Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing

"Love is a Many-Splintered Thing" is the twelfth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 10, 2013, as a Valentine's Day themed episode, the name being a take on Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing.

Bart and Homer initially become accustomed to their new situation, but the two, along with all of the other husbands, soon realize that they have to win their loves back, which they learn to do by watching British rom-com movies.

Taking this into play, Bart, Homer, and the husbands invite Mary, Marge, and the other wives over to the apartment and sing to the tune of The Ode to Joy.

Executive producer Al Jean described the episode as a nod to the 1977 film Annie Hall with Bart reminiscing about his life.

"[2] His two small roles in the episode were not Sherlock-related; instead, he portrayed the British Prime Minister and Severus Snape, in a spoof of Love Actually.

Club giving it a D+, saying, "This is an unusually focused story for The Simpsons, but it's padded out by self-deprecating cameos and perfunctory, Family Guy-style celebrity impressions.

[9] A TARDIS from the popular British sci-fi show Doctor Who, which Matt Groening is a fan of, appears in the House of Commons, whereupon Alfred Hitchcock steps out and break-dances.