1 00:00:02,870 --> 00:00:05,739 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:05,772 --> 00:00:07,140 (gasps) 3 00:00:07,574 --> 00:00:09,076 (Homer and Marge grunt) 4 00:00:10,644 --> 00:00:11,945 Boring. Boring. 5 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:13,747 Boring. Boring. Boring. 6 00:00:13,947 --> 00:00:14,948 Seen it. 7 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:16,517 Lived it. 8 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:17,551 (whines curiously) 9 00:00:17,651 --> 00:00:20,320 Looks like you've discovered Muttflix, Bart. 10 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:22,923 The premium cable channel made for dogs. 11 00:00:22,990 --> 00:00:25,759 ♪ ♪ 12 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:29,029 (low, intrigued growl) 13 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:31,632 They show short scenes from a canine point of view. 14 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:33,467 It's to a dog's eyes 15 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:37,371 what opening a can of dog food is to their ears. 16 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:38,739 Shh! Squirrel. 17 00:00:38,772 --> 00:00:40,641 (growls) 18 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:41,708 Hmm. 19 00:00:43,243 --> 00:00:45,746 ♪ I love my dog ♪ 20 00:00:45,812 --> 00:00:48,615 ♪ As much as I love you ♪ 21 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:50,450 ♪ But you may fade... ♪ 22 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:54,054 And they say there's no good TV show ideas anymore. (scoffs) 23 00:00:54,121 --> 00:00:55,789 (barking on TV) 24 00:00:55,923 --> 00:00:57,958 Your dog bit me. 25 00:00:58,058 --> 00:00:59,493 Made my day. 26 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:00,627 (growling) 27 00:01:00,694 --> 00:01:04,531 ♪ Na‐na‐na‐na‐na‐na, nana. ♪ 28 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:07,034 (yapping) 29 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:11,338 Ah, what's she doing here? 30 00:01:11,438 --> 00:01:13,340 Santa's Little Helper wanted to invite 31 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,642 his mom over since it's Mother's Day. 32 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:17,644 Mother's Day... 33 00:01:17,711 --> 00:01:19,646 Aww... 34 00:01:19,713 --> 00:01:20,714 So sweet. 35 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:24,084 Did you say it's Mother's Day? 36 00:01:25,686 --> 00:01:26,987 (clears throat) 37 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,323 Oh, Mom. We haven't forgotten you. 38 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:33,627 Guess what I've got. A mug I made at school! 39 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:35,796 Oh. Great. Thanks. 40 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:38,265 (groaning) 41 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:44,571 And, Mom, although I believe Mother's Day is a B. S. holiday‐‐ 42 00:01:44,638 --> 00:01:47,007 unlike true holidays, like my half birthday 43 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,842 or May the Fourth Be With You‐‐ 44 00:01:48,909 --> 00:01:50,644 I, too, made you a mug. 45 00:01:50,711 --> 00:01:51,645 Oh. 46 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:53,580 Thank you for trying. 47 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:57,284 Oh. 48 00:01:57,351 --> 00:02:01,088 Nothing in this world beats a baby's kiss. 49 00:02:03,891 --> 00:02:05,893 (muttering): Thinks she's so cute. 50 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,797 How do you tell someone who doesn't talk to shut up? 51 00:02:10,898 --> 00:02:13,600 Kids, I love all your presents and... 52 00:02:13,667 --> 00:02:14,768 Homer? 53 00:02:14,902 --> 00:02:15,903 Uh... 54 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:17,538 This is the one holiday 55 00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:19,072 that means something to me. 56 00:02:19,173 --> 00:02:21,875 Well, I was gonna make you breakfast in bed, 57 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:24,278 but you know the food always comes out bad... 58 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:25,846 Ugh, so bad. 59 00:02:25,913 --> 00:02:28,015 And we always leave a mess in the kitchen, 60 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:31,018 which is worse than making no breakfast at all. 61 00:02:31,084 --> 00:02:32,786 Basically we're idiots. 62 00:02:32,853 --> 00:02:35,155 Hmm. Where is this going? 63 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:39,826 So I thought, why not get you a nice picture frame instead? 