hibbert and telling them that Lisa is a bad babysitter. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, but mixed reviews from fans which would later become negative reviews. "[12], "Elaine Sutherland: A parent's guide to choosing who looks after baby", "Simpsons, The: The Complete 8th Season (DVD)", "The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season (1995)", El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Sister,_My_Sitter&oldid=981808008, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. ... That's the segment where Bart falls in love with new neighbor, bad girl, and babysitter Laura Powers (voiced by guest star Sara Gilbert). Inspired by the success of Baltimore's revamped wharf, the Springfield Squidport reopens and throws a gala. After a successful babysitting night, Ned is impressed and recommends her to everyone. The episode received mostly positive reviews. An angry Bart plays her up,resulting in his dislocating an arm and bumping his head and Lisa bundles him off to the hospital with Maggie in tow. In his haste, he agrees to let Lisa babysit Rod and Todd. In the episode, Marge and Homer leave Lisa to babysit Bart and Maggie. Lucille Botzcowski was an escaped criminal, known as "The Babysitter Bandit". In the episode, Homer is falsely accused of sexual harassment and must clear his name. The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Jim Reardon. [3] Elaine E Sutherland, who is a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Family Law Sub-Committee and Professor of Child and Family Law at the Law School, Stirling University, used the episode to describe the potential problems of letting one of your kids babysit the rest. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 2, 1997. Hired by Homer from the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service, she was to babysit the kids while he and Marge go out on a date. [8] According to Matt Groening, the show had written an entire episode around Planet Hollywood, which featured the voices of Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Willis as The Three Stooges type of characters. Jim Reardon. Her conflict with Bart creates realism and also brings out the comedy. Dennis Franz guest stars as himself portraying Homer in a movie. Directed By Greaney specializes in writing Bart and Lisa episodes from the perspective of a kid. The living room is on a ship being tossed by a stormy ocean. After work he visits Moe's Tavern, where Moe advises him to give Marge a rose and a box of chocolates. "Homer Badman" It is also the 170th episode overall. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. At that point, Lisa is about ready to snap. OCD: Abbie, the Simpsons' Crazy Babysitter. In his haste, he agrees to let Lisa babysit Rod and Todd. Lisa considers calling Dr. Hibbert for help, but cannot as the 911 operators think that this is another prank. After many successful jobs, Homer and Marge decide leave Lisa in charge of Bart and Maggie while they are out, and while Bart tries to protest, his parents will not budge. After her arrival, the children discovered her true identity as a robber on America's Most Armed & Dangerous, but were captured (except for Maggie) and tied up (even Bart's mouth was duct taped) before they could st… Simpsons TV Show. The /r/TheSimpsons subreddit is fan base of redditors who love The Simpsons. To make his condition worse, Bart locks himself in his room and repeatedly hits his head on the door, eventually knocking himself unconscious. Look, I would love to have a babysitter/nanny like Amelia. Amidst the hundreds of fictional babysitters, there exists a select few who stand above the fodder. These teenagers are so terrible they make One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched seem like a beacon of hope.The Fairly OddParents' Vicky sits at the very top of this horrific pile of unhinged sitters. She later gets calls from Dr. Hibbert and Ned Flanders, asking her to babysit for them, despite her mishap with Bart and she smiles. Lisa however says that she could do it, and while he is hesitant, Ned lets Lisa watch the boys.

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