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Dad, I really need to rest my back.
Come on... fit you...
Dad, I really need to rest my back.
Yeah, that's one fine-looking barbecue pit... Why doesn't mine look like that?!
Dad, I really need to rest my back.
Why?! Why must life be so hard? Why must I fail in every attempt at masonry?
Yeah, hold on there, Santa Claus. That box is for toys only.
Well, of course. Any kid would love to have this, uh... activity center. It teaches them while they learn.
Yeah, nice try, Saint Nick. Now hit the road, Kris Kringle.
But, but...
Homie, someone's at the door. They want to talk to you about some sort of car accident.
Take the kids out back.
Homie, someone's at the door. They want to talk to you about some sort of car accident.
I'll handle this.
Mr. Simpson? I believe something of yours struck my car yesterday.
Oh yeah? Prove it.
That's your license plate, isn't it?
Uh... All right! Just go ahead and sue me. Everybody else does! The average settlement is $68,000.
I'm not here to sue you. My name is Astrid Weller. I own an art gallery and I'd love to display your piece.
You mean this hunka junk? This isn't art. Just a barbecue that pushed me over the edge. Didn't you? Didn't you?! You stupid so...
Art isn't just pretty pictures. It's an expression of raw human emotion. In your case, rage.
Oh, I got that, lady.
Is everything okay? I got worried when I didn't hear any shots.
This lady says I'm an artist.
Your husband's work is what we call "Outsider Art." It could be by a mental patient or a hillbilly or a chimpanzee.
In high school I was voted "Most Likely to be a Mental Patient, Hillbilly, or Chimpanzee!"
Well, you should be very excited, because outsider art couldn't be hotter.
So you'd better catch the fever. Catch it...
Dad, chew with your mouth closed. You're losing your mystique.
Lisa, all great artists love free food. Check out Jasper Johns.
Congratulations, Homer -- you're now a professional artist!
Woo hoo! Look, Marge, my first sale! In your face, Jasper Johns!
Homie, I'm really happy you sold your sculpture -- but don't you think it may have been a fluke?
Hey, I've always had an interest in art, dating back to my schoolgirl days when I painted portrait after portrait of Ringo Starr.
That's my life you're describing.
I think I remember my own life, Marge.
That's my life you're describing.
Astrid said the key to my art is anger. But you know me, I'm Mister Mellow.
That's my life you're describing.
So I'm giving you kids permission to get me mad. C'mon, gimme what you got.
Well, if it'll help - Um, Mom found out her engagement ring is made of rock candy.
Good work, honey. Keep it comin'.
I must get back to my hotel and practice my affectations for tomorrow. Bon soir.
What do we owe you, Moe?
Nothin', nothin'. Just gimme a priceless sketch with a certificate of authenticity.
All right.
Wonderful news, Homer.
Is it about pies?
Uh, no. We're going to hold a show devoted entirely to you.
Wow. It's like Marge's dream come true... for me! Isn't that great, Marge?! For me!
I'm happy for you. Now g'night.
Good night.
I'm happy for you. Now g'night.
You're upset about something. Is this about that trip Barney and I took to Machu Picchu?
No, Homer, being an artist was my dream. But now, without even trying, you've accomplished more in a week than I have in my whole life.
Aw, honey, I've always liked your art. Your paintings look like the things they look like.
That's sweet, but, well, how would you like it if I, I don't know, entered a belching contest?
Frankly, I'd be a little turned on.
You don't understand.
Marge, I've screwed up everything I've ever done. I mean, look at Bart. But I finally found something where people worship me for screwing up. And that feels pretty good.
Well, I guess nothing else matters as long as you're happy.
Now you're making sense. Good night.
Homer is the most dangerous artist on the Springfield scene. Now, let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.
I give you "Botched Hibachi." The tricycle is on loan from the Maggie Simpson collection.
Homer is the most dangerous artist on the Springfield scene. Now, let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.
This piece I call "Failed Shelving Unit with Stupid Stuck Chainsaw and Applesauce."
Homer is the most dangerous artist on the Springfield scene. Now, let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.
And finally, my thing de resistance, "Attempted Birdhouse I."
Homer is the most dangerous artist on the Springfield scene. Now, let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.
Shall we start the bidding at, say, ten thousand dollars?
Homer is the most dangerous artist on the Springfield scene. Now, let's see what surprises he has for us tonight.
All right, how about a million?
I'll give you two bucks for the bird, if it's still alive.
What's going on here? You weirdos love this stuff.
Come on, Gunter, Kyoto. If we hurry we can still catch the heroin craze.
Wait! Come back! I'm a God to you! Worship me -- or fear my wrath! Please fear my wrath, please... Call me.
Homer, I know you worked hard, but all of your... things were kind of the same.
Hey, Ray J. Johnson never changed his act and he's more popular now than he's ever been.
Who?
You can call him Ray / Or you can call him J. / Or you can call him Ray J. / But you doesn't have to call him...
It's so exciting to do something cultural together.
Matt Groening? What's he doing in a museum? He can barely draw.
It's so exciting to do something cultural together.
Ow! Oh no, I'm being erased!
A Claes Oldenburg. He's a European who defied convention and embraced American popular culture.
