Episode
The Simpsons: Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4
Overview
Lonely Professor Frink uses science to turn himself into a man whom women find attractive. Then, overwhelmed by the attention, he invents an algorithm to perfectly pair the lonely men and women of Springfield, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa visit Grampa for Valentine's Day and try to rescue the old folks from a drug-induced hallucination that allows them to relive their happiest memories.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2016-02-14
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 is Episode 13 in Season 27 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2016-02-14. The runtime is 22 min.
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Sanjay passes his stake in the Kwik-E-Mart to his millennial son, Jay, who turns it into a hip, health food market against Apu’s insistence on tradition. Bart, whom Homer had convinced to give up pranking, is called upon to return to his trickster life and take down the new store.
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