S16E21The Simpsons season 16 episode 21: The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star
Aired 15 May 200523 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star”
Bart gets expelled from school and transfers to a Catholic school, where a hip priest named Father Sean tries to convert Bart and Homer to Catholicism, which worries Marge when she believes that Catholics do not go to the same heaven as Protestants and discovers that Catholic women do not use birth control.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is the season finale of season 16, so watch episodes 1 to 20 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Michael Polcino, written by Matt Warburton.
- TMDB users rate it 7.0 out of 10 (24 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Michael Polcino
- Writer
- Matt Warburton
- Guest stars
- Liam Neeson as Father Sean (voice)Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel (voice)
Credits: TMDB.
More from The Simpsons Season 16
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