Realty Bites
Template:Infobox The Simpsons season nine "Realty Bites" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons.
Episode details
Production Number: 5F06
Original Air Date: December 7, 1997
Writer: Dan Greaney
Director: Swinton Scott
Blackboard: "There was no Roman god named 'Fartacus'"
Couch Gag: A hand spins the family around.
Synopsis
Marge encounters Lionel Hutz, and seeing he has become a realtor, she chooses this as a career for herself. She begins working for Hutz, but he finds her honesty sells no houses and threatens to fire her, while urging her to think of more positive descriptions for whatever she tries to sell. Thus, Marge does not disclose the entire truth about one house she sells to the Flanders family. As she knows, this dwelling had been the site of a brutal murder.
Feeling guilty about her deception and concerned for the Flanders' safety, Marge eventually tells them the truth, but they are not angry. Nevertheless, the house is destroyed by Homer and Snake, after they battle over Snake's former car, which Homer had just purchased from the police. Marge loses her job but soon turns to government welfare.
Quotes
- Sea Captain (after taking the realty exam): "Yar, I nailed that one about houseboats, did you?"
- Ned Flanders (before knowing the house's past): "Will you look at this place! And the price has been slashed repeatedly!"
Maude: "It's sure built solid. The kids could scream bloody murder, and no one would hear!"
Ned: "Well, I'm just gonna spill my guts. I love it to death!"