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So, all in favor
of the city of Springfield
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no longer celebrating
Columbus Day
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due to the problematic behavior
of Christopher Columbus?
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MAJORITY: Aye.
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- All opposed?
-(exclaiming)
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Now I'll hand it over to
the terrifyingly engaged citizen
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who has had her hand up
since before the meeting began,
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Helen Lovejoy.
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(audience grumbles)
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I've noticed lately that people
have been putting up
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quite a few little DIY
free libraries
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all over town.
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What's DIY stand for?
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Do it yourself.
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I'm trying to but I can't.
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Just this past week,
six new ones popped up.
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-(murmuring)
- Hallelujah!
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Think about the consequences, people.
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Free books?
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What if one of them
is the Kama Sutra?
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That's just bait
for learned perverts.
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There is no classical art
without the erotic.
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- Ew.
- You and me
got to hang sometime.
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I like those little libraries.
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Unlike the public school library,
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these have books
written after 1945.
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The children think Iceland
is still a kingdom.
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Oh, these abominations
don't follow the rules
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of my neighborhood association.
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What if someone paints it
an unauthorized shade of white?
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Like Swiss coffee.
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(indistinct chatter)
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Homer Simpson here.
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Today I'm standing, even
in the presence of a chair,
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to say what if we took
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all the little free book huts
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and moved them
into one big building
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open to everybody?
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Do you mean like... a library?
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-(Homer whimpers)
-(laughing)
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- He's so slow.
- Nothing upstairs.
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- Aw, what a dummy.
- Idiota.
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Am I really a stupid man?
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I... Well, uh...
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Sorry, reflections can't talk.
Got to go.
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(Homer moans)
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You guys say ideas
all the time.
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The one time I say one
they shoot me down,
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just like they shot down
the Titanic.
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Actually, the Titanic...
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Face it, Marge,
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you're married to a dummy.
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- No, a dum-dum.
-(gasps)
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Oh, this big, beautiful head
is full of great ideas
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just waiting to be set free.
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I might be okay
if you do that
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for the rest of my life.
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I know just the place that will
make you feel better.
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Did you see how
the credit card thing
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at the ticket booth
told me to remove my card,
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like I didn't know
how to do it?
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Then it got stuck 'cause
I didn't know how to do it.
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Let's just go home.
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We haven't even
seen any animals yet.
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So? Even the animals
will think I'm dumb.
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Oh, don't be silly.
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(cackling)
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That's just the sound
hyenas make.
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(laughing)
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(moans)
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Slow Leonard?
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I've always loved
that tortoise.
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I can't believe
Leonard is still alive.
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The mighty tortoise.
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Dumber than me.
Loser to the hare.
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The tortoise famously
wins that race.
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Really?
I only read the beginning
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of that story really fast.
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Then I got tired
and took a nap.
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I don't see any tortoise.
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Excuse me, do you know
what happened to Leonard?
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Leonard? Huh.
I don't see him.
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That's weird. Well,
the thing about a tortoise is
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they're always somewhere.
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He must have gotten out.
Who's in charge here?
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I am the director of the zoo.
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Would you like a koala sticker?
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Yes, I would.
Slow Leonard is missing.
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Now, let's not panic, sir.
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I don't see him either,
but I'm sure
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there's some explanation.
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We'll look into it.
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Look into it?
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I know when I'm being
talked down to.
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- You think I'm dumb,
don't you?
- No,
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I don't, but do you
have a degree in zoology?
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No, but I've seen
the comedy classic Zookeeper
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- 19 times.
- I love that movie.
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I don't need your approval,
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and neither does
Sylvester Stallone,
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as the voice of Joe,
the African lion.
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A tortoise is missing,
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and this dumb guy
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is gonna find him.
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(grunts)
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There we go.
A recent picture.
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Mom, it's late, I'm worried.
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Why isn't Dad at Moe's?
Is Moe all right?
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He's fine. Your dad's
been looking for clues
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in those zoo pictures
all night.
