Retrospecticus has reached the big five-oh, so we celebreate by talking about “Homer Alone”, the episode that sees Marge snap through stress and visit Rancho Relaxo, while Homer tries and fails to look after Maggie.

The episode was first broastcast the day before the Maastricht treaty was signed, so we tell the story of how it came to be and how it almost brought down John Major’s government. We include a discussion on the most metal flag an intragovernmental organisation has ever had! Please listen and share!