seventh episode simpsons ninth season originally aired fox network united_states november written richard directed dean moore episode sees marry incorporates aspects hindu wedding ceremonies writers researched episode production pitched episode years season idea mike scully showrunner episode subplot sees homer stay springfield retirement castle initially conceived separate episode developed detail episode received mixed critical reviews plot bachelor auction available display deemed undesirable auction generates money deemed success women auction goes dates town women begins enjoy bachelor lifestyle receives letter mother india reminding arranged marriage daughter family friend wanting married asks homer advice suggests tell mother married days later thinks escaped marriage sees mother walking cover homer tells pretend wife simpson residence plan decides sake plan way homer decides stay springfield retirement castle father posing resident homer enjoys stay home immensely real returns point flees returns home gets bed enters goodbye shocked bed man floor tired forces tell mother truth declares arranged marriage proceed planned wedding held simpsons backyard second thoughts sees time years realizes beautiful feels reluctant pair decide marriage work production writer richard pitched story retreat years ninth season fitted season point mike scully liked idea decided use season showrunner homer subplot retirement castle idea scully long time plot sustained episode fitted bachelor auction created solely provide evidence best bachelor springfield found scene wrote man springfield essentially loser compared scene acted episode opening set piece concept scully liked use episode montage getting different hair styles originally included ended cut time shot mother falls ground joke staff love inspired incident moore saw man fall way joke inserted buy homer time come lie wedding sacred fire pages hymn book originally pages bible scene animated scully found joke horrible changed book title hymns martin provided voice mother recording new_york wanted voice perfect takes listened tapes hank reading lines sure voice mother flashback childhood animators sure wished reveal end episode staff researched arranged hindu marriages learning ideas lotus flower message majority information turned hilarious writers hoped dropped dean moore episode director researched design aspect indian culture shown episode events wedding items present taken traditional hindu marriage ceremonies cultural references song hot plays bachelor dances manner similar additionally indian version song long close sung wedding indian vocal group hired sing wrote instrumental scene walks stage breaking stride loosely based moment occurred stand comedian las_vegas came stage son theme song find people audience reacted angrily refusing small audience walked house orchestra leave simply played son theme song incident referenced later episode trash ray reinstated reference similar real event reception original broadcast finished 22nd ratings week november nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated fox network week following x-files king hill ign named episode favorites ninth season review dvd warren adrian wood authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide called good fun episode jones steve williams criticized episode calling arranged hindu marriages homer writing sticky sheet paper asks advice mike scully favorite jokes


lisa word lisa word tenth episode simpsons fourth season broadcast fox united_states december episode simpson family tries encourage word tells story lisa word elizabeth taylor appeared voicing word episode directed mark written jeff martin initial airing fox episode later released video collection simpsons greatest_hits released dvd edition collection episode features cultural references chains fast food restaurants mcdonald reference arcade video game man lisa word received positive reception television critics acquired nielsen rating plot simpson family trying unsuccessfully speak inspiring share story lisa word story flashes march homer originally lived apartment lower east springfield homer cope years old time reveals husband son pregnant points homer probably need bigger place viewing unsuitable properties buy house terrace payment sale simpson house simpsons new home meet new neighbors flanders family clown begins promotion summer olympic games chain scratch win game people scratch event game card united_states wins gold event win free told game cards rigged contain events communists lose shortly told boycott games soviets allies stands lose million game forced baby homer builds new bed shaped like clown lisa born gets attention takes immediate dislike eventually run away lisa says word thrilled sister word explains lisa accepts little sister find funny homer daddy wishes present day homer takes bed commenting sooner kids learn talk sooner learn talk tells hopes says word soon turns light closes door takes mouth word daddy going sleep takes added significance shown earlier episode lisa learn speak address dad time homer daddy homer tries use production lisa word written jeff martin directed mark simpsons writers mike jean discussing having episode word thought cute daddy hear jeff martin assigned write episode flashback episode past married martin excited flashback episode thought fun check old newspapers news martin felt good way finding new set things jokes episode homer builds scary clown shaped bed scene inspired mike dad built clown shaped bed younger like scared sleeping flashback begins young homer street singing song girls want fun released year idea sequence came animation director suggested length final version episode short fox wrote note concerning homer line kiss yellow butt tells homer jealous baby lisa citing line considered coarse fact flashback word provided academy_award winning actress elizabeth taylor voice season finale gets promoting episode producers initially reveal voice prompting speculation identity actress word voice came sexy taylor record numerous times producers satisfied thought sounded like baby sources including john simpsons history article simpsons family values vanity_fair reported taylor repeatedly record line said fuck series creator matt stormed studio recounted event appearance late night conan brien quoted new_york_daily_news saying takes sexual finally liz said walked later denied story dvd commentary episode jean stated piece taylor death taylor said fuck voice storm cultural references springfield headline day lisa born hart beef uses current advertising slogan candidate presidential election beef phrase election rally mocking opponents cousin frank joined cult homer says think mother reference chief assistant indian mystic called sex guru manager begins telling story lisa word saying story begins unforgettable spring man struck blow women rights young joe taught laugh making references arcade video game man american actor joe episode features cartoon called yard uses music film fire homer consider buying sea captain pitch cut short shark proceeds fight reference film jaws simpson tells homer built house hands homer saying won game got away scott free referencing scandal surrounding lisa started saying repeatedly replies suffering cat olympic promotion loosely based similar scratch win promotion mcdonald mcdonald visitors win big mac french drink cash prize team usa won medal visitor listed event mcdonald lost millions promotion summer olympics boycott soviet_union happened point episode refers olympic medalist mary lisa david shows picture guide reference knight rider reception original american broadcast lisa word watched million viewers watched episode season finished thirteenth ratings week november december nielsen rating episode highest rated fox week acquired highest national nielsen rating season episode gets aired october airing episode received positive reviews television critics warren adrian wood authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide said episode convincing portrait young marriage days biggest guest voice gets significant asked pick favorite season simpsons seasons paul lane gazette picked season highlighted funny lisa word david johnson dvd verdict named greatest flashback episodes dave said review simpsons greatest_hits dvd better episodes probably personal favourite disc simpsons probably previous episode dvd added great parodies episode orlando sentinel gregory hardy named fourteenth best episode sports theme olympics case elizabeth taylor performance praised critics named 13th greatest guest spot history ign taylor appeared aol list favorite simpsons guest stars variety called scene episode speaks word heart added probably surprise casting elizabeth taylor voice baby simpson word publicity stunt mind episode question delivered rounded view series multiple attractions total film ranked performance best guest appearance history fox episode april memory taylor following death march sleep clown eat inspired event simpsons writer mike childhood young want sleeping way newborn sister noticing affection clown unable afford professionally built themed bed homer decides build bed likeness son homer poor skills bed takes ominous appearance especially room night new bed far laughing sleep face bed comes life evil glee die wake collapsing evil morning position floor repeatedly phrase sleep clown eat inspired alice cooper song sleep eat album phrase found way popular use merchandise lisa word originally aired december fox network episode selected release video collection selected episodes titled simpsons greatest_hits episodes included collection set simpsons open fire sweet skinner song trash gets included simpsons season dvd set released june simpsons complete fourth season episode included dvd release greatest_hits set time set include trash