He must be a hundred feet tall.
Now this is a Joseph Turner. In an era when everyone else painted portraits, he broke away by painting the Venetian Canals.
It's glorious! The streets are paved with water. You could ride a walrus to work!
Any ideas yet?
No, these guys are geniuses. I could never think of something like soup or a pencil.
Any ideas yet?
I'm just gonna rest for a minute.
Any ideas yet?
What the?! Who the?! Hey!
Hasta la vista, baby.
Eww...
Soup's on, fat boy!
Ow! Hey! No! No! Ow! N-No! Ow!
Soup's on, fat boy!
No, no, Andy, no!
Homer... Homer...
Marge! Why does Art hate me? I never did anything to Art.
Homer... Homer...
Oh, let's get out of here.
Well, Dad, if the museum didn't inspire you, maybe you should do something really radical, like Christo.
Is he that jerk that revealed the magicians' secrets?
No, Christo is a conceptual artist who does huge outdoor projects. He once wrapped the Reichstag in plastic.
Not the Reichstag!
Oh, yes, and he also set up hundreds of yellow umbrellas along the California highway...
Why'd he do that?
To make the world a more magical place, I guess. Although they did blow over and kill some people.
Killer umbrellas? Of course. Exquisite.
No, Dad, no. My point is you have to do something big and daring.
Big? Daring? Lisa, that's it! I've got an idea for a wonderful art project that'll make everyone love me again. Step one: steal all the doormats in town.
See you in hell, "God Bless This House."
So long, The Simpsons!
It wasn't easy, but I got all the grizzlies.
Great. I'll do the pony while you do the lions.
It wasn't easy, but I got all the grizzlies.
Make sure you strap 'em on real tight.
Are you sure this is art, not vandalism?
That's for the courts to decide, son.
Oh, that can't be good.
People of Springfield, behold my latest work!
Homer, what have you done?
It's conceptual art -- the Grand Canals of Springfield. Just like Venice without the black plague. What do you think?
Well, Homer, I have to admit, you created something people really love. You truly are an artist.
No, I'm just a nut who couldn't build a barbecue. You'll always be the artist in the family.
Ohh...
Is that our house?
Yep.
And is that us on the roof?
That's us.
Are we kissing?
Yeah, go for the gold, Dad!
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
Yeah, go for the gold, Dad!
Well, you said I couldn't do it, but here it is! Meet Abby the Olympic Tabby.
You papier mache'd my cat?!
Just for the prototype, honey.
You papier mache'd my cat?!
Knowing you always hate my first idea, I prepared a backup. How about a big Olympic hello for Springy, the Springfield Spring!
Good work, Dad.
It's fun for the whole family. And the ends are razor sharp to protect our nation and its interests.
Ow!!
God bless America!
Oh! / Springs!
They picked Springy! In your face, Patty and Selma!
"Coming! Hey, hey, hey! Children, children, future, future..."
I've never wanted a beer worse in my life.
"Coming! Hey, hey, hey! Children, children, future, future..."
I love you, honey.
Are you talking to me or the beer?
To you, my bubbly, long-necked, beechwood-aged lover.
Poland, eh? Ha. Too easy. How you doin', Germany? Here's my impression of an East German woman, "Kiss me or I'll crush you."
He says what we're all thinking.
That place sucks! The nurses don't let Grampa do anything. They practically chew his food for him.
Lucky stiff. I'm working my ass off here. Good steak, honey.
Sounds good to me!
I'llgetit.
Delivery for Homer Simpson.
Woo hoo! My springs! They finally came!
But we lost the Olympics to Shelbyville.
Yeah, but I should have no problem selling a thousand springs.
To who?
Idiots! Ooh, these are fun!
Ow! My eye! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Now if you want to be the life of the party like Lenny here, just place your order for this hilarious novelty item.
Homer, get outta here.
Boy, Moe, you sure look angry. Here, have some nuts.
Nothing.
Don't answer yet. Watch how easy it is to flip hamburgers with the help of God's greatest creation, the spring.
Nothing.
Now, watch this...
Nothing.
Ow! Ohhh...
Are you okay?
Some second degree burns, but some first class burgers.
I want you to get rid of these springs.
But you haven't seen the Baby of Tomorrow! Ta-daa!
I want you to get rid of these springs.
Now if I drop her, no more tears.
Give me my baby!
"D" it up, Marge. I'm goin' to the hole.
I want these springs out of our house today.
"You flush one down / It swirls around / Nine hundred and ninety-nine springs to flush down..."
You're not flushing those springs down our toilet, are you?
Of course not! "Nine hundred and ninety-six springs to flush down / Nine hundred and ninety-six spriiings..."
What the heck's going on?
A hundred and thirty-five springs to flush down. A hundred and thirty-five springs...
I don't know how you can all just lay around the house on a nice day like this. When was the last time we went for a good old-fashioned family walk?
Oh, we stopped those when the kids said I was too fat to carry.
Get a horse!
Could we, Marge? Could we get a horse?
We're walking, Homer.
There are some dogs. We could all ride dogs.
Oh, look! There's the store where I buy my yarn. But you don't want to buy your buttons there.
Pew, well, I dodged a bullet.
Where'd you get that champagne?
Clown.