"In Marge We Trust" is the twenty-second episode of The Simpsons' eighth season, which originally aired April 27, 1997. It was written by Donick Cary and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The episode guest stars Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory worker, Denice Kumagai and Karen Maruyama as dancers, and Frank Welker as the baboons. It centers on Reverend Lovejoy and further develops his character.
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"In Marge We Trust" is the twenty-second episode of The Simpsons' eighth season, which originally aired April 27, 1997. It was written by Donick Cary and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The episode guest stars Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory worker, Denice Kumagai and Karen Maruyama as dancers, and Frank Welker as the baboons. It centers on Reverend Lovejoy and further develops his character.
Reverend Lovejoy's sermon on "constancy" sends nearly the entire congregation to sleep. After church Homer takes Bart and Lisa to the Springfield dump to dispose of their old Christmas tree, where they find a box of Japanese dishwasher detergent known as Mr. Sparkle. The face on the box of detergent strongly resembles Homer. The Japanese writing on the box states that "Mr. Sparkle is a magnet for foodstuffs...he will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts".
Meanwhile, Marge becomes concerned with Reverend Lovejoy's lack of enthusiasm about helping people. He explains...
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