separate separate eighteenth episode simpsons season originally aired fox united_states february episode springfield elementary school makes students career tests lisa discovers best suited dreams professional musician shattered result school discovers best suited policeman significantly improves grades behavior chosen school new hall monitor episode written george directed lynch american actor television personality steve allen guest starred episode altered voice fantasy sequence episode features cultural references films wild beverly_hills cop television series streets san_francisco airing episode received positive reviews television critics acquired nielsen rating highest rated fox network week aired nancy received primetime emmy award outstanding voice performance performance episode plot taking career tests scored computer lisa discovers occupation best suited test shows policeman lisa result determined prove test wrong music teacher opinion tells having inherited father fingers professional saxophone player lisa required test spend day mother goes ride police lisa hates role realizing future dreams shattered loses interest good student enjoys spending time police ends stopping snake car chase principal skinner discovers new interest law enforcement hall monitor starts handing classmates minor order restored school lisa rebellious student interest school hangs bad girls bathroom makes comments miss gets disciplined skinner grades drop result girls impressed lisa recent bad behavior offer cigarette hesitant accept takes tells smoke class day detention comment lisa secretly steals teachers editions reveals teachers incompetence books turn missing find stole finds books lisa locker realizes culprit closing locker lisa confesses crime reveals stole chosen occupation tells hall monitor enjoy simple freedom rebellion admits tells lisa limits face expulsion actions skinner finds books asks stole takes blame returns life bad student detention hall regular takes skinner office punishment lisa asks took blame let fall tells lisa want future brains talent wanted encourages pursuing future dreams professional saxophone player promises needs help borrowing money lisa touched deeds returns old life good student spends time detention lisa plays saxophone outside classroom comfort hearing play makes encouraging comments lisa great future professional saxophone player regardless says production episode written george directed lynch mike runner simpsons jean time said wrote episode help writers changes draft pitched producers near identical final script episode inspired tests taken members staff went school example said told librarian jean said things sold episode idea policeman said funny realistic depiction kid like wind wasn immediately think jean said episode deals emotion adults feel grow older realize going achieve dreams people life cope problem maybe lisa years old little bit young worry trying explore sequence court voice altered altered voice provided american actor television personality steve allen series creator matt said writers old remember allen 1950s 60s thrilled guest star especially john took takes allen correctly point staff began slightly frustrated discussion writing team episode end joke sweet ending said better angels nature went sweet ending lisa playing saxophone cultural references music school lisa visits sign picture baby van principal skinner questioning lisa newfound sense asks responds got like character johnny film wild mouth like johnny film fifth lisa talks school smoking cigarettes car chase scene snake reference car chase scene film music similar soundtrack television series streets san_francisco heard scene composer simpsons previously worked police shows wrote music scene reference streets san_francisco quinn martin productions voice act episode act death drives stick episode act break middle snake car chase sequence court face obscured blue dot references television coverage rape trial william kennedy smith woman accused smith obscured blue dot face way scene changes skinner talking skinner office searching reference style scene change 1960s batman television series close batman face dramatic music background shown brief moment scene changes song heard skinner search teachers editions variation film beverly_hills cop analysis scene episode seen writing expose ignorance faculty punishment exposing ignorance teachers removing teachers editions book small screen television live information age brian describes scene key ways simpsons appeals audience tends younger authority figures particular toby john write book popular culture critical reading constructing connecting writers simpsons particularly interested questions authority abuses powers school scene episode sees telling students minutes class write absolute power teachers students action allows image presented simpsons tell simply parody run writers stretching reality point study simpsons book memories reality like presented program said believes experienced similar situations school years thinks thought educator useless pointless children time frightening reception original american broadcast separate finished 29th ratings week february march nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated fox network week voice actor nancy received primetime emmy award outstanding voice performance performance episode airing episode received positive reviews television critics authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood thought episode displayed simpsons best hilarious outspoken range issues failures education system police abuses power children creativity bill dvd verdict said separate represent simpsons apex tuned talent machine grinding good stuff surprising accuracy skill added episode shows territory safety patrol lisa class cut simpsons kids funny inventive digitally obsessed gave episode rating commented script departure traditional roles assigned lisa makes fresh experience laughs thought highlight episode ride police car dvd movie guide thought theme episode commented rapid embrace lisa descent provide number funny opportunities separate exploits year best shows like good


sister sister seventeenth episode simpsons eighth season originally aired fox network united_states march episode homer party leave lisa unhappy lisa eventually injured lisa find medical attention losing reputation good episode written dan directed jim script written focus relationship lisa episode discuss difficulties letting children episode received positive reviews plot inspired twins books lisa decides age takes seriously day mentions taken hostage lebanon leave released agrees let lisa rod relatively uneventful night puts good word lisa experiences business boom springfield throws gala homer decide leave lisa offended fact younger sister going things things ordering sub hiring bachelor party having eat coffee ice cream dinner eventually lisa angrily attempts jump misses causing fall backwards stairs arm getting large bump head realizes lisa hospital able anymore condition worse locks room hits head door bigger falls unconscious lisa tries ambulance operator refuses assist earlier prank lisa considers asking thinks better realizes reputation good ruined ultimately takes unconscious nick clinic bringing pet carrier long line waiting room lisa fails appointment tries wheel hospital route rolls cliff muddy river right crowded assumes lisa drugs murdered scene fades following day injuries treated apologizes lisa causing trouble distraught reputation ruined soon receives requests difficulty finding lisa delight production themes episode directed jim written dan like numerous preceding episodes sister deals relationship lisa writing lisa episodes perspective kid member law society scotland family law sub committee professor child family law law school university episode describe potential problems letting kids rest child mature certain kids accept authority according brown chris logan writers book psychology simpsons episode example feminine anger rarely problem simpsons lisa rage ongoing frustration contribute difficulty making good decisions emotion write keeping theme cultural references baby club lisa reads book formula formula book president baby missing idea waterfront came cities like baltimore trying fix horrible places chris turner author book planet simpson writes scene satirical setting documentary local project recast historic industrial area pedestrian mall calls example hyper consumer culture springfield moves center waterfront opens restaurant called planet hype parody international theme restaurant franchise planet hollywood parody arnold launched planet hollywood bruce moore according matt written entire episode planet hollywood featured voices type characters episode animated turned publicist planet hollywood idea actors want participate reception original broadcast sister finished 47th ratings tie place week february march nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households fifth highest rated fox network week airing episode received positive reviews television critics authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood called clever episode little stories don normal tim said episode usual fun antics expect dumb simpsons dvd movie guide said segments lisa kids town delight episode mixes moments reality places lisa logical position conflict creates realism brings comedy cultural references episode taken movie sister sister accuses lisa reference chapter music box little house prairie series


tales public domain tales public domain fourteenth episode simpsons thirteenth season originally aired fox network united_states march trilogy episode series annual twelfth season simpsons tall tales consisting self contained segments based historical stories segment puts homer simpson role ancient greek epic poem odyssey second segment tells story saint joan arc final segment william_shakespeare tragedy hamlet episode written andrew matt mike anderson served director runner executive producer jean stated episode fun writers allow parody great works literature hand anderson stated episode harder direct like horror episodes animators character designs act normal episode original american broadcast episode seen population ages following release dvd blu ray episode received mixed reviews critics plot homer told book library checked baby says intended read day things gotten way returns reads book telling stories brother art thou story homer delivers king flanders horse crew including professor kill citizens win refuses sacrifice sheep gods mayor captain tries destroy lightning bolt misses instead destroys island atlantis literally blows crew visit turns crew pigs eats orders crossing river song lady playing crossing order home arrives spears van burns trying decides leaves killed eaten earlier episode hot child city lisa joan arc leads french english years war homer implies called operation resolution despite family concern joins army new ideas defeating enemy meets king france battle english capture joan trial accused sentenced death lisa claims following god reveals chosen god lead english armies french god voice revealing supposed meet use scottish character flag english army union flag great_britain obvious england scotland separate states scottish fought france years war read end joan arc burnt stake waiting god save real joan said days earlier voices spoken shocked lisa asks homer burned death claiming joan arc rescued sir married live spaceship page eats remarking easier video man prince hamlet simpsons version william_shakespeare classic uncle marries killing king hamlet homer way poison king returns son ghost telling betrayal requesting death prince hamlet help professional actor puts play reveal guilty hamlet reaction leads believe crazy lisa decides crazy singing stupid song eventually jumping window moat hamlet knows attempts kill hamlet aiming kill accidentally kills chief son proposes duel prince hamlet revenge practice stab kills hamlet proceeds murder covered poison kill high hamlet walks away celebrate slips blood dies seeing big mess want clean commits suicide hitting head thinks hamlet boring despite character murdered homer tells story led film simpsons dance theme production tales public domain directed mike anderson written andrew matt originally aired march fox network tales public domain trilogy episode produced series simpsons bible stories season simpsons tall tales season jean runner episode stated trilogy episodes fun writers allows parody great works literature act writing episode writers decided segments feature lisa main character according jean writers found difficult find historical story lisa historical stories star women problem pitching stories simpsons tall tales resorted giving lisa role historical figure johnny writers eventually settled saint joan arc according episode supervising producer don scottish actor david watched man cast hamlet rehearsal segment schools teach students shakespeare literary work dvd audio commentary episode anderson stated trilogy episodes like horror episodes harder direct normal ones animators designs act normal episode scene joan gets english jean specifically ordered anderson sure doesn burned surrounded flames jean explained commentary mike scully runner simpsons jean learned people wanna changes characters basic design character gets hurt added viewer attached characters viewers don wanna especially lisa hurt way order homer ghost segment transparent animators double expose homer shot normally diminished segment clouds seen moving clouds animated moving slowly order look heavenly cultural references segment based include references historical stories brother art thou takes story ancient greek epic poem odyssey taking movie brother art thou based odyssey hot child city based life legend saint joan arc french peasant girl teenager led french army important victories years war man william_shakespeare tragedy hamlet title takes song performed early series song singing segment parody disco song barry order return homer crosses river dead seen dancing lady band second segment captain resembling chief initially leading french army soldier resembling points captain keeps switching french english scene films like doctor russians speak british accent russia end act seen eating page shows joan demise easier video scene reference scene disney film mother shot death hunters beginning act argues modern writers like creators television series blue talented shakespeare saw episode children sent simpsons staff blue merchandise ghost homer spoken leaves room flying wall causing appear wall reference ghost franchise similar function release original american broadcast march tales public domain new episode middle received rating point abc showing film snow white received rating adults ages according nielsen_media_research means episode watched american population said demographic time broadcast august episode released simpsons complete thirteenth season dvd blu ray following release simpsons thirteenth season tales public domain received mixed reviews critics dvd movie guide wrote simpsons trilogy episodes tend pretty stories liked man overall found episode mediocre adam obsessed film wrote episode laughs feels half hearted writing ron martin described episode lazy way writers giving episode negative review boss project blu wrote episode awful kinda annoying times hardly funny hand wrote particularly fond episode total film considered stand episode season vulture column new_york magazine named best episodes later era


