The Simpsons episode
"Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Episode no.	325
Prod. code	FABF07
Orig. airdate	February 15, 2004
Written by	Julie Chambers and David Chambers
Directed by	Matthew Nastuk
Couch gag	The couch is replaced by a bed of soil surrounded by wooden fencing. A few seeds are thrown onto this soil and watered resulting in the sprouting of each family member into their respective position on the couch.
Guest star(s)	Isabel Sanford
Season 15 November 2, 2003 – May 23, 2004
Treehouse of Horror XIV My Mother the Carjacker The President Wore Pearls The Regina Monologues The Fat and the Furriest Today I Am a Clown 'Tis the Fifteenth Season Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot Diatribe of a Mad Housewife Margical History Tour Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Smart and Smarter The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Co-Dependent's Day The Wandering Juvie My Big Fat Geek Wedding Catch 'Em if You Can Simple Simpson The Way We Weren't Bart-Mangled Banner Fraudcast News
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Plot

On a school field trip to the Museum of Television and TV, Milhouse shows that he has developed a new attitude where he just doesn't care. Meanwhile Mr. Burns has moved Homer, Lenny and Carl to an offsite location (Moe's) so that they don't ruin a visit by the plant's board of directors. Apu and Manjula stop by celebrating their anniversary, making Homer realize he hasn't gotten anything for his anniversary with Marge. He gets extremely drunk and finds himself ‘dancing' on the street where people, thinking he is homeless, start giving him money. Milhouse reveals the secret to his new attitude is the fact that he and his mother are moving to Capital City, where they are going to get a fresh start. Both Bart and Kirk Van Houten are going to have to learn to get along without Milhouse being around. Bart tries to adapt to a world without Milhouse, especially after a visit to Milhouse in Capital City makes him realize that things will never be the same. In the meantime, Homer has begun begging as a second job when he realizes he can make good money that allows him to buy Marge an expensive anniversary gift, so he goes to Costington's Department Store to get her diamond earrings. With Milhouse out of his life, Bart finds himself bonding with his sister and she is enjoying the new relationship with her brother; a relationship that gets tested when Kirk gets "pity custody" of Milhouse. When Milhouse returns, Lisa feels betrayed that Bart is acting like their friendship never existed, but nevertheless respects it. Bart, however, shows Lisa how much he appreciates her, and they end up hugging each other. Meanwhile, the other grifters get sick of Homer getting all the attention (and money) and show Marge where Homer is getting his extra cash. She is mortified by his behavior, but can't bring herself to throw away the diamonds that he gave her, even though they were bought with dirty money. A field trip is typically a journey by a group of people performing research on a topic to a place away from their normal environment. ... Mr. ... An exterior of Moes Tavern, in The Simpsons. ... APU may refer to: Anglia Polytechnic University, now known as Anglia Ruskin University. ...

Trivia

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• The episode was Isabel Sanford's final television appearance before her death two months later.
• An Itchy and Scratchy episode is featured in this episode. It is titled "Moo Goo Gai Pain". Scratchy goes into a restaurant that says "All You Can Eat Cat Special". He is lead into the restaurant (called "Mickey Mao's"), where it is revealed that the "cat" on the menu is him. The other mice inside come at him and chop him up so he can be eaten. They eat until they are full and stop at his skull. He sighs with relief, but 1 hour later the mice get hungry again and eat the rest of him.
• In the Itchy and Scratchy episode the following Chinese characters appear: 癢 (yǎng, itch), 和 (hé, and), 抓傷 (zhuā shāng, scratch), 老鼠 (lǎo shǔ, mouse), 貓 (māo, cat).
• The six schools of begging as described by the bum Homer meets: bad musician, messed up vet, cripple, fake-cripple, religious zealot and crazy guy.
• Contains a guest appearance of Nadia Comaneci and Paul Lynde (both voiced by Simpsons regulars)
• The only appearance of the secret safe hidden behind the boat painting in the living room.
• While Homer dances in front of Moe's Tavern, the rhythm Homer is humming to, is very similar to the Korean Pop-star Lee Hyori's song, titled: "Toc Toc Toc".

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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a pun on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
• Whilst begging, one of Homer's techniques is to sing a butchered version of the song Mr. Bojangles.

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