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Come on, buddy, you're
smart enough to crack this.
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(gasps)
Dolly tire tracks.
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I bet someone used a dolly
to cart Leonard off.
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And those treads are clearly
from a Haul-Pro convertible
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with a weight cap
of 500 pounds.
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Wow, Dad, how did you
figure that out?
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Eh, yep, well,
your dad knows
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a thing or two about dollies.
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Drive safe, ya bum.
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I think you'll find
these photos
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more than enough proof to open
a missing turtle investigation.
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Wow, Homer, you're right.
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These photos are
incredible evidence.
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- Really?
- Evidence of how dumb you are.
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I just love it when
regular people think
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they can solve crimes.
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It's like a dog thinking
he can mow the lawn.
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(laughing)
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- Aw.
- Look at...
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Hey.
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No one takes me seriously.
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You know, there's a lot
of specific interest groups
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on Facelook.
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I'm in one about
knitting mug cozies
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with a little window so you can
read the funny message
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on the mug.
(chuckles)
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Why don't you check
to see if there's a group
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about Leonard's case?
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Social media?
Is that website still on?
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Hey, there is a missing
tortoise group here.
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(gasps)
It's called Lost Leonard!
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But what if they say
I'm stupid
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or drag me in the comments?
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Do you know how scary it is
in this climate
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to be a dumb white man?
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You care about that turtle.
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I think you'll feel better
if you try.
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(sighs)
The police don't believe me,
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but I'm posting some photos
that I think prove
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that Slow Leonard
has been kidnapped.
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(whimpers)
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(computer chiming)
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Dad, they're agreeing
with you.
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They think Leonard
was stolen, too.
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Really? Oh, my God.
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A group of anonymous
cyber sleuths
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don't think I'm an idiot.
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They like what I said.
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(giggles)
That tickles.
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The Internet thinks I'm smart.
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Okay, this is Homer S.
live streaming
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to the Lost Leonard
Facelook group
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from the scene of the crime.
Are we all on?
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How convenient.
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They're replacing Leonard
with a much more
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Instagrammable animal.
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One that can fit
into baby clothes.
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Maybe we have our motive.
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- Of course.
- Brilliant.
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Thanks, guys.
I do what I can,
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which is a lot.
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Look at this, dream team.
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A video doorbell
across the street from the zoo.
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How convenient.
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Oh. It's actually
very convenient.
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Simpson, what can
I do for you?
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For us. I don't know if you've
heard the terrible news
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that Slow Leonard
has been kidnapped.
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What?! Not Leonard.
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Why couldn't they have taken
one of those damn
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barking seals instead?
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(seals barking)
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When do you monsters sleep?!
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I'm a member of a team
of cyber sleuths
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searching for Leonard.
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Can we look at your
door camera footage?
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Oh, of course. And, um,
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I'd love to join the group.
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But, uh, you guys
probably already have,
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uh, a superintendent.
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- We do now.
-(chuckles)
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HOMER:
Marge. Marge.
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Marge, fan out those
cocktail napkins.
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Or did you not watch
the TikTok I sent you?
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Calm down.
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I've never seen you
this excited
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for a meet and greet.
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Yeah, so who's coming
to this thing again?
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Internet randos?
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Let me tell you something, son.
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Every human being
is born an Internet rando.
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And then they stay
Internet randos
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until they connect
over a cause.
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And then and only then
do they achieve
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their full potential
and become not random.
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Dad, is that really...
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Duh, yes. Paella.
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What do you think all this
toasted saffron is for?
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You've never
toasted us anything.
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Not even toast.
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I don't need to show off
for you, Marge.
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You already bought the cow.
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I finally have a group
of friends who think I'm smart.
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Who haven't used
a skeptical emoji
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with a monocle
even once with me.
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(doorbell rings)
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(gasps)
They're here.
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Keep stirring gently, slow.
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- Like stirring a baby.
-(grumbles)
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Thanks for hosting, Homer.
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I would have,
but my infinity pool broke.
