Some Enchanted Evening - Donuts on the Couch: Growing Up on Evergreen Terrace S1E13

In “Some Enchanted Evening,” Marge’s call to Dr. Marvin Monroe sends Homer scrambling to rescue date night with a rose, chocolates, and a babysitter who turns out to be Springfield’s most wanted. Andrew and Thom discuss feeling unappreciated, Homer’s highly selective listening skills, and the strange experience of revisiting an episode originally intended to introduce the entire series. Along the way, they revisit Bart’s prank calls to Moe, Happy Little Elves, alarming childhood television, Penny Marshall’s turn as Ms. Botz, and the kids’ perfectly reasonable decision to bind their babysitter and force her to watch cartoons. Season 1 ends as it should: with the criminal escaping, the Simpsons apologizing, and Homer being identified on the evening news as a “local boob.”