"THE SIMPSONS" EPISODE GUIDE:  SEASON THREE -- Addendum
(as of Apr. 9, 1992)

This is a continuation of the 3rd season guide to "The Simpsons".  It should be
used in conjunction with the main guide, containing summaries of the previous
18 episodes.

19.  Mar 12 1992  8F17 Dog Of Death  (by John Swartzwelder)

Board:    I saw nothing unusual in the teacher's lounge.
Couch:    Homer lays down on it, then the others sit on top of him.

Lottery fever has struck Springfield; the jackpot is up to $130 million!  The
Kwik-E-Mart is the place to be, as that's where everyone's buying tickets,
including Homer.  Marge cautions him not to go overboard on the lottery (he
bought $50 worth of tickets).  The drawing day arrives, and all activity stops,
even Krusty's show.  The numbers are drawn.  No, the Simpsons don't win (but
anchorman Kent Brockman does).  And it looks like they may be double losers: 
Santa's Little Helper has collapsed on the floor.  At the animal hospital, the
vet has bad news:  if the dog doesn't have surgery to repair a twisted stomach,
he'll die.  This surgery costs $750, and Homer doesn't believe they can afford
to pay it.  He tells the kids about Doggie Heaven and Doggie Hell, but Bart
gets to the point:  he wants the operation.  When SLH pulls the "sad eyes"
treatment, Homer capitulates.  There will have to be sacrifices, but the dog
will have the operation.  It's touch and go for a while; SLH has a near-death
experience.  But he comes back; the operation is a success.  A few days later,
the family is unhappy about the sacrifices they've made.  Bart's got a BAD
haircut; Marge's lottery numbers came up (and she didn't buy the ticket); Lisa
could have used this week's Encyclopedia Generica volume; and Homer is reduced
to singing for quarters to buy beer.  Who do they blame?  The dog.  Feeling
unwanted, he leaves and wanders the countryside until he's brought to the dog
pound.  The next morning, the Simpsons start looking for the dog.  Turns out
he's Burns' newest attack hound.  Bart discovers this when he knocks on the
mansion door -- the hounds have been released, and SLH is in the lead.  Bart
runs for his life but is cornered by SLH.  The dog leaps into the air -- and
comes down licking Bart!  He remembers!  It's a happy reunion at the Simpson
household.

20.  Mar 26 1992   8F19 Colonel Homer (by Matt Groening)

Board:    I will not conduct my own fire drills.
Couch:    All make it, but the cushions collapse under them.

The family drives out to the local Googolplex to see a movie.  With at least 28
to choose from, they can't decide on one.  Bart and Lisa go see Space Mutants
VI, while Homer, Marge & Maggie go to see The Stockholm Affair (a spy
thriller).  Inside the theater, Homer proves to be an undesirable customer --
he talks during the film, he makes rude noises, he makes unwanted comments,
etc.  When he blabs the ending, the audience pelts him with various food &
drink, and Marge tells him off.  He's in a foul mood on the drive home, and
when they arrive home, he drops off the others and sets off on his own.  He
drives 70 miles to Flaming Pete's steakhouse, only to discover that it had
burned down.  He ends up at the Beer & Brawl, a real redneck bar where they
only serve Fudd Beer.  It's a tough crowd -- too tough for Yodelin' Zeke. 
Later, the waitress sings a couple of songs -- and they get to Homer.  He stays
until morning talking with Lurleen Lumpkin (voiced by Beverly D'Angelo).  Upon
his return home, Marge admonishes him for not calling.  But Homer's in a good
mood.  It carries over to his work (to the dismay of a certain surgeon), to the
bowling alley (he rolls a 280), and everywhere else.  One day, he drives to
Lurleen's home in the trailer park to get a copy of her songs.  But the only
place they exist is in her head.  So they go to a local recording studio where,
for a quarter, Lurleen records a CD of her songs.  The local radio station KUDD
plays them, and they go over very well.  They even stop a riot at the prison. 
Lurleen asks Homer to manage her career, and he accepts.  This doesn't please
Marge at all; she is a bit jealous.  At the recording studio, she becomes VERY
jealous.  And with good reason:  Lurleen is trying to proposition Homer.  She
tries one evening at her trailer, when Homer tells her about the upcoming gig
on "Ya-Hoo".  But Homer is strong enough to resist her advances.  She tries
again during the TV performance, but Homer resists again.  He decides he has to
get out of the business in order to save his family, so he sells Lurleen's
contract and returns home.  All is well.

NOTE:  the promos had a good line that didn't make the final episode.  When
Lisa observes that another woman is in Homer's life, Bart says Dad's got lots
of women in his life -- Sara Lee, Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth, etc.

21.  Apr 9 1992  8F20 Black Widower (by Jon Vitti)

Board:    Funny noises are not funny
Couch:    Theives dump them out of couch and walk off with it.

After the family watches a parody of "Dinosaurs", they get ready to host a
dinner for Patty, Selma, and Selma's new boyfriend.  They were pen pals while
he was in prison.  And who is her boyfriend?  None other than Bob Terwiliger,
also known as Sideshow Bob! (voiced by Kelsey Grammer)  Bart and Lisa are
terrified; remember, they were the ones who discovered Bob had framed Krusty
the Clown for armed robbery (in the first season).  But Bob reassures everyone
that he's changed.  He tells his story at dinner, a story of degradation and
humiliation behind bars.  But Selma's pen-pal letter turned him around, and
they fell in love.  In a surprise move, Bob proposes to Selma at the dinner
table -- and she says yes!  All are happy, except Bart, who doesn't trust Bob. 
During the plans for the wedding, we learn that Selma owns a lot of stock and
that she has no sense of smell (childhood bottle rocket accident). The wedding
is nearly called off because Bob can't stand "MacGyver", Selma's (& Patty's)
favorite TV show.  But Homer suggests that Bob take a walk while MacGyver is
on.  The wedding goes well, and the couple goes on their honeymoon.  We learn
that Bob hasn't reformed at all; in fact, he plans to murder Selma for her
money.  A few days later, the family watches a videotape of the honeymoon.  In
it, Bob strongly requested a room with a fireplace.  Later, when "MacGyver"
comes on, Bart exclaims that Selma only has an hour to live!  Back at the
hotel, Bob is down in the hotel lounge.  Selma's in her room watching
"MacGyver".  Suddenly, there's a tremendous explosion!  Bob & Selma's room is
destroyed!  Bob returns, hoping to find Selma dead.  Instead, he finds a live
Bart -- and the police.  Bob's arrested and hauled off to jail.  How did Bart
figure it out?  By putting all of the facts together:  Bob planned to turn on
the gas during "MacGyver".  When Selma lit up her customary after-show
cigarette, BOOM!  Fortunately, they got there in time to save her (the
explosion was Chief Wiggum's fault).

COMING NEXT WEEK:   Reruns.  1 more new episode remains this season for sure,
but there MAY be more.

If anybody has any additions, comments or suggestions, please let me know. 
Hope you enjoy this list as much as I've enjoyed creating it.

Roger Reini/76116,1436 in Detroit

