General Information
- Season: 0
- Production Code: MG41
- Broadcast Index: U03E08
- Episode Number: 37
- Airdate: 05 February 1989
- Writer: Matt Groening
- Director: Matt Groening
- Editor: Gary M. Gadsdon
Synopsis
Bart tells Lisa and Maggie a story of where the children are parents, and the parents are children.
Intro Gags
Maggie's Appearences
- A Grown up Maggie is standing behind a grown up Bart and Lisa when they punish a child Homer and Marge.
Lisa's Appearences
- A Grown up Lisa is standing behind a grown up Bart and Maggie when they punish a child Homer and Marge.
Maggie Framegrabs - 7
Lisa Framegrabs - 9
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Memorable Quotage
- Homer: Get in there!
Marge: And clean up that mess!
Lisa: Do we have to?
Homer: Yup.
Bart: Why?
Marge: Because we're the parents, and you're the children.
- Bart: Get in there!
Lisa: And clean up that mess!
Marge: Do we have to?
Bart: Yup.
Homer: Why?
Lisa: Because we're the children, and you're the parents.
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Allusions
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Trivia
- The styles of the clothes the characters wear reverses depending on their age
- When Bart and Lisa are kids, the room is filled with toys, but when Homer and Marge are kids, the room is filled with clothes and sports equipment
- Homer retains his 5-o'clock shadow despite being a kid, when adults, Lisa has breasts, but Maggie does not, and Maggie also retains her pacifier.
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Latest Reviews
A nice reversal between the kids and the parents. Its a decent enough storyline.