Secrets of a Successful Marriage

Season 5 / Episode 22

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[ Chorus ] ♪ THE SIMPSONS ♪

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[ Bell Ringing ]

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[ Tires Screeching ]

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D'OH! [ Screams ]

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- ALL RIGHT, I RAISE A QUARTER. - I'M OUT. - I'M OUT.

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I'M OUT. [ Groans ]

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HOMER, YOU WANT ANY CARDS? HOMER! [ Gagging ]

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[ Grunts ] WHOO.

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DON'T TRY TO EAT THESE SO-CALLED "CHIPS."

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- DO YOU WANT ANOTHER CARD OR NOT? - HUH? OH OKAY. I'LL TAKE THREE.

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D'OH! D'OH! D'OH!

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UH, I MEAN, WHOO-HOO.

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I'M IN. LET'S SEE YOUR CARDS.

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OH, I WAS BLUFFING. [ Laughs ]

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COME TO PAPA! WAIT A MINUTE.

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YOU HAVE A STRAIGHT FLUSH, HOMER!

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G'OH! YOU DO THIS EVERY TIME, YA-- OH, YOU--

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[ Gagging ] CHOKIN' ON MY OWN RAGE, HERE.

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- HEY, DON'T YELL AT HOMER JUST 'CAUSE HE'S A LITTLE SLOW. - [ Gasps ]

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[ Thinking ] SOMETHING WAS SAID. NOT GOOD.

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WHAT WAS IT? "DON'T YELL AT HOMER"!

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NO, THAT'S OKAY. WHAT WAS IT?

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"SLOW." THEY CALLED YOU "SLOW"!

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HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THAT? I-- HUH?

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HEY, HOMER, YOU STILL HERE? BOY, YOU ARE SLOW.

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- [ Gasps, Thinking ] SOMETHING SAID. NOT GOOD. - GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

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[ Kick Lands ] [ Door Slams ]

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[ All Chewing Loudly ]

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SO ANYHOO, LAST NIGHT WE'RE PLAYIN' POKER, RIGHT?

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AS USUAL, I'M WINNING AND NOT REALIZING IT.

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AND LENNY SAYS THAT I'M, UH-- [ Chuckles ]

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GET THIS-- [ Laughing ]

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"A LITTLE SLOW"! [ Laughing Loudly ]

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HOW COME YOU'RE NOT LAUGHING? DO YOU THINK I'M SLOW?

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- BUH. - SNUH.

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[ Groans ] WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE SLOW,

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BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU GO TO MUSEUMS OR READ BOOKS OR ANYTHING.

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YOU THINK I DON'T WANT TO? IT'S THOSE TV NETWORKS, MARGE. THEY WON'T LET ME--

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ONE QUALITY SHOW AFTER ANOTHER, EACH ONE FRESHER AND MORE BRILLIANT THAN THE LAST.

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IF THEY ONLY STUMBLED ONCE, JUST GAVE US 30 MINUTES TO OURSELVES.

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BUT THEY WON'T! THEY WON'T LET ME LIVE! [ Sobbing ]

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OH, WHO AM I KIDDING?

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I AM SLOW. OH, HOMIE.

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IF YOU FEEL SO BAD ABOUT YOURSELF, THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS YOU CAN DO TO FEEL BETTER.

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TAKE ANOTHER BATH IN MALT LIQUOR? THERE'S THAT.

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OR YOU COULD TAKE AN ADULT EDUCATION COURSE.

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OH, AND HOW IS "EDUCATION" SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL SMARTER?

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BESIDES, EVERY TIME I LEARN SOMETHING NEW, IT PUSHES SOME OLD STUFF OUT OF MY BRAIN.

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REMEMBER WHEN I TOOK THAT HOME WINE-MAKING COURSE AND I FORGOT HOW TO DRIVE?

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THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE DRUNK! AND HOW.

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ONE WAY TO DRIVE YOUR MAN WILD...

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IS TO WEAR TIGHT, REVEALING CLOTHES.

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- [ All ] EWW! - AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU,

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THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.

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ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE 411, FOLKS.

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SAY SOME GANGSTA IS DISSIN' YOUR FLY GIRL.

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YA JUST GIVE' EM ONE OF THESE. ♪ [ Hip-hop ]

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♪ OOH, EH, AH, OOH ♪

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[ Students Protesting ]

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[ Chewing, Humming, Spits ]

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- [ Pings ] - YOU SEE, THAT PING SOUND MEANS THE SPIT WAS ON TARGET.

