The Simpsons episode
"Sleeping With The Enemy"
Episode no.	338
Prod. code	FABF19
Orig. Airdate	November 21, 2004
Show Runner(s)	Al Jean
Writer(s)	Jon Vitti
Director(s)	Lauren MacMullan
Couch gag	The couch drops on top of the family
SNPP capsule
Season 16 November 7, 2004 – May 15, 2005
Treehouse of Horror XV All's Fair in Oven War Sleeping with the Enemy She Used to Be My Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Midnight Rx Mommie Beerest Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Pranksta Rap There's Something About Marrying On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Goo Goo Gai Pan Mobile Homer The Seven-Beer Snitch Future-Drama Don't Fear the Roofer The Heartbroke Kid A Star Is Torn Thank God It's Doomsday Home Away from Homer The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star
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Synopsis

Lisa's friends at school tease her about her big butt, causing her to become self conscious about her weight. Homer only makes matters worse when he tells her about the "Simpson butt", something that all Simpsons have. He goes on to draw himself the way an animator would, starting with circles, then filling in the rest of the details (there is also an inside joke here: Homer draws his hair and ear forming the initials MG "for some reason" as he narrates; Matt Groening was originally considering drawing Homer this same way, but then realized that it would be too distracting to the viewers, according to a commentary from a Simpsons DVD set). Bart brings home a test with a grade of 100, eagerly expecting a party that was promised to him if he ever got a 100. However, Homer thinks Bart forged the test, and is not easily willing to give up. Bart gets his "party", which is attended by Aunt Patty and Selma, Grampa (who is sleeping in an armchair), Grandma Bouvier, Ralph, and Martin. Milhouse can only attend via speakerphone because he has the measles. Bart doesn't enjoy the party one bit and to make matters worse, Lisa runs up to her room crying when Marge offers her a big slice of cake. Lisa Marie Simpson is a very popular and widely-respected fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon; his family name is pronounced , rhymes with raining) is an Emmy-winning American cartoonist and the creator of the American animated television series The Simpsons[1] and Futurama, as well as the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ... Bartholomew Jo-Jo Bart Simpson is a main character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... Patty Bouvier Selma Bouvier [[ The Bouvier Sisters (Patricia Patty and Selma, voiced by Julie Kavner) are fictional characters on The Simpsons. ... Abraham Abe Grampa J. Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Jacqueline Jackie Bouvier is a character on The Simpsons, specifically the mother of Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier, and the wife of Clancy Bouvier. ... Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... Martin Prince Jr. ... Milhouse Van Houten In the animated series The Simpsons, the Van Houten family consists of the father Kirk, the mother Luann, and their son Milhouse. ... A Speakerphone is a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker provided separately from those in the handset. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier, approximately age 38), is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ...

Marge begins to think her kids don't appreciate her anymore, so when she finds Nelson eating tadpoles from a fountain in the park, she decides to become a mother figure in his life and spend some quality time with him. She brings Nelson home and pays him to do some chores. Nelson's mother finds this out and doesn't want Marge giving them any "charity". Later that night, Nelson's mom has left town, and Nelson, having no place else to go, decides to stay with the Simpsons. Marge lets him sleep in Bart's room, forcing Bart to sleep on the floor, underneath his bed. Nelson Muntz (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a character from The Simpsons. ... Tadpole of Littlejohns Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) A tadpole (also known as a pollywog or polliwog) is a larval amphibian, the juvenile form of a frog, toad, newt, salamander, or caecilian. ... Alms Bag taken from some Tapestry in Orleans, Fifteenth Century. ...