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Its edge is now finite.
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I'm up to my eyeballs
in contractors and physicists.
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Come in. Oh, you all look
so much like your avatars.
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I got paella, of course,
a big-screen TV
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for viewing
surveillance footage,
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an evidence board
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and, of course,
yarn for connecting
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our seemingly unrelated photos.
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Um, is this genuine
Mrs. McClellan's Evidence Yarn?
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Fancy.
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Why, yes, it is.
Illuminati strength.
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Nine out of ten scientists
are afraid of it.
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I'd like to thank Homer
for this extraordinary paella.
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My mouth would swear
it is in Barcelona.
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(indistinct conversations)
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♪
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Hey, uh, uh,
not to go down a rabbit hole,
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but this plot could go deep,
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and the one person
we haven't looked at yet
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is the zoo director.
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(scoffs)
The zoo director. Um, Gil,
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- isn't that a little desperate?
- Hold it.
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There's one thing you need to
know about this paella party.
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There are no bad ideas.
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Nothing said here is stupid.
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BOTH:
Mm-hmm.
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- Mm...
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
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Oh, then I want to say
I agree with Gil
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about the zoo director.
We should board it.
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Has anybody dug through
the tortoise scat yet?
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Maybe he was being used
as a drug mule.
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Board it.
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Perhaps Leonard's seed
was required by scientists
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who want to breed
slower horses.
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- Uh, board it!
- Board it!
259
00:10:42,083 --> 00:10:44,354
Uh, h-hey...
260
00:10:44,354 --> 00:10:45,958
how about that?
261
00:10:45,958 --> 00:10:48,931
The yarn knows something
we're still figuring out.
262
00:10:48,931 --> 00:10:50,868
We're gonna find this turtle,
263
00:10:50,868 --> 00:10:53,472
but damn it,
we found love along the way.
264
00:10:53,472 --> 00:10:57,180
Oh, oh! What if the turtle
was taken by a billionaire
265
00:10:57,180 --> 00:11:00,220
to transfuse his blood
for longevity?
266
00:11:00,220 --> 00:11:01,255
ALL:
Board it.
267
00:11:01,255 --> 00:11:02,490
Mom, are we worried
268
00:11:02,490 --> 00:11:06,298
this group is crossing into
the conspiracy theory zone?
269
00:11:06,298 --> 00:11:09,404
Mmm, as long as he's got
a heavy hand with the saffron,
270
00:11:09,404 --> 00:11:10,473
who cares?
271
00:11:10,473 --> 00:11:12,477
Well, these people are finally
272
00:11:12,477 --> 00:11:14,414
taking your father seriously.
273
00:11:14,414 --> 00:11:15,483
He's not used to that.
274
00:11:15,483 --> 00:11:17,688
Bart, you're always
telling him
275
00:11:17,688 --> 00:11:19,091
his ideas are dumb.
276
00:11:19,091 --> 00:11:21,530
And, Lisa, you're always
proving it.
277
00:11:21,530 --> 00:11:24,167
He deserves a chance
to be a big fish
278
00:11:24,167 --> 00:11:25,571
in a small, weird pond.
279
00:11:25,571 --> 00:11:27,340
So let him have this.
280
00:11:27,340 --> 00:11:29,044
It's all harmless enough.
281
00:11:29,044 --> 00:11:30,346
So it's decided.
282
00:11:30,346 --> 00:11:33,352
We're protesting in front
of the zoo director's house.
283
00:11:33,352 --> 00:11:37,294
I shall bring the milk
in case they tear gas us.
284
00:11:37,294 --> 00:11:38,664
Mm...
285
00:11:38,664 --> 00:11:40,534
ALL:
We can't be more emphatic,
286
00:11:40,534 --> 00:11:42,805
we think Leonard's
in your attic.
287
00:11:42,805 --> 00:11:44,642
Please stop these protests.
288
00:11:44,642 --> 00:11:46,546
Why would I kidnap an animal?
