"The Great Money Caper" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' twelfth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 10, 2000. In the episode, Homer, along with his son Bart, con people out of their money in order to pay for Homer's broken car. However, after having paid for the repairs, the two decide to continue grifting, which leads to some troublesome situations.
The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Michael Polcino. The episode's title is a parody on The Great Muppet Caper. The episode features American actor Edward Norton as con artist Devon Bradley, and would feature The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger as himself, however the scene in which he appeared was removed because Mike Scully, the show runner for the episode, felt the scene was unnecessary. In its original American broadcast, the episode received a 9.7 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. Critics noted that the episode is more reality-based than others in the season.
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