Episode
The Simpsons: Fat Man and Little Boy
Overview
When Bart writes slogans on T-shirts, he catches the attention of Goose Gladwell, a gag-gift entrepreneur, and soon becomes a T-shirt mogul; Homer feels he no longer has a place in the family when Bart becomes the breadwinner.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2004-12-12
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Fat Man and Little Boy is Episode 5 in Season 16 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2004-12-12. The runtime is 23 min.
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