289
00:11:46,546 --> 00:11:47,848
That's what a zoo is:
290
00:11:47,848 --> 00:11:49,752
a bunch of kidnapped animals.
291
00:11:49,752 --> 00:11:52,457
-(stammers)
- It's the cops!
292
00:11:55,129 --> 00:11:57,133
If you're gonna pepper spray me,
do it fast.
293
00:11:57,133 --> 00:11:58,971
I don't have much
phone battery left.
294
00:11:58,971 --> 00:12:02,143
Calm down, I'm not here
as Police Chief Wiggum.
295
00:12:02,143 --> 00:12:04,916
I'm here as Clancy Wiggum,
a simple civilian
296
00:12:04,916 --> 00:12:06,820
hungry for turtle justice.
297
00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:08,189
Justice you'll never get from
298
00:12:08,189 --> 00:12:10,594
a cold, faceless
police department.
299
00:12:10,594 --> 00:12:12,765
Uh-oh, body camera's on.
300
00:12:12,765 --> 00:12:15,036
Don't worry, I can erase it
with a paper clip.
301
00:12:15,036 --> 00:12:16,973
They, uh, they taught us how.
302
00:12:16,973 --> 00:12:18,911
I need to say something
to a woman
303
00:12:18,911 --> 00:12:20,748
I'm very much in love with.
304
00:12:20,748 --> 00:12:22,785
Lizzie, before
this group started,
305
00:12:22,785 --> 00:12:26,258
I was in a shell
of my own making.
306
00:12:26,258 --> 00:12:27,662
Oh, my God.
307
00:12:27,662 --> 00:12:29,999
So I'm poking my head out
and asking
308
00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:31,736
in front of our
new best friends,
309
00:12:31,736 --> 00:12:34,408
will you make me
the happiest man
310
00:12:34,408 --> 00:12:36,178
on this flat earth?
311
00:12:37,180 --> 00:12:38,884
Yes, yes.
312
00:12:38,884 --> 00:12:40,453
I can't wait to spend
the rest of my life
313
00:12:40,453 --> 00:12:42,758
taping together
shredded documents with you.
314
00:12:42,758 --> 00:12:45,196
- Hooray.
- Aw.
315
00:12:45,196 --> 00:12:47,133
Sure, the wedding planning
is a lot of work,
316
00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:50,641
but the group is also learning
how to sweep for spyware
317
00:12:50,641 --> 00:12:52,010
and pick locks.
318
00:12:52,010 --> 00:12:55,584
That's why all our doorknobs
are in that basket.
319
00:12:55,584 --> 00:12:59,491
Homie, I wonder
if your cabal's ideas
320
00:12:59,491 --> 00:13:01,730
are getting maybe a little
321
00:13:01,730 --> 00:13:03,734
too far out of the box?
322
00:13:03,734 --> 00:13:05,069
Thank you, Marge.
323
00:13:05,069 --> 00:13:06,640
You know what's inside boxes?
324
00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,944
Styrofoam peanuts and lies.
325
00:13:08,944 --> 00:13:11,048
And I'm tired of being fed both.
326
00:13:11,048 --> 00:13:12,585
- The beauty
of this group is that
- Hmm?
327
00:13:12,585 --> 00:13:14,922
- we always support each other.
There isn't one theory
- Hmm...
328
00:13:14,922 --> 00:13:16,660
- about Leonard that's right.
- Mm.
329
00:13:16,660 --> 00:13:19,131
They're all right.
He could be anywhere.
330
00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:21,569
- Like the kitchen?
- Exactly.
331
00:13:21,569 --> 00:13:25,744
No, he's literally
in the kitchen.
332
00:13:25,744 --> 00:13:27,515
(gasps)
Homer,
333
00:13:27,515 --> 00:13:30,153
did you kidnap Leonard?
334
00:13:31,823 --> 00:13:34,829
No, I didn't commit the crime.
335
00:13:34,829 --> 00:13:36,833
I did something much worse.
336
00:13:37,902 --> 00:13:39,572
I solved it.
