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| Like a speeding bullet. |
A pigeon flies through a window in Bart's room, having injured its leg. As Lisa is creeped out by pigeons, Bart is tasked with nursing it to health. He does so, but when the day comes for Bart to release it back into the open, neither he nor the pigeon are willing to part, so Bart officially adopts it as a pet. He decides to teach it how to be a carrier pigeon, and that whole process is coming along nicely. In quick time, the pigeon becomes a beloved member of the family (except from Lisa). However, one day, Bart lets the pigeon out of the cage to cover it with a blanket, but in a flash Santa's Little Helper grabs and eats the pigeon.
Bart has a hard time dealing with his pigeon's death, especially at the hands of the dog. At times, Bart comes close to forgiving it, but the dog ends up pouncing at a bird like thing or another dead animal or something, and Bart gets mad at it again. The family takes Bart and the dog to a psychiatrist, who tells Homer and Marge they have no choice but to give the dog away. The two find an ostrich farmer to give it to, and drive up to the farm to deliver the dog. As Bart says one final goodbye to his dog, including the message that he should stop killing birds, Homer unwittingly lets an ostrich escape, and it makes it way towards Bart. The dog starts barking at it, but remembers Bart's final words, and backs off. Bart has no choice but to strangle the ostrich himself, rendering it dead. From the act, Bart finally understands where the dog is coming from, and he finally forgives him. Homer takes home the ostrich for dinner, but it turns out the bird didn't actually die, causing panic and chaos within the car.
Quick Review
This episode wasn't anything special. Though the title kinda spoils the fate of the bird, the dog suddenly jumping in to eat it was still a bit of a surprise and really changed the tone of the episode, mostly for the worse as there really wasn't much to laugh at from that point on.
Final Score: 6.9
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