The Simpsons Season 21 Episode 21: Moe Letter Blues
Moe the bartender narrates this episode. Marge mumbles to herself after her suggestion that Homer take the kids on a Krusty day cruise to visit Weasel Island so she can have a break for Mother’s Day is ignored. Homer doesn’t hear Marge and Marge sighs about Homer’s lack of interest in what she needs.
As the Krusty day cruise leaves the dock, a messenger delivers a letter from Moe to Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu. Moe tells the men in his letter that he is in love with one of their wives and they plan on running off together. Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu begin to worry about how they have treated their wives all these years.
Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu have flashbacks reminding them of fights they had with their wives. The men remember how upset their wives were and that Moe was there during the fights. Homer’s flashback shows him ruining his mother-in-law’s 80th birthday party when Patty and Selma goad him into insulting them. Apu, his wife and children enter Moe’s bar to dry off after their car breaks down. Apu’s wife, Manjula, is angry with him when they discover one of their children was left at Moe’s bar. The Reverend Lovejoy shows little interest for hanky-panky when Helen Lovejoy appears in a nightgown, preferring to play with his toy train set instead.
When Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu arrive back at the dock, they feel remorse as they ride the school bus with their children back home, wondering which of them is losing their wife to Moe. Reverend Lovejoy is dropped off first and discovers his wife has packed her bags because she has booked a romantic trip for them to go on. Homer is next and sees Marge with what looks like a suitcase in the front window. When Homer comes inside the house he realizes Marge has a case of paints and is painting a picture. Homer embraces Marge and they kiss. Apu sees the writing on the wall being the last to confront his wife. Apu walks in with the children and finds Moe sitting with Manjula. Moe explains to Apu that he only wrote the letter to Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu after watching them fight with their wives to get them to appreciate what they have in their lives.
Moe tells Apu that he knows what it is like to be alone, having lost his blow up doll, and the men should appreciate their wives, especially on Mother’s Day. Apu and Manjula make up. As the episode ends, there is a panoramic view of Springfield as Moe tells the viewers they should call their mother’s on Mother’s Day, while Moe’s blow up doll floats across the screen above Springfield.
