S14E05 · SCENE 6/23 · 04:43
Helter Shelter · Simpson house
Exterminator talks to family

The exterminator announces they face Russian termites and must live like bugs.

04:43→05:41
in the episode · 0m 58s · S14E05

What happens

04:43–05:41

Bart discovers termites and Homer calls the exterminator. The exterminator says the bugs are Russian No-wood-niks and that he must live like a bug to kill them. Homer hires him because of the sign.

WhereSimpson house
DriverHomer
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadThe 1895 Challenge reality show

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05:05

I think we might have termites.

05:27

Ugh. Why do you always hire the cheapest guy?

05:31

I go by how funny the sign is.

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Scene in the episode

04:43–05:41
A · Homer's skybox hockey mishap
B · Simpsons termite infestation and hotel search
C · The 1895 Challenge reality show

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