Maggie eats a magazine and Marge takes her to the hospital, leaving Homer to do the food shopping. Homer abuses a bag boy, which leads to the bag boys going out on strike. With them on strike, the family does not go grocery shopping. When their food runs out, Homer searches the house for food and he finds 30+-year-old animal crackers. When he opens the box, he finds it contains a golden giraffe; the token, which indicates the recipient, has won an African safari. The manufacturer honors the prize and sends the Simpson family to Africa. Their tour of the African wilderness is very strange. A local tribe treats them to a concert. Later, when a hippo tries to attack Homer, the Simpson family escapes on a makeshift raft. They sail down river and end up having to fend for themselves in the wilderness. They come across a scientist who is researching monkeys. When poachers come to take the monkeys, the Simpson family helps him to fight back. Lisa soon discovers that the researcher actually runs a chimp diamond mine and the poachers are actually Greenpeace. The Simpsons fly back home.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 12 Episode 17 of The Simpsons resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Simpsons Season 12 Episodes...

• s12e01 - Treehouse of Horror XI
• s12e02 - A Tale of Two Springfields
• s12e03 - Insane Clown Poppy
• s12e04 - Lisa the Tree Hugger
• s12e05 - Homer vs. Dignity
• s12e06 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
• s12e07 - The Great Money Caper
• s12e08 - Skinner's Sense of Snow
• s12e09 - HOMR
• s12e10 - Pokey Mom
• s12e11 - Worst Episode Ever
• s12e12 - Tennis the Menace
• s12e13 - Day of the Jackanapes
• s12e14 - New Kids on the Blecch
• s12e15 - Hungry, Hungry Homer
• s12e16 - Bye, Bye, Nerdie
• s12e17 - Simpson Safari
• s12e18 - Trilogy of Error
• s12e19 - I'm Goin' to Praiseland
• s12e20 - Children of a Lesser Clod
• s12e21 - Simpsons Tall Tales

The Simpsons Show Summary

The Simpsons focuses on a family of five. There is the father, Homer, a dull-witted, alcoholic, lazy, but lovable man. He often gets his family into crazy situations but always manages to fix things. The mother, Marge, is a stay at home mom who keeps the family together. She is the ideal wife and mother though she can be a little naive at times. She always does what she thinks is best for her family.

Next is Bart, the 10 year old boy who lives on playing pranks. He gets into a lot of trouble but is generally a good kid. Then there is the neglected middle child, Lisa. Lisa is the brain of the family and sometimes feels left out because of that. She is an outcast at school because of her talent. Finally there is Maggie the baby. Though she doesn't say much she is well known especially for her red pacifier.