1 00:00:06,232 --> 00:00:08,415 ♪ Llama, llama, llámame ♪ 2 00:00:08,567 --> 00:00:10,509 ♪ Llama, llámame, llámame ♪ 3 00:00:10,660 --> 00:00:13,512 -♪ Llama, llama, llama... ♪ -(door opens) 4 00:00:15,999 --> 00:00:17,424 (Homer humming) 5 00:00:17,501 --> 00:00:21,186 (Marge humming) 6 00:00:22,765 --> 00:00:25,149 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:31,032 --> 00:00:32,272 Mmm, cookies. 8 00:00:32,366 --> 00:00:34,274 They're not cookies, they're biscuits. 9 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:35,776 That's British for cookies. 10 00:00:35,928 --> 00:00:38,537 And they're not for you or you or you. 11 00:00:38,764 --> 00:00:40,372 Or you or you. Not you. 12 00:00:40,599 --> 00:00:41,373 Not for you. 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:42,875 HOMER: D'oh! 14 00:00:43,102 --> 00:00:46,119 -These treats are for my lady friends. -(all grunting) 15 00:00:46,213 --> 00:00:48,380 They're coming over to watch a very classy 16 00:00:48,532 --> 00:00:50,549 historical British streaming show, 17 00:00:50,700 --> 00:00:52,459 and none of you are invited. 18 00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:53,719 ALL: Aw... 19 00:00:53,870 --> 00:00:55,537 Cor blimey. 20 00:00:55,614 --> 00:00:56,371 Mmm. 21 00:00:56,448 --> 00:00:57,413 -(Marge growls) -Ow! 22 00:00:57,466 --> 00:01:00,450 Now here's a distraction for each of you. 23 00:01:00,452 --> 00:01:01,618 BART: Mmm. 24 00:01:01,637 --> 00:01:02,561 LISA: Mmm. 25 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:05,956 I downloaded you a podcast about beers 26 00:01:06,049 --> 00:01:08,233 that you don't hear much about anymore. 27 00:01:08,385 --> 00:01:12,237 Ooh, there's a whole episode about Löwenbräu. 28 00:01:15,134 --> 00:01:17,801 If no one minds, I brought a few beverages 29 00:01:17,861 --> 00:01:19,561 to lubricate the evening. 30 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:22,155 -Me, too. -Same. -Way ahead of you. 31 00:01:22,324 --> 00:01:23,916 So what the hell are we waiting for? 32 00:01:24,143 --> 00:01:25,976 Let's dial up the Netflix. 33 00:01:25,994 --> 00:01:28,629 I've got Helen Lovejoy's password. 34 00:01:30,482 --> 00:01:32,240 She came to live with us when she and the Reverend 35 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:33,575 were taking a break. 36 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:36,744 She swore me to secrecy about that, but whoops. 37 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:38,746 (laughter) 38 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:40,623 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:41,994 --> 00:01:44,010 FEMALE BRITISH NARRATOR: The Springfield ladies had 40 00:01:44,163 --> 00:01:47,088 a marvelous time journeying back to an era 41 00:01:47,108 --> 00:01:51,351 when England was filled with eligible young ladies in corsets 42 00:01:51,503 --> 00:01:53,094 courted by hot, multiracial dudes 43 00:01:53,188 --> 00:01:55,689 with rock-hard abs. 44 00:01:55,783 --> 00:01:57,991 ♪ ♪ 45 00:01:59,269 --> 00:02:02,663 The writing on this show is amazing. 46 00:02:05,108 --> 00:02:09,110 Oh-ho. Men can have muscles on their chests now? 47 00:02:09,204 --> 00:02:11,154 The ad in the beer podcast 48 00:02:11,206 --> 00:02:12,631 is an ad for beer. 49 00:02:12,858 --> 00:02:15,259 That is so smart. 50 00:02:20,123 --> 00:02:22,048 I've just swum back from Europe. 51 00:02:22,201 --> 00:02:24,551 We've just won the Battle of Knicker-bulge. 52 00:02:24,703 --> 00:02:28,021 Let us all doff our clothes in triumph. 53 00:02:30,133 --> 00:02:31,633 ¡Ay, caramba! 54 00:02:31,727 --> 00:02:33,468 Bart, don't watch that. 55 00:02:33,562 --> 00:02:34,561 Now go to bed. 56 00:02:34,713 --> 00:02:35,654 BART: Oh! 57 00:02:35,764 --> 00:02:38,215 Mmm, looks like the Earl of Sixpackingham 58 00:02:38,233 --> 00:02:40,492 is showing the whole walking stick. 59 00:02:40,644 --> 00:02:43,220 Ooh, I'll drink to that. 60 00:02:43,238 --> 00:02:45,330 (orchestra playing Spice Girls' "Wannabe") 61 00:02:45,482 --> 00:02:47,457 (all cheering) 62 00:02:56,493 --> 00:02:59,586 (groaning) 63 00:02:59,738 --> 00:03:01,346 Honey, what's wrong? 64 00:03:01,498 --> 00:03:03,348 You look like what I see in the mirror every morning. 65 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:07,227 Also, a strange blender is on your nightstand. 