S17E01The Simpsons season 17 episode 1: The Bonfire of the Manatees
Aired 11 September 200522 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “The Bonfire of the Manatees”
After Homer gets into trouble over his football gambling debts, he allows the Springfield Mafia to shoot a "snuggle film" in the house without Marge's permission. When she and the kids return home from a trip to "Santa's Village" and find production still going on, a furious Marge leaves for the beach and encounters a marine biologist named Caleb Thorn who has dedicated his life to saving manatees.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is the season premiere of season 17.
- It runs about 22 minutes.
- Directed by Mark Kirkland, written by Dan Greaney.
- TMDB users rate it 6.4 out of 10 (28 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Mark Kirkland
- Writer
- Dan Greaney
- Guest stars
- Pamela Hayden as Saultery Stevens (voice)Karl Wiedergott as Bum #1 / Jetskier #3 (voice)Alec Baldwin as Caleb Thorn (voice)Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony (voice)Tress MacNeille as Angela Dare / Gwen the Waitress (voice)
Credits: TMDB.
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