64 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:41,361 It'll last longer than a breakfast 65 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:44,064 and I carefully chose a picture of all the kids... 66 00:02:44,198 --> 00:02:45,832 and... pour vous. 67 00:02:45,899 --> 00:02:48,435 Aw, that is nice. 68 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:50,270 (Homer crying) 69 00:02:50,337 --> 00:02:52,139 What is it, Dad? What's wrong? 70 00:02:52,873 --> 00:02:54,708 It's... it's just... 71 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:57,444 Homer, it's your mother. 72 00:02:57,544 --> 00:03:00,113 This image is all you've got left of me. 73 00:03:00,147 --> 00:03:04,017 And it's starting to get a little fuzzier each year. 74 00:03:04,084 --> 00:03:05,352 (static crackling) 75 00:03:05,452 --> 00:03:06,253 Mom. 76 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,389 If only I could kiss your fuzzy face. 77 00:03:10,457 --> 00:03:13,760 Same cold nose, but not the same. 78 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:15,462 I miss you, Mom. 79 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:19,533 Oh, my God! Dad's reliving the great tragedy of his life. 80 00:03:19,633 --> 00:03:20,734 And that is? 81 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:21,902 Losing your mother. 82 00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:23,971 (gasps) Oh, my God. 83 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,808 I'm so sorry, Homer. 84 00:03:27,875 --> 00:03:29,877 Nothing can replace your mom. 85 00:03:29,977 --> 00:03:31,945 But you do have your father. 86 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:33,747 (sobbing) 87 00:03:33,814 --> 00:03:34,982 Let it out, Dad. 88 00:03:35,048 --> 00:03:36,650 Studies show losing a parent 89 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:40,320 is the most traumatic thing that can happen to a child. 90 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:45,592 What a sad thing to say. (sobbing) 91 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:47,561 When Homer croaks we're gonna have to spring for 92 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:50,063 an XXL elephant coffin. 93 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:53,267 Not funny, Bart. 94 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:54,535 (growls) 95 00:03:54,635 --> 00:03:55,736 Hey, the cat liked it. 96 00:03:55,802 --> 00:03:56,670 (meows) 97 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:59,706 Dad, maybe you should get some therapy. 98 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:01,175 Mm... Oh. 99 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:02,676 I just don't know if we can 100 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:04,478 afford more mental health. 101 00:04:04,545 --> 00:04:06,780 Don't worry, Mom. Thanks to the app store, 102 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,649 there's a solution to everything. 103 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:10,751 Nutz, the therapy app. 104 00:04:10,817 --> 00:04:11,885 Woo‐hoo! 105 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,921 I can confront my grief on the john! 106 00:04:14,288 --> 00:04:15,522 MALE VOICE: Welcome to Nutz, 107 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:17,558 the app that can process your loss, 108 00:04:17,691 --> 00:04:20,661 talk you down from highs, pick you up from lows, 109 00:04:20,794 --> 00:04:22,162 maintain your mediums, 110 00:04:22,229 --> 00:04:24,097 and find CBD gummies 111 00:04:24,164 --> 00:04:26,500 in the shape of your version of God. 112 00:04:27,301 --> 00:04:29,369 HOMER: Fix my brain. 113 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:30,838 "Nature of grief?" 114 00:04:30,904 --> 00:04:32,439 "Loss of mother." 115 00:04:32,539 --> 00:04:33,841 "Age of loss?" 116 00:04:33,874 --> 00:04:35,609 "Nine years old." 117 00:04:35,676 --> 00:04:37,077 "Are you a robot?" 118 00:04:37,144 --> 00:04:39,012 (chuckles) I wish. 119 00:04:41,915 --> 00:04:43,784 (humming) 120 00:04:43,884 --> 00:04:45,018 (phone ringing) 121 00:04:45,152 --> 00:04:47,087 Okay, people. Let's earn those PhDs. 122 00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:48,555 Who wants "lost his mother"? 123 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:50,157 Lost his mother? 124 00:04:50,224 --> 00:04:52,226 Oh, come on, that's a premium disorder. 125 00:04:52,326 --> 00:04:54,061 You can't make him worse. 