When a pigeon flies through the Simpsons’ home and suffers a broken wing, Bart makes it his duty to care for the bird – whom he names Ray – and nurse it back to health. When Ray is ready to fly, Homer decides to enter him in a bird race when Danica Patrick (guest voicing as herself) appears to him in a dream. Things don’t go according to plan, however, when Santa’s Little Helper swallows Ray. Worried that Bart needs some help getting over the loss, Marge and Homer take him to a therapy session with Dr. Thurston (guest voice Rachel Weisz), who advises that the only cure for Bart’s blues is to give away the family dog. But when the Simpsons visit the pup’s new home, a shock causes them to rethink their decision in the all-new “How Munched is That Birdie in the Window” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Nov. 28 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX 50. (SI-2202) (TV-PG D, L, S, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Pamela Haden as Milhouse; Tress MacNeille as Dolph