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: After Ned Flanders wins a computer in a duck race but gives it to Marge, she repays the favor by babysitting Rod and Todd. This plotline is often praised for its sweetness, as Marge tries to "liven up" the Flanders boys' overly safe and sterile lives.

: In the more bizarre B-plot, Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a sanctuary for retired film animals, where a lonely female chimpanzee kidnaps Bart and treats him like her own child. Critical Review I Simpson 17x14

" Bart Has Two Mommies " (Season 17, Episode 14) is a quirky, split-narrative episode that highlights the growing pains of the show's later years—balancing heart with increasingly absurd plotlines. : After Ned Flanders wins a computer in

: The episode is packed with decent sight gags, particularly involving Ned's "Left-Handed Convention" and his awkward encounter with baseball star Randy Johnson. However, some critics felt the "Bart kidnapped by an ape" storyline was a bit too "zany" even for later-season Simpsons standards. Critical Review " Bart Has Two Mommies "

: Most fans and critics consider it an "average" episode of the era—not a classic, but certainly not a "dud" like some of the season's more repetitive marriage-crisis plots. It’s a solid, entertaining 22 minutes that relies heavily on its guest stars and character subversions.