126 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:55,062 I'll take it. 127 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:57,197 Okay, we've also got a jumper, a bed‐wetter, 128 00:04:57,231 --> 00:04:59,199 and a guy who's still messed up 129 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,101 because the Patriots traded Brady. 130 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:03,103 And remember, if you get 'em to cry, 131 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:05,606 you get a turn in the cash tornado. 132 00:05:05,739 --> 00:05:07,274 (gasping) 133 00:05:09,276 --> 00:05:11,044 ‐Hello, Homer. ‐Ooh! 134 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:12,646 Please enter date of loss. 135 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:19,753 MONA: I wrote this on the liquor cabinet so you would see it. 136 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,557 I am wanted by the FBI 137 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,926 and leaving forever. 138 00:05:26,026 --> 00:05:27,528 (groans) 139 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:30,797 Abe! Put down the booze and take care of Homer. 140 00:05:30,898 --> 00:05:34,101 Go to him. Be gentle and sensitive. 141 00:05:34,201 --> 00:05:36,470 Strong and... Absolut Vodka. 142 00:05:36,537 --> 00:05:39,072 Now you're just reading the label. 143 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:40,607 When's Mommy coming back? 144 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:42,075 ‐She's not. ‐Why not? 145 00:05:42,142 --> 00:05:43,644 Uh... she's dead. 146 00:05:43,777 --> 00:05:45,612 GRAMPA: That oughta hold him. 147 00:05:47,648 --> 00:05:48,916 That must have been rough. 148 00:05:48,982 --> 00:05:50,484 But I know something that could help. 149 00:05:50,617 --> 00:05:51,552 Simply... 150 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:53,086 AUTOMATED VOICE: Press button to pay 151 00:05:53,153 --> 00:05:56,156 ‐another 99 cents. ‐(groans) 152 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:57,758 ‐(dings) ‐Think back... 153 00:05:57,824 --> 00:05:59,426 back to when you first realized 154 00:05:59,493 --> 00:06:01,962 you didn't really know what happened to your mother. 155 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:03,764 I was 16. 156 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:06,600 I had just learned to drive. 157 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:08,168 (screams) 158 00:06:10,437 --> 00:06:13,640 (singsongy): Same time tomorrow. 159 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:14,741 Well, well, well. 160 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:16,643 First‐time driver, eh? 161 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:18,212 Well, this is my first case. 162 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:20,013 And I'm doin' this by the book. 163 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,416 Which, uh, I left back at the station. 164 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:25,252 So, uh... Yeah. I better go get it. 165 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:28,121 Donuts? What are those? 166 00:06:28,188 --> 00:06:29,990 I better investigate. 167 00:06:30,791 --> 00:06:31,992 Hmm? 168 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:38,599 She's alive! She's alive. 169 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:40,100 Who's alive? 170 00:06:41,335 --> 00:06:44,338 No one! And I'm going to find her. 171 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:47,040 ♪ ♪ 172 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:49,877 Letting that postcard go through 173 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:52,045 was the smartest thing we ever did. 174 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:55,749 Yeah. That kid's gonna lead us right to Mona Simpson. 175 00:06:55,883 --> 00:06:56,984 My mom's alive. 176 00:06:57,050 --> 00:06:59,786 I'm so mad at her and my dad. 177 00:06:59,853 --> 00:07:02,256 This is the greatest day of my life! 178 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:08,428 Oh, why did I get a lifetime subscription? 179 00:07:12,499 --> 00:07:14,768 Hey, how do ya sell these, anyway? 180 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:17,538 ‐By the dozen. ‐Hoo boy. Mmm. 181 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:24,244 ♪ ♪ 182 00:07:27,881 --> 00:07:30,250 (both growling) 183 00:07:30,317 --> 00:07:31,985 THERAPIST: Now that you know your mother had left you, 184 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:33,287 how did you deal with the fact 185 00:07:33,353 --> 00:07:35,289 that it was all your fault? 