Marge becomes obsessed with a brand of paper towels and Homer pulls a gag on her. To make up for it, Homer takes her out, gets hypnotized and regresses to a childhood fear and starts screaming and does not stop until the source of the fear is drawn out of him. Blackboard 'I am not Charlie Brown on acid'.
FAN DESK VERDICT An all-timer. This is the episode you show someone to explain why The Simpsons matters — clear the evening and watch it properly.
The Simpsons S13E05 (“The Blunder Years”) first aired on December 9, 2001.
In the US, The Simpsons season 13 — including this episode — is available on FX, Hulu, Disney+, fuboTV, DirecTV On Demand, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV, FOX One Amazon Channel, Hulu on Disney+, Amazon, Fandango at Home, and AppleTV.
Guest stars include Joe Mantegna (Fat Tony (voice)) and Paul Newman (Paul Newman (voice)).
The Simpsons S13E05 (“The Blunder Years”) was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Ian Maxtone-Graham.
Fans rate The Simpsons S13E05 (“The Blunder Years”) 8.9/10, which puts it in the essential tier for The Simpsons.