337
00:13:45,751 --> 00:13:48,690
Why the hell
is Slow Leonard in our house?
338
00:13:48,690 --> 00:13:50,093
Do I have to tell you?
339
00:13:50,093 --> 00:13:52,263
Can't we just accept this
as the new normal?
340
00:13:52,263 --> 00:13:56,305
There's a 500-pound tortoise
chewing on my kitchen table.
341
00:13:56,305 --> 00:13:57,808
It's not normal.
342
00:13:57,808 --> 00:13:59,812
- Okay, here goes.
-(hisses)
343
00:13:59,812 --> 00:14:01,115
After our protest,
344
00:14:01,115 --> 00:14:03,620
I went back
to the tortoise enclosure
345
00:14:03,620 --> 00:14:05,524
for one last look.
346
00:14:06,526 --> 00:14:07,695
Huh?
347
00:14:07,695 --> 00:14:10,266
My doughnut hole!
(whimpers)
348
00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:11,101
(grunting)
349
00:14:11,101 --> 00:14:13,573
Ooh, ooh! Aah! Ow, ow!
350
00:14:13,573 --> 00:14:15,209
(grunts)
Mm?
351
00:14:15,209 --> 00:14:17,347
That's when I discovered
a doughnut hole
352
00:14:17,347 --> 00:14:19,585
will always return
to its mother
353
00:14:19,585 --> 00:14:21,756
a larger hole.
354
00:14:21,756 --> 00:14:24,762
(gasps)
Leonard. You weren't kidnapped.
355
00:14:24,762 --> 00:14:26,900
You were right here all along.
356
00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:30,006
Wait, so after following
all those crazy leads,
357
00:14:30,006 --> 00:14:33,780
you found Leonard by going down
an actual rabbit hole?
358
00:14:33,780 --> 00:14:36,920
- Yeah, so?
- Don't you see the irony?
359
00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,826
Oh, now I don't get it.
360
00:14:39,826 --> 00:14:41,095
Anyway...
361
00:14:41,095 --> 00:14:44,434
Guys, you'll never believe it,
but I found...
362
00:14:44,434 --> 00:14:45,537
Just hold that thought.
363
00:14:45,537 --> 00:14:48,409
I made us all evidence
collection fanny packs.
364
00:14:48,409 --> 00:14:51,916
Which we'll all wear
on the pedal bus pub crawl.
365
00:14:51,916 --> 00:14:53,252
Are you coming, Homer?
366
00:14:53,252 --> 00:14:55,490
There's a guac trough
in the middle.
367
00:14:56,526 --> 00:14:59,899
HOMER:
If I told 'em I found him,
the group would end.
368
00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,636
How could I let that happen?
369
00:15:01,636 --> 00:15:05,878
Those friendless weirdos have
become my best weird friends.
370
00:15:05,878 --> 00:15:08,449
They're the only people
who don't say "Einstein"
371
00:15:08,449 --> 00:15:11,054
after "great idea,"
or "Sherlock" after...
372
00:15:11,054 --> 00:15:13,960
Oh, you have to
tell them the truth.
373
00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,298
Well, the truth
is different these days.
374
00:15:16,298 --> 00:15:18,770
It's more of a hunch
you're willing to die for.
375
00:15:18,770 --> 00:15:20,206
No, it's not!
376
00:15:20,206 --> 00:15:22,578
But tomorrow Gil and
Miss Hoover are getting married
377
00:15:22,578 --> 00:15:24,114
on Chem Trail Island,
378
00:15:24,114 --> 00:15:26,118
and we're all going to wear
matching head shields
379
00:15:26,118 --> 00:15:28,657
so that Bluetooth can't steal
winning lottery numbers
380
00:15:28,657 --> 00:15:29,959
from our brains.
381
00:15:29,959 --> 00:15:31,963
Homer, you solved the mystery.
382
00:15:31,963 --> 00:15:35,103
This confederacy of nutsos
has gone too far.
