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| At long last Grampa can be proud of his son. |
The Springfield Retirement Castle is forced to close down due to several health violations. As Homer and Marge go to take Grampa home, Marge notices two other old men with nowhere to go: Jasper and the "Old Jewish Man". Feeling sorry for them, Marge lets them come home with them and Grampa. Naturally, Homer and Marge have difficulty taking care of the three old men and their various needs. Homer is nearing a breaking point but is encouraged by Lisa to be nicer to them at the very least. Homer takes Lisa's advice to heart and decides to spend time with the old men. Upon doing so, he comes to realize that with 6 AM breakfast, mall walking that counts as exercise, among other things, the old man lifestyle can actually be really great. As such, Homer does everything possible to become an old man, which bothers Marge immensely.
Meanwhile, at school, its learned Nelson is forced to wear his mom's old panties, being unable to afford his own. As kids laugh at Nelson, Bart decides to stand up for Nelson, revealing he, too, wears hand-me-down underwear. Afterward, Nelson is extremely grateful to Bart, so much so that he takes Bart to a bully hideout where Jimbo and pals make Bart an honorary bully. Later, they decide to attend a bully convention out of town, but while there a rather radical bully hits the leader of the bully congregation with Bart's slingshot, pinning the blame on Bart.
Bart and the bullies find a way to escape the wrath of the bully congregate, with Nelson sacrificing himself for the cause, but the radical bully and his gang chase the four all the way back to Springfield, setting up a possible beatdown. Homer and the old men chance upon this, and with the old men unwilling (and/or possibly unable) to help, Homer realizes he's still a bit too young to consider himself old and rushes in to punch away the radical bully and his gang, saving Bart and the others.
Quick Review
The episode started off strong, as I really enjoyed the old man and Homer storyline. I didn't expect the Bart sidestory to take over the latter portion of the episode, though, and considering how weak that subplot was it really brought the episode down. The episode also ended in a rather sudden, awkward manner that didn't work at all. This episode had some potential that just fell apart when it shifted away from that potential.
Final Score: 7.1
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