66 00:03:08,096 --> 00:03:09,837 (groans) I think I drank just 67 00:03:09,932 --> 00:03:11,857 a toonsie-teensy bit too much 68 00:03:12,008 --> 00:03:13,750 with the girls last night. 69 00:03:13,769 --> 00:03:16,753 Marge, you need to take a long look at yourself. 70 00:03:16,772 --> 00:03:20,424 We can't be a two-hangover household. We just can't. 71 00:03:20,517 --> 00:03:22,868 I'm sorry, sweetie, but I just don't think 72 00:03:23,019 --> 00:03:25,204 I can go to church this morning. 73 00:03:25,431 --> 00:03:27,689 Oh, my-- Aw... 74 00:03:27,766 --> 00:03:29,541 No church? Oh, no. 75 00:03:29,693 --> 00:03:31,877 Well, I guess I'll have to find another way 76 00:03:32,104 --> 00:03:33,695 to spend my Sunday. 77 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:35,697 (humming happily) 78 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:38,258 (crowd cheering on TV) 79 00:03:40,612 --> 00:03:42,387 (munching loudly) 80 00:03:42,614 --> 00:03:45,340 Mmm, chest chips. 81 00:03:45,451 --> 00:03:47,801 I meant you'll have to take the kids to church 82 00:03:47,895 --> 00:03:50,211 -on your own. -D'oh! 83 00:03:50,231 --> 00:03:53,047 -(pained groan) -Aw, it's not fair. 84 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:55,475 I always go to church hungover. 85 00:03:55,627 --> 00:03:58,070 It's always the committed drinkers who get punished. 86 00:03:58,221 --> 00:04:00,739 Boozehounds just can't catch a break. 87 00:04:00,966 --> 00:04:02,632 (organ playing) 88 00:04:02,726 --> 00:04:06,578 ♪ Praise God from whom all praisings flow ♪ 89 00:04:06,655 --> 00:04:10,974 ♪ Praise praise and let all praisings go ♪ 90 00:04:10,993 --> 00:04:12,642 ♪ Praise, praise, praise, praise ♪ 91 00:04:12,661 --> 00:04:15,662 ♪ Praise, praise, praise, praise. ♪ 92 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:17,405 You know, hymns like that 93 00:04:17,499 --> 00:04:20,834 make God come off a little thirsty. 94 00:04:20,928 --> 00:04:23,244 Now I'd like to invite our littlest angels 95 00:04:23,338 --> 00:04:27,007 to head to Sunday school with Mrs. Lovejoy. 96 00:04:27,159 --> 00:04:29,417 (kids groan) 97 00:04:29,511 --> 00:04:33,013 Try spending a weekend with her in the Wisconsin Dells. 98 00:04:33,165 --> 00:04:36,090 This week's Junior Jesus Jamboree topic 99 00:04:36,110 --> 00:04:38,535 is "Honor Thy Mother and Father." 100 00:04:38,562 --> 00:04:41,262 -Who would like to go first? -Oh! Oh! 101 00:04:41,356 --> 00:04:43,523 Sunday school presentations don't affect my grades 102 00:04:43,675 --> 00:04:44,932 and won't help me get into college, 103 00:04:45,027 --> 00:04:46,785 and I'm not even a practicing Christian, 104 00:04:47,012 --> 00:04:49,195 but I still have a sick need to excel, 105 00:04:49,348 --> 00:04:51,848 so pick me! Pick me! Pick me! 106 00:04:51,941 --> 00:04:53,867 I think we'll start with... Hmm. 107 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,460 (sniffs, groans) 108 00:04:55,612 --> 00:04:57,278 (kids laugh) 109 00:04:57,298 --> 00:04:59,631 Bart Simpson. Oh, but I'm guessing 110 00:04:59,858 --> 00:05:02,375 you forgot all about your presentation. (chuckles) 111 00:05:02,528 --> 00:05:04,694 You know, Helen, for a woman of faith, 112 00:05:04,713 --> 00:05:06,363 you have so little of it in me. 113 00:05:06,381 --> 00:05:09,308 For this assignment, I was born ready. 114 00:05:09,459 --> 00:05:10,642 (hums) 115 00:05:10,869 --> 00:05:12,218 (coughs, clears throat) Well, 116 00:05:12,371 --> 00:05:13,887 it's not hard to honor my mother. 117 00:05:13,963 --> 00:05:16,798 Marge is a class act all the way. 118 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,376 As for my father, well, with a dad 119 00:05:19,394 --> 00:05:23,229 like Homer Simpson, how could I not honor him? 120 00:05:23,398 --> 00:05:24,714 (Homer snores) 121 00:05:24,733 --> 00:05:27,326 (mutters, smacks lips) 122 00:05:27,553 --> 00:05:30,478 He's so hardworking and dignified. 123 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:31,830 Mmm. 124 00:05:31,981 --> 00:05:35,075 -(snores) -(Lisa giggles) 125 00:05:35,227 --> 00:05:37,577 (snores, burps) 126 00:05:37,729 --> 00:05:39,079 (kids laugh) 127 00:05:39,231 --> 00:05:42,566 And he carries himself with such class and panache. 128 00:05:42,734 --> 00:05:44,826 ANNOUNCER: Mascot, oh, goes for the kiss 129 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,995 and, oh, he goes into the proposal with the bouquet. 