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2007

April 30, 2007

This episode began with the Simpson family at Bart’s Little League game. With the bottom of the ninth and two outs, Bart made an amazing catch to send the Isotots to the championship game against Shelbyville. He was the toast of the town.

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In celebration, Marge brought Homer to Costingtons to buy a special outfit. In boredom, Homer fell asleep on a store mattress. His slumber was disturbed by several customers and the owner of the store. In a desperate attempt to avoid being thrown out of the store, Homer excitedly described how comfortable the mattress was.

His description was so powerful that not only did he convince a customer to buy the mattress, but he earned himself a job as a mattress salesman. The tide turned for Bart during the championship game. Just as the Isotots were about to beat Shelbyville, Bart dropped an easy pop fly. The town of Springfield revolted against Bart, and he became a social pariah.

Homer’s job as a mattress salesman went well. He sold a mattress to Reverend and Mrs. Lovejoy, in an attempt to improve their sex life. Unfortunately, it was not the remedy they needed, and they stormed the Simpson residence to demand a refund. While waiting for Homer to write the refund check, the Lovejoys stumble upon Homer and Marge’s bed, and their romantic mood returned. They offered to swap mattresses with the Simpsons’ in lieu of a refund. Homer agreed.

Bart was devastated by his fall from grace, and Lisa tried to show him that everything would be okay. She introduced him to Joe LaBoot, who dropped a pop fly during the 1943 World Series. Joe admitted that despite the dropped ball, he now had a very nice life, but he soon ridiculed Bart for his mistake. Bart, distressed, decided that Springfield must be right about him, and he spray painted, “I hate Bart” all over town. While painting the water tower, Bart fell, and he ended up in the hospital. While in the hospital, Marge realized that if there was a do-over of the game, Bart might regain his self esteem. She rushed off to make the arrangements.

Meanwhile, Homer and Marge were unable to “snuggle” on their new mattress, and they snuck into the Lovejoy’s home to steal it back. As their hands met over their old mattress, their spark returned, and the Lovejoys came home to naked Simpsons in their bed. Both couples fought over the mattress. In compromise, they cut the mattress in half, so both couples could enjoy the aphrodisiacal bed.

Bart’s do-over game did not go well. He dropped the same catch over and over. Finally, after 78 tries and an entire night of attempts, he made the catch. The celebration was limited as most of the town had gone home, but Bart’s self-esteem was restored. Years later, as he and Milhouse sat in the retirement home, he remembered back to that catch. Thinking Bart was mature enough to handle it, Milhouse tried to tell him that the catch had been rigged. Bart was devastated. As a good friend, Milhouse quickly took back what he had said, and both men rocked contentedly on the porch.