The Simpsons (TV Series) Double, Double, Boy in Trouble (2008) User Reviews

A Storyline that has Occurred in TV Shows a lot, but a Nice Twist by the Simpsons,

[lesleyharris30 · 8/10 · 10 March 2015]

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble is a great Simpsons episode with a well written storyline and plenty of very funny scenes. It is certainly not a high point in the twentieth season, but its an average episode that probably won't make you want to see it again, but you'll enjoy it while it lasts. The storyline of one of the series main characters getting mixed up for a wealthy child and moving in with their family has been used on television constantly, but the Simpsons brought their own original twist to it, the way that it happens and how the story unfolds is much different from any other television parody of the Prince and the Pauper. It's nothing outstanding, but Double, Double, Boy in Trouble is still a fun and enjoyable Simpsons episode.

Bart trades places with a much more wealthy boy that looks just like him, but he soon discovers that his rich lifestyle is not exactly as good as he may have hoped for.

Enjoy how Bart dislikes rich people life

[celiawatsonanime · 6/10 · 7 February 2022]

Liked Lisa's weird reactions to the rich doppelganger pretending to be Bart.

The plot would've been cooler if Bart's new half siblings tried really hard to kill him like Mister Burns predicted.

Would've given this a 7 but, someone else claims this is a rip off of a Brady Bunch episode and I believe them.

I'm Not In Trouble, I'm Not Amazed

[e_daneva · 7/10 · 28 December 2023]

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble was an okay episode. I have watched 5 other Season 20 episodes and there is 1 bad, 3 okay, 2 good, and 1 really good episode. This episode falls in the okay category. In this situation, I'm not in trouble watching this, but I'm not amazed. This episode isn't bad but it isn't great. Some people would consider this a bad episode, but I do not. This has a very interesting plot, but not a lot of humor. You'll think that there would be more humor, but there isn't. This movie is like a The Parents Trap parody, or at least it has the same idea as it. If you like the Parents Trap then I would recommend this episode to you. But not too strongly because this movie is different and worse than the Parents Trap. In all, I give this a 6.6 out of 10. Okay, but could have been better.

This episode is a rip-off of a Brady Bunch episode

[bumnote · 1/10 · 28 March 2010]

I've been a Simpsons fan since day one...but it's recent episodes like this that test it to its breaking point. The basic idea of this episode is Bart finds a twin, which is also the basic idea of "Two Petes in a Pod" where Peter Brady finds his twin. Now granted the rest of each show is different but still...the writing has gotten so stale that it's borrowing from a show as badly written as The Brady Bunch? I get tired of the defence of "its been on so long that they've run out of ideas", that is complete BS. If something that simple is true then ALL sitcoms would have run out of new ideas by the 60's. The writing on this show is stale because of the writers and the show's creator to refuse to believe any negative about the show. Honestly how many times can Marge and Homer almost break up? That tired plot has been used far too many times. But this episode by ripping off the Brady Bunch is a perfect example of a good shown gone bad.