130 00:05:48,090 --> 00:05:49,997 Tosses it away and he faints out of love, 131 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:51,408 and the big, fat guy is having none of it 132 00:05:51,577 --> 00:05:52,851 and he's giving chase. 133 00:05:53,078 --> 00:05:55,428 -The fat guy is on the field. -HOMER: Come here, you. 134 00:05:55,581 --> 00:05:57,505 ANNOUNCER: And the Freak is running away, 135 00:05:57,524 --> 00:06:00,192 and he's using the players as obstacles. 136 00:06:00,419 --> 00:06:01,676 And now he's smashing his-- 137 00:06:01,753 --> 00:06:03,269 you know something, that's just not right. 138 00:06:03,364 --> 00:06:04,738 (kids laugh) 139 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:09,426 ♪ Lord, you are truly great ♪ 140 00:06:09,444 --> 00:06:12,429 ♪ We are wretched but devout ♪ 141 00:06:12,447 --> 00:06:16,041 ♪ Your hair looks really awesome ♪ 142 00:06:16,268 --> 00:06:21,271 ♪ And have you been working out? ♪ 143 00:06:21,364 --> 00:06:22,530 (yawns) 144 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:25,775 Sweetie, do your thing. 145 00:06:25,869 --> 00:06:28,011 (crying) 146 00:06:30,465 --> 00:06:33,975 Baby coming through. Crying now and pooping soon. 147 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:38,788 (kids laugh) 148 00:06:38,807 --> 00:06:40,381 Hmm. 149 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,475 As you can see, wherever my dad goes, 150 00:06:42,628 --> 00:06:43,902 people cheer. 151 00:06:44,129 --> 00:06:46,405 Look, if you didn't want me to pee in a cup, 152 00:06:46,556 --> 00:06:48,723 then the movie should have commercials. 153 00:06:48,892 --> 00:06:52,135 (chanting): Whiz break! Whiz break! Whiz break! 154 00:06:52,228 --> 00:06:54,228 -(audience cheers) -MOE: Get him out of here. 155 00:06:54,322 --> 00:06:55,822 (kids and Helen laugh) 156 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:58,491 In conclusion, I honor my father 157 00:06:58,644 --> 00:07:02,979 because he is not not not not a loser. 158 00:07:02,998 --> 00:07:05,815 One, two, three, four. 159 00:07:05,834 --> 00:07:07,667 That's an even number of nots. 160 00:07:07,819 --> 00:07:09,669 He thinks I'm a loser. 161 00:07:09,821 --> 00:07:12,989 How dare you show your peers a supercut of me at my worst?! 162 00:07:12,991 --> 00:07:14,491 (growls) 163 00:07:14,509 --> 00:07:16,417 -(kids cheering) -NELSON: Haw-haw! 164 00:07:16,437 --> 00:07:18,311 -Haw-haw-haw! -(Bart chuckles mischievously) 165 00:07:18,421 --> 00:07:19,604 -Huh? -(overlapping arguing) 166 00:07:19,756 --> 00:07:22,607 I hate the Welsh, but I hate you even more! 167 00:07:22,759 --> 00:07:24,234 (groans angrily) 168 00:07:30,099 --> 00:07:32,117 My son has no respect for me. He shamed me 169 00:07:32,268 --> 00:07:33,510 in front of the whole Sunday school. 170 00:07:33,528 --> 00:07:35,954 Even Ralph. What about all the videos 171 00:07:36,181 --> 00:07:38,790 of me not being a loser? Where were they? 172 00:07:39,017 --> 00:07:40,441 Oh, boy. It's so sad 173 00:07:40,461 --> 00:07:43,369 that kids just use cameras for shaming. 174 00:07:43,522 --> 00:07:47,373 We've raised a generation that only loves fails. 175 00:07:47,468 --> 00:07:49,468 My fails. 176 00:07:51,972 --> 00:07:52,971 (sighs) 177 00:07:53,198 --> 00:07:55,640 At least I have a lady to rub my face. 178 00:07:55,792 --> 00:07:59,719 Bart's gonna spend the rest of his life lotioning himself. 179 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,705 Maybe Bart doesn't understand 180 00:08:01,723 --> 00:08:04,632 how hard you work to provide for this family. 181 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:05,800 When I was a girl, 182 00:08:05,927 --> 00:08:08,135 my father took me to work with him one day. 183 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:11,138 I felt so proud when I saw him playing pizza 184 00:08:11,233 --> 00:08:13,383 in that antacid commercial. 185 00:08:13,385 --> 00:08:14,993 (gasps) That's what I should do. 186 00:08:15,144 --> 00:08:16,644 Take Bart to work. 187 00:08:16,738 --> 00:08:18,479 Then he'll be proud of me. 188 00:08:18,499 --> 00:08:20,073 Pizza proud. 189 00:08:20,167 --> 00:08:21,958 BOTH: Mmm. 190 00:08:23,078 --> 00:08:25,912 Seven, eight and nine. 191 00:08:26,064 --> 00:08:27,564 Oh! 192 00:08:27,733 --> 00:08:29,824 -(grunting) -Watch me work 193 00:08:29,918 --> 00:08:32,569 and be proud, you jerk. 194 00:08:32,662 --> 00:08:33,845 -(grunting) -No. 195 00:08:33,997 --> 00:08:35,405 I don't want to hear your friends 196 00:08:35,423 --> 00:08:38,074 tell me how big I've gotten. 