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A tongue-in-cheek analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) compares the services of Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick Riviera, a quack physician often used by The Simpsons as an alternative source of medical advice.
Dr. Nick rents a tape to learn how to perform the surgery, but another program has been recorded over parts of it. In the operating theater, Dr. Nick does not know how to operate on Homer, but Lisa, who has been studying cardiology, calls down instructions from her place in the viewing gallery. The operation is a complete success.
With Bart letting him borrow Lisa's bike, Milhouse takes Bart to a cave he has found, which is full of fireworks. The duo test some, but accidentally set fire to Dr. Nick's clinic. Bart and Milhouse hide in a building, but are caught by the police due to the fake address Marge gave them.
Prompted by ambulance-chasing lawyer Lionel Hutz and quack doctor Nick Riviera, the Simpsons sue Burns, seeking extensive damages for Bart's injuries. Hutz and Dr. Nick exaggerate Bart's injuries to earn the jury's sympathy at the trial. Marge wants Homer to accept Burns' proposed settlement instead of asking Bart to lie on the witness stand.
Dr. Nick Riviera: Hank Azaria [2] Incompetent medical doctor. Injured at the end of the movie by a falling chunk of glass, and brought back in nineteenth season. "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" 1991-01-10 Santa's Little Helper: Dan Castellaneta, [2] Frank Welker [19] The Simpson family's pet dog. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" 1989-12-17 Grizzly ...
After the execution, which happens on live TV, Homer visits Dr. Nick, who transplants Snake's hair onto Homer's head. When Homer goes to sleep the following night, it plants its roots in Homer's brain. With the hair controlling his mind, Homer murders Apu and Moe. Bart realizes that the other two witnesses have been killed, and Homer vows to ...
With Bart and Dr Nick's help, Homer eventually increases his weight to 315 pounds (143 kg) and Mr. Burns installs a stay-at-home work terminal in the Simpson house. Marge admits that she finds herself less attracted to Homer physically because of his weight gain, but he vows to prove he can be a better worker because of it.
He is taken to Springfield General Hospital, where he undergoes appendicitis surgery from Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick. While visiting Bart in the hospital, Lisa discovers her hero, jazzman Oscar "Bleeding Gums" Murphy , is a patient in another ward.