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For Bart and Homer, the cost of cheating is high. This Sunday’s episode of “The Simpsons” covers sports cheating, college admissions scandals (including “Varsity Blues”) and more as a father and son become kings of blue-collar sports. However, in “Do the Wrong Thing”, Marge immediately suspects that something foul is going on.
“This Sunday, it will air right after the Cowboys vs. Dolphins game. This episode is about cheating, and I think NFL games are won by cheating (or ability, or guts, or coaching), so it’s a good introduction.” (and kind of appropriate, too; the episode isn’t about them),” quipped episode writer Joel H. Cohen.
This episode features a guest voice appearance by Dan Patrick, which is timely given the recent University of Michigan football sign-stealing cheating scandal and other allegations of cheating in smaller contests. It is. In the B-story, Lisa tries to attend a summer camp, but the storyline ties in with her headlines regarding her college admissions cheating scandal.
“The premise is based on a viral video from about a year ago in which a man was arrested after winning a fishing tournament, only to be caught cheating by shoving lead weights into fish,” Cohen said. “Our episode begins the same way. Homer unknowingly wins a fishing tournament this way, and the shame is replaced instead by the thrill of winning by cheating.” Thus he and Bart become a team. team up to cheat in as many sports as possible and aim high. ”
In addition to Patrick, Ken Marino also makes a guest appearance. “Dan and I know each other from the NFL book we published together earlier this year (which I plagiarized in the spirit of cheating),” Cohen added.
“So this episode touches on Dan Patrick, cheating, the Varsity Blues scandal, and, like any good piece of literature, it also discusses the wide straws people use for boba tea.” doing.”
Here’s a first look at Sunday’s episode of “The Simpsons” (December 24, 8 p.m. ET on FOX).