horror viii horror viii fourth episode simpsons ninth season aired fox network united_states october eighth annual horror episode homer simpson man left alive bomb destroys springfield gang come homer buys uses switch bodies accused rendition springfield written mike scully david directed mark plot man mayor generates controversy making offensive joke france refusing apologize french president launches bomb directly springfield homer bomb shelter considering buying military surplus store blast homer emerges shelter person town survived homer soon confronted band hostile springfield citizens homer flees home finds family survived blast house protected layers lead paint children kill hiding backs family head steal fly fly homer buys matter professor night involving family pets steps fly arm thinking superhero comes normal head fly body whilst fly body help lisa chased fly kitchen tries stop fighting quickly eaten fly lisa sees opportunity process pushes fly comes end head real body homer pulls axe angrily chases device easy town witness witch church townspeople try figure condemn people begin accusing soon chaos tries talk sense townspeople accuses witch assures entitled process means thrown cliff witch able fly safety case authorities expect report punishment witch fall honorable christian death cliff flies revealing witch vows conquer entire town returns sisters sisters watch flanders talking eat children gives notion knock flanders door demand sons leave offers men instead like better children house getting exchange eating children fly sea captain says tradition halloween trick treating started production man written mike scully fly fly written david easy written large portions fly fly segment cut including original ending fly emerges considerably larger simpson family ride mall producers trouble segments episode opening segment episode features fox censor stabbed death pitched david difficult time getting real life issues size knife sound effects originally rating supposed stab censor dagger fox objected changed objected scene homer naked church dance altar scene homer dancing naked row episode horror episode directed mark episode bird worked left direct iron giant easy backgrounds designed lance brief appearances horror episode brief appearance nearly cut david managed persuade producers leave scene cultural references majority horror episodes numerous cultural references episode man extended homage film man mike scully favorite movies child segment homer runs johnny winter fleeing pursuing winter brothers title fly fly reference mad magazine comic strip spy spy segment based film fly easy animators referenced film designs wearing scarlet reference novel scarlet letter reception original broadcast horror viii finished 18th ratings week october nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated fox network week beating king hill horror viii won golden reel award best sound editing television animated specials robert travis powers norm terry received emmy award nomination outstanding music composition series dramatic episode ultimately lost club named comic book guy line wasted life quotes simpsons everyday situations


long leave long leave fourteenth episode simpsons season episode overall series episode simpsons discover inhabitants springfield grown tired secretly decided throw city evicted springfield family members end rugged place rules regulations called briefly come neighbor julian created fear sweden united_states guest starred episode recorded lines phone having granted asylum embassy britain waiting results swedish prosecution authority michael price wrote long leave intention episode felt honored selected milestone television critics given episode generally positive reviews particularly praising montage series couch gags included opening sequence storyline long leave received criticism similar stories previously simpsons simpsons movie original airing fox network united_states february episode watched million people received nielsen rating demographic adults aged broadcast fox promoted episode milestone arranging attempt break world record longest continuous television viewing fans simpsons invited watch marathon series episodes starting february record broken hours minutes later february fans left watching marathon plot simpson family advised nuclear safety drill inhabitants springfield told stay hours family members quickly bored basement decide leave house city walk springfield unusual number cars parked city hall simpsons discover town gathered secret town meeting voted unanimously kick springfield forever mayor reveals city gone bankrupt constant cleaning family years ranging homer drunken antics lisa environmental concerns delivers heart felt plea residents let simpsons live place home refuse declaring worst simpson trying family positive light big celebration held city population simpsons officially evicted springfield family drives middle night place stay come man takes county called dirty run place rules regulations simpsons settle meet julian door neighbor operates headquarters rest family gets new home homer springfield night disguise burns spend night getting drunk having sex old abandoned home chief sees rallies people springfield simpson home capture homer initially angry members mob saying want live springfield deal anymore having found place live family accepted love worry hate judgment homer march visibly disillusioned crowd return simpsons new home discovers tell family long start new life soon mayor springfield residents wishing abandon lives springfield start soon springfield moves start new lives simpsons begin rebuilding new city springfield production long leave episode simpsons written michael price simpsons showrunner jean described tribute people love fan musical theater price titled episode reference cole porter song long love price write long leave intention episode decision staff members realized story offered opportunity look history simpson family said interview magazine channel guide deeply honored episode selected milestone acknowledged price interview plot episode features similarities film simpsons movie simpsons forced flee alaska homer townspeople springfield lake price commented think different movie sort reference entire history collective experience springfield simpsons movie forced run away specific thing noted despite similarities staff liked plot announced press comic con convention san_diego california july panel cast crew simpsons episode features guest appearances mason returning short cameos bob respectively american musician band union station recorded version simpsons theme song played episode closing credits australian activist julian founder appeared lines written australian author friends according julian simpsons producers asked rewrite scene dialogue guess wanted add little irony script julian suffer irony write sitcom columbia pictures long running series facts life producers knew fire swedish authorities issued european arrest warrant britain sweden questioning relation sexual assault allegations arrested england freed bail decision sweden recorded lines phone house arrest england jean directed performance los_angeles acquired phone number received information whereabouts activist according jean interview entertainment_weekly simpsons creator matt found rumor wanted appear casting director given task contact sure guest appearance happen episode features reference legal situation time recording jean commented controversial figure good reason controversial discussion internally ultimately went ahead said interview staff dare things julian dare promotion promote episode milestone fox network airs simpsons attempted break world record longest continuous television viewing arranging marathon screening episodes hollywood highland record hours minutes seconds set people watched episodes fox fans selected participate simpsons marathon contest determine fan longest marathon screening started february simpsons open fire episode series ended february year faith eleventh episode eleventh season point hours minutes passed meant record broken remaining viewers franco crowned joint winners contest won got attend episode celebration party held february cast crew simpsons reception episode originally broadcast fox network united_states february watched approximately million people broadcast demographic adults aged received nielsen rating seven percent share rating thirty percent increase previous episode daughter rises long leave watched broadcast fox animation domination lineup night terms total viewers finishing higher new episodes series family guy million american dad million napoleon dynamite million cleveland million second highest rated broadcast adults aged exceeded family guy episode received rating long leave received generally positive reviews television critics particularly couch gag simpsons opening sequence couch gag features frame frame montage previous couch gags pulls number club critic wrote best thing simpsons episode opening couch montage hits nostalgia perfectly hitfix alan_sepinwall praised couch gag noting actually choke bit sepinwall commended long leave commenting like day simpsons features story seen variations times including simpsons movie features funny jokes belief live world keeps giving new simpsons episodes inevitably stops similarly sepinwall tim hollywood reporter wrote got laughs look simpsons days like knowing doesn spring legs like going spectacular rate episodes little left described couch gag lovely matt guide wrote favorably long leave describing keeper highlighting dazzling opening sequence concluded simpsons delivers goods proving classic age ages positive writing episode special elements drawn earlier stories jokes rise lowered bar day simpsons humor added episode goes wrong little family guy style satire gently pointed inward guest star plot instead appearing single joke time critic james_poniewozik commented long leave right episode noting certain gags felt forced writers room thinks quality simpsons declined end 1990s added moments bark loud realize loved place