383
00:15:35,103 --> 00:15:37,340
You're all acting dumb.
384
00:15:37,340 --> 00:15:39,077
(gasps)
Dumb.
385
00:15:39,077 --> 00:15:40,848
You think I'm dumb, Marge?
386
00:15:40,848 --> 00:15:42,250
Just like everyone
at the library
387
00:15:42,250 --> 00:15:45,289
and all the other smartypantseseseses
388
00:15:45,289 --> 00:15:46,626
in this town?
389
00:15:46,626 --> 00:15:49,599
Well, you can't shame me into
turning my back on my people.
390
00:15:49,599 --> 00:15:52,671
I'm going to that
conspiracy-themed wedding.
391
00:15:52,671 --> 00:15:54,107
And you're no longer
my plus-one,
392
00:15:54,107 --> 00:15:57,247
which is your loss
because I'm at a great table.
393
00:15:57,247 --> 00:16:00,954
Equidistant from the bar
and the bathroom.
394
00:16:00,954 --> 00:16:04,161
CHALMERS:
♪ I don't know any history ♪
395
00:16:05,363 --> 00:16:08,402
♪ It's all one big conspiracy ♪
396
00:16:08,402 --> 00:16:12,978
♪ I can't prove
there are science books ♪
397
00:16:12,978 --> 00:16:16,218
♪ Bunch of experts
spouting gobbledygook ♪
398
00:16:16,218 --> 00:16:20,661
♪ All I know
is that I love you ♪
399
00:16:20,661 --> 00:16:23,733
♪ And there's microchips
in Charleston Chews ♪
400
00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:28,275
♪ The virus was caused by 5G. ♪
401
00:16:29,344 --> 00:16:32,751
To the bride and groom,
who, in uncovering
402
00:16:32,751 --> 00:16:34,120
a turtle-stealing plot,
403
00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,360
also uncovered an undying love.
404
00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:38,997
ALL:
Aw.
405
00:16:38,997 --> 00:16:40,534
Yeah, I, too, have a toast.
406
00:16:40,534 --> 00:16:43,138
To us bringing to justice
the zoo director,
407
00:16:43,138 --> 00:16:44,942
who knows where that turtle is.
408
00:16:44,942 --> 00:16:47,013
-(whimpers)
- Who's got ideas?
409
00:16:47,013 --> 00:16:49,351
Remember, this is a safe space
410
00:16:49,351 --> 00:16:51,856
for all dangerous
and violent plans.
411
00:16:51,856 --> 00:16:54,394
Easy. We dump a swarm
of murder hornets
412
00:16:54,394 --> 00:16:56,633
- down her chimney.
- Uh...
- Board it!
413
00:16:56,633 --> 00:16:58,402
I can stuff a couple
of bricks of cocaine
414
00:16:58,402 --> 00:17:00,541
- in her wheel well.
- Board it.
415
00:17:00,541 --> 00:17:04,047
Let's cut the brake lines
on her brand-new Prius.
416
00:17:04,047 --> 00:17:07,020
- Board...
- No, don't board it.
417
00:17:07,020 --> 00:17:09,257
Don't board any of it.
418
00:17:09,257 --> 00:17:11,094
-(all gasp)
- What?
- Why?
419
00:17:11,094 --> 00:17:13,733
Because the zoo director
didn't do anything wrong,
420
00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:16,371
and punishing an innocent
zoo director is...
421
00:17:16,371 --> 00:17:18,543
a bad idea.
422
00:17:18,543 --> 00:17:19,477
(all gasp)
423
00:17:19,477 --> 00:17:22,317
But you said
there were no bad ideas.
424
00:17:22,317 --> 00:17:25,323
I was wrong.
Most ideas are bad.
425
00:17:25,323 --> 00:17:28,730
It's okay to think them,
just don't act on them.
426
00:17:28,730 --> 00:17:30,601
Apostasy!
427
00:17:30,601 --> 00:17:33,907
He's not an "us" anymore,
he's a "them."
