'The Simpsons' Season 24, Episode 14: 'Gorgeous Grampa' Recap

‘The Simpsons’, season 24, episode 14, ‘Gorgeous Grampa’

The episode opens with a fun Harlem Shake video.

Homer questions why Lisa is reading a book when there’s so much wonderful TV to be watch. She makes a crack about the wonderful writing and acting of today’s television, and Homer dismisses it, saying the only TV worth watching is reality TV shows.

Homer is entranced by a show called “Storage Battles” (an obvious spoof of “Storage Wars”). Homer tracks down Marge and informs her that they are going to get rich off the poor, forgetful, and dead people.

At the Springfield Storage auction, many town members arrive. Homer buys his first locker for a cool $1,000, despite the bid only being $650. He flashes his cash to the cameras that aren’t actually there, delusional that he’s on Storage Battle.

They open the locker they purchased and Marge isn’t too happy. The unit is full of old boxes, which reveal feather boas, perfumes, oils… All stuff to belong to an old woman. Until they find “Property of Abraham J. Simpson”. Marge suspects Abe might be gay after finding a bunch of men’s fitness magazines. Homer worries.

In their bedroom, Marge tries to show Homer the bright side of having a gay old dad.

They visit Grandpa wearing pride and supportive colors. They confront him and tells him that they accept him and love him. He tells them the locker was private and kicks them out.

At their home, Marge worries that Abe will never find a man, and Lisa suggests that she make a post online. In the Casual Encounters in Men Seeking Men.

In the park, Grandpa is approached by Smithers. Homer and Marge, who were eavesdropping, butt in, telling him to be happy for once. He flips out and reassures them he’s straight. Then Mr. Burns approaches, surprised to see Smithers in “Casual Encounters Park”. Smithers flees in terror.

Mr. Burns recognizes Abe as “Glamorous Godfrey”, a world-famous wrestler.

He recounts his tale to The Simpsons, saying he’d always cheat and was very vain, but it led him to being hated, so he quit and locked his supplies up in the storage unit.

Mr. Burns reveals that Glamorous Godfrey was his personal hero, and wants to go for dinner with him. Bart also wants to go, so they make a night of it.

At dinner, Abe recounts more of his fights. Burns asks if he’d ever consider getting back in the ring. He doesn’t seem too happy about it, but Burns sings a song about the wonders of being hated. Abe agrees to do it.

In a line populated by the elderly, Bart expresses his excitement for the match. Burns has gotten together a collection of other senior wrestlers. Glamorous Godfrey enters the stage with much hatred from the audience, which he basks in.

Abe cheats in his match and wins, which upsets the audience.

Bart uses some techniques he learned from his Grandpa and applies them to his baseball game, including the vanity and cheating. The audience isn’t too pleased.

Back at home, Homer and Marge try to convince Bart that Grandpa isn’t as cool as he’s making him out to be.

At the power plant, Homer confronts Abe (who is receiving a facial with Mr. Burns), and shows him video footage of Bart sabotaging other students’ projects with wrestling moves. Burns and Abe see potential in Bart, and want to bring him in on the action. Homer forbids it.

As Bart and Abe get ready for the wrestling match, Homer be damned, Marge tries her logic on Abe to no avail. She worries that if he’s given positive attention for such negative behavior, he’ll keep doing it.

On their way to the rink, Abe realizes that Marge was right about Bart. In the ring, Abe announces that Glamorous Godfrey is dead, and reveals himself as Honest Abe. He swears off cheating and showboating. And he turns Bart into Laddie Liberty. The crowds cheer as he takes down Mr. Burns.