"Moms I'd Like to Forget" is the tenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
"Moms I'd Like to Forget" received mixed reviews from critics and acquired a Nielsen rating of 6.9.
Knowing they broke up before, Bart realizes it must have something to do with the scar and consults Dr. Hibbert, who suggests he ask Comic Book Guy.
Comic Book Guy is reluctant to explain but, after some coercion, he reveals what happened: About seven years ago, on the 4th of July, he was in charge of the fireworks.
In the fiery explosion that followed, Comic Book Guy's sandwich was hit by a firework, sending the burning hot, sword-shaped skewers onto the boys' fists, branding them.
Knowing it was an explosion that split the group apart, Bart and Milhouse create a big ball of firecrackers to break them up again.
When Ned Flanders shows up, Homer embraces him, happy to see someone that he knows and possesses no contempt for him.
"Moms I'd Like to Forget" was written by Brian Kelley making it his sixth writing credit for the series.
[3] In its original American broadcast, "Moms I'd Like to Forget" was viewed by an estimated 12.65 million households and received a 5.7 rating/14 share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 ranking first in its timeslot.