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The Simpsons Season 2 Episode 7
Episode Title: Bart vs. Thanksgiving
Episode Plot
It is Thanksgiving, and Lisa is making a centerpiece for the dinner table which honors women such as Georgia O'Keefe, Susan B. Anthony and Marjory Stoneman Douglas. When she proudly goes to display it, Bart brings in the turkey, and he complains that the centerpiece is blocking space for it. Bart and Lisa get into a fight, and the centerpiece ends up burning in the fireplace. Lisa runs to her room in tears, and a furious Homer and Marge send Bart to his room, telling him he has ruined Thanksgiving.
After Marge consoles Lisa, she tells Bart he can come downstairs to dinner on the condition he apologize. Bart scoffs at the directive and decides to run away. Along with Santa's Little Helper, Bart searches for food, eventually wandering into the seedy part of town, and passes out after donating blood plasma for money. He is awakened by two hobos who think he is homeless, and they take him to a soup kitchen, which is serving Thanksgiving dinner. There, Kent Brockman is doing a report on the dinner, where he delivers a self-serving commentary on how the patrons are forgotten on Thanksgiving. Brockman interviews Bart, where, on live TV, he mocks his family and refuses to apologize. The family sees the report on TV, and Homer immediately calls the police.
As Bart walks out of the shelter, he gives the two hobos the money he made from his blood donation, seeing how the bums needed it more than him. Remorseful, he goes to return home, but reconsiders and decides to wait it out on the roof. There he hears Lisa in her room writing in her diary and starting to cry, and calls for her to come to the roof too. Bart initially refuses to apologize not realizing why Lisa is so upset. Lisa asks him to explore his feelings and in turn, to explore hers. Bart does some "soul-searching", at first mocking Lisa, but then finally understanding why she would be so upset. He properly apologizes to Lisa, which she happily accepts. Homer and Marge hear this exchange on the roof and are beaming with pride. Once everyone is back inside, Homer leads the family in prayer, as they thank God for "one more crack at togetherness," as they enjoy a dinner of leftovers.
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