Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy based on the 1905 novel "Kipps" by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. The show is based on H.G. Wells's novel "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul". Steele played Arthur Kipps, an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing everything and realizing that you just can't buy happiness. David Heneker (who had also worked on "Irma La Douce" and "Charlie Girl") wrote
A Milhouse Divided Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", called it "More drama than comedy, and very honest in its dealings with the Van Houtens' divorce and its effects on Milhouse." The scene where Bart smashes a chair over Homer's head while the latter is in the bathtub has become a popular internet meme. A Milhouse Divided "A Milhouse Divided" is the sixth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 1, 1996. In the episode, Milhouse's parents Kirk and Luann get a divorce, causing Homer to examine his own marriage. It was directed