"Penny-Wiseguys" is the fifth episode of Season 24.
Synopsis[]
Homer's new bowling partner is an accountant for the Mafia who's been promoted to mob boss while Fat Tony goes to court — for jury duty. Meanwhile, Lisa adds bugs to her vegetarian diet after suffering a drop in iron, but stops when the bugs guilt her in her dreams.
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Homer Simpson is surprised to discover that his neighbor and bowling teammate, Dan Gillick, is an accountant for Fit-Fat Tony and his mafia. When the government finally catches up with Fit-Fat Tony and he is forced to serve time on a jury for a while, he names Dan as his temporary replacement. Dan eventually becomes power-hungry from the position, which frightens him. Matters take a tipping point when Fit-Fat Tony orders him to whack redundant mafia members, to which Dan tries to get Homer to stop him. Despite Homer's efforts, the ploy fails when Dan escapes and goes after the people he was assigned to kill. Homer eventually catches up with him and convinces him to stop. When Fit-Fat Tony is relieved of his jury duty, he regains control of the mafia, while Dan goes on to run an ear-piercing stand at the Springfield Mall, commenting that he loves the job because he gets to use an ear-piercing gun.
Meanwhile, at a school concert, Lisa Simpson passes out during a saxophone solo from iron deficiency, Dr. Hibbert tells Lisa that if she's going to remain a vegetarian she has to take iron pills. Unfortunately Lisa's body can't take to them so she chooses to add insects to her vegetarian diet. She breeds grasshoppers to eat, but it turns disastrous after they escape from their container and contribute to Dan's escape. When the bugs haunt Lisa in her dreams, she immediately quits eating insects. The grasshoppers, upon release, form a swarm and strip a corn maze.
