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This is the twelfth episode of the third season of the Simpsons and it is utterly fantastic, perhaps because it's a funny albeit honest portrayal of the events that took place between Marge and Homer after the first flashback episode, "The Way We Were." I loved the cultural references namely the part where Homer spoiled the ending for The Empire Strikes Back.

In this episode, "I Married Marge," Marge believes she may be pregnant so she goes to the doctor. When she left, Homer tells the kids the story of how Homer and Marge created Bart on a golf course after the movie, how they got married in a lowlife place, and how Homer got his job at the nuclear power plant.

Overall, this is a great episode because it tends to be both funny and emotional. It gets pretty sad when we see Homer try to get after the one he loves despite the lack of money. It is true that they love each other, despite everything. This is a moving portrait of their love. I rate this episode 9/10.

Homer tells the story of when he married Marge and their pregnancy.

This is another excellent nostalgic backstory episode with great comedy and character moments.

It has quite a sweet and heartfelt love story (marginally too sweet at times), but is littered with great humour. Patty and Selma have some epically timed one-liners and Homer is outstanding throughout. I never tire of watching the 'Empire Strikes Back' gag and the sequence when Marge is in labour.

The context in which Homer tells the story is also very funny, particularly the reactions of Bart and Lisa, plus the brilliant final high-five with Marge.

It's a 9.5/10 for me but I round upwards.

When the family believes Marge is pregnant, Homer recounts how Bart was born and the turbulence of their first days together. Homer is working at a putt putt course, turning a crank on the windmill. He loses his job and has a kid on the way. We get to know about all the stuff he does to make a living. Also, the abuse he takes. And how stupid he is.

This is one of those episodes that the writers overdo the cheese and sentiment. Homer and Marge navigating their first pregnancy and early marriage is cute enough and compelling enough. But the mixture of the episode is a bit too sweet and a bit too grounded for what The Simpsons excel at. The show is at its best when it is faintly absurd.