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Season 9  "The Cartridge Family"  9x5

Aired 26 years ago - Nov 02, 1997

Alarmed by a soccer riot, Homer buys a handgun. His reckless behavior drives Marge and the kids out of the house, and even his new gun club buddies desert him.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 1
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Back to center! Center holds it! Holds it! Holds it!
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has escalated into a citywide orgy of destruction.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 6
- Oh, my God! Homer, they're right next door. - Relax, Marge.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 7
Looks like you called me just in time.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 8
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 9
$500? Aw, forget it.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 10
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 11
- Silencer. - Mm-hmm.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 12
- [Grunts] - I'd kill you if I had my gun!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 13
Can't you mutter in your room?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 14
Oh! How am I supposed to last five days without shooting something?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 15
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 16
[Toilet Flushing]
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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 18
This is the trigger, and this is the thing you point at whatever you want to die.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 19
- No! No one's using this gun. - [Whimpering]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 20
If I didn't have this gun, the king of England...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 21
or, uh, an alligator.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 22
[Beeping]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 23
- Learning something, Marge? - [Groans]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 24
but I managed to shoot him in the spine.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 25
it's good enough to protect my family.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 26
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 27
- Sorry! - My fault.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 28
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 29
Can you help me get my ball down from the roof, Dad?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 30
- See you in hell, dinner plate. - [Gunshot]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 31
On another topic, guess who was picked to host the next N.R.A. get-together?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 32
Uh, I'd better just put it down.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 33
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 34
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 35
You said there'd be "Fudgeicles," Bart. Where's the "Fudgeicles"?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 36
Oh, I see Bart gets to have a gun.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 37
the most despicable!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 38
So this is the thanks I get for protecting my family?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 39
- I've left Homer. - Thank God.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 40
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 41
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 42
you can turn a regular gun into five guns.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 43
Watch me turn on the TV.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 44
They're for family protection, hunting dangerous or delicious animals...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 45
[Chuckling]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 46
I'd like to order a wake-up call, please.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 47
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 48
Everything but my precious, precious gun.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 49
Honey, it'll be morning soon. Try to get some sleep.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 50
- Oh. Sorry. Marge? - [Mayor Quimby] Vote Quimby.
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and there's no one there to hear my various witty remarks.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 2
Back to center! Center holds it! Holds it! Holds it!
#2 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 3 #3 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 4 #4 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 5
has escalated into a citywide orgy of destruction.
#5 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 6
- Oh, my God! Homer, they're right next door. - Relax, Marge.
#6 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 7
Looks like you called me just in time.
#7 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 8 #8 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 9
$500? Aw, forget it.
#9 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 10 #10 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 11
- Silencer. - Mm-hmm.
#11 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 12
- [Grunts] - I'd kill you if I had my gun!
#12 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 13
Can't you mutter in your room?
#13 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 14
Oh! How am I supposed to last five days without shooting something?
#14 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 15 #15 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 16
[Toilet Flushing]
#16 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 17 #17 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 18
This is the trigger, and this is the thing you point at whatever you want to die.
#18 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 19
- No! No one's using this gun. - [Whimpering]
#19 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 20
If I didn't have this gun, the king of England...
#20 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 21
or, uh, an alligator.
#21 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 22
[Beeping]
#22 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 23
- Learning something, Marge? - [Groans]
#23 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 24
but I managed to shoot him in the spine.
#24 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 25
it's good enough to protect my family.
#25 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 26 #26 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 27
- Sorry! - My fault.
#27 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 28 #28 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 29
Can you help me get my ball down from the roof, Dad?
#29 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 30
- See you in hell, dinner plate. - [Gunshot]
#30 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 31
On another topic, guess who was picked to host the next N.R.A. get-together?
#31 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 32
Uh, I'd better just put it down.
#32 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 33 #33 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 34 #34 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 35
You said there'd be "Fudgeicles," Bart. Where's the "Fudgeicles"?
#35 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 36
Oh, I see Bart gets to have a gun.
#36 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 37
the most despicable!
#37 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 38
So this is the thanks I get for protecting my family?
#38 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 39
- I've left Homer. - Thank God.
#39 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 40 #40 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 41 #41 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 42
you can turn a regular gun into five guns.
#42 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 43
Watch me turn on the TV.
#43 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 44
They're for family protection, hunting dangerous or delicious animals...
#44 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 45
[Chuckling]
#45 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 46
I'd like to order a wake-up call, please.
#46 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 47 #47 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 48
Everything but my precious, precious gun.
#48 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 49
Honey, it'll be morning soon. Try to get some sleep.
#49 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 50
- Oh. Sorry. Marge? - [Mayor Quimby] Vote Quimby.
#50 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 5 (S09E05) - 51
and there's no one there to hear my various witty remarks.
#51