| "Children of a Lesser Clod" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Mike Frank Polcino |
| Written by | Al Jean |
| Production code | CABF16 |
| Original air date | May 13, 2001 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Today is not Mothra's Day" |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons are a family of crash test dummies that get slammed into the TV as part of the test. The Homer dummy’s head falls off from the sudden trauma. |
| Commentary | Mike Scully Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Tom Gammill Max Pross Mike Frank Polcino Mike B. Anderson |
"Children of a Lesser Clod" is the twentieth and penultimate episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 2001. In the episode, after spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart and Lisa, who feel that Homer is giving the kids the attention they never had.
The episode is written by current showrunner Al Jean, and directed by Mike Frank Polcino. The title is a parody of the play Children of a Lesser God and its film adaptation.