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The episode begins with a slightly tuned out Marge, who feels unappreciated. She calls Dr. Marvin Monroe's radio program, and upon telling him that Homer doesn't care enough for her, the doctor suggests that she confront him, and that if he's unwilling to change, she should dump him. Homer overhears the program at work and, instead of making a commitment to change, mopes for the rest of the day. At the bar, Moe suggests Homer counterattack by taking Marge out to dinner and then a hotel, and that they don't check out until the next morning. Heeding his advice, Homer buys some chocolates and a single flower and returns home, where an angry Marge quickly cools off from Homer's quick gesture of love. Homer's plan is working, but to go out, the couple needs a babysitter for the kids.
Enter Ms. Botz, a rather creepy type of babysitter. Once Homer and Marge leave, Ms. Botz gets to work, distracting Bart and Lisa with The Happy Little Elves, but Bart soon changes it to some kind of America's Most Wanted parody, where they learn that, gasp, their babysitter is actually a notorious thief! They get captured by "Ms. Botz" before they can do anything, but Maggie soon frees them, and they subdue the "Babysitter Bandit" in no time.
Then Homer, in his usual poor timing, comes home as the kids summon the authorities, lets Ms. Botz go, giving her extra money for the trouble, and gets made fun of on the news for letting the criminal go. Keeping a guy's wife happy has never been more difficult.
Quick Review
We've reached the end of Season 1 with the first episode to be produced. Quality concerns forced its release to be delayed, so much so that this episode, once slated to be the season premiere, got pushed all the way back to the season finale. While most of the animation was redone, you can still see some of the older animation shots in the episode. The episode itself is slightly under par to Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, but there are some laughs to be had.
Overall, it was a fine episode, a good 'first' effort for what ended up being the thirteenth episode aired. There wasn't too much to laugh about, but there wasn't anything particularly bad either. It was a good episode for Maggie too, who provided a good laugh or two while helping Bart and Lisa capture the bandit. Still, like I said, not a lot of laughs, which is reflected in the score.
Final Score: 6.8
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