1 00:00:06,139 --> 00:00:08,342 ♪ Llama, llama, llámame ♪ 2 00:00:08,408 --> 00:00:10,544 ♪ Llama, llámame, llámame ♪ 3 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:13,514 - ♪ Llama, llama, llama... ♪ - (door opens) 4 00:00:15,949 --> 00:00:17,417 (Homer humming) 5 00:00:17,451 --> 00:00:21,188 (Marge humming) 6 00:00:22,723 --> 00:00:25,158 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:32,299 Mmm, cookies. 8 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:34,301 They're not cookies, they're biscuits. 9 00:00:34,401 --> 00:00:35,769 That's British for cookies. 10 00:00:35,836 --> 00:00:38,539 And they're not for you or you or you. 11 00:00:38,639 --> 00:00:40,407 Or you or you. Not you. 12 00:00:40,507 --> 00:00:41,575 Not for you. 13 00:00:41,675 --> 00:00:42,776 HOMER: D'oh! 14 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:46,046 - These treats are for my lady friends. - (all grunting) 15 00:00:46,146 --> 00:00:48,415 They're coming over to watch a very classy 16 00:00:48,482 --> 00:00:50,584 historical British streaming show, 17 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:52,452 and none of you are invited. 18 00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:53,754 ALL: Aw... 19 00:00:53,820 --> 00:00:55,489 Cor blimey. 20 00:00:55,522 --> 00:00:56,490 Mmm. 21 00:00:56,523 --> 00:00:57,357 - (Marge growls) - Ow! 22 00:00:57,457 --> 00:01:00,394 Now here's a distraction for each of you. 23 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:01,528 BART: Mmm. 24 00:01:01,595 --> 00:01:02,462 LISA: Mmm. 25 00:01:02,596 --> 00:01:05,832 I downloaded you a podcast about beers 26 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:08,235 that you don't hear much about anymore. 27 00:01:08,302 --> 00:01:12,239 Ooh, there's a whole episode about L öwenbr äu. 28 00:01:15,042 --> 00:01:17,744 If no one minds, I brought a few beverages 29 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:19,513 to lubricate the evening. 30 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:22,082 - Me, too. - Same. - Way ahead of you. 31 00:01:22,216 --> 00:01:23,951 So what the hell are we waiting for? 32 00:01:24,051 --> 00:01:25,919 Let's dial up the Netflix. 33 00:01:25,986 --> 00:01:28,655 I've got Helen Lovejoy's password. 34 00:01:30,357 --> 00:01:32,192 She came to live with us when she and the Reverend 35 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:33,527 were taking a break. 36 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:36,730 She swore me to secrecy about that, but whoops. 37 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:38,732 (laughter) 38 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,834 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:41,902 --> 00:01:44,004 FEMALE BRITISH NARRATOR: The Springfield ladies had 40 00:01:44,071 --> 00:01:46,907 a marvelous time journeying back to an era 41 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:51,178 when England was filled with eligible young ladies in corsets 42 00:01:51,245 --> 00:01:53,046 courted by hot, multiracial dudes 43 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:55,682 with rock-hard abs. 44 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:58,018 ♪ ♪ 45 00:01:59,152 --> 00:02:02,689 The writing on this show is amazing. 46 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:09,096 Oh-ho. Men can have muscles on their chests now? 47 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:11,098 The ad in the beer podcast 48 00:02:11,198 --> 00:02:12,666 is an ad for beer. 49 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:15,269 That is so smart. 50 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,009 I've just swum back from Europe. 51 00:02:22,075 --> 00:02:24,545 We've just won the Battle of Knicker-bulge. 52 00:02:24,611 --> 00:02:28,015 Let us all doff our clothes in triumph. 53 00:02:30,050 --> 00:02:31,585 ¡Ay, caramba! 54 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:33,453 Bart, don't watch that. 55 00:02:33,554 --> 00:02:34,788 Now go to bed. 56 00:02:34,855 --> 00:02:35,656 BART: Oh! 57 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:38,125 Mmm, looks like the Earl of Sixpackingham 58 00:02:38,192 --> 00:02:40,527 is showing the whole walking stick. 59 00:02:40,594 --> 00:02:43,163 Ooh, I'll drink to that. 60 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:45,365 (orchestra playing Spice Girls' "Wannabe") 61 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:47,434 (all cheering) 62 00:02:56,376 --> 00:02:59,580 (groaning) 63 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:01,114 Honey, what's wrong? 64 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:03,383 You look like what I see in the mirror every morning. 65 00:03:03,450 --> 00:03:07,254 Also, a strange blender is on your nightstand. 