Episode
The Simpsons: The Bonfire of the Manatees
Overview
After Homer gets into trouble over his football gambling debts, he allows the Springfield Mafia to shoot a "snuggle film" in the house without Marge's permission. When she and the kids return home from a trip to "Santa's Village" and find production still going on, a furious Marge leaves for the beach and encounters a marine biologist named Caleb Thorn who has dedicated his life to saving manatees.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2005-09-11
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Bonfire of the Manatees is Episode 1 in Season 17 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2005-09-11. The runtime is 22 min.
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