The Simpsons · Season 17 · Episode 5

“Marge's Son Poisoning”

Aired Monday 14 November 2005

Observing that Marge is lonely, Bart offers to spend time with her. After they go on tandem bike rides and decorate Bart's tree house as a teahouse, the bullies from school dub Bart a mama's boy. When Marge finds out that Bart's schoolmates are teasing him, she gives him the necessary tools to win back his reputation. Meanwhile, Homer teams up with Moe and joins a professional arm-wrestling circuit .

S17 E5 discussion