186 00:07:35,389 --> 00:07:38,125 Wait. What? Th‐That can't be right. 187 00:07:38,192 --> 00:07:39,626 AUTOMATED VOICE: Congratulations. 188 00:07:39,726 --> 00:07:43,163 You have been upgraded to a much better therapist. 189 00:07:43,230 --> 00:07:45,799 Pay $2.99 to accept. 190 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:47,167 ‐(Homer groans) ‐(dings) 191 00:07:47,935 --> 00:07:49,336 Hoo boy. 192 00:07:49,436 --> 00:07:51,405 Mr. Simpson, when you found out 193 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:55,876 your mother was alive, were you conflicted? 194 00:07:55,976 --> 00:07:58,011 (buzzing) 195 00:07:58,078 --> 00:08:01,048 I decided it was time my father and I had a talk 196 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:03,650 about what really happened to my mother. 197 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:05,319 (moans) 198 00:08:05,385 --> 00:08:07,554 ‐You told me Mom was dead! ‐She is. 199 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:08,889 Why wasn't there a funeral? 200 00:08:08,956 --> 00:08:10,157 There was too much going on. 201 00:08:10,224 --> 00:08:11,758 My wife just died, for God's sake. 202 00:08:11,859 --> 00:08:14,928 Dad, there's something you're not telling me about Mom. 203 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:17,164 Well, son, when a man and a woman 204 00:08:17,231 --> 00:08:18,498 love each other very much, 205 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,968 they want to make a baby that is immediately 206 00:08:21,068 --> 00:08:22,803 a source of huge conflict. 207 00:08:22,903 --> 00:08:24,304 Not that. Where is she? 208 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:26,673 Well, the truth is, I don't exactly know 209 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:27,908 what happened to your mother. 210 00:08:27,975 --> 00:08:30,143 She's alive and wanted by the FBI 211 00:08:30,244 --> 00:08:32,446 for some radical hippie nonsense. 212 00:08:32,513 --> 00:08:35,916 When she said "outta sight," she wasn't kidding around. 213 00:08:36,016 --> 00:08:38,018 ‐Why did you lie? ‐To protect you. 214 00:08:38,118 --> 00:08:39,586 Protect me from what? 215 00:08:39,653 --> 00:08:40,954 To protect you from a woman 216 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:43,156 who didn't love me enough! 217 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,392 Oh, my God, I wasn't protecting you, 218 00:08:45,492 --> 00:08:46,460 I was protecting me. 219 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,495 From the shame of a wife who left. 220 00:08:48,562 --> 00:08:51,665 Because I never gave her what she wanted most, 221 00:08:51,765 --> 00:08:53,333 which was to leave me. 222 00:08:53,433 --> 00:08:56,170 And as TV shows have shown us again and again, 223 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:58,372 that moment of self‐realization is 224 00:08:58,438 --> 00:09:01,775 all it takes to cure my alcoholism. 225 00:09:01,842 --> 00:09:03,043 (cat yowls) 226 00:09:03,110 --> 00:09:05,112 Yippee! God bless ya, son! 227 00:09:05,179 --> 00:09:08,015 You and I have each other and that's all we'll ever need. 228 00:09:08,048 --> 00:09:09,483 ‐Oh. ‐(grunts) 229 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,822 HOMER: This isn't over. 230 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:17,024 GRAMPA: What did you just think? 231 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:18,525 HOMER: You heard me! 232 00:09:18,592 --> 00:09:20,060 THERAPIST 2: That must have been difficult. 233 00:09:20,194 --> 00:09:21,895 How did you deal with your grief? 234 00:09:21,962 --> 00:09:23,430 I tried everything. 235 00:09:23,497 --> 00:09:25,465 I went to the guidance counselor. 236 00:09:25,532 --> 00:09:26,967 I'm torn up inside. 237 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:28,168 Have you considered the Army? 238 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:31,338 They're always looking for angry, messed‐up young men. 239 00:09:31,405 --> 00:09:32,606 No, thank you! 240 00:09:32,706 --> 00:09:34,007 I went to the church. 241 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:35,075 It didn't help. 242 00:09:35,175 --> 00:09:36,243 I lost my mother 243 00:09:36,276 --> 00:09:38,178 and I can't get rid of the pain. 244 00:09:38,212 --> 00:09:41,048 Have you considered another religion? Hmm? 245 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:43,951 Then one night, I came to a decision. 