197 00:08:38,093 --> 00:08:40,018 Hmm. (grunts) 198 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:43,004 Oh. Well-played, big man. 199 00:08:43,023 --> 00:08:45,749 Larry! Slap a guest badge on him! 200 00:08:45,751 --> 00:08:47,100 Larry! 201 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:50,253 And this thing over here is if the core gets too hot. 202 00:08:50,346 --> 00:08:51,437 I'm all over that. 203 00:08:51,532 --> 00:08:54,774 And this dealie over here is if the core... 204 00:08:54,926 --> 00:08:56,109 goes missing. 205 00:08:56,261 --> 00:08:58,036 Has that ever happened? 206 00:08:58,187 --> 00:09:00,446 Not on my watch. And the way you can be sure 207 00:09:00,615 --> 00:09:03,542 is that everyone you know isn't dead. 208 00:09:03,693 --> 00:09:04,543 Hmm. 209 00:09:04,694 --> 00:09:05,710 Hey, Homer. 210 00:09:05,937 --> 00:09:07,361 Monday morning doughnuts are here. 211 00:09:07,530 --> 00:09:09,439 -(Homer moans) -(Bart grunts) 212 00:09:09,457 --> 00:09:11,032 Take your pick. 213 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:13,051 Chocolate frosted? Maple bar? 214 00:09:13,202 --> 00:09:15,278 Better hurry or you're gonna get plain. 215 00:09:15,371 --> 00:09:17,614 Doughnuts. Do you have to pay for 'em? 216 00:09:17,707 --> 00:09:19,724 Sure, technically. (laughs) 217 00:09:19,801 --> 00:09:22,877 It's an honor system. 218 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,545 (munches) 219 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:25,789 Whoa. 220 00:09:25,882 --> 00:09:26,973 A pop machine full of free pop. 221 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,642 A TV showing that jerk Dr. Phil. 222 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:31,903 A poster on how to choke a guy. 223 00:09:32,130 --> 00:09:33,721 I think that's for after you choke him. 224 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,298 -(burps) -Simpson, 225 00:09:35,317 --> 00:09:36,741 I need that updated spreadsheet 226 00:09:36,968 --> 00:09:38,893 on the hard water degradation rate. 227 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:40,303 Watch this. 228 00:09:40,322 --> 00:09:41,580 I told you interns 229 00:09:41,807 --> 00:09:44,231 to spread-date the graduation on the hard lemonade. 230 00:09:44,326 --> 00:09:46,084 So find out what I'm talking about 231 00:09:46,235 --> 00:09:49,671 -and get it done! -Yes, Mr. Simpson. 232 00:09:52,167 --> 00:09:54,241 And you get free markers? When I get back to school, 233 00:09:54,336 --> 00:09:57,078 I'm gonna go Sistine Chapel on those toilet stalls. 234 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:59,097 Why wait? 235 00:09:59,248 --> 00:10:01,248 Here you go, Simpson. 236 00:10:01,343 --> 00:10:03,993 -Best part of the job. -(chuckles) 237 00:10:04,087 --> 00:10:05,178 You know it, Linda. 238 00:10:05,330 --> 00:10:06,938 Dad, is that your paycheck? 239 00:10:07,165 --> 00:10:08,756 Sure is. 240 00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:10,516 Can I see it? 241 00:10:10,669 --> 00:10:12,527 I'll do you one better. 242 00:10:18,526 --> 00:10:21,268 (hums happily) 243 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:23,179 Give it to me in singles. 244 00:10:23,198 --> 00:10:26,625 Minus the 8.5% check-cashing fee. 245 00:10:26,852 --> 00:10:29,127 I didn't ask for your life story. 246 00:10:29,354 --> 00:10:32,947 And here's what makes it all worthwhile. 247 00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:36,301 Whoa. You get all that every week? 248 00:10:36,470 --> 00:10:38,970 Every two weeks. 249 00:10:39,898 --> 00:10:41,973 (laughing) 250 00:10:43,310 --> 00:10:46,227 Ah, the laugh of respect. 251 00:10:51,209 --> 00:10:52,817 Oh, my God, is it picture day? 252 00:10:52,969 --> 00:10:55,561 Lisa, quick, let me fix your hair. 253 00:10:55,714 --> 00:10:57,805 Ow! It's not picture day, 254 00:10:57,899 --> 00:11:00,216 and my hair's not pasta. 255 00:11:00,218 --> 00:11:02,143 I am dressed this way to honor Dad. 256 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,496 I never thought about it, but Homer makes enough 257 00:11:04,665 --> 00:11:06,906 to pay for this awesome crib, two cars, 258 00:11:07,058 --> 00:11:09,150 with enough left over to fill the freezer 259 00:11:09,227 --> 00:11:10,743 with three kinds of french fries: 260 00:11:10,896 --> 00:11:14,080 waffle, curly and steak-cut. 261 00:11:14,232 --> 00:11:15,732 Dad, all these years 262 00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:18,418 I thought you were just some uncool roommate 263 00:11:18,512 --> 00:11:19,752 that I got stuck with. 264 00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:23,740 Now I realize you're a winner. 