Clan of the Cave Mom
episode of animated television series The Simpsons
"Clan of the Cave Mom" is the thirteenth episode of the thirty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 763rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 24, 2024. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Brian Kelley.
In this episode, Marge feuds with Luann after she upsets Bart while a mother protects her family from a wolf in the Ice Age. The scenes set in the Ice Age were animated in a different style than the Simpsons style of the present-day scenes, based on Primal by Genndy Tartakovsky. The episode received positive reviews.
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The Springfield Elementary School children are watching a documentary about the Ice Age with Marge as a chaperone. Later, when the children are eating, Milhouse invites Bart to a concert. He asks Marge for permission to go and says he will be responsible, but he and Milhouse immediately damage a museum display. Marge denies Bart.
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