cars garage eyes fish cars garage eyes fish fourth episode simpsons second season originally aired fox network united_states november episode catches eyed fish river downstream springfield nuclear power plant causes plant inspected order prevent shut burns decides run governor hard campaign sees burns rise universally despised running neck neck popular incumbent mary bailey decided burns dinner random employee night election homer chosen episode written sam simon john directed archer episode produced season intended air season premiere replaced gets popularity early 1990s episode features cultural references american films film citizen kane burns role character charles foster kane mary bailey shares george bailey wife film wonderful life journalists described episode satire american politics won environmental media award best television episode year environmental message episode aired eyed fish mentioned times news articles nuclear waste episode positively received television critics satire american politics acquired nielsen rating highest rated fox network week aired plot lisa fishing downstream springfield nuclear power plant springfield reporter dave pulls catches eyed fish kids surprise fish nicknamed media makes headlines state incumbent governor mary bailey calls government inspection team investigate nuclear waste coming plant caused fish inspection plant owner burns presented list violations cost million distraught burns talks plant employee homer half suggests burns run governor bailey change standards prevent plant shut burns instantly idea burns political advisers break news burns greatly despised people bailey beloved compensate force burns try friendly smile burns makes television commercial discussing actor portraying charles darwin claims evolutionary step fish combined promise lower taxes campaign bailey burns ties polls night election burns advisers suggest burns dinner home middle class family opportunity lead burns employees average man find homer chosen impending dinner burns divides simpson household homer supports burns lisa oppose dinner arrives burns advisers prepare family event giving pre written questions ask lieu conversation lisa disillusioned tells worry surprise serves dinner burns tries act bother able cameras flash bite flies air time hits floor press gone gubernatorial campaign bailey wins election despite burns saying homer dreams long alive simpson family happily production episode written sam simon john directed archer previously brief appearance season episode homer odyssey seen swimming lake outside plant writers liked design fish decided devote episode idea completely fictional time eyed fish caught argentina near local nuclear power plant fish resemble eyes fishermen sent fish radiation test determine came exposed water nuclear power plant mary bailey springfield reporter dave appearance episode dave voiced harry named friend dave roles relevant reduced cameos appearances crowd scenes mary bailey later appear briefly episodes lisa grade seven beer season simpsons quickly popular characters television termed success season fox network decided switch simpsons timeslot hopes steal ratings nbc powerhouse line moved est sunday night slot time thursday compete nbc number time cars garage eyes fish episode produced second season gets aired popularity producers wanted premiere episode involving hopes stealing viewers cultural references episode comes slogan political presidential campaign chicken pot later car backyard boot parts episode inspired film citizen kane burns role charles foster kane campaign rally scene burns speaks giant poster reference scene film scene burns simpson family dining room dinner similar scene kane destroys wife room mary bailey shares george bailey wife film wonderful life burns hires actor portray nineteenth century scientist charles darwin help claim eyed fish result evolution darwin naturalist presented compelling evidence species life evolved time common ancestors process called natural selection clip burns driving military tank campaign montage similar clip featured michael united_states presidential campaign seen driving tank run episode aired june included new gag opening credits featured writing potato reference spelling vice president united_states dan corrected student correct spelling potato elementary school spelling bee new_jersey june themes impact journalists described cars garage eyes fish satire american politics reviewer denver post said cartoon away pointed satire american political campaigning advertising featured episode compared counter cultural posture television shows second city television saturday night live took mid-1970s days sort alternative viewpoint kept prime time simpsons case relegated distant fourth network time prime dvd talk wrote writers simpsons come liberal episode exception political social commentary takes step closer foreground episode jean current runner simpsons admitted interview liberal bent dvd commentaries creator matt majority people work state times liberal john writers simpsons episodes portrays government large corporations entities advantage common worker writers portray authority figures negative light simpsons politicians corrupt ministers reverend indifferent local police force incompetent episode features theme theme present nuclear power plant lake springfield causes fish lake university sciences philadelphia physics mathematics professor paul discussed episode book science simpsons teach physics robots life universe comments considering fact charles darwin theory natural selection takes generations successful varieties sustain survival advantage way burns prove assertion fish step evolution natural selection tracking time eye allows fish find food quickly dodge predators mark discuss environmental theme episode book studies environmental rhetoric popular culture authors think human pollution characterized episode improvement nature human progress viewed integral human evolution add references articulate specific criticism current environmental regulations specifically enforcement regulations concerning dumping safe storage disposal nuclear waste furthermore episode manipulation political economic power disguise ecological shift blame environmental problems authors episode comments lack adherence safety standards plant criticizes acceptance environmental addition comment episode explicitly criticizes media spin doctors impacts ecological degradation caused wealthy corporations nuclear power plant february local group albany new_york fought government plan create nuclear waste dump neighborhood staged citizens radioactive dumping card monthly meeting low level radioactive waste commission albany children dressed homer lisa presented eyed fabric fish looked like commission addition performed rap song explained plot episode episode initial airing mentioned times news articles nuclear waste reporter lincoln journal star compared rainbow trout mouths caught lincoln nebraska fish mentioned national review article discussing legislation illegal import possess release alive california live fish sounds like watched episodes simpsons eyed fish nuclear power plant matt smith weekly compared type fish found san_francisco bay according study university california davis brain body caused dumping toxic chemicals bay article closed nuclear weapons production facility rocky flats plant brian park rocky mountain joked closure years clean ensued area wildlife refuge word spotted barbara north shore sunday wrote article new natural gas pipeline massachusetts bay eyed fish simpsons showing massachusetts bay probably local worried digging new pipeline stir radioactive waste dumped decades ago article nuclear power plant operator thomas anderson wrote thought nuclear power images mile island accident growing number coming appreciate advantages atomic energy reception original broadcast cars garage eyes fish finished nineteenth ratings week october november nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households simpsons highest rated fox network week beaten got rating episode won environmental media award best television episodic comedy category awarded year best television episode environmental message simpsons environmental media award won episode received positive reviews television critics airing authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood called episode superb example political satire demonstrating lengths people win votes course sees straight burns uses eyed fish demonstrate lack conviction los_angeles daily_news called episode wonderful stab american politics media machine drives added message subtle makers simpsons deny fear turning portion audience truth busy laughing taking fine details references citizen kane notice miami herald said episode took aimed satirical american politics short attention span episode wit best family mother force good bunker tradition virginia record called episode terrific believed social political overtones likely appeal adults children tom washington_post described episode bull eye political satire dvd reviewer rolling_stone contributor thought episode story nicely composed don recognize citizen kane references appreciate effort adds fun noted begins exploration burns earnest characters receive elaborate coverage series advances dvd talk thought lisa tremendous intellect moral compass episode thought clear highlight episode burns attempts explain away turning actor portraying charles darwin proceeds speech suggesting merely advanced dvd movie guide wrote episode took unusual approach early focused largely secondary character argue season gets cars garage eyes fish provided heavier emphasis burns prior program helped fairly good episode burns character little better gave reasonably entertaining experience episode fell short greatness worked nicely ken_tucker entertainment_weekly described episode

Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish


wild broken wild broken eleventh episode simpsons tenth season originally aired fox network united_states january homer springfield elementary school blamed children springfield prompting chief impose children respond setting pirate radio reveal embarrassing secrets springfield adults episode written larry directed mark concept episode originates producer mike scully wanting episode children subject episode received nielsen rating positive reviews critics plot simpsons springfield war memorial stadium watching springfield baseball game pitch homer disappointed poor performance waits car months later enters tavern informed playoffs far playing homer quickly joins fans support end winning national_league pennant celebrate homer drunken accidentally springfield elementary school morning homer discovers car badly damaged oblivious reality friends responsible chief jumps conclusion vandalism school work kids immediately springfield children prohibiting streets sunset lisa children springfield annoyed allowed sunset children soon rally rebel old drive horror movie saw advertised television called film recently discovered concrete vault deemed violent movie movie interrupted caught chief punishment children clean police billboard children set radio called know secrets expose secrets adults springfield like kids movie children tracked billboard professor machine argument children adults unfortunately argument senior citizens trying sleep teach groups lesson revenge turns enforcing banning age seventy streets dark measure passed single vote homer refusing cast ballot production mike scully wanted episode children springfield subject came idea kids adults episode children blamed adults baseball announcer writer larry uncle dan homer singing hitler added episode purpose filling time chief billboard sketch inspired beaver getting stuck soup bowl billboard soup episode leave beaver music playing kids secretly leave houses movie written composer episode title reference movie wild hearts broken movie parody film village damned sequence showing children taking equipment build radio recreation sequence short comedy films gang featuring similar music dog dressed like gang character review reads talk hand writing pops variety reviewed sitcom shoot aired musical argument kids adults seniors parody song kids musical bye bye lisa radio channels president franklin roosevelt speech heard springfield elementary school shower room homer sing medley queen songs consisting champions rock sings star banner tune hit song girls want fun reception wild broken finished tied 40th weekly ratings week january nielsen rating episode met positive reviews review simpsons tenth season james noted wild broken pretty decent peter brown regards dance simpson screaming yellow wild broken homer simpson kidney trouble best episodes season authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood wrote episode curious episode good middle opening finale dire song help frankly wasn superb parody village damned kids revenge revealing family secrets sink trace simon times listed performance thirty funniest cameos history