265 00:11:23,758 --> 00:11:28,411 And that's why I want to be a nuclear safety inspector. 266 00:11:28,430 --> 00:11:29,412 (sniffles) 267 00:11:29,505 --> 00:11:31,581 Marge, he doesn't just respect me. 268 00:11:31,674 --> 00:11:33,024 He wants to be me. 269 00:11:33,176 --> 00:11:34,600 What a feeling. 270 00:11:34,695 --> 00:11:38,922 Oh... this must be how LeBron feels about... 271 00:11:38,940 --> 00:11:41,090 (crying): ...Bronny. 272 00:11:41,109 --> 00:11:42,183 BOTH: Mmm. 273 00:11:42,260 --> 00:11:44,035 Just like you, Dad, I can't wait 274 00:11:44,112 --> 00:11:45,519 to live the American dream. 275 00:11:45,539 --> 00:11:47,096 Well, actually... 276 00:11:47,115 --> 00:11:49,782 -What? -Oh, nothing. 277 00:11:49,935 --> 00:11:51,525 Pew, pew, pew! 278 00:11:51,619 --> 00:11:53,194 I'm a superstar spaceman. 279 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:56,105 I'm a modern superhero. I can fly, 280 00:11:56,199 --> 00:11:58,624 but I can't process my own trauma. 281 00:11:58,777 --> 00:12:00,460 I'm a nuclear safety guy. 282 00:12:00,612 --> 00:12:02,870 I get tons of money for not blowing the town up. 283 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:05,206 Well, the thing about that is... 284 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:07,967 -What? -Nothing. 285 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:11,062 -Forget I said anything. -(groans) 286 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,140 Hey, Dad, guess what. 287 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:17,794 I made a homemade ID badge, and Larry just waved me in. 288 00:12:17,963 --> 00:12:20,238 Huh. Where is he? 289 00:12:20,465 --> 00:12:22,365 (snoring) 290 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:27,971 Oh, man, what a gig. 291 00:12:27,989 --> 00:12:29,230 Homer's got it made. 292 00:12:29,324 --> 00:12:31,249 JANITOR (chuckles): He sure does. 293 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:34,068 So, you're visiting your old man at work today? 294 00:12:34,162 --> 00:12:36,070 I sure am. And this sweet job 295 00:12:36,164 --> 00:12:39,240 will be mine someday. 296 00:12:39,334 --> 00:12:40,333 Wha...? 297 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:42,076 Hate to burst your bubble, kid, 298 00:12:42,245 --> 00:12:43,928 but the kind of job your dad has 299 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,765 -just doesn't exist anymore. -Why not? 300 00:12:46,916 --> 00:12:48,582 Well, there's no simple answer to that. 301 00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:51,494 -All right. See you later. -Bart, come with me 302 00:12:51,513 --> 00:12:53,271 to a magical place far in the past: 303 00:12:53,348 --> 00:12:55,774 America in the 20th century. 304 00:12:56,001 --> 00:12:57,333 Uh, sure. 305 00:12:57,352 --> 00:12:59,669 But you better not start singing. 306 00:12:59,687 --> 00:13:02,280 ♪ 1945, we won the war ♪ 307 00:13:02,507 --> 00:13:05,116 ♪ Our boys came back to the factory floor ♪ 308 00:13:05,226 --> 00:13:09,512 ♪ The good times rolled, and smiles were on our faces ♪ 309 00:13:09,531 --> 00:13:12,348 ♪ With plentiful jobs for folks of all ages ♪ 310 00:13:12,367 --> 00:13:13,958 ♪ Even dumb slobs made excellent wages ♪ 311 00:13:14,110 --> 00:13:15,201 ♪ The country was booming ♪ 312 00:13:15,403 --> 00:13:18,279 ♪ Though still pretty racist ♪ 313 00:13:18,373 --> 00:13:19,872 (all mumble) 314 00:13:19,949 --> 00:13:23,042 ♪ Oh, and so it came to pass ♪ 315 00:13:23,211 --> 00:13:25,286 ♪ With hard work and grit and brass ♪ 316 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,138 ♪ Bit by bit, we built ♪ 317 00:13:27,365 --> 00:13:30,975 -♪ Our middle class ♪ -♪ Nice little middle class ♪ 318 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:34,479 ♪ I need cash for food and gas ♪ 319 00:13:34,630 --> 00:13:37,040 ♪ Black light posters, beer and grass ♪ 320 00:13:37,133 --> 00:13:39,651 ♪ Time for me to join the middle class ♪ 321 00:13:39,878 --> 00:13:41,711 ♪ Oh, boy, that middle class ♪ 322 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:43,470 ♪ Go join that middle class ♪ 323 00:13:43,565 --> 00:13:46,140 ♪ Well, I'm not smart, I'm not a go-getter ♪ 324 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,326 ♪ My drinking problem's not getting better ♪ 325 00:13:48,477 --> 00:13:50,553 ♪ What job could I possibly do? ♪ 326 00:13:50,646 --> 00:13:53,314 -♪ Nuclear safety inspector ♪ -Whoo-hoo! 327 00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,149 ♪ Your dad and his buddies had it swell ♪ 328 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:57,651 ♪ But gradually it all went to hell ♪ 329 00:13:57,671 --> 00:13:59,653 ♪ Factories closed, unemployment would spike ♪ 330 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:02,173 ♪ Here to explain it is Robert B. Reich ♪ 331 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,068 The decline of unions, rampant corporate greed, 332 00:14:05,161 --> 00:14:06,327 Wall Street malfeasance 333 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:08,179 and the rise of shortsighted politics 334 00:14:08,406 --> 00:14:11,074 all contributed to increased economic inequality, 335 00:14:11,092 --> 00:14:13,926 widespread real unemployment, wage stagnation, 336 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:18,022 and a lower standard of living for millions of Americans. 337 00:14:18,174 --> 00:14:20,249 ♪ They chopped salaries to raise stock prices ♪ 338 00:14:20,343 --> 00:14:22,676 ♪ Cut up the pie and kept all the slices ♪ 339 00:14:22,845 --> 00:14:24,437 ♪ Tax breaks went to CEOs ♪ 340 00:14:24,606 --> 00:14:27,031 ♪ Never trickling down to average joes ♪ 341 00:14:27,258 --> 00:14:29,592 ♪ And so it came to pass ♪ 342 00:14:29,611 --> 00:14:31,444 ♪ Greedy rich men kicked our ass ♪ 343 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:34,764 ♪ Fiddling while they burned our middle class ♪ 344 00:14:34,857 --> 00:14:37,083 ♪ Poor little middle class ♪ 345 00:14:38,770 --> 00:14:41,695 All right, thanks for the history lesson, nerds. 346 00:14:41,789 --> 00:14:43,697 But what does any of this have to do with me? 347 00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:45,775 You see, my dad's still working, 348 00:14:45,793 --> 00:14:47,960 and I want to be just like him. 349 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:49,278 I'm sure you do. 350 00:14:49,372 --> 00:14:51,372 But there's something else you need to learn, 351 00:14:51,466 --> 00:14:54,058 and my friend here is happy to teach you. 352 00:14:54,210 --> 00:14:55,618 Ugh, you. 353 00:14:55,787 --> 00:14:58,712 For days, you've been dying to say something. Just spill it. 354 00:14:58,806 --> 00:15:01,474 ♪ You want a job like Dad? Too bad, so sad ♪ 355 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:03,976 -♪ You'll never have the life our flabby dad had ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ 356 00:15:04,129 --> 00:15:06,145 ♪ What can he do that a robot can't? ♪ 357 00:15:06,297 --> 00:15:08,297 ♪ These Oreos taste like nuclear plant ♪ 358 00:15:08,316 --> 00:15:10,408 ♪ Yo, all I need is a foot in the door ♪ 359 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,635 ♪ And I'll take Dad's job when he dies at 44 ♪ 360 00:15:12,654 --> 00:15:15,062 ♪ That job you see now needs a PhD ♪ 361 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:17,582 -♪ While paying student loans leaves you in poverty ♪ -♪ What? ♪ 362 00:15:17,733 --> 00:15:19,992 -♪ No brand-new car, no fancy house ♪ -♪ No, cool ♪ 363 00:15:20,145 --> 00:15:22,236 -♪ No hot dinners cooked by your stay-at-home spouse ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ 364 00:15:22,363 --> 00:15:24,238 ♪ You're gonna pinch every dollar and cent ♪ 365 00:15:24,332 --> 00:15:25,406 ♪ And you'll still have to choose ♪ 366 00:15:25,500 --> 00:15:26,925 ♪ Between health care and rent ♪ 367 00:15:27,076 --> 00:15:28,668 I'll probably just buy a PlayStation 6. 368 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:31,003 ♪ You're naive, but it'll pass ♪ 369 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:33,431 -♪ They'll repo your skateboard, you'll grow up fast ♪ -♪ Mm-hmm ♪ 370 00:15:33,658 --> 00:15:35,767 ♪ He's Jeff Bezos, we're just bozos ♪ 371 00:15:35,994 --> 00:15:37,677 ♪ Goodbye, middle class ♪ 372 00:15:37,829 --> 00:15:40,163 ♪ These are facts, they're not controversial ♪ 373 00:15:40,256 --> 00:15:42,357 ♪ We can't even afford what they sell in this commercial. ♪ 374 00:15:48,189 --> 00:15:50,264 Okay, so, you're saying maybe I'll have a tough time 375 00:15:50,358 --> 00:15:51,932 getting a job like my dad's. 376 00:15:52,026 --> 00:15:53,342 No, no, I'm saying 377 00:15:53,436 --> 00:15:54,953 you'll definitely never get a job like your dad's, 378 00:15:55,104 --> 00:15:56,512 and you'll have a tough time 379 00:15:56,531 --> 00:15:58,698 finding something significantly worse. 