Late one night, Nelson is singing about his long lost father, while Lisa, unable to take anymore starvation, is stuffing herself with an entire cake, that actually says "Happy Labor Day Lenny”. The next day, Nelson helps Lisa get back at Sherri and Terri for teasing her. Nelson unleashes a skunk, which sprays both of them, while Lisa and the rest of the children point and sing a modified version of Jingle Bells. Both twins are horrified and run off screaming. When Lisa and Nelson return home, they find Nelson's father, who Bart found working at a freak show in a circus. It turns out that Nelson's dad had really gone to the Kwik-E-Mart (as Nelson had made previous references to), where he had gotten a severe allergic reaction from eating a chocolate bar full of peanuts. Coincidentally, the circus had made a stop in the Kwik-E-Mart parking lot, and found Nelson's father, thinking he was some kind of half human, half monkey beast. Nelson's mother finally returns, after going to Hollywood and getting the lead role in Macbeth, playing Lady Macbeth. At the conclusion of this episode, Nelson goes back to live with his family and Lisa still has an unhealthy obsession with her weight, although Homer tells her to say that everything is fine. Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ... Lenford Lenny Leonard is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... Sherri and Terri In The Simpsons, Sherri and Terri Fisk (voiced by Russi Taylor) are two rather sickly looking twins with purple hair. ... Genera Conepatus Mydaus Mephitis Spilogale Skunks are moderately small mammals, usually with black-and-white fur, belonging to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora. ... Jingle Bells, originally One Horse Open Sleigh, is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... An exterior of a fictitious typical Kwik-E-Mart store. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... For other uses, see Monkey (disambiguation). ... ... Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I. Painting by William Rimmer Macbeth is among the most famous of William Shakespeares plays, as well as his shortest tragedy. ... Lady Macbeth by George Cattermole, 1850 Lady Macbeth is a character in Shakespeares play Macbeth. ...

Trivia

Dwight Eisenhower and Louis St. Laurent, as drawn by Martin.

• This episode marks the third time Bart achieved an A-grade in his school work. Previously he achieved an A in "Homer vs. Dignity" and "Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade"
• This episode introduces the second genetic condition Lisa has inherited from Homer, the Simpson Butt. The first is stubbiness (abnormally short, thick fingers). Bart has the Simpson stupidity gene, which only affects the family males, and will possibly lose his hair later in life. However, in one episode, it was shown how Homer actually has an 105 I.Q., and thus the capability to converse intelligently with Lisa - he only became stupid because he accidentally inserted a crayon into his brain during his childhood, which he chooses to do again in order to regain his social life.
• Martin's drawing of President Eisenhower at the party included former Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, who was in office during Eisenhower's presidency. This is the first time that a Canadian Prime Minister has ever been mentioned/shown in animated form on The Simpsons and it is ironic that they chose one of the lesser known Prime Ministers.

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Cultural References

• The title of the episode is taken from a 1991 movie of the same name.
• Nelson singing a slightly altered version of Papa, Can You Hear Me? is a reference to the movie Yentl.
• The dissonant music playing in the background while Lisa consumes an entire cake is taken from the soundtrack to John Carpenter's film "The Thing (film)."

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Goofs

• Marge acts ignorant of Nelson's home situation, though she learned about it back in "Bart of War" when Homer led him, Bart, and several other neighborhood boys in the Pre-Teen Braves. Recall, as Nelson hugged a tree mistaking it for his dad, Marge mused, "I can see why he left."
• Bart's capitals test has 13 answers to 12 questions - amongst all the correct capitals is 'Little Rock' (the capital of Arkansas, which is not a question on the test). It also makes no mention of Kentucky's capital Frankfort, which Homer later finds amusing. One nickname of Little Rock is Capital City, like the Capital City in The Simpsons.

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Episode Quotes

• Marge (in the Simpsons kitchen talking to Bart about Nelson): Bart, you know how a Tootsie Pop has a hard, crusty shell, but once you get through the shell it has a sweet soft inside?...Be nice to Nelson and I'll give you a Tootsie Pop!

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External links

• Sleeping with the Enemy at The Internet Movie Database
• Sleeping with the Enemy at TV.com
• Sleeping with the Enemy at The Big Cartoon DataBase