246 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:45,853 Why did she go to Utah? 247 00:09:45,886 --> 00:09:49,790 Every kid there already has more moms than they need. 248 00:09:49,890 --> 00:09:51,925 I never even got to give this to her. 249 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:54,561 Who knows where she ranks now? 250 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:57,164 I'm gonna find my mother. 251 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,733 So one day I set out on my own. 252 00:10:01,902 --> 00:10:04,505 ♪ ♪ 253 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,876 (engine starts) 254 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:10,344 (chuckling) 255 00:10:10,410 --> 00:10:11,745 Where the hell do you think you're going? 256 00:10:11,845 --> 00:10:13,647 (yelps) Old Man Simpson! 257 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:15,182 I'm here to stop you, son. 258 00:10:15,249 --> 00:10:17,384 You remember your mom as a perfect woman. 259 00:10:17,451 --> 00:10:20,821 But... I hate to say this... she wasn't perfect. 260 00:10:20,921 --> 00:10:22,823 She hogged the blankets something awful. 261 00:10:22,923 --> 00:10:24,658 She had a hard‐to‐remember birthday. 262 00:10:24,725 --> 00:10:28,729 Please, Dad. I need to know what happened to her. 263 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:31,298 Oh, I can't say no to that face. 264 00:10:31,431 --> 00:10:34,635 I think everything's gonna be better from now on. 265 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:37,971 Just drive! 266 00:10:42,543 --> 00:10:44,611 HOMER: As my father and I drove fatefully 267 00:10:44,678 --> 00:10:47,314 through the badlands of Utah, our relationship 268 00:10:47,381 --> 00:10:50,050 grew deeper and closer than ever before. 269 00:10:50,117 --> 00:10:52,452 Say, boy, are you left‐handed or right? 270 00:10:52,553 --> 00:10:54,821 ‐Right. ‐(gasps) I never knew that. 271 00:10:54,922 --> 00:10:56,557 Do you like books or TV? 272 00:10:56,623 --> 00:10:58,325 ‐TV. ‐Me, too! 273 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:01,361 You've answered all my questions. Let's eat. 274 00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:07,000 Can I help you boys? 275 00:11:07,034 --> 00:11:08,969 I'm lookin' for my ex‐wife. 276 00:11:09,036 --> 00:11:11,471 Aw. Well, when was the last time you saw her? 277 00:11:11,605 --> 00:11:12,773 Seven years ago. 278 00:11:12,873 --> 00:11:14,575 Trust me, it's over. 279 00:11:14,641 --> 00:11:16,443 Just tell me if you've seen her! 280 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:20,047 I seen a runaway rose like her workin' a gas 'n' go 281 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,516 near the slot canyons. Who wants to know? 282 00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:25,018 Let's just say a man who's had his heart broken 283 00:11:25,152 --> 00:11:27,421 and a boy whose closest thing to a mother 284 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:30,324 was the lady on the bottle of maple syrup. 285 00:11:30,390 --> 00:11:31,892 Hmm. 286 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:33,160 I see. 287 00:11:33,227 --> 00:11:35,162 You look lonely, cowboy. 288 00:11:35,229 --> 00:11:37,297 Well, only if you consider "lonely" 289 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:39,566 being without companionship of any kind 290 00:11:39,633 --> 00:11:41,001 for 2,600 days. 291 00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:43,403 Well, some of us get pretty lonesome, too, 292 00:11:43,504 --> 00:11:45,539 when the night comes and your double wide 293 00:11:45,606 --> 00:11:47,641 seems double empty. 294 00:11:47,708 --> 00:11:48,642 Hint, hint. 295 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:50,143 Oh, I hear ya. 296 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:51,612 But I got the boy with me. 297 00:11:51,712 --> 00:11:54,047 So we'll skip the first date that starts awkward 298 00:11:54,147 --> 00:11:55,182 but ends with potential, 299 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:56,950 the second date where we hit it off, 300 00:11:57,017 --> 00:11:58,485 the third date where you find out 301 00:11:58,585 --> 00:12:01,455 beneath my crusty exterior is some sweet apple pie, 302 00:12:01,522 --> 00:12:03,490 and skip right to the part where we break up 303 00:12:03,557 --> 00:12:05,459 because I gotta take my son to his mother. 304 00:12:05,526 --> 00:12:08,695 Aw. We had some good times, didn't we? 305 00:12:08,762 --> 00:12:12,232 Yeah, we sure did. (chuckling) 306 00:12:13,367 --> 00:12:16,069 ♪ ♪ 307 00:12:20,707 --> 00:12:23,744 Mm. Oh, Mona. 308 00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:25,045 Hey, I thought you stopped drinking. 