66 00:03:08,055 --> 00:03:09,823 (groans) I think I drank just 67 00:03:09,923 --> 00:03:11,892 a toonsie-teensy bit too much 68 00:03:11,959 --> 00:03:13,560 with the girls last night. 69 00:03:13,627 --> 00:03:16,697 Marge, you need to take a long look at yourself. 70 00:03:16,763 --> 00:03:20,367 We can't be a two-hangover household. We just can't. 71 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:22,870 I'm sorry, sweetie, but I just don't think 72 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,105 I can go to church this morning. 73 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:27,608 Oh, my-- Aw... 74 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:29,409 No church? Oh, no. 75 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:31,912 Well, I guess I'll have to find another way 76 00:03:32,012 --> 00:03:33,647 to spend my Sunday. 77 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:35,649 (humming happily) 78 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:38,285 (crowd cheering on TV) 79 00:03:40,521 --> 00:03:42,422 (munching loudly) 80 00:03:42,523 --> 00:03:45,292 Mmm, chest chips. 81 00:03:45,359 --> 00:03:47,828 I meant you'll have to take the kids to church 82 00:03:47,928 --> 00:03:50,030 - on your own. - D'oh! 83 00:03:50,097 --> 00:03:53,033 - (pained groan) - Aw, it's not fair. 84 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:55,469 I always go to church hungover. 85 00:03:55,536 --> 00:03:58,005 It's always the committed drinkers who get punished. 86 00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:00,774 Boozehounds just can't catch a break. 87 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:02,342 (organ playing) 88 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:06,413 ♪ Praise God from whom all praisings flow ♪ 89 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:10,851 ♪ Praise praise and let all praisings go ♪ 90 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:12,553 ♪ Praise, praise, praise, praise ♪ 91 00:04:12,619 --> 00:04:15,656 ♪ Praise, praise, praise, praise. ♪ 92 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:17,357 You know, hymns like that 93 00:04:17,457 --> 00:04:20,827 make God come off a little thirsty. 94 00:04:20,928 --> 00:04:23,230 Now I'd like to invite our littlest angels 95 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:27,000 to head to Sunday school with Mrs. Lovejoy. 96 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:29,369 (kids groan) 97 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:32,973 Try spending a weekend with her in the Wisconsin Dells. 98 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,043 This week's Junior Jesus Jamboree topic 99 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:38,445 is "Honor Thy Mother and Father." 100 00:04:38,512 --> 00:04:41,215 - Who would like to go first? - Oh! Oh! 101 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:43,317 Sunday school presentations don't affect my grades 102 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:44,918 and won't help me get into college, 103 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:46,787 and I'm not even a practicing Christian, 104 00:04:46,887 --> 00:04:49,189 but I still have a sick need to excel, 105 00:04:49,256 --> 00:04:51,792 so pick me! Pick me! Pick me! 106 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:53,861 I think we'll start with... Hmm. 107 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,495 (sniffs, groans) 108 00:04:55,562 --> 00:04:57,264 (kids laugh) 109 00:04:57,331 --> 00:04:59,533 Bart Simpson. Oh, but I'm guessing 110 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:02,369 you forgot all about your presentation. (chuckles) 111 00:05:02,436 --> 00:05:04,605 You know, Helen, for a woman of faith, 112 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:06,273 you have so little of it in me. 113 00:05:06,340 --> 00:05:09,309 For this assignment, I was born ready. 114 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:10,677 (hums) 115 00:05:10,777 --> 00:05:12,012 (coughs, clears throat) Well, 116 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:13,881 it's not hard to honor my mother. 117 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:16,750 Marge is a class act all the way. 118 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,286 As for my father, well, with a dad 119 00:05:19,353 --> 00:05:23,257 like Homer Simpson, how could I not honor him? 120 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:24,625 (Homer snores) 121 00:05:24,691 --> 00:05:27,361 (mutters, smacks lips) 122 00:05:27,461 --> 00:05:30,430 He's so hardworking and dignified. 