428
00:17:33,907 --> 00:17:36,546
ALL:
Them! Them! Them!
429
00:17:36,546 --> 00:17:38,482
Enough is enough!
430
00:17:38,482 --> 00:17:41,221
Look, we have Slow Leonard.
He wasn't kidnapped.
431
00:17:41,221 --> 00:17:45,162
Real, living turtle!
432
00:17:45,162 --> 00:17:46,365
Let's talk sense here.
433
00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:48,135
The most obvious explanation
434
00:17:48,135 --> 00:17:50,106
is the one that's
before our very eyes.
435
00:17:50,106 --> 00:17:51,976
- Hey, it's true.
- Yeah.
- Uh-huh.
436
00:17:51,976 --> 00:17:53,279
Oh, thank God.
437
00:17:53,279 --> 00:17:56,218
This is not Slow Leonard,
this is a robot.
438
00:17:56,218 --> 00:17:59,357
A robot built
by Homeland Security
439
00:17:59,357 --> 00:18:02,798
to scan our tongues
to see whom we've kissed.
440
00:18:02,798 --> 00:18:06,238
We'll prove it. Scan him
with your robot detectors.
441
00:18:06,238 --> 00:18:08,175
Guys, it is the turtle.
442
00:18:08,175 --> 00:18:10,012
And those robot detectors
are made of
443
00:18:10,012 --> 00:18:12,183
hair dryers and old video games.
444
00:18:12,183 --> 00:18:14,387
Look, we had
a great ride together.
445
00:18:14,387 --> 00:18:16,626
The paintball
and pinot noir weekend,
446
00:18:16,626 --> 00:18:18,964
the duck boat tour
of Shelbyville,
447
00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:20,333
storming City Hall.
448
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,571
It felt so good
to be part of a community
449
00:18:22,571 --> 00:18:24,709
Where we're all
respected and supported.
450
00:18:24,709 --> 00:18:27,213
But we can't pull our heads
inside our shells
451
00:18:27,213 --> 00:18:30,052
and hide from
the very real truth:
452
00:18:30,052 --> 00:18:32,791
our lost turtle has been found.
453
00:18:32,791 --> 00:18:35,764
(detector powers down)
454
00:18:35,764 --> 00:18:38,135
I cannot believe
I'm saying this.
455
00:18:38,135 --> 00:18:39,905
It's not a robot.
456
00:18:39,905 --> 00:18:41,976
DETECTOR:
Dr. J, super dunk!
457
00:18:41,976 --> 00:18:44,014
But what happens to all of us
458
00:18:44,014 --> 00:18:45,984
when we don't have
anything to solve?
459
00:18:45,984 --> 00:18:47,554
Nothing has to change.
460
00:18:47,554 --> 00:18:50,861
We have more in common than
just the tortoise, don't we?
461
00:18:50,861 --> 00:18:52,831
Well, we must. Right?
462
00:18:53,867 --> 00:18:56,673
-(sobs)
- Aw, nuts.
463
00:18:56,673 --> 00:18:58,309
Oh, great.
464
00:18:58,309 --> 00:19:01,348
Now I have to get this
lasered off.
465
00:19:01,348 --> 00:19:04,254
I love being in this group,
but it's over.
466
00:19:04,254 --> 00:19:06,024
And now I and the rest of us
467
00:19:06,024 --> 00:19:07,460
have to go back
to a world where
468
00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:09,899
everyone thinks we're dumb.
469
00:19:13,773 --> 00:19:15,343
(panting)
Unless
470
00:19:15,343 --> 00:19:18,015
we find a new mystery
only we can solve.
471
00:19:18,015 --> 00:19:19,451
Like...
472
00:19:19,451 --> 00:19:23,526
Where does calamari
really come from?
473
00:19:23,526 --> 00:19:25,731
Well, the common wisdom
is that it's squid,
474
00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:29,538
but I say there's
no such thing as a squid.
475
00:19:29,538 --> 00:19:31,008
Board it.
476
00:19:31,008 --> 00:19:33,713
Mmm, that's good squid.