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- NOW YOU TRY. - [ Spitting ]

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- [ Moans ] - GETTIN' BETTER.

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WAIT A MINUTE. EVEN LENNY IS TEACHING A CLASS.

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LOOK AT THE WAY THEY ADMIRE AND ADORE HIM.

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[ Simpering Sounds ]

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THAT'S IT. IF HE CAN TEACH A CLASS, HE CAN TEACH A CLASS!

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I MEAN, I CAN TEACH A CLASS!

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WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE?

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I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUTTER AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER.

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NO, YOU CAN'T, MR. SIMPSON. NO ONE CAN.

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OH, I FAILED AGAIN. EVERYBODY CAN TEACH A CLASS BUT ME.

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I'M AN IDIOT. WHAT AM I GONNA TELL MY WIFE AND KIDS?

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- OH, YOU'RE MARRIED? - THAT DEPENDS. IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO GET THIS JOB?

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NO. MR. SIMPSON, WHAT I MEAN IS WE MAY HAVE A JOB FOR YOU AFTER ALL.

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WE NEED SOMEONE TO TEACH A COURSE ON HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.

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I'LL DO IT! ANYTHING TO GET ME OUT OF THAT HOUSE,

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AWAY FROM ALL THAT NAGGING AND NOISE,

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UH, OF A FAMILY OF LOVE. ♪ SHA-LA-LA-LA ♪

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- [ Children Chewing Loudly ] - LOOK, EVERYONE.

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NOW THAT I'M A TEACHER, I'VE SEWED PATCHES ON MY ELBOWS. HOMER,

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THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LEATHER PATCHES ON A TWEED BLAZER, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

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YOU'VE RUINED A PERFECTLY GOOD JACKET.

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AH, INCORRECT, MARGE-- TWO PERFECTLY GOOD JACKETS.

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I THINK IT'S GREAT YOU'RE A TEACHER, DAD.

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SO, WILL YOU BE LECTURING FROM A STANDARDIZED TEXT...

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OR USING THE MORE SOCRATIC METHOD OF INTERACTIVE CLASS PARTICIPATION?

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YES, LISA. DADDY'S A TEACHER.

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[ Doorbell Rings ]

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[ Chuckles ] OH, HOMER. WHAT A PLEASANT--

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CAN'T TALK NOW, FLANDERS. I'VE GOT A CLASS TO TEACH.

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BUT YOU RANG MY--

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- [ Boy On Speaker ] CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER? - NOTHING FOR ME TODAY.

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I'VE GOT A CLASS TO TEACH.

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SIR, IT'S A FELONY TO TEASE THE ORDER BOX.

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- [ Tires Squealing ] - IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M A TEACHER!

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[ Gasps ] I DIDN'T KNOW WE COULD DO THAT.

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- [ Tires Squealing ] - [ Drivers ] HEY! [ Protesting ]

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[ Scraping On Blackboard ] [ Students Protesting ]

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ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST THING THEY TOLD ME TO DO...

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WAS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HERE IS IN THE RIGHT CLASS. [ Sputters ]

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DOWN THE HALL, ROOM 12. [ Mouth Full ] THANK YOU.

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EW. OKAY. LET'S GET STARTED. UH,

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UM,

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UH-H-H-M,

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HMM-- [ Whispers ]

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NO TALKING.

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[ Clears Throat ] UH--

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HMM.

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HMM. OH.

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HMM. NO.

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UH-- [ Smacks Lips ] HMM.

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UM, HOW ABOUT IF WE TELL YOU

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OUR PROBLEMS WITH RELATIONSHIPS.

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YEAH. YEAH! THAT'LL EAT UP SOME TIME.

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UH-H-H-M, HOW ABOUT YOU, OTTO?

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OH, MY STANDARDS ARE JUST TOO HIGH, YOU KNOW?

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I FEEL LIKE NOBODY'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

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[ Crushes Insect ] WHOA. YOU THINK YOU GOT 'EM ALL, BUT YOU FORGET ABOUT THE EGGS.

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MY PROBLEM IS I'M A REAL USER OF WOMEN. I MOVE IN RIGHT AWAY AND STAY UNTIL THE MONEY'S GONE.

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WELL, I'M A SMART WOMAN, BUT I MAKE BAD CHOICES.

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[ Whispering ] [ Giggling ]

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OKAY. HERE'S A SET OF HOUSE KEYS AND MY A.T.M. CARD.

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UM, I WAS MARRIED ONCE, BUT, UH, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.

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[ Sobs ] COME ON, WAYLON.