After too many years of financing Homer's annual Mardi Gras party on home equity loans, Homer and Marge's adjustable-rate mortgage skyrockets and they are forced to put their house up for sale. Flanders does a good deed by outbidding Mr. Burns and purchasing the property, thus becoming Homer and Marge's new landlord. But when Homer publicly accuses Flanders of neglecting the Simpsons' unsafe living conditions, Flanders threatens to throw the family out on the streets. Blackboard: 'I will not have fun with educational toys'.
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 S20E12 (“No Loan Again, Naturally”) first aired on March 8, 2009.
In the US, The Simpsons season 20 — 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 Karl Wiedergott (Additional Voices (voice)), Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel (voice)), Maurice LaMarche (Additional Voices (voice)), Pamela Hayden (Nancy (voice)), and Russi Taylor (Additional Voices (voice)).
The Simpsons S20E12 (“No Loan Again, Naturally”) was directed by Mark Kirkland and Lance Kramer and written by Michael Price and Jeff Westbrook.
Fans rate The Simpsons S20E12 (“No Loan Again, Naturally”) 8.7/10, which puts it in the essential tier for The Simpsons.