309 00:12:25,112 --> 00:12:27,247 I stopped drinking at night. 310 00:12:28,015 --> 00:12:32,119 Oh, here comes the remorse. 311 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,221 Oh... 312 00:12:41,862 --> 00:12:44,665 ♪ ♪ 313 00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:46,333 9,094... 314 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:47,734 9,095... 315 00:12:47,835 --> 00:12:50,737 9,096 stars in the sky. 316 00:12:50,804 --> 00:12:52,940 ‐I think you missed that one. ‐D'oh! 317 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,542 One, two, three... 318 00:12:55,609 --> 00:12:57,144 Ah, so peaceful. 319 00:12:57,211 --> 00:12:59,279 It reminds me of another night when the sky 320 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:01,815 ‐looked just like this... ‐(gunfire) 321 00:13:01,915 --> 00:13:04,051 I'm gonna tell you a war story, son. 322 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:05,986 A story of patriotism, sacrifice, 323 00:13:06,053 --> 00:13:08,856 and sexy ladies drawn on planes. 324 00:13:08,956 --> 00:13:12,759 I was trapped in a foxhole with my best friend Charlie... 325 00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:14,661 Abe, I got a funny feeling... 326 00:13:14,761 --> 00:13:16,063 I ain't gonna make it. 327 00:13:16,163 --> 00:13:18,332 That's crazy talk! Uh... 328 00:13:18,432 --> 00:13:21,068 did you always not have a bottom half? 329 00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:23,437 ‐(gulps) ‐I just got one request. 330 00:13:23,504 --> 00:13:27,541 Tied to my dog tags is a picture of my gal, Clara. 331 00:13:27,608 --> 00:13:28,408 Take 'em to her. 332 00:13:28,475 --> 00:13:30,811 Tell her I used up my last breath 333 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:33,480 sayin' her name. Clara. 334 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:35,115 (gunfire continues) 335 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:37,417 Ooh. 336 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:38,318 Uh‐oh. 337 00:13:38,418 --> 00:13:40,420 Let that be a lesson to you, boy. 338 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:41,989 Don't procrastinate. 339 00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:43,891 So it's good we're lookin' for your ma. 340 00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:46,860 And I'm passin' these dog tags along to you. 341 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:48,462 Aw. 342 00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:52,666 (chuckling) 343 00:13:52,733 --> 00:13:54,601 It's your job now, son. 344 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:57,037 Boy, somewhere there's a hundred‐year‐old woman 345 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:58,238 waiting for ya. 346 00:13:58,305 --> 00:14:00,440 We Simpson men won't let her down! 347 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,943 ‐(clears throat) ‐Uh, I'm sorry, I digress. 348 00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:04,912 Never be afraid to digress. 349 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:07,247 Some of the best insights come that way. 350 00:14:07,314 --> 00:14:09,116 Oh, is it digression you want? 351 00:14:09,183 --> 00:14:12,252 Well, you know, shoes didn't always have tongues... 352 00:14:12,319 --> 00:14:13,654 ‐Not from you. ‐Oh... 353 00:14:13,754 --> 00:14:17,925 Homer, so you were closing in on your mother. 354 00:14:18,025 --> 00:14:20,494 Did that bring up any fears? Did it? 355 00:14:20,594 --> 00:14:22,296 ‐Did it? ‐Yes. 356 00:14:22,396 --> 00:14:24,264 Would she still love me as much as she did 357 00:14:24,331 --> 00:14:25,799 when she left me forever? 358 00:14:25,899 --> 00:14:27,734 I mean, it's a pretty low bar. 359 00:14:29,069 --> 00:14:32,339 (wind whistling) 360 00:14:34,508 --> 00:14:36,677 (door bells jingle) 361 00:14:36,777 --> 00:14:38,078 How old is your boy? 362 00:14:38,145 --> 00:14:40,214 ‐16. ‐Oh, I thought so. 363 00:14:40,314 --> 00:14:43,650 I always cry at any boy between 12 and 20. 364 00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:46,620 I have a son that age. Haven't seen him in years. 365 00:14:46,687 --> 00:14:49,590 It's heartbreaking. I don't know if I'll ever‐‐ 366 00:14:49,656 --> 00:14:51,325 Oh, there he is. 367 00:14:52,259 --> 00:14:54,928 Can that really be my little Homer? 368 00:14:54,995 --> 00:14:56,096 D'oh! 369 00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:58,165 (laughs) It's him! 370 00:14:58,265 --> 00:14:59,433 Mom? 371 00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:01,969 (distorted): Homer! I miss you so much! 372 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:04,037 Such a beautiful voice. 