The Simpson family goes to an animation convention. Homer falls in love with a new product there and invests the family's life savings in a company that soon declares super-duper bankruptcy. To gain their life savings back, he sells his body for medical testing. The doctors find something odd in his head x-ray. Homer has a crayon lodged in his brain. This explains why he is such a moron. He thinks it is because he shoved crayons up his nose as a child. When the doctors remove the crayon, he gets smarter. This allows him to bond with Lisa. In fact Homer proves to be even smarter than she is. He is so smart that he accidentally proves there is no God. He also blows the whistle on the plant's nuclear safety violations. So the nuclear plant has to close and everyone hates him. He can't find happiness in things he used to like and he can't fit in with the people of Springfield. He decides to have Moe (a licensed surgeon) shove another crayon into his brain and he goes back to being a blissful idiot. Lisa understands why he did it and doesn't hate him for it.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 12 Episode 9 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.