trash trash 22nd episode simpsons ninth season episode series overall originally aired fox network united_states april episode written graham directed jim sees homer simpson run job springfield commissioner steve martin guest stars ray incumbent commissioner play requesting appearance inspired friend experience politics graham decided homer run commissioner draft episode saw running mayor staff wanted episode trash created concept love day means generating waste episode resolution discussed extensively staff proposed idea springfield raised excess rubbish swept underneath episode features parody song candy man incident involving comedian trash won emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour staff believe environmental message end years original broadcast airing episode united_kingdom courted controversy aired channel_4 april watershed word left episode dedicated memory appeared alongside husband paul episode lisa vegetarian plot local department store announces formation new august holiday intended boost sales love day simpsons celebrate vast packaging produces causes garbage build homer eventually takes infuriated garbage men drive away collecting simpson family trash angered ignorance homer insults men calling trash eating fight homer result family garbage service cut leading simpsons garbage lawn homer awakens morning find pile trash house removed boasts beat city hall learn written letter apology springfield commissioner homer homer goes commissioner ray demanding apology letter returned despite returning letter tries civil homer homer insists fight department eventually homer decides run commissioner image homer begins promote campaign starts badly homer beaten tour concert picks homer thinks slogan campaign homer spreads message town promises expensive services round clock garbage service having workers cleaning leading landslide victory election sworn office shows plans singing parody candy man entitled garbage man fulfilling promises proves costly homer mass spending mayor spending department yearly budget million month solve budget crisis pay workers services homer gets cities united_states pay store excess garbage abandoned shaft outskirts springfield eventually despite budget crisis having ended workers receiving salaries promised garbage builds underground begins pouring trash town town hall meeting homer gets fired post replaced ray declines position fill commissioner clean trash takes extreme measures moving entire town miles road production production team wanted episode trash runner mike scully pitched idea homer run office writer graham friend way chicago politics commission decided homer run commissioner spent lot time trying point homer filled trash extensive use packaging concept love day formed originally episode saw homer running mayor idea abandoned ending talked original idea town raised rubbish swept underneath ending intended carry environmental message played staff believe won episode emmy contacted guest spot way writers immediately wrote case changed minds band head principal management paul smith employee principal management brief appearances episode drummer larry appears episode dialogue steve martin guest stars ray episode marked appearance department store slogan century slogan took lot wasted man hours come slogan scene ray reinstated enters exits son theme song reference moment occurred stand comedian starred son came stage son theme song find people audience angrily stated refused small audience walked stage house orchestra leaving simply played son theme song incident basis joke walks stage breaking stride walks reception original broadcast trash finished 16th ratings week april nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated fox network week beating king hill episode won emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour jim won annie award outstanding individual achievement directing animated television production authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood said great episode series high points end article usa_today trash highlighted best episodes simpsons season joy sect cartridge family das bus toronto city_council proposal turn abandoned adams northern ontario massive dump site toronto garbage jack olivia surprised council colleagues playing trash absolutely stunning later told globe_and_mail accurate going later leader canada new democratic_party leader official opposition called simpsons single important influence progressive social commentary world controversy episode caused controversy united_kingdom use word word adam later burns end episode word known united_states considered offensive united_kingdom april trash broadcast channel_4 mentions word broadcast deals television complaints united_kingdom received complaints viewers felt episode shown watershed channel_4 said error caused member compliance staff incorrectly certified programme suitable shown error corrected acquisitions department said concerned look incident isolated incident


simpsons open fire simpsons open fire known simpsons christmas special series premiere episode simpsons episode air despite originally eighth episode produced season length episode air 1980s having originally aired fox network united_states december episode homer simpson discovers getting christmas bonus family money buy christmas presents waste money getting son tattoo removed decides financial troubles secret gets job shopping mall santa later discovers job pay desperate miracle homer dog racing track christmas eve hopes earning money end adopting abandoned santa little episode written pond directed david simpsons open fire nominated emmy awards received positive reviews television critics viewed approximately million viewers original airing plot attending springfield elementary school christmas simpsons prepare holiday season lisa prepare letters santa homer getting tattoo day takes kids mall christmas shopping slips away tattoo attempts tattoo reads mother tattoo practically completed bursts doors removed counting homer christmas bonus spends family holiday money procedure power plant homer mean spirited boss burns announces christmas bonus year whilst discovering money christmas presents wanting worry family takes job shopping mall santa suggestion friend christmas eve goes mall santa exposing homer secret prank actually supportive homer remarking love sink low homer paid expected department store santa work receive dog racing tip springfield downs homer inspired announcement minute entry named santa little money long shot finishes homer leave track watch dog owner angrily losing race pleads homer dog pet reluctantly agrees homer return home homer finally comes clean family bonus family assumes santa little present homer gesture simpsons family celebrate singing red development origin simpsons simpsons creator matt conceived idea simpsons lobby james brooks office brooks producer sketch comedy program wanted use series animated shorts sketches asked pitch idea series animated shorts initially intended present life hell series realized life hell require publication rights life work chose approach formulated version dysfunctional family simpson family appeared shorts april submitted basic sketches animators assumed figures cleaned production animators merely traced drawings led crude appearance characters initial short episodes team production companies adapted simpsons half hour series fox broadcasting company brooks negotiated provision contract fox network prevented fox interfering content said goal creating offer audience alternative called mainstream trash watching half hour series premiered december simpsons open fire production simpsons open fire episode simpsons fox network nervous unsure sustain audience attention duration episode proposed seven minute shorts episode specials audience adjusted end producers asking fox length episodes series originally planned premiere earlier fall episode enchanted evening major problems animation episode series began december episode enchanted evening instead aired season finale episode air lacked opening sequence later added second episode genius realized longer opening sequence resulted animation lands portion christmas based experience second grade report christmas russia reference comic strip life hell young man told bad grandmother russia christmas law claims episode incorrectly credited creating alternate version bells known children playground song pond wrote episode staff writer jean came title alludes christmas song known open fire david directed episode rich moore designed flanders scenes laid brother gwen episode blonde hair color skin later dropped belief simpson family hair skinner van burns flanders santa little lewis appearances episode mentioned time heard speaker power plant seen reception original american broadcast simpsons open fire finished place weekly ratings week december nielsen rating viewed approximately million homes second highest rated fox network point airing episode received positive reviews television critics ign robert_canning review episode noted funniest episodes certainly groundbreaking episode simpsons premise certainly edge warren adrian wood authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide said episode pretty standard early fare series hitting stride went realism season apparent laser remove tattoo series dvd review season david gave episode rating commented surprisingly early episode lot later shows despite fairly odd looking art walter voice homer laughs dvd movie guide said review episode good great early simpsons commented years thought terrible episode don feel special remains fairly entertaining entertaining moments episode nominated emmy awards outstanding animated program outstanding editing miniseries special simpsons open fire considered separate special simpsons nominated twice animated program category episode lost fellow simpsons episode life fast lane website named episode number holiday specials list writing beat sense humor learned love simpsons story showing value family christmas holiday help watch great special year selected current showrunner jean essential episodes history home release special subject series home video release simpsons christmas special released vhs episode included simpsons christmas later retitled christmas simpsons dvd compilation series christmas episodes produced episode included simpsons season dvd set released september brooks participated dvd audio commentary


gets hit car gets hit car tenth episode simpsons second season originally aired fox network united_states january start episode hit burns car prompted ambulance chasing lawyer doctor nick simpsons sue burns seeking extensive damages injuries nick injuries gain sympathy trial thing grows concerned fact homer asking lie gets hit car written john directed mark episode plot based billy film fortune ending pitched executive producer james brooks felt episode needed emotional ending episode includes debuts recurring characters nick blue haired lawyer devil appears time recurring guest star makes appearance script supervisor voices character time original broadcast gets hit car received nielsen rating finishing week ranked 32nd episode received generally positive reviews plot day crosses road hit burns car body experience ends heaven ends hell ends meeting devil body time wakes hospital room surrounded family strange man man introduces attorney suggests simpsons sue burns refuses offer tells leave injuries minor bump head broken toe homer hesitant sue boss later burns tries avoid potential lawsuit offering homer homer hesitant accept offer barely covers medical bills burns throws meeting homer goes promises cash settlement million stack odds favor takes nick doctor claims extensive injuries ray claims trauma skeptical nick real medical qualifications attempts condition immediately confronting action tells family physician years knows fine house coaches witness stand trial encouraging condition lisa state opinion burns encourage tell truth trial burns tell inaccurate versions happened jury shows sympathy lisa angry convinced lie homer help stop things looking homer trial burns lawyers ordering bring homer house mansion burns offers homer settlement leaves discuss feeling guilty lying pleads homer drop case accept money objects request demands know accept settlement reveals burns start happy settling case having incident paying medical bills homer refuses insisting burns knows lose trial pay family million admits situation including doctors burns offer sends way day trial burns lawyer calls unprepared stand asked opinion nick hesitant talk stating talk nice burns lawyer asks reminds oath testimony fake outlines limited injuries actually revealing lie injuries intense pain fine gives hardships resulting accident dollar value sum paid trash homer watches disbelief betrayal case slips away testimony destroys case simpsons receives good treatment injuries night homer angrily blames costing million leaves visits asks forgive testimony right thing telling truth homer says love anymore looks eyes realizes loves production episode plot based billy film fortune walter plays lawyer convinces jack character fake injury large cash settlement working court room scenes director mark watched kill verdict ideas different angles use episode written john lot ending pitched executive producer james brooks brooks felt episode needed emotional ending shots reworked voice overs added episode includes debuts recurring characters nick blue haired lawyer designed mark gave evil design asked bland looking gave powder blue suit stand voices guest stars time later frequently appearing guest stars introduced later second season known characters nick voiced hank bad impression animators modeled nick supervising director mistakenly believed blue haired lawyer proper based roy famous senator joseph mccarthy lawyer voice provided dan impression devil shown time designed mark originally tried scary design writers asked use comedic look script supervisor appears time unique voice appears minor character episode later known voicing cultural references devil says allow introduce reference rolling_stones song sympathy devil addition wakes body experience says away mom miles miles miles away pits hell reference film adaptation wizard awakens design hell episode references garden particularly hell panel reception original broadcast gets hit car finished 32nd ratings week january nielsen rating viewed approximately million homes season average rank 28th highest rated program fox week episode finished second timeslot aired time nbc nielsen rating episode reference wizard named fourth greatest film reference history total film authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood praised gets hit car interesting episode begin dark burns develop later good introduction nice look hell heaven original dvd reviewer rolling_stone contributor concurred stating episode led inspired looks heaven hell ambulance chasing lawyers dvd movie guide lauded episode ing lot great moments especially court heard differing viewpoints accident offered burns car worked consistently amusing lively dawn taylor dvd journal thought best line testimony beautiful sunday afternoon playing way little realizing struck luxury car death