123 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:31,865 Mmm. 124 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:35,035 -(snores) - (Lisa giggles) 125 00:05:35,102 --> 00:05:37,571 (snores, burps) 126 00:05:37,638 --> 00:05:39,072 (kids laugh) 127 00:05:39,139 --> 00:05:42,476 And he carries himself with such class and panache. 128 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:44,611 ANNOUNCER: Mascot, oh, goes for the kiss 129 00:05:44,711 --> 00:05:47,948 and, oh, he goes into the proposal with the bouquet. 130 00:05:48,048 --> 00:05:49,950 Tosses it away and he faints out of love, 131 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:51,518 and the big, fat guy is having none of it 132 00:05:51,652 --> 00:05:52,753 and he's giving chase. 133 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:55,422 - The fat guy is on the field. - HOMER: Come here, you. 134 00:05:55,489 --> 00:05:57,424 ANNOUNCER: And the Freak is running away, 135 00:05:57,491 --> 00:06:00,227 and he's using the players as obstacles. 136 00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:01,562 And now he's smashing his-- 137 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:03,263 you know something, that's just not right. 138 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,765 (kids laugh) 139 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:09,203 ♪ Lord, you are truly great ♪ 140 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:12,339 ♪ We are wretched but devout ♪ 141 00:06:12,406 --> 00:06:16,076 ♪ Your hair looks really awesome ♪ 142 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:21,181 ♪ And have you been working out? ♪ 143 00:06:21,281 --> 00:06:22,482 (yawns) 144 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:25,719 Sweetie, do your thing. 145 00:06:25,819 --> 00:06:28,021 (crying) 146 00:06:30,424 --> 00:06:33,994 Baby coming through. Crying now and pooping soon. 147 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:38,732 (kids laugh) 148 00:06:38,799 --> 00:06:40,334 Hmm. 149 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,469 As you can see, wherever my dad goes, 150 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:43,904 people cheer. 151 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:46,240 Look, if you didn't want me to pee in a cup, 152 00:06:46,306 --> 00:06:48,675 then the movie should have commercials. 153 00:06:48,809 --> 00:06:52,079 (chanting): Whiz break! Whiz break! Whiz break! 154 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:54,081 -(audience cheers) - MOE: Get him out of here. 155 00:06:54,181 --> 00:06:55,816 (kids and Helen laugh) 156 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:58,352 In conclusion, I honor my father 157 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:02,923 because he is not not not not a loser. 158 00:07:02,990 --> 00:07:05,726 One, two, three, four. 159 00:07:05,792 --> 00:07:07,661 That's an even number of nots. 160 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:09,663 He thinks I'm a loser. 161 00:07:09,730 --> 00:07:12,933 How dare you show your peers a supercut of me at my worst?! 162 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:14,401 (growls) 163 00:07:14,468 --> 00:07:16,370 - (kids cheering) - NELSON: Haw-haw! 164 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:18,272 - Haw-haw-haw! - (Bart chuckles mischievously) 165 00:07:18,338 --> 00:07:19,606 - Huh? - (overlapping arguing) 166 00:07:19,673 --> 00:07:22,576 I hate the Welsh, but I hate you even more! 167 00:07:22,643 --> 00:07:24,244 (groans angrily) 168 00:07:30,050 --> 00:07:32,152 My son has no respect for me. He shamed me 169 00:07:32,219 --> 00:07:33,420 in front of the whole Sunday school. 170 00:07:33,487 --> 00:07:35,822 Even Ralph. What about all the videos 171 00:07:35,923 --> 00:07:38,825 of me not being a loser? Where were they? 172 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:40,394 Oh, boy. It's so sad 173 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,397 that kids just use cameras for shaming. 174 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:47,367 We've raised a generation that only loves fails. 175 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,469 My fails. 176 00:07:51,905 --> 00:07:53,006 (sighs) 177 00:07:53,106 --> 00:07:55,642 At least I have a lady to rub my face. 178 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:59,746 Bart's gonna spend the rest of his life lotioning himself. 179 00:07:59,847 --> 00:08:01,615 Maybe Bart doesn't understand 180 00:08:01,682 --> 00:08:04,818 how hard you work to provide for this family. 181 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:05,752 When I was a girl, 182 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:08,088 my father took me to work with him one day. 183 00:08:08,188 --> 00:08:11,091 I felt so proud when I saw him playing pizza 184 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:13,293 in that antacid commercial. 