380 00:15:58,792 --> 00:15:59,849 Thanks for the song and dance, 381 00:15:59,942 --> 00:16:03,019 but I think I'm gonna be just fine. 382 00:16:03,037 --> 00:16:05,855 ♪ 'Cause there's a lot of new ways a guy can make a dollar ♪ 383 00:16:06,024 --> 00:16:08,524 ♪ I'll ride the money train, make it rain, holla ♪ 384 00:16:08,543 --> 00:16:11,043 ♪ I'll buy and sell Bitcoin, build a new app ♪ 385 00:16:11,196 --> 00:16:13,362 ♪ Do pranks on YouTube, I'm great at that crap ♪ 386 00:16:13,381 --> 00:16:15,473 ♪ Film TikTok tricks on my sick motorbike ♪ 387 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:18,367 -♪ Your chances are slim ♪ -♪ Go to hell, Robert Reich ♪ 388 00:16:18,369 --> 00:16:20,144 ♪ Those aren't careers, they're a million to one ♪ 389 00:16:20,221 --> 00:16:22,629 ♪ You ain't that lucky and you ain't smart, son ♪ 390 00:16:22,798 --> 00:16:25,057 ♪ Who gives a damn? I'll find my new jam ♪ 391 00:16:25,134 --> 00:16:27,151 ♪ As an influencer on Instagram ♪ 392 00:16:27,378 --> 00:16:29,636 ♪ If all else fails, I got backup plans ♪ 393 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:33,640 ♪ I can shake my cans on OnlyFans. ♪ 394 00:16:33,693 --> 00:16:35,551 No. Just... no. 395 00:16:35,644 --> 00:16:39,222 Okay, great. So I have no options whatsoever. 396 00:16:39,315 --> 00:16:41,574 Smell you later, dude. 397 00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:42,892 Isn't it infuriating? 398 00:16:42,910 --> 00:16:44,894 We'll never live as well as they did. 399 00:16:44,987 --> 00:16:46,704 Why doesn't anyone do anything about this? 400 00:16:46,856 --> 00:16:49,490 Well, there's an answer to that, but it's not one you'll like. 401 00:16:49,584 --> 00:16:52,068 ♪ Moe the bartender, serve it up on the mic ♪ 402 00:16:52,161 --> 00:16:54,420 ♪ So, greedy politicians write bad laws ♪ 403 00:16:54,572 --> 00:16:56,848 ♪ Throwing goodies to the rich like Santy Claus ♪ 404 00:16:56,999 --> 00:16:59,258 ♪ They chew up us poors, who votes for these guys? ♪ 405 00:16:59,335 --> 00:17:01,668 ♪ All my friends are dropping like flies ♪ 406 00:17:01,763 --> 00:17:04,004 ♪ And where are these voters getting their cues? ♪ 407 00:17:04,098 --> 00:17:06,190 ♪ Putin for president, next on Fox News ♪ 408 00:17:06,417 --> 00:17:08,601 ♪ And that's why our system is so out of order? ♪ 409 00:17:08,753 --> 00:17:11,771 ♪ Cross-dressing drug fiends are crossing our border ♪ 410 00:17:11,923 --> 00:17:13,531 (indistinct chatter) 411 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:23,099 ♪ We vote for gun nuts and climate deniers ♪ 412 00:17:23,268 --> 00:17:27,286 ♪ Lunatics from QAnon and con men and liars ♪ 413 00:17:27,438 --> 00:17:30,715 ♪ They shred our safety net and gut Medicare ♪ 414 00:17:30,866 --> 00:17:32,625 ♪ But they get our vote ♪ 415 00:17:32,777 --> 00:17:36,946 ♪ 'Cause we're incredibly easy to scare ♪ 416 00:17:36,964 --> 00:17:39,206 ♪ Cable news declares we're doomed ♪ 417 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:41,041 ♪ And Facebook feeds our fright ♪ 418 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:42,393 ♪ They convince us things were great ♪ 419 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,787 ♪ When gas was cheap and men were white ♪ 420 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,713 ♪ So we rally round the crooks ♪ 421 00:17:46,808 --> 00:17:48,974 ♪ And the creepy and the crass ♪ 422 00:17:49,127 --> 00:17:53,696 ♪ The vengeful id of our vanishing middle class ♪ 423 00:17:54,908 --> 00:17:56,799 So, as you can see, Bart... 424 00:17:56,892 --> 00:17:58,743 Bart? 425 00:17:58,894 --> 00:18:01,245 ♪ I get it, dude, abandon hope ♪ 426 00:18:01,397 --> 00:18:03,139 ♪ We can't escape our slippery slope ♪ 427 00:18:03,232 --> 00:18:04,807 ♪ The future's a sandwich made of poo ♪ 428 00:18:04,826 --> 00:18:08,252 ♪ Just tell me, what do you want me to do? ♪ 429 00:18:08,404 --> 00:18:10,496 Burn it. 430 00:18:10,648 --> 00:18:12,665 "Burn it"? Burn what? 431 00:18:12,817 --> 00:18:14,150 Well, that's up to you. 432 00:18:14,168 --> 00:18:17,411 All I know is what a janitor knows. 