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"Brother's Little Helper" is the second episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons. It aired on October 3, 1999. The title refers to an early Rolling Stones song, titled "Mother's Little Helper" (the song is about pill abuse) and also do Santa's Little Helper Simpsons redirects here. ...
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Mike Scully (born October 2, 1956 in West Springfield, Massachusetts) is an Emmy Award-winning American television writer best known for his work as show runner of the Fox series The Simpsons from 1997 - 2001 (Seasons 9-12). ...
Al Jean (left) and David Mirkin (right), have both been writers for The Simpsons for more than ten years. ...
George Meyer is a producer and writer for The Simpsons, and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. ...
The three people are caricatures of (left to right) Rich Moore, Wes Archer and David Silverman[1] The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ...
Mark Kirkland is a director of episodes of The Simpsons. ...
Bart writes The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons. ...
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Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his career with the St. ...
The Simpsons 11th season (September 1999 - May 2000) began on Sunday, September 26, 1999 with Beyond Blunderdome. ...
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is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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This article is about the rock band. ...
Mothers Little Helper is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. ...
Santas Little Helper or once known as Santos L. Halper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castellaneta) is the Simpson familys pet dog. ...
Plot
Principal Skinner introduces a fire safety skit to the students. When Ned Flanders catches on fire, the fire department tries to extinguish him, but it does not work because Bart is pulling a prank with the fire hose. Skinner has Homer and Marge come to the school. It is then when Bart is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. Principal Skinner recommends that Bart take a behavior drug called Focusyn. In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ...
Nedward Ned Flanders is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ...
For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ...
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After several failed attempts by Homer, Marge convinces Bart to take the medication, and his behavior immediately improves. He begins paying attention in school and being respectful to his parents. However, side effects soon occur as Bart becomes paranoid that Major League Baseball is spying on the town using satellites. The doctors recommend that Bart go off Focusyn, but he refuses. Before anyone can stop him, he swallows several handfuls of Focusyn and runs away. Homer Simpson is also a character in the book and film The Day of the Locust. ...
Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ...
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Bart wanders onto an army base and manages to steal a tank (ala Shawn Nelson). He cuts a swath of destruction through the town, until he eventually stops at the school. There, he points the tank's cannon into the sky and shoots down a Major League Baseball satellite, proving his theory right. Mark McGwire appears, but instead of explaining the bizarre situation, he distracts the townspeople by hitting some baseballs and then runs off with the evidence. Marge takes Bart off Focusyn for good and puts him back on "good old Ritalin", which he is okay with. Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his career with the St. ...
Methylphenidate (C14H19NO2), or MPH, is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults. ...
Cultural references - The title is a reference to The Rolling Stones 1966 single Mother's Little Helper
- Marge standing in front of the tank is a reference to Tank Man.
- The Fire Safety Day slogan, "Learn, Baby, Learn", is a spoof of "Burn, Baby, Burn"
- Homer remarks that Bart has gone from Goofus to Gallant
- When on his rampage, in a tank, Bart sings Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac
- Bart expresses a preference for the allergy decongestant Claritin D over regular Claritin.
- One of Bart's classmates (Sherry) reads aloud the poem "The Daffodils" by William Wordsworth.
- The book that Bart gives to Homer, "Chicken Soup for the Loser", is a spoof of the book "Chicken Soup for the Soul."
- On their date, Marge and Homer see the movie Showgirls.
- The t-shirt in the army barracks, which reads "I went to the Persian Gulf and all I got was this lousy syndrome", is a reference to Gulf War Syndrome.
- Bart's Ritalin song at the end is a parody of the theme song sung at the conclusion of the Popeye animated shorts.
- Nelson's reaction when he thinks about violence or a girl while wearing the shock neclace may be a reference to "A Clockwork Orange"
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Mothers Little Helper is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. ...
Tank Man stops the advance of a column of tanks on 5 June 1989 in Beijing. ...
Disco Inferno is a single by The Trammps from the album of the same name. ...
Goofus & Gallant is a cartoon in the childrens magazine Highlights for Kids depicting good and bad behavior. ...
Dont Stop is also the name of a song by ATB (see here) and the name of Jolin Tsais album. ...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays. ...
Showgirls is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven and released in 1995 by United Artists. ...
Gulf War syndrome (GWS) or Gulf War illness (GWI) is the name given to an illness with symptoms including increases in the rate of immune system disorders and birth defects, reported by combat veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. ...
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