185 00:08:13,327 --> 00:08:15,028 (gasps) That's what I should do. 186 00:08:15,095 --> 00:08:16,530 Take Bart to work. 187 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:18,465 Then he'll be proud of me. 188 00:08:18,532 --> 00:08:20,067 Pizza proud. 189 00:08:20,167 --> 00:08:21,969 BOTH: Mmm. 190 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,873 Seven, eight and nine. 191 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:27,508 Oh! 192 00:08:27,641 --> 00:08:29,776 - (grunting) - Watch me work 193 00:08:29,877 --> 00:08:32,479 and be proud, you jerk. 194 00:08:32,579 --> 00:08:33,881 - (grunting) - No. 195 00:08:33,947 --> 00:08:35,315 I don't want to hear your friends 196 00:08:35,382 --> 00:08:37,985 tell me how big I've gotten. 197 00:08:38,051 --> 00:08:40,053 Hmm. (grunts) 198 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:42,956 Oh. Well-played, big man. 199 00:08:43,023 --> 00:08:45,659 Larry! Slap a guest badge on him! 200 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:47,094 Larry! 201 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:50,430 And this thing over here is if the core gets too hot. 202 00:08:50,531 --> 00:08:51,465 I'm all over that. 203 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:54,735 And this dealie over here is if the core... 204 00:08:54,801 --> 00:08:56,103 goes missing. 205 00:08:56,170 --> 00:08:57,871 Has that ever happened? 206 00:08:57,938 --> 00:09:00,440 Not on my watch. And the way you can be sure 207 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:03,544 is that everyone you know isn't dead. 208 00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:04,545 Hmm. 209 00:09:04,611 --> 00:09:05,679 Hey, Homer. 210 00:09:05,779 --> 00:09:07,314 Monday morning doughnuts are here. 211 00:09:07,447 --> 00:09:09,416 - (Homer moans) - (Bart grunts) 212 00:09:09,483 --> 00:09:10,984 Take your pick. 213 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:13,086 Chocolate frosted? Maple bar? 214 00:09:13,153 --> 00:09:15,222 Better hurry or you're gonna get plain. 215 00:09:15,322 --> 00:09:17,558 Doughnuts. Do you have to pay for 'em? 216 00:09:17,658 --> 00:09:19,760 Sure, technically. (laughs) 217 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:22,829 It's an honor system. 218 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,531 (munches) 219 00:09:24,631 --> 00:09:25,766 Whoa. 220 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:26,967 A pop machine full of free pop. 221 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,636 A TV showing that jerk Dr. Phil. 222 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:31,939 A poster on how to choke a guy. 223 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:33,674 I think that's for after you choke him. 224 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,209 - (burps) - Simpson, 225 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:36,743 I need that updated spreadsheet 226 00:09:36,844 --> 00:09:38,846 on the hard water degradation rate. 227 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:40,447 Watch this. 228 00:09:40,514 --> 00:09:41,615 I told you interns 229 00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:44,184 to spread-date the graduation on the hard lemonade. 230 00:09:44,284 --> 00:09:46,119 So find out what I'm talking about 231 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:49,690 - and get it done! - Yes, Mr. Simpson. 232 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:54,228 And you get free markers? When I get back to school, 233 00:09:54,328 --> 00:09:57,030 I'm gonna go Sistine Chapel on those toilet stalls. 234 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:59,032 Why wait? 235 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:01,235 Here you go, Simpson. 236 00:10:01,335 --> 00:10:03,904 - Best part of the job. - (chuckles) 237 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:05,172 You know it, Linda. 238 00:10:05,239 --> 00:10:06,940 Dad, is that your paycheck? 239 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,709 Sure is. 240 00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:10,511 Can I see it? 241 00:10:10,577 --> 00:10:12,513 I'll do you one better. 242 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:21,221 (hums happily) 243 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:23,090 Give it to me in singles. 244 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:26,660 Minus the 8.5% check-cashing fee. 245 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,162 I didn't ask for your life story. 246 00:10:29,263 --> 00:10:32,933 And here's what makes it all worthwhile. 247 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,336 Whoa. You get all that every week? 248 00:10:36,470 --> 00:10:38,972 Every two weeks. 