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Template:Infobox The Simpsons season fifteen "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season, first aired on January 4, 2004.

Episode details

Production Number: FABF03
Original Air Date: January 4, 2004
Writer: Jon Vitti
Director: Bob Anderson
Couch Gag: Knives land above each member of the family's position, but when Homer reaches for the remote, a knife nearly hits him.

Synopsis

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When Bart and Lisa fight over which show they should watch, they accidentally change the channel to a show hosted by a children's entertainer named Roofi, a Raffi parody. This does not appeal well with Bart and Lisa, but Marge and Maggie like it so much they play a Roofi CD everywhere, which annoys Bart and Lisa. Marge even buys tickets to Roofi's concert, held on Cletus's farm. Unfortunately, when they are there, there is rain at the concert, which turns into a riot. The concert is apparently a spoof of Woodstock.

In response to the disaster, all childless adults of Springfield, outraged at paying high taxes for the damages the babies have caused, revolt and form an anti-youth group, led by Lindsay Naegle, named SSCCATAGAPP (Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples And Teens And Gays Against Parasitic Parents), and lobby to deprive Springfield of all child-friendly things.

This is not over yet when Marge lobbies to get a grassroots voter initiative, "Families Come First", as the cause of PPASSCCATAG (Proud Parents Against Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples And Teens And Gays). Her lobbying efforts do poorly at first, but support grows, thanks to Mr. Burns loaning his signature. Other Springfield residents follow, and the proposition (Proposition 242) gets on the ballot. The campaign does poorly at first, but thanks to Bart and Lisa's efforts, Proposition 242 passes.

Trivia

  • At the end of the episode, the members of SSCCATAGAPP are defeated by children, "God's lowliest creature". This is a reference to The War of the Worlds, in which the Martians are defeated by bacteria.

Quotes

  • "Yessss" guy: I'm afraid the polls have closed, and on Prop. 242 the winner is YEEEEEESSSSS!
  • Homer: For more information, please visit our website at www.al-jazeera.com. We're not affiliated, we're just piggybacking on their message board.
  • Homer:Great lets dump these kids in an R rated movie and let's go somewhere nice.
  • Announcer (as the Teletubbies go on stage): And now, our opening act. In their first live performance since Tinky-Winky was acquitted of manslaughter.
    Tinky-Winky: Not guilty!
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