gets elephant gets elephant seventeenth episode simpsons fifth season originally aired fox network united_states march episode wins radio contest awarded grown african elephant names simpsons house eats food homer decides sell ivory dealer runs away save pet family finds museum exhibit homer falls tar pit homer saved gives elephant away animal refuge instead episode written john directed jim introduced fictional elephant marks appearance recurring character episode features cultural references songs sixteen tons tar pits cluster tar pits located park los_angeles california airing episode received positive reviews television critics acquired nielsen rating highest rated fox network week aired plot cleaning day simpsons house wins radio contest station bill choice prizes cash gag prize grown african elephant chooses elephant surprises bill believed actually gag prize elephant away instead offer money variety prizes refuses saying wants elephant leads thrown recording studios word spreads town bill refusal elephant prompting boss choice arrange delivery elephant lose jobs machine decide option names new elephant ties post backyard lisa complains cruel animal like elephant pet homer concerned eat house home effort offset food costs homer exhibit charging customers ride fail earn cover day food bill raising prices customers ride elephant fails homer declares afford elephant sell dismay family visited representative game reserve says acres open land similar african savannah good habitat elephant live homer dismisses learns won receive money reserve nonprofit organization wildlife named offers buy homer wants money lisa idea especially openly admits ivory dealer homer reach deal run night havoc springfield soon found family begins searching eventually finds springfield tar pits homer plans sell ivory dealer money lisa angrily ask homer like sold ivory dealer homer responds positively finding stuck tar pits orders free homer pulling grateful homer finally agrees donate elephant wildlife reserve reserve says goodbye starts head elephants surprised representative explains ways animals lot like humans act badly hard life like humans animals says homer head production episode written john directed jim simpsons creator matt thought episode executive producer runner david said fantastic job prolific writers important thing making episode sure elephant behave unlike animals example instead putting people mouth said elephant bonds animal concept important episode times jokes later series example appearance season episode miracle terrace dreams season fourteen episode large stunt help clown win popularity appeared briefly simpsons movie tries break giant glass dome lowered springfield episode introduces character shown simpson family backyard named episode staff simply referred cultural references springfield tar pits inspired tar pits located park los_angeles california museum background scene homer tar pits resembles george page museum discoveries runs away passes republican national convention people cheering passes democratic national convention people reference fact elephant symbol republican_party homer uses parody brand clean clean basement waiting bill eats chocolate ice cream accidentally paint american gothic painting hanging wall paint message signed painter grant wood reading read hard scene eye seen window simpson family house similar scene film park cleaning house turns radio song sixteen tons travis heard scene homer crashes car deer statue springfield tar pits parodies lyrics sound music song homer shouts followed lisa deer female deer homer reads old guide synopsis episode reads sgt carter possible synopsis episode series episode thought carter standing carter responds havoc springfield tornado fly air rocking chairs similar scene film wizard reception original broadcast gets elephant finished second ratings week march april nielsen rating equivalent million viewing households highest rated fox network week episode won environmental media award best television episodic comedy category awarded year best television episode environmental message episode received genesis award best television comedy series category genesis awards given annually humane society united_states news entertainment media shining spotlight corners animal abuse exploitation airing episode received positive reviews television critics authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood wrote favourite hard explain special appeal episode homer exceptionally dumb contains deer female deer gag gag praised bbc news mark said cracks time brilliant dvd movie guide thought fifth season included plenty programs potentially cheesy concepts deep space homer gets elephant thought episode managed easily overcome possible flaws turn fine program homer line agree theory theory communism works theory favorite episode patrick dvd verdict gave episode grade bill dvd talk gave score


boy knew simpsons boy knew twentieth episode simpsons fifth season originally aired fox network united_states episode runs away pursuing principal skinner attempting skip school escape witnesses event nephew mayor accused beating french entire town believes guilty witnessed trial claiming simply hurt clumsy attempting deny allegations proves truth words falling window episode written john directed lynch new character voiced dan given type nose resemble episode features cultural references films action hero free fictional characters finn eddie darwin actor arnold wife maria referenced episode airing episode received positive reviews television critics acquired nielsen rating fifth highest rated fox network week aired plot sunny day springfield excited going school travel prison bus sit new chairs uncomfortable informs class spend hours longer usual school day clock arriving school note claiming appointment skip school principal skinner convinced skinner chases springfield finally corners jumps passing car car driven nephew mayor going birthday party compound crashes claiming mayor nephew lunch served french accent boston accent follows kitchen apparently hiding table secretly witnesses true turn events charged crime presumably assault battery trial trial despite attempts rig trial town believe guilty behavior person says threatens kill lawyer jury knows confesses lisa knows didn actually assault doesn want testify way confirm innocent admitting school face punishment skinner trial jury consists homer skinner flanders helen homer votes wants create jury hotel free room service cable television court lisa convinces testify tells assault insulted seized expensive bottle champagne left kitchen violence injured series clumsy actions offended attempts deny clumsy process trips chair causes fall window open roof truck filled rat traps proving point cleared charges skinner praising honest coming forward reminds change fact school despite logical argument act leaving peace thing skinner decides follow main instinct rule bound gives months detention school night tries talk homer things missed home continuously tries fool fake sees past homer finally admits missing home production boy knew written john directed lynch executive producer david loved situation seeing telling truth ties homer plot causes homer jury duty caring going hotel thought worked new character voiced simpsons cast member dan provides voice mayor given type nose resemble fleeing skinner shot running hill season episode release season dvd review described image possibly best series looked dvd boy knew episodes technical issues remained example lisa image beginning episode featured time hand drawn dimensions eliminated switched digital cartoon creation cultural references riding prison bus looks window dream features finn abraham_lincoln going river springfield said enjoyed putting presidents jokes references lincoln scene skinner chasing heavily film especially scene skinner walking river simpsons director david said lynch fellow director bird took long hard look sure animation scenes resembled film possible said parody collaboration animators looking making sure animation sure simpsons composer got brilliant soundtrack film lot touches soundtracks identical claim film star recurring character simpsons parody arnold movie chief subsequent claim magic ticket ass reference action hero film featuring magic tickets panned critics additionally wife named maria wife time maria simpsons creator matt appears cameo court illustrator trial seen signing sketch trial system works ask von reference british accused attempted murder acquitted trials jury members homer vote innocent trial ends found innocent reference film angry men trial homer sings cat food company mix head member jury wants trial home watch television says tonight science fiction series eddie pet dog martin crane ride darwin talking character series aired nbc highest rated network united_states 1990s new director cut film free homer watches hotel features crushed whale homer later says don like new director cut homer stays skinner hotel reference television series odd couple skinner picks cigar butt floor umbrella cleaning room tony opening credits series reception original broadcast boy knew finished ratings week nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households fifth highest rated fox network week following married children living single place beverly_hills airing episode received positive reviews television critics authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood praised episode containing memorable guest character french great sequences involving displays principal skinner pursuing mountains like non giving school guy ways small man petty small man particularly fine form dvd movie guide thought unpleasant character grace series amusing way makes amusing uncle startling skinner rapidly resume dislike episode fun powers pursuit mystery aspects help good add homer jury duty entertainment patrick dvd verdict gave episode grade excellent bits thrown joke joke season funniest patrick called tenth favorite episode said perfect example hilarious jokes homer singing mix cat food scene homer discovers jury luxury hotel homer decision lone voice saying think right believe walk free hotel said free man