249 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:41,975 (laughing) 250 00:10:43,310 --> 00:10:46,213 Ah, the laugh of respect. 251 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:52,753 Oh, my God, is it picture day? 252 00:10:52,819 --> 00:10:55,556 Lisa, quick, let me fix your hair. 253 00:10:55,622 --> 00:10:57,758 Ow! It's not picture day, 254 00:10:57,858 --> 00:11:00,127 and my hair's not pasta. 255 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,095 I am dressed this way to honor Dad. 256 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,464 I never thought about it, but Homer makes enough 257 00:11:04,598 --> 00:11:06,900 to pay for this awesome crib, two cars, 258 00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:08,969 with enough left over to fill the freezer 259 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:10,737 with three kinds of french fries: 260 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:14,074 waffle, curly and steak-cut. 261 00:11:14,141 --> 00:11:15,642 Dad, all these years 262 00:11:15,709 --> 00:11:18,412 I thought you were just some uncool roommate 263 00:11:18,512 --> 00:11:19,746 that I got stuck with. 264 00:11:19,847 --> 00:11:23,650 Now I realize you're a winner. 265 00:11:23,717 --> 00:11:28,455 And that's why I want to be a nuclear safety inspector. 266 00:11:28,522 --> 00:11:29,256 (sniffles) 267 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:31,525 Marge, he doesn't just respect me. 268 00:11:31,625 --> 00:11:32,993 He wants to be me. 269 00:11:33,060 --> 00:11:34,628 What a feeling. 270 00:11:34,728 --> 00:11:38,866 Oh... this must be how LeBron feels about... 271 00:11:38,932 --> 00:11:41,034 (crying): ...Bronny. 272 00:11:41,101 --> 00:11:42,102 BOTH: Mmm. 273 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:44,037 Just like you, Dad, I can't wait 274 00:11:44,071 --> 00:11:45,405 to live the American dream. 275 00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:47,007 Well, actually... 276 00:11:47,074 --> 00:11:49,776 - What? - Oh, nothing. 277 00:11:49,843 --> 00:11:51,478 Pew, pew, pew! 278 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:53,146 I'm a superstar spaceman. 279 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:56,049 I'm a modern superhero. I can fly, 280 00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:58,619 but I can't process my own trauma. 281 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:00,454 I'm a nuclear safety guy. 282 00:12:00,521 --> 00:12:02,823 I get tons of money for not blowing the town up. 283 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:05,158 Well, the thing about that is... 284 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:07,995 - What? - Nothing. 285 00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:11,098 - Forget I said anything. - (groans) 286 00:12:12,633 --> 00:12:14,067 Hey, Dad, guess what. 287 00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:17,738 I made a homemade ID badge, and Larry just waved me in. 288 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:20,240 Huh. Where is he? 289 00:12:20,340 --> 00:12:22,342 (snoring) 290 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:27,881 Oh, man, what a gig. 291 00:12:27,948 --> 00:12:29,183 Homer's got it made. 292 00:12:29,283 --> 00:12:31,084 JANITOR (chuckles): He sure does. 293 00:12:31,151 --> 00:12:34,021 So, you're visiting your old man at work today? 294 00:12:34,121 --> 00:12:36,023 I sure am. And this sweet job 295 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:39,226 will be mine someday. 296 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:40,327 Wha...? 297 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:42,062 Hate to burst your bubble, kid, 298 00:12:42,196 --> 00:12:43,964 but the kind of job your dad has 299 00:12:44,031 --> 00:12:46,767 - just doesn't exist anymore. - Why not? 300 00:12:46,834 --> 00:12:48,535 Well, there's no simple answer to that. 301 00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:51,238 - All right. See you later. - Bart, come with me 302 00:12:51,305 --> 00:12:53,273 to a magical place far in the past: 303 00:12:53,307 --> 00:12:55,809 America in the 20th century. 304 00:12:55,909 --> 00:12:57,244 Uh, sure. 305 00:12:57,311 --> 00:12:59,580 But you better not start singing. 