All episodes Season 17 S17E10 2006-01-08 30 min 1980s

The Simpsons

Homer's Paternity Coot

Season 17, Episode 10 · Aired 2006-01-08

The Simpsons — Homer's Paternity Coot (S17E10)

Synopsis

Marge's rage against the new toll road system somehow leads to the discovery of a frozen mailman and his 40-year-old mail. The letters are returned to the rightful recipients, including one to Grandpa Simpson's deceased wife, revealing a secret love affair and the real father of her baby, Homer. Confused and emotional, Homer finds Mason Fairbanks, his wealthy and much improved paternal dad, and happily establishes a father-son relationship with him while rejecting his surrogate father of 40 years. But soon Homer realizes that a DNA test doesn't necessarily tell who his true father is. Blackboard 'I am not smarter than the president'.

In the series

This episode is part of The Simpsons (1989–present) on Fox.

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Also in season 17

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