The Boy Who Knew Too Much (The Simpsons)


bad neighbors bad neighbors 13th episode simpsons seventh season originally aired fox network united_states january episode simpson family having garage sale right sale gets moving george bush 41st president united_states voiced episode harry homer moving street homer develops george george gives homer starts prank war confrontation results bushes leaving springfield episode written directed archer inspired animosity bushes earlier series run features cultural references series dennis menace cheap trick song dream police airing episode received positive reviews fans television critics vanity_fair named fifth best episode acquired nielsen rating second highest rated fox network week aired plot terrace holding street wide sale springfield homer dances tables selling items flanders process diversion house street moved occupied president george bush wife barbara homer takes instant george getting attention neighbors hanging friends flanders family came visit bushes george takes liking decides visit barbara takes liking habit calling adults names overall annoying attitude george eventually accidentally george newly memoirs president takes knee learning outraged homer confronts george demanding apology bush refuses instead demands homer apologize men trouble despite barbara suggests george apologize homer homer sends bottle rockets george window george puts banner house saying bad neighbors reference homer forced remove neighbors interpret act self homer rainbow colored wig opponent head important speech local club places cardboard sons george bush bush yard trick george destroying simpsons lawn car despite barbara urging husbands stop confrontation continues homer making way release scientific george house george spots climbs homer demands bush apologize george refuses demanding apologize destroying memoirs homer aware refuses apologize homer george begin fighting releases promptly attack george time soviet premier arrives mansion bring present bush family later finds homer george fighting george recognizes finally having barbara forces george apologize homer humiliation leaving homer finally happily george believing neighborhood worth living george decides sell house ford president barbara leave springfield good ford invites homer watch football game beer house quickly good start sharing common ground production background feud bushes eventually led idea episode october edition people barbara bush called simpsons thing seen led writers sending letter bush posed simpson bush immediately sent reply apologized january current president george bush speech election campaign feud simpsons bushes point family values cornerstone bush campaign platform effect gave following speech national religious broadcasters convention washington going trying strengthen american family american families lot like lot like simpsons broadcast simpsons stark dad january included new opening response bush speech scene begins simpsons living room homer sit couch lisa carpet television watch bush speech bush statement replies hey like praying end depression writing bill writer simpsons time came idea bad neighbors years production began got inspiration episode feud bushes simpson family years later simpsons assigned write said bill_clinton president united_states years point episode went production feud faded staff thought funny parties encountered said episode misunderstood audiences expected political satire writers special effort parody stresses political attack personal attack instead criticizing bush policies episode instead fun considered episode lack jokes common time described episode companion piece season episode homer enemy realistic character frank case placed unrealistic simpsons universe alongside homer creating conflict interview simpsons fan site asked stories come replied great thing simpsons pretty able away weren episodes wanted couldn crazy high concept ones like bad neighbors homer enemy managed air honestly network stop end episode ford moves house street bush leaves originally conceived richard_nixon going instead changed bob following nixon death writers decided funnier ford believed politician best represented homer draft included musical number style tom satirical recordings ended cut episode features appearance disco recurring character series originally designed old john esque figure voiced repeat guest star animators character available dub voice hank took role merchandise bad neighbors originally aired fox network united_states january episode selected release video collection selected political episodes titled simpsons political party episode appeared second volume collection episode season episode included simpsons season dvd set released december participated dvd audio commentary alongside matt director episode archer cultural references relationship george homage united_states television series dennis menace bushes standing dennis elderly neighbors response george says big deal got presidents till cows came home cleveland non consecutive occasions referring cleveland president served non consecutive terms office homer hand upcoming garage sale seen washing car singing cheap trick song dream police homer song sale set tune songs big alive threat bush homer ruin like japanese banquet refers george bush incident bush reportedly sick hour flu threw lap prime minister japan banquet host ford public image referenced end episode homer find share common ground trip walking house ford acquired reputation clumsy likable simple minded similar homer highlighted incident exiting presidential jet austria famously parodied saturday night live reception original american broadcast bad neighbors finished 52nd ratings week january january nielsen rating episode second highest rated fox network week following post game championship airing episode received positive reviews fans television critics named vanity_fair john fifth best episode said simpsons people claimed satire hardly right leaning hard miss president mocked warren adrian wood authors believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide wrote strange episode takes simpsons new dimension political satire single public figure startling works better americans told dave foster dvd times said showing relationship homer share inevitable confrontations george bush senior hilarious frequent love episode writers think loud paint simpsons characters bush dvd movie guide enjoyed episode said offers kind episode simpsons pull idea bringing president live springfield high concept probably bombed works turns great john central michigan life named second best episode rich named ninth best episode


horror horror fourth episode twentieth season simpsons aired fox network united_states november nineteenth horror episode like horror episodes contains self contained segments untitled robot parody robots run springfield ahead dead homer hired agents kill celebrities images free simpsons style parody great charlie brown called grand summons demon goes sees humans carving jack halloween tradition written matt directed bob anderson total million viewers tuned watch airing episode wife aquatic episode received mixed reviews critics generally regarded grand best segment shortly airing episode criticized gay lesbian straight education network character nelson uses gay insult grand plot opening scene homer tries vote democratic senator barack_obama american presidential election voting machine rigged turn vote republican senator john_mccain attempts vote homer heads report machine rigged tell president machine kills shoots body voting booth sticks patriotic themed voted homer forehead untitled robot parody parody buys lisa christmas present car turns robot transforms technology springfield robots wage war machine factions leaders prepare face asks robots war turns remember sides declare work prime esque robot shout shall planet factions machines work overthrow humanity use homer idea springfield residents game ahead dead homer takes encourages enjoy mural featuring clown feel better away parents arrives images face mural likeness permission left upset outraged homer retaliation sending flying wood alive homer later approached advertising agents heard deed explain plan use celebrities advertising issues permission simply killing celebrities refuse lend names advertising homer hired celebrity assassin taking famous faces george replacing wet cement prince stabbing guitar armstrong hitting golf club style machine heaven dead celebrities outraged stage attack living homer main target ghost homer head shotgun ghost tells true religion mix methodist ghost homer gets revenge locking celebrities heaven joke apparently gay ghost abraham_lincoln pretends ghost homer friend hit grand parody great charlie brown waits patch halloween grand lisa lisa sees school having halloween party grows tired waiting leaves frustration starts cry tears belief bring grand life appalled find carved halloween bread originally thinking bread especially revealed vows revenge homer marches school eats nelson threatens stab yellow apparent point grand racist type eats offered seeds realizing bring things life believing lisa tells tom turkey symbol thanksgiving starts believe tom turkey comes life kills grand freeing ate tom turkey learns people eat thanksgiving vows revenge starts angrily chasing children school wishes viewers happy holidays production opening segment episode leaked internet weeks episode aired features homer voting barack_obama taking sides election executive producer jean says comment people believe irregularities voting system untitled robot parody modeled live action film cartoon jean said fun enjoyed film ahead dead featured parody title sequence mad men jean fan series pitched scene final segment based halloween cartoon great charlie brown titled great exactly match namesake big legal issue according jean characters redesigned resemble style obtained rights use music jean said years able parody charlie brown halloween special time animated shows music huge got clear dream come true thought funny idea instead seeing grand comes life horrified way humans cook eat seeds basically cultural references segment episode parody second segment features parody opening mad men homer kills celebrities including prince george armstrong set song killer talking heads celebrities shown include edward robinson john wayne john_lennon says saying let eat brains reference chorus peace chance plastic band commercial planet taste parody film planet second segment opening parody opening titles drama mad men final segment grand parody great charlie brown supposed named great legal reasons renamed contains references series segment wears clothes plays role van lisa modelled brown looks like charlie brown says good grief echoing charlie brown main theme played times redesigned version santa little seen sleeping dog house homer seen sleeping house manner similar speaks uses muted parody voice adults specials end segment says audience send complaints address says muted noises prayer grand similar creed dance scene halloween party parody dance scene charlie brown christmas right cameo twins reception original airing episode viewed million viewers achieved nielsen rating highest rated episode night demographic sixteenth highest rated week fourth highest rated fox world series house highest rated episode season wife aquatic horror received mixed reviews critics seattle times described paint numbers episode robert_canning ign gave episode calling funny entertaining nostalgic makes yearly tradition better grand regarded reviewers best segment episode canning wrote segment funny honestly feel good described dead comedy assault charlie brown animated halloween special rob owen pittsburgh post gazette concurred writing succeeds offers sly cultural commentary patrol wrote nostalgia factor makes grand best amusing bits lack trademark simpsons brand satirical orlando sentinel gave episode called final segment witty parody charlie brown halloween classic best gag subtle plays loving salute way specials portrayed adult voices director bob anderson received annie award nomination best directing animated television production lost avatar controversy gay lesbian straight education network middle running campaign prevent casual use gay criticized nelson line grand super gay spokesperson said people gay realizing saying bad trying educate people term young people negative way spokesperson added nelson send card