306 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:02,316 ♪ 1945, we won the war ♪ 307 00:13:02,416 --> 00:13:05,118 ♪ Our boys came back to the factory floor ♪ 308 00:13:05,185 --> 00:13:09,456 ♪ The good times rolled, and smiles were on our faces ♪ 309 00:13:09,523 --> 00:13:12,092 ♪ With plentiful jobs for folks of all ages ♪ 310 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:13,994 ♪ Even dumb slobs made excellent wages ♪ 311 00:13:14,061 --> 00:13:15,195 ♪ The country was booming ♪ 312 00:13:15,329 --> 00:13:18,265 ♪ Though still pretty racist ♪ 313 00:13:18,365 --> 00:13:19,766 (all mumble) 314 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,036 ♪ Oh, and so it came to pass ♪ 315 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:25,239 ♪ With hard work and grit and brass ♪ 316 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,174 ♪ Bit by bit, we built ♪ 317 00:13:27,274 --> 00:13:30,978 - ♪ Our middle class ♪ - ♪ Nice little middle class ♪ 318 00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:34,515 ♪ I need cash for food and gas ♪ 319 00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:36,950 ♪ Black light posters, beer and grass ♪ 320 00:13:37,050 --> 00:13:39,686 ♪ Time for me to join the middle class ♪ 321 00:13:39,786 --> 00:13:41,655 ♪ Oh, boy, that middle class ♪ 322 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:43,423 ♪ Go join that middle class ♪ 323 00:13:43,524 --> 00:13:46,093 ♪ Well, I'm not smart, I'm not a go-getter ♪ 324 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,295 ♪ My drinking problem's not getting better ♪ 325 00:13:48,362 --> 00:13:50,497 ♪ What job could I possibly do? ♪ 326 00:13:50,597 --> 00:13:53,033 - ♪ Nuclear safety inspector ♪ - Whoo-hoo! 327 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:55,068 ♪ Your dad and his buddies had it swell ♪ 328 00:13:55,135 --> 00:13:57,604 ♪ But gradually it all went to hell ♪ 329 00:13:57,671 --> 00:13:59,606 ♪ Factories closed, unemployment would spike ♪ 330 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:02,209 ♪ Here to explain it is Robert B. Reich ♪ 331 00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:05,012 The decline of unions, rampant corporate greed, 332 00:14:05,112 --> 00:14:06,280 Wall Street malfeasance 333 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:08,215 and the rise of shortsighted politics 334 00:14:08,315 --> 00:14:10,984 all contributed to increased economic inequality, 335 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:13,654 widespread real unemployment, wage stagnation, 336 00:14:13,754 --> 00:14:18,058 and a lower standard of living for millions of Americans. 337 00:14:18,125 --> 00:14:20,194 ♪ They chopped salaries to raise stock prices ♪ 338 00:14:20,294 --> 00:14:22,663 ♪ Cut up the pie and kept all the slices ♪ 339 00:14:22,796 --> 00:14:24,464 ♪ Tax breaks went to CEOs ♪ 340 00:14:24,598 --> 00:14:27,067 ♪ Never trickling down to average joes ♪ 341 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:29,403 ♪ And so it came to pass ♪ 342 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:31,438 ♪ Greedy rich men kicked our ass ♪ 343 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:34,675 ♪ Fiddling while they burned our middle class ♪ 344 00:14:34,775 --> 00:14:37,077 ♪ Poor little middle class ♪ 345 00:14:38,679 --> 00:14:41,582 All right, thanks for the history lesson, nerds. 346 00:14:41,682 --> 00:14:43,650 But what does any of this have to do with me? 347 00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:45,652 You see, my dad's still working, 348 00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:47,955 and I want to be just like him. 349 00:14:48,055 --> 00:14:49,223 I'm sure you do. 350 00:14:49,323 --> 00:14:51,325 But there's something else you need to learn, 351 00:14:51,425 --> 00:14:54,261 and my friend here is happy to teach you. 352 00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:55,562 Ugh, you. 353 00:14:55,696 --> 00:14:58,465 For days, you've been dying to say something. Just spill it. 354 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:01,502 ♪ You want a job like Dad? Too bad, so sad ♪ 355 00:15:01,602 --> 00:15:03,971 - ♪ You'll never have the life our flabby dad had ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪ 356 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:06,073 ♪ What can he do that a robot can't? ♪ 357 00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,208 ♪ These Oreos taste like nuclear plant ♪ 358 00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:10,310 ♪ Yo, all I need is a foot in the door ♪ 359 00:15:10,444 --> 00:15:12,546 ♪ And I'll take Dad's job when he dies at 44 ♪ 360 00:15:12,613 --> 00:15:14,815 ♪ That job you see now needs a PhD ♪ 361 00:15:14,882 --> 00:15:17,584 - ♪ While paying student loans leaves you in poverty ♪ - ♪ What? ♪ 362 00:15:17,651 --> 00:15:19,786 - ♪ No brand-new car, no fancy house ♪ - ♪ No, cool ♪ 363 00:15:19,853 --> 00:15:22,222 - ♪ No hot dinners cooked by your stay-at-home spouse ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪ 364 00:15:22,322 --> 00:15:24,224 ♪ You're gonna pinch every dollar and cent ♪ 365 00:15:24,324 --> 00:15:25,359 ♪ And you'll still have to choose ♪ 366 00:15:25,459 --> 00:15:26,860 ♪ Between health care and rent ♪ 367 00:15:26,927 --> 00:15:28,662 I'll probably just buy a PlayStation 6. 