Episode
The Simpsons: Gorgeous Grampa
Overview
Homer's obsession with the TV show "Storage Battles" leads the family to discover Grampa's past identity as "Gorgeous Godfrey," the most feared, villainous man in pro-wrestling history
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2013-03-03
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Gorgeous Grampa is Episode 14 in Season 24 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2013-03-03. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 15: Black-Eyed, Please
When Flanders' parents prove to prefer Homer's company to his, he jealously responds by giving Homer a shiner, and then tries desperately to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is at a loss to understand why a new substitute teacher is bullying her for no obvious reason.
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Episode 8: To Cur, with Love
Grampa has to move into the Simpsons house following a fire at the retirement home, and on moving day, Homer 'throws his back out' and 'rests' at home. He later finds an advert for a video game, Villageville on his myPad, and starts playing. During that time, Homer loses Santa's Little Helper. When the family find him, Homer doesn't seem to care because he's "not a dog person". Grampa later tells the rest of the family the story of Homer's childhood companion, pet dog Bongo.
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