lisa lisa sixteenth episode simpsons seventh season originally aired fox united_states february episode springfield approaches lisa writes essay town founder springfield research finds confession revealing springfield pirate named cared people springfield lisa homer decide message instead anger town council episode written directed mike anderson anderson directing role story inspired president taylor guest starred voice written specifically episode includes references colonial revolutionary america including gilbert stuart unfinished painting george_washington episode features intended sound like real words fact completely fabricated later discovered ward coined dan scientific publications coined david appeared 21st century plot springfield celebrates lisa class springfield elementary school assigned essays lisa goes historical society research springfield founder springfield trying play springfield makes shocking discovery town founder actually villainous pirate enemy george_washington kept dark past hidden written confession portrait washington hidden lisa suggestion homer elected town demonstrated better suited position flanders lisa conducts research springfield finds lost tongue fight replaced prosthetic silver tongue town including agree lisa revelations resulting report springfield homer believes story claiming called lisa attempts town historian confession dismisses obvious presses descendants museum months lisa tries convince town claims true met outright hostility convinces municipal government springfield body search evidence legendary silver tongue despite lisa suspicions open coffin skeleton possesses silver tongue lisa forced admitting wrong mayor strips homer role town flanders night lisa dream ghosts springfield george_washington appear seeing incomplete portrait george_washington classroom lisa soon figures piece paper confession written half portrait confronts piece evidence confesses stole tongue dust cleared seconds coffin opened hid cowboy museum explained protect career myth springfield realizing mistake celebrating pirate decide public discovery lisa expose real townspeople realizes springfield good image means town decides truth secret knowing lose hope morale truth revealed public parade homer takes bell flanders replaces marching parade lisa shoulder production episode written directed mike anderson story inspired real events surrounding president taylor late 1980s college professor author rising taylor murdered poison able convince taylor closest living relative jefferson county kentucky order june taylor remains transported office kentucky chief medical found level smaller expected taylor poisoned remains returned cemetery received appropriate honors runner bill said lisa essentially story lisa role rising end episode ode springfield playing credits music lyrics piece music written jeff martin voiced episode script specifically written mind playing wanted voice recordings film start middle script know character idea abandoned episode lisa joked getting chester play word chester arthur line producers liked kept episode opens old documentary springfield starring springfield writers tried documentary low budget possible tricks post production add animation animators added production errors come low budget film example man crowd looks camera people wearing boom microphone seen entering frame historical society animators spent lot time walls numerous historical references decorated walls simpsons characters set 19th century painting shows springfield school bus driver driving children horse drawn carriage painting shows simpson silhouette shows professor holding manner benjamin franklin cultural references historical society springfield contains references historical figures facts episode features gilbert stuart unfinished painting george_washington tells fictional backstory came reality painting unfinished torn mentions american revolutionaries william samuel equals springfield lisa passes wanted treason posters reference featuring john kennedy circulated dallas prior assassination claims springfield confessions fake howard hughes diaries adolf_hitler proven episode contains references popular culture opening couch gag shows simpson family blue boxes similar style bunch chief singing races stephen foster skull springfield lisa dream washington springfield fighting reference lethal weapon lisa telling people tavern real history springfield sit mouths open reference scene film producers homer knocks flanders order job town reference film national animal house appeared lisa decision hide truth preserve myth springfield reference film man shot liberty addition cultural references author compared episode friedrich short work advantage disadvantage history life episode features runners asked writers come words sounded like real words came springfield town motto noble spirit smallest man comments heard word moved springfield miss teacher replies don know perfectly word later episode talking homer audition role town principal skinner states role performance context episode coined independently dan literal meaning larger morphology big parallel large fact previously occurred edition british journal notes medium literary men general readers etc ward sentence people great english parallel ugly use nearly word way common use included mark television words leap screen society included authoritative oxford english dictionary particular found string theory occurrence word journal high energy physics article gauge gravity stable breaking published january example article says large form gradient potential encouraging anti mild later usage noted journal nature explained context means grow expand coined david coined appeared 21st century meaning usage indicates positive attribute defines meaning fine acceptable ben written means valid acceptable united_states government word alternate spelling supreme_court brief trademark law reception original american broadcast lisa finished ratings week february episode sixth highest rated fox network week following x-files place beverly_hills married children fox tuesday night movie cliffhanger episode received positive reviews television critics dvd movie guide lauded focus lisa commenting lisa centered episodes tend suppose inevitable given character like fact lisa takes high road proves doesn right homer turn town brings solid addition john praised episode book leaving springfield especially example narrative disclosure lisa spends entire episode truth defending findings authority figures symbol honesty integrity courage spectacular episode revealing truth society authors book believe bigger better updated unofficial simpsons guide warren adrian wood thought clever episode highlighted lisa fantasy fight george_washington fantastic dave foster dvd times thought offered memorable guest appearance total film ranked performance 14th best guest appearance history michael times ranked episode eighth best history merchandise episode included april vhs set dark secrets simpsons alongside springfield files homer great homer september vhs tape released dvd simpsons dark secrets region region homer great replaced homer max released dvd december simpsons complete seventh season bill smith mike anderson david participated dvd audio commentary


lisa wedding lisa wedding 19th episode simpsons sixth season originally aired fox network united_states march plot focuses lisa visiting carnival fortune learning future love written daniels directed jim guest stars hugh guest stars episode won emmy award primetime emmy award outstanding animated program episode simpsons win award plot episode begins simpson family visiting renaissance fair homer eats different kinds meat embarrassed lisa eventually finds fortune telling booth lisa skeptical fortune gets attention telling lisa names family uses cards predict lisa future says tell lisa story true love story shifts eastern university time episode broadcast years future year old lisa meets english student named hugh quarrel book library respective academic talents pair eventually fall love hugh invites lisa come home england meet parents hugh asks lisa marry immediately accepts day lisa calls home tell news promises prevent homer wedding housewife works successful building demolition expert teenager wears necklace attached apparently time opens mouth episode interrupted homer works springfield nuclear power plant sector supervisor lisa hugh travel springfield lisa worried family things bad start homer accidentally set british flag fire throwing ground pouring dinner lisa plans going wedding dress fitting homer decides hugh tavern homer presents hugh pair links bride groom pig simpsons men worn wedding day asking continue tradition hugh reluctantly agrees wear wedding later night lisa apologizes family behavior hugh says bother appears worried day wedding homer talks lisa discovers hugh wear homer finds hugh asks wear agrees condition wedding lisa leave family hugh felt embarrassed lisa outraged stating marry understand loves family despite shortcomings calls wedding running anger sorrow present fortune says hugh went england saw lisa lisa prevent try look surprised lisa questions fortune true love fortune reveals lisa true love relationships lisa leaves booth finds father excited tell day fair walk hand hand lisa happy content production idea episode came james brooks called david pitched idea traveling future lisa meeting perfect guy turn stand family believing tough episode write brooks gave job daniels enthusiastic said lot easier fun write expected involving homer links original draft later added writers felt needed represent hugh disdain simpson family end theme redone renaissance version including episode redesigned included new sets characters age cases adults heavier lines added face hair homer redesign minimal making bit heavier removing hair placing extra line eye homer wears shirt like george design based night sky intentionally reddish color subtle joke producers thought world nancy voice lowered couple future themed episodes future season future drama season holidays future passed season days future future season lisa wedding future drama nominated emmy entertainment_weekly named future worst episode history series cultural references episode makes mention classic films starring jim include mask ace according david joke huge movies time garnering respect actor sounds car ones wrist sounds star trek episode version future apparently major american television networks bought abc merged time fox gradually hardcore sex channel hugh parody english actor hugh grant beginning lisa hugh romance similar love story martin prince fate parody phantom opera song plays organ variation fifth walter murphy disco version symphony minor reception legacy original broadcast lisa wedding finished 52nd ratings week march nielsen rating equivalent approximately million viewing households highest rated fox network week following beverly_hills place lisa wedding won emmy award outstanding animated program episode simpsons win category episode favorite james brooks believes best written episodes ranks near simpsons episodes emotion lisa wedding compared season lisa substitute college newspaper list ranking lisa wedding greatest episode simpsons criticized entertainment_weekly leaving episode lisa substitute list saying equivalent leaving chapel list best work serving episodes brilliantly funny genuinely touching stories entire run hugh considered best simpsons guest spots chris turner book planet simpson says best simpsons guest stars lesser known celebrities article entertainment_weekly named best simpsons guest stars daily_telegraph characterized episode best simpsons episodes august day lisa wedding episode lisa simpson topic twitter website twitter users tweeted wished happy wedding day