Yes, this is a real episode and not semi-erotic fan fiction: Homer wins a MyPad at the school auction and Steve Mobbs, who is now in heaven, talks to Homer through it. Homer goes into a funk when he breaks the myPad, until Ned Flanders discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons’ back garden. There’s a short YouTube clip at Simpsons channel, it is not encouraging.
An ongoing ramble by Charlie Sweatpants . .