373 00:15:04,071 --> 00:15:05,873 (distorted): Wait right there. 374 00:15:05,939 --> 00:15:07,641 Here I come. I love you. 375 00:15:08,542 --> 00:15:09,643 Mm. 376 00:15:13,347 --> 00:15:14,781 FBI! 377 00:15:14,848 --> 00:15:16,650 How did she spot us? 378 00:15:18,452 --> 00:15:20,254 Mom...? 379 00:15:20,387 --> 00:15:22,723 ♪ ♪ 380 00:15:32,299 --> 00:15:33,133 (grunts) 381 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,601 HOMER: If I find her, 382 00:15:34,668 --> 00:15:36,069 we'll be a family again. 383 00:15:36,170 --> 00:15:37,638 With the yelling, and the resentment, 384 00:15:37,738 --> 00:15:39,006 and the slamming doors. 385 00:15:39,072 --> 00:15:40,474 It'll be wonderful. 386 00:15:40,574 --> 00:15:43,610 GRAMPA: D'oh! Son! I can't get through! 387 00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:47,214 Oh, forget me. Just go ahead. 388 00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:52,252 Hurry. If you don't go soon, you'll lose her forever. 389 00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:53,520 ♪ ♪ 390 00:15:58,025 --> 00:16:00,027 No! You didn't leave me, Dad. 391 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:01,228 I can't leave you. 392 00:16:01,328 --> 00:16:05,299 You came back... for me? 393 00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:06,500 Yes. 394 00:16:06,567 --> 00:16:07,901 I love you, Dad. 395 00:16:08,035 --> 00:16:09,369 I love you too, boy. 396 00:16:09,403 --> 00:16:11,972 But that was a dumb choice you just made. 397 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:14,041 FBI. Official business. 398 00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:17,177 Sir, put your son down and kick him in front of you. 399 00:16:17,211 --> 00:16:18,745 Never! What the... 400 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:21,014 Watch it! That part ain't for grabbin'! 401 00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:23,016 I thought you guys were untouchable‐‐ get off me! 402 00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:24,484 Help! Police! 403 00:16:30,123 --> 00:16:31,859 Where you goin', lady? 404 00:16:31,925 --> 00:16:33,093 Anywhere you are. 405 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:37,097 To San Francisco! Till it gentrifies. 406 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:40,267 (engine backfiring) 407 00:16:40,334 --> 00:16:43,003 You ever think of all the violent criminals going free 408 00:16:43,136 --> 00:16:45,806 while we were chasing after this one woman? 409 00:16:45,873 --> 00:16:48,308 That's why I don't read the papers. 410 00:16:48,375 --> 00:16:49,510 Smart. 411 00:16:49,576 --> 00:16:52,546 We never found Mona. Oh... 412 00:16:52,613 --> 00:16:55,082 You know, I just realized I could have found her, 413 00:16:55,182 --> 00:16:58,085 waited, then gone back for you and I would have had everything. 414 00:16:58,185 --> 00:16:59,786 Woulda coulda shouda, loser. 415 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:01,054 FEMALE VOICE: Misbehaving child? 416 00:17:01,121 --> 00:17:03,490 Check out our list of pacifying drugs. 417 00:17:03,590 --> 00:17:05,592 ♪ ♪ 418 00:17:14,401 --> 00:17:16,303 ‐(sniffles) ‐Oh, boy, that's really sad. 419 00:17:16,370 --> 00:17:18,205 ‐(grunts) ‐That's it, boy. 420 00:17:18,305 --> 00:17:21,308 Deal with feelings like I taught you. 421 00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:23,410 That must have been so confusing. 422 00:17:23,477 --> 00:17:26,480 You actually found your mom, then lost her again. 423 00:17:26,547 --> 00:17:29,583 HOMER: That's right. Misery piled on misery. 424 00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:32,186 A seven‐layer dip of woe. 425 00:17:32,286 --> 00:17:35,055 And that's how I met your mother. 426 00:17:35,155 --> 00:17:38,559 ‐Aw. ‐Who turned everything around. 427 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,993 That is fantastic. 428 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,129 And since you know that she'll always be there, 429 00:17:42,162 --> 00:17:44,164 you don't have to be afraid of abandonment. 430 00:17:44,264 --> 00:17:46,934 You're right. What a great therapist. 431 00:17:47,034 --> 00:17:49,169 ‐Delete app. ‐Wait, what? 432 00:17:49,269 --> 00:17:51,638 I warned you about solving people's problems. 433 00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:55,075 He was so simple I‐I just couldn't stretch it out. 434 00:17:55,142 --> 00:17:58,345 You're fired. Put that coffee down. 435 00:17:58,445 --> 00:18:00,814 You have major hostility and control issues. 