368 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:30,864 ♪ You're naive, but it'll pass ♪ 369 00:15:30,964 --> 00:15:33,467 - ♪ They'll repo your skateboard, you'll grow up fast ♪ - ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ 370 00:15:33,567 --> 00:15:35,802 ♪ He's Jeff Bezos, we're just bozos ♪ 371 00:15:35,903 --> 00:15:37,638 ♪ Goodbye, middle class ♪ 372 00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:39,840 ♪ These are facts, they're not controversial ♪ 373 00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:42,342 ♪ We can't even afford what they sell in this commercial. ♪ 374 00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:50,217 Okay, so, you're saying maybe I'll have a tough time 375 00:15:50,317 --> 00:15:51,919 getting a job like my dad's. 376 00:15:52,019 --> 00:15:53,253 No, no, I'm saying 377 00:15:53,353 --> 00:15:54,988 you'll definitely never get a job like your dad's, 378 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:56,423 and you'll have a tough time 379 00:15:56,490 --> 00:15:58,692 finding something significantly worse. 380 00:15:58,792 --> 00:15:59,793 Thanks for the song and dance, 381 00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:02,663 but I think I'm gonna be just fine. 382 00:16:02,729 --> 00:16:05,766 ♪ 'Cause there's a lot of new ways a guy can make a dollar ♪ 383 00:16:05,899 --> 00:16:08,435 ♪ I'll ride the money train, make it rain, holla ♪ 384 00:16:08,502 --> 00:16:11,038 ♪ I'll buy and sell Bitcoin, build a new app ♪ 385 00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:13,273 ♪ Do pranks on YouTube, I'm great at that crap ♪ 386 00:16:13,340 --> 00:16:15,475 ♪ Film TikTok tricks on my sick motorbike ♪ 387 00:16:15,576 --> 00:16:18,178 - ♪ Your chances are slim ♪ - ♪ Go to hell, Robert Reich ♪ 388 00:16:18,212 --> 00:16:20,147 ♪ Those aren't careers, they're a million to one ♪ 389 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:22,449 ♪ You ain't that lucky and you ain't smart, son ♪ 390 00:16:22,583 --> 00:16:25,052 ♪ Who gives a damn? I'll find my new jam ♪ 391 00:16:25,085 --> 00:16:27,187 ♪ As an influencer on Instagram ♪ 392 00:16:27,287 --> 00:16:29,590 ♪ If all else fails, I got backup plans ♪ 393 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:33,594 ♪ I can shake my cans on OnlyFans. ♪ 394 00:16:33,694 --> 00:16:35,495 No. Just... no. 395 00:16:35,596 --> 00:16:39,166 Okay, great. So I have no options whatsoever. 396 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,568 Smell you later, dude. 397 00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:42,736 Isn't it infuriating? 398 00:16:42,803 --> 00:16:44,805 We'll never live as well as they did. 399 00:16:44,905 --> 00:16:46,640 Why doesn't anyone do anything about this? 400 00:16:46,707 --> 00:16:49,443 Well, there's an answer to that, but it's not one you'll like. 401 00:16:49,543 --> 00:16:51,979 ♪ Moe the bartender, serve it up on the mic ♪ 402 00:16:52,079 --> 00:16:54,414 ♪ So, greedy politicians write bad laws ♪ 403 00:16:54,481 --> 00:16:56,850 ♪ Throwing goodies to the rich like Santy Claus ♪ 404 00:16:56,917 --> 00:16:59,152 ♪ They chew up us poors, who votes for these guys? ♪ 405 00:16:59,186 --> 00:17:01,655 ♪ All my friends are dropping like flies ♪ 406 00:17:01,755 --> 00:17:03,991 ♪ And where are these voters getting their cues? ♪ 407 00:17:04,091 --> 00:17:06,226 ♪ Putin for president, next on Fox News ♪ 408 00:17:06,326 --> 00:17:08,595 ♪ And that's why our system is so out of order? ♪ 409 00:17:08,662 --> 00:17:11,765 ♪ Cross-dressing drug fiends are crossing our border ♪ 410 00:17:11,832 --> 00:17:13,567 (indistinct chatter) 411 00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:23,043 ♪ We vote for gun nuts and climate deniers ♪ 412 00:17:23,177 --> 00:17:27,281 ♪ Lunatics from QAnon and con men and liars ♪ 413 00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:30,717 ♪ They shred our safety net and gut Medicare ♪ 414 00:17:30,784 --> 00:17:32,386 ♪ But they get our vote ♪ 415 00:17:32,452 --> 00:17:36,890 ♪ 'Cause we're incredibly easy to scare ♪ 416 00:17:36,957 --> 00:17:39,193 ♪ Cable news declares we're doomed ♪ 417 00:17:39,293 --> 00:17:41,028 ♪ And Facebook feeds our fright ♪ 418 00:17:41,094 --> 00:17:42,462 ♪ They convince us things were great ♪ 419 00:17:42,596 --> 00:17:44,731 ♪ When gas was cheap and men were white ♪ 420 00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:46,700 ♪ So we rally round the crooks ♪ 421 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,735 ♪ And the creepy and the crass ♪ 422 00:17:48,802 --> 00:17:53,707 ♪ The vengeful id of our vanishing middle class ♪ 423 00:17:54,908 --> 00:17:56,710 So, as you can see, Bart... 424 00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:58,779 Bart? 425 00:17:58,846 --> 00:18:01,048 ♪ I get it, dude, abandon hope ♪ 426 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:03,050 ♪ We can't escape our slippery slope ♪ 427 00:18:03,150 --> 00:18:04,651 ♪ The future's a sandwich made of poo ♪ 428 00:18:04,718 --> 00:18:08,288 ♪ Just tell me, what do you want me to do? ♪ 429 00:18:08,355 --> 00:18:10,490 Burn it. 430 00:18:10,557 --> 00:18:12,626 "Burn it"? Burn what? 431 00:18:12,693 --> 00:18:14,094 Well, that's up to you. 432 00:18:14,161 --> 00:18:17,231 All I know is what a janitor knows. 