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Homer takes his kids and the Flanders kids out to see a movie, but Rod and Todd inform Homer they aren't allowed to see some racy teen flick Homer plans on buying tickets for. Instead, Lenny and Carl convince Homer to see a scary movie that features Lenny playing a bit part. Of course, all four kids get scared beyond belief watching this movie. That night, neither kid can sleep and both freak out over noises they hear, apparently from the attic. The two attempt to investigate themselves, but they both eventually freak out and flee. They get Homer and Marge to check instead, and they actually find a source of the noises: Artie Ziff!
Ziff, just a couple of season ago, was an internet billionaire with enough money to re-enact 1970s proms for women that don't love him, lost his fortune when his internet company's stock fell like most internet companies stock did, and lost all of his possessions. With nowhere else to go, he hid out at the Simpsons place because they're the closest thing he's ever had to companionship. While Marge is disgusted by the whole thing, the kids convince Homer at least to let the guy stay.
Artie is still depressed over his losses, though, so Homer decides to take him to Moe's. Marge sees a news tidbit on Artie where he's wanted by the SEC for stockholder fraud and similar crimes. Just then, Homer and Artie are playing poker with the bar mates, when Homer wins 98% of Ziffcorp's stock in a hand. Just then, the SEC barges in to arrest Artie, but when they learn that Homer is now the majority shareholder of Ziffcorp, he's arrested instead.
With Homer going to jail for 10 years for what 'his' company did, a furious Marge kicks Artie out of the house. Depressed, Artie is met by Patty and Selma. Upon learning that it was Artie that put Homer in jail, Selma gets super turned on, and takes Artie back to the apartment for a one night stand. This somehow causes Artie to realize what he's done, and decides to take responsibility for his actions. He goes to the SEC to show another set of books that puts full financial culpability on him, leaving Homer free to go. Marge thanks Artie for doing the right thing (eventually), and Artie goes to jail where he'll have a harder time making due than most people.
Quick Review
I usually enjoy episodes featuring a character voiced by Jon Lovitz, and boy did I try to enjoy this episode, but the quality just wasn't up to par. There also had to of been a better way for Artie to realize his mistakes than to go all the way with Selma, what the hell was up with that, anyway? Still, its not a completely bad episode. There are a few good moments, particularly early on, and Lovitz provides a good Artie as usual.
Final Score: 7.2
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