436 00:18:00,881 --> 00:18:02,015 Bye‐bye! 437 00:18:02,149 --> 00:18:04,017 But there's a little more to the story. 438 00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:06,320 Something I've never told anyone. 439 00:18:06,386 --> 00:18:08,889 It happened when Bart was born... 440 00:18:09,022 --> 00:18:11,625 Homer, would you like to cut the cord? 441 00:18:11,692 --> 00:18:13,060 My pleasure. 442 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:17,197 What the... It's so tough you can't cut it. 443 00:18:17,231 --> 00:18:22,102 Why is this like... Why, you little... 444 00:18:22,903 --> 00:18:24,905 Such a beautiful moment. 445 00:18:25,005 --> 00:18:27,007 More morphine, sweetie? 446 00:18:27,074 --> 00:18:29,076 Oh, no, thank you. 447 00:18:29,142 --> 00:18:30,477 You sure? It's free. 448 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:33,747 Mm.... Maybe just a little for mama. 449 00:18:33,814 --> 00:18:36,049 (sighs happily) 450 00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:37,684 What the... Hey. 451 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:38,852 He's mooning me. 452 00:18:38,919 --> 00:18:40,754 Newborns don't moon people. 453 00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:42,623 (giggling) 454 00:18:42,689 --> 00:18:47,661 (yawning): Everything I need is in this room. 455 00:18:47,761 --> 00:18:50,531 ♪ ♪ 456 00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:54,168 I'm the... (clears throat) pediatrician. 457 00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:56,570 Just want to take a look at your boy. 458 00:18:56,637 --> 00:18:57,905 So beautiful. 459 00:18:57,971 --> 00:19:00,040 Really? Don't you see a lot of these? 460 00:19:00,107 --> 00:19:02,643 Not one that's my grandson. 461 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:05,112 Mom? 462 00:19:06,980 --> 00:19:08,315 When I heard about the baby, 463 00:19:08,448 --> 00:19:10,484 I just had to come and see him. 464 00:19:10,584 --> 00:19:11,685 But I can't stay. 465 00:19:12,452 --> 00:19:16,256 Just know I'm always with you in here. 466 00:19:16,356 --> 00:19:17,291 (sobs) 467 00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:19,893 I guess that'll have to do. 468 00:19:19,993 --> 00:19:21,094 (humming) 469 00:19:21,195 --> 00:19:23,997 (deep voice): I even miss you sometimes. 470 00:19:24,064 --> 00:19:26,633 Wait! Doctor! Let's talk! 471 00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:27,801 Was it a dream? 472 00:19:27,868 --> 00:19:31,038 There's no way I'll ever know. 473 00:19:31,138 --> 00:19:33,273 It wasn't a dream. I was there. 474 00:19:33,373 --> 00:19:37,744 There's no reliable way I'll ever know. 475 00:19:37,878 --> 00:19:40,280 Either way, Dad, it's wonderful. 476 00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:42,616 AUTOMATED VOICE: You have found closure. 477 00:19:42,749 --> 00:19:44,284 Closure. Disclaimer: 478 00:19:44,384 --> 00:19:48,455 Closure is no longer considered a valid psychological construct. 479 00:19:48,522 --> 00:19:49,723 Closure! 480 00:19:49,790 --> 00:19:53,060 This is the best Mother's Day ever. 481 00:19:55,529 --> 00:19:56,663 ALL: Aw... 482 00:19:58,165 --> 00:20:00,234 ‐Aw... ‐(Marge groans) 483 00:20:00,334 --> 00:20:02,436 Or it will be the best Mother's Day ever. 484 00:20:02,503 --> 00:20:05,372 Once I take your mother to the finest restaurant in town. 485 00:20:05,439 --> 00:20:08,108 Where I actually made reservations. 486 00:20:08,175 --> 00:20:11,512 (gasps) This is the best Mother's Day ever! 487 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,116 Everything I need is in this room. 488 00:20:16,884 --> 00:20:20,387 Sir, this is not a buffet. Please stay out of the kitchen. 489 00:20:20,454 --> 00:20:23,624 When a sign says "brunch," I brunch. 490 00:20:31,665 --> 00:20:33,267 (blipping) 491 00:20:39,339 --> 00:20:40,908 (panting) Honey, can we 492 00:20:40,974 --> 00:20:42,142 have dinner on the floor tonight? 493 00:20:42,242 --> 00:20:43,377 No. 494 00:20:43,477 --> 00:20:45,579 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION 495 00:20:45,646 --> 00:20:47,347 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 496 00:20:47,414 --> 00:20:49,349 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 497 00:20:49,416 --> 00:20:51,451 ♪ ♪ 498 00:20:59,393 --> 00:21:00,694 Mom? 499 00:21:00,827 --> 00:21:03,030 ♪ ♪ 500 00:21:08,802 --> 00:21:10,070 D'oh! 501 00:21:13,807 --> 00:21:16,043 ♪ ♪ 502 00:21:26,453 --> 00:21:28,589 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 503 00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:30,591 Shh!