Episode
The Simpsons: Children of a Lesser Clod
Overview
After spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart and Lisa, who feel that Homer is giving the kids the attention they never had.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2001-05-13
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Children of a Lesser Clod is Episode 20 in Season 12 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2001-05-13. The runtime is 23 min.
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