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S3·E1 Stark Raving Dad

Aired September 19, 1991

Synopsis

A deviation from his norm lands Homer in a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.

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Episode recap

The episode “Stark Raving Dad” opens the third season of The Simpsons, the long‑running American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon. The series is set in Springfield, an average American town that serves as the backdrop for the everyday lives of the Simpson family and their community. In this season‑opening installment, the story departs from Homer Simpson’s usual routine and places him in an unfamiliar environment: a mental institution.

The narrative premise is introduced by a “deviation from his norm” that results in Homer’s admission to the psychiatric facility. While there

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