433 00:18:17,488 --> 00:18:20,080 ♪ If it's broke, don't wait till later ♪ 434 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:24,418 ♪ Chuck it in the incinerator ♪ 435 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:27,254 Hmm. I do enjoy destroying things. 436 00:18:27,348 --> 00:18:30,024 And this tie looks flammable. 437 00:18:32,003 --> 00:18:33,260 Wait, Bart, I meant the system. 438 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:35,095 Burn it down and then reform it. 439 00:18:35,189 --> 00:18:36,280 It was a metaphor. 440 00:18:36,432 --> 00:18:39,099 Eh. I never learned what that word means. 441 00:18:39,268 --> 00:18:42,345 -Our education system is also terrible. -No! 442 00:18:42,363 --> 00:18:46,290 ♪ And so it comes to pass ♪ 443 00:18:46,442 --> 00:18:50,519 ♪ Strike a match and raise a glass ♪ 444 00:18:50,613 --> 00:18:52,112 ♪ All dreams die ♪ 445 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:58,344 ♪ So goodbye, middle class ♪ 446 00:18:59,380 --> 00:19:00,546 (gasps) 447 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,381 Oh, my God. 448 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:05,143 (gasps) Oh, so this is real? 449 00:19:05,294 --> 00:19:06,869 Help! 450 00:19:06,962 --> 00:19:08,980 I want to live to see the future, 451 00:19:09,131 --> 00:19:11,691 even if it's gonna be incredibly crappy! 452 00:19:13,060 --> 00:19:15,361 (Homer gasps) 453 00:19:16,564 --> 00:19:18,990 (siren wails) 454 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,552 You saved me. 455 00:19:23,554 --> 00:19:25,979 ♪ Hang on tight, you'll be okay ♪ 456 00:19:26,148 --> 00:19:28,482 Thanks! By the way, how good's your pay? 457 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,818 ♪ Pay's good, and pension's great when we retire ♪ 458 00:19:31,913 --> 00:19:35,564 -Nice. -♪ Sweet health plan plus cool hat and boots ♪ 459 00:19:35,583 --> 00:19:37,233 ♪ We're always hiring new recruits ♪ 460 00:19:37,251 --> 00:19:40,252 ♪ 'Cause luckily the planet is on fire ♪ 461 00:19:40,405 --> 00:19:42,071 FIREFIGHTERS: ♪ Even the ocean ♪ 462 00:19:42,164 --> 00:19:44,089 Mom, Dad, I figured out what I'm gonna do. 463 00:19:44,242 --> 00:19:45,591 I'm gonna be a fireman. 464 00:19:45,743 --> 00:19:49,078 Well, it is true that fire isn't going anywhere. 465 00:19:49,096 --> 00:19:51,580 ♪ But you still hold me in high regard ♪ 466 00:19:51,674 --> 00:19:53,916 -♪ Eat my shorts, you tub of lard ♪ -D'oh! 467 00:19:53,935 --> 00:19:56,110 ♪ We save lives and look badass ♪ 468 00:19:57,271 --> 00:19:59,513 ♪ And we whistle as they pass ♪ 469 00:19:59,607 --> 00:20:00,847 (women wolf whistle) 470 00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:02,775 ♪ The last men standing ♪ 471 00:20:02,927 --> 00:20:04,702 ♪ In our middle ♪ 472 00:20:04,853 --> 00:20:11,500 ♪ Class. ♪ 473 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:28,133 -What the hell was that? -From what I can gather, 474 00:20:28,286 --> 00:20:30,786 a singing janitor took Bart on a magical journey 475 00:20:30,879 --> 00:20:32,972 through America's postwar economy. 476 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:35,733 Also, Lisa was a rapper. 477 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:41,130 I'm a little concerned that Bart set his tree house on fire. 478 00:20:41,299 --> 00:20:45,284 (chuckles) It does seem like an escalation. 479 00:20:47,229 --> 00:20:49,080 Maybe we can use this opportunity 480 00:20:49,307 --> 00:20:50,973 to upgrade the backyard. 481 00:20:51,142 --> 00:20:53,492 Yeah. We could get a gazebo. 482 00:20:53,569 --> 00:20:55,544 That'd be nice. 483 00:20:57,331 --> 00:20:59,665 I just read through our homeowners policy. 484 00:20:59,834 --> 00:21:01,241 We're not covered for musical numbers. 485 00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:02,743 -D'oh! -D'oh! 486 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:06,913 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION 487 00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:10,917 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 488 00:21:10,937 --> 00:21:14,680 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 489 00:21:14,832 --> 00:21:19,151 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 490 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:31,455 Shh!