(chuckles)
477
00:19:33,713 --> 00:19:35,449
I heard it's pig butt,
478
00:19:35,449 --> 00:19:38,255
but the shadow pig butt counsel
spends billions
479
00:19:38,255 --> 00:19:40,059
quashing those rumors.
480
00:19:40,059 --> 00:19:42,664
Board it.
481
00:19:42,664 --> 00:19:45,236
As long as we're
blowing each other's minds,
482
00:19:45,236 --> 00:19:47,106
I've heard there's
a cartoon show
483
00:19:47,106 --> 00:19:48,910
that can predict the future.
484
00:19:48,910 --> 00:19:50,312
Maybe we can watch it
485
00:19:50,312 --> 00:19:52,518
and find out
what's going to happen.
486
00:19:56,826 --> 00:19:58,462
Board it.
487
00:19:58,462 --> 00:19:59,565
COMIC BOOK GUY:
Indubitably.
488
00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:01,502
- WIGGUM: Making up stuff is fun.
- HOOVER: Yeah. Mm-hmm.
489
00:20:01,502 --> 00:20:04,407
Well, I guess no matter
how crazy and lame people are,
490
00:20:04,407 --> 00:20:08,182
they always want to hang
with other crazy lame-os.
491
00:20:08,182 --> 00:20:11,488
I'm no conspiracy theorist,
but I do wonder
492
00:20:11,488 --> 00:20:15,597
who stands to benefit
from all of... this?
493
00:20:15,597 --> 00:20:17,601
- Space here.
- Multiverse!
- Board it.
494
00:20:17,601 --> 00:20:19,337
- Okay, that's good.
- CHALMERS: And here's
another idea.
495
00:20:19,337 --> 00:20:20,406
- WIGGUM: Oh, that's...
- HOMER: Hold on, I need
496
00:20:20,406 --> 00:20:21,374
- more cards.
- COMIC BOOK GUY: Yes!
497
00:20:21,374 --> 00:20:23,580
(chatter continuing)
498
00:20:25,483 --> 00:20:26,953
Our profits
are through the roof.
499
00:20:26,953 --> 00:20:30,459
We can't make enough yarn,
index cards and ivermectin.
500
00:20:30,459 --> 00:20:32,296
We're in a golden age.
501
00:20:32,296 --> 00:20:34,467
Keep defunding schools, America.
502
00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:36,939
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505
00:20:44,555 --> 00:20:46,626
Okay, everybody, today we're
making one of my
506
00:20:46,626 --> 00:20:49,765
favorite dishes:
conspiracy-meeting paella.
507
00:20:49,765 --> 00:20:51,969
It's a great dish
for blowing the lid off
508
00:20:51,969 --> 00:20:55,677
any diabolical plot the
mainstream media won't cover.
509
00:20:55,677 --> 00:20:59,150
CIA murders in your town,
UFO stuff.
510
00:20:59,150 --> 00:21:00,687
And it even pairs well
511
00:21:00,687 --> 00:21:03,158
with a New World Order scenario.
512
00:21:03,158 --> 00:21:04,662
Now, this is a dish
where the freshness
513
00:21:04,662 --> 00:21:06,766
of the ingredients
really matters,
514
00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:10,239
like this chorizo
made from home-schooled pigs.
515
00:21:10,239 --> 00:21:12,477
If you're a lizard person
watching this,
516
00:21:12,477 --> 00:21:15,149
instead of using chicken,
feel free to go with
517
00:21:15,149 --> 00:21:18,255
whatever insect
or small mammal goes well
518
00:21:18,255 --> 00:21:20,059
with Calasparra rice.
519
00:21:20,059 --> 00:21:21,562
Well, that's all
you need to know.
520
00:21:21,562 --> 00:21:23,766
Let me know in the comments
how it turned out,
521
00:21:23,766 --> 00:21:26,471
and what shape
you think the sun is.
522
00:21:29,912 --> 00:21:30,881
Shh!