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In Eerie Coincidence, 'Simpsons' Premiere Mentions Arnold Palmer A Lot

Thanks for doing the honors, Homer and Marge.
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Leave it to “The Simpsons” to unintentionally pay tribute to Arnold Palmer on the night of his death.

By sheer coincidence the season premiere Sunday mentioned the golf great’s name several times amid the news that he passed away at age 87, news outlets noted.

In the exchange (above), Homer tells Marge that he and Carl are going to fill Super Soakers with lemonade and iced tea and spray Lenny. “We’re gonna Arnold Palmer Lenny when he walks in,” he says.

“Arnold Palmer Lenny,” Marge responds. “You’re going to Arnold Palmer Lenny?”

Homer then explains that an “Arnold Palmer” is a combination of lemonade and iced tea that was the signature drink of the golf legend.

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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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The Simpsons Season 24(05 of16)
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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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The Simpsons Season 24(08 of16)
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In the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witness to the prediction that 2012 will be the end of the world, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, a little unholy pact Marge when she was younger makes things go bump in the night and Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship in the all-new "Treehouse of Horror XXIII." (credit:Fox)
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Home Simpson. (credit:Fox)
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Bart travels to New York City to reconnect with his long-lost love, Mary Spuckler (guest voice Zooey Deschanel), who left Springfield and her back woods family to reinvent herself in the Big Apple in the "Moonshine River" season premiere. (credit:Fox)
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Bart travels to New York City to reconnect with his long-lost love, Mary Spuckler (guest voice Zooey Deschanel), who left Springfield and her back woods family to reinvent herself in the Big Apple in the "Moonshine River" season premiere. (credit:Fox)
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Bart travels to New York City to reconnect with his long-lost love, Mary Spuckler (guest voice Zooey Deschanel), who left Springfield and her back woods family to reinvent herself in the Big Apple in the "Moonshine River" season premiere. (credit:Fox)
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