433 00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:20,033 ♪ If it's broke, don't wait till later ♪ 434 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:24,371 ♪ Chuck it in the incinerator ♪ 435 00:18:24,438 --> 00:18:27,207 Hmm. I do enjoy destroying things. 436 00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:30,010 And this tie looks flammable. 437 00:18:31,912 --> 00:18:33,146 Wait, Bart, I meant the system. 438 00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:35,048 Burn it down and then reform it. 439 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:36,316 It was a metaphor. 440 00:18:36,383 --> 00:18:39,086 Eh. I never learned what that word means. 441 00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:42,289 - Our education system is also terrible. - No! 442 00:18:42,356 --> 00:18:46,326 ♪ And so it comes to pass ♪ 443 00:18:46,393 --> 00:18:50,464 ♪ Strike a match and raise a glass ♪ 444 00:18:50,564 --> 00:18:52,065 ♪ All dreams die ♪ 445 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:58,338 ♪ So goodbye, middle class ♪ 446 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:00,541 (gasps) 447 00:19:00,641 --> 00:19:02,209 Oh, my God. 448 00:19:02,309 --> 00:19:05,179 (gasps) Oh, so this is real? 449 00:19:05,245 --> 00:19:06,813 Help! 450 00:19:06,914 --> 00:19:09,016 I want to live to see the future, 451 00:19:09,082 --> 00:19:11,685 even if it's gonna be incredibly crappy! 452 00:19:13,053 --> 00:19:15,389 (Homer gasps) 453 00:19:16,557 --> 00:19:18,992 (siren wails) 454 00:19:21,495 --> 00:19:23,497 You saved me. 455 00:19:23,530 --> 00:19:25,966 ♪ Hang on tight, you'll be okay ♪ 456 00:19:26,099 --> 00:19:28,402 Thanks! By the way, how good's your pay? 457 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:31,638 ♪ Pay's good, and pension's great when we retire ♪ 458 00:19:31,738 --> 00:19:35,242 - Nice. - ♪ Sweet health plan plus cool hat and boots ♪ 459 00:19:35,309 --> 00:19:37,144 ♪ We're always hiring new recruits ♪ 460 00:19:37,211 --> 00:19:40,247 ♪ 'Cause luckily the planet is on fire ♪ 461 00:19:40,314 --> 00:19:41,982 FIREFIGHTERS: ♪ Even the ocean ♪ 462 00:19:42,082 --> 00:19:44,084 Mom, Dad, I figured out what I'm gonna do. 463 00:19:44,151 --> 00:19:45,586 I'm gonna be a fireman. 464 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:48,989 Well, it is true that fire isn't going anywhere. 465 00:19:49,056 --> 00:19:51,358 ♪ But you still hold me in high regard ♪ 466 00:19:51,458 --> 00:19:53,861 - ♪ Eat my shorts, you tub of lard ♪ - D'oh! 467 00:19:53,927 --> 00:19:56,129 ♪ We save lives and look badass ♪ 468 00:19:57,264 --> 00:19:59,466 ♪ And we whistle as they pass ♪ 469 00:19:59,566 --> 00:20:00,801 (women wolf whistle) 470 00:20:00,868 --> 00:20:02,769 ♪ The last men standing ♪ 471 00:20:02,836 --> 00:20:04,705 ♪ In our middle ♪ 472 00:20:04,771 --> 00:20:11,512 ♪ Class. ♪ 473 00:20:25,959 --> 00:20:27,961 - What the hell was that? - From what I can gather, 474 00:20:28,028 --> 00:20:30,731 a singing janitor took Bart on a magical journey 475 00:20:30,831 --> 00:20:32,966 through America's postwar economy. 476 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:36,003 Also, Lisa was a rapper. 477 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:41,041 I'm a little concerned that Bart set his tree house on fire. 478 00:20:41,175 --> 00:20:45,279 (chuckles) It does seem like an escalation. 479 00:20:47,181 --> 00:20:49,116 Maybe we can use this opportunity 480 00:20:49,216 --> 00:20:50,918 to upgrade the backyard. 481 00:20:51,051 --> 00:20:53,487 Yeah. We could get a gazebo. 482 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,556 That'd be nice. 483 00:20:57,324 --> 00:20:59,693 I just read through our homeowners policy. 484 00:20:59,826 --> 00:21:01,461 We're not covered for musical numbers. 485 00:21:01,528 --> 00:21:02,696 - D'oh! - D'oh! 486 00:21:02,763 --> 00:21:06,900 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION 487 00:21:06,967 --> 00:21:10,871 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 488 00:21:10,938 --> 00:21:14,641 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 489 00:21:14,708 --> 00:21:19,